What a super dancer this was, and still is, but now apparently almost completely forgotten.

Can anyone please provide a complete UK discography of his releases, both as Little Dooley and Dooley Silverspoon ?

Indeed did any of his Little Dooley records get a release in the UK or Europe ?

Edited July 11, 200817 yr by sunnysoul

Dunno 'bout the UK sunnysoul but I have "Game Players" on the Dooley Silverspoon LP on Dutch President

Bit of biographical info and a few quotes on the back of the sleeve apparantly his main ambition in life was "to become,monstrous Dooley !"

Cheers Paul

What a super dancer this was, and still is, but now apparently almost completely forgotten.

Can anyone please provide a complete UK discography of his releases, both as Little Dooley and Dooley Silverspoon ?

Indeed did any of his Little Dooley records get a release in the UK or Europe ?

Fabulous deep/slow flip.

Jordi

Now this is the sort of 70's track I like...very happy memories of this...Whitchurch all dayer springs to mind

Now this is the sort of 70's track I like...very happy memories of this...Whitchurch all dayer springs to mind

Stroud Allayers for me.

I dont think I've ever played the other side, so will have to dig it out and have a listen Jordi.

pulled it out a couple of nghts ago and have neer listened to the flip.

Game players could be a contender for Djing next month

Always loved it and a memory jerker!

Here you go Sunnysoul:

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1002 BUMP ME BABY / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1015 AS LONG AS YOU KNOW / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1020 LET ME BE THE NO. 1 / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1022 GAME PLAYERS / BELIEVE IN ME

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1023 WHAT IN THE WORLD / BUILDING MY WORLD AROUND YOU

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1025 CLOSER TO LOVING YOU / IT'S SERIOUS

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1027 MR. DELUXE / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY & BURTON JEAN SEVILLE 1017 AMERICAN MUSIC / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY & BURTON JEAN SEVILLE 1024 AM I LOSING YOU / PT 2

Edited July 11, 200817 yr by sitc01

Now this is the sort of 70's track I like...very happy memories of this...Whitchurch all dayer springs to mind

Only got to Whitchurch once, went on train. Less than a hour and half in the place to get the train home.

f...k knows how many times we had to change!

P.s. I still love Game Players.

Edited July 11, 200817 yr by davetay

Now this is the sort of 70's track I like...very happy memories of this...Whitchurch all dayer springs to mind

Never thought i would see that statement on here

Great tune though First heard it at a mates house before i was even in to Northern & loved it from the off.

Managed to get a dj copy last year off ebay for next to nothing, probably not a rare dj but i had never personally managed to come across one till then, only the issue.

Presume it was UK/Europe only ? Or did it ever get a US release ?

Edited July 12, 200817 yr by Bogue

LP came out on UK as well.

LP came out on UK as well.

Hadn't really thought about it before, & presuming neither the single or the LP had a US release, i wonder why ? He was a US artist & lived in the US so can't see why the powers that be thought it would only be a hit over here ?

Found this little bit, https://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Dooley%20Silverspoon.html anyone know anymore ?

Hadn't really thought about it before, & presuming neither the single or the LP had a US release, i wonder why ? He was a US artist & lived in the US so can't see why the powers that be thought it would only be a hit over here ?

Found this little bit, https://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Dooley%20Silverspoon.html anyone know anymore ?

well the webpage is wrong about his discography given that he had a bunch of records before north bay and the north bay even came out on the ruby label first. the picture is interesting though.

well the webpage is wrong about his discography given that he had a bunch of records before north bay and the north bay even came out on the ruby label first. the picture is interesting though.

Can you enlighten us some more Bob ? Don't suppose you know why this period of his career seemed to be UK dominated do you ?

Sure, as our agent over there, you can find out

Appologise to everyone if all this is well known, it isn't to me, but then most things arn't !

Can you enlighten us some more Bob ? Don't suppose you know why this period of his career seemed to be UK dominated do you ?

Sure, as our agent over there, you can find out

Appologise to everyone if all this is well known, it isn't to me, but then most things arn't !

