Guest Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) ============= expressions on EMI steve,,,i think this is great..got 2 demos for sale ...as well...how long do you think ill have them for? I was browsing through an old copy of Blues & Soul last night - issue # 191 / May 4th 1976 to be precise - which had / has an advert , placed by top soul label of the day , Spark Records , for the following record ....... Bill Purcell & The Nashville Sweat Band - " Now " - Spark SRL 1142 The advert shows a mock Post office telegram , with the wording " Now The Nashhville Sweat Band is a Northern Disco smash - Richard Searling " ........ The write up for the record decribes it as " one of those purple , lush orchestrations , which swell and blaze with piano arppegios , flute solos , string ripples ,and brass bashes - the lot set against a funky unrelenting percussion chuck chucks , not to mention the breathy girl choir aah - aahing and do - it nowing to great effect " ......... The advertising genius at Spark really earned his luncheon vouchers for that copy ...... If this record was " endorsed " by Richard , and more so , played by him at WC and other venues , I cannot recall it under that title or artist , so it may have been a possible cover up ....... Can anybody help by throwing light on to what this record was if was covered , and if so , post a sound clip ( if one should exist ) , as I have great expectations for it , following the sales pitch in the advert , as I am afraid I might have missed a classic ....... Malc Burton Edited March 12, 2008 by Malc Burton Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 post split from orig thread at mals request Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
ChrisOD1964 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 think it was released on PEER LABEL aswell chris Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wiganer1 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I was browsing through an old copy of Blues & Soul last night - issue # 191 / May 4th 1976 to be precise - which had / has an advert , placed by top soul label of the day , Spark Records , for the following record ....... Bill Purcell & The Nashville Sweat Band - " Now " - Spark SRL 1142 The advert shows a mock Post office telegram , with the wording " Now The Nashhville Sweat Band is a Northern Disco smash - Richard Searling " ........ The write up for the record decribes it as " one of those purple , lush orchestrations , which swell and blaze with piano arppegios , flute solos , string ripples ,and brass bashes - the lot set against a funky unrelenting percussion chuck chucks , not to mention the breathy girl choir aah - aahing and do - it nowing to great effect " ......... The advertising genius at Spark really earned his luncheon vouchers for that copy ...... If this record was " endorsed " by Richard , and more so , played by him at WC and other venues , I cannot recall it under that title or artist , so it may have been a possible cover up ....... Can anybody help by throwing light on to what this record was if was covered , and if so , post a sound clip ( if one should exist ) , as I have great expectations for it , following the sales pitch in the advert , as I am afraid I might have missed a classic ....... Malc Burton ========== hi malc ... it does exist.. pulled it out the box ,,knew i had it somewhere!...uk spark as quoted Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ady Croasdell Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 He had one called Heartbeat that wasn't up to much, i can't remember Now at all Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wiganer1 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 He had one called Heartbeat that wasn't up to much, i can't remember Now at all === hi ady....u'd hardly raise a 'murmur' at now..its not very good mate... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ficklefingers Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 He had one called Heartbeat that wasn't up to much, i can't remember Now at all Wasn't that a SPAR release !?! Pretty certain !! An Instrumental (!?!) (Not so certain..) And wasn't it with an 's' as in Pursell ?? Cor.. I'm really pushing the limits of the memory on this one. Thinking on.. I can't recall seeing it for sale since.. well, probably when it was 'popular' (mid-seventies) so bet it would easily fetch three figures on eBay if listed. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Russ Smith Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wasn't that a SPAR release !?! Pretty certain !! An Instrumental (!?!) (Not so certain..) And wasn't it with an 's' as in Pursell ?? Cor.. I'm really pushing the limits of the memory on this one. Thinking on.. I can't recall seeing it for sale since.. well, probably when it was 'popular' (mid-seventies) so bet it would easily fetch three figures on eBay if listed. Your memory serves you well ! Bill Pursell..... Heartbeat....... Spar 9008 Covered up as Sons of Moses " Soul Stomping" Massive for Soul Sam 78/79 at Peterboro Fleet, Wirrina, St Ives all dayers etc etc. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest martyn Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wasn't that a SPAR release !?! Pretty certain !! An Instrumental (!?!) (Not so certain..) And wasn't it with an 's' as in Pursell ?? Cor.. I'm really pushing the limits of the memory on this one. Thinking on.. I can't recall seeing it for sale since.. well, probably when it was 'popular' (mid-seventies) so bet it would easily fetch three figures on eBay if listed. Correct its on Spar & was covered up as Soul Stomping by The Sons Of Moses.Its very hard to come by.Not everyones cup of tea,but I paid £200 for mine. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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