5000 Volts - Im On Fire (Inst)

[Wiganer1]

this used to get plays at wigan pre-charting....not everyones cup of tea especially nowadays but...any one seen a copy on US???

[Kris Holmes]

What do you mean?

[Guest Phoenix8049]

this used to get plays at wigan pre-charting....not everyones cup of tea especially nowadays but...any one seen a copy on US???

I dont mean to correct you but the instrumental B Side was called Still On Fire.

i used to have a British Copy that was on Phillips

[Kris Holmes]

I dont mean to correct you but the instrumental B Side was called Still On Fire.

i used to have a British Copy that was on Phillips

I don't know if that's what they meant or what? I mean, as you say, the instrumental is on the flip of every Philips copy of that 45 I've ever seen. Are they actually asking if anyone's ever seen the US press with the instrumental on the flip? Because the answer is pretty obviously yes I would have thought

[Guest]

I don't know if that's what they meant or what? I mean, as you say, the instrumental is on the flip of every Philips copy of that 45 I've ever seen. Are they actually asking if anyone's ever seen the US press with the instrumental on the flip? Because the answer is pretty obviously yes I would have thought

5000 Volts had released several singles in the mid 1970s , but did not achieve success until radio stations began playing the B - side of their single " Bye Love ", which was " I'm On Fire " , "IOF " was released in its own right n 1975 - with the instrumental / backing track to the song on the B - side - which became a major hit throughout Europe , reaching at number 4 on the UK Chart ; and number 1 on the German and Swedish charts . It was released in the US -

" I'm On Fire " / "Still On Fire " ( 7" 45 RPM Single ) Philips # 40801 - where it peaked at number 26 on the Billboard chart .

Malc Burton

Edited April 1, 2010 by Malc Burton

[Wiganer1]

im after a US demo of it,,,ebayed and gemmed it can only see uk copies of it,,,cheers guys for the replies..

[Pete S]

Here's an interesting fact. Maybe. The actual singer of I'm On Fire was the girl once known as Karol Keyes who did a great version of One In A Million on UK Columbia and also did You Beat Me To The Punch on Fontana.

As for a US version - there must be one, a sizeable UK hit like that would have got a US release I should think

[Bo Diddley]

im after a US demo of it,,,ebayed and gemmed it can only see uk copies of it,,,cheers guys for the replies..

Just had a quick look and found what you're after - $6.75

Sent you a pm with details

Regards

Kev Bod

[Guest Phoenix8049]

Here's an interesting fact. Maybe. The actual singer of I'm On Fire was the girl once known as Karol Keyes who did a great version of One In A Million on UK Columbia and also did You Beat Me To The Punch on Fontana.

As for a US version - there must be one, a sizeable UK hit like that would have got a US release I should think

Karol Keyes was only the lead singer on tv appearances.

Tina Charles was the singer on the record.

they used Karol cause they thought it would promote the record better,

as they thought Tina Charles was not pretty enough.

she looked alright to me.

Stu

[Anoraks Corner]

For reference, it also gained a 7" release in Japan.

[Djmelismo]

And I´ve had a fair few copies of the LP which I still see very often at record fairs and car boot sales over here in Sweden.

[Wiganer1]

Just had a quick look and found what you're after - $6.75

Sent you a pm with details

Regards

Kev Bod

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many thanks kev,,will try and get this after i finish work...thanks alot,,,

[Guest]

Here's an interesting fact. Maybe. The actual singer of I'm On Fire was the girl once known as Karol Keyes who did a great version of One In A Million on UK Columbia and also did You Beat Me To The Punch on Fontana.

As for a US version - there must be one, a sizeable UK hit like that would have got a US release I should think

5000 Volts - " I'm On Fire " / "Still On Fire " ( 7" 45 RPM Single ) US Philips # 40801

Malc Burton

[MartynJJ]

Here's a bit on Karol Keyes

https://www.mancheste...nd/bigsound.php

Apparently Basil Fawlty groped her bosom in an episode of Fawlty Towers...the lucky begger

Edited April 1, 2010 by MartynJJ

[Guest]

Here's a bit on Karol Keyes

https://www.mancheste...nd/bigsound.php

Apparently Basil Fawlty groped her bosom in an episode of Fawlty Towers...the lucky begger

Karol Keyes - real name Carol Hirsch - fronted 5000 Volts and appeared in the Fawlty Towers episode " The Psychiatrist " , as " Raylene Miles " under the stage name of Luan Peters .

Malc Burton

Edited April 1, 2010 by Malc Burton

[Pete S]

Karol Keyes - real name Carol Hirsch - fronted 5000 Volts and appeared in the Fawlty Towers episode " The Psychiatrist " , as " Raylene Miles " under the stage name of Luan Peters .

Malc Burton

[Guest]

LP was , as they they in these parts , " a lovely looking lass with a welcoming chest "

Malc Burton

[burt weedon]

this used to get plays at wigan pre-charting....not everyones cup of tea especially nowadays but...any one seen a copy on US???

jim gilstrap."im on fire" same as , woz played at wigan a few times..have a copy if you wanna see one, i,ll pop it on for ya gud dancer.cheers burt..oohh vocal version,it is. it wasn,t 5000 volts..@ wigan.

Edited April 3, 2010 by burt weed on

[slimharpo]

Karol Keyes was only the lead singer on tv appearances.

Tina Charles was the singer on the record.

they used Karol cause they thought it would promote the record better,

as they thought Tina Charles was not pretty enough.

she looked alright to me.

Stu

Tina Charles had a great voice and was Welsh. She also brought out a solo single You Set My Heart On Fire with a great inst version on the flip. Is this the same record? Written and produced by the much under rated Biddu.