Pete S

Just back from walking the dogs apparently

Go down to the last page.. A copy of The Carstairs record It Really Hurts me Girl was brutally attacked in an unprovoked incident earlier today. The attacker was last seen running away from the scene shouting "only another 20,000 copies to go". he is described as very handsome, wearing dark 'designer' clothes and being folically challenged. These shocking photographs may upset some readers.

PETE SMITH 25 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 Pete.smith@freeuk.com Hello First off, sorry there hasn't been a rarities list this week, I'm still waiting for a quantity of records from the States which will be listed as soon as they get here, so thanks for your patience. Secondly, loads of records ordered and not sent for last week and the week before so if they appear on this list, you'll know why! LAST TIME I'M DOING A SALE FOR A WHILE, COME ON, HELP ME GET RID OF THIS LOT SO I CAN BUY SOME MORE! Cheers Pete JOE STUBBS - KEEP ON LOVING ME - LUPINE EX 5 BOBBY ADENO - THE HANDS OF TIME - BACKBEAT M 5 SAMUEL MOORE & THE TNT'S - I'M SO JEALOUS - DARAN M 5 HAROLD BURRAGE - MORE POWER TO YOU - MPAC EX 5 LITTLE BEN & THE CHEERS - BABY YOU'RE MINE - RUSH EX 5 DAN BRANTLEY - I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE - SIMS EX 5 HAROLD ANDREWS - SINCE I TALK TO MY BABY - HLS DEMO M 5 BROTHERS SISTERS & COUSINS - SMOKE STREAM - NASCO EX 5 SHORT PEOPLE - WHY D'YOU PUT IT TO ME BABY - GUSTO EX 5 TONY BAXTER - I'LL COME TO YOU - CHUBBY M 8 BOBBY FOSTER - IF YOU REALLY NEED A FRIEND - SOUND PLUS EX 10 SOLOMON BURKE - PEEPIN - ATLANTIC DEMO EX 5 THE PHENOMENONS - WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - AVI DEMO EX 5 JESSE BOONE - YOU CAN'T BE A MONKEY WOMAN - ATLANTIC DEMO M 5 THE BROTHERS OF LOVE - YES I AM - BLUE ROCK EX 5 THE COTILLIONS - SOMETIMES I GET LONELY - ABC VG+ 10 CICERO BLAKE - YOU'RE GONNA BE SORRY - RENEE EX- 5 BILL CARR - IT'S MAD - CAPITOL DEMO EX 5 JACKIE WILSON - THE WHO WHO SONG - BRUNSWICK EX- 5 JAMES CARR - TALK TALK - GOLDWAX DEMO VG 5 MARVIN GAYE - AIN'T THAT PECULIAR - TAMLA VG+ 5 MELVIN CARTER - TEACHER OF LOVE - PEACOCK EX 15 FOUR TOPS - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - MOTOWN VG 5 THE DELACARDOS - HOLD BACK THE TEARS - UA DEMO VG+ 15 THE DELLS - WEAR IT ON OUR FACE - CADET EX 5 DON & JUAN - WHAT I REALLY MEANT TO SAY - BIG TOP VG+ 10 HOMER BANKS - HOOKED BY LOVE - MINIT M 5 BOBBIE DEE - MY LIFE IS SO LONELY - MARQUEE VG 5 DANNY WHITE - CRACKED UP OVER YOU - DECCA VG++ 5 GENE CHANDLER - SHE'S SUCH A PRETTY THING - CHECKER EX 5 BILL COSBY - LITTLE OLE MAN (UPTIGHT) - WARNER BROS FRENCH EP EX/EX 20 Very nice EP with picture sleeve SPENCER DAVIS - I'M A MAN - UA VG+ 5 JAY & THE TECHNIQUES - BABY MAKE YOUR OWN SWEET MUSIC - SMASH DJ EX 5 EDDIE & ERNIE - I'M GOIN FOR MYSELF - EASTERN EX 5 BARBARA LYNN - TAKE YOUR LOVE AND RUN - ATLANTIC M- 5 THE FAWNS - NOTHING BUT LOVE CAN SAVE ME - CAP CITY DEMO M 8 THE MIRACLES - I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING - TAMLA VG++ 5 PHIL FLOWERS - CMON DANCE WITH ME - ALMANAC EX 10 BETTY SWANN - I THINK I'M FALLING IN LOVE - MONEY M- 5 DENISE GERMAINE - HE'S A STRANGE ONE - ABC DEMO (has a small