Ikettes - Your Love is Mine

I thought I'd kick off the Claws For? blog with this nice little number from Ike & Tina's backing band. The beat is really raw, and has that lolloping rhythm so beloved of underground hiphop producers at the moment. The vocals and backing harmonies are simply so strong, they needed very little ornamentation.

As far as I know the original 7" is pretty rare - I've certainly had no luck tracking it down - but fortunately it's available on a Kent compilation from '87.