Pete S

St Etienne took their sample from Dusty Springfield's version of I Can't Wait...

Firstly Esperanto was never played in 77, it was played in 78, and then only for about 3 weeks, and people were dancing to Mickey Mouse Concerto, Nita Rossi and Mary Saenz at the same time so you can't use that as a barometer of popularity!

Whats on the cover of Beatin Rhythm 16? I wrote the bloomin thing but I still don't have a copy of every issue.

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Glad you're enjoying it, I'll eventually have a review written of every record as well.

That's what I meant actually...

Kind of missing the point of the topic, and obviously it was only meant to be a light hearted one. I hate Suzys Serenade just on the grounds that it's rubbish, and I don't know anyone else who likes it. (Until now of course) The mission was to think of a record that you can never remember anyone liking but it got played anyway. Not about records that were just plain bad. Someone said Esperanto earlier - great choice. Nobody liked it. Except maybe Mr C.

What's that got to do with this one Andy? It's nothing to do with Motown. Apart from his using it as a tagline. The Embers - Watch Out Girl.

Do me a favour. Those labels were used on do it yourself emidiscs in the 70's Someone's just added a date on to it. Well out of order. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Embers-Watch-Out-Girl-Original-Demo-Acetate-EX-RARE-NORTHERN-SOUL-MOTOWN-HEAR-/110859637475?pt=UK_Records&hash=item19cfbfd2e3#ht_500wt_1158

As Steve says - 100% boot. The delta numbers always give them away.

Just saying, from the 30 second clips, they don't sound any better or worse than anything that came out on the label at that time. Didn't say they were bad. Just nothing too memorable.

You may need to edit something.. "I love her so much it hurtsRight Track" by The Majestics b/w "Sitting in my class" by Ronny McNair on blank white label, re-issue.

I never knew you went to the Wolverhampton Grammar School Mick

OK that's Suzy's Serenade definitely removed from the list then. Right then, what about DAWN - LOVE'S A MAGIC WORD - UNITED ARTISTS Nobody likes that one.

Have amended my original post!

They sound just like every other Motown record from that period. Don't they?

It might have been, but by how many people Dave? Mick recorded it for me when he got it, it wasn't as early as 1987 though, it was the early 90's. Where's all the copies that have turned up since then? Where's all the people who knew it?

When I was at John's place last year I mentioned this to him and he'd never heard of, that's how far off the radar it was!

I know. John bought the first one off Butch / Mick. The small quantity was found by someone I told about it. John now has some or all of those copies, or has sold them. Marc I can assure you. In the first instance, nobody knew what that record was. Now I think it's time everyone knew.

So did anyone actually get the joke?

Mick Smith and Butch were I think the only people who had this record at one time - THE ONLY LOVE I EVER HAD - both had it covered up. First one went for 4 figures. When I found out what it was, I only told 3 people what it actually was in the hope that if they found one, they'd find more and let me have one. Well that hasn't happened and one of the people found copies and made a lot of money out of them so it's only fair I suppose that I tell everyone else what the record is, seeing as I don't give a toss anymore. Obviously more people know what it is now but back when only a couple of people knew*, that was the time to find it. *including Dave Welding Here you go - but it's credited to Yiddish Soul Brother Amnon. CHESS 1990 - Ammon Feldman - Only Girl I Had / In New York City - 1967

Oh Roddy, Tell Me What He Said is one of the greatest pre-Beatles pop singles ever made. Absolutely love it to bits. Just as a pop single, it's got nothing to do with Northern Soul.

Booooooo! Another thread ruined.

Yes but you can't have that because other people like it - you have to find one that absolutely nobody likes - hence I'd have had The Carstairs!

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