hi all, lately have got hold of a couple of tunes that are better as instrumentals than the vocal sides, I know we have had a thread

regards instrumentals but im thinking tunes that have vocals which don't do the backing track justice, if you get my drift......

 

the couple that I have in mind to start, both recent buys

 

audrey slo - gonna find the right boy - swan

 

ok yes this does have a vocal & instro but defo prefer the instru side

 

secondly, a tune which as a awfull vocal imo

 

sadly mistaken - golden earrings - marc or challenge

 

picked up a 66 acetate instro of this tune which if we where in the mid 70s 80s would be a dancefloor filler imo

also the flip of this acetate is a unissued instrumental which again would have been a dancefloor winner in the

instrumental hey days

 

have put a link to the above on post 23.for soundfiles

 

any other suggestions guys

 

russ

Edited January 26, 201411 yr by russoul1

Len; I was 197... whatever - had the red one from Soul Bowl. Had the white one (from Colin, when he stopped playing it) nice, but once you know the vocal exists....

 

Yes, fully understand, and that's the way I would be normally.....but for some reason it's the other way round for me on this - can't really explain why, it just is  .........It's just me on this isn't it?   

 

All the best,

 

Len  

Edited January 26, 201411 yr by LEN

I get the northern fascination with instrumentals, and in some case they work, but Jesse Fisher without Jesse Fisher? Lew Kirton without Lew Kirton? c'mon guys! Liberty without Liberty though - no brainer as Kev Bacon would say!

 

ps" I miss my baby" vs. "Bari track"? When you hear either, as you step onto the dance floor it's like throwing yourself off a cliff - exhilarating!

THE NEWER VERSION IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT DISCOVERED BY ADY AND ON THE PIED PIPER CD IS FANTASTIC

 

ROSE BATISTE  THIS HEART IS LONELY BABY

 

https://youtu.be/f6_GNGqw3Yg

 

KEV

THE NEWER VERSION IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT DISCOVERED BY ADY AND ON THE PIED PIPER CD IS FANTASTIC

 

ROSE BATISTE  THIS HEART IS LONELY BABY

 

https://youtu.be/f6_GNGqw3Yg

 

KEV

 

It is, but I still couldn't choose between vocal and instrumental!

 

 

THE BETTER VOCALS THAT SEEM TO MAKE MORE SENSE THAN THE ORIGINAL AND THE HAND CLAPS SWING IT FOR ME CLOSE THOUGH

KEV

THE NEWER VERSION IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT DISCOVERED BY ADY AND ON THE PIED PIPER CD IS FANTASTIC

 

ROSE BATISTE  THIS HEART IS LONELY BABY

 

https://youtu.be/f6_GNGqw3Yg

 

KEV

 Still preferring Bari Track  ...

Sorry can't get youtube widget to work with mobile.

Soulful Hounds - Why Did You Leave Me Girl - instrumental flip of Mad Dog & Pups.

Cheers

Richard

 

PS fixed it - here we go 

 

Edited January 27, 201411 yr by Premium Stuff

Did once play at a soul night the inst side of Lew Kirton-Heaven In The Afternoon by mistake & Tom Paddison couldn't stop laughing after he said "ohhh good the karaoke version"

https://youtu.be/fWJnIGbkdfM

Played this on purpose at my last spot, A few folk told me that they preferred it to the vocal.

Now try the Anderson Bros 

 

 

 

daved

 

Cheers Paul

 

What paul? "I Can See Him Loving You?" I think that's great but I kinda get the similarity.

AND THE ECHOES " WHY WONDER " ON PULSE  the vocals bloody aweful lead sounds like he been on the piste lol

choker cambell come see about me

Played this on purpose at my last spot, A few folk told me that they preferred it to the vocal.

Gogs

If they heard me singing along with it they wouldn't

Cheers

Martyn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nJT7tDi2gc

Ted....if you have Paradox flip it over and play at 33 RPM........transforms it into a great latin instro!

Gogs

If they heard me singing along with it they wouldn't

Cheers

Martyn

Never heard you singing. But i can empty houses 3 streets away. Honestly.

IF I HAD MY WAY - TROY KEYES - VMP.   INST.

 

First played as an instrumental on the scene, and better dancer than the vocal in my opinion!

Edited January 28, 201411 yr by Guest

I tell you what would make a fantastic instrumental - Our Love Is In The Pocket (Darrell Banks / JJ Barnes) I mean you can't top the vocal versions but it would be briliant to hear; that one on Kool Kat is about the closest I've heard to one.

Remember Dave Mcadden(RIP) writing about Russ having a machine to take the vocals off any track at the Casino..

 

Obviously a piss take-but there were a lot of instrumentals doing the rounds at the time.

 

Still got the mag somewhere.

Remember Dave Mcadden(RIP) writing about Russ having a machine to take the vocals off any track at the Casino..

 

Obviously a piss take-but there were a lot of instrumentals doing the rounds at the time.

 

Still got the mag somewhere.

 

Don't know about a machine, but maybe 20 years ago or so I was heavily into electronics, well still am but less time on my hands now 

 

anyway I used to buy a lot of electronic mags and remember a circuit in one of them to remove vocals from tracks,

 

because it used a lot of passive filters in the circuit it lost a bit of sound quality.

 

I would think that nowadays it could be done digitally/ electronicly without quality loss. 

 

 

Now where did I put that soldering iron ?  

Don't know about a machine, but maybe 20 years ago or so I was heavily into electronics, well still am but less time on my hands now 

 

anyway I used to buy a lot of electronic mags and remember a circuit in one of them to remove vocals from tracks,

 

because it used a lot of passive filters in the circuit it lost a bit of sound quality.

 

I would think that nowadays it could be done digitally/ electronicly without quality loss. 

 

 

Now where did I put that soldering iron ?  

 

I'm sure Glen Bellamy was doing this sort of thing years ago (Somehow)  

 

All the best,

 

Len  

Sorry can't get youtube widget to work with mobile.

Soulful Hounds - Why Did You Leave Me Girl - instrumental flip of Mad Dog & Pups.

Cheers

Richard

 

PS fixed it - here we go 

 

 

Agreed...

Yes Len you are correct.

SAN RENO STRINGS EVERY TIME 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyglf9F8P68

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKprdvRIPpo

Edited January 29, 201411 yr by mickjay33

Shane Martin  One on one-   wouldve make a great inst.. 

Cool Jerk----inst better by far

Mmmmm? But, the lead singer (forget who he is now), awesome voice or what?

Probably 8 times out of ten I would favour vocals.Interestingly though,

World of Happiness I like equally as much as Birdwalking... both lovely tunes.

Now then, was there 3 versions of W.O.H....

Cindy Scott

Ann Robinson

& Shirley Turner

I stand corrected

Sherry And The Inverts 'I Was Made To Love You' on Tower is a decent vocal - I have the instrumental on a Bell Test Pressing and am not sure this ever had a release on vinyl. Can anyone confirm?