Madeline Bell | Doin’ Things [Coloured Vinyl Album – Black History Month] LP

Black Story Tells The History Of Our Iconic UK Black Musical Icons. UMR Want To Celebrate Not Only The Culture; But The Scenes, The Sounds And The Artists Which Shaped UK Music, Giving Flowers To The Incredible Black Artists In Our Archives.
We Seek To Deliver These Influential (And Sometimes Little Known) Black Artists From Our Repertoire To An Audience Who May Never Have Experienced Them Before, To Elevate Their Music, Share Stories And, In Turn, Gain New Fans To Preserve The Legacy Of Black Music.

Long out-of-print, comes a repress of Doin’ Things, the second Phillips LP from Madeline Bell. On this album she was given the chance to work with a virtual who’s who of British pop production and musicianship, including Arthur Greenslade, Ian Green, and Keith Mansfield, and the result is a wonderful juxtaposition of sweet and smooth arrangements topped by deeper soul vocals. Madeline shines the most on the soulful Dusty Springfield styled tracks, but there is also some great Scott Walker orchestrated styled goodness here too.

Madeline is an American singer who became a Mod icon in the UK during the 1960s, where she really flourished in a rich career of hit singles, endless session work, and later fame with the group Blue Mink.