crack, plays great) 10 THE AD LIBS - GIVING UP - SHARE M 5 GEORGE & LEE - NOBODY BUT YOU - INTERNATIONAL CITY EX 5 THE PARLIAMENTS - LOOK AT WHAT I ALMOST MISSED - REVILOT M 5 CHARLIE GRACIE - HE'LL NEVER LOVE YOU LIKE I DO - DIAMOND G+ 5 SIDNEY THOMAS - LOOK LET'S MAKE LOVE - PARALLEL M- 10 MARIE GLADNESS - COPS AND ROBBERS - BRAND X EX 20 FLAME N KING - THE LOVE MAN - HSP G+ 5 ROY HAMILTON - MIDNIGHT TOWN DAYBREAK CITY - MGM EX 25 BOB BRADY - EVERYBODY'S GOIN TO THE LOVE IN - CHARIOT M 5 WILLIE HARPER - BUT I COULDN'T - ALON M 5 LARRY HALE - ONCE - DIAMOND DEMO VG+ 15 BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDITION RED - JUBILEE EX+ 5 EDDIE HOLMA - I NEED SOMEBODY - ABC EX 5 THE SPYDELLS - PEACE OF MIND - ASSAULT M 5 TOMMY HUNT - I'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY - CAPITOL EX 15 J.J. BARNES - REAL HUMDINGER - RIC TIC VG+ 5 DONALD HEIGHT - THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DAYS - SHOUT EX 5 MASTERS OF SOUL - DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME - OVIDE EX 5 THE IMPRESSIONS - I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE - CURTOM M 5 CONTRIBUTORS OF SOUL - LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME - NEW MISS EX- 5 THE INCREDIBLES - CRYING HEART - AUDIO ARTS EX 5 EDWIN STARR - GONNA KEEP ON TRYIN TIL I WIN YOUR LOVE - GORDY EX 5 JESSE JAMES - LET ME LOVE YOU - MATCH VG+ 10 JOE HINTON - YOU GOTTA HAVELOVE - BACK BEAT EX 5 BOBBY JONES - STEALING KISSES - CAP EX 10 THE FLAMINGOS - THE BOOGALOO PARTY - PHILIPS M- 5 MARV JOHNSON - WITH ALL THAT'S IN ME - UA EX 40 THE HOLIDAYS - MAKIN UP TIME / I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER - G.WORLD M 5 ROSEY JONES - HAVE LOVE WILL TRAVEL - TODAY M 5 JOHNNY MOFFETT - I FOUND JOY - CANTERBURY M 5 RODDIE JOY - COME BACK BABY - RED BIRD DEMO VG 5 JAY & THE TECHNIQUES - STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE - SMASH M- 5 LOU JOHNSON - UNSATISFIED - BIG TOP (YELLOW) VG 5 P.J. - TLC (TENDER LOVING CARE) - TAMLA M- 5 THE KITTENS - I GOT TO KNOW HIM - ABC EX 15 TOTAL ECLIPSE - YOU TOOK OUR HEART - RIGHT ON EX 5 BRENDA LEE - TIME AND TIME AGAIN - DECCA EX 5 BOB BRADY - MORE MORE MORE OF YOUR LOVE - CHARIOT VG+ 5 LA SHELL & THE SHELLETTES - YOU BETTER CHECK YOURSELF - EAGLE DEMO M 10 GLORIA TAYLOR - YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE - SILVER FOX M- 5 GLORIA TAYLOR - YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A TOWER OF STRENGTH - EVEREST VG+ 15 THE TEMPTATIONS - BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP - GORDY M 5 ELMORE MORRIS - BEFORE I TURNED MY BACK ON YOU - CRACKERJACK EX 5 B.J. 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GREAVES - TAKE A LETTER MARIA - ATCO M- 5 THE TYMES - THE LOVE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 5 GAYLE McCORMICK - IT'S A CRYING SHAME - DUNHILL EX 5 JOE TEX - DON'T PLAY - CHECKER EX 5 JACKIE WILSON - 3 DAYS 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES - BRUNSWICK EX 5 THE PAGEANTS - IT'S BEEN SO LONG - BEACON EX 10 DELORES LYNN - THE BIG SEARCH IS ON - JUNIOR M 5 THE PEPS - DETROIT MICHIGAN - D TOWN G++ 10 PAT LEWIS - LET'S GO TOGETHER - GOLDEN WORLD DEMO VG+ 5 THE PERSIANS - GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF - PAGEANT EX 10 DEE DEE SHARP - IT'S A FUNNY SITUATION - CAMEO EX 5 THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN - MUSICOR EX 5 EDDIE LOVETTE - THAT KIND OF LOVE - STEADY EX 5 BILL PINKNEY - THE MASQUERADE IS OVER - VEEP DEMO VG 10 THE IMPRESSIONS - CAN'T SATISFY - ABC VG+ 5 THE RUBIES - A SPANISH BOY - VJ EX 10 THE ISLEY BROTHERS - MOVE OVER AND LET ME DANCE - ATLANTIC M 5 L.J. REYNOLDS - WHATS A MATTER BABY - LAWTON EX 5 THE PARAGONS - OH LOVIN YOU - BUDDAH M 5 ADA RAY - GIVE OUR LOVE A CHANCE - ZELLS VG+ 10 THE CRUSADERS - PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT - BLUE THUMB EX 5 DAVID RUFFIN - ONE OF THESE DAYS - ANNA VG+ 5 THE MONITORS - SINCE I LOST YOU GIRL - VIP M 10 THE TAMS - HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME - ABC EX 5 BARBARA BANKS - THE NIGHT TIME FEELING - MGM M 5 ROBBIE TAYLOR - THIS IS MY WOMAN - INTEGRA DEMO EX 5 HELENA FERGUSON - MY TERMS - COMPASS EX 5 DON VARNER - MORE POWER TO YA - DIAMOND EX 5 THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN' - MUSICOR VG+ 5 SLYLVIE VARTAN - I MADE MY CHOICE - RCA ISSUE VG+ 10 THE MALIBUS - A BROKEN MAN - WHITE WHALE M- 5 JIMMY WISNER - CHOPPIN AROUND - ATLANTIC EX 10 THE SPINDLES - TEN SHADES OF BLUE - ABC M- 5 DUSTIN WILSON - HAVE SOME SYMPATHY - JUDUS EX 5 KIM WESTON - YOU'RE JUST THE KIND OF GUY - MGM EX 5 RANDOLPH WALKER - ACHIN ALL OVER - MALA DEMO VG+ 5 FOUR TOPS - ASK THE LONELY - MOTOWN M- 5 WADE & JAMIE - DON'T PUT OFF TIL TOMORROW - PALOMAR EX 10 VALENTINO - I WAS BORN THIS WAY - GAIEE M- 5 THE WANDERERS - SOMEBODY ELSE'S SWEETHEART - CUB EX 30 100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL - SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING - HOT WAX EX 5 THE YOUNG FOLK - LONELY GIRL - MARVLUS EX 10 CHARLES WRIGHT - KEEP SAYING - PHILIPS DEMO EX 15 EDWIN STARR - I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - RIC TIC EX- 5 TASHA THOMAS - I SAW THE SKY - ROULETTE DEMO EX 40 JACKIE WILSON - SQUEEZE HER - TEASE HER - BRUNSWICK M- 5 CHESTER ST ANTHONY - TOGETHER - A & M DEMO EX 50 JOE FRAZIER - FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT - MOTOWN EX 5 JOHN LEES GROUNDHOGS - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - PLANET M 50 THE PARLIAMENTS - DON'T BE SORE AT ME - REVILOT M 5 BYRON LEE - THE RECORD - SOUL EX 20 MISS LAVELL - EVERYBODYS GOT SOMEBODY - DUKE DEMO EX 15 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - JUST WALK IN MY SHOES - SOUL EX 5 THE MAGICIANS - KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY - VILLA EX 15 JIMMY CLIFF - WATERFALL - A & M M- 5 THE MILLIONAIRES - NEVER FOR ME - PHILIPS VG++ 15 PAT LUNDY - I'M YOUR SPECIAL FOOL - DELUXE M- 5 TOM & JERRIO - BOOMERANG - JERRYO VG+ 10 JACKIE LEE - WOULD YOU BELIEVE - MIRWOOD M 5 EJ & THE ECHOES - TREAT ME RIGHT - DIAMOND JIM VG+ 10 HANK MARR - THE GREASY SPOON - FEDERAL EX 5 THE SOCIALITES - YOU'RE LOSING YOUR TOUCH - WARNER BROS DEMO EX 15 CLIFFORD CURRY - SHE SHOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL - ACTION UK VG 5 MAJOR HARRIS - AFTER LOVING YOU - ATLANTIC M- 5 BOBBY COLEMAN - PLEASURE GIRL - BOUNTY DEMO VG++ 15 THE ROYAL JOKERS - LOVE GAME FROM A TO Z - WINGATE