Any info about this acetate?

[Chris Garner]

• https://youtu.be/AeYqWQtdciw
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• this is a minute snippet from an acetate a friend listened to in a shop. Nothing on the label . I would guess uk singer 1966-67? Does anyone have a clue?

[Amsterdam Russ]

What did the shop owner offer up when asked about it?

[Chris Garner]

He said he thought it may be Sandie Shaw. But i don't think so. I googled some lyrics and found nothing. He had it for £100. I love it and would pay that. Irrespective of who it is. I thought it sounded a little like Maureen Evans. Could be anyone. 

[El Corol]

Nice 60s pop, could be a number of singers. Agree it’s not Sandie Shaw.

[Dukeofburgundy]

I was reminded of Lesley Duncan but it's only a guess.

[Chris Garner]

I see your point yes but listening to "sing children sing" she has a stronger voice on that. You know, it sounds like a jazz vocalist in an Astrud Gilberto style. Or possibly even French. Francoise Hardy for example.

[Nathan]

It sounds like a Charles Blackwell production, maybe??

[Chris Garner]

Its a good production so Blackwell is an option.

[Nathan]

Did you ever have any luck IDing this track, Chris?

[Chris Garner]

Not yet, I actually bought it on spec. Later i will put both sides on youtube in full. The other side is really good too. Cost me £100 but i just love it. Its mint too. Very quietly recorded.

Edited December 11, 2021 by Chris Garner

[Chris Garner]

The label says The Shindigs and the tracks are called Now the loneliness / Cut glass and diamonds. The shindigs that recorded on Parlophone were a male beat group of little note. These are different and have a female lead singer. Different Shindigs perhaps? Its on Emidisc. The only other Shindigs i know of were something to do with pre- Deep Purple but they were all male too.

[Dukeofburgundy]

It's a lovely song and on listening again I 'm inclined to agree that this is probably a singer for whom English is a second language. There aren't many female European singers from the 60/70s I would recognise - Helen Schneider and Mina are exceptions and it's not either of them. Style suggests French or Italian.

[Nathan]

12 hours ago, Chris Garner said:

The label says The Shindigs and the tracks are called Now the loneliness / Cut glass and diamonds. The shindigs that recorded on Parlophone were a male beat group of little note. These are different and have a female lead singer. Different Shindigs perhaps? Its on Emidisc. The only other Shindigs i know of were something to do with pre- Deep Purple but they were all male too.

Thanks for the info! Yes, it doesn't really shed much extra light does it, haha.
Is the flip in the same style?

7 hours ago, Dukeburgundy said:

It's a lovely song and on listening again I 'm inclined to agree that this is probably a singer for whom English is a second language. There aren't many female European singers from the 60/70s I would recognise - Helen Schneider and Mina are exceptions and it's not either of them. Style suggests French or Italian.

I don't think Italian, because Italian girl singers tend to have quite brash vocal style, in contrast with the smooth relaxed style here.
A bit of a leftfield suggestion, but what if the vocalist is South African? Although it's definitely not her, I can imagine Dana Valery might enunciate in a similar way if she was singing this song.

 

[Chris Garner]

I will try upload it tomorrow 

[Chris Garner]

sorry its late but here's both sides 

[Nathan]

Thanks Chris! What a lovely song, and so many hooks....I'm surprised this wasn't released, or even covered by someone else (I can imagine either a Jackie Trent-type singer or a Francoise Hardy-type singer doing well with this...not that the actual vocalist here doesn't do a great job of course)

[Chris Garner]

Did you hear both sides 

[Amsterdam Russ]

Two really nice tunes. And I'd strongly suggest a British - in fact, an English vocalist and recording. The arrangement, particularly with those horns, sounds classically British 60s soul/pop to me.

And I wonder if it might possibly be the same vocalist as on this unreleased take of the Truly Smith MGM rarity "This is the first time". Maybe?

 

[Nathan]

1 hour ago, Chris Garner said:

Did you hear both sides 

Sorry, yes, the flip nice too! "Now the loneliness" is definitely the stronger of the two though.

53 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Two really nice tunes. And I'd strongly suggest a British - in fact, an English vocalist and recording. The arrangement, particularly with those horns, sounds classically British 60s soul/pop to me.

And I wonder if it might possibly be the same vocalist as on this unreleased take of the Truly Smith MGM rarity "This is the first time". Maybe?

 

I don't think it's the same vocalist, but that was a nice listen!
And yes definitely an English production, but the vocalist could have been some other nationality, recording in the UK.

[Amsterdam Russ]

1 hour ago, Nathan said:

but the vocalist could have been some other nationality...

I don't think so - although the sound clip is of very poor quality.

[Mal C]

Id pip that to Pete Smith, he would the man to go one that kind of thing...