So I went to this birthday bash last night and the dj played - off a cd - a vocal version of The Champion by Tommy Hunt apparently called Soul In The Sun. Did I imagine this? Obviously knocked up last year but has anyone got it/heard it?

I cant understand some of the contributors on this thread, you either like it, or you don't, but there's no need to be disrespectful of a man, who has contributed to the soul scene more than all of you put together. Its called Respect, which unfortunately is very lacking in society today. I for one wish Tommy all the respect in the world as he is a True gentleman.

Thats a bit strong Brav. He made a few forgettable records, thats it. I think Soul Sam, Richard S. Johnny manship, Adey Croasdell etc. have put far more into the soul scene than Mr. Hunt, IMHO.

Thats a bit strong Brav. He made a few forgettable records, thats it. I think Soul Sam, Richard S. Johnny manship, Adey Croasdell etc. have put far more into the soul scene than Mr. Hunt, IMHO.

Everyone's entitled to there opinion, and i respect that myself, but i see you put Dj's and Record sellers as giving more to Soul than an Artist. IMHO should be the other way round.

Everyone's entitled to there opinion, and i respect that myself, but i see you put Dj's and Record sellers as giving more to Soul than an Artist. IMHO should be the other way round.

Reespect your views Brav but I disagree,With regard to contributing to The Scene. The reason being, Tommy made a few tunes that weren't exactly 'big' on the scene, pretty odinary and run-of-the-mill. On the other hand, chaps like Adey for example, has promoted successful venues giving pleasure to thousands, kept the scene going thru' the dark times and, thru kent, made the music accessible to many who would have otherwise neve heard such gems. I for one appreciate this effort on behalf of the scene far more than Tommy's mediocre 45's. Plus, if it wasn't for The scene, no-one would have heard of Tommy Hunt! I think he owes the scene far more than it owes him, IMHO.

Edited January 20, 200817 yr by Trevski

am i missing something

all i can read in this thread that maybe be classed as coming close to disrespect is one tacky joke about his surname

in fact members go out of their way to say no disrepect intended

feel free to point out what may have missed

I was refering to the tacky joke, but having seen what the poster writes on other threads, i doubt it was meant as a joke.

Besides i know for a fact that Tommy reads all SS posts and it wouldn't be very nice for him to have to read this thread.

Tommy is now 74 years of age and has not been in the best of health recently. The track was only done as a gimmick, surely he does'nt need to read all this crap about him.

I was refering to the tacky joke, but having seen what the poster writes on other threads, i doubt it was meant as a joke.

Besides i know for a fact that Tommy reads all SS posts and it wouldn't be very nice for him to have to read this thread.

Tommy is now 74 years of age and has not been in the best of health recently. The track was only done as a gimmick, surely he does'nt need to read all this crap about him.

It's not about Tommy it's about the fact that someone used The Champion! Well that was my point anyway. And if he indeed does read every thread he'll know he's been praised to high heaven on here and I don't think there's ever been a bad word said against him.

here it is n dont blame me ha ha its been around for a while i know a few who have it on vynyll

MP3 Deleted as per site policy.

Already posted up in refosoul on page 1.

Edited January 20, 200817 yr by eddyg

here it is n dont blame me ha ha its been around for a while i know a few who have it on vynyll

I'm sure I've heard little scotty play this

I'm sure I've heard little scotty play this

cumon chalkie its his theme ha ha how you doing mate

cumon chalkie its his theme ha ha how you doing mate

Hiya Ed Yes mate I know That it's he's theme but I was standing by the records sales at Nantwich when He played this and I could not make out what the vocals was , I'm doing fine looking forward to next week at New Century soul see you there

It's better than Joey Delorenzo.... but then what isn't?

Have look on youtube, it's on there, everyones digging it!!! Nice one IMO...

I cant understand some of the contributors on this thread, you either like it, or you don't, but there's no need to be disrespectful of a man, who has contributed to the soul scene more than all of you put together. Its called Respect, which unfortunately is very lacking in society today. I for one wish Tommy all the respect in the world as he is a True gentleman.

What a load of old tosh

you need to take a chill pill and stop being so sensitive on behalf of someone else.

Im a brickie and have been for 25 yrs ,like to think i do a decent job...but if i built a wall and it looked awful i'd take the critiscism and deservedly so!

whether this song is or was ever meant to be released aint the point Pete was making.

I believe he said he heard it at a party and could,nt believe what he was hearing.

Are you by any chance a mate of Eddie's or a member of "soul in sun" ??

It's better than Joey Delorenzo....

but then what isn't?

Er.............Paul Anka "When We Get There" off the top of my head

Cheers Paul

I'm starting to like this

I'm starting to like this

Oh My Gawd.

What a load of old tosh

you need to take a chill pill and stop being so sensitive on behalf of someone else.

Im a brickie and have been for 25 yrs ,like to think i do a decent job...but if i built a wall and it looked awful i'd take the critiscism and deservedly so!

whether this song is or was ever meant to be released aint the point Pete was making.

I believe he said he heard it at a party and could,nt believe what he was hearing.

