the first time i heard this, it was played by Dickyboy at Wigan. He played it just one evening. I went on a regular basis, and watched some of the regulars take it to the stage, talked to him(he knew them) and then played it for them. Something done not that often by Dickyboy. Of course i enjoyed dancing to it, as for who discovered it i believe it could have been pre-wigan.

DJ

the first time i heard this, it was played by Dickyboy at Wigan. He played it just one evening. I went on a regular basis, and watched some of the regulars take it to the stage, talked to him(he knew them) and then played it for them. Something done not that often by Dickyboy. Of course i enjoyed dancing to it, as for who discovered it i believe it could have been pre-wigan.

DJ

beautiful label design and a real collectors piece...i would imagine valuation isnt far off the the identicle version on rampart by dave and ruben. only pre-wiganite soulies could answer that question i guess.....what puzzles me is how come the intro is missing off the warner bros single?

what puzzles me is how come the intro is missing off the warner bros single?

When this tune was re-issued in 1969 by Warner Bros, that intro must've sounded horribly out of date and that's perhaps a reason why they edited it out?

The Rampart 45 issue is by the way also a re-issue from 1969 that was released to promote an LP of past local hits from the LINDA/GORDO/FARO/WHITTIER/RAMPART stable of labels. The title of the LP is "Golden Treasures Volume Two: West Coast East Side Revue".

The original Linda 45 release is from 1965.

When this tune was re-issued in 1969 by Warner Bros, that intro must've sounded horribly out of date and that's perhaps a reason why they edited it out?

The Rampart 45 issue is by the way also a re-issue from 1969 that was released to promote an LP of past local hits from the LINDA/GORDO/FARO/WHITTIER/RAMPART stable of labels. The title of the LP is "Golden Treasures Volume Two: West Coast East Side Revue".

The original Linda 45 release is from 1965.

There was an promo advert doing the rounds a while back attributing this 45 to The Majestics on a Rampart 45 too. There were questions as to whether the ad was kosher? Anyone know anything about it?

Regards,

Dave

Love it. Always brings back memories of Hinckley Leisure Centre for some reason. Must have had lots of plays there.

got my lovely purple issue from my early days on ebay- worth every penny...gr8 oldie....

I think there is a thread in the vaults which tells the tale of how this was sold/given to Dave Evison to play at the Casino...he slipped it in his Oldies sets and broke it even though technically it was a 'newie', so to speak! Or did I dream that?!

Has always been one of my all time faves as well...my first copy came from Soul Symbol...purple one for £20. I was delighted as this was the first chance I had to get it since I asked RussW to sell it to me whilst playing it at the final Casino nighter...unfortunately he had already promised it to someone else (The pain was eased as I then asked him to sell me his Patti & Emblems IGLYALLT which he did...off the deck...£12.)

I hung on to that same copy for many, many years, but let it go eventually, replacing it with a demo...which I also later moved on. In fact I only recently got one back...found it over here in a Rock & Roll collection...for the equivilent of 30 of your English Pounds!

You are spot on David it was Dave Evison who first played this record it was picked up the next week by Russ and then all followed after that, £12 on an issue at the time from Tim Ash who had quiet a few to sell.

Dave also broke Benny troy as well in those dark early mornings before 8.

You are spot on David it was Dave Evison who first played this record it was picked up the next week by Russ and then all followed after that, £12 on an issue at the time from Tim Ash who had quiet a few to sell.

Dave also broke Benny troy as well in those dark early mornings before 8.

I thought Benny Troy was a massive Yate sound well before D. E. played it at Wigan ?

I'm pretty sure this was a Soussan discovery. I seem to recall it being on one of his L.A. lists in the early 70's........

Ian D

i RECALL CHRIS MARRIOTT FROM MANSFIELD PLAYING THIS AS A NEW DISCOVERY AROUND 1977,ANYONE GOT ANY CLUES ON THIS?..

I thought Benny Troy was a massive Yate sound well before D. E. played it at Wigan ?

I'll agree on this also - I picked mine up from Record Corner after being told about it from a Yate regular I knew - it was a long time after that beore it got major plays elsewhere (as far as I can remember anyway!)

The Majestics though, I don't remember hearing until the early to mid 80's.

OK Dave was the first to play it and make it big at the Casino TITP (thaks in the past) for the correction.

OK Dave was the first to play it and make it big at the Casino TITP (thaks in the past) for the correction.

No, as mentioned earlier, Searling played it before Dave Evi .However Dave was probably the one that broke it at the casino.

DJ

You are spot on David it was Dave Evison who first played this record it was picked up the next week by Russ and then all followed after that, £12 on an issue at the time from Tim Ash who had quiet a few to sell.

Dave also broke Benny troy as well in those dark early mornings before 8.

