Northern Soul Uk Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Hi fellow soulsters Does anyone know anything about a tune that I picked up at a car boot today? The track is by 'Lou Roberts & The Marks - Ten to one b/w Don't count on me. It is on a yellow 'Special products Division' label and states 'Special disc Jockey Record'. The matrix number is 'K-SP-104' It's not too bad to say I bought it on spec, quite blue eyed soul'y. It just looked nice Anyone any info at all please? Thank you
Northern Soul Uk Posted November 22, 2009 Author Posted November 22, 2009 Ok ta, 50p well spent then LOL. So what would an original be worth then?
Soul-slider Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Massive oldie that was a big tune back 'in the day'. The hook was sung to loudly "Betcha Gonna Break My Heart"....I love it! Lou Roberts & The Marks also did 'You Fooled Me' which is great and a lot of people prefer! Manship has 'Ten To One' @ £100 and 'You Fooled Me' @ £75. Like I said both massive oldies. This brings me onto the 'blue eyed' poser...? I often wondered if he/they were a blue eyed group. Anyone got any info or a photo?
Dean Rudland Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Lou Roberts was a white trucker looking guy from - I think - The Muscle Shoals area, where he was discovered by Stan Kessler. He recorded for the Memphis based XL / Sounds Of Memphis operation who leased his tracks to MGM. He recorded a whole LP in LA with arrangements by Gene Page produced by Dan Greer, but it was never released and the masters have gone missing. Two singles were released from the sessions, both sides of the first one are featured on these comps on Kent, https://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7655 https://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7822
Garethx Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Kent's series of CDs on the Memphis production company XL/Sounds of Memphis, for whom Roberts recorded and had his sides leased to MGM, features fairly comprehensive sleevenotes about him. Apparently he looked quite a bit like Elvis. The earlier records certainly have a kind of southern pop charm about them and the later Sounds of Memphis release "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Love" was also massive in its day, covered up by Searling at the Casino as Willie Hutch! That was also booted on the yellow Special Products label.
Rich B Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Flipside of "Everything you always wanted to know" is pretty good too... best, RB
Pete S Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 I like Ten To One and You Fooled me. Can't stand "Everything you always wanted to know", think it's one of the worst records ever played at Wigan. Strangely, I have black issues copies of both ten To One and You Fooled me for sale at the moment. 60 and 40 respectively. 100 and 75 is optimistic.
Dean Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 I like Ten To One and You Fooled me. Can't stand "Everything you always wanted to know", think it's one of the worst records ever played at Wigan. Strangely, I have black issues copies of both ten To One and You Fooled me for sale at the moment. 60 and 40 respectively. 100 and 75 is optimistic. I bow to your knowledge pete but always thought the issue of Ten to One was a bit hard to get and worth more than 60, perhaps I'm getting it mixed up. Dean
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