Citizen P

Let's see if I've got this right- The short version-staight into the violins, is the original ? The long version-with the sh*te before the violins is the reissue.?? The instrumental is a figment of Webby's fevered imagination??? I presume then, that the original short version is fairly hard to get hold of which is why I am only hearing the ruined version. Tony

It's been bugging me for a long time. I KNOW that when I first heard it at the break it went staight into the strings, When it got reissued/pressed -at the break before the strings, it's got that horrible organ type thing. And every time I've heard it played out over the last few years it's the second version I've heard.. So, what's the crack ?? Am I going crackers or what?? Tony

Get it started then Paul Tony

Then you don't agree that the Spakels sounds off centre??? Tony

How long have you got????? Tony

Quite often seen the name -MORRIS CHESTNUT-turn up on the end credits, Don't know if it's the same one but. Also there's Rat Race, from the Tony Curtis film of the same name- (either the Elmer Bernstein or Richard Maltby version though) Tony

Thank Gord for that- My brain was hurting trying to remember. T

Unfortunately, many still are!!! Tony

[Thank god for the very sharp and vivid memory of Mr Malc Burton whose recollections of many things soulful prove time and again to be accurate and knowledgeable down to the finest detail. . Malc as i remember it, Junior Walker did appear at the Queens hall and on the same bill was the Detroit Emeralds although other artists that appeared on the night escapes the memory. The highlight of the night was when Junior did his impression of a very slow backdrop without his hands as they were still playing that immortal saxaphone and rose up again in one very slow movement. Priceless! wish i had a photo. Were you there at that night Malc and can you confirm my recollections of the evening?. Everything said about this venue regarding how crap it was as music venue is pretty accurate although it was probably the only venue around that could take the blown up attendance that Chris Burton was expecting to get through the doors. ROY

Certainly Not !! But I might know one or three.......... And it wasn't only in the later years either. Tony

So I've heard Tony

I seem to remember that originally "exclusives" had their labels covered and were known as " Secret sounds", certainly round our way, around '72 ish. The practice of giving fictitious names and titles was instigated around '73ish, in an effort to fox the bootleggers. Of course, I could be talking utter b*llocks Again. tony

Haven't a clue..never went, Could not understand WHY anyone would want to spend all night listening to played out Oldies. Things dont change much do they?? Still convinced that these and Mr. Ms started the trend of looking backwards that continues today. Tony

And, much as it pains me to say this-the quality of the tunes improved when Kev Roberts got involved in those early days. Tony

The second to last paragraph coud have been written last week Tony

Nice list Mick, Here's a few I played to Ste.Pat and the Barstaff Drifters- If you Don't come Back-Atlantic Ad-Libs-He Ain't no angel-Blue Cat Isleys-Got To Have You Back-Tamla Precisions-Dream Girl-Drew Bobby Jones-Beware A Stranger-USA Flamingos-Since My Baby Put Me Down-Philips Bobby Powell-There Is Something In a Man-Whit Rocky Brown-Without A Warning-Penntowne Jean & Joe-Don't Shoot Me Down-Dot Delicates-Stop Shoving Me Around-Challenge Astors-Twilight Zone-Stax Kelly Brothers-Crying Days are Over-Sims Bobby Powell-I'm Gonna Leave You-Whit Vibrations-End Up Crying-Okeh Bill Johnson-It Aint Never Gonna Die-Jocida Ex Saveyons-Running Wild- Smoke Robert Thomas-Salvation-Charay Kennth & Dekroy-Let Me Hold You Close-Steeltown Tommy Scott-Pain Reliever-Wise World Royal Jesters-That Girl-Optimum Jimmy Gilmer-Thunder N Lightnin-Dot. I enjoyed em any way Tony

Yes and Yes, although they used it in the film Slapshot Tony

All versions have their merits Harrison Bros was the first I heard,,,,, real WTF is this ?? but Douglas Gibson, just shades it for me. ATB Tony

Chatting about Fred Hughes and this tune in particular at Burscough on Saturday.... went something like Has he made a bad tune? No. What about that Walk on Back to you.. Belter, and the other side as well, in fact I think i'll give it a spin later...... Sadly, like a numpty----I forgot I was.. I'm afraid very very drunk Tony

Blimey Steve, that is a list of interesting characters... depending on the cicumstances, half of em could make your night or, f*ck you right up and you know which half Tony

Yes- It's called Friends and Lovers (Don't Go together), also released on Laurie........ I always thought that it should have been massive tony

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Would you not get "Cue Burn" then ? Tony