phillyDaveG

Personally, I think Luther's version is absolutely superb.

Got an LP from the States lst week, charged 13p customs charge on the item, + £8 handling - taking the piss

Bought my Smogg for £10, sold it for £1000 5 years later

Nope, never been inactive lol. Way, way, over the top. Funkyou's auctions always seem to sell for well above going rates.

Quick personal review; Track 1 - "Old before my time". Old fashioned plodding ballad, with sparse arrangement, does little for me. 2/10 2 "I'll call you back later". Fast funky tinged dancer, with great bassline 6/10 3. "I found myself" Excellent deep soul ballad, great vocal performance 7/10 4. "Gotta get away" Nice Northern sounding dancer 6/10 5. "You don't mean it" Probably the best known tune on the album. frantic floor filler, with killer vocals 8/10 6. "Home" Midtempo swayer, not the greatest song but well sung 5/10 7 "She wants a stand in" My personal favourite, crossover head nodding magic 9/10 8. "I'll go all the way" Unremarkable ballad 5/10 Overall a solid album, with 2 outstanding tracks.

I've got a copy, will try to dig it out.

Booked up for one of those, but 90% of the acts pulled out amd some of them claimed they had never been appraoched in the 1st place.

Hi Matt, I did full 7"/LP/CD discogs for all releases on the Mighty 3 labels (Excel/Gamble/Huff Puff/Neptune/North Bay/Philadelphia Int./Golden Fleece/TSOP/Tommy/Thunder/Mighty Three/Peace Int./Gamble & Huff) with LP track listings, release years, nos. etc. for the Philadelphia Int. 40th anniversary box set; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philadelphia-International-40th-Anniversary-Box/dp/B006ZGDC26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389381237&sr=8-1&keywords=philadelphia+international+40th+anniversary+box+set I've posted some of them on here; & gamble with YT link to scans of all the 45s; I'll get the rest up here when I have the time. Dave

OK, looking at my original copy now - label is slightly orangey red. Runout grooves have LVC-50142-A & LVC-50142B respectively. Also stamped with MASTERDISK hw on A side runout only.

Mine's on Newman, and isn't particulatly quiet.

The 1st record I ever bought - still have the copy

I saw Archie &TD live in the mids 8ts in of all places Hitchin! Top quality group, some favs; "TIGHTEN UP" (1968 ATLANTIC LP) (Prod. Lee Frazier) Best tracks - "Tighten up (part 1)"/"When you left heartache began"/"A thousand wonders" "I CAN'T STOP DANCING" (1968 ATLANTIC LP) (Prod. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, & Lee Frazier) Best tracks - "I can't stop dancing"/"I've been trying"/"Love will rain on you" "THERE'S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN" (1969 ATLANTIC LP) (Prod. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, & Lee Frazier) Best tracks - "I love my baby"/"(There's gonna be a) showdown"/"Giving up dancing"/"Girl you're too young"/"My balloon's going up"/"Here I go again"/"Go for what you know"/"Just a little closer" "DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY" (1975 T.S.O.P. LP) (Prod. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler, John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, etc.) Best tracks - "Let's groove"/"I could dance all night"/"The soul city walk"/"I love you (but you don't even know it)" "WHERE WILL YOU GO WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER" (1976 PHILADELPHIA INT. LP) (Prod. John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstaphen, & Bunny Sigler) Best tracks - "Don't let love get you down"/"Where will you go when the party's over"/"Right here is where I want to be"/"Everybody have a good time" "HARD NOT TO LIKE IT" (1977 PHILADELPHIA INT. LP) (Prod. John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstaphen, & Roland Chambers) Best tracks - "It's hard not to like you"/"There's no other like you"/"Real good feeling" "STRATEGY" (1979 PHILADELPHIA INT. LP) (Prod. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Archie Bell, etc.) Best tracks - "Show me how to dance"/"We've got something"/"Strategy"/"We got 'em dancin'" "I NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD" (1981 BECKET LP) - minus the Drells (Prod. Unknown) Best tracks - "I never made love"/"Harder and harder" + I love my baby"/"Get it from the bottom"/"I wish"/"Don't let the music slip away"/"Deal with him"/"I just want to fall in love"/"Love at first sight"/"Archie's in love"/"Let the world know you got soul"/"I can't face you baby"/"One night affair"/"Smile"/"Slow down baby"/"Dog eat dog"/"Low down" on Atlantic "Dancing to your music" on Glades "Touchin you" on WMOT & a few more.

Hi Dave, got a photo I took for this a few months back that I've sent thru; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ9fmLnOz40 If you need a higher resolution (and you probably do, I can take another photo tomorrow (don't have a working scanne) Dave

Actually I thought it was rather good. I'm sure some people will pick holes in the minutiae, but what came across very well, was that all other aspects of the scene are, and have always been, secondary to the music. It's the music's ability to connect on an emotional level with us soulies that makes the scene(s) special, and nothing else comes close. 4/5

"You and me" actually first surfaced on CD back in 2009, nice to see it on vinyl now though, tip-top tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNPu9XTjBWo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKv9l-sBQU8

I've got this soulful reggae version by Delroy Wilsonthat I rather like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stoum4AEQ0g

I've had similar problems, but fortunately the worst outcome has been having to agree a no sale. Despite having asked Ebay a number of times, I still haven't had a reply as to why this maximum auto shipping amount is the same wherever the seller is situated. What you can do is to turn off the automatic checkout option, so that buyers cannot pay until they have received an invoice. However, I've found this to be a lot of extra work,

Ebay.com has several times the number of visitors, therefore more potential buyers. Also many buyers search on ebay.com not worldwide.

Bedfordshire as a whole has always had a strong soul scene, and still does. Places like Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford etc have long been soul hot spots, as many members on here will testify. Big clubs such as the California Ballroom, Pink Elephant etc may have played a part in this.

Picled it up for $26 in May, nice album, also have "I'd rather loan you out" on a 7"

One of the greatest voices of the 20th century. Incredible power, control and emotion. A legend is dead, but the music lives on.