Lenny Drake Love Eyes / One Woman Man 45 Record Rated X Super Rare Northern Soul
$
450
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Description
Description:
Rare original pressing on Rated X Records featuring Lenny Drake’s soulful tracks “Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell On Me)” and (I’m A) One Woman Man”. This 45 comes from the private collection of a Detroit disc jockey who spun records during the height of rock and soul’s popularity.
Condition: VG (light surface wear, plays through with minimal noise).
Provenance: Some telltale DJ techniques may be present—such as light tape reinforcement on labels or faintly etched release year in the runout groove—classic signs that this record was used live to deliver music to eager teenage audiences. These unique marks only enhance its authenticity and historical value.
A true piece of Midwest rock & soul history—museum-worthy rarity for serious collectors.
The Artist: Lenny Drake
• Lenny Drake was a soul singer active in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
• His material is very obscure and typically only known among dedicated Northern Soul and regional soul collectors.
• The tracks on your 45 — “Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell on Me)” and “(I’m A) One Woman Man” — are examples of that era’s independent soul releases, pressed in small numbers and distributed locally, often around Detroit and the Midwest.
• Lenny Drake is not widely documented in mainstream discographies, which makes this type of record fall into the rare, deep-collectible category. Northern Soul DJs and collectors in the UK especially prize these little-known American soul sides.
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The Label: Rated X Records
• Rated X Records (sometimes stylized as “Rated X” For Excellence Records) was a small, independent label that issued only a handful of singles around 1970.
• Based on the catalog numbers (yours are 6969 and 6970) and the design, it appears the label specialized in regional soul/R&B, possibly tied to Detroit or another Midwest hub.
• Independent labels like this often existed for only a year or two, pressing very limited runs — sometimes a few hundred copies at most — which is why these discs are scarce today.
• “Rated X” doesn’t seem to have had national distribution; instead, it likely catered to local radio play, DJ circulation, and jukeboxes.
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