Suggested by Mick aka  @Greedy Mick this time around we are going for a classic battle royale, its...

 

Darrell Banks - Our Love (Is In The Pocket)

v

J.J. Barnes - Our Love Is In The Pocket

voice your choice

 

 

 

 

 

and as always once posted your choice then feel most free to share your reasons, view, stories, memories etc etc  

 

 

 

Darrell Banks Open the Door/ Our Love is the greatest record ever , however on Our Love I think J J Barnes voice suits the song better so only just tips it for me. 

Same backing track so Mike Terry on both versions , what more could you want.

Rick

 

dont forget the different mix of darrell banks on the "darrell banks is here" album

The finest of margins, but DB has slightly better atmosphere out on the dancefloor.

Ed

Got to be Darrell banks for me.

Was one of my first 45s I bought and still play it regularly at home. 

It's the raw sound for me and as good as JJs version is I still prefer Darrell's version. 

Neal

JJB for me, I think I'm not a huge fan of DB, I also prefer Doni Burdick OTDTYH to DB's version, that one is easier for me to explain as the brass has more impact than the DB one. With OLIITP I just find JJB's delivery smoother.

If i'm not mistaken wasn't this covered in 2014?. For me it has to be Darrell Bank's 7inch single version.Was the version as a pposed to JJ Barnes's that was always played at the Wheel and other noted clubs during the early days of the scene.

Regards Fred. 

They are both wonderful versions that simply ooze Soul,  if I had to choose it would be J.J. Barnes for me...   

jjB (but only just) has that smoother  ( almost Marvin Gaye esque..) quality to the vocals... (at least to my ears).

Darrell Banks every day of the week. The original, and the best. Hands down. No argument. The version played at the Wheel, Torch, and everywhere else back in the "olden days". And probably the finest double sider ever to grace our scene.

Surely this is a much better version ... the group always did it in their live show in the mid to late 60's ...

 

And the worst...

Ed

Love DB, but for this it's JJ that does it for me

DB by a country mile, but as they say to each his own.

JJ has a more dynamic vocal imo

Brit groups like the Move & Amen Corner always used to perform this live (though many more did "Open The Door") ... that's how it was back then ... 

MIND YOU ... I think a lot of the time (by 67/68-ish), their managers were telling them what to include in their live acts ... the Move, Amen Corner & Eyes of Blue all had the same manager ... 

 

Voted JJ, but man it’s close! Backing vocal wise I love the punchy male vocals on Darrell’s but the girls sure do sound good on JJ’s... 

JJ’s vocal just wins here for me...

glad I got both on 45, that way I don’t actually ever really have to properly vote... 🙂

malc

Edited June 10, 20186 yr by Mal C

• Sitting on the fence with these two, got them both and love them both
• ML

Coming to the end of this battle

Current score is 64% plays 36% for Darrel

last chance to voice your choice 

I never vote on these version battles! 

These are both wonderful records, and one is not inferior in any way to the other!

11 minutes ago, solidsoul said:

I never vote on these version battles! 

These are both wonderful records, and one is not inferior in any way to the other!

thanks for that

the idea behind these  is a bit of fun,  get some discussion going and all that

 

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closing shortly next one starting soon!

 

2 hours ago, solidsoul said:

I never vote on these version battles! 

These are both wonderful records, and one is not inferior in any way to the other!

Agree both are 1st class but the poll is not asking which is better, just which version does it for you. I prefer D.Bs version but that doesn't mean its any better than J.Js. 

 

ok that's it

poll closed now

1. Which Version does it for you?

Darrell Banks

J.J. Barnes
 

65% to 35%....

 

velly intellisting info.

Whats on the flip of this?

Ed

On 20/06/2018 at 12:22, tomangoes said:

Whats on the flip of this?

Ed

My London demo had Our Love......as the B side. I would assume that the one issue in existence has the very same. If there's a second issue out there somewhere, and I find it, I'll be VERY sure to let everyone know what the flip is!

On 20/06/2018 at 12:22, tomangoes said:

Whats on the flip of this?

 

Topic when it first come to light can be had here...

now 4 years ago!