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Whispers - Remember Me or Promatics - Sugar Pie Honey

I think it's quite pleasant. as long as you didn't pay too much for it I'd have thought you'd be pretty happy with it.

Thought you'd have spotted that I've just edited the post about the Seeds 45. Go and listen to it on UK eBay item 270352822074 I guess they'd given up on the Jamaican sound by then

and here's yours with a solid centre. Damn I'm on fire today. Wish I was doing as well with integrative studies

Bingo! It's connected with Melodisc - same owner: Sophisticats There is always an exception to the theme hidden away in every compilation, and the Sophisticats do the honours for Working Man's Soul. Their "At the Woodville" EP looks every inch a private pressing - scant information apart from the names of the artists involved - Gary Lloyd on organ, Johnny Lowe on vocal bass and Keith Chalkey on drums - some sleeve notes that proclaim the groups' excellence as a cabaret act for a number of summer seasons at the titular Woodville hotel on the Channel Island of Jersey. To all intents and purposes this looks to have the classic elements of a privately pressed recording. As it turns out, the Colortone label was, and remains one of several independent imprints owned and run by the legendary Blue Beat producer Siggy Jackson, and was distributed through the normal channels that independent labels employed to get records into the shops during the 1960s - i.e. driving around London in a van loaded with stock. Colortone was established in 1963, and the Sophisticats EP is the first release on its Spectrum series. As well as running the Melodisc label through the 1950s and 1960s, Jackson recorded and released many of his own independent productions and continues to do so today. He recalls that a meeting with the Sophisticats in a Soho nightclub led to sessions in a studio on Bond Street and the subsequent EP. Alas, more than that cannot be added to the story as yet. If in fact this EP was not really a privately pressed record, it should have been. Source: https://www.licoricesoul.com/lsd014-sophisticats.php

It's on eBay and the listing says 2 x 60s instrumentals. Also found this - no mention of Sky Saxon so I don't think it's the US outfit: Edit: there's sound clip. It's bloody terrible - makes Brotherhood of Man sound cutting edge! and this EP might be the same label. Intriguingly it has a song called "one mint tulip"

Hey here's another

Cool label! Are you gonna post clips?

Hopefully the wife of a big bloke on here

Cheers for the proper translation, Benji. The episode that sticks in the minds of all boys of a certain age is "A Touch of Brimstone" where Emma becomes the Queen of Sin. The Avengers was a spin off from Police Surgeon and one of the characters begins by investigating the death of his fiance with the help of Steed. The doc wants vengeance on the killer - hence avengers. Meanwhile - just found this

Got the German release I think: Marketts Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone / A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting Of Brass Warner Brothers 5814 The Avengers - "With charm, an umbrella and a melon???" Damn my lousy German

Wish I got a sleeve with mine No interest when I tried to sell and if it did have a sleeve I'd have wanted to keep it anyway.

Nice sleeve I think I saw a German Marketts 45 with Avengers / Touch of Velvet in a sleeve with a bowler hat on the front. Could be wrong about country of origin though...

Don't think so Benji. Don't suppose you have the German art sleeve issue of the Marketts do you? Godz

Cheers. Established in post 13 Don't suppose anyone has a copy of NME from 1st April 1967 when Derek Johnson reviewed "Too Many People" as new release? Would love to know what he said about it

Wasn't sure about the French one which is why I said "I assume". Was basing it on same photo shoot for pic sleeve as the Italian one which is definitely the 'right' version. Ta for info on boot though. Incidentally, if in doubt check the arranger credits. Charles Blackwell for the 'right' version and Bill Justis for the 'wrong' one. Maybe about time we started referring to the 'Blackwell' version?

Is this the Ausie EP Ken?

Assume this French EP is ok too

The Italian 45 is the proper 60s release and comes in a neat pic sleeve.

No mate, not had it for years - actually bought it for The Avengers in my TV and film theme 45 collecting days. Low quality clip on JM's site here though:

Yeah -great version of that too. Arrgh! We're having the same conversation as two years ago!

This thread makes no sense. What's all this stuff about not knowing who the other version is by? You posted about holding a copy of Second City Sound in your hand in 2007, Imber Boy. Looks like your all time favourite sound has been your all time favourite for all of two years Marketts still the one to have I reckon

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No idea I had this - just found it while looking for Play School album Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl - Destiny UK 12 inch. The only way to obtain these mixes on vinyl? Shows some surface wear but plays absolutely fine. £15 plus postage at cost (I'll weigh the package). Paypal or cheque ok. Now sold. Cheers Godz

I'm thinking of taking a leaf out of Gene's book and using turntables contemporaneous to the records in question. This is what I've come up with so far: R&B 60s 70s funk 'soulful' house Y2K But like many on here I'm sticking with my old faithful