M 5 CASUALS ON THE SQUARE - END OF TIME - LSP VG 10 SAN REMO GOLDEN STRINGS / BOB WILSON - ALL TURNED ON - RIC TIC M 5 TOMMY TUCKER - THAT'S HOW MUCH - FESTIVAL DEMO (autographed) EX 25 THE RADIANTS - HOLD ON - CHESS EX 5 FLOWE SHOPPE - YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY - SPRING DEMO VG+ 10 EDWIN STARR - GIRLS ARE GETTING PRETTIER - RIC TIC M 5 THE SPINDLES - TEN SHADES OF BLUE - ABC EX 15 JOE TEX - YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT BABY - DIAL VG+ 5 PEARLEAN GRAY - I DON'T WANT TO CRY - GREEN SEA EX 20 THE MOMENTS - NINE TIMES - STANG EX 5 THE INVITATIONS - THE SKATE - MGM DEMO EX 10 THE AD LIBS - NOTHING WORSE THAN BEING ALOBE - SHARE EX 5 JOE SIMON - I GOT A WHOLE LOTTA LOVIN - SOUND STAGE 7 M- 5 THE THREE DEGREES - GOTTA DRAW THE LINE - SWAN M 5 VAN MCCOY STRINGS - SWEET AND EASY - SHARE EX 5 EDWIN STARR - BACK STREET - RIC TIC M- 5 THE IMPRESSIONS - YOU ALWAYS HURT ME - ABC M 5 THE VIRTUES - DOIN IT - ANDEE EX 5 LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY - MOTHER OF SHAME - AWARE M- 5 SONNY STITT - HEADS OR TAILS - ENTERPRISE VG 5 THE SPINNERS - SHE'S GONNA LOVE ME AT SUNDOWN - VIP M 5 THE MANHATTANS - MANHATTAN STOMP - CARNIVAL EX- 5 SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES - YOUR MOTHERS ONLY DAUGHTER - TAMLA VG+ 5 OFFENBACH - JUDY IN DISGUISE - PAULA EX 5 MIDNIGHT MOVERS - FOLLOW THE SUN - RENEE EX 5 THE EMOTIONS - I CAN'T STAND NO MORE HEARTACHES - BRAINSTORM VG+ 5 RUBY ANDREWS - I GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU - ABC EX 5 CHUCK JACKSON - LOVE LIGHTS - ALL PLATINUM M- 5 WILSON PICKETT - SHE'S LOOKING GOOD - ATLANTIC EX- 5 AL KENT ORCHESTRA - OOH PRETTY LADY - RIC TIC EX 5 SAM & DAVE - YOU GOT ME HUMMIN' - STAX VG++ 5 AL KENT - YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE (INST) - RIC TIC M 5 CHUCK JACKSON - GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - MOTOWN VG 5 FOUR TOPS - WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE - MOTOWN VG++ 5 THE MARVELETTES - WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - TAMLA EX 5 BOBBY BLAND - GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU - DUKE EX 5 TIMMY SHAW - I'M A LONELY GUY - WAND M 5 THE FAMILY - FAMILY AFFAIR - NORTH BAY M- 5 THE MARVELETTES - THAT'S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE - TAMLA M 5 ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS - AIN'T NOTHING FOR A MAN IN LOVE - GLADES M- 5 THE IMPRESSIONS - EAST OF JAVA - ABC EX 5 CHRISTINE COOPER - S.O.S. - PARKWAY M 5 GERRY & PAUL - THE CAT WALK - FATBACK M- 5 YVONNE DANIELS - I GOT TO GET CLOSE TO YOU - RED LITE M 5 THE O'JAYS - LOOKY LOOKY LOOK AT ME GIRL - NEPTUNE EX 5 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE - ATLANTIC M 5 RENA SCOTT - I FINALLY DOUND THE LOVE - EPIC DEMO M 5 MARVIN GAYE - PRIDE AND JOY - TAMLA VG 5 THE MIRACLES - WHATS SO GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE - TAMLA VG 5 CHUCK JACKSON - SOMEBODY NEW - WAND VG 5 THE MARVELETTES - 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Don't be silly you lot. The sample on the Atomic Kitten record was actually from Last Train To London by E.L.O. if you don't believe me, find it and listen to it

