Was this ever released?

I think it was going to be a track on his second Prelude album, has anyone got on more info?

Was this ever released?

I think it was going to be a track on his second Prelude album, has anyone got on more info?

There's a thread on this already - in the last year possibly ?

unreleased Richard spin back in the day..

There's a thread on this already - in the last year possibly ?

unreleased Richard spin back in the day..

Perhaps I should rephrase this. Did it ever get released into the public domain in any format?

Perhaps I should rephrase this. Did it ever get released into the public domain in any format?

No Simon, it almost certainly did not.

Sean

No Simon, it almost certainly did not.

Sean

Thank Sean. Any chance of a sound file?

Thank Sean. Any chance of a sound file?

I don't have a sound file, Simon, but its the first track on this old Clifton Hall tape if you want a listen.

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/more/soul-events-live/clifton-hall-rotherham-march-26th-1982-part-2

Cheers,

Sean

sURE IT WAS sAM PLAYED IT AT LIFELINE....BEEN A LONG LONG TIME !

PH

sURE IT WAS sAM PLAYED IT AT LIFELINE....BEEN A LONG LONG TIME !

PH

The story is it's a one side of an album acetate (a bit like Sy Hightower in that respect) that never came out.

Richard eventually sold it, to Colin Dilnot I think. Sam has had a carver made of it (somehow) and stuck on a Prelude label too.

I am more interested in what the rest of the elpee sounds like

Steve

I've always assumed that his last single Special Occasion was on it as it wasn't on the first LP.

Edited May 4, 201015 yr by John Reed

I've always assumed that his last single Special Occasion was on it as it wasn't on the first LP.

Don't know if it's of interest, but here's an article from a July 1978 issue of Billboard Magazine that mentions "Space Age Lover" and "Special Occasion" (plus its b-side):

Edited May 4, 201015 yr by Sebastian

Great Dancer . Thanks Simon

Don't know if it's of interest, but here's an article from a July 1978 issue of Billboard Magazine that mentions "Space Age Lover" and "Special Occasion" (plus its b-side):

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Hi,

 

I still like & would love this track & hear it on the Clifton Halls recording which was about when I went there,

But hey whoever has the PRELUDE demo album with it on will he ever allow us mere mortals the pleasure of hearing it  ? Or will he take it to his grave to be lost forever....Why not release ???????????

 

ALF WORKSOP NOTTS

Hi,

 

I still like & would love this track & hear it on the Clifton Halls recording which was about when I went there,

But hey whoever has the PRELUDE demo album with it on will he ever allow us mere mortals the pleasure of hearing it  ? Or will he take it to his grave to be lost forever....Why not release ???????????

 

ALF WORKSOP NOTTS

Oh BTW im referring to "Space Age Lover"

ALF

So I do believe Richard sold it to Colin D. Colin D let Sam cut a copy of it, that's how Sam has it....on a 7" done up to look like a Prelude demo.....whereas the original was an acetate LP that JA found in the US. I think the original is back with Richard now. I tried to prize it out of him a couple of years back, not a cat in hells chance.

Superb.

Hi Guys,

I dont know what glory there is from owning this track but I still wonder why non of them or the person who owns it never plays it ! but have they ?

ALF

10 hours ago, ralfmouf said:

Hi Guys,

I dont know what glory there is from owning this track but I still wonder why non of them or the person who owns it never plays it ! but have they ?

ALF

Richard has played the track recently on his radio show(s).  Collecting records, like art is a personal thing, most collectors of any sort don't have their collections open to the public so why should records be any different.  I like nothing better than to hear unissued material but can fully understand why collectors don't share.

Oh and it is on one of the Stafford Story podcasts I did of Richards contribution to the venue.

Edited January 5, 20169 yr by chalky

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