Need Some Help With A Little Willie John Record

[Guest Dr Pickles]

Looking for some info on:

Little Willie John ..... Country Girl

Label, availablity, price, boots, album only, etc

Thanks in advance.

Doc

[Guest RichEvans]

Released on a Kent Select 45 under the title 'Home at last' I believe Chris Otherwise previously unreleased i tink... So about at £5er!

[trog]

Released on a Kent Select 45 under the title 'Home at last' I believe Chris Otherwise previously unreleased i tink... So about at £5er!

Beat me to it!.... There is a 78 of home at last on King but it's a slower version.

Edited July 11, 2011 by trog

[Guest Dr Pickles]

Thanks Rich / Trog.

So a legit record to play for £5. Result.

So to clarify, have I had the title wrong all this time or was it changed for the release of the 7"?????

Many thanks

Doc

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

...It's closer to a tenner, actually, being a Kent Select.

The song has been recorded as both 'Home At Last' and 'Country Girl'. The originally unissued Capitol album from which the track comes had the title as 'Country Girl' so that's what we stuck with.

If nothing else, it differentiates this version from the earlier King cut.

[Guest Andy Kempster]

pretty sure i have a duplicate mate, its all yours if i have, will check tonight and text you

[Guest Dr Pickles]

...It's closer to a tenner, actually, being a Kent Select.

The song has been recorded as both 'Home At Last' and 'Country Girl'. The originally unissued Capitol album from which the track comes had the title as 'Country Girl' so that's what we stuck with.

If nothing else, it differentiates this version from the earlier King cut.

Tony

Thanks for that clearing that up.

Doc

[jocko]

And if I remember rightly there is at least one better dancer on the CD it was on, as well as an awesome beat ballad that would go down well in the right place. Another awesome CD that Kent should be not only have our caps raised to them, we should be buying them pints whenever they seem, sure the lads could do with some sustenance!

Not to say this is not a great dancer in its own right, would love to throw myself around dance floor to this, assume not much chance these days given its availability.

Proper Black dance music..........

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

And if I remember rightly there is at least one better dancer on the CD it was on, as well as an awesome beat ballad that would go down well in the right place. Another awesome CD that Kent should be not only have our caps raised to them, we should be buying them pints whenever they seem, sure the lads could do with some sustenance!

Not to say this is not a great dancer in its own right, would love to throw myself around dance floor to this, assume not much chance these days given its availability.

Proper Black dance music..........

...You are, I believe, referring to 'I Need Someone', Jock. To give Kent fans full value for money we stuck that on the other side.

Although don't let Tim Brown see you referring to it as a 'beat ballad' - he severely admonished me in print, in 'Manifesto', for describing it as such in the CD sleeve notes.

Obviously one man's beat ballad is another man's stomper!

Anyway there are still a few (but not too many) copies of this left in stock, so anyone who didn't buy it and would like to is advised to move a bit sharpish as once they're gone, they're solid gone!

[jocko]

I suspect that is the one Mr R, couldn't find CD last night to confirm, hadn' t realised it was on the 45 also, I really should buy them, I assume it is the 7" you are saying is selling out rather than CD? Give Tim a kick in nomads and tell him to stop being miserable, this one would sound amazing at 6am in 100 club, when all the tempo terrorists are buffing their soles getting ready to march home......

I actually had heard very little LWJ stuff, but always seen him namechecked as one of the greats, so over last year treated myself to all 4, I think it was 4, Kent and ACE cd's, with the view of listening end to end, not done that as yet so that may be my "chore" for the weekend. Sounds like one of those artists worth studying to understand the roots of our beautiful music, Soul that is.