Posted December 5, 200816 yr Hello, Does anyone know if I'm Catching On by Betty Lloyd is currently available on any CD compilation? Cheers, Jon
December 5, 200816 yr Hello, Does anyone know if I'm Catching On by Betty Lloyd is currently available on any CD compilation? Cheers, Jon It's on 'The Stafford Story' on Goldmine - not sure whether it's still available though.
December 7, 200816 yr Hello, Does anyone know if I'm Catching On by Betty Lloyd is currently available on any CD compilation? Cheers, Jon Have the 45" in mint condition. Beautiful looking record and label. Selling it in new year. PM me if you interested.
December 7, 200816 yr It's on 'The Stafford Story' on Goldmine - not sure whether it's still available though. Was a Colin Curtis "last hour" Blackpool Mecca spin way before Stafford played it!
December 7, 200816 yr Have the 45" in mint condition. Beautiful looking record and label. Selling it in new year. PM me if you interested. Jon just sent you a PM. Am happy to do you a copy onto CD
December 7, 200816 yr Was a Colin Curtis "last hour" Blackpool Mecca spin way before Stafford played it! For stuff like this Epic was there a quick turnover or did stuff like this get played for a while at Mecca? My understanding of the Mecca, which is pretty sparse to be honest, was turn over was frightening, so was wondering if a record had to gain some quick popularity to get a few plays or were there certain things they stucj with?
December 7, 200816 yr For stuff like this Epic was there a quick turnover or did stuff like this get played for a while at Mecca? My understanding of the Mecca, which is pretty sparse to be honest, was turn over was frightening, so was wondering if a record had to gain some quick popularity to get a few plays or were there certain things they stucj with? It was played for a long time - but it was not played every week - it was "mothballed" every now & then. Just when you thought it may have been dropped Colin would play it again as an unexpected treat. It was the same for records like George Wydell, Major Harris, Leroy Britten, John Stansbury, Earnest Mosely etc. BTW Betty Lloyd is just such a brilliant record & evokes so many happy memories for me & all that "last hour" generation from The Highland Room.
December 7, 200816 yr It was played for a long time - but it was not played every week - it was "mothballed" every now & then. Just when you thought it may have been dropped Colin would play it again as an unexpected treat. It was the same for records like George Wydell, Major Harris, Leroy Britten, John Stansbury, Earnest Mosely etc. BTW Betty Lloyd is just such a brilliant record & evokes so many happy memories for me & all that "last hour" generation from The Highland Room. I bought it for the other side....show's how much I know
December 7, 200816 yr Never heard this until I started out again in 2002. It always reminds me of These Old Shoes and Soul In The City, Martin Thomson used to play it.
December 7, 200816 yr Hello, Does anyone know if I'm Catching On by Betty Lloyd is currently available on any CD compilation? Cheers, Jon Would you like mp3 file???
December 8, 200816 yr It was played for a long time - but it was not played every week - it was "mothballed" every now & then. Just when you thought it may have been dropped Colin would play it again as an unexpected treat. It was the same for records like George Wydell, Major Harris, Leroy Britten, John Stansbury, Earnest Mosely etc. BTW Betty Lloyd is just such a brilliant record & evokes so many happy memories for me & all that "last hour" generation from The Highland Room. .....plus Bernie Williams, Denise Keeble and Beverly Wheeler to think of a few more. I bet a last hour @ The Mecca thread would throw up a few more surprises.......I don't remember the John Stansbury record though? Any good? Ian D
December 8, 200816 yr .....plus Bernie Williams, Denise Keeble and Beverly Wheeler to think of a few more. I bet a last hour @ The Mecca thread would throw up a few more surprises.......I don't remember the John Stansbury record though? Any good? Ian D Yea was/is a good tune - kind of funky floater - not heard it played out for a long time.
December 9, 200816 yr Yea was/is a good tune - kind of funky floater - not heard it played out for a long time. Is that " I can't believe " ? If so very good , Sam Dees penned isn't it ? Best,Eddie
December 9, 200816 yr Is that " I can't believe " ? If so very good , Sam Dees penned isn't it ? Best,Eddie Not sure about the writer - sold my copy many moons ago.................. at the end of the record Mr Stansbury is wailing - "she took my shirt, she took my tie & said bye bye bye..........she took the whole thing" etc.
December 10, 200816 yr Is that " I can't believe " ? If so very good , Sam Dees penned isn't it ? Best,Eddie It was penned by John Stanberry Jr. not Sam Dees and came out on Stanlos, presumably his own label.
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Hello,
Does anyone know if I'm Catching On by Betty Lloyd is currently available on any CD compilation?
Cheers,
Jon