Is This Record Worth £1000, Go And Find It

[Sebastian]

Here is an image from Amnon Feldman's site, with him sitting by a piano and pictures of the Chess 45 on the wall behind him:

 

 

[Blackpoolsoul]

Nice photo of him

[Chalky]

I didn't know what the fuss was about years ago and still don't its pretty poor record, one side he sounds like he can't sing, the other just slightly better

[Soulstrutter]

2 hours ago, Chalky said:

I didn't know what the fuss was about years ago and still don't its pretty poor record, one side he sounds like he can't sing, the other just slightly better

Exactly what I said a few days ago ...  talk about navel gazing!  It's rare because it's sh*te! ... no one wanted it or bought it - apparently a vanity project ... so probably not many pressed and those that were probably 'gifted'to friends and family.  There's one for sale on Discogs for £2k from US ... I bet the seller is rubbing his hands at the thought of some mug (in UK?) paying £2k for it!  I think Robbk said he turned down the chance of buying it for 25 cents!  That just about sums it up!

[Benji]

I think both sides are ok. Not allnighter material. But quite nice. Vocals remind me of Arthur Willis.

[Dylan]

The New York City side bring the better of the 2 for me.  It’s not brilliant but i’ve heard much worse.

[Robbk]

17 hours ago, Sebastian said:

Here is an image from Amnon Feldman's site, with him sitting by a piano and pictures of the Chess 45 on the wall behind him:

 

 

He became a hypnotherapist!!!  Good decision to not try to pursue a singing career. 

[Weingarden]

I tried asking Amnon a few different times many years ago how he got hooked up with Willie Dixon and Chess, and all I could get out of him were variations on "Those were the days." 

[Weingarden]

There's some speculation above on this thread about Chess getting cold feet about the marketing possibilities for a record by an artist with a Jewish-sounding name and thus removing his full name from the label. That makes zero sense, as they ended up inserting the word "Yiddish" as part of his nickname....

"Only Girl I Had" is very far from soul to my ears. I've always thought it sounded like a Richard Hell & the Voidoids outtake. "In New York City" is decent outsider R&B.

[Sebastian]

16 hours ago, Weingarden said:

"Only Girl I Had" is very far from soul to my ears. I've always thought it sounded like a Richard Hell & the Voidoids outtake.

Ha! Never noticed that. Listened again and melodically it actually reminds me of "Blank Generation"! 

[Weingarden]

It's the kind of untrained style of singing too...I feel like it would sit nicely beside Richard Hell's "I'm Your Man."

 

Edited January 2, 2021 by Weingarden

[Rick Smith]

One for sale on Ebay at £1536.00 ($2,100)

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Think I'll give that a miss