Are you by any chance a mate of Eddie's or a member of "soul in sun" ??

My point was aimed at mrdarcy comment and in no way aimed at Pete.

Dont see how if i Know Eddy or if i'm a member of Soul in the Sun has anything to do with it.

I suppose it wouldn't have been such a bad idea, commercially speaking, if the new lyrics hadn't been quite so naff.

And, even worse, the whole thing is ruined by the dreadful backing vocals which sound like Chas & Dave.

Sorry but it's "thumbs down" from me.

What's next?

Paul Mooney,

Juke Box Jury

So I went to this birthday bash last night and the dj played - off a cd - a vocal version of The Champion by Tommy Hunt apparently called Soul In The Sun. Did I imagine this? Obviously knocked up last year but has anyone got it/heard it?

I probably know the answer to this already but I'll ask anyway. did ANYBODY dance to it Pete,

He made a few forgettable records, thats it.

He made some excellent records Trevski....and was great at the Kent 25th too!

As this was just a thing made for some of his friends I wouldn't worry about it - it's not as if it's being hyped as "the new northern soul sound" or anything.

I probably know the answer to this already but I'll ask anyway. did ANYBODY dance to it Pete,

I bet they were all up stomping, in synch, Pete, as well

I probably know the answer to this already but I'll ask anyway. did ANYBODY dance to it Pete,

Well it was more like a wedding reception than a soul do and they would have danced to anything...all the grannies were up on the floor dancing to The Snake as well

Well it was more like a wedding reception than a soul do and they would have danced to anything...all the grannies were up on the floor dancing to The Snake as well

Suppose it was handy you took your records along then Pete

So it is called " Soul In The Sun " is it ? .......

Obviously a " tribute " to the get together in the sun , where TH has been known to do a spot at in the past .......

Is this the " Agadoo " for the post amphet generation ? ........

Malc Burton

Yes Yes & the last one PMSL yes

Never a truer word spoken in jest

He made some excellent records Trevski....and was great at the Kent 25th too!

As this was just a thing made for some of his friends I wouldn't worry about it - it's not as if it's being hyped as "the new northern soul sound" or anything.

uuuummmmm, famous last words

Reminds me of Prestatyn when the person who runs Soul In The Sun was DJing on the radio and asked for requests to be texted in to him...

"Can you f*ck of back to Tenerife and take your shite records with you" was at least one of the responses.

f++kin brilliant

, might in acual fact be an attempt to sound like the horn off one of those long distance trains you get in the States?

Pete, please don't send me those pictures of hearing aids.

Think about it and use your imagination, don't you think it does sound like one of those train horns. Go on, admit it, I might be right.

Records with train impressions in them should be reserved for fans of Thomas the Tank Engine.

Records with train impressions in them should be reserved for fans of Thomas the Tank Engine.

True, but have you ever listened to those classic Blues tracks with train horn impressions, fantastic rhythm and remember, they say that's where our soul music evolved from. So, bring it on Thomas.

Tommy made a few tunes that weren't exactly 'big' on the scene, pretty odinary and run-of-the-mill.

Too true!!! Got to say ~ sorry ~ to all you Tommy Hunt fans..... but i don,t rate him at all and this ~ soul in the sun ~ is complete SHITE!!!

JB xx

Thats a bit strong Brav. He made a few forgettable records, thats it. I think Soul Sam, Richard S. Johnny manship, Adey Croasdell etc. have put far more into the soul scene than Mr. Hunt, IMHO.

Yeh!but none of the above would say it,T Hunt totaly fantastic singer in his day and a real nice fella`aswell.too many people dissin`him sad or what,are you not"human"...forgettable?.

Tommy made a few tunes that weren't exactly 'big' on the scene, pretty odinary and run-of-the-mill.

Too true!!! Got to say ~ sorry ~ to all you Tommy Hunt fans..... but i don,t rate him at all and this ~ soul in the sun ~ is complete SHITE!!!

JB xx

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heres the bit that may be of interest to you

bit of a catch all

but fits the bill here

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could you also add must be in black lettering, 10 pitch? (or is there a way to see everything plain text and html?)

Edited January 21, 200817 yr by Pete S

Yeh!but none of the above would say it,T Hunt totaly fantastic singer in his day and a real nice fella`aswell.too many people dissin`him sad or what,are you not"human"...forgettable?.

I,m sure he is a real nice fella not disputing that...... just expressing my opinion.....JB xx

I don't know if they got paid either but I'm certain we would have heard about it directly from the artists if they hadn't. And wouldn't it have been splashed all over the papers if they hadn't. You know what the Americans are like for suing each other over the tiniest of things. Did we see any actual claims for non-payment to these artists?

No, I stick by what I said earlier, even though it might not be the best example in the world I could have used.

https://www.francesnero.com/Frances_Nero_We...te/Reviews.html

Look about 2/3's down, I appreciate your trust in the recording company (or niavity) but this was from one google. don't think it would be that difficult to find more similar evidence.

I don't want this to turn into the usual discussion about you know who, just think it's better to have some semblance of fact behind our stories on here.

