Pete S

Brilliant selection!

Haven't got a copy of it! It's Beatin Rhythm issue 14 or 15 I think.

You're right, nothing to do with a drinks advert, I had a superb interview recorded with Popcorn Wylie where he talks about this, I think I may have actually transcribed it in one of my magazines, anyway I lent it to Tim Brown 18 years ago and it never saw the light of day again

No Richard I was going by "F*cking fantastic record" content rather than "lacklustre vocal version" content

That doesn't even enter in it for me where Northern Soul is concerned - Cool Off is a better Northern Soul record in my opinion. Pointless saying (to me) that because it's got proper lyrics it's therefore a proper song and is more soulful because, as you know, I don't base my favourite records on whether they are soulful or not, otherwise Joannie Sommers, Cajun Hart, Dean Parrish and Chapter Five wouldn't be in my top 30. I like what I like the sound of, I don't give it some kind of soul test first Rich. I give you Georgie Fame

I'd actually contest that Mighty Lover is a better song than Cool Off, it's lyrics are rubbish

Don't know if this is of any interest or use to anyone but here is a discoraphy that I compiled of all soul releases on the Australian CBS label. It includes blue eyed Northern as well. Nothing earth shattering here but Carl Carlton "Competition" sounds nice on an Aussie CBS copy. CBS BA-221044 (OKeh 7175) Major Lance The Monkey Time Mama Don't Know CBS BA-221060 (OKeh 7181) Major Lance Hey Little Girl Cryin' In The Rain CBS BA-221084 (OKeh 7187) Major Lance Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Sweet Music CBS BA-221096 (Col. 43007) Cassius Clay Stand By Me I Am The Greatest CBS BA-221099 (OKeh 7191) Major Lance Gonna Get Married The Matador CBS BA-221117 (OKeh 7197) Major Lance It Ain't No Use Girls CBS BA-221134 (OKeh 7203) Major Lance Rhythm Please Don't Say No More CBS BA-221139 (Col. 43113) Aretha Franklin Runnin' Out Of Fools It's Just A Matter Of Time CBS BA-221148 (OKeh 7204) Walter Jackson Lee Cross It's Over CBS BA-221150 (OKeh 7209) Major Lance I'm So Lost Sometimes I Wonder CBS BA-221159 (OKeh 7215) Walter Jackson Suddenly I'm All Alone Special Love CBS BA-221167 (OKeh 7216) Major Lance Come See You Belong To Me My Love CBS BA-221174 (Col. 43171) Mongo Santamaria El Pussy Cat Black Eyed Peas CBS BA-221188 (OKeh 7219) Walter Jackson Blowin' In The Wind Welcome Home CBS BA-221191 (OKeh 7223) Major Lance Ain't It A Shame Gotta Get Away CBS BA-221198 (OKeh 7221) Billy Butler and The Chanters I Can't Work No Longer Tomorrow Is Another Day CBS BA-221213 (Old Town 1183) Arthur Prysock It's Too Late, Baby Too Late Who Can I Turn To CBS BA-221216 (OKeh 7226) Major Lance Too Hot To Hold Dark And Lonely CBS BA-221223 (Back Beat 546) Roy Head and The Traits So Long, My Love Treat Her Right CBS BA-221226 (Col. 43415) Van Mc Coy Butterfly Keep Lovin' Me CBS BA-221230 (OKeh 7230) The Vibrations Misty Finding Out The Hard Way CBS BA-221242 (Back Beat 555) Roy Head and The Traits Apple Of My Eye I Pass The Day CBS BA-221247 (Col. 43384) The Spellbinders For You Stone In Love CBS BA-221276 (Back Beat 560) Roy Head and The Traits My Babe Pain CBS BA-221292 (Duke 402) Bobby Bland Good Time Charlie Good Time Charlie (Working His Groove Bag) CBS BA-221293 (Back Beat 563) Roy Head Wigglin' And Gigglin' Driving Wheel CBS BA-221297 (Col. 43622) Billy Joe Royal Heart's Desire Deep Inside Me CBS BA-221311 (Palette 45.211 - Bel) Andre Brasseur Holiday The Kid CBS BA-221332 (Duke 407) Bobby Bland Poverty Building A Fire With Rain CBS BA-221339 Brian Poole Everything I Touch Turns To Tears I Need Her Tonight CBS BA-221341 (OKeh 7260) Walter Jackson A Corner In The Sun Not You CBS BA-221350 (Musicor 1211) The Platters (You Got) The Magic Touch I'll Be Home CBS BA-221366 (Date 1523) Peaches and Herb Let's Fall In Love We're In This Thing