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Pete S

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I don't remember this coming out but maybe Dave Evison played it once as a revive and someone decided it needed booting - just two years after it sold a good 20,000 copies on UK Capitol.  This is one of the most bizarre ones I've ever seen

 

Babe Ruth - Elusive

 

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Just looked on ebay and no UK capital copies for sale so checked discogs and 27 for sale starting at £1.60.

Given there are so many available for sale did it need booting or do people not know where to look?

 

No I'm not inferring it's a recent bootleg - it was done circa 1978 - I just wondered why.

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No I'm not inferring it's a recent bootleg - it was done circa 1978 - I just wondered why.

 

It's a strange one Pete, as the Capitol was ten a penny back then.

Always like the record, always stuck in my head, even if it is a Prog Rock with guitar rifs that Pink Floyd would have been proud of.

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No I'm not inferring it's a recent bootleg - it was done circa 1978 - I just wondered why.

I'm guessing that a lot of people liked the idea of an American import rather than a British record. Maybe the Booter (or is that Bootee?), twigged the same?

Just a theory :)

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I'm guessing that a lot of people liked the idea of an American import rather than a British record. Maybe the Booter (or is that Bootee?), twigged the same?

Just a theory :)

 

There was a Capitol import though, came out after the UK one and used the same backing track with a different vocalist.  Not a lot of people know that  :lol:

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It's got a completely different vocalist on it guys, I said so above, if you check the two versions you'll see

Is it definitely a different vocalist, or just a different take Pete?

I've only ever heard the one version, that being the one on the British Capital issue (re-issue?)

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just a thought but whats on the other side ? could this be a b side of a better number although I must say can't remember seeing this boot , ironicly could be rarer than the original !!!!!!! regards .S.

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It was recorded in England. They were an english group.

Really I didn't realise that , haven't really taken much notice of this record over the years as it's not really my thing so didn't look into them , where were they from ? regards S.

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 They were an english group.

 

 

Chipping Onger or Hatfield.

 

I feel sure I might have seen them live in the early 70s - some festival or college gig or somesuch.

 

Was Jenny Haan herself American though?

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I don't remember this coming out but maybe Dave Evison played it once as a revive and someone decided it needed booting - just two years after it sold a good 20,000 copies on UK Capitol.  This is one of the most bizarre ones I've ever seen

 

Babe Ruth - Elusive

 

$_57.JPG

CRAP bootleg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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To my shame I had that exact record when I was a lad - about 79' - 80 or thereabouts - I didn't know any better in them days, didn't know what a boot was! Can't remember where I got it from - probably Vallances in Mansfield for £1.35 - bought it blind. I hated the bloody thing and gave it away to a pal o mine a bit later. What a waste of the world's scarce resources!!

 

Babe Ruth were on a BBC 4 compilation of Whistle test stuff a bit back - just a poor rock band. Funnily enough Stone The Crows were on the same programme as well, featuring Maggie Bell ('Frankie' of Frankie and Johnny).

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