You'd be best speaking to John about this because apart from the two well known pressings (one styrene which is easy to spot, one vinyl which fooled a few people back in 76), there's also another one which apparently really does look the part (doesn't have that big dip in the label towards the centre hole).

Coincidentally, I posted the ken Boothe version up a while back. Though I don't really ike either version to be honest!

If you're not used to hearing it without the jump you wouldn't notice it but I guarantee you - every UK copy jumps one groove towards the end of the instrumental break.

If this shows up looking all weird, blame the site not me, it was fine when I pasted it in then once posted, it lost all formatting.. One of the most soulful and accomplished singers of Jamaica's ska, rocksteady, and early reggae eras, Slim Smith found his biggest success from 1965 until his premature death at age 25 in 1973. Although according to various reports stating he had a troubled and unstable life, Smith will best be remembered for his stunning contributions to reggae's vocal tradition. Slim Smith (born Keith Smith) was born in Jamaica in 1948. He got his start in the early '60s with producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, working both as a solo act and as part of the vocal group the Techniques. Thanks to his already powerful and singular voice (his falsetto-capable tenor contained shades of both Sam Cooke and his hero, Curtis Mayfield), Smith soon took over the lead spot in the Techniques. In addition to their many hits on Dodd's Studio One label, the group cut several smashes for Dodd's rival at the time, Duke Reid. Under Reid's watch, they scored with "Queen Majesty," "Traveling Man," and "My Girl." Following his stint with the Techniques, Smith returned to Dodd for more solo work. Recorded during the late ska and early rocksteady periods from 1966-1967, Smith's second round of solo sides included hits like "Rougher Yet," "I'll Never Let Go," "Try Again," and "Mercy Mercy," among many others (several of these Studio One records would later be endlessly versioned during the early dancehall period of 1979-1984). Next, Smith suspended his solo career once again to join the Uniques, a group which featured singers Jimmy Riley and Lloyd Charmers. While they had already cut many impressive sides with other lead vocalists, the group would find their greatest success with Smith, both on the charts and in terms of quality. In addition to a fine session for producer Willie Lowe in 1968, the Uniques cut their best sides for Bunny "Striker" Lee from 1967-1968. The band racked up a steady stream of hits for Lee, including "My Conversation," "Girls Like Dirt," "Gypsy Woman," "Story of Love," and "The Beatitudes." Switching back again, Smith recommenced his solo career in 1969, cutting many quality sides for Lee until his death in 1973. As was the vogue during the rocksteady and early reggae years, Smith included soul covers amongst the many fine originals and Jamaican standards he cut at the time. Along with such peculiarities as the Shirelles' hit by Goffin and King, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," Smith put his distinctive stamp on "Spanish Harlem," Cooke's "Send Me Some Loving," Mayfield's "It's Alright," Billy Stewart's "Sitting in the Park," and Eddie Floyd's "Don't Tell Your Mama" and "Stand Up and Fight." Smith even paid homage to his Jamaican musical peers by cutting some tracks by fellow rocksteady and reggae singing star Delroy Wilson. Having finished up with some of the strongest work of his career, Smith's run came to an abrupt end in 1973. The cause of his death is not certain. One story has it that Smith, severely depressed over the impression that rival singer Roy Shirley's career was being pushed at the cost of his own, smashed in a window with his hand and bled to death as he walked off into the night. Another account comes from singing partner Jimmy Riley, who says that Smith returned from a late-night party, found himself locked out of his house, smashed the window, and bled to death before anyone found him. Whether his death was caused by depression and subsequently suicide is still not really known. Thankfully, Smith's musical legacy lives on with several reissues of his best work. A chunk of his work with the Techniques is available on the Heartbeat collection Run Come Celebrate, while a good portion of the Uniques tracks for Reid can be found on Trojan's Best of the Uniques (1967-1969). As for his solo material, the Studio One years are covered on Heartbeat's reissue of the Born to Love album, while much of the later material from 1969-1973 is covered on Trojan's Rain From the Skies and West Side's A Unique Technique. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Well if he committed suicide, he did it by cutting his wrist on a broken window...

