following on from andy bb's 'give us some tunes' thread, which he kicked off with the tempests' 'i don't want to lose her', i thought i'd stick the whole album up for those of you who haven't heard it (worth £50 of anyone's cash).

stand out tracks (for me) are obviously the monstrous stafford, er, monster 'someday', 'ain't no big thing' and 'idwtlh' but i also love 'what you gonna do', thougyh i couldn't dance to it thewse days. and i certainly couldn't dance to 'can't get you out of my mind'...must be in the top 10 of all time fastest soul records

going to take a couple of posts but hope you enjoy a quality soul album

Tempests___Ain_t_No_Big_Thing__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___Ain_t_That_Enough__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___Can_t_Get_You_Out_Of_My_Mind__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___What_You_Gonna_Do__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

next few

Tempests___Happiness__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___I_Cried_For_You__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___I_Don_t_Want_To_Lose_Her__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

following on from andy bb's 'give us some tunes' thread, which he kicked off with the tempests' 'i don't want to lose her', i thought i'd stick the whole album up for those of you who haven't heard it (worth £50 of anyone's cash).

It was a £40 LP in the 80's!

I think it would be a lucky person who bagged a copy in excellent shape for £50!

I saw it on a list yesterday for £70 (and i thought that was cheap!)

Cheers

Steve

I saw it on a list yesterday for £70 (and i thought that was cheap!)

Cheers

Steve

Sounds dear to me mate. Paid £40 for mine. Think £50 is about right.

last few

Tempests___Someday__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___You__Are_The_Star_I_Wish_On___Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Tempests___You_Don_t_Know_Like_I_Know__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

It was a £40 LP in the 80's!

I think it would be a lucky person who bagged a copy in excellent shape for £50!

I saw it on a list yesterday for £70 (and i thought that was cheap!)

Cheers

Steve

just checked popsike steve - last one on ebay went for £52 in march

last track here:

Tempests___Would_You_Believe__Would_You_Believe___Smash_.mp3

Nice one Dan!

My favourite album - not a duff track on it. And what a voice - probably my favourite singer too.

A real shame they did so little

Nice one Dan!

My favourite album - not a duff track on it. And what a voice - probably my favourite singer too.

A real shame they did so little

a great voice you're right andy, though i think it's the trumpets that do it for me...a really keening, sad, eerie sort of sound

presume you;'ve heard the few other things on the singles?

i'll stick those up later if no-one else does

Edited May 31, 200619 yr by Dan

Nice one Dan!

not a duff track on it.

A real shame they did so little

You don't know like I know bit pants.

There's a lesser known tune on Soulclub by them - not bad.

just checked popsike steve - last one on ebay went for £52 in march

Good point well made

just checked popsike steve - last one on ebay went for £52 in march

last track here:

Just a quick update - just checked with Chris Anderton and he said it flew out at £70 and tells me they normally do!

Sorry for going on about it but i'm just qualifying my original post so no one thinks i was just making it up as i went along

Either way, it's a great LP

Cheers

Steve

Great LP, found mine on ebay for $5, quite rare as it's on a dutch phillps label... never seen another for sale, any got an idea of value?

The Smash issue used to be quite easy to find, I remember Crazy Beat records in Upminster had a copy in the shop for months!

I have a copy but without the cover so if anyone has a spare let me know

Thanks

Kevin

Nice one Dan!

My favourite album - not a duff track on it. And what a voice - probably my favourite singer too.

A real shame they did so little

Good choice Andy...

"I don't wanna lose her will be on our anniversary cd in July...great great record indeed...

Great stuff, Dan. Thanks a lot for that. And as you say the trumpets are great.I'd only heard 'Someday' before this.What's known about The Tempests?

Edited June 1, 200619 yr by Billy Freemantle

Gret stuff, Dan. Thanks a lot for that. And as you say the trumpets are great.I'd only heard 'Someday' before this.What's known about The Tempests?

10 piece band out of charlotte nc billy

all white apart from the singer who's black

recorded this album and two or three singles on smash

here's the front cover showing the group

Edited May 31, 200619 yr by Dan

Fantastic album this, managed to prise one off Andy Dennison up here for 40, can't believe Someday and Lose Her never made it to 45s :angry: , still its a great album and had a few heads looking over the decks when i've played it out, top stuff!

Lenny

Big thaks for posting the album Dan!

Always wanted to hear the whole thing.

'You are the star that I wish on' Smash 45 not on LP... Goosebumps.

10 piece band out of charlotte nc billy

all white apart from the singer who's black

recorded this album and two or three singles on smash

here's the front cover showing the group

just a brilliant LP but my favorite track by them is " out of my life"

only a tenner and its not on the lp

dave

just a brilliant LP but my favorite track by them is " out of my life"

only a tenner and its not on the lp

dave

Cover it up as 'Jesse Davis" and add a couple of noughts to the value?!

a great voice you're right andy, though i think it's the trumpets that do it for me...a really keening, sad, eerie sort of sound

presume you;'ve heard the few other things on the singles?

i'll stick those up later if no-one else does

Come on then... post them up! I'm frothing at the mouth

just a brilliant LP but my favorite track by them is " out of my life"

only a tenner and its not on the lp

dave

Agree there Dave , one of my favourites too.

Tempests___Out_Of_My_Life.MP3

Edited June 21, 200619 yr by B-side-B