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Does anyone know what JP Robinson went for the other week?

Rare record this, and a brilliant one too

Has anyone got an mp3 of The McGee's....which is on the same Prelude as Mac Staten....

for the interested: The roots of Timebox lay in local band Take 5 in 1965 in Southport, a small northern English coastal town (situated near Liverpool). After a succession of interpersonal incidents, which led to the vocalist quitting, the band was left in disorder. Fellow local act the Music Students (who featured 15-year-old drummer Peter Halsall, a great drummer who was also proving himself on a majesty of other instruments) were facing similar problems. Halsall, Chris Holmes (piano), and Kevan Foggerty (vocals) teamed up with Clive Griffiths as Take 5 and, very soon after, turned professional and headed towards London. Taken under the wing of the George Cooper agency, they were soon working on package tours with the Kinks, the Small Faces, Tommy Quickly, and Lou Christie, as well as striking up a residency at the legendary the Whiskey a Go Go. With two singers leaving (Liggett quit, then Frank Dixon unfortunately contracted tuberculosis) U.S. singer John Henry was drafted in and the band changed their name to Timebox -- an American term for a prison cell. Signed to Piccadilly in February 1967, their debut single, "I'll Always Love You" b/w "Save Your Soul," produced by John Schroeder, was released and displayed an early jazz-tinged, soulful talent. Following this, more turns of fate occurred, with ex-G.I. Henry being whipped back off to the U.S.A by officials and Dean going down with tuberculosis (a spooky repeat). That April, the strictly instrumental 45 "Soul Sauce"/"I Wish I Could Jerk Like My Uncle Cyril" showed the band walking similar lines to Manfred Mann: airing competence but little imagination. Mike Patto, who had played with the Bo Street Runners and the Chicago Line (along with ex-Pretty Thing Viv Prince), joined Timebox after a few illustrious jams and took on a prominent role as vocalist and songwriter. When yet another drummer (Foggerty) quit, things once again went astray; luckily, however, the stool was soon filled by ex-Felder's Orioles' drummer John Halsey. Peter Halsall (now commonly known as "Ollie") was displaying a high degree of aptitude on guitar, as well as regular diversions into the vibes. His trademark sound of both searing guitar and mellow vibes was to the fore in the ensuing records. Timebox soon became a hot live act. Many who saw them claimed Timebox to be one of the first rock bands in London to really explore jazz in a rock context. A wonderful performance at the Windsor Jazz Festival on August 12, 1967, caught the eye of Decca producer Gus Dudgeon, who immediately signed them to the label's subsidiary Deram. The first 45, a fantastic version of Tim Hardin's "Don't Make Promises," was backed by the even better Ollie original "Walking Through the Streets of My Mind," which combined sharp blue-eyed soul harmonies with a psychedelic arrangement. The follow-up -- again a classic example of British soul -- was a cover of the Four Seasons' "Beggin" and reached number 38 in the charts. At the sessions that produced the hit, a slew of unreleased material -- some of the band's best -- was also recorded and airs the beginning of the Patto/Halsall songwriting partnership. All of these unreleased songs are compiled on The Deram Anthology and are essential listening for anyone with the slightest interest in quality late-'60s rock. The problem was that even Deram viewed Timebox as a pop band, and so the more experimental songs were left in the can while the silly sing-a-long tune "Baked Jam Roll in Your Eye," written for fun when the band members were drunk, was the next release in March 1969. It's styling was a little too late for the era of novelty psychedelia, and of no interest to the more rock-oriented record buyer; the flip-side, the tough "Poor Little Heartbreaker," would have been a far better choice. By the summer of 1969, things were turning sour. The final release, "Yellow Taxi," was a great record and polite enough for airplay, but was banned due to the nature of the lyrics. This really was the end of the road for Timebox who had had a hard time at the best of times. The nucleus of the band merged into Patto, who released three albums in the 1970s. ~ Jon 'Mojo' Mills, All Music Guide

Beautiful british soul at its very best, up there with Steve Aldo, Chapter 5 and John Andrews for me.

Gotta say the Timebox is better for me too, much smoother all round production....

thanks for posting a soundfile exactly why i was asking, he asked me about the four seasons one and i told him this version was well worth a listen.... thanks again

old mod classic that i need as a soundfile for a non-scene mate can anyone help me out please? cheers joel

Gorgeous.....love the choppy guitar.

Little Herman has never got the attention it deserves...brilliant early soul. Did he cut anything else?

Is there an orange vinyl boot of this knocking around then? Whats the differnces with an original?

You can get thi son Alteen and Chess can't you?

boot is gold and original is orange i thought unless there is a new same colour boot about.....

here you go mate: /index.php?showtopic=47810

just seen it posted in the other thread, sorry for being blind

what were the final scores? cheers joel

Fabulous Moonlighters is great funky soul. Alcon Shades on Blue Rock along the same lines, and the flip of Eddie Ray on Prix.

got to agree superb record, great vocals...... would very much like to hear this out

Love The Passions.... Couldn't hear that enough personally......

Scary thing about this is most of the big DJs have quite a few records associated with them.....rules out playing a lot of stuff if you take all of the cases in hand.

Rob Messer had a copy I think in EX a few months back

Brilliant soul record this...first heard it last year at Soul Essence.....is it getting regular action anywhere?

wotcha mate will pm you now...cheers! joel

does anyone have any soundfiles of either King george - I Need You - Audio Arts or The Fascinators - In Other Words - Bombay any help would be much appreciated cheers! Joel

deepest sympathies to friends and family at this difficult time joel