Sean Hampsey

Absolutely FABULOUS record! Pure Soul. Lovely little mover! Tremendous Vocal. What price this true beauty if a one off? Sean

I've had both Demo & Issue copies of this. Sold them both for under £15 in years gone by. I guess £25 would be reasonable, nowadays, in good nick. Nice boot find! Sean

Only one good store in Salem, as I recall. Had great success there some years ago. Don't remember if it was Skippy Whites. He does still have a store in Cambridge MA. Sean

I've found a site with a partial Discography, Joe. https://paisleyhaze.com/stop.htm The two Tinkers 45's (106 & 107) are later numbers and are both listed as 1966 elsewhere, so we can at least assume its pre '66. https://www.jbpco.freeuk.com/USAList/USAListT.html Star Shot was a Toronto label so I guess you're right on the money :-) Take a look at Jackie performing here! https://visualguidanceltd.blogspot.com/2007...alking-dog.html As a mater of additional interest, Johnny Jones and the King Casuals are the Backing band... with the HyTones on Backing vocals! Sean

Correct title is "I've Really Got The Blues" and I think that its a very scarce release. US artist (and famous Drag) who made it big in Canada (with one of my all time Top Ten 45's) performed in Toronto and recorded this for a Boston label! He was (I believe) a cousin of Little Richard. Got to be prior to his 1963 hit "Any Other Way". The flipside is "Money". Is this the Berry Gordy song? as this might help date it. Both sides featured on a canadian CD "All The Singles" - but in this case it's listed as "Have You Ever Had The Blues" (pretty sure its the same song). Would love to hear it. Dig the pic of Jackie Shane. Sean

Just worth noting, Richard, that the UK issue (should you be offered one) misses most of that incredible intro. One of the greatest Double Siders in history (IMO). Sean

My 'Number One Want' too Gasher! Cash or Top Trades waiting... and waiting... and waiting! Quality. Sean

Finally finished 23 copies of my offering... took weeks to find the time (at over an hour apiece)... and now my lad has just shown me how to do copies in 3-4 minutes... using some new fangled device called i-tunes. Needless to say, I'll knock the other half dozen off before I sit down to me Sunday Dinner. They'll be in the post tomorrow! Thanks for your patience one and all. Sean

Hi Blake, Me and Steve Croft (and I'm pretty sure Darran played it too). Very big record for several months. I reviewed it in BlackBeat at the time... and can remember one guy telling me I must be a 'Jazz Freak' Sean

Cleethorpes Monster! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMFN2e4wMnw Sean

Choooooooon!

Don't knock it. I'm a big fan of that too!

For £900 she'd have to do more than just bloody sit there!

I might be wrong, but I reckon if its just a short 'soundbyte' clip, such as the attached, you can upload as I've done here. Sean PS: What do you reckon to this track then Ian? (Hampsey flogging it to death or what!)

Sorry Gav, I meant Gallic!

Garlic.

UPTEMPO SOUL Any Good? As good as Kings-Go Whatsit?

No but seriously - it does get my back up a bit because it's being told I must like something or I can't like soul music. I agree with you Pete, and I've often sided with you on this, on this very forum. I also hate 'plinky plonky' disco shite. It's not real SOUL and that (your) description is cock on! But... I reckon there MUST be tunes that are every bit as good as the Marvin Holmes, Life, Skullsnaps etc that weren't discovered during the 'Northern' heyday and that, if you (and others) were to hear them you'd love 'em just as much! Just can't think of any right now though What about my 'Uptempo Soul' track? Any good? Shades of Lou Pride? Anyone? Sean

Ditto Pete!

Yeh, and you lot get yours at Cleethorpes, Whitby & Brid! Any road up... ... what do we all think of this? Is it Northern? Is it Modern? Is it just a nice bit of uptempo Soul? Or what? Sean

Who rattled your zimmer frame?

Not keen on Chas & Dave, Simon. Far too Suvvern for us Northern Boys!

Now I know you're joking Simon. Never said such a thing Got thousands of early 60's Soul records. Love 'em! Especially the Slow uns! Sean

I think you'll find there'd be lots of Soul fans (including those who like 'Modern') who'd agree with you Bazza. I love 60's Soul. The GOLDEN period. Just nothing like it (IMO). Doesn't stop me liking, loving, or appreciating the newer stuff too though. Didn't realise that you had to come down on the side of one thing or the other, to be a Soul fan. Sean

And in any case, what you doing on here, Pete? This is a 'Modern' thread! Sean