Together BS BA-221377 (Musicor 1229) The Platters With This Ring If I Had A Love 1967 CBS BA-221379 (Col. 44021) Shirley Ellis Waitin' Soul Time CBS BA-221387 Lynne Randell Ciao Baby Stranger In My Arms CBS BA-221388 (Col. 44053) The Buckinghams Don't You Care Why Don't You Love Me CBS BA-221392 (Date 1549) Peaches and Herb Close Your Eyes I Will Watch Over You CBS BA-221402 (Date 1553) The Glories I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) Wish You Could Write A Song CBS BA-221403 (Back Beat 580) O.V. Wright Eight Men, Four Women Fed Up With The Blues CBS BA-221431 (Date 1563) Peaches and Herb For Your Love I Need Your Love So Desperately CBS BA-221432 Lynne Randell That's A Hoe Down I Need You Boy CBS BA-221440 (Musicor 1250) The Jive Five Crying Like A Baby You'll Fall In Love CBS BA-221441 (Musicor 1251) The Platters Washed Ashore What Name Shall I Give You My Love CBS BA-221449 (Col. 42270) Aretha Franklin Take A Look Follow Your Heart CBS BA-221451 (Col. 44254) The Buckinghams Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) And Our Love CBS BA-221455 (Date 1574) Peaches and Herb Love Is Strange It's True I Love You CBS BA-221467 (Musicor 1275) The Platters Sweet, Sweet Lovin' Sonata CBS BA-221470 (Duke 425) John Roberts Sockin' 1-2-3-4 Sophisticated Funk CBS BA-221476 (Palette 25648 - Hol) Jess and James with The J.J. Band What Was I Born For Move CBS BA-221477 Aretha Franklin A Mother's Love Mockingbird CBS BA-221480 (Date 1586) Peaches and Herb Two Little Kids We've Got To Love One Another CBS BA-221492 (Date 1592) Peaches and Herb The Ten Commandments Of Love What A Lovely War CBS BA-221498 (Dynamo 112) Inez and Charlie Foxx (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days A Stranger I Don't Know CBS BA-221504 (Col. 44474) Barbra Streisand Our Corner Of The Night He Could Show Me CBS BA-221517 (OKeh 7311) The Vibrations Love In Them There Hills Remember The Rain CBS BA-221518 (Col. 44435) Robert John If You Don't Want My Love Don't CBS BA-221528 (Date 1603) Peaches and Herb United Thank You CBS BA-221536 (Back Beat 588) Little Carl Carlton Competition Ain't Nothin' Three Way Love CBS BA-221539 (Musicor 1319) The Toys Sealed With A Kiss I Got My Heart Set On You CBS BA-221545 (Phil LA of Soul 313) Cliff Nobles and Company The Horse Love Is All Right CBS BA-221550 (Col. 44521) Flavor Sally Had A Party Shop Around CBS BA-221578 Peaches and Herb Me And You Let's Make A Promise CBS BA-221584 (Col. 44630) The Tymes For Love Of Ivy People CBS BA-221596 (Duke 440) Bobby Bland Rocking The Same Old Boat Wouldn't You Rather Have Me CBS BA-221617 (Date 1637) Peaches and Herb When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) Thank You CBS BA-221618 (Col. 44740) Mongo Santamaria Cloud Nine Son-Of-A-Preacher Man CBS BA-221632 (Col. 44741) Spiral Staircase More Today Than Yesterday Broken-Hearted Man CBS BA-221662 (Col. 44886) Mongo Santamaria Twenty Five Miles El Tres CBS BA-221674 (Date 1649) Peaches and Herb Let Me Be The One I Need Your Love So Desperately CBS BA-221683 (Col. 44924) Spiral Staircase No One For Me To Turn To Sweet Little Thing CBS BA-221691 (Duke 449) Bobby Bland Chains Of Love Ask Me Nothing (But The Blues) CBS BA-221701 (Date 1642) The Steelers Get It From The Bottom I'm Sorry CBS BA-221743 (Col. 45158) Pacific Gas and Electric Are You Ready? Staggolee CBS BA-221746 (Col. 45136) Eloise Laws You Make Me Feel Like Someone The Only Boy In My Life CBS BA-221761 (Back Beat 613) Little Carl Carlton Drop By My Place Two Timer CBS BA-221765 (Back Beat 611) O.V. Wright Love The Way You Love Blowin' In The Wind CBS BA-221766 (Duke 454) John Roberts Pledging My Love Something Reminds Me CBS BA-221786 (Col. 45240) Ronnie Dyson I Don't Wanna Cry She's Gone CBS BA-221767 (Duke 458) Bobby Bland If You've Got A Heart Sad Feeling CBS BA-221794 (Back Beat 615) O.V. Wright Ace Of Spade Afflicted

