Sebastian

You're damn right about that!

The Minit recording is absolutely superb. The one on Keyman is one of my pet-hate soul tunes, I simply can't stand it.

Shoud be about £40-£60. Got myself a copy for $40 not long ago, but that was a cheap one.

I absolutely love this! Has got both Edgar and Johnny Winter playing on it as well, those guys sure were productive during these years.

There are copies all over the place, Manship has got it at £15, Craig Moerer at $20, and here's a nice buy-it-now eBay copy at $9.99: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=250100987471

And a very, very fine CD it indeed is. I wasn't knocking it, was just a bit surprised (as I suppose you was!) about the inclusion of the fast version. That sure is sad. Think we've sold 20 copies or so in the store I work in here in Sweden. Most of them to people who otherwise buy almost exclusively "traditional" soul stuff. Canada would make sense. But where does the Witches & The Warlock 45 fit in with the Byron Lee connection? With the Shout 45 being Rick Hall produced and the Capitol one having Robert Banks involvement, the tunes like "I Gotta Get There", "Inspired To Love You", "I Can't Stop" etc. must've come out on US labels prior to having a jamaican releases don't you think? Will keep a look-out for a jamaican issue of "Can't Believe You're Gone".

So... is BRA a jamaican or US label? If it's a US label... what was the original jamaican label for "I Can't Believe You're Gone"?

I think we're now talking about both... "I Can't Believe That You're Gone" (on BRA) and "I Won't Let You Go" (on Kentone) are different tunes.

...and also... there are two different versions of "I Won't Let You Go". Just speculating here, but perhaps one of them is on BRA and the slightly slower (and in my opinion much better) one on Kentone? Tony... help us out!

Yes, that sure is a nice flipside. But wouldn't mind to have "Soon You'll Be Gone" on BRA as the flipside on that one is "Can't Believe You're Gone". Wasn't BRA a jamaican label? Have always thought that it for example was the jamaican release for Witches & The Warlocks "Behind Locked Doors". But... I honestly don't know...

Utterly superb tune! Just out of interest, what's the US label for this? Have got it on a nice picture sleeved United Artists Holland release myself. Sorry, not for sale.

As far as US releases goes, I've seen "Keep My Woman Home" on (and I also think this is the order of release): Atlas white demo Atlas blue issue Atlas multi-coloured issue Atteru white demo Atteru issue Unity issue What's the deal with the blue Atlas copies with poor sound quality, are these bootlegs? Sounds muffled as hell! Here's a scan of the Unity release (which says "formerly on Atas [sic!] Records" on the label so obviously a reissue of some sort): Atlas multi-coloured issue: Atteru white demo: Atteru issue:

Nice! Wouldn't mind one copy each of these myself if anyone's selling.

No, different song.

Jimmy Bo is first class Florida soul, Bobby Powell is r&b-ish, Johnny Copeland is deepest of the deep. I'll throw up sound clips in a minute.

Don't know if you mean my "DJ box", I don't have that one handy right now... but here are the first 15 records in the box right next to me, pretty much what I've played so far today: Jimmy Bo Horne - If We Were Still Together - ALSTON Persians - I Don't Know How (To Fall Out Of Love) - GWP Towanda Barnes - If I'm Guilty - GROOVY Notations - I Can't Stop - TWINIGHT James Brown - Coldblooded - POLYDOR Elmore James - Rollin And Tumblin - FIRE Barrino Brothers - Trapped In A Love - INVICTUS Doris Troy - I'll Do Anything - CALLA Main Ingredient - Everything Man - POWER EXCHANGE (UK) Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - You're All I Need To Make It - CAPSOUL Falcons - Good Good Feeling - BIG WHEEL Charles Brimmer - Just Another Morning - CHELSEA Johnny Copeland - You're Gonna Reap Just What You Sow - WAND Bobby Powell (with Jackie Johnson) - I'm Gonna Leave You - WHIT Gwen McCrae - Doin' It - ATLANTIC (UK) and playing right now: Jerry Washington - Let Me Get Close To You - EXCELLO

https://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/ovide.htm Doesn't mention the Skipper Lee one though, which is Ovide 333.

Sorry, have only heard "California Soul" from that 45, but I've seen a label scan and seem to remember that it's the R Dean Taylor written "Window Shopping".

Messengers - Window Shopping / California Soul - SOUL 35037

I really like that one. Nice psyched-out kind of sweet soul. Have never seen an issue copy either.

It's been selling for £150-£250 for quite a while now, but £457 is "a bit much".

No, sorry. It sold on October the 11th of 2006 and had item #200033980268 but eBay only archive auctions for about 90 days. I was the second highest bidder and it was in VG+ condition. Really wish I had bid higher... I have the 12", but it kind of "gets lost" among my LPs so seldom play it. Both sides are great though!

That's ridiculous. The latest copy of the 7" that sold on eBay (only a bunch of months ago) went for about $75.

"No Limit" was issued as the b-side to "Guess Who's Back In Town" on MERCURY 74013 in 1978. That's the 7", don't know if there's a 12" or if it was included on any LP.

Don't bring "The Snake" into this. It's a decent tune, but has got tricky beat and is a bit moody, so usually brings the mood down. That's all I'm saying.