John Benson

Yes it's him

I think it looks a bit like your Avatar Mike!

This is the album, contains one of my old faves "Is it it" Tracklisting is here: https://music.aol.com/album/whatever-turns-you-on/28623

Nice one Steve! BTW - The Moments CD is called "Moments to remember"

I wasn't going to mention this one Steve, but since you've mentioned it - it's not actually bad... but not as good as JRB, let alone Donny

Oi - I think I might 'resemble' that remark too!

Out of the two (entirely different) songs which share the same title, I would have to go for..... Donny and Bobby Both the better versions IMHO

Well I picked up my David Walker promo up before that Pete It was just another record to make numbers up off a market stall though - I didn't actually know of the Paradox record until it got a mention by Clarkie in Steve G's mag. Even then it was some time until I connected the two as being the same tune!

You're safest with an issue - it has a flip side - "Hello you again" Apparantly an ex Blackpool Mecca spin, but I don't recall hearing it? That issue was never booted

I certainly did, Googled, Amazoned, Ebayed, you name it - I tried it But nothing else shows up, just this one Pity they didn't go the whole hog and include Connie Laverne as well eh

Right, for anyone who just might be interested, here's an update on this album. It arrived today and as suspected it IS material from the GSF label, in fact it's actually on GSF, albeit not quite like the one we know. Here's the track listing from the back cover: Note the Anderson Brothers and Blanch Carter tracks were as suspected, the Garnet Mimms isn't bad either! Here's the labels: Makes you wonder if they released any 45s on this logo in Israel doesn't it? There's no mention of the year of release, but I would imagine it was probably during the early 70's while the US label was still active?

Her name's spelt slightly different from her Duo releases also! Good luck John

You'll probably know the Dee Dee Warwick CD is around with most of her Mercury / Blue Rock material on? Called I want to be with you, The Mercury / Blue Rock sessions It's only got "Don't you ever give up" on, not the other side - unfortunately

What's that then - Canadian RCA?

Just remembered I've also got one of those adaptors which allowed you to play cassette tapes in the 8 track players. From Tandys (Radio Shack) if I recall...

My dad had one in his car around 1972 / 73, we also had a player for the house. (It just played though not a recorder.) I bought a few soul tapes for it to listen to mainly in the car. Motown disco classics, a few other assorted compilations etc. I forget just what they were now. The car player and speakers were Radiomobile and after having them in the loft for many years, I put them on eBay around 10 years ago and they went to a guy in the USA for his british sports car. Some of the tapes also went on the bay, some 'may' still be in the loft, with the house player?

Here's the record label:

Here you go folks, check out this site: https://www.tv-memories.com/detailscoasttocoast.htm?gclid=CLCAm-vAtZ8CFZJe4wodQ066zw Maybe this will take the 'heat ' off you Pete!

There's one here also: https://www.gemm.com/item/9TH--CREATION/GOT--MY--BABY--BACK/GML310149898/

Hi Mick - a bit of both really I've still not heard back yet, but as it's already in the post, I'll post more when it lands. Yes, the Anderson Brothers was a one sider, so it's a good chance we'll know that track! Only two sides of Blanche Carter were on the label , so it has to be one of them, the others had more than one release, so who knows on those?

Looking through one of the usual sites, I came across this description of an LP for sale: Mint Israeli LP of Soul explosion on Local Gal Ron label. This compilation includes songs of Garnet Mimms, LLoyd Price, Anderson Brothers, Blanch Carter, Liberation, Winfield Parker, Joe Quarterman and Sound Experience. Now to me it looks like a GSF records compilation, but I've never heard of one? I've contacted the seller for more info, but not had a reply as yet... Does anyone know anything about it? - track listing perhaps, it looks quite interesting to me Interesting cover too

I'd also advise anyone to go for the issue if they get chance. "Save the love" is a wonderful piece of music

Anyone heard it by the Delfonics? Sounds like something they 'could' have done around the "Loving her" period

In my defence, might I just add that the ones I got rid of were NOT soul records, just ones I'd picked up over the years in 'bundles' - such as 10 for a quid type of thing. They just looked interesting but actually were cr*p!

I once took a load to a (not so) local charity shop, never been back since!