Just had to have it - stunned it appeared as a 7" single

[Vadnochka]

The relentless pursuit turns up another remarkable find.

 THIS WAS THE ONE - Roy Hamilton - Reach out for me - RCA Philippines 7" issue - I subsequently found reference to a 7" demo also out of the Philippines on RCA - obviously thought of as an album only track on RCA - My brother and I playing it off the album 30+ yrs ago.

Maybe not a big deal to most but to a serious collector / dj an absolute remarkable find and also a chin strokers moment.

Will be playing it next time out !!!

[Amsterdam Russ]

This was discussed just recently...

 

[Vadnochka]

Didn't see these earlier posts - Philippines  RCA Orange labels started late 60's it appears - certainly Monkees in 69 but maybe earlier.

Just so pleased to get a copy - more so than getting a 1/2 price Amy Lou Ragland issue and 1/2 price Quicksand demo this week.

They're still out there !!! you know.

[Dobber]

Ive not played them side by side but is the backing track EXACTLY the same as the lou johnson version on bigtop? I do prefer roys vocal but lou’s is a very close second and obviously easy to get on a 45!

so which copy did you get? The orange or white on phillapines?

[Vadnochka]

Orange issue - never really compared side by side but just loved Roy's version from the 1st time I heard it. Obviously recorded by quite a few artist's and it's a known fact that on a US chat show Dionne Warwicke was asked who her favourite male singer was and she replied to a bewildered unknowing hoste  'Lou Johnson'.

Weird and wonderful 7" releases from all over the world have always been my brother Chris's and my target. 

I played a 7" Argentinian 1967 release of The Vel-vets - 'I got to find me somebody' last time out at Thringstone during this Novembers gig. Like most Argie releases at 33rpm.

I used to play it on 20th Century back in '72 when Simon Soussan sent me a copy un-ordered as a replacement for Maxine Brown '1 in a million' which was out of stock. Nobody would dance to it so swapped it down at Selectadisc for the Professionals + £12 to me - one of the great deals of all time. regards

Steve