Rummaged through some old records that haven't been played in a while today and came across a batch by The Astors on Stax. Really enjoyed playing them and got me thinking, what a great group they were. In reality I know absolutely nothing about them. How many 45's did they cut for Stax and did they record for any other labels ?

The ones I have are :

Candy US Stax demo

Just enough to hurt me US Stax issue

In the twighlight zone US Stax idemo

More power to you US Stax demo

I remember that Candy was issued on red UK Atlantic and before that was it Black Atlantic or London ?

Also, I remember having Twilight Zone on UK Stax.

Anyone out there have any additional info on this great group.

Cheers

John

  veepman said:

Candy US Stax demo

Just enough to hurt me US Stax issue

In the twighlight zone US Stax idemo

More power to you US Stax demo

Anyone out there have any additional info on this great group.

Cheers

Doesn't appear that they cut much more as a recent compilation of theirs in the US had to be shared with another group. Jealous that you have Just Enough To Hurt Me, been after that for a while and just cannot find a decent copy. Anyone?

This website has full details:

https://www.curtisj.com/Astors.htm

Edited March 3, 200619 yr by Stuart T

  veepman said:

Rummaged through some old records that haven't been played in a while today and came across a batch by The Astors on Stax. Really enjoyed playing them and got me thinking, what a great group they were. In reality I know absolutely nothing about them. How many 45's did they cut for Stax and did they record for any other labels ?

The ones I have are :

Candy US Stax demo

Just enough to hurt me US Stax issue

In the twighlight zone US Stax idemo

More power to you US Stax demo

I remember that Candy was issued on red UK Atlantic and before that was it Black Atlantic or London ?

Also, I remember having Twilight Zone on UK Stax.

Anyone out there have any additional info on this great group.

Cheers

John

Black Atlantic John

nice on a yellow demo

  veepman said:

Rummaged through some old records that haven't been played in a while today and came across a batch by The Astors on Stax. Really enjoyed playing them and got me thinking, what a great group they were. In reality I know absolutely nothing about them. How many 45's did they cut for Stax and did they record for any other labels ?

The ones I have are :

Candy US Stax demo

Just enough to hurt me US Stax issue

In the twighlight zone US Stax idemo

More power to you US Stax demo

I remember that Candy was issued on red UK Atlantic and before that was it Black Atlantic or London ?

Also, I remember having Twilight Zone on UK Stax.

Anyone out there have any additional info on this great group.

Cheers

John

Candy came out on the Black Atlantic label first I think, have a copy for sale at the moment.

Cheers, Alan.

Remember going home from college on the bus and reading the lastest Blues and Soul and seeing Candy was being re released got all emotional thinking i would finally own a copy

Ted,

Couldn't remember - knew it was a yellow demo - that's why I was thinking London or Atlantic.

Paul Aisbett sold me his Stax US demo when he picked up the London demo !

Take care

John

  Tedsoul said:

Black Atlantic John

nice on a yellow demo

  veepman said:

Rummaged through some old records that haven't been played in a while today and came across a batch by The Astors on Stax. Really enjoyed playing them and got me thinking, what a great group they were. In reality I know absolutely nothing about them. How many 45's did they cut for Stax and did they record for any other labels ?

The ones I have are :

Candy US Stax demo

Just enough to hurt me US Stax issue

In the twighlight zone US Stax idemo

More power to you US Stax demo

I remember that Candy was issued on red UK Atlantic and before that was it Black Atlantic or London ?

Also, I remember having Twilight Zone on UK Stax.

Anyone out there have any additional info on this great group.

Cheers

John

John,

Are any of these for sale?

Candy US Stax demo

Just enough to hurt me US Stax issue are holes in my Stax run.. price?

Lea

one i have is called daddy ddnt tell me is it the other side of one of these,

mark

  veepman said:

Also, I remember having Twilight Zone on UK Stax.

Never heard of this gaining a UK release.

Sure your memory isnt playing tricks on you?

Calling Pete Smith!

Flip one over for I Just Found Out, very popular at Shotts allnighter in 1888 during the hours of 7 and 8 am, great dancer, thanks to Mr Tef for putting me onto that one many years ago!!

Cheers

Jock

  pikeys dog said:

Never heard of this gaining a UK release.

Sure your memory isnt playing tricks on you?

Calling Pete Smith!

Only "Candy" came out here, first on Black and in 68/69 on red Atlantic. Suprised it was never re-issued in the mid 70s (Candy) when they were putting out all kinds of 60s and northern tunes.

This is one I'm very clear on and I do remenber it going to Pete Lawson on one of the many many occasions that he (and others) raped my collection back in the 80's

  pikeys dog said:

Never heard of this gaining a UK release.

Sure your memory isnt playing tricks on you?

Calling Pete Smith!

