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Pete Dillon - Sad News RIP
Sad to hear this. Pete was a great guy who always had time to chat to youngsters. Contributed to many events and used to post on here regularly. RIP.
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Versions of Hello Stranger
secondhandsongs.com lists versions of songs. It has a list for Hello Stranger but doesn't include some mentioned above. I think they rely on people updating their listings for them. Cover versions of Hello Stranger written by Barbara Lewis | SecondHandSongs
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What was your first boot?
First one I got was The Poets -She Blew a Good Thing on Old Soul Records from Spin Inn in Manchester. Over the moon to get this but no idea it was a boot and didn't care. Anyone know anything about Old Soul Records. They looked like US pressings unlike Soul Sounds. There were others on the label: Mickey Lee Lane -Hey Sah-Lo-Ney Jackie Lee -Temptation Walk/Shotgun and the Duck Bobby Freeman - S-W-I-M Bobby Freeman and Poets for sale on Discogs but not the other two.
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What was your first boot?
There were large quantities of legit copies of Come On Train around so yours may have been OK. Discogs lists an unofficial 2nd press but even those could have been a re press by the record label.
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What was your first boot?
This was done by Global Records for some strange reason. No demand for this at the time except as a collectors item on original. Other strange boots done by Global include Marsh Brody- Right Combination and Rose Batiste- That's What He Told Me. A bit more obvious were Duke Browner and Ed Crook. All on look a like labels but thin recycled plastic with terrible sound quality. I think John LaMonte's House of Sounds in Philly may have had something to do with these.
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Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)
For a few years in my 30s I donated blood plasma at a place in Manchester. I'm not sure if a low blood iron level would matter, I don't remember any testing for this. Donating plasma earned you bonus points for the totals so an easy way to bump up you figures. Who can donate plasma - NHS Blood Donation Looks like I can't do this now but others might be able.
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Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)
Not just me then. About ten years ago the pre donation iron level test failed a few times. They did the second test which on one occasion was so low that I was told to get a GP blood test. This came back OK and the GP said the donation test is unreliable. Five years ago failed two consecutive tests but asked if I could donate anyway. This was not possible as I may have keeled over although it didn't mean the blood was not useable. If this is the same for lots of over 60s that could be why there's a shortage. Just managed the last badge though. Time for the youngsters to step up.
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News: Northern Soul Time - Simon Soussan - The Soul Fox Chapter 1 - Charly Podcast
Tales of his early days in Morocco was fascinating and how he heard soul records and then DJ'd was revealing. After a brief mention of his time in the UK he then skipped a few years to concentrate on his recordings. As with Paul, I'd like to hear more about his exploits finding so many rare records to send over here. Kev tried to get him to talk about this but we got more about Shalamar etc. Hopefully in part two we'll hear more.
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Double Sided 45's
No mention yet of the best ever Darrell Banks- Open The Door To Your Heart / Our Love Is In The Pocket Couple of others Jimmy Beaumont- You Got Too Much Going For You/ I Never Loved Her Anyway James Barnett- Keep On Talking/ Take A Good Look
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Blaxploitation Movies
Motown soundtrack to the film - Nothing But a Man- Don't know much about the film. Abbey Lincoln was a jazz singer, having albums issued in the late 50s early 60s. Trailer for the film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSjgshFzHJE
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Backing tracks
Laura Lee does a good job on To Win Your Heart but it sounds like the vocal was just hastily made up to get another release. Ric-Tic/Golden World seemed to do this on a few other tracks, probably due to the way they and others recorded backing tracks with no vocalist and then added the lyrics later. Motown did this a lot but usually left space for the words so the instrumentals can be a bit sparse. Another vocal that I've never liked is Ronnie and Robyn- As Long As You Love Me, much prefer the backing track , Sidra's Theme. It sounds like it was always meant to be an instrumental until Sidra's co owner decided his children cut a vocal version.
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Backing tracks
I'm also a big fan of instrumentals , backing tracks or made as instrumentals. These are some great examples of backing track instrumentals Duke Browner- Crying Over You Luther Ingram - Exus Trek Donni Burdick- Bari Track From the Motown releases any early Supremes tracks with Diana Ross removed sound great.
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RPM QUERIE?
Thanks for that, it's something I never knew. I tried slowing the speed on YouTube but it sounded nothing like the record at 33rpm. Her vocal was slowed but sounded to be at the same tonal range. The record at 33 sounds like a smooth male vocalist.
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RPM QUERIE?
Slightly off-topic, which might get me a telling off from our friend Mr W Butcher. By mistake I played the single Mamma I Wish I Stayed At Home by Deniece Chandler at 33rpm.The result was a really nice mid tempo track with a sort of smoochy 1990 feel. Neither the vocal or instruments sounded obviously wrong, the main give away was the line "sixteen year old girl wild as the wind". If I knew how to, I'd put a clip on, could someone else do it.
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COLUMBIA RED ISSUES
Re Baltimore , Ed Balbier the owner of Global records mentioned that certain records were popular in Baltimore and Pittsburgh only. Two he picked out were Feathers- Trying To Get To You and Tony Galla when they were selling as Northern soul. Ed operated an indie distribution business in late 50s and 60s so would have an insight into regional playlists. He would have known loads about the US record industry but I , like others, never asked and it's too late now. To us he was just a grumpy old man.