I have this on UK island and it took my a long long time to get it, condition is rather poor but sod it, I've got it so I'm happy! You'd be looking at maybe £125 for a minter I think.

You don't want to heart it, trust me!

I'm dead chuffed that so many people had a listen to these, I found 3 more by The Uniques / Slim Smith that I thought people might like, one of them (the second track) is sadly more famous as something else, see if you can remember what (Gene R may not apply)... the first one is a brilliant version of The Impressions Gypsy Woman done as a rocksteady slow-burner Ok the second is the track who's backing was pinched for another track which became a hit record...boooo!!! The third is just too good to put into words...and they are obviously doing it live in the studio too

No more than a tenner - but what a great track, if this was US only it'd be three figures

Thats a boot mate but your memory is going because this wasn't booted until about 1992. If you can see the light bulb through it, it's a boot. If you put the needle on the record, you'll hear surface noise from the copy they booted it on start up a split second before the track starts.

Steve are you saying thats a Jamaican record because I've got no trace of either title, artist, label or number and I'm using a database of over 20,000 tracks here. By the way if anyone wants this database - you can sort by artist/ title/ label/ ja matrix/ uk matrix/ producer - it's the greatest guide to jamaican music I've ever seen. Every UK label listed fully as well, a & b sides. Very very expensive (but I might know a cheap source)

I think it probably is rare as it is Jamaican only mate - Coxsone CSD 166 from 1966. The confusing thing is that this is called keep That Light but he also had one called keep That Light Shining On Me which came out 3 years later on Unity and they are totally different. That might be why I only recently heard this one, because I thought it was the other one which I already knew.

Track listing for Jump jamaica Way.. maytals - four seasons don drummond - green island maytals - 6 and 7 books of moses don drummond - looking through the window harris seaton - tell me r. willis - it's raining lester sterling - out of nowhere charmers - long walk home alton & eddy - yours winston stewart - i don't know roland alphonso - down beat special tommy mccook - patricia only tracks 5 & 6 side 1 and 3 & 4 side 2 could be anywhere near the one you were thinking of

I know the Bluesbusters but definitely never heard of the other one...that definitely the right name?

One more, I think I get more soul collectors asking me for this record than anything else apart from Wide Awake In A Dream..."The Loser"

i'D BEST NOT KEEP EM COMING MATE AS SOMEONE WILL TELL ME TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE oops sorry about the capitals...but I've got to send this up, this is probably my favourite ever rocksteady record and it is just simply beautiful, it's like a group harmony record...fantastic record from The Techniques

Fantastic record...ten times better than Such Misery.

I'm really really pleased to hear you say that Hammy. Gives me confidence to post another of his tracks which I've been meaning to do for ages, though my copy is a bit scratched up. On this one his 'pleading' becomes almost hysterical towards the end, it's a real heartbreaking vocal and the backing singers add a great atmosphere to the track. It's called Out Of Love or The One That Love Forgot (they can't make their mind up, I've got it as both)

No he's a legendary singer, originally with the Techniques, then the Uniques, two of Jamaica's finest groups...died in 1972 or 73, smashed a window trying to get into his house and bled to death

Rich I've got that LP. I'll do you a track list in a minute, see if you can remember what it was

No it's Slim Smith mate, why would I joke about it?