Steve G

I seem to recall the Joey hetherton was dubbed from record.

Oh really? - let me post up a few links to a few other threads you've been missing out on Find it very odd that someone into soul wouldn't like "The Drifter" - it's an all time great......but then I hear all about Bobby Goldsboro, Holly St James and stuff like "I'm shaking" or whatever it's called, and it all makes sense why some might get so upset....... To me "The Drifter" is an all time great of this genre, and it's nothing to do with telling you what you should like.

Great soul record. I am more and more convinced that some on here don't actually like soul music at all

yes it's so. Obviously earlier / local etc so not quite as "polished up" as the RCA version.........nice light blue label too.....Steve

It is different (I have both), strings more prominent on RCA.....Steve

Most soulful -is a tie: Little Milton (Oxon) Soulbury (Beds)

....and were your originals what we term "Trophy records*" Pete? If not it seems no one would want them! *Trophy records defined as "Top 200 rarities" on every wants list you ever see

The local US issue (before RCA) is easily the rarest by a long way.

Nah reckon the musicians were the same.......they all played on each others records

The story goes that when Spyro Gyra had their hit on RCA, they had to ditch the Barbara St Clair records quick, and sold them all to John A.

Is that Spyro Gyra "moonlighting" as well?

Yes the left over soul bowl stock of 'em. Think Moerer has one up now for $1,000, like the one last month

Craig Moerer still has copies of the original if anyone still wants an original. MartinR&B man?

There is another book that is a very good read on this as well - I have it somewhere......again references Morris Levy, the payola, Neil Bogart and his 'excesses at Casablance etc, and how the mob were shipping lorries full of records back and forth the country and claiming sales (this is where some of the daft sales figures you see come from), and of course the guy that ran Calla with his JAMF Production Company (Jive Ass Mother F**ker). Great read, but not all soul.

I am not putting the film down, just having a larf.....in the same way as the film producers had a larf with the guy cycling to Wigan on a chopper bike.......now that is funny! I've just thought of another sub plot....he cycles through the mean streets of Wolverhampton, with locals throwing rocks at him etc, but then gets a puncture on the Stafford Road, and has to be taken back home by the police.

Many a true word spoken in jest Pikeys dog. The reason there are so few copies of Tommy Ridgeley on "International City" is that the label owner used most of the press run which didn't sell as target practice for his kids air rifles........they'd put copies of the record up and shoot at it like others would with coke tins.........true story.

Settling scores via dance offs...... funny......Hey we could have some fun with this West Side story theme Andrew I've just written a NEW press edit especially for the US market............... Two 'gangs' vying for control of the mean streets of northern England - one from the North West side called the "Jets" who were centred around the mean streets of the Wigan area and who met up in a disused gambling den called "The Casino" every Saturday night. "The Jets" were notorious for their acrobatic dancing, spinning, flips and high kicks - and trademark sweaty vests.....And then..... from the "East Side" there were the "Sharks" who hung round the "Clethorpes Pier" area, and who were notorious for their fast footwork and dancing on the spot - later embraced and popularised by Michael Flattley and his "River Dance".......when these two gangs clashed in mid 70's working class Britain the results were explosive! A tale of drugs, discos, girls and dance-offs. Not to be missed.

I have thousands of records stored horizontally (i.e on top of each other) and haven't seen any evidence of warping......plenty of evidence of the piles falling over especially when the reverb from the speakers causes the piles to virbate and then topple.

Well it was an obvious one to revive I guess, as it's got that jangly rhythm that is in vogue now and it's quite catchy too.

It's been going through something of a revival recently....

TK in the US were often 45.

Not really Col - many a DJ has been caught out with a "Pinky & Perky" BTW haven't seen you out and about lately?

think the answer was that when 12s came out there was no rule, like LPs are 33, and 7s and 45. With a 12 this rule didn't apply and some treated them like an album, others like a 45. I don't theink the answer is anything more elaborate than that.

It's white isn't it.....like a 60s garage band. Not my bag either.

This would have been from their buddah period when they were child stars I guess,,,,,,,,preferred them when they grew up into proper singers .....Steve