Nickinstoke

When I was 16, I thought “Such a pretty thing” was the coolest thing I’d ever heard - and I still do

If I had to choose, after much agonising : “This is my country”

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.

I’m sad to report the passing today of Jim Bates (Platters81 on SS). Many of you will remember Jim as a fixture at Stafford and numerous venues of the 80s and 90s. Poor health kept him out of circulation in more recent years, but he never lost his love for the music, the soul scene and his great record collection. When I know, I’ll post details of his funeral arrangements

The 1967 Okeh recording wasn’t released in the UK. The 1974 remake on UK Warner Brothers wasn’t released in the states.

Putting my head above the parapet….I went to see it on Tuesday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Was I wrong?

There were three pressings of this record, with different timings on the label - I’m guessing one of these pressings was off-centre

The Stateside copies of “Any day now” were mis-pressed, with Ed Bruce’s version of “The prophet” on the B side. The reissue on Pye International has the Chuck Jackson version

A thing of beauty - I bought one a few years ago, when I realised I’d never get the Oleg 45