[Pre Order] Little Beaver - When Was the Last Time - Emerald LP

Release Date: November 20, 2026

First reissue in over 25 years of Little Beaver's final Cat album, remastered and pressed on emerald green vinyl for its 50th anniversary.

When Was the Last Time was the last time for Willie Hale, a.k.a. Little Beaver, ending the string of excellent albums he cut for the Cat label that have served as catnip for '70s soul-funk collectors. Hale was one of the extraordinarily talented musicians Henry Stone assembled at his Hialeah, Florida-based T.K. Records label and its assorted imprints; among the artists who recorded for Stone were K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Timmy Thomas, Gwen McCrae, Betty Wright and Benny Latimore — and backing them on a lot of those records was Hale, laying down mellow and funky, jazz-influenced licks on his hollow-body Gibson.

You'll hear plenty of that Gibson on this 1976 record, which takes a smoother, more mellow approach than its predecessors, with keyboard assistance from Timmy Thomas. "Concrete Jungle" is the pick to click, but the whole album exudes that warm, sultry Miami soul sound.

Features

• Emerald green vinyl
• Remastered for its first reissue in over 25 years
• 50th anniversary edition
• Label: Real Gone Music

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Listen to My Heartbeat
2. We Three
3. I Like the Way You Do Your Thing
4. I Really Love You Babe

Side Two:

1. Concrete Jungle
2. Pretty Little Girl
3. When Was the Last Time

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