Guest kelvinx Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 IMHO Darrow Fletchers "MY YOUNG MISERY" must rank as the most underplayed,under priced,bloody brilliant sound of all time. He doesn't seem to have ever made a track which is other than superb.In this day of cd comps left right and centre I wonder why there is not one featuring Darrow Fletcher in his own right? I believe he recorded at least 18 tracks...ample surely.
Iancsloft Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 IMHO Darrow Fletchers "MY YOUNG MISERY" must rank as the most underplayed,under priced,bloody brilliant sound of all time. He doesn't seem to have ever made a track which is other than superb.In this day of cd comps left right and centre I wonder why there is not one featuring Darrow Fletcher in his own right? I believe he recorded at least 18 tracks...ample surely. link ================================================ Been sayin that for years Darrow was only a schoolboy when he started recording and his early recordings are magic and then some everything he,s done is pure poetry in my eyes totally awesome one of the all time greats Oh the lyrics in gotta draw the line Richard Barrett poetry Solid Hitbound Magic & Vocal sung with feeling DARROW FLETCHER been in the Cunliffe Hall of Fame since the early 70,s !!!!
Dayo Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 Never heard a lot of his stuff - apart from the obvious. Will try and check out the rest of it now - thanks guys!
Dayo Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 (edited) Just been down the soul club jukebox. They've got about 10 Darrow Fletcher tunes on there. Absolutely awesome. So glad about this post. Can you believe I've just heard "What Good Am I" for the first time? How could I have missed this!!! Stunned. Truly perfect Northern Soul. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited May 19, 2005 by Dayo
Iancsloft Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 Thats what I love about 60,s Soul the lyrics are all about love sung with feeling.....No gangster rap no killin cops no gangbangin no robbin cars no killin no muggin God and they wonder why the kids of today are goin down a slippery spiral of despair !
MarkWhiteley Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 ================================================ Been sayin that for years Darrow was only a schoolboy when he started recording and his early recordings are magic and then some everything he,s done is pure poetry in my eyes totally awesome one of the all time greats Oh the lyrics in gotta draw the line Richard Barrett poetry Solid Hitbound Magic & Vocal sung with feeling DARROW FLETCHER been in the Cunliffe Hall of Fame since the early 70,s !!!! link Totally agree Ian - Gotta draw the line is IMO his best piece. Quite similar to Carl Hall - Mean it baby (which I am still hunting for so if anyone can supply me with a copy PM me)
Dayo Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Found this on another Forum - hope it's ok to repost here
Nickg Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 IMHO Darrow Fletchers "MY YOUNG MISERY" must rank as the most underplayed,under priced,bloody brilliant sound of all time. He doesn't seem to have ever made a track which is other than superb.In this day of cd comps left right and centre I wonder why there is not one featuring Darrow Fletcher in his own right? I believe he recorded at least 18 tracks...ample surely. link Strange that this subject came up today, I've been doing some recording this week and couldn't decide whether to put "My Young Misery" or the flip "I've gotta know why" in the end both sides went on the CD. Decide: Nick
Mace Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Many, if not most of his records got played on the 80s Mod scene. Prices seemed to stay at £4 each for years on end. Great artist with a wealth of fantastic tunes to his name.
TheBigO Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Darrow Fletcher is yet another unsung hero of our scene. The link below is from Dave Rimmer's (Hi Dave ) excellent site and lists his releases. https://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/dfletcher.htm Excellent forum debate can be found here: https://216.127.80.118/~admin27/adf/message...html?1115288013 That should give you something to be getting on with
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