Correct on all accounts, Dave also broke the Steinways as well. I remember Dave telling a story of him playing the Majestics at Wigan and guy coming up and dropping £10 notes on the decks, when it got to 4 Dave handed him the record.

Seen it on the Manship Auctions, Rampart issue was the first issue.

I think in the past topic about this record, the answer was: Linda first issue... what is correct?

Thanks and sorry for my bad english!

Cheers!

Seen it on the Manship Auctions, Rampart issue was the first issue.

I think in the past topic about this record, the answer was: Linda first issue... what is correct?

The LINDA release was its first original issue from 1965.

The RAMPART and WARNER BROS release are re-issues from 1969.

Edited May 25, 201014 yr by Sebastian

I'm pretty sure this was a Soussan discovery. I seem to recall it being on one of his L.A. lists in the early 70's........

Ian D

You're correct Ian, i got mine blind from Soussan as i did Anderson Brothers, played 'em both at The Cleethorpes Pier

Rick

No way Dave broke the Steinways,it had been played for ages before Wigan opened!

Steve

Re-Activated maybe!!

Dave told me that himself? and if he didn't who did?

Let us know Steve, it would be interesting to get to the bottom of it?

I was talking to Chris about 15 years ago and he told me he gave his copy to Dave Evison to play at Wigan!!!

i RECALL CHRIS MARRIOTT FROM MANSFIELD PLAYING THIS AS A NEW DISCOVERY AROUND 1977,ANYONE GOT ANY CLUES ON THIS?..

Might have been a bit later than that mate. I've got a tape that rob mariot did me after I'd stopped going to Wigan - his comment on the listing which I've still got is "massive at the moment- D.Evison"

The last time I went was Sep 79 so the tape was done maybe early 1980?

Heard the story about it being given to Evison to play so not sure if the record was Rob's or Chris's - they were both living at home at the time so Rob could have taped some of Chris's records as well as his own

I was talking to Chris about 15 years ago and he told me he gave his copy to Dave Evison to play at Wigan!!!

Sounds familiar maybe it was Dave Evi and not Searling. Chris plant does sound familiar.

DJ

Dave told me that himself? and if he didn't who did?

Let us know Steve, it would be interesting to get to the bottom of it?

Snowy from Doncaster was singing the praises of The Steinways a long time before I heard it anywhere out for sure......I also seem to remember Pep having a copy as well.........

Ian D

found this whilst mooching about on t'net -

"The Majestics' (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me probably has both Chick Carlton and Barry White on it and is the best and most unique track here since it also features the Ralph Ventura Mariachi band which adds tremendously to the musical arrangement." so next time it gets a spin it'd be nice if the DJ gave credit to RV & his Mariachi's !

btw There's a Faro release by Chick Carlton & The Majestics, and like some other Faro releases it has their photo's on the label. There's five faces, so presumably that means there was 4 members to the majestics? Chick was a songwriter for many LA based acts and his name crops up on a number of labels.

one other thing, might not be the same group, but again its a latin line up -

From Manhattan N.Y.

Litle Joe Rivera-Lead.

Jose Luis Torres-1st Tenor.

Albert Diaz-2nd Tenor

Luis Hernandez-Baritone.

Leoncio Rosado-Bass.

They recorded in 1966 for Relic Records - whther they're the same group?

On the tangent - Steinways def predates Wigan, a Catacombs/Wolves area (and probably Torch as well ) spin, '72 maybe. Think maybe I remember reading the name on the adverts in B&S before I had heard the tune. Heard it one nite and learned what it was the following sat morning in one of the dj's shop's (max's/pep's/alan & bob crockers in stafford street or possibly over in b'ham on the oasis market, but perhaps those stalls were a few years later, so maybe that rules them out?) I can still see the label, and it looked cool to my teenage eyes. It was a demo, white label green writing, it was years before i saw an issue, and decades before i saw my first all white demo, is that the rarest format?

I was also going to add that The Steinways is a cats record and I think was due to be booted on Out Of The Past

Would agree with you Pete as Ian said Pep used to have it for sure as did the "Soul quins" from Kiddy i know ´cause i had/have? it on tape from Maxies in Gloucester when they dj´d (pep and them) and they both played it!

Steve

Other sounds on the tape.`Pay your dues,Jackie Follett.Brice Coefield,Beti Webb,Panic,Chris Hamilton, must search the cupboard sometime to remember the rest

Off the tangent or maybe a new thread?.....Do you find it strange that after all these years we can recall records on cassettes that we used to have??

interesting ? or just boring

Very interesting, it's amazing how many records were actually played at the Cats before the Torch and Wigan, :hatsoff2:hats off to Max, Pep and everyone from way back.

