Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) Can anyone here give your opinion of who the singer is on this acetate. Thanks, Brian https://soundcloud.com/chalkster/acetate-kelly-garrett-love-is Edited January 7, 2012 by chalky mp3 removed
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 A member said I should put this here for input from other collectors to figure this out. It was suggested in another forum that it is not Kelly Garrett or Pet Clark, but I thought it was Kelly Garrett. That's why I'm asking for your help Thanks, Brian
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) I have another acetate that I need help finding out who the singer is. https://soundcloud.com/chalkster/acetate-uknown-artist-this Edited January 7, 2012 by chalky mp3 removed
Chalky Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Mp3'd removed as per site rules. Sorry but we cannot allow mp3's, legal & file sharing being the main reasons. Can I suggest members sign up to sound cloud, it takes just a couple of minutes to upload the sound file, you then click on share and grab the link to post here.
Pete S Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I have another acetate that I need help finding out who the singer is. https://soundcloud.com/chalkster/acetate-uknown-artist-this That was as good as the Love Is The Only Answer is..er..indifferent, really Drifters influenced, doo-wop backing, good vocalist - does it have a chorus? Great stuff.
Ernie Andrews Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Can anyone here give your opinion of who the singer is on this acetate. Thanks, Brian https://soundcloud.com/chalkster/acetate-kelly-garrett-love-is Bobby Martin- I think it is and goes with the United artist label
Pete S Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Bobby Martin- I think it is and goes with the United artist label Well done Steve.
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Was it ever released on 45 or LP do you know?
Alan T Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I have another acetate that I need help finding out who the singer is. https://soundcloud.com/chalkster/acetate-uknown-artist-this Sounds a bit like Doug Banks.
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 That's funny that you mentioned him because there was a 45 acetate from the same collection by him(I sold that a while back), so it could be.
Chalky Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I can see where coming from with the Doug Banks but sounds a bit too white for Doug??? Could have done with hearing the chorus.
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 I just remembered I have an acetate from that collection of her hit ''for the love of him'' but it's the same as the 45 release and it came with lyric sheet, so it was easy to identify who it was. see scan..
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 I just remembered I have an acetate from that collection of her hit ''for the love of him'' but it's the same as the 45 release and it came with lyric sheet, so it was easy to identify who it was. see scan..
Briank Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) I just played this acetate and played the loves the only answer back to back. The voices sound different to me. I checked the internet, but could not find that Bobbi did a version of it and she has passed as of May 2000 from cancer. I checked ascap a little, but could not find the exact title. I'll have to do some more searching. I tried to upload the song on the cloud, but got blocked. Edited January 7, 2012 by briank
neckender Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 That's funny that you mentioned him because there was a 45 acetate from the same collection by him(I sold that a while back), so it could be. I think this is doug banks because I have a doug banks Bell Sound acetate with the title, "this little boy of mine" It's a faster version of this clip. The flip side is "baby since you went away" which was the flip side to the argo release.
Briank Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 The Doug Banks acetate I had was ''I just kept on dancing'' on one side. I do not remember the b side. It was 7 inch and no indication of the artist. This one I have is a 10 inch and no b side. Maybe the attached scan will help some.
Briank Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 I just noticed he last names were cut off on scan...the are Murry Wecht and Johnny Walsh.
Mick Holdsworth Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 A member said I should put this here for input from other collectors to figure this out. It was suggested in another forum that it is not Kelly Garrett or Pet Clark, but I thought it was Kelly Garrett. That's why I'm asking for your help Thanks, Brian Did Petula Clark also sing this?
Briank Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 I don't know. I said that the guy I got it from thought it was Pet Clark. Have you heard Kelly Garrett sing it live on the Playboy After Dark show?
boba Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 acetates that come with sheet music are generally songwriter demos and won't be an identifiable recording artist (unless the writer is also a known singer or if the writer got someone else to sing I guess).
Briank Posted January 9, 2012 Author Posted January 9, 2012 Thanks neckender, I think you are correct. Is there a way for you to put up a clip of your acetate? Thanks for everyone's input..
Guest MrC Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 So, the "loves the only answer" seems to be Bobby Martin, have I read this right?
Briank Posted January 9, 2012 Author Posted January 9, 2012 That was stated I think because of the record being on United Artist which was the label Bobbi Martin recorded for, but I am not completely convinced of that when I play both song back to back. Still sounds more like Kelly Garrett to me, but that is my opinion. Who do you think it is?
Ady Croasdell Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Ain't heard it but one of the songs was co-written by Azie Mortimer, could it be her? Ady
Briank Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 I just listed to one of her songs on utube and It might be her, but not sure. Nobody else has responded so it's still up in air for me.
Guest MrC Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 acetates that come with sheet music are generally songwriter demos and won't be an identifiable recording artist (unless the writer is also a known singer or if the writer got someone else to sing I guess). Aren't they often sung by someone from the same labels stable of singers though Bob? Weren't some songs done by whoever was in the studios at the time as a sort of test recording or to see what kind of voice it suited? I thought that was why there were often acetates of well known songs by other bigger (or smaller) artists on the same label. Joey Heatherton/Len Barry on Decca etc, all of which would support the Bobbi Martin theory for "Loves The Only Answer"
Briank Posted January 15, 2012 Author Posted January 15, 2012 I contacted United Artists and they did not have Bobbi Maritin as doing this song,
Sebastian Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 Don't have the 45 myself so just throwing this out there... might be the following 45 from 1969? Orsa Lia - Love's The Only Answer / World I Used To Know - UNITED ARTISTS 50514
Briank Posted January 15, 2012 Author Posted January 15, 2012 I do not know as I never heard her on United Artist before.
boba Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 Aren't they often sung by someone from the same labels stable of singers though Bob? Weren't some songs done by whoever was in the studios at the time as a sort of test recording or to see what kind of voice it suited? I thought that was why there were often acetates of well known songs by other bigger (or smaller) artists on the same label. Joey Heatherton/Len Barry on Decca etc, all of which would support the Bobbi Martin theory for "Loves The Only Answer" I definitely agree that acetates were done for different reasons (including the one you mentioned). I was just saying that sheet music makes it likely that it was a songwriter shopping a song around. The song writer could have gotten a "professional" to sing it though.
Briank Posted January 15, 2012 Author Posted January 15, 2012 I agree with you boba, but I think all the artists mentioned so far would be considered ''professionals", no?
boba Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 I agree with you boba, but I think all the artists mentioned so far would be considered ''professionals", no? yes
Recommended Posts
Get involved with Soul Source
Add your comments now
Join Soul Source
A free & easy soul music affair!
Join Soul Source now!Log in to Soul Source
Jump right back in!
Log in now!