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I personally prefer America's original version... ph34r.gifbiggrin.gif

Never even knew about the original version although I had a feeling it was a cover. You don't hear a lot about knights and stuff in soul music!

Just looked it up on Spotify and I like it too!

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Was issued by KENT on a 7" about 5 years ago. Unissued/CD-only otherwise.

It has got Bill Brandon "Streets Got My Lady" on the flipside.

Manship has got copies at £8 each:

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/76490/EDWAR...w__BILL_BRANDON

I personally prefer America's original version... ph34r.gif:thumbup:

so do i sebastian.top five pop hit in the USA but originally only b side in the uk or at least it is on my uk demo

john edwards not bad tho

dave

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You can make me a member of the "America's Tin Man Is Better Than John Edwards" club, too....

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Both America and John Edwards versions of this song are great records for different reasons. I really love John Edwards voice and this is a great example of him metaphorically 'singing the telephone book', plus the extended guitar solo is tremendous.

America were a great and in some ways underrated group: it's a pity they are probably best known over here for "A Horse With No Name": not their best work in my book. There are some wonderful clips of the band doing Tin Man and Ventura Highway on a German TV show in 1974 on Youtube. George Martin once said that he considered them to be the most talented songwriters he ever worked with.

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America were a great and in some ways underrated group: it's a pity they are probably best known over here for "A Horse With No Name": not their best work in my book.

Not with a lyric that goes "there were plants and birds and rocks and things" it isn't... :lol:

...love "Ventura Highway", though :thumbup:

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