Guest topcatnumpty1 Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 I actually played the --Major Lance at the Torch L.P. in my cellar this afternoon and noticed it was recorded Dec 9 th. 1972 --i make that 35 yrs ago --i never went to the Torch --anyone with memories of that great night---just a thought?? Tony Coleby
Guest Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 Hi honey how ya doin ? i didnt go to the torch either but i have a nice pink torch if you wud like to borrow it haha big hugs and kisses comin atcha both luv ya Di xxxxx
Guest Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) I actually played the --Major Lance at the Torch L.P. in my cellar this afternoon and noticed it was recorded Dec 9 th. 1972 --i make that 35 yrs ago --i never went to the Torch --anyone with memories of that great night---just a thought?? Tony Coleby The journey to Stoke from South Yorkshire back in those days , was not as straightforward as it is today ( to be honest , it was a b*****d ) , and due to one of our party having to collect recreational help for the weekend , we had to make a detour en route , had to wait at the designated rendezous for his contact , which eventually added two hours onto the trip ..... Thankfully we arrived just in time for the opening at 8.30 PM , albeit the queue was virtually up to the chippy at the end of Hose Street ...... Hot , sweaty , cramped , noisy , and highly memorable ..... ML gave it his all , and we , the crowd , responded by giving ours ..... I lost my voice through singing along , much to the amusement of the crowd I went with ...... One of the best bits about the night for me , was Martyn Ellis bounding around like a madman after ML had finished , telling everybody - not that they needed convincing - " how good was that " ..... I posed the question several months ago , when upon commenting that this year would be the 35th anniversary of the recording , what happened to the material that did not make iit onto the album ? ...... Malc Burton Edited December 10, 2007 by Malc Burton
Kevinkent Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 Spent that Christmas in South Armagh listening to Archie Bell & the Drells on the radio, but would rather have been at the Torch. Now, where did I put that album? -Kev
Julianb Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 I was there that night ( with Mrs B as well) Not in the photo on the LP cover as I was on the stage with Chris Burton, Minshull, Levine, Ellis,Cokell,Day, Otis Leavill etc etc. Great night - saw him at his first show of the tour in Halifax - bloody useless - the backing group that Contempo had supplied didn't know the songs etc. We got them to listen to them from a Major LP I had with me and things got better. They were the backing track on the LP recorded at the Torch Still got the LP - The Rhythm of Major Lance - Columbia 1728 signed copy ' To Julian from a friend always Major Lance' + got the Stoke LP as well. Happy days Julian
Guest Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) I was there that night ( with Mrs B as well) Not in the photo on the LP cover as I was on the stage with Chris Burton, Minshull, Levine, Ellis,Cokell,Day, Otis Leavill etc etc. Great night - saw him at his first show of the tour in Halifax - bloody useless - the backing group that Contempo had supplied didn't know the songs etc. We got them to listen to them from a Major LP I had with me and things got better. They were the backing track on the LP recorded at the Torch Still got the LP - The Rhythm of Major Lance - Columbia 1728 signed copy ' To Julian from a friend always Major Lance' + got the Stoke LP as well. Happy days Julian So you were the chap that supplied the album for the band to learn the songs from !! ..... As you state Julian , they were not the best band to grace a stage , but thankfully they came through in the end , most of it being so as a result of being involved in the euphoria of the night , which " covered " a multitude of sins ...... Malc Burton Edited December 10, 2007 by Malc Burton
Chris L Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 I was there that night ( with Mrs B as well) Not in the photo on the LP cover as I was on the stage with Chris Burton, Minshull, Levine, Ellis,Cokell,Day, Otis Leavill etc etc. Great night - saw him at his first show of the tour in Halifax - bloody useless - the backing group that Contempo had supplied didn't know the songs etc. We got them to listen to them from a Major LP I had with me and things got better. They were the backing track on the LP recorded at the Torch Still got the LP - The Rhythm of Major Lance - Columbia 1728 signed copy ' To Julian from a friend always Major Lance' + got the Stoke LP as well. Happy days Julian I seem to remember McCullogh off his head refusing to get fof the stage...............
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