Allen Green
Both this record and the singer are really obscure – but if you like
Otis Redding (and there can’t be many people reading this page who
don’t) then finding this 45 will bring considerable pleasure. Green
has clearly been listening closely to the great man, using a couple of the
same stuttering phrases and a similar crying tone to his voice. But 
Laughing At Me
is a fine original, the backing, especially the guitarist, just right and
the way the subdued horns come in about 2/3 of the way through adds the final
polish to a very worthwhile deep single. Yet more proof that in amongst the
country catalogues of the 60s, Nashville cut some great soul 45s. Lots more
to discover yet as well.