Al Kent Music

You've Got To Pay The Price - USA Ric-Tic 127 ( UK Track Records)

Al Kent released the above track which became a much sought after recording and quite difficult to obtain.  Al Kent was born Albert Prentis Hamilton in 1937 and was an excellent band leader and record arranger. A CD of Al Kent exists which includes R and B tracks but sadly, You've Got To Pay The Price does not feature on it.

Al Kent's first release was The Way You've Been Acting Lately on Ric-Tic - 123. His last was Oooh Pretty Woman (Ric Tik 133). Ric-Tic was an independent label bought by Motown in 1966. Ric-Tic It was formerly part of Golden World Records. One of Detroit's main recording companies, its studio was at 3246 West Davison. It became Motown Studio B.

Al Kent was also a music producer and at Ric-Tic he produced the artiste Rose Batiste who had some success with her single: Holding Hands.



Anything on the Ric-Tic was sort after at the time. Twisted Wheel goers first came upon Ric-Tic by loving Headline News, Agent Double O Soul and Stop Her On Sight and its fabulous B side I Have Faith in You Baby - all by Edwin Starr before it was bought out by Motown as outlined above.  The single Holding hands was aired quite often at the Blue Note Club, Manchester.