Professor Supercool - If You Love Somebody [Running Back Super Sound Singles]

The notion of house music as souped-up soul music is intrinsically proven with a record like the one we have here. Professor Supercool's If You Love Somebody is many things at once: an example of a special brand of British pop, influenced by US soul virtually from the get-go, the Second Summer of Love, the conception of Balearic as a music genre, the cultural exchange of European dancefloors and DJs from across the Atlantic, and the marketing of underground music via special one-run editions. The mysterious Professor Supercool is in reality an alias of Dr. Rob, famed for The Blow Monkeys, who produced the tune together with a veteran and legendary DJ from the Northern Soul scene, "The Real Hector", resident at the famed Wag Club.

Originally part of the band's album Spring Time For The World, it first appeared as a promo-only 12" special in 1989 with limited info, like a trial balloon to "avoid preconceptions." The fear was ungrounded. Like the band’s other huge dance floor hit and Balearic favourite, LA Passionara, a year later, it was championed by the DJs of its day. Besides Graeme Park at the Hacienda or Paul Oakenfold, it was also picked up by master mixer Tony Humphries, making it a regular in his radio sets on KissFM and at Club Zanzibar. While the vocal version was included on the aforementioned album, the preferred instrumental version of the 12" has never been released anywhere else until now, making the record reach a considerable value on Discogs.

Expanded with an edit by the label’s in-house DJ, Gerd Janson, that is designed to work as a dub alternative to the vocal mix, the 12-inch and bundled download contain the original, plus a faithfully restored and remastered instrumental version. If you love this record, it's impossible to let it go.