Nickinstoke

The Johnny Bartel A side is the same song as the Five Stairsteps. I’ve often wondered how this happened - I didn’t know about the LaVern Baker

Yes, it sounds like a studio version. The YouTube clip includes an image of a CD which I couldn’t find any trace of - maybe the source of the version on my CD.

I hope it’s OK to revive this thread. I looked through some old CDs, given away at venues years ago, and came across Johnny Moore - No cash, no charge, a new track to me. I couldn’t find any info on Discogs but there’s a YouTube clip from 14 years ago, credited to Jake Moore. Does anyone know anything about this track. Is it Johnny Moore’s brother?

Patti Drew did “ The mighty O.J.” on Innovation II/UK Contempo. Not one of her best, sadly

I don’t have the stocker of “Shake off”, just a demo, but comparing it to a couple of other 77 releases from a similar date, I’m sure it’s wrong. Looks like a stuck on label and the print quality is inferior.

It’s definitely vinyl, but the matrix is wrong - see my earlier post

I took it along to our local Beer and Records night, attended by local luminaries such as Butch, Johnny Beggs, Kev John and other long-time collectors - everyone was as baffled as I am

Decent sound quality, ant the vinyl looks right

It doesn’t have that in the run-out. I see from Discogs that the B side on Soul Tribe is a remix - my copy sounds identical on both sides, so unless it’s a very subtle remix, I don’t think this can be the Soul Tribe reissue

Good thought, I hadn’t considered that

Thanks Kev

Does anyone know anything about this, which I assume to be a bootleg? Both sides are identical, apart from the sticker, there's a number (09) scratched in the deadwax on one side, 010 on the other. Picked up cheap at a record fair the other day. There's no mention on Discogs or 45Cat

We’ll be saying our goodbyes to Jim on Monday 25th March, at 12.30, at Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains RC Church, 106 Hartshill Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LT. The church service will be followed by a burial service at 1.30, at Stoke Cemetery. You’re invited to join us for a drink and buffet at the Beehive, Honeywall, Penkhull, ST4 7HU, from 2.00, to celebrate Jim’s life in his favourite pub. Attendance at the church and cemetery are optional, but Jim was insistent that we have a drink with him at the Beehive.