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Know it's an oldie but this is a fabulous clip if you're a Spinners fan like meself..keep going til the end, it gets better and betterthumbsup.gif

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Guest JIM BARRY
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Know it's an oldie but this is a fabulous clip if you're a Spinners fan like meselfthumbsup.gif

brilliant that sharron, who was on lead ,i always thought phillip wynn did all the leads. jim

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Yep Phillip Wynne thumbsup.gif

thought phillip was the guy in glasseshuh.gif i'v been under a false impression for nearly 40 years, one of my all time fave groupsthumbsup.gif

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Kept buffering Sharon......Great track though...reminds me of the youthy....it charted as well..top 10 l think and a song around about the same time was 'Ghetto Child'...both were on Atlantic l seem to remember...All good stuff yes.gifthumbsup.gif

ghetto child was a year later webby, after i'll be around and one of a kind atb jim

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I aways thought Phil Wynne was the main singer with the slightly "nasel voice". I am a big fan but I could be wrong. Maybe he took his spes off for this clip? This has been discussed before but I can't remember the outcome!! Somebody like Tony Rounce will know or Steve plumb..or Sean Hampsey...or Steve G...or....laugh.gif Form an orderly queuethumbsup.gif

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I aways thought Phil Wynne was the main singer with the slightly "nasel voice". I am a big fan but I could be wrong. This has been discussed before but I can't remember the outcome!! Somebody like Tony Rounce will know or Steve plumb..or Sean Hampsey...or Steve G...or....laugh.gif Form an orderly queuethumbsup.gif

went to see them at the albert hall in manc must have been 1971 , they were support for the 4 tops,the guy in glasses was on all the leads, before that the lead was g.c. cameron, the voice on its a shame ,they were awesome

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went to see them at the albert hall in manc must have been 1971 , they were support for the 4 tops,the guy in glasses was on all the leads, before that the lead was g.c. cameron, the voice on its a shame ,they were awesome

Ah the man with the glasses is Bobby Smith!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Smith_(R%26B_singer)

The hit years with Philippé WynneWhen The Spinners signed to Atlantic in 1972, they were a respected but commercially unremarkable singing group who had never had a top-ten pop hit—despite having been a recording act for over a decade. However, under the helm of producer and songwriter Thom Bell, The Spinners would chart five top 100 singles (and two top tens) from their first post-Motown album, Spinners (1972), and would go on to become one of the biggest soul groups of the 1970s.

The Bobby Smith-led "I'll Be Around", their first top ten hit, was actually the B-side of their first Atlantic single, "How Could I Let You Get Away". Radio airplay for the B-side led Atlantic to flip the single over, with "I'll Be Around" hitting #3 and "How Could I Let You Get Away" reaching #89. "I'll Be Around" was also The Spinners' 1st million- selling hit single.[1] .

The 1973 follow-up singles "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (led by Smith), "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" (led by Wynne), and "Ghetto Child" (led by Wynne) would cement the group's reputation, as well as further that of Bell, a noted Philly soul producer.

Following their Atlantic successes, Motown also issued a "Best of the Spinners" LP which featured selections from their Motown/V.I.P. recordings. They also remixed and reissued the 1970 B-side "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" as a 1973 A-side. In the midst of their Atlantic hits, it crawled to number #91 US.

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lt's A Shame is awsome,Jim,it's got everything! yes.gifthumbsup.gif

your not wrong there webby.written by stevie wonder and lee garrett! co incidently both blind.yes.gif

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Its A Shame & I'll Always Love You - right up there at the very top of the soul pile :thumbsup:

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Ah the man with the glasses is Bobby Smith!!!

https://en.wikipedia....h_(R%26B_singer)

The hit years with Philipp WynneWhen The Spinners signed to Atlantic in 1972, they were a respected but commercially unremarkable singing group who had never had a top-ten pop hit "despite having been a recording act for over a decade. However, under the helm of producer and songwriter Thom Bell, The Spinners would chart five top 100 singles (and two top tens) from their first post-Motown album, Spinners (1972), and would go on to become one of the biggest soul groups of the 1970s.

