There's A Ghost In My House

[Cheapsiderecords]

Picked up one of these on the Blue Canadian label yesterday and when I got home and listened to it I started thinking - why R Dean Taylor?

It is written by H-D-H and dates 1966- surely there would have been a wealth of other artists to offer it to? Is there any other versions by Motown artists?

[Citizen P]

Picked up one of these on the Blue Canadian label yesterday and when I got home and listened to it I started thinking - why R Dean Taylor?

It is written by H-D-H and dates 1966- surely there would have been a wealth of other artists to offer it to? Is there any other versions by Motown artists?

Never thought about it but, what a great question.

Four Tops with Levi belting out would have murdered it!!!.

ATB

Tony

[Ian Dewhirst]

Picked up one of these on the Blue Canadian label yesterday and when I got home and listened to it I started thinking - why R Dean Taylor?

It is written by H-D-H and dates 1966- surely there would have been a wealth of other artists to offer it to? Is there any other versions by Motown artists?

Mmm. There's food for thought. Can you imagine an Isley Brothers version.....?

It's even stranger since R. Dean Taylor was primarily a writer anyway - he wrote both "Gotta See Jane" and "Indiana Wants Me"........

Ian D

[Guest rosies dad]

four tops would be nice! Maybe with some nice vibes playing the part of that fuzzy guitar at the beginning? I can just hear it in my head... jacob

[ImberBoy]

Ace question!

Considering it was the norm for three or four versions to see what sounded the best prior to release but I kinda guess this was down to Motown wanting to have a white artist?

"Indiana Wants Me" was a breakthrough for Motown; it is hard for us now days to even come close to appreciate how difficult it was for black American artists and a label to do well.

R. Dean Taylor was their first white artist although Adam ant was undoubtedly their best ever.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to hear Adam blasting this one out?

[Guest Phoenix8049]

A female version might have been nice too.

Maybe Chris Clark or the velvelettes.

Stu.

[Cheapsiderecords]

I thought it was a good question and I will show my wife these responses because her reaction was "get a life, nobody cares"

[Chalky]

from Don't Forget The Motor City...RDT the only version by the looks of things...

There's A Ghost In My House (Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Edward Holland Jr-R. Dean Taylor) publ. Jobete

R. Dean Taylor; rec 26-Oct-66 ; produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier

30-Mar-67; 45 (M): V.I.P. 25042 A

Oct-68; LP (M): Tamla Motown TML11077 Motown Memories Vol. 2 [ UK ]

09-Jul-01; CD (S): Spectrum 544 515 2 Essential Collection [ UK ]

25-May-07; CD (M): Hip O Select B0008993-02 The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7 1967

[Guest]

Not really a 'true legit' alternative but there's the instrumental version.....50 copies were cut onto white label carver type 45s a few years back, got one somewhere and it's superb.

[Chalky]

hey up he's started!

can we have a smiley with two fingers up

[Agentsmith]

can we have a smiley with two fingers up

Y...... HOWS THAT CHALKS?

[Godzilla]

There is also a punk version don´know who it was though!

Steve

The Fall did an excellent cover

[Agentsmith]

ACTUALLY, BECAUSE ITS A WHITE ARTIST AND ITS SUNG "WHITE" WITH LYRICS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY BLACK SOUNDING.....IT WOULD HAVE SUITED CHRIS CLARK DOWN TO THE GROUND....SO MAYBE WHEN YOU APPEARS HERE NEXT, SOME BRIGHT SPARK MIGHT LIKE TO SUGGEST HER HAVING A GO AT IT......YES?.....ARE WE ALL IN AGREEMENT?.

ANOTHER REASON IS, AND YOU MUST ALL REMEMBER THIS, NO-ONE KNEW SHE HAD COVERED FRANK WILSON'S ANTHEM....UNTIL THE 80'S AND, AS SOMEONE HAS ALREADY MENTIONED, THE BACKING TRACK WAS CARVED A FEW YEARS AGO SO THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM WITH SUPPLYING THE ORIGINAL MUSIC?.

........JUST IMAGINE THAT AT PRESTATYN.......BRING THE HOUSE DOWN OR WHAT?!.

[De-to]

There is also a punk version don´know who it was though!

Steve

there is a version by,the fall,total dirge imo,

[Agentsmith]

ACTUALLY.... THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION.........THOUGH, AND HERE'S THE CRUNCH.....ITS NOT ON MOTOWN

IN 1979 A U.K. GROUP CALLED THE YACHTS DID A PUNK RENDITION!

[Godzilla]

There is also a punk version don´know who it was though!

