Guest son of stan Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 I came across a copy of this at home, this weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtBvPvbl5R4 I think I got it at a car boot or a charity....looks like a bootleg. Anyone have any info?
Guest son of stan Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 What is it? Where's it from? And why did it get booted?
Roburt Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Original is a 70's Jamaican item .... guess the guy was trying to cash in on Nat KING COLE's name, probably did lots of NKC's songs in his live act. Maybe 2nd press was done to meet New York area demand (Pete S will probably know better than me). Edited May 26, 2013 by Roburt
Guest Dave Turner Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Winston George "King" Cole ... was singer with Canadian reggae band Well Charged. I know it's the same track but must admit I love this video of him. Edited May 26, 2013 by Dave Turner
Guest son of stan Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Ok... thanks. Sorry to be dumb but I don't understand 'NYC area demand'....Who is interested over there?
Roburt Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Lots of Bajans & Jamaicans headed off to the UK in the 60's / 70's .......... BUT just as many headed off to Canada, Miami & New York to find jobs / secure a future for themselves. Like the Caribbean exiles here in the UK, the Canadian & US based ones got nostalgic for home and the music they had grown up with. So, in Canada, Miami & New York, little labels sprung up to meet the demand for 60's / 70's 'Island music'. Hence lots of ska, reggae & 'Island soul' has been reissued in the US over the last 30 years. Edited May 26, 2013 by Roburt 1
TOAD Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Micron has a Canadian connection i think the owner moved there
Roburt Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) On DISCOGS, it says that the Soul Vibe label was US based. The producer of "I Wonder Why" was Errol Thompson. He also worked with the likes of Horace Andy, Gregory Isaacs & Dennis Brown back then. The Well Charged (group) web site ... https://www.wellcharged.com/ The group with Winston (W King Cole) still play gigs, can't be bad as he must be a good age. It says on there that the original version was cut & released in 66 but I think that's about 8 years too early. Edited May 26, 2013 by Roburt
Guest Ivor Jones Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) These "Soul Vibes" reissues/boots/whatever they are, appeared sometime around about 10[ish] years back....It started getting a bit of a rep amongst collectors of the two-step style over here and also Modern Soul folk...Not sure really why this was reissued as i never thought there was any demand outside of these hardcore collectors circles.Maybe there was indeed demand abroad.......who knows? I originally heard this via our own Tony Rounce who used to give this a spin at our Sidedoor Soul Club events around London Town late 80`s /early 90`s.....Tony,on the ball as ever, was light years ahead of the pack with this one...Also,other J.A. related tunes by The Pioneers " My Good Friend James"& The Mighty Diamonds "Never Say Goodbye" were championed by Tony Rounce [and no one else] at the same time.It really annoys me when the wrong people get credited with certain records. Tony was definitely first with these on the Soul Scene....Great days...... Also, its on another Original label as well as "Micron".......The label name escapes me now,but the only copy i know of is owned by Gareth Donovon from Essex.Its got a multi colour label design..There was a thread about this before,not sure if it was on this forum though. Great tune.... Ivor Edited May 26, 2013 by Ivor Jones
Roburt Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Another of his old efforts .......... ... don't think many Fleetwood Mac fans would be too impressed .........
Sean Hampsey Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 These "Soul Vibes" reissues/boots/whatever they are, appeared sometime around about 10[ish] years back.... Also, its on another Original label as well as "Micron".......The label name escapes me now,but the only copy i know of is owned by Gareth Donovon from Essex.Its got a multi colour label design..There was a thread about this before,not sure if it was on this forum though. Great tune.... Ivor Spot on Ivor. The Other label is RAHTID. Sean
Guest son of stan Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Oh! I have Billy Cole on UK Power Exchange.. I'd never connected the two! Eddie Spencer's version of the Precisions 'If This is Love' was another one out of Canada... And I used to go to those Sidedoor Soul Club Dos. I'm sure I remember hearing this for the first time there: One of my faves. Out of New York also I think...Otis Gayle was involved in Risco Connection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JZCVZcP3TM
Jordirip Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Aka Billy Cole extra careful I read somewhere that that isn't true. Different fellas.
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