Soul Shrews

No track called "The Chase" on my "Youngblood" LP, Jordi.................whats that about then ? Cheers Paul

Thought the Marvin Gaye "Funky Space......." in your 1st list was demo only??? So that might be worth a couple of bob Cheers Paul

Also got a Dutch 45 release with a pic sleeve (LP cover)..............................RIP Mr Hayes....... a true genius Cheers Paul

Tony your theory is like a bucket Having had the privilege of seeing Patti Labelle live a couple of times the thought of a live LP is fantastic. Did "If You Don't.............." get a 12 inch release or just the Pt 1/2 45??? Cheers Paul

8 quid well spent gogs Cheers Paul

Probably better sound quality on The Montclairs contempo release too Cheers Paul

Tony as I'm sure you know theres at least 3 unreleased Jean Carne tracks...........also a complete Billy Paul LP and an LP of Jerry Butlers, according to Dexter Wansell. When we visited 309 Broad St I also remember seeing a tape of Lou Rawls with "Me & Mrs Jones " on the cover Not forgetting the OJays CD "Together We Are One" from 2004 of course Hope theres not too much damage and Thom Bells piano escaped unscathed !!! Cheers Paul

The deep voice is simply bass singer Earl Young (I know he played bass but reading "soul harmony singles" book it reads like he sang bass in the group too) and nowt to do with Mr White Just listen to "Zing Went The Strings.........." for that bassy vocal Cheers Paul

This was booted in the 70s as a stock wasn't it ? How do you spot a wrong un please? Nice demo Pete Cheers Paul

So from the horses mouth (so to speak ) deffinately not Billy Butler..........he told me himself I was standing next to him 'onest guv But he also said that he may have played on the track.................., he can"t remember all the tracks he"s played on (not surprisingly) For instance I bought the Sharon Ridley "71 Sussex LP while I was in DC and although he was credited on the LP sleeve he had no idea of the LP or Sharon Ridley Sooooo........... I reckon its a demo track with Billys name on for the hell of it (cos he may have played on it) Don't ask me why its not just another acetate for the artists to "sing off" ............I have no idea Just My theory Cheers Paul PS Tony, Billy was pretty convinced it was A& S .................but I"m not gonna argue with your ears

Billy checks out soul source Mr Shrews & our hero Harry van Vliet, Mr Shrews and Billy Butler Harry van Vliet www.fingerpoppinsoul.nl , Mr Shrews and Billy Butler Photos taken Feb 2010 By Mrs Shrews Laptop courtesy of Mattie Butler Cheers Paul

Picked up a copy of the LP (VG +) last week for about 30 bucks................did I do good ????? Cheers Paul

Thanks for sending the mp3 Alan Just played Billy the track and he is sure that it isn't him He thinks that its Ashford and Simpson maybe moonlighting Cheers Paul and Billy Butler

Hi Alan, got Billy Butler standing next to me in my hotel room and the refo soul clip wont play !!! Can you send me an mp3 to my e-mail soon as please ? address is grandmasterpaco@hotmail.com Cheers Paul

Yep he plays guitar for brother Jerrys band playing in Washington DC for 4 nights from tommorrow Not sure if the airports open so don't know if we"ll make it but if we do I will ask him for you and show him this thread Cheers Paul

Doesn"t sound like Mr Butler to me either...........but I'll ask him about it when I see him tommorrow.............weather/snow permitting. Cheers Paul

Hes interviewed in "The Strange World...." so I guess he knows Cheers Paul

I still think you can boba..............but then again I"ve never put rarity or monetary value above what I like about a record......plus I'm a cheapskate and a musical pervert Cheers Paul

DVD available from amazon Cheers Paul

Always associate Johnny Hampton "Not My Girl" with Russ and the Casino Cheers Paul

Ged if any of the 2 or 3 you have left are in decent nick and priced good I will be interested in one Cheers Paul

I like the version of "you send me" too............but for me the flipside "Mr Moonlight" (with female lead vocal) is the one Cheers Paul

Ronnie McNeir wasn't singing lead when we saw them a couple of years ago in Amsterdam. He did sing lead on "Just Ask The Lonely" and sounded fantastic. See where you're coming from re the "tribute band" stuff tho Chalky and to be honest we only went after being given free tickets. A very proffesional tight show with an excellant band and some wonderful talented performers in both bands. Ron Tyson taking Eddie Kendricks role in the Temps was especially good. Cheers Paul

Is this the "youtube" anthems thread ??? Cheeze Paul

I'm pretty sure thats a real 'un girth................no idea why the euro issue would've been booted...........maybe it was due to euro demand ??? And would have been easier to copy than the US 45 ???? Cheers Paul