Don Varner CD Album 'Finally Got Over!'

LOS ANGELES (www.donvarneronline.net) - We are pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new Don Varner CD Album title "Finally Got Over!" on the UK Label SHOUT!

This series represents RPMs foray into what In The Basement magazine calls Real Soul and R&B, primarily from the 60s, but with some crossover into the '50s and '70s.
SHOUT! was chosen as an imprint name from its connotations with the Isley's hit, also the Shout label subsidiary of Bert Berns Bang label, and last but not least because label co-chief Clive Richardson used to publish a Soul magazine in the '70s called...Shout. The logo design is somewhere between the original Shout and Minit label designs.
You can reach us at:
Shout Records, P.O.Box 49215, London SE12 9XF.
Email us at [email protected]
New and Forthcoming on Shout!
"...we are very pleased to announce the May release of DON VARNER - "Finally Got Over - Deep Soul From The Classic Era", comprising a comprehensive selection of southern soul ballads and beat recorded in the mid/late 1960's by this great but under-rated baritone-voiced soul man, released by kind agreement with and full co-operation of his widow, Mrs Francine Varner. This CD will be issued on RPMSH 299, and full details of the 23 tracks will be advised shortly."
Album Details
"Don Varner Had a Powerful Baritone Voice and Could Sing Rasping Uptempo Items and Pleading Ballads with Equal Quality of Performance. Shout Records have Pleasure in Presenting the First Comprehensive CD Collection by One of the True Giants of Southern Soul, with the Assistance and Endorsement of his Widow. The Re-issue Production was Co-ordinated by Clive Richardson, who Commissioned Booklet Notes from David Cole, Editor of in the Basement, the Specialist Soul Magazine, and who Conducted the Last Interview with Don Varner Before his Tragic Death in 2002. Includes all Don Varners Recordings Released on the Quinvy and South Camp Labels, plus the Unreleased Material, and Are Truly Uncut Southern Soul Gems from 1968-1974."

The CD is already available on several Internet sites for pre-ordering. The official date of release is May 30th, 2005.