Can You Believe Someone Bootlegged This?

[Pete S]

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

 

[Guest Mellorful]

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?

[Pete S]

  On 22/08/2014 at 17:54, mellorful said:

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.

[MrsWoodsrules]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:09, Pete S said:

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.

Edited August 22, 2014 by MrsWoodsrules

[Grayman45]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:09, Pete S said:

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

[Pete S]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:18, Grayman45 said:

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 

[Speedlimit]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:18, Grayman45 said:

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

it was released on a u.s. 7"  as well also wondered why it was booted

[Grayman45]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:21, Pete S said:

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 

I didn't know that!

[hullsoul]

Isn't it from the LP & longer then the UK release??Just guessing.

Cheers

Martyn

[Grayman45]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:22, speedlimit said:

it was released on a u.s. 7"  as well also wondered why it was booted

Didn't know that either!

[Pete S]

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

[Grayman45]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:29, Pete S said:

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?)

[Guest sharmo 1]

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.

[Guest sharmo 1]

• At 5 minutes 2 seconds surly this is a cut from the album , strangely says recorded in England as well .

[Pete S]

It might be another take but I'm pretty sure it's a different singer - first version Jenny Haan, second version Ellie Hope, if not it's a totally different take.  But I think the UK version was edited down from an LP anyway.

[Garethx]

It was bootlegged for the drug-fuelled elite. You can tell this because it has a white label.

Edited August 22, 2014 by garethx

[Prophonics 2029]

Ady C mentioned this a while back about 2 versions. I thought it was an Lp only track then demand made it into a single then a change in singer.

[Prophonics 2029]

Rs: Babe Ruth - Elusive - Capitol

Sorry thought I could copy the link from my phone.

Us disco demo is stamped.

Edited August 23, 2014 by Prophonics 2029

[Mike]

read something about it being big in us clubs first which may fit in more with the release in first post ?

 

here are

just dug out this lengthy informative thread

 

[Sebastian]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:54, sharmo 1 said:

 

• strangely says recorded in England as well .

 

 

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

[Guest sharmo 1]

  On 23/08/2014 at 11:38, Sebastian said:

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.

[Prophonics 2029]

  On 23/08/2014 at 11:54, sharmo 1 said:

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.

Chipping Onger or Hatfield.

[Barry]

I bought this from Ames Records late 70's when they had little NS sections - 7 Dwarves, Bobby Diamond etc etc - it is a different take but has dimples all over it so jumped toward the back end.

[Guest MBarrett]

  On 23/08/2014 at 11:38, Sebastian said:

 They were an english group.

 

 

  On 23/08/2014 at 11:56, Prophonics 2029 said:

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?

[Guest sharmo 1]

  On 23/08/2014 at 11:56, Prophonics 2029 said:

Chipping Onger or Hatfield.

Thank you .

[Kev John]

  On 22/08/2014 at 18:21, Pete S said:

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 

Yes i've got 1 of them W/D Capitol (Gold lettering Capitol logo) Pete bought of Rob Smith £10

 

atb Kev 

[Kev John]

  On 22/08/2014 at 15:11, Pete S said:

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

 

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

Edited August 23, 2014 by Kev John

[Soulstu]

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).