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was a counterfeit ever done of it, apart from the soul fox jobbies?

velly nice. could we have some info on billy as well, please?

Looking for info on this: Gladys Knight & The Pips - Danger (Gordy?) Heard it on a mate's compilation & it sounded more like Tina Turner that Gladys. Great tune though...

He's got the voice, great stage presence & he's dressed very tastefully, that black frock coat is a lot more elegant than some of the 'get ups' these chaps wear.

HIGH VOLTAGE Judge for yourselves. There's no denying that bass intro & listening to the socially conscious lyrics, I think they're having a swipe at that lump of saccharine 'Country Roads' by the Pinochet loving frustrated pilot, John Denver.

I was after a Mirettes - He's Alright With Me on Mirwood & my Ebay search led me to this copy on Soul Fox. He's got several Soul Fox things on there, all decribed as 'US issues'. Can't get the Ebay link to work.

You sure they were all white? I had the album too & I seem to remember them looking like something from Hair.

Just been blown away by that YouTube clip of them singing Such Misery. What a performance! All credit to the band too. These guys must have rehearsed & rehearsed in order to recreate that haunting sound. I noticed there was a black guitarrist playing one of those big Gretch type instruments. Is he a Precision? Anyway, my question is; how much should I expect to fork out for a nice minty demo of this tune? Nothing on Ebay right now. M

on this scene there are undoubtedly people with vast knowledge, but acquiring rare soul knowledge is rather like studying picasso's guernika, everytime you cast an eye over it you'll find some little detail that had gone unnoticed before. it's like an inexhaustible canvas, there'll always be gaps to fill in. what am I on this morning? must be the coffee...

sweet music - chris cerf The vocal has a Len Barry feel to it. One of my fave sounds in 1977. I admitted to Pete Smith that I found Footsee quite exhilarating listening to it on his podcast. I did & still do think Gary Lewis is shite though.

when I saw the the wife beating bit, I immediately thought of jerry lee, got me signals crossed. would you say jerry lee was better than the carstairs pete? :-) M

jerry lewis... gary lewis? are we at cross purposes here? johnny vanelli was a monster. I still think it sounds good today. strap me to that pillory...

really? I always thought this very soulful. tremendous vocal, great brass/bass... a searling spin? M

Sorry I should rephrase that, I'm giving the impression I think it's a worn out oldie, whereas I actually wanted to ask if it was considered as such, or not. Spanglish interference I'm afraid...

Gracias gentlemen. Just heard it on Pete's podcast & it sounds great... bloody great...

LIVING A LIE - VERVE Any info on this? Rarity, issues, demos. Considered a worn out oldie or what? Gracias, M

makes you realise how terribly complicated it's all become. or perhaps it hasn't really. lots of barracking back then too... we're a bunch of barrackers!!

superb stuff. didn't think detroit soul's all of my life was that early on... M

great pic. the expression on your face says it all, roccia. should be denounced as a form of torture, the iraqis at abu greiv got off lightly I think.

Don't apologise Albert, their valenciano/castellano is a lot worse! ;-) All-Nighter impossible this time. Had to cancel my room. I'm shitting in the milk, amigo. M

do people still use telephones? M

It was on a another thread billy. I was just making a tongue in cheek comment about all these 'iconic' urban tribes, & rightly or wrongly connecting it to this thread. in the 70's I belonged to the northern soul community, dressing a certain way, livin' the nightlife etc; my father listened to lena horne, shirley bassey & irish country & western. buggered if I was gonna listen that, I considered it hideous & still do, with the exception of lena horne of course. who is chabby dodds? please forgive me if it's a daft question, but I live in a land that must divest itself of its culture in order to be on a par with blighty. I'm looking at my coat.

a pop tune with a slightly jazzy vocal, do you think? I used to love hearing it at around 6.30am, when you knew things were winding up & started tthinking about that hideous journey home. fond memories of this one.

If we're to believe what imberboy says, children shouldn't be listening to their parents' music, otherwise we'd have seriously iconic urban tribes like chavs listening to whatever chav progenitors listen to. Perish the thought. On a more serious note, I never had kids, so I can't comment.

why would anybody boot this?