Dean Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) This may have been done before, just looking for peace of mind: I think one of these is a lookalike boot. Purchased in '76 I think, at the casino one night, could've been '77. I seem to recall seeing the following in Echoes only a week before purchase, but memory plays tricks. "LARRY HALE - "Once" (Diamond). Originally covered up as Pat White's "One More Once" this is brilliant Wigan '76 Stomper. The maxim widely used when listening to a new song - "If it grabs you in the first twenty seconds - grab it" Works with this one. The unique thumping drum opening and off key beats compliments Larry's wailing tortuous voice, so reminiscent of a Teddy Vann production a la 'Moonlight Music & You' and 'What Shall I do'. Watch out for the Blue Diamond normal copies as against the green and white demo which is a pressing" I stuck that clipping on the front of the card sleeve (looking a little brown now). Years later I doubted it's authenticity, no matrix but a scratched in D 203 B. The similar coloured promo has a delta 61542 putting it about March/April 66 if genuine. Is the promo genuine? Is the other a boot? Edited February 4, 2010 by Dean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 different to my demo and i'm convinced mine is real https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/114658-is-this-real/page__p__1179766__hl__larry%20hale%20once__fromsearch__1entry1179766 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dean Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 different to my demo and i'm convinced mine is real https://www.soul-sour...1entry1179766 I think the source of my concern is thinking the real ones are more sea green (like yours), but I'm hopeful. It was a 66 release which would tie in with the delta number. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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