{"product_id":"id-better-id-better-instrumental-lp","title":"I'd Better\/I'd Better (Instrumental) [7\" Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe only cover tune on Carlton Jumel Smith's \"1634 Lexington Ave.\" album is not really a cover at all, since it was first cut by Carlton himself already 10 years ago. The sultry 2009 edition of \"I'd Better\", that was put out on the short-lived UK Soulchoonz label, is a nice piece of programmed mid-tempo modern soul. The new version, now getting a 7\" single treatment on Timmion, still sounds miles away from the polished earlier effort.It starts off with a nice guitar led beat before settling into a sweet Tighten Up groove, a funky road which still has plenty curves to explore, even for Cold Diamond \u0026amp; Mink, who are certainly not lifting water from this particular well for the first time. What remains naturally is Carlton's ultra-soulful vocal performance, and a message of manning up to the max, staying true to your word in front of something divine.It's not that often you hear a more recent version of a song sounding so that you would think it's the old version. Essentially, what you get is a beautiful piece of xover soul, with timeless swagger, and an instrumental with soulful legs of it's own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'd Better\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'd Better (Instrumental)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5050580722941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Timmion Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.25.19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\" Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Carlton Smith Jumel \/ Cold Diamond \u0026 Mink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58292842790993,"sku":"550264","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/4330029-3180555.jpg?v=1760746076","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/id-better-id-better-instrumental-lp","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}