Steve G

Think some people may have bought it thinking it was an original, which of course it isn't. It's a bit like boots of John & Weirdest, I am sure I read some of them have sold for lots.

tell us more Tony

Yeah we tried to get it going again in Kent in the late 70's - it bombed, no one liked it.

...and of course a rocking horse that sh*ts

It sems like a dig at John Manship - very droll

Top tune, just listened to it again....and it's gone straight in the box for Bedford tomorrow......just like that!

Never ever seen one.

$200 for an 80s bootleg repress - you sure fella?

No real demand on it, though someone on here was after a copy. It's a great version of the Masqueraders, and is pretty hard to find. Steve

Trevski do think you are at best being somewhat flippant to the author here with your three line psuedo-analysis. The book was a good read from start to finish, and I do know how much pleasure it gave Reg to get the book published. Fact is a lot of people got into jazz funk off the northern scene, and a lot of people left the scene in th 70s / 80s and came back in the 90s.....so f*ckin what? It's 2008 now - oh yeah!. OK they may not be allowed to wear a lifetime service to rare soul badge, but they can probably do without dismissive "returnee" comments. As for the other digs - Reggie in Baggies and digging oldies? - you obviously don't know the same guy that I see on the dancefloors in the southern clubs. You couldn't be further from the truth here Trevski. Reg is not like that at all. I thought the book was a very personal account of one man's experiences on the scene and his life. Good read - including the Caister bits. Steve

The story on this is it turned up in a box of acetates that I bought from Pat Brady around 1992. They were originally from Tom Moulton I think, and I also think Chris King had got them when he was working on his band's album which Tom mixed. Anyway Chris sold these acetates to Pat for northern as I say 92. I came along and got them off Pat, and they included several different and as it turns out vastly superior versions of issued songs - like Will Hatcher (Wand version) of You haven't seen nothing yet, Joe ANderson You and I, Ghetto Children, Daybreak and Tony Drake. The Tony Drake was just a blank acetate and although I played it as being by Tony through the mid 90s at places I DJed, that was purely a guess on my part. (A good one as it happens). When I was doing Soul 24-7 c 99 Tony obviously noticed it on a playlist, and got in contact - hey you're playing my song. To cut a long story short I cut him a CDR of the unissued version which he later put out on a 7 as he didn't have that version. The 7" version is the one to have, much better mix (presumably Moulton did it - but guessing there). Tony turned out to be a good guy and he's kept in contact periodically with what he is doing. The original song idea I seem to recall came from living in an apartment and fancying the girl next door, and hearing her boyfriends footsteps coming down the corridor every day. That's the story. Steve

Very fast Flanny....great deep soul flip too....Steve

Wow Spot, if you're championing this as well, will have to go and dig out my copy....I might be some time

I heard 100 but not sure how reliable that was.

Yeah probably fair comments from you and Sunnysoul - I'll hold my hands up on that! Back in 79 (ish?) though it WAS The Spinners track that stood out on that LP for me. I remember Kim and myself both getting copies then playing it round his Gaff while we were waiting for our girlfriends to come round - the Spinners track knocked us over.

Hmmm, thought it was, what made me think that? Might be mistaken in my old age then!

Yeah it was only discovered around 1979, and came out on a Motown LP of previously unissued stuff - great track though.....remember when the LP came out, most of it weas mediocre, but that track STOOD OUT.

Don't think many will sell their copies of that one - she might have to do with a UK original release on Grapevine 2000.... Best Steve

It's a great frecord, very strong rhythm - never really played it out though

Yeah right on Jordi! And I got one by the Pretenders but it sure wasn't Chrissie Hind on lead vocals

Never put together the title and the artist then?

You're too tired Fingers. Perfectly logical explanation, doesn't surprise me in the least that 78s were used in 65. 78 rpm means nothing, all record players back then could play that speed. It's a nice piece of memorabilia. Steve

Wasn't it a Dustbin Stanley job?

I have very few US records that have date stamps on them like that, in fact probably hardly any. Some have a date scribbled in normally in rushed handwriting. Love the way someone has done the X X grafitti to make it look like a plug side too Fools and their money etc....

Now that does surprise me, wouldn't Colin have been part of the Mecca set up at the time? Surprised Winstanley would have booked him then based on the bravado that was going on back then....