Chas

"Hair is the first thing,and teeth the second.Hair and teeth,a man got those two,he's got the lot"..James Brown.

"One thing about music,when it hits,you feel no pain"..Bob Marley.

Amazing how something like that can blow your socks off isn't it?.Ther are no superlatives to describe it,wow! It's even getting me on one...gonna have to play it.Made my day to think I've turned someone on to something as good as that.No not got one but not rare,hey! there's one for everyone..lol.

Keymen strings,inst flip of the Fidels."strings and things"making up for the lack of a vocal.Beautiful track.

It's his Just Brothers acetate grant"go on and laugh,from the late 80's,Chas & Eileen.

Great letter,very constructive.He can't be offended by that but I find that unlike any other mainstream entertainment,criticism isn't acceptable on this scene,not by mercenaries anyway.When Kev Roberts wants your opinion,he'll give it to you

Saw his"Bobby Bland"tribute tour a few years ago,although he seems to alienate people more than he attracts them,the man can certainly wail.To quote Elton John"an artist only has so much adrenalin,that's when the best work comes"after that comes the American songbook and other"easy way out"material.

Lots of mileage inthat particular flip side I would have thought,local radio soul show featured it a couple of times,that was it.Great track though.

A few weeks ago I mentioned the above track in a beat ballad topic,the Johnny Nash version was the only one on you tube.Mickey's version has since been added,well worth a look,incredible song.

Does anyone remember the horrendous dodgy vocal,The Charades"dreaming up a world of fantasy",a Soussan product methinks?.dont know about dreaming,I still have nightmares about that one!

Superb website"who sampled.com",input an artist's name and find out who sampled them,who they sampled etc.A great way to discover new music,definately worth checking.

Saw both Dionne Warwick and Martha Reeves live not to long ago,very disappointing,both well past thier best and Martha looked like Arthur! It's true what they say about going to see your heroes,it can be disappointing,specially if it was Jimmy Saville.

Just watch this go now It's had the necessary exposure via this site,about time too.Marvin,never better when he duetted with the ladies.

Seem to remember Roger Banks getting some mileage out of it,late 80's around the time of Hyde botanical club,great memory track.

Marva w Taylor,fabulous record,always thought it to be a second mortgage job,certainly sounds like one.

What a stand out track that is,so well respected.Been around forever,everybody likes it,everybody wants one at some time,new people turn on to it,a track with universal appeal for sure.

I set off for an all dayer in London once,next thing you know I found myself on centre court at Wimbledon...thing is,I wasn't even seeded!..you couldn't make it up could you?

"The upset"lesser played killer mid tempo track by him on Lloyd records,apparently made before "chills and fever",quite rare too.On you tube though.

Nana Miskouri did it also,in greek however,so no good really!

Collecting rare soul,now on par with a massive coke habit or owning a vw camper van!

Esther Phillips"home is where the hatred is"autobiographically frank,chills you to the bone.

Wow! What a fantastic set list,you'd have to go a long way to hear better than that,Richard Stoute,Five Stairsteps etc.Absolutely top drawer,well in.has anyone flipped J P Robinson? great double header.

Queen of the female heartbreakers,Maxine Brown"the greatest female to ever step up to the microphone,blessed with that voice then applying it with total conviction without even trying,"don't leave me baby"..a case in point,..off me soapbox,well you did ask.

Loved mighty Sam for years,always thought it was worthy of plays,suppose they come round eventually.Super track.

A rather nice little ditty that goes well with the Hamilton movement is Cane and Abel"relating a message to you",reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield in style,worth a listen.