Geno Washington - If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)

[Soul-slider]

Has this been issued anywhere on 45?

I know it's on the 'Outta Sight' LP 'Northern & Rare Soul Collector' but wondered if they released it on 7"??

 

[Pete S]

It's on an anniversary single can't remember which one sorry

[Gilly]

Ive had this song some 23 or more years, I also have his version of "Open the door to your heart, and that's good too

[Sammy Seaman]

THOUGHT IT WAS NEVER RELEASED AS A SINGLE ITS ON AN  GERMAN LP  AM SURE THATS WHAT I HAVE IT ON

GREAT VERSION THOUGH

SAMMY

Edited March 2, 2017 by sammy seaman

[Pete S]

No it's definitely on a single, it might be an EP I can't remember - it was licensed from Sanctuary Records - and it was definitely for some club's anniversary

[Gilly]

Well the two songs I have are on a tape and both have studio talking, Gino and John Shroeder  sorry about the spelling

[Pete S]

4 minutes ago, Gilly said:

Well the two songs I have are on a tape and both have studio talking, Gino and John Shroeder  sorry about the spelling

Makes sense as Sanctuary found it when rooting through the Pye archives and JS was one of their top producer / arrangers.

[Gilly]

When did Sanctuary go rooting

[Pete S]

Just now, Gilly said:

When did Sanctuary go rooting

Started maybe 92, I think I compiled their first two Pye / Piccadilly Northern CD's for them and did the sleeve notes but that was really before CD's got that popular but they must have had the rights for a good 10 years and released more or less everything in the vaults, loads of Psych and Joe Meek stuff

[Gilly]

Thanks for that so that's about how long ive had them. The tape has BBC written on it

[Pete S]

Just now, Gilly said:

Thanks for that so that's about how long ive had them. The tape has BBC written on it

I'm starting to wonder if I'm wrong about it being on an anniversary single - maybe it was a promo CD and not a record...I can just remember a 4 track EP I'm sure it was that.  Anyway someone's bound to know.

[Soul-slider]

8 minutes ago, Pete S said:

I'm starting to wonder if I'm wrong about it being on an anniversary single - maybe it was a promo CD and not a record...I can just remember a 4 track EP I'm sure it was that.  Anyway someone's bound to know.

This is the only 'recent' EP I can find, unreleased tracks but no 'If This Is Love...'

[Mick Holdsworth]

I seem to remember it being on a 10" compilation EP - a blue label, from around the same time, give or take, with four or six tracks on it. But it could have been an LP and it was farther away than I thought.

Cheers
Mick

[luxury soul]

It was Bretby 1st Anniversary, I still have it...

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Bretbys-1st-Anniversary/release/5014660

[Len]

Thanks to Gilly, I have a cut of it c/w the studio talking before the music kicks in - The talking bit is great.

Thanks again Gilly 

Len 

[Tomangoes]

15 hours ago, Soul-Slider said:

This is the only 'recent' EP I can find, unreleased tracks but no 'If This Is Love...'

Quality tune.

 

Ed

[Pete S]

Thanks to the lads above for proving I wasn't going mad - Bretby 6 tracker...I knew I'd had it

[Soul-slider]

Mystery solved, Discogs want £40 for it!!

At least now I can buy the Outta Sight LP for £10 with my mind at rest that there is no official 45.

Thanks guys

 

 

[Benji]

The Bretby 12" take is very low fi quality.

[Fourmintsover]

Wow, great tune!

[Mick Boyle]

Got the Bretby LP from the anniversary nighter. Loved the track. Seen this 7"acetate on Sean Chapmans website so bought it.