The Originals - Suspicion

[Peter99]

No more than any of the other vinyl versions.

Edited my facetiousness

 

Dave

 

Peter

 

Edited July 30, 2013 by Peter99

[Chalky]

From the horses mouth........

John Manship tells me was on a buying trip with Mick Godfrey and he got 63 ten (10) inch acetates of unissued Motown from Simon Soussan in the late 80's, the Four Tops unissued Jazz Workshop album was also in there amongst all the good stuff. Most of the acetates were sold upon John's return to the UK. Simon Soussan had so much stock John ran out of money on the first day.

The scan I posted looks like the 10 inch acetate John sold to Gary Fields who then in turn sold it to Richard Searling.

Edited July 30, 2013 by chalky

[Ady Of Newark]

You won't see an original as one doesn't exist except for the Originals acetates. What you have is a boot with a made up group name.

Edited July 30, 2013 by ady of newark

[pikeys dog]

Here is the "sleeve" that came with Rob's LP.  The second never materialised.  It would be late 80's into early 90's when he did this, can't remember for sure.  I remember John Kingan went to collect his and my copy.

 

Rob Marriott Motwon Bootleg LP.jpg

 

Definitely early 90s - around the time of the Travellers in Rotherham, as that's where I bought my copy from, 'hot from the presses'.

[Robbk]

Here's OUR version:

 

[Peter99]

Here's OUR version:

 

Hi Rob

 

Thanks for posting this. The history of this track is so interesting - fantastic.

 

The track itself is awesome - easily one of my favourite Motown tracks, unreleased or not.

 

Regards

 

 

Peter

[Chalky]

I think I have the right take in the Dave Withers podcast in The Stafford Story

 

Can you have a listen at the beginning of this podcast Robb and confirm?

Dave Withers And Rod Shard: Forever In My Heart

 

It is the take on the Originals Best Of cd released in 1999 I think as well.

Edited August 3, 2013 by chalky

[Chalky]

Weird listening to the podcast I don't think it is the right one yet I have the right one in the list of tracks I assembled the podcast from    Bugger I guess I'll have to do it again just for accuracies sake  

Edited August 3, 2013 by chalky

[Mick Holdsworth]

I know of 4 versions of this (not counting Instrumentals). I heard them in the following order ...

 

1. The "Original" Version as posted in #56 by RobbK. Throughout the 80's and early 90's this was the only version I ever heard - most recordings were speeded up, including my acetate from Dave Withers and the later Demand boot, Apart from the fact it is too fast, it is this version.

 

2. A completely different take I had on a sales tape from Pete Lowry about '96 - Guitar based more than brass if I remember correctly - sort of liked it but ...

As I said, I heard it in '96 but it could have been around awhile before that.

 

3. In '97 the first (I think first) CD version, "This is northen Soul Vol 2" that was put out by Chris King / Debutante. Very similar to the first version, but a slightly different vocal take.

 

4. The 21st Century boot on Soul with an instrumental on the flip. This was a different version and vocal take again.

(Actually the Inst flip was musically different to all the others, so that sort of makes 5. I only ever played the Inst once and thought it was a modern re-recording. Probably not, just sounded that way to me.)

 

There are other boots and legal CDs which have some of these versions on them, eg. Soul Beat etc. but I don't think there are any different versions as such. Be interesting to hear of any other versions I haven't heard. I think there is another Inst take, but don't know how it compares to the above four versions.

 

Cheers

Mick

 

 

[Chalky]

There is a 5th Mick, more 70's feel with wah wah guitar, think that is what it is

[Otis Smith]

What version was Tim Brown selling, Originals-baby have mercy-7" white label.

[Mick Holdsworth]

There is a 5th Mick, more 70's feel with wah wah guitar, think that is what it is

 

Thanks Chalky, but I think that is probably going to be my number 2, "Guitar based more than brass"