Don't know if it's just me but I've always thought these sounded amazingly similar. Remembered Secret Affair - Time for Action when it first came out and the first time I heard Baby Washington I immediately thought of it. Probably just the trumpet riff? They could have nicked it though.

 

 

I guess it's just me then! lol.

30 minutes ago, Timillustrator said:

I guess it's just me then! lol.

just played both together side by side very  very similar peaks & troughs in the melody  .well spotted .not listen to secret affair for years ✊ 

10 hours ago, IAN STACEY said:

just played both together side by side very  very similar peaks & troughs in the melody  .well spotted .not listen to secret affair for years ✊ 

Cheers, me neither - the best of the Mod revival bands IMO; although they did a slightly dodgy version of Going To A Go Go.