Girthdevon

Thats yer man - C&W finest - in his prime too !!! Reminds me of The Hoff all praise be !!

Mac Davis

By the looks of it Steve, the Sunday afternoon is the one that will be purely crossover, being billed as the 'Kings Of Crossover'. Girf

I'd go with this too - always surprises a few when spun. I'm surprised its not a bigger record than it is !! Girf

Is that 'monster shit' rare OR monster 'shit rare' Dodge Girfy

Spot on Jock Girf

From an Old School Hip Hop site Rap music has always existed as an element of Hip Hop since the culture's birth in the early 1970s. The first rappers (called MCs) would rap over funk, reggae, dub, soul, and disco beats and would hold spontaneous rhyming battles that were meant to verbally attack an opponent called "freestyles" (freestyling and flowing were words used to describe the impromptu vocal delivery). Artists that laid the template for such aggressive spoken word set to a funky beat include James Brown, Gil Scott-Heron, The Watts Prophets, and The Last Poets. By the spring of 1979, the first rap record surfaced with funk band The Fatback Band's "King Tim III (Personality Jock)". Later, The Sugar Hill Gang debuted in the summer with Hip Hop's most famous commercial record yet,"Rapper's Delight".

Since when was this a NS record Still a shocker tho' - i'd say at least double what it's worth - there's hundreds of these around in collections !! Girf

Def not White Lines or Rappers Delight - The Fatback Band - King Tim III - Spring 12" 1979 - is supposed to be the first. Cheers Girf

Yes - its brilliant !!

I've quietly looked for this for years - it doesn't turn up much, do it !!! Have you got an MP3 of it ??? anyone ??? Girf

That'll be why you don't see any reggae records on it then

That would depend on whether it were now, at twenty past two on a Tuesday afternoon......or at twenty past two at an allnighter on a Sunday morning Spot on I would say !! Girf

There's a copy on Gemm @ about £20 but looks like the condition might not be so great. Girf

I grew up with this kinda stuff Nico - alot holds great memories for me - stuff like D-Train, Atlantic Starr etc. You might be on the wrong site though, to find like minded souls !! You should try the Soulboys site www.soulboys.co.uk and the Caister site https://www.weekenders.co.uk/caister/ - I wouldn't mention that your a fan of Rick Astley there either tho' - he's not well respected on any of the UK soul forums Cheers Gareth

There's another UK released version too - by Jester on Jam - reggae label I think ??? Its not that great tho' I've had a couple of the Moon Williams in the past and always got rid in preference of the RK version. Maybe a case of the one you had first is the one one you prefer, but in this case I just think the vocal on Moon Williams is weak in comparison. Girf

You could check out the superior version by Ron Keith & Lady's on A&M - mucho cheaper too !! Girf

Absolutely - and Voices ran a great 'Crossover Special' article in issue 16 - i've just dug it out - some faves that I bought around that time were George Perkins - I'm So Glad Your Mine, Kent Drake - Boss Thing Together & Don Gardner - Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy. And John - in the old days at Yarmouth it was 11am, not 11pm Girf

Did you sell your copy then Ivor ???? Girf

Sure you've seen the copy of Woman on Johnny's auctions.......interested to see what that goes for ??? Girf

What a bloody tune !!! Can't help you out with one though......sorry Girf

How can that not be a hit - Salsoul classic !!! Girf

I've just had a spare of this in - i've PM'd you. Cheers Girth

New list due the end of the month - meanwhile all sold items removed from Jan list and many price reductions - CHECK IT OUT !!! Cheers Girth

Thanks K. - I thought it was but without rummaging I couldn't be sure. I'm sure its the flip of the UK issue too. So W. King Cole is Billy Cole !!! Did you mean you had actually seen I Wonder Why on this label or that you'd just seen the label before ???. No-one i've shown it to yet has seen it on this label before - and I thought it was hard enough to find on Micron !!! Anyone want to buy my Soul Vibes reissue Cheers Girf