Great to see Max is still going strong now and still as enthusiastic

Would agree with you Pete as Ian said Pep used to have it for sure as did the "Soul quins" from Kiddy i know ´cause i had/have? it on tape from Maxies in Gloucester when they dj´d (pep and them) and they both played it!

Steve

Other sounds on the tape.`Pay your dues,Jackie Follett.Brice Coefield,Beti Webb,Panic,Chris Hamilton, must search the cupboard sometime to remember the rest

Off the tangent or maybe a new thread?.....Do you find it strange that after all these years we can recall records on cassettes that we used to have??

interesting ? or just boring

Not only that but when you hear certain records, you automatically think you know whats going to follow them because thats how it was on your old tape! Like every time I hear Lockes Theme I think of Total Eclipse "6 o clock" starting right away.

Also if you've got a tape of a record and it jumps, when you hear it you get used to that jump and come to expect it; I had a copy of Why Can't We be Lovers by Holland & Dozier in 1972 and it always jumped in the same place and when I got it on cd it just wasn't the same without the jump

btw There's a Faro release by Chick Carlton & The Majestics, and like some other Faro releases it has their photo's on the label. There's five faces, so presumably that means there was 4 members to the majestics? Chick was a songwriter for many LA based acts and his name crops up on a number of labels.

one other thing, might not be the same group, but again its a latin line up -

From Manhattan N.Y.

Litle Joe Rivera-Lead.

Jose Luis Torres-1st Tenor.

Albert Diaz-2nd Tenor

Luis Hernandez-Baritone.

Leoncio Rosado-Bass.

They recorded in 1966 for Relic Records - whther they're the same group?

DIFFERENT BAND; THE MAJESTICS ON LINDA INCLUDED MEMBERS DAVID AND RUBEN AND ART ROBLES - THEY WERE RELATED BROTHERS/COUSINS

Also if you've got a tape of a record and it jumps, when you hear it you get used to that jump and come to expect it; I had a copy of Why Can't We be Lovers by Holland & Dozier in 1972 and it always jumped in the same place and when I got it on cd it just wasn't the same without the jump

That was a common fault on the Holland & Dozier UK 45 which I spent hours agonising over whether it was a jump or a terrible edit. I know what you mean though Pete. Your ears get attuned to this stuff, especially at an impressionable age........

Ian D

Very interesting, it's amazing how many records were actually played at the Cats before the Torch and Wigan, :hatsoff2:hats off to Max, Pep and everyone from way back.

Great to see Max is still going strong now and still as enthusiastic

More than people may think I reckon. At that time the Birmingham/Wolverhampton area was a major trek from deeper North - there was no M62 for a start, so Birmingham/Wolverhampton was at the outer reaches for most people. I seem to remember that Leeds-Birmingham could be a 4-5 hour journey back then so the only times I ever got there really were for All-Dayers, which were always a revelation musically. Naturally we bumped into plenty of people from there at other events so we'd get to hear about some of the stuff that was being played - Little Joe Romans being a good example. Plus people like Graham Warr were among the first to go to the States so there were always a lot of great records around that neck of the woods.

Unfortunately Sam usually got to 'em first!

Ian D

Has this purple/plum issue ever been booted or reissued? Sorry if I've killed a bargain for some bidders on eBay!

got my lovely purple issue from my early days on ebay- worth every penny...gr8 oldie....

Fitted a carpet  for John Atkinson about 15 years ago and got mine as payment. 

 

Has this purple/plum issue ever been booted or reissued? Sorry if I've killed a bargain for some bidders on eBay!

No!....only the demo.

I'm a little confused by some of the DJ's / venues / dates being mentioned. I have the Linda issue and have had for many years. I'm positive I would have bought it pre 1980 and am certain the The Majestics was huge at the Fleet in Peterborough late 1978 going into 1979 however I can't recall who played it. The record then, from memory, seemed to get re-activated when Tony Clayton acquired Nev Wherry's collection in circa 1982. As I said, my memory is fuzzy on this one so please put me right if necessary

 

Best

 

Steve

No way Dave broke the Steinways,it had been played for ages before Wigan opened!

Steve

Re-Activated maybe!!

 

That's right and they always played the wrong side (Leading Me On) IMHO.

Kegsy

dobber, there are reissues of the purple/plum issue on ebay at the moment...

Dave told me that himself? and if he didn't who did?

Let us know Steve, it would be interesting to get to the bottom of it?

 

IF YOU CHECK THE LATE 73/74 CLUB ads in B&S the steinways was popular at many clubs..before Wigan opened..

dobber, there are reissues of the purple/plum issue on ebay at the moment...

Cheers mate,there is a plum copy in a collection,I suspected it was a reissue,because the title is slightly missing through the middle cut out hole.