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Elvin Spencer spent the bulk of his career as an artist pushing his best composition, the upbeat stomper “Lift This Hurt.” The song, in various versions, ended up being released on five different labels, with Twinight being its second. Spencer moved to Chicago after leaving the military in 1969 and immediately started performing around town. After a months of early sets in empty rooms, he was discovered by arranger extraordinaire David Baldwin who delivered him to Bill Meeks at Al-Teen. This first release of “Lift This Hurt,” issued on Al-Teen’s Winner subsidiary, received little airplay, but it did catch the attention of Syl Johnson, who convinced Twinight to purchase Spencer’s contract. Johnson re-cut the side with the Pieces Of Peace and a very motivated Bedno and Wright unleashed the souped-up single in the spring of 1971 with brand new b-side “You’ve Been Unfair.” Consistent spins on WVON led to talks of a follow up, but the label would close before anything could materialize. Spencer hooked up with the Chosen Few (Chicago's elusive funk and soul outfit) a year later and re-re-released the song, which saw release on the Bandit and Chosen Few labels. Before the end of the decade, “Lift This Hurt” would be embraced by British Northern soul DJs, and Spencer would put it back in print himself on the E.S. Cozy label.
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