Steve G

He waa still calling it broken english in Sainsburys on saturday and sunday Ady as in "Did you hear that Broken Enghlish record I played?" and "Have you got that Broken English record?" ....He's nothing if not enthusiastic!!!!!!

There is another record by Broken English - Sam got it from Voices from the shadows.

At the risk of hijacking the thread there are two types of record refered to as stompers. Thjose with a bang bang 4:4 beat that are simply fast records with a heavy percussion, and those with a complex tripping rhythm.....so one man's stomper is another man's errr stomper I suppose.....The ones in that mag were probably the first type...... The stompers I think we're on about are the latter (fast tripping complex rhythm) such as: Lovelites, Flaming Emeralds, Gene Chandler, "Do me right", Wil Collins, 7th Wonder 'Captain", Joe Hicks, Alfie Khan, World Column, Cheryl Berdell, Life "Tell me why",Anthony White "I can't turn you loose".....in fact I'd say most stompers were influenced by the Mecca / Cleethorpes Pier type sound when I think about it....

brainstorm "lovin is really my game" - great one for stomping.....the 12" was knackering though,,,,,

No but they didn't ask me for the A side either........I know of two DJs who have played this off of a carver that they've copied from an MP3....I am sure this is booted off of an MP3.

Flaming Emeralds and Seventh wonder - great stomping records from the late 70s, I can still stomp but only for about a minute now........and only on a slippy floor...... Joeseph Webster is a modern day stomper......

Gorgeous ballad......really is top drawer deep soul.......the bootleggers obviously didn't have access to it.

No crack on the run in Rich.....it's in pretty good shape really despite the number of hands it has passed through and the hammering it has received over the years It still grades conservatively as an "E" with no sound deterioration..... John only ever had the one, and there is one in Germany that I know of (member is on here). Steve

he reminds me a bit of Lord Steve Coppell......

Thanks, i was just going to say that. Jameco is authentic. yellow label. Steve

Doubt it is licensed, probably lifted from an MP3 and cleaned up ......I know someone had been trying to put it out for ages and really wanted the b side.

well for recent gigs you'd have to mention the hall in Letchworth (not Plinston the other one) - the dancefloor was like an ice rink......

Hmmmmm mostly ballads and she was very young when she made this album. She is also off key on several tracks. There is one disco track, and one which is a bit MOR, but the rest of it apart from the below are slow. Really really - good stepper We're so in love - ok but she's off key I love my Jim - catchy with good punctuated beat and horns Steve

There are copies out there.......used to be in soul packs.

I think I have one in the lock up....will go and look, and if I do, will let you know. Steve

I seem to recall the Joey hetherton was dubbed from record.

Oh really? - let me post up a few links to a few other threads you've been missing out on Find it very odd that someone into soul wouldn't like "The Drifter" - it's an all time great......but then I hear all about Bobby Goldsboro, Holly St James and stuff like "I'm shaking" or whatever it's called, and it all makes sense why some might get so upset....... To me "The Drifter" is an all time great of this genre, and it's nothing to do with telling you what you should like.

Great soul record. I am more and more convinced that some on here don't actually like soul music at all

yes it's so. Obviously earlier / local etc so not quite as "polished up" as the RCA version.........nice light blue label too.....Steve

It is different (I have both), strings more prominent on RCA.....Steve

Most soulful -is a tie: Little Milton (Oxon) Soulbury (Beds)

....and were your originals what we term "Trophy records*" Pete? If not it seems no one would want them! *Trophy records defined as "Top 200 rarities" on every wants list you ever see

The local US issue (before RCA) is easily the rarest by a long way.

Nah reckon the musicians were the same.......they all played on each others records

The story goes that when Spyro Gyra had their hit on RCA, they had to ditch the Barbara St Clair records quick, and sold them all to John A.