This was when the scene went really underground, the privilaged few were let know by word of mouth etc that the casino was still going strong, to passer-bys the place looked closed,but inside the place was rocking,it was sad on the last night as the curtain came down 23/09/85 .
Richard definitely got the best deal, William Powell always goes for a few grand when it comes up for sale,i was never a big fan of Z.Z & Co and Larry Houston is easy to come by. My personal favourite Searling/Anderson discoveries are Cecil Washington,Court Davis and Judy Hughes.
Damon Fox and William Powell were first spun by Soul Sam i believe, covered up respectively as Don Parker and Bobby Jason. Sam swapped these two to Searling for Z.Z and Co. - Getting Ready For The Getdown and Larry Houston - Lets spend some time together.
My friends and myself went to see it, on monday in Newcastle,it was a sell-out,roughly 250-300 people there,we all thought it was good, the soundtrack was great,the only complaint was the ridiculous dance off at the end.
Larry Clinton,Court Davis,Cecil Washington,Moses Dillard,Little Ann etc etc, Frank Wilson was overrated from the off, those records i have mentioned are far superior to anything dicovered in the last twenty years.
This record is still a million times better than the dross dished out by plebs like Frank Wilson and George Lemons,the average soul fan back in the day when this was first played had more knowledge and better taste than the average soul fan nowadays,some of the crap i hear at events wouldn't have got near a turn table in Searlings hey day at the Casino 1978-1981.
Can someone tell me the words at the intro of The Sweet " Broken Heart Attack " what comes immediately after ' When you left me' i still can't understand it and i have loved this track for 30 years.
Cheers, EBay is very strange indeed, i was after a copy of The Parliaments 'Don't Be Sore At Me' one copy went for £56, the very next day i got one for £11, both were identical Revilot issues in excellent condition.
Wombat still destroys Frank Wilson, surely the most sickly sweet soul? record of all time,imagine Frank Wilson discovered in its thousands on Ric-Tic...it wouldnt get nowhere near anyones personal top 100.
I totally agree, stunning vocals with lyrics to compliment " You got it, a natural personality, and when you hold my hand i feel like Superman " slightly better than Do I Love You.