Tommy made a few tunes that weren't exactly 'big' on the scene, pretty odinary and run-of-the-mill.

Too true!!! Got to say ~ sorry ~ to all you Tommy Hunt fans..... but i don,t rate him at all and this ~ soul in the sun ~ is complete SHITE!!!

JB xx

I take it you are familiar with all his work, do you want to give us a list of his 10 most annoying records to you, then we can have better idea of what you are forming you'r opinion on.

Getting back to the closest thing to a topic this thread has, my opinion is Tommy Hunt has made some truly excellent music, some okay if a little MORish stuff, and some (not surprisingly tailor made for the Northern scene) I don't rate at all. I am not even going to listen to the track on here as it will just tarnish the recent memory of him from the Kent do, where although the ageing process had obviously had some impact on his vocals he still was a decent singer. I just hope, like the optimist Denbo, his Soul in The Sun connections are at least making him some money and if so good luck to them and him.

His Capitol and Atlantic 45 I would imagine would surprise many, and his version of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is becoming my favorite version, and there are a few good versions. Worth diggin a little deeper than Loving On The Losing Side (which actually on hearing at Kent do sounded a reasonable little disco number!) to get a better idea of the mans talents.

Edited January 21, 200817 yr by jocko

Lts not forget his Flamingoes stuff,the man is up there....and cool.

Jock mentioned the Capitol 45, this is absolutely brilliant and should be snapped up without hesitation: "I'll Make You happy", a superb beat ballad of the highest order. Personally, I love his version of Never Love A Robin...

Words Can Never Tell It - great tune by Tommy H

(my daughter better like it because somehow I've just managed to get it onto her list of ITunes oh god, what have I pressed )

Jock mentioned the Capitol 45, this is absolutely brilliant and should be snapped up without hesitation: "I'll Make You happy", a superb beat ballad of the highest order. Personally, I love his version of Never Love A Robin...

Never love a robin,me too allways have..........is this Capitol thing expencive Pete?

I take it you are familiar with all his work, do you want to give us a list of his 10 most annoying records to you, then we can have better idea of what you are forming you'r opinion on.

I am familiar with his work "yes" i would,nt say all of it because i,m not sure i do know all of it! But i know a majority of it and its just my opinion! As is yours!

JB

If you're flying to fooking Tenerife!

just to prove we ain't so mean to old Tommy ,how's about a thread to commemeorate his great choons??

I take it you are familiar with all his work, do you want to give us a list of his 10 most annoying records to you, then we can have better idea of what you are forming you'r opinion on.

Getting back to the closest thing to a topic this thread has, my opinion is Tommy Hunt has made some truly excellent music, some okay if a little MORish stuff, and some (not surprisingly tailor made for the Northern scene) I don't rate at all. I am not even going to listen to the track on here as it will just tarnish the recent memory of him from the Kent do, where although the ageing process had obviously had some impact on his vocals he still was a decent singer. I just hope, like the optimist Denbo, his Soul in The Sun connections are at least making him some money and if so good luck to them and him.

His Capitol and Atlantic 45 I would imagine would surprise many, and his version of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is becoming my favorite version, and there are a few good versions. Worth diggin a little deeper than Loving On The Losing Side (which actually on hearing at Kent do sounded a reasonable little disco number!) to get a better idea of the mans talents.

you made a man out of me......brilliant

Is this the " Agadoo " for the post amphet generation ? ........

Couldn't agree more!

Nothing against Tommy Hunt though, he's a great singer. He should be singing new songs, not lowering himself to the Ian Levine's level of ripping off well known classics! I think if songwritters/musicians and producers have not got any new ideas, they should pack it it!

Reminds me of Prestatyn when the person who runs Soul In The Sun was DJing on the radio and asked for requests to be texted in to him...

"Can you f*ck of back to Tenerife and take your shite records with you" was at least one of the responses.

As for the record I've heard worse, third window, footsie

actually I quite like it and go back 30 years and everyone would have been raving about it if the lyrics were a little different!

P.S MR Pete Smith - Thanks for the Mary Wells Pete- I prefer Barbara & brendas vewrsion of Never love a robin

actually I quite like it and go back 30 years and everyone would have been raving about it if the lyrics were a little different!

P.S MR Pete Smith - Thanks for the Mary Wells Pete- I prefer Barbara & brendas vewrsion of Never love a robin

Yeah it's great, well I like both versions to be honest.

This Champion vocal thing is starting to fall into the "so bad it's quite good" category. Anyone notice how absolutely FANTASTIC the recording of The Champion sounds on this though, it's as if it's been surgically enhanced!

Yeah it's great, well I like both versions to be honest.

This Champion vocal thing is starting to fall into the "so bad it's quite good" category. Anyone notice how absolutely FANTASTIC the recording of The Champion sounds on this though, it's as if it's been surgically enhanced!

can you cut me an acetate Pete ASAP?

can you cut me an acetate Pete ASAP?

BUMP

for one reason - listen to it, if you can, until Tommy sings (something like) "Come on sax man" and the sax solo hits straight away and it sounds BRILLIANT!

Sooooooul In The Sun...