Sebastian

Nice! Wrong sleeve though...

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A fantastic tune. The psych / "freakrock" crowd is going apeshit over it. "Gypsy" is a 45 only track if I remember correctly but that "Chequered" a.k.a. "New Revelation" LP is very in-demand.

It's on the "The Exciting Wilson Pickett" LP.

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Great stuff, Kristian!

Ian, please check your PMs when you get a minute.

The original 7" version on TWO GUITARS.

There is an exhaustive (to put it mildly) book written about the UK jazz-funk/jazz-dance scene by Mark Cotgrove ("Snowboy") which was published in 2009: "From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: The History of the UK Jazz Dance Scene" Here's a link to amazon: https://www.amazon.co...27746056&sr=8-1

Thanks, Pete! I've got the "Zola" 45 so that must be where I recognise it from. It's been driving me nuts that I couldn't think of what it was!

I've got a copy of the Skull Snaps "I'm Your Pimp" bootleg 45 here in front of me and it is supposed to play the "short" version on one side and the "long" version on the other. But the "long" side plays something totally different: a seemingly unrelated uptempo latin soul dancer. It sounds very familiar, but I can't place it. Does anyone of you know what it is? Short soundclip:

Wow! Those envelopes look really cool! Here's one from Fame Records that recently was on eBay:

Yes it's, on Poker. Holland-only as far as I know. EDIT: Sorry, just double-checked. It's available on italian DURIUM as well.

It's available on a 12": https://www.discogs.com/Dorando-Listen-To-My-Song-Didnt-I/release/812326

I've only got one mailer and it's from Ardent, but only vaguely soul-related via the Stax connection I guess.

Ben E. King is a truly incredible artist in my opinion and despite his huge hits during the early 60s, he is still one of the most mis-represented and undervalued artists of the "soul giants" as far as his later career is concerned. The majority of his ATCO recordings from 1964 to 1969 are nothing less than exceptional, but I've never seen a decent compilation (put together by someone who is serious about what they're doing) made out of that material. They are always too heavily focused on his early recordings. I once did a CD for myself with 28 of his lesser known tracks (24 of those were from 1964-1969, and no "Stand By Me" in sight). It is one of my most played CDs. Ben E. King deserves a compilation just like the one that Kent/Ace recently did for Arthur Conley. Just a few mentions from me: "It's Amazing", "Forgive This Fool", "It's No Good For Me", "So Much Love", "'Til I Can't Take It Anymore", "What Can A Man Do", "It Ain't Fair", "We Got A Thing Going On" (with Dee Dee Sharp) etc. Fantastic stuff.

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Good call!

Don't have the 45 myself so just throwing this out there... might be the following 45 from 1969? Orsa Lia - Love's The Only Answer / World I Used To Know - UNITED ARTISTS 50514

Haven't heard this in a long time and it is sounding very good today!

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Great night that. How would it be possible NOT to dance to it? Mindblowing tune! The other side is a bit too happy-go-lucky for my taste.