So of those who expressed a preference, Cool Off wins by 7 votes to 5. I bet the people who voted for Mighty Lover probably rate If It's All The Same To You Babe higher than Exus Trek as well.

This one is worth £10 tops https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DONNIE-ELBERT-baby-please-come-home-UK-DERAM-1969-MINT-/120723037648?pt=UK_Records&hash=item1c1ba75dd0#ht_1056wt_1165

No I already got 2 copies I can't shift!

How much???? I wouldn't pay £25 for this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORTHERN-SOUL-CREATION-I-GOT-FEVER-UK-STATESIDE-SS-2205-G-W-DEMO-/120895018431?pt=UK_Records&hash=item1c25e795bf#ht_500wt_1180

TODAY'S LOST GEMS UPDATE INCLUDES: THE ARNOLD CORNS NERVOUS NORVOUS RUBY & THE ROMANTICS THE EXCITERS REPARATA & THE DELRONS BILLY STRANGE THE PYRAMIDS GEORGE E WASHINGTON THE C-JAM BLUES LAURIE all interesting stuff https://lostvinylgemsofthe60s.blogspot.co.uk/

Never popular enough to be booted...

No it's the same record isn't it?

Thanks mate, I know that one lasting memory that I and others have is of that time at the Locarno when I split my nose open when I pulled the roller towel holder off the wall and into my face somehow: Helen grabs me, my nose pouring with blood, says she's going to sort it out for me, all she could get her hands on was a giant plaster about 6" long so she stopped it bleeding and stuck this plaster across my nose and half my face, I was like a proto-type Adam Ant with this giant sticking plaster covering me, she did her best considering the tools at hand - and also gave everyone a laugh for days. I got it stitched next day at the Royal but in all seriousness it could have been much worse had it not been for Nurse Helen. And that's what I mean about her looking out for us.

Cool Off by a million miles. Never forget the first time I heard this, played by Pep, I thought it was terrible, within 2 weeks of hearing it had got into my head and it was my top want and within 4 weeks I'd secured an emidisc of it on my first trip to Wigan. Still a big big favourite of mine. The other version is ok.

That was beautiful Ian. Helen always looked out for me, as she did all of the young uns. My first memory of her is of her getting you to play KIll That Roach by Miami at Sammies (St Giles) and she being the only person on the dancefloor and not giving a monkeys, and me thinking WHO IS THIS? Myself, Tom, Jaga, Andy etc will all be there on the 26th to pay our respects. Much love Pete Smith

Surely some mistake? The Fury label would have stopped trading before that record was released, wouldn't it?

Thanks Mick. At least four of us from Wombourne coming.

It's that 2 shared website thats the problem, right in the middle of the page is a link saying 'download' which takes you to a totally unrelated page to download some crap program, so people are a bit wary of those sort of sites

Yep there's barely any bass on it. Terrible recording.

Again, agree with this. Though the VS has been done four or five times. The first one, on the white label with the swirl, is perfect. I think the red one is ok too. Maybe the one sided blue one is the bad one.

Have a read of the description of this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORTHERN-SOUL-ATLAS-RECORDS-1257-DANNY-WHITE-KEEP-MY-WOMAN-HOME-/270951188237?pt=UK_Records&hash=item3f15f3070d#ht_728wt_1398 it has some very light "airlines"

It is slightly faster than it should be (Johnny Hendley) But like you say, the Lenny Curtis press on End, is perfect.

You're right, I've seen an interview with Lou Ragland where he says that...or did he say they were inspired by that...