Jimmy Gilmer - Thunder n' Lightnin' - DOT

Artist: Jimmy Gilmer

Title: Thunder N' Lightnin'

Label: dot

One hell of a record I heard recently for first time at Gloucester Nighter - Thanks for the info Tabs

No worries Steve, see you soon mate.

Great 60s Pop record with a great White pop vocal.

Northern Soul?

Not in my book.

Check out 'Sugar Shack' by him - it's a dead ringer for Dee Clarks 'That's My Girl' and knocks this into a cocked hat... not sure if Dee Clark is a rip off or it's the other way around.

Nice unique danish picture sleeve for it:

Great 60s Pop record with a great White pop vocal.

Northern Soul?

Not in my book.

Check out 'Sugar Shack' by him - it's a dead ringer for Dee Clarks 'That's My Girl' and knocks this into a cocked hat... not sure if Dee Clark is a rip off or it's the other way around.

great frantic ending just bought one of ebay, sugar shack is as said here very akin to dee clark, first heard sugar shack at the last heywood soul nite earlier this month, bought one very cheap and played out at stockport a few weeks back - went down a storm

Great 60s Pop record with a great White pop vocal.

Northern Soul?

Not in my book.

Check out 'Sugar Shack' by him - it's a dead ringer for Dee Clarks 'That's My Girl' and knocks this into a cocked hat... not sure if Dee Clark is a rip off or it's the other way around.

It's the other way round. "Sugar Shack" came out in April 1963, "That's My Girl" was recorded in November of the same year...

Jimmy was on the board of directors of the company that I worked for in the mid 90s. He's a very nice man and I'm sure he'd be terribly amused to know he was now an R&B artist!

great frantic ending just bought one of ebay, sugar shack is as said here very akin to dee clark, first heard sugar shack at the last heywood soul nite earlier this month, bought one very cheap and played out at stockport a few weeks back - went down a storm

Another one of those pesky Mod club sounds I used to play crossing over onto the Northern scene then - used to play Combinations "Bump Ball" around the same time...

It's the other way round. "Sugar Shack" came out in April 1963, "That's My Girl" was recorded in November of the same year...

Jimmy was on the board of directors of the company that I worked for in the mid 90s. He's a very nice man and I'm sure he'd be terribly amused to know he was now an R&B artist!

Thanks for the confirmation Tony, always thought Jimmy was first but didn't want to commit in print as it were...

The UK Stateside copy has a longer Guitar Riff intro,

which isnt in/on the Dot copy!!!!,

Which i think why it has a certain Wiganesque sort of appeal if thats your bag!

Nige B

Edited February 23, 201015 yr by Torchboy

The UK Stateside copy has a longer Guitar Riff intro,

which isnt in/on the Dot copy!!!!,

Which i think why it has a certain Wiganesque sort of appeal if thats your bag!

Nige B

DOT one is good, but i prefer the Stateside version too. Stateside one seems much harder to find. Although i have seen a demo recently....