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Wot you on about strange noises? Ah I know - my mate started a ska band around '80ish - they ended up as The Burial and their songs still get included on Oi! comps although they were never really an Oi! band. Anyway, he's about 15 and he goes into the local music shop and says "have you got one of those things that goes "chikachukchuk chikachukchuk" in a Prince Buster Stylee. Music bloke pisses himself of course... Still sounds like Ska to me mate Godz

Think it's called Ska Ken Godz

Sugar and Dandy are Sugar Simone and Dandy Livingstone. Godz

...and a brother called frank maybe Godz

Makes sense I guess. I think I may have been thinking about Europe rather than Canada as well Godz

Aren't Canadian copies of this usually on Rare Earth - or am I thinking of something else? Godz

To be fair, Dan, I only remembered because I pulled out a bunch of those CDs from the swap around two weeks ago. You and Derek both put William Hunt - Would You Beleive on the swaperoonies and that track has been a firm fave in our house lately. Godz

I got a clue Dan. Think back to the CD swap that you coordinated in June last year. Dig out Derek's CD and listen to track 1 Any closer now? Godz

Well this Hip Pocket Record is only four inches across so beat that! Godz

Here's one And you get a... Free Tony Blackburn in every packet Godz

Looked the part too! Pallbearers Godz

Can't remember my first £100 sound but I sure as hell remember my first fifty quider: Construction - Hey Little Way Out Girl - bought from Tim Ashibende at the Casino around 1978ish. I shook all the way way home with the enormity of what I'd just done Godz

One on Pat Brady's for £20. Godz

I'm pretty sure there was a Karmello Brooks that appeared in a couple of 70s blaxploitation movies. I'd think it's a safe bet that they are one and the same. Anyway, Milestsone is a jazz label ain't it? And she certainly phrases like a jazzer. Who said she was a pop singer anyway? Magnificent record. Godz

Ah well. Harder than I thought then - except for Darks Huge gospel hit: Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day - even made No 2 over here. Lead vocal - Dorothy Morrison who also did "I Can't Go Without You" on Brown Door. Pics show mono and stereo sides of promo Not much soul on Elektra as far as I'm aware. Very hot on the beach today. Night all Godz

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Well done mate! Just so people don't get misled, it's best to ignore the UK bit. Lady was involved with one of the biggest gospel hits though Godz

You've obviously been to church this morning, mate We're on the way now Godz

No it's not Darks. What have you got in mind? Godz

Praise the lord indeed! This one should be a bit easier than last weeks. It needs to be really as I have to be out just before noon This weeks mystery singer had a 70s/crossover song that was an old Mecca sound. The attached tune, however, is on a label that you wouldn't really associate with soul music. Feel free to guess, make comments etc etc. No pressure - just a bit of Sunday morning fun. Godz gospel_02.mp3

According to local rumour, there's a family in Filey that is so inbred that one feller actually IS his own dad Godz

Err - we sorted this out in post No 27. It's Thelma Houston More Gospel Soul Tomorrow. Godz

I know it came out on Soul Fox rather than Mirwood but I really like the instrumental version of the Mirettes "He's Alright With Me". You can really hear the band cooking on it - particularly the bass player. It makes nonsense of the often repeted stuff about Northern Soul records being rougher, inferior cuts to the likes of Motown. Godz

Maimie Lee - I can Feel Him Slipping Away - MGM. They all have a bit where, if you're playing it out, it sounds like you've tocuched the turntable platter for a second. I assume it's down to the master tape sticking for a moment. The thing that amazes me is - given there are plenty copies abou suggesting it was pressed in bulk - the Quality Control dept of a label as large as MGM let it slip through. Another case of painted on ears* perhaps. Godz * painted on ears - for deorative purposes only

A muso mate of mine described it as a bit that you sometimes stick in between verse and chorus to stop the tune getting boring. If I understand the first post properly though, how about The Soul Blenders - Tightrope. Brill begining, bit disapointing when it it carries on and sounds a bit psych-pop then goes really spuds up later on in the song leaving you thinking what the feck am I listening to? Is that what you meant? Godz