WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT RELEASE BMR 1017 - THE EMBERS - 'JUST CRAZY 'BOUT YOU BABY' B/W 'AWARE OF LOVE', UNDER LICENCE FROM EMBERS ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES/KHP PRODUCTIONS TO BIG MAN RECORDS.
THE EMBERS NEED NO INTRODUCTION TO THE RARE SOUL SCENE, FORMED IN 1958 BY Co FOUNDERS BOBBY TOMLINSON (DRUMMER) AND JACKIE GORE (LEAD SINGER) THE GROUP HAVE RECORDED A HOST OF ALBUMS AND 45's OVER THE YEARS, THE NORTHERN SCENE HAS ENJOYED SUCH RECORDS AS 'WATCH OUT GIRL' (MGM) 'FIRST TIME' (JCP) 'WHERE DID I GO WRONG' (ATLANTIC) AND THIS SUBLIME DOUBLE HEADER, 'JUST CRAZY 'BOUT YOU BABY' WAS ISSUED TWICE ON THE GROUPS OWN EEE RECORDS (EMBERS ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES) LABEL THE RARER ISSUE BEING WITH THE SUBLIME JERRY BUTLER/CURTIS MAYFIELD SONG 'AWARE OF LOVE' ON THE FLIP ALSO RECORDED BY JERRY BUTLER AND THE IMPRESSIONS THE EMBERS SMASH IT OUT OF THE BALL PARK WITH A DREAM OF A VERSION WHICH HAS BEEN CHAMPIONED FOR MANY YEARS BY THE LIKES OF GUY HENNIGAN AT THE RARE SOUL VENUES AND RIGHTLY SO. THE TRACKS HAVE BEEN REMASTED AND SOUND FABULOUS. 'CRAZY 'BOUT YOU BABY' IS SIMPLY DANCE FLOOR DYNAMITE WHICH GAINED FAVOUR AT THE ALLNIGHTERS BACK IN THE EARLY 80's BUT NEEDS IT'S DAY IN THE SUN AGAIN.
THE RELEASE WILL COME IN A CUSTOM CARD PICTURE SLEEVE WITH SLEEVE NOTES, A6 COLLECTORS CARD, FACSIMILE SIGNED GROUP PROMO PICTURE CARD INSERT IN A POLY SLEEVE, THE RELEASE IS IN PRODUCTION AND WILL. BE AVAILABLE PRE CHRISTMAS, TO RESERVE A COPY PM MARK BICKNELL EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com OR bigmanrecords1@gmail.com
THERE IS STILL AN EMBERS GROUP PERFORMING IN THE UNITED STATES BEING VERY ACTIVE AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEACH MUSIC SCENE THERE, THEIR BODY OF WORK AND RECORDINGS ARE LEGENDARY BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC,
THE TWO MORE MODERN PICTURES HERE ARE JACKIE GIRE AND BOBBY TOMLINSON THE TWO ORIGINAL Co FOUNDERS OF THE EMBERS.
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