The Bobby Smith-led "I'll Be Around", their first top ten hit, was actually the B-side of their first Atlantic single, "How Could I Let You Get Away". Radio airplay for the B-side led Atlantic to flip the single over, with "I'll Be Around" hitting #3 and "How Could I Let You Get Away" reaching #89. "I'll Be Around" was also The Spinners' 1st million- selling hit single.[1] .

The 1973 follow-up singles "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (led by Smith), "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" (led by Wynne), and "Ghetto Child" (led by Wynne) would cement the group's reputation, as well as further that of Bell, a noted Philly soul producer.

Following their Atlantic successes, Motown also issued a "Best of the Spinners" LP which featured selections from their Motown/V.I.P. recordings. They also remixed and reissued the 1970 B-side "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" as a 1973 A-side. In the midst of their Atlantic hits, it crawled to number #91 US.

very confusing this sharron, on the clip of could it be i'm falling in love, the lead singer is the guy in the middle , bobby smith, phillipe wynne is in fact then the guy on the end with glasses.....phew!!!!. thanks for looking it up, jim

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very confusing this sharron, on the clip of could it be i'm falling in love, the lead singer is the guy in the middle , bobby smith, phillipe wynne is in fact then the guy on the end with glasses.....phew!!!!. thanks for looking it up, j

Very confusing..I think they both sing on various songs for example Ghetto child .Phil (no glasses) starts and Bobby finishes. Bob is the chap with the specs I think...! And he is one of the only members still alive too..sure somebody more knowledgeable than me will confirm sooner or later!!

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Just found 'Then Came You' with the fellas and superb vocals by Dionne Warwick from late '74...sure this never got played at an NS but it should get played now as l reckon it's the right tempo for us old 'uns.. yes.gifthumbsup.gif

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Guest JIM BARRY
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Fab recordthumbsup.gifthumbsup.gif

rubberband man in the same mold too, also liked wake up susan, just watched the you tube clip again,the lead on the song has no glasses,lol

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rubberband man in the same mold too, also liked wake up susan, just watched the you tube clip again,the lead on the song has no glasses,lol

bloody glasses!!! think he is trying to confuse us :-) meant the other way round :-) I give up!!!

Guest JIM BARRY
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bloody glasses!!! think he is trying to confuse us :-)

me heads hurtin now,i'm goin for a lie down in a dark roomlaugh.gif


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Know it's an oldie but this is a fabulous clip if you're a Spinners fan like meself..keep going til the end, it gets better and better:thumbsup:

I really enjoyed that clip Webbo,

It just goes to show that even when they were well produced in the 70s - their live shows of the time were down right funky, raw and special.

I could imagine myself in the crowd there for a moment , getting daft and having fun.

What a great night out.

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I really enjoyed that clip Webbo,

It just goes to show that even when they were well produced in the 70s - their live shows of the time were down right funky, raw and special.

I could imagine myself in the crowd there for a moment , getting daft and having fun.

What a great night out.

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Oi, it twas me Mossy not Webby for a changewink.gif Great clip innitwink.gif

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Oi, it twas me Mossy not Webby for a changewink.gif Great clip innitwink.gif

sorry mate :thumbsup:

and yeah baby ! a fantastic clip Reg !

I love the stat vocal at the end !

Fab !

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l don't flippin' know it was buffering all the time!! laugh.gifyes.gif

Sort your interweb connection out Websmeister? Are you still on dialup or summat laugh.gif

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l don't flippin' know it was buffering all the time!! :thumbsup::D

Its just most new topics on this site are posted by Webby at the moment................ I just thought it was another one of yours :D

Sorry Reg !

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Just class innit ! :thumbsup:

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves !!!

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