I actually never heard game players until I bought some UK CD, I can't remember what CD it was, it was a 2cd compilation of 70s modern cuts. In the US, his hit was "it's got to be now or never" (which is a fantastic record if you don't know it, one of my favorite records of all time), it is common on the north bay label and hard to find on the earlier ruby label. I occasionally find some of his 45s in Chicago on the cotton label. But he had several collectable 60s northern records before on koko, right? That's what I was saying about that webpage being wrong about his first record being "it's got to be now or never". I have no idea why he became a UK-focused artist. "Game players" does have that sort of UK-pop soul sound, at least to my ears.

There was another record on Seville taht was played out - 'Mighty Love Man' by Black Stash. Bet that is never heard out these days?

Can you enlighten us some more Bob ? Don't suppose you know why this period of his career seemed to be UK dominated do you ?

Sure, as our agent over there, you can find out

in feb 1976 let me be the number one love was a minor uk hit reaching no 44. i think thats why they tried to repeat the trick over here with a bunch of 45s that never saw the light of day in

the states. the first 45s came out on cotton in the usa but after bump me baby made the

soul charts his records meant nothing across the pond

dave

Dooley Silverspoon was known as Little Dooley on Baylor, Koko, Red Ruby etc

in feb 1976 let me be the number one love was a minor uk hit reaching no 44. i think thats why they tried to repeat the trick over here with a bunch of 45s that never saw the light of day in

the states. the first 45s came out on cotton in the usa but after bump me baby made the

soul charts his records meant nothing across the pond

dave

monster at wigan in the latter part of its life

kev

Hadn't really thought about it before, & presuming neither the single or the LP had a US release, i wonder why ? He was a US artist & lived in the US so can't see why the powers that be thought it would only be a hit over here ?

Found this little bit, https://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Dooley%20Silverspoon.html anyone know anymore ?

the album did get a u.s release thats the way it was originally played here from the album

Here you go Sunnysoul:

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1002 BUMP ME BABY / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1015 AS LONG AS YOU KNOW / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1020 LET ME BE THE NO. 1 / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1022 GAME PLAYERS / BELIEVE IN ME

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1023 WHAT IN THE WORLD / BUILDING MY WORLD AROUND YOU

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1025 CLOSER TO LOVING YOU / IT'S SERIOUS

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY SEVILLE 1027 MR. DELUXE / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY & BURTON JEAN SEVILLE 1017 AMERICAN MUSIC / PT 2

SILVERSPOON, DOOLEY & BURTON JEAN SEVILLE 1024 AM I LOSING YOU / PT 2

Also should point out that the U.S. 12" of the full version of "Am I Losing You" is one of the rarest 12"ers ever! A great Soulful duet and dancefloor killer whenever played in the right circles..........

Ian D

at that time of those seville releases there were all dayers at dudley zoo im sure neil rushton was the promoter, one day everyone thru the door was given a u.k bump me baby promo everyone was like woooo it should have been game players is there a story behind that neil?......

all i can say is i made the mistake of buying she's so fine on baylor thinking it was the other one !! but i have just looked on manships site and to my amazment he wants 150 i personly was thinking i purchased a puppy so to speak as i dont like it ' so am pretty pleased now ' growing on me allready

Edited July 15, 200817 yr by mepaul50

There was another record on Seville taht was played out - 'Mighty Love Man' by Black Stash. Bet that is never heard out these days?

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check out my top 30 oldies on 'all about the soul' is in there and being spun by me - awesome haunting 70s!!!

Game Players originally played off LP at the Casino as a new release, came out in Uk as 45 due to massive demand, not released as a 45 in the States.

Also started getting plays again, heard it out a few times recently.

Edited July 15, 200817 yr by funkyfeet

Game Players originally played off LP at the Casino as a new release, came out in Uk as 45 due to massive demand, not released as a 45 in the States.

Also started getting plays again, heard it out a few times recently.

If I remeber correctly was first played at The Mecca (Colin Curtis) then it was picked up by dj's a Wigan

Edited July 15, 200817 yr by Dave Thorley