Wash and Wear Love on gator, had it since 74 through it was a boot until an hour ago, alligator is green and the lettering gator is red, never played it bit to poppy for me, well known record dealer and DJ i will not mention his name very good friend of mine he played it one allnighter i had a look at it, and all i could see the red marking above the lettering and a red line going down the alligator's back, i said 'oh mine looks difference to that, he said you got the second issue to found that i haven't so what issue was he playing? Billy

My boot hasn't got any colour at all.

Cor! I'd give my right torso for one of them. If you got it 74 must have been only a year old or so. tremendous tune, and amazing lungs.

original is vinyl. boot styrene boot has a delta starting with 10

Cor! I'd give my right torso for one of them. If you got it 74 must have been only a year old or so. tremendous tune, and amazing lungs. never seen one for sale billy

Blimey - in the JM guide for £2K. Only 2 label scans in the guide - boot is plain yellow with black script/logo so don't know what your collector/DJ friend was spinning Billy.

Edited May 31, 201312 yr by autumnstoned

Sits very nicely next to that Donna King you found for 25p!! I'm envious, hahaha...

Blimey - in the JM guide for £2K. Only 2 label scans in the guide - boot is plain yellow with black script/logo so don't know what your collector/DJ friend was spinning Billy.

i been told theres green copy also,the one i saw ,have red marking above the lettering , also downs its back  , 2k no way  billy ps hope u r keeping well mike

i been told theres green copy also,the one i saw ,have red marking above the lettering , also downs its back  , 2k no way  billy ps hope u r keeping well mike sorry no green copy told wrong

 

 

Keeping well Billy - will be even better when move back to Norwich sorted 

last one on popsike

 

https://www.popsike.com/LYNN-VARNADO-wash-and-wear-love-tell-me-GATOR-ORIG-RARE-NORTHERN-SOUL-73-funk/350757508344.html

Edited June 1, 201312 yr by rupert

last one on popsike

 

https://www.popsike.com/LYNN-VARNADO-wash-and-wear-love-tell-me-GATOR-ORIG-RARE-NORTHERN-SOUL-73-funk/350757508344.html    

Thanks Rupert, thats not the one i see playing at one of the top allnighers

, it was yellow and black will red markings above the lettering and down its back, looks like its been made up to look like the real thing cheers Billy

does the one on popsike look like yours  ?

does the one on popsike look like yours  ?

The shades of colour is different but its gone on the picture, its a bit more orangery and the green is abit lighter, but i would say yes, it was not the same as that DJ played.Cheers Billy ps theres a chip on the run in

I didn't realise "Wash and wear love" was played as early as '74? I know "Second hand love" was known, but I can't recall hearing "WAWL" until much later, after Dave Godin had mentioned it in his column. Who was the dj playing it in '74?

I didn't realise "Wash and wear love" was played as early as '74? I know "Second hand love" was known, but I can't recall hearing "WAWL" until much later, after Dave Godin had mentioned it in his column. Who was the dj playing it in '74?

It might have been Russ Winstanley (really) it was a fav of his. It was certainly played before 76 as I remember dancing to it, but can't remember exact date

Mecca tune not sure of year but I went from 1973 onwards

It wasn't booted until 76 was it ?.....All the originals I'v seen are like the one on popsike though

Theres a yellow label black alligator styrene boot...

It might have been Russ Winstanley (really) it was a fav of his. It was certainly played before 76 as I remember dancing to it, but can't remember exact date

 

i first heard it around 75 prob mecca..then maybe at samanthas..i remember later that Kev roberts had a copy for sale at a Notts palais all dayer..£30..which i thought was a bit steep at the time...just shows you...

Billy put a picture or scan up so we can what yours is like,cheers.

 

Dave f..........

Billy put a picture or scan up so we can what yours is like,cheers.

 

Dave f..........

Hi Dave, thanks for the reply. I'm not into pictures or scans, can't get my head around it. I'm not too bothered if it's Ovo or a boot, I had it that many years, it ain't going nowhere. As I said in the first posting, when he played that sound which i haven't heard over 10 years or more. I went and had a look at it and it definitely had a red mark down it's back and above the lettering, but after seeing Popsike, his is different. The Colour of Mine is slightly different but it's definitely got red-lettering coming out of it's mouth and the back is a light green. I don't understand why it doesn't get played on a regular basis, still a bit poppy for me but overall a good sound.

Cheers Billy

I don't understand why it doesn't get played on a regular basis, still a bit poppy for me but overall a good sound.

Cheers Billy

 

Because it's crap.

Because it's crap.

Wash your mouth out with soap Mr Smith !  Its a classic  

I love the record, always have, but I never understood why it was classed as a northern soul record.

Mecca last hour spin wasn't it.? The start of the "anthems" and crossover.?

Wash your mouth out with soap Mr Smith !  Its a classic  

 

Why?  Good singer but rubbish lyrics, barely danceable, in other words, crap.  

bit of a rip off of clean up woman in my book !!, , must have been the in beat ! 

It might have been Russ Winstanley (really) it was a fav of his. It was certainly played before 76 as I remember dancing to it, but can't remember exact date

 

Wash and wear love was a one off Ian Levine spin at the Mecca in 1975. I remember selling Colin Curtis the second copy around that time for cash and swaps to the value of 100 pounds, which was a lot of dosh in those days. Its always been a hard record to turn up.

 

John

Why?  Good singer but rubbish lyrics, barely danceable, in other words, crap.  

 

Disagree, I remember it packing the floor with dancers. I love it - always have.

The lyrics are a bit twee, but I never had a problem dancing to it. There are those tempo changes but Such Misery/WLF have 'em too...

Crap is a bit harsh I think... :-)

Because it's crap.

 

!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wash and wear love was a one off Ian Levine spin at the Mecca in 1975. I remember selling Colin Curtis the second copy around that time for cash and swaps to the value of 100 pounds, which was a lot of dosh in those days. Its always been a hard record to turn up.

 

John

WHY SO MUCH MONEY,