LeRoy Hutson - Thank You / The Ghetto '74 (LIMITED 7" DJ COPY - 50 copies only)

**Available 1900hrs Thursday 26th February 2026**

LIMITED EDITION: ONLY 50 COPIES AVAILABLE TO BE SOLD

Official release date 30th March 2026.
Stock of the Limited "DJ Copy" edition should be available to despatch on March 2nd 2026

Wow, we are approaching the release date for our third release in our "Hutson Sevens" series already. We have been pleasantly surprised by the pressing plant's efficiency with this next release, as they have made the "DJ Copy" versions available to us already, one month prior to the official release date.

Well, why wait!! - Let's get them available to those who are collecting the Limited "DJ Copy" vinyl in this series..................

Many of you will know the story of LeRoy Hutson and Donny Hathaway being roommates at Howard University and together writing the legendary rare groove track "The Ghetto".
In 1974, LeRoy Hutson used his artistic licence and adapted the track to feature on his album "The Man!" and subtly retitled the track "The Ghetto '74".
Home of The Good Groove Records are delighted to include this magnificent track on 7-inch vinyl for the very first time.

For the A-side on our third release we have chosen an outstanding track, which again is previously unreleased. Recorded at the Curtom studios in April 1977 "Thank You" is a fabulous “easy to the ear” piece of smooth soul music that has the classic Hutson groove. One for the soul music lovers, and a possible future sing along favourite to end a night of dancing.

Gareth Donovan has his say...............

Firstly, on a personal note, its been a real honour to be involved in
this new label, and a big learning curve as to the intricacies of
getting a record from 'pot to plate', to use a culinary expression.

When Rod & I started eagerly digging into those unreleased Leroy Hutson
'tapes', it was testament to Leroy's fine legacy that they should be
packed with gems. Tracks to not only excite the dancefloor, but also for
those folks who love his mellower side. The previous release featured
one of those slower tunes, lifted from one of his original albums.
'Thank You' immediately stood out. Set at just above ballad tempo, this
is vintage Leroy, right from the intro and as his voice & strings carry
the track, through to the chorus. I'm sure this is one of those tunes
which will will nag in your head, as it has mine. Just perfect. It was
obvious to us here at HOTGG that this deserved its place, highlighted
here on a 7" single.

To compliment the mellower side, we then looked at his extensive back
catalogue, to pluck a dancefloor favourite, something that also deserved
a place on a 45. Tucked away on his 1974 album 'The Man', is his solo
version of 'The Ghetto '74'. Almost criminally, this has ever been
released on a 7" single, and Rod & I decided it was high time this was
rectified. A perfect tempo for today's dancefloors, we are sure this
will be a welcome addition to every soul collection, and your smaller DJ
boxes.

Gareth Donovan - (Chief Cardboard Hoarder and Stamp Licker)
Home of The Good Groove Records

Links to music snippets here..................