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I live in Chertsey and never heard about that one, SC - can you enlighten? The nearest thing I remember was a Saturday evening one-off Soul event last year(?) in the Kings Head pub (Guildford St. opposite Woolies) ~ typically, I wasn't around that week-end and couldn't go

...or maybe Doris Duke's I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

Does it get more serious (or deeper) than Linda Jones' version of FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE?

You're right, Pete, it doesn't. For exactly the reasons you state. There's some similarity though and it's very likely that there were similarities in the musicians at both the sessions.

Couldn't stand the vocal to THE HORSE ~ Cliff Nobles (LOVE IS ALL RIGHT)...but I haven't played it in 30 years, so it might have improved (or I might have mellowed)...

Not a bad judge, Tony - given that Oasis were (are?) musically hapless and sterile...

Someone with a bit of savvy! I fully expect this to be a monster UK pop hit within 2 months I never bought the single (it's from 1969), but it does appear on KP's Trojan LP "Jimmy Brown" (TRLS80 ~ released in 1973)

I reckon you'd be on your own there, Pete - I've got a load of favourites on both Bamboo and Banana...though nowhere a full catalogue of either. It all started when I bought BAM1 Others can listen to most tunes here... https://www.reggaehitthetown.com/BambooF.htm ...and here... https://www.reggaehitthetown.com/BananaF.htm

Thanks Tim - another I haven't heard in a few years...

I had Dr. Ring Ding as a ringtone on a work mobile phone a coupla years back. The purpose of having this ringtone was to annoy people. It did

I don't think the Soul Brothers ever made a dud track, did they?

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I've got about 4 different versions by Alton Ellis - but not with me...

I caught the whole show - plugged the PC into the stereo - and (true to his word) Big G played 60s, 70s and 80s stuff.

It's simple for me. I'd rather have the collection I've worked for, hunted down, bought, been given or been sent above anyone else's. I don't do it for the smugness rating or one upmanship and I've rarely played out... Having said that, there are always a few small regrets and a touch of envy over individual records I hear about that others have and I missed out on. But not many.

It is pretty good, Jules - in fact it's an excellent tune (IT'S BURKE'S LAW) - I assume so-called in honour of the U.S. TV series "Burke's Law" (I remember watching that as a kid... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke's_Law I only have IBL on a Prince Buster "Best of..." CD "Here Comes The Bride" I'm not familiar with...not his version anyway...

I wouldn't have considered R&L, Malc - but I reckon I'd agree with you on all of those and would add Le Pamplemousse's GET YOUR BOOM BOOM (AROUND THE ROOM) on U.S. Avi as another goodie of theirs. I bought the "Seven Deadly Sins" L.P. having heard and bought the LUST single in my local shop (God! That's a long time since!)...took several plays for the album to hit home though. An earlier album - Brazil (1975) - was a little lighter in weight though...

Oh yes...I know this from the Toe2Toe album with Peter Hunni(n)gale. I can't listen (unless I tune in via Firefox), but recall that the LB tunes on this set are pretty decent - even and especially his cut of KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN

Hope it went well, mate - I couldn't tune in as I was wasting my time at White Hart Lane yesterday...

In the black music desert that was Radio One back then (is it the same today?), this was essential listening - I always enjoyed his hook-up with a U.S. station and it was on DS's show that I first heard Professor Longhair's BIG CHIEF (I'm pretty certain it was electric piano or organ-based, rather than piano, but I've never found a copy of this version)

Alton Ellis did two versions in 1970 - one for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and again for arch-rival Duke Reid. Winston Francis also did a version for Studio One. All 3 very soulful Jamaican versions. A cheesy version by Kenny G turned up in 1986...

Didn't Maxie re-tread this in the 90s?

:lol: ...and who was this bloke?

Well, I can say is that it was a Harry Johnson production from 1973 - I never had it on single, but Tapir's notes it as aUK release on the (surprise, surprise) Harry J label: HJ 6650 Zap Pow - Lottery Spin // Version Producer: Harry Johnson 1973 https://www.xs4all.nl/~tapirs/harryj7.htm No idea of price / value - sorry