It Really Hurts Me, Girl sank without a trace in its native U.S., but somehow Ian Levine -- the now-legendary DJ at the landmark Blackpool Mecca club -- got his hands on a copy and began spinning it regularly. With its slick, contemporary arrangement and pulsating, pre-disco rhythm, the record was unlike anything ever spun at a Northern all-nighter, and crowds were sharply divided -- some embraced Levine's evolution beyond the Motown soundalikes that dominated rival playlists, while staunch traditionalists were so upset that many left Blackpool Mecca for good. Now unequivocally recognized as an underground classic, It Really Hurts Me, Girl opened the floodgates for other post-'60s soul music to enter the Northern pantheon, and is a staple of Northern Soul compilations to this day; there is also a handful of other known Carstairs recordings, including a psychedelic reading of Edwin Starr's He Who Picks a Rose, Stick by Me, Baby, and Happy Days. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi