Judy Street – What / Tina Mason – What 45 (Outta Sight) 7″ Vinyl

A hot little number from California in the shape of “What”, a true Northern Soul anthem, originally performed by Judy Street. Written and produced by H B Barnum, “What” first took the scene by storm when played at the Leeds All-dayers in 1973 and went on to become a floor-filler at Wigan Casino.

Here, for the first time, Indiana blue-eyed soul sister Judy is paired with L.A. girl Tina Mason and her 1967, album only, rendition of the song. “What” shot to No.3 in the UK pop charts in 1982 when covered by Soft Cell. In a recent interview Marc Almond recalled that they had actually recorded a cover of Franki Valli’s “The Night” but the record company chose “What”.