Sunnysoul

25 quid for an Aussie issue on A & M , best and rarest way to own it as Mr Manship would say

Just this weekened proudly played the New Sounds (IMO) superior LP version of "Sweet Memories" in front of a jock that came on directly after and played the Robert Tanner 45 release of the tune ....

"Falling In and Out of Love" Derek Martin Could someone also please tell me if there exists a complete discography of every LP released on the Stang / All Platinum / Turbo group of labels, including all the smaller subsidiary labels .

Great Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams produced dancer "New York City" on Atco , must have been recorded by the Precisions 'bout 68 or 69 after the Drew label folded.

But Davie, as I said earlier in the thread , in many cases the LP IS rarer than the 45 !!! eg Alex Brown , The Topics etc And what about the collectors who spend "time, money and effort" obtaining those rare LPs ?

110% in agreement with you Sean on everything ... are the "45 police" also gonna tell us that we cant play 12'' issues of Lew Kirton or Skip Mahoney or Greg Perry as well ??? !!!! And in the nicest possible way I totally disagree with Dundee Davie and Mik Parry , in that I will continue to proudly (and defiantly) play LPs in front of DJ's that have the 45 off the LP ... In some cases the LP is RARER than the 45 , such as the Alex Brown LP on Sundi or the Topics or the Ultimates both on TSG ... I always love to see the faces of broad minded soul fans (thankfully the majority!) when they see the brilliant covers of many of these LP's ... Although it's somewhat of a myth that LP's have less "fidelity in sound" than 45's , in fact the opposite applies in many cases ... And I have no problem at all lugging a full LP carry case around to gigs ...

The scene should positively encourage the playing of LP's , and as a show of support for LP enthusiasts I'll often play the LP ahead of a DJ that has the rare 45 off the same LP , eg Alex Brown, Terry Callier, New Sounds, Delilah Moore , Emory & the Dynamics , Topics , Clarence Hill , Gloria Barnes , Ultimates , Free Angela ... Soul LP's still remain a hugely untapped source of great undiscovered/underappreciated dancefloor sounds in northern soul terms, including LP only tracks from the likes of The Directions, Step By Step , Heaven Sent & Ecstacy , H Andrews Congregation, Odyssey 5 , Quinn Harris , Ginji James , Swiss Movement etc etc

Superb 100% soul LP from around 1970 and considering Ernie's status in the RnB & Soul world, amazing how many collectors / enthusiasts are unaware he even put out this LP ?????

I'm with Ken, the flip of the Ral Donner is very bloody good actually !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sean , this thread has forced me to dig into my dusty stored-away LP boxes for the excellent P-Vine Jap only vinyl LP issued on the Ovations which includes the XL recordings to which you refer .....

Absolutely desperate for a seven of the Goodies northern classic, demo preferred ....

What's intriguing about this record is