Blue UK Stax - someone help me please - had this, Linda Lindell and Derek Martin all on Blue UK Stax - all i've got left is the Linda Lindell - and incidentally I understand that there is an alternate take of this on a studio cut - Polydor ?

  veepman said:

This is one I'm very clear on and I do remenber it going to Pete Lawson on one of the many many occasions that he (and others) raped my collection back in the 80's

Blue Stax listing:

https://www.georgwa.demon.co.uk/stax_singles.htm

Godz

Complete UK Blue Stax label listing

(no sign of The Astors - In The Twilight Zone)

601 001 Eddie Floyd Raise Your Hand/I've Just Been Feeling Bad

601 002 Carla Thomas Something Good/It's Starting To Grow

601 003 Johnnie Taylor Ain't That Lovin' You/Outside Love

601 004 Sam and Dave Soothe Me/Sweet Pains

601 005 Otis Redding Day Tripper/Shake

601 006 Sam and Dave When Something Is Wrong With My Baby/Small Portion Of Your Love

601 007 Otis Redding Let Me Come On Home/Love your More Than Words

601 008 Carla Thomas When Tomorrow Comes/Unchanging Love

601 009 Booker T & MG's Hip Hug-Her/Summer Time

601 010 Mable John Same Time Same Place/Bigger And Better

601 011 Otis Redding Shake/634-5789

601 012 Otis & Carla Tramp/Otis, Ooh Carla

601 013 Rufus Thomas Greasy Spoon/Sophistcated Cissy

601 014 The Bar-Keys Soul Finger/Knucklehead

601 015 Albert King Born Under A Bad Sign/Personal Manager

601 016 Eddie Floyd Things Get Better/Good Love, Bad Love

601 017 Otis Redding Glory Of Love/I'm Coming Home

601 018 Booker T & MG's Slim Jenkin's Place/Groovin'

601 019 William Bell Eloise/One Plus One

601 020 Ruby Johnson If I Ever Needed Love/Keep On Keeping On

601 021 Otis & Carla Knock On Wood/Let Me Be Good To You

601 022 Judy Clay You Can't Run Away From Your Heart/It Takes A Lot Of Good Love

601 023 Sam and Dave Soul Man/May I Baby

601 024 Eddie Floyd On A Saturday Night/Under My Nose

601 025 The Bar-Keys Give Everybody Some/Don't Do That

601 026 Booker T & MG's Chinese Checkers/Plum Nellie

601 027 Otis Redding Satisfaction/I've Been Loving You Too Long

601 028 Rufus Thomas Down To My House/Steady Holding On

601 029 Albert King Cold Feet/You Sure Drive A Hard Bargain

601 030 Sam and Dave I Thank You/Wrap It Up

601 031 Otis Redding The Dock Of The Bay/My Sweet Lorene

601 032 Carla Thomas Pick Up The Pieces/Seperation

601 033 Otis and Carla Lovey Dovey/New Year's Resolution

601 034 Mable John Able Mable/Don't Get Caught

601 035 Eddie Floyd Big Bird/Holding On With Both Hands

601 036 The Bar-Keys A Hard Day's Night/I Want Someone

601 037 Rufus Thomas The Memphis Train/I Think I Made A Boo-Boo

601 038 William Bell Tribute To A King/Every Man Ought To Have A Woman

601 039 Derek Martin Soul Power/Sly Girl

601 040 Otis Redding The Happy Song (Dum Dum)/Open The Door

601 041 Linda Lyndell Bring your Love Back To Me/Her I Am

601 042 Albert King (I Love) Lucy/You're Gonna Need Me

I saved ink by only copying the link

Godz

Do all the copies of Twilight Zone have bad sound quality? Mine looks mint but doesn't sound as good as I would want it to. Fantastic tune, young Isaac Hayes on vocals, as you've probably heard the story from Keb.

Heikki

  heikki 1 said:

Do all the copies of Twilight Zone have bad sound quality? Mine looks mint but doesn't sound as good as I would want it to. Fantastic tune, young Isaac Hayes on vocals, as you've probably heard the story from Keb.

Heikki

Heikki,

Just to clarify a view points: Twilight Zone sounds much better on vinyl, the styrene copies even in mint are not the greatest sound quality.

Twilight Zone was certainly never issued in the UK, only "Candy" saw UK release

Astors members were six Memphis High school kids originally called The Chips first release 1961 later became four members Curtis Johnson (lead and second tenor) , Richard Harris, Sam Byrnes (baritone), Eddie Stanback (lead)..in 1963 they changed their name to to the Astors. Sorry no Isaac Hayes.vocal involvement according to my info.

John

  john manship said:

Heikki,

Just to clarify a view points: Twilight Zone sounds much better on vinyl, the styrene copies even in mint are not the greatest sound quality.

Twilight Zone was certainly never issued in the UK, only "Candy" saw UK release

Astors members were six Memphis High school kids originally called The Chips first release 1961 later became four members Curtis Johnson (lead and second tenor) , Richard Harris, Sam Byrnes (baritone), Eddie Stanback (lead)..in 1963 they changed their name to to the Astors. Sorry no Isaac Hayes.vocal involvement according to my info.

John

I`ve had quiet a few differant copys of the twiglett zone,best quality being nice US demo,with stars around the edge of the label............

  jocko said:

Flip one over for I Just Found Out, very popular at Shotts allnighter in 1888 during the hours of 7 and 8 am, great dancer, thanks to Mr Tef for putting me onto that one many years ago!!

Cheers

Jock

"I just found out" this the longest running nighter of all time and what label did the Victorian Astors record for