Tony Smith

There was deffo a few more in the states at the time, a guy I got Joe Matthews(Kool Kat) off had 3 copies, all went to doo-wop collectors, I balked at $350, silly me.

True also, I've been playing it on and off since the mid-nineties after getting one cheap of Pat Brady £10, an old Searling spin from 75-76

Hey up Pete! Don't suppose you remember you still owe me a copy of Jimmy Gresham on Teri-De?

I'll try to find it for and post details.

True but, the scratched in legend "do not play" was scratched into the master as it was pressed rather than scratched, hope that makes sense??

True! Although I don't keep my Whitackers Almanac of American Vocal groups at work anymore. I don't fancy Arsenal or Chelsea. You out on the lash with Mr. Withers then?

Ooops, should've googled before I leapt! Poets/Insiders were the same group I have "Stuck on You" Red Bird credited to both.

Thought the MGM group (at least) was from New York and wasn't Cuba Gooding with them?

Heh, heh, hijacking threads is what I love/hate about the scene! Waiting for taxi to take me to the aeropuerto

"Stop..." is the B-side to "Thunderball", got it on curved logo, got "Keys.." on curved too, gave my old boxed one to Dave Moore many, many moons back

'Fraid not!

I'm sure John M. said he'll take a mint copy of Magnetics at 75.

It was an Ion record, discovered by Barrie Waddington, yes Eric Mercury C/U

I'll be playing this at Lifeline on Saturday also

"Lucky to be Loved" off Soul Portrait L.P. RCA as Ted says, some other good tracks too.

Another gone, such a shame R.I.P.

Great as is the flip "Baby I Wanna Back Track" anyone seen Hercules 101?

Keep us posted Dave, this guy has had a few hundred quids worth off me, though I took the money out of my paypal account as soon as it went in, I haven't heard from them with reference to this guy.

Great review by the way! Are you sure it was 1996? as most of the sounds touted as newies (good & bad) were being punted about at least 5-10 years before?

Think you'll find that was Charlie Williams! sadly no longer with us. Lovelaces' hair has been discussed earlier, I do remember him wearing a rather "natty" white suit with diamante trimmed lapels.

Lovelace Watkins (1938-1995) was a Las Vegas-based singer and performer who achieved fame in America as well as in Europe and Australia. Watkins was born in 1938 to a 14-year-old mother then raised by his grandmother in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He studied microbiology at Rutgers University and also trained as a boxer. His operatically trained and signature booming voice reminiscent of a swinging Paul Robeson took him to Europe where he drove a Rolls Royce and became a superstar who gave a Command Performance for the Queen. The London Times called him "the best entertainer on earth." In South Africa, where he received 2 gold albums, he was given a public parade - an unprecedented reception for a black entertainer at the height of Apartheid. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1961 while promoting his album "The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins" [1], music arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis. Lovelace recorded 9 albums both in the United States and in Europe. Full of hubris, Lovelace believed thought he would sing forever. But back in the States, bad business decisions and a Hollywood screen test that never transpired led to his cleaning offices and singing at various functions in Las Vegas before dying of leukemia in 1995.[1]

Thursdays it was, I used to DJ with Terry alternating with Danny Everard, great way to kick off the weekend!!

Hi Paul. How long is Curnow over for and have you got a number for him, least I could do is buy him a beer! T

We know that Mel has put all that behind him and is now the Suduko champ (East Lancs.)