Steve G

hi Ion, up the Palace!

Looks like "let's make it up" talking on here again I am sorry to say....how can it be a bootleg? Bootlegs are created in response to demand. The furthest point you can get to is there may have been a Bobby Sanders or even a Soussan connection, or it may just be that they used the same label designer on the West Coast. Hello -there was a lot more going on in terms of record production than just the northern scene..... any event whatever it's source it remains a very rare record, and neither side was ever played at the Casino not even on a dub by the Dustbin.....It didn't even surface until the 80's.

Hi Ian, There have always been "questions" about this record, partly because of the production as well I suspect, but nothing has ever been proven to undermine it's authenticity. The biggest argument against any Soussan involvement is that it's too fookin slow for him by miles. He would have considered it "dreary mid tempo" back in the early 70's. Thanks Triode for linking up the Artisan page. I do hope Simon is pulling our legs.....

Was there in August, there were no hand baggers at all. There were some younger mod types - great! Good crowd up for some dancing and appreciating the tunes. Was there in 1981 too, some odd balls there back in 1981 for sure….Bananarama, Shane McGowan etc. Get down there Saturday and get on with it! Great line up, great niters!

I have Ted…. He was, Masters of Soul - some fab tunes played

Not on in the afternoon tho is it? That's 10-11.15 Sunday mornings - fortunately theres usually a far more interesting political punch up going on then…..

Well done…..…...I'll have to tell the Mrs. It's her all time favourite and top want!

a shame if it has gone.,.,…I'll have to listen to radio 4 book club and some intolerable bore droning on if i am in the car

Very true Mark!

Is that Coco & Ben or Wally Coco then?

Always thought it was a brilliant record - one I never tire of…..

Wow! what a line up. Would have come out for this, but got radio sunday morning and need to be on me mettle for that. Def. should be a packer though with those guys on.

Sad to hear it, always loved that record!

Oh no I wondered how long it would be before Billy fookin' Arnell turned up....a pet hate of mine ever simnce someone at Reading All Dayer played the vocal side.....Hi Jerry, hope you are well! Discovered in Watford, and big in the south as well the only good things I can say about it.....

Oh yeah I remember listening to it by accident in the car, just happened to be on, interesting, then they mentioned George Kerr and his recording machine - BOOM! Great stuff.

Big Winstanley sound c 1980 Russ.

I was gonna say - top tune…..UK release too!

I like the B side very nice…..

Ahhh just right to put into the middle of a Lifeline set……I heard it and it's pretty good as instrumentals go.

good tune Ted but been a revival for several years now.....

Back onto rare soul please.....enough of this Sooty-self-publicity malarky!

Is that the soul police feeling Sooty's collar for posting long and rambling posts

Yes LP only, he was a really good singer.....can't deny that.

It's a tricky one to find……two good sides though.

Fish had the box set singles…..This album was one of the reasons I stopped buying modern, not because of Saadiq but because of the record company….….. First I got the CD, then the vinyl album came with a bonus track, and then later the single box set was issued with another bonus track not on the other formats….In the end I kept the singles box set….