Sleeve Notes
Sleeve Notes1967
If It Don't Fit Don't Force It

If It Don't Fit Don't Force It

Clarence Jackson · 1967
Recording

Clarence Jackson recorded the single for Valtone, and it circulated on the Northern soul circuit as a rare dance-floor record. It was later included on the 1998 compilation Wigan Casino: 25th Anniversary. The record became a Northern soul favorite rather than a mainstream hit, with collectors treating it as a sought-after Valtone 45. Its continued presence on revival compilations reflects its status in the scene. The track endured through Northern soul reissues and compilation appearances, keeping it in circulation among collectors and DJs. It has also been documented as a sampled source in later music.

ArtistClarence Jackson
Year1967
LabelValtone
How curators tag this
Northern Soul100%
Sound check
SamplesFig. B
You Got It and I Want It
Andre Williams · 1967 · sampled
Year · 1967Fig. C
Baby Don't You Weep
Edward Hamilton & The Arabians · 1967
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin · 1967
Real Rock
Sound Dimension · 1967
The Tide Is High
The Paragons · 1967
Lonely for You Baby
Sam Dees · 1967
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Bob & Earl · 1963
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Little Milton · 1967
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Machito · 1968
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