John Reed

You might get it a bit quicker if you listed the other side too - I Need Your Lovin'

I read somewhere that David & Ruben on WB was released a few years after the Linda/Rampart copies (maybe 69/70) and that due to the change in musical taste the horns on the introduction made the song sound too dated, so they dropped them for this release. Been trying to find where a read this, but can't find it anywhere.

Is this the same James Carmichael that arranged/produced some Mirwood stuff as all the tracks on the new Kent Mirwood EP are arranged by him?

His work was second to none and without it New Orleans music, and actually IMO southern soul in general, would have been a duller place. When looking through many records, seeing his name on a label was always a pointer as to something that could be of interest. As the years go on, sadly this type of news will be more common place.

For me it was Curtis Mayfield in London in the late 80's. Think it was just him, a base player, drums and percussion, a magical night for me. After that it’s gotta be the Waylo review at the T&C, so many of my Soul hero’s on stage in one night. In hindsight I think the crowd was a bit too mean (me included) to Marty Pello, considering he was invited by Willie Mitchell, so I’ve been told.

I've generally paid about a fiver more for a double compared to single CD, so there is a cost saving there for the buyer there. But saying that I do like buying anthology CD's which showcases an artist or a lables entire output, with both Rhino and Kent benefitting from my patronage over the years.

Ady, I'd buy it, especially if it had unreleased stuff and it would tide me over until I eventually get a copy of Lets Get Together. What about a "complete" double CD package?

I'd rather have 1,000 great soul records as a pound each, than one crap record thats valued at £1,000 and I really do mean that. Sometimes there are very good reasons why a record is rare..... Also, this thread will just turn into a dick swinging contest.

What about these controversial ones.... How's Your Wife (And My Child) - Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign on Innovation II The Baby Is Mine - Swamp Dogg on Canyon or Oscar Toney jr on Capricorn

I think that too. I also listened to them side by side and couldn't tell the difference. But I'm sure a knowledgeable person will be able to tell us of any differences. I got the Reginald release I think about 1990, was this when that version was released?

Tell It Like It Like It Is, is on the LP and was previously unreleased before then

"Lets Talk It Over" is the side for me and is a rawer version of the flip of his Tower release. The other side doesnt really do anything for me, but for others it may do. It is a rare piece.

Brett, I completely agree with you that it’s an addiction and I'm getting back in again after 5 months of self-imposed cold turkey. The Classical music collector can be as, if not more picky than the soul collector, looking for that elusive recording by certain orchestras, conductors or venues. I worked with a classical collector, who in the late 80s'/early 90's was a heavy collector of Japanese pressings and would think nothing of paying £100's+ for one of his wants.

I thought this was well know for a few years and it's one I kept missing out on as I was always too tight with my bids, should have leared by my mistakes

There was an interview with him in Voices and I'm sure it discussed things like this, so if someone can dig it out, it might answer the question?

With the numerous threads on the OVO debate, I never really thought about its pronounciation and have always been of the opinion its "oh-vee-oh". Nice to see there could be another layer for conflict when discussing OVO.....

Paul, this one?

It's got such a fantastic intro piano, strings and I just love those maracas

Its rare and i'm not convinced you'll find any sales data for it on the internet either. I've been searcing for it for a while, as its the last piece for my Doris Duke collection.

Does any one know the story behind the lone Oscar Perry release of Come On Home To Me/Gimme Some on Phil.La.of Soul? Was it a local hit on Peri-Tone and then re-released to gain a wider distribution?

Good choice Gareth One of my Favorites is A Fat Boy Can Cry Not forgetting Crazy Bout You Baby

So where does the Orbit release fit in, as its got all the same ref numbers as the confederate release?

I didn't realise until a little while ago that he's Beau Williams

Kev Briscoe and I had a long conversation about Blue-eyed Soul at Soul Essence this year. When I was younger, I too was blinkered as to the acceptance of white singers being soul artists, maybe it was a maturity thing. But, I did have some form of an epiphany when I grudgingly listened to Eddie Hinton's Very Extremely Dangerous LP, after it was recommended to me. That one LP changed my view on what soul music was in an instant. For me Soul is all about emotion and feeling irrespective of colour and there are a few Motown records that don't really do it for me soul wise as IMO they're too poppy. I do still think there is a line between singing soul and singing soulfully as I don't accept the likes of Billy Joel, Hall and Oats and Michael McDonald as soul singers and I'm still in two minds over Dusty Springfield although her Dusty in Memphis LP, is full of goodies. Also look at some of the names behind some great soul records: Dan Penn, Rick Hall, Steve Cropper, Chips Moman, George Soule and Spooner Oldham to name a few, all these are white, so surely soul can't just be a colour thing. I suppose at the end of the day, it's down to individual preferences and links back to the eternal questions "What is Northern and what is not?" and "What is Soul and what is not?" Here are some of my Favourites: Lou Roberts - Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Love - MGM/SOM George Soule - Get Involved - Fame Lindell Hill - Ramone - Arch Troy Seals - Mama Hold my Hand - Rising Sons Eddie Hinton - Very Extremely Dangerous - Capricorn LP Johnny Daye - Stay Baby Stay - Stax Billy Joe Young - I Had My Heart Set On You - Jewel Soul Survivors - City Of Brotherly Love - TSOP (Chicano rather than white, but that moves into a completely different direction and I'm sure a different thread....)

Personally I think there's something special about US Polydor releases with their red label and simple logo. Get a few of them lined up in the racks and they look so fantastic. But like many labels in the 70's, pressed many single sided demos and it was only when finding the issues were we able to hear many fabulous flips, which sadly never saw any exposure due to the official A-Side being a flop. Oh the joys of record collecting.