Ficklefingers

Defo epitomises 'Northern Soul', not suprised you include it in your current set John... totally top draw tune that grabs you by the proverbials and defies your feet not to move to the infectious stomping beat - even if your standing still! I, for one, will certainly included it in my set when appropriate!

If you manage to get a copy of JM's 'Christmas List 2007' catalogue, he does a great piece on the album - including scans of both sides of the actual LP and includes the track listing as follows: Somewhere I'm In Love Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing Love Is The First Kiss To The Lat When You Call Me baby It's That Time Of The Year I'll Always Need You My Soul Concerto It's A Crying Shame Happily Ever After Love Love Love This LP is top of my wants so if any one out there owns a copy (or knows someone who does) and they would like a four figure cash sum for it then please contact me!! As a continuation of the 'debate' concerning comparison of production etc on the different cuts I'm gonna throw in my two penny worth: Len did, indeed, contribute to the writing of 'I'll Always Need You' ... funnily though, the Dean Courtney RCA 45 credits Leon Huff & Len Barry, whereas the Philly Sound 45 credits J Madara, L Barry and D White!?! maybe JM can throw more light on this.. John? As for the production... Pete, whilst we are all (quite rightly) entitled to our opinions - I can't see where you are coming from when you refer to 'lack' of producton on the LB Philly Sound 45's. Perhaps it is because these are digitally remastered you feel the production is lacking? I don't know... but I can tell you that even to my well beaten up eardrums the production is actually spot on! The orchestration is definately there, and in abundance! Maybe it is just difference in technology used on the different recordings that account for your apparent displeasure? Only my opinion, of course. 'When You Call Me Baby' - WOW!!! to me this pisses all over Joey Heatherton. Just an observation but, if the situation was reversed whereby the Len Barry cut was the 'historic' one and Joey's version was released on vinyl in 2007... just wonder what peoples 'honest' opinions would be then? I'm betting that the 'loyalty' factor would play a large part in their responses, with the 'classic' (in this case Len's) version being the preferred cut! 'Love Love Love' - well, to me, comparing William Bonney's version to that of Len Barry is like saying that Victoria Beckham could do a better version of, say, Betty Lloyd 'I'm Catching On'... they is not even in da same league man! Not even on da same planet or in da same universe!! Ditto comments on the reverse situation mentioned above. To me, Len Barry is one of those few white artists (Turley Richards being another example) born with the wrong colour skin! There... that feels better

Hey Mobbsy Ye Olde Bugger you!!! long time no see... reckon you'd be looking at £75 - £100 in that condition - but, as stated, there are better condition copies out there.. already in sales boxes & struggling to sell at reasonable prices so wish you luck. (I'll always take it off yer hands for a tenner though! ). Fingers

Don't suppose you got a link? would be interested to follow it up... Cheers, Fingers

Which was also the flip to the Claire Records release, which has the far superior (IMO) 'Love Plays Funny Games' on t'other side! Don't understand how this doesn't attract a price tag the same as the Resist 45? I've only seen three copies in the past 15 years!! Wheras I've seen four copies of 'Black Wings..' - two of which were acetates. Comments welcomed...

'As Long As I Have You' defo saw a british 45 release, backed with 'Yesterday' on UA1186 - don't know, but would imagine it also saw a US release also? Have to agree though that it's a crackin' toon!! 'Looking For You', for me, is one of those few 'classic oldies' that still manages to make the hairs on the back of my head stand up!!

Didn't the Gallagher Brothers (Noel & Liam), attend on a couple of occassions, circa '93!?!

Remember being in John's Anderson's,Barn at the back of his house in about '79 (after he closed down his K.Lynn 'shop' - which was an terraced house!) and seeing two 45's taking up an entire two entire rows of his soul pack storage section. One was Roy Hamilton's 'Panic Is On' MGM Demos and the other being The Strides on Stride 'I Can't Get Along' which found popularity mid 70's for the instrumental side. To expand slightly on an earlier response whereby it was pointed out that, as soul pack records, they were plentiful in supply (as witnessed with the above two 45's) - but where have the copies of the Strides disappeared to!?! Not seen one for sale on anywhere near a regulas basis... unless someone else knows any different?

Not saying it's true or not... but surely if it fetched 100 back then it's value would be a lot more, now, than it's current price?

I'd agree with both statements - ain't got the best memory in the world but Robby Lawson sprung immediately to mind

Wot a Toon!!! T'other side ain't bad neither!!

Ditto Barry Having handled thousands of 45's / LP's over the years I always maintain that what I know is literally only a few drops in what must be an ocean of available tracks!

C U THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!