Pete S Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Normally I would put this into comedy sale of the day but it was too good not to highlight. There's a record for sale on Ebay by Solomon King. He was a popular late 60's singer from manchester of Jewish extraction. Our seller thinks he is Solomon Burke, the American soul giant, who got booted off his label Atlantic and had to come to the UK to get a song written for him by Tom Jones' manager https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOLOMON-BURKE-WHEN-WE-WERE-YOUNG-45RPM-SINGLE-COLUMBIA-DB8402-/310753328339?pt=UK_Records&hash=item485a577cd3 THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF JAMES SOLOMON McDONALD'S VAST OUTPUT. IN 1968 HE FELL OUT OF FAVOUR AT ALANTIC RECORDS IN THE U.S. AND TRIED ANOTHER LABEL.HE LANDED UP IN THE U.K. WITH THIS RELEASE..SIDE ONE WRITTEN BY LES REED AND BARRY MASON,AND SIDE TWO BY GORDON MILLS.BRITISH MUSICIANS BEHIND HIM,THIS WAS PROBABLY RECORDED AT EMI'S ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS...AFTER ALL THAT,HE NEVER HAD A HIT SINGLE HERE DESPITE SELLING 17 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE IN HIS CAREER.HE DIED ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT ON 10TH OCTOBER 2010. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Benji Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Pete, could have been even worse. Imagine seller saying Solomon Burke eventually changed his name to Levi Jackson... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davenpete Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Schmuk 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Has anyone seen the Northern Soul Gold Discs? He does loads of them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOVELTY-GOLD-DISC-NORTHERN-SOUL-TOBY-LEGEND-TIME-WILL-PASS-YOU-BY-/370909594250?pt=UK_Records&hash=item565bef428a Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Triode Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Solomon King was American Pete he settled in Manchester (prestwich / whitefield area) after getting married and returned to the states after his divorce, His ex wife and children remained in Manchester. Triode Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Solomon King was American Pete he settled in Manchester (prestwich / whitefield area) after getting married and returned to the states after his divorce, His ex wife and children remained in Manchester. Triode He still wasn't Solomon Burke 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Triode Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Very true Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Very true Dave McCadden used to tell a nice story about Solomon King, apparently he used to live in the same street and he always gave the kids lollipops, so they called him the Lollipop Man, and one day they saw the Lollipop Man on Top Of The Pops! (Something like that anyway) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
dthedrug Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 HI AL I may off mentioned this fact before, In the 7ts Solomon King did an appearance at a Gospel church in Little Brickiln Street, Wolverhampton, a load of Catacomb's regulars turned up demanding he sang Beautiful Day, not sure he did, or if the West Indian church goers were amused at the time, however this is a true story, from Paddy & Aggy DAVE K Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Linky Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Dave McCadden used to tell a nice story about Solomon King, apparently he used to live in the same street and he always gave the kids lollipops, so they called him the Lollipop Man, and one day they saw the Lollipop Man on Top Of The Pops! (Something like that anyway) Are you sure that wasn't Jimmy Saville 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wiggyflat Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Anybody know much about his other records....I like his Polydor effort Life Child...his attempt to get with the hippy times.Don't You Be A Sinner is not bad either...nothing to do with soul though. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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