Steve

The Fall did an excellent cover

there is a version by,the fall,total dirge imo,

Different strokes etc

[De-to]

ACTUALLY.... THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION.........THOUGH, AND HERE'S THE CRUNCH.....ITS NOT ON MOTOWN

IN 1979 A U.K. GROUP CALLED THE YACHTS DID A PUNK RENDITION!

and a version by paul jones in 1982,

[Godzilla]

and a version by paul jones in 1982,

Forgot about about that.

It was part of the British Electronic Foundation (BEF) Box that was essentially Heaven 17 with loads of guest singers wasn't it?

Not as good as The Fall

[Guest chrislokeh]

Ace question!

Considering it was the norm for three or four versions to see what sounded the best prior to release but I kinda guess this was down to Motown wanting to have a white artist?

"Indiana Wants Me" was a breakthrough for Motown; it is hard for us now days to even come close to appreciate how difficult it was for black American artists and a label to do well.

R. Dean Taylor was their first white artist although Adam ant was undoubtedly their best ever.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to hear Adam blasting this one out?

Thats gotta be one of the weirdest cover versions ever

[Dave Moore]

Thats gotta be one of the weirdest cover versions ever

Gotta admire AA though.....made a good living done up like a dog's dinner, dodgy ponytail, no voice to speak of, white wellies and living proof that 'white men can't jump!' Who on Earth bought that crap?

Regards,

Dave

[Guest steve64]

Never thought about it but, what a great question.

Four Tops with Levi belting out would have murdered it!!!.

ATB

Tony

I am sure I once read it was written for The Four Tops but they turned it down, not sure how true it is because if Mr Gordy told you to record it then you recorded it

[Jimmy Mack]

I am sure I once read it was written for The Four Tops but they turned it down, not sure how true it is because if Mr Gordy told you to record it then you recorded it

yes that is true it was meant for the four tops ,so you never know it might be lurking in the vaults somewhere, but i dout it, it would've surfaced by now unless the did record it and it was binned for something more soulful

[Guest soulboy]

the mfp lp isnt up to much but alway liked the b side of ghost in my house his best outing for me ,wonder what happened to him ?

[De-to]

try here,

https://www.rdeantaylor.com/rdeantaylor/Home.html

[Ficklefingers]

Not really a 'true legit' alternative but there's the instrumental version.....50 copies were cut onto white label carver type 45s a few years back, got one somewhere and it's superb.

And YET ANOTHER track sold as an EXCLUSIVE by ROB MOSS - along with the Chris Clark 'Sweet Loving' - to name just two tracks sold by the aforementioned (only two years ago !!) as exclusive 'ONLY COPIES' !!!

They are all coming back to bite him on his arse now though - thought he'd escape any potential for comeback by emigrating.. Unfortunately for him he had to return to the UK and now he's being caught out BIG STYLE !!

Fingers..

[TOAD]

dont understand...

jj barnes humdinger ext with strings

funk bros gimh

where only pressed in small quantitys more than 2 years ago

[Stubbsy]

the mfp lp isnt up to much but alway liked the b side of ghost in my house his best outing for me ,wonder what happened to him ?

Yeah, "Let's Go Somewhere Baby" - top tune - hammered to death 1974

[Guest soulmanherts]

Yeah, "Let's Go Somewhere Baby" - top tune - hammered to death 1974

Can always get Warren to sing it again mate...lol

[Guest soulboy]

try here,

https://www.rdeantayl...aylor/Home.html

very good ! isnt it strange how the uk discovered all these tracks before anyone else , the sad part about it is i can still remember them coming out and buying them all them years ago ,

[Guest kid mohair]

Ace question!

Considering it was the norm for three or four versions to see what sounded the best prior to release but I kinda guess this was down to Motown wanting to have a white artist?

"Indiana Wants Me" was a breakthrough for Motown; it is hard for us now days to even come close to appreciate how difficult it was for black American artists and a label to do well.

R. Dean Taylor was their first white artist although Adam ant was undoubtedly their best ever.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to hear Adam blasting this one out?

Im going have nitemares about this now.... thanks !!!!!!!!!!

[De-to]

Yeah, "Let's Go Somewhere Baby" - top tune - hammered to death 1974

yes stubbsy,lets go somewhere and ghost in my house always reminds me of samanthas sheffield all-nighter,john vincent used to hammer both tracks,happy days,

[funkyfeet]

Not really a 'true legit' alternative but there's the instrumental version.....50 copies were cut onto white label carver type 45s a few years back, got one somewhere and it's superb.

Ten copies on proper vinyl.

[TOAD]

Ten copies on proper vinyl.

thats correct mark

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

well i would have loved another motown version for sure. great track but wasn't Dancing in the street the same. Again not covered on motown until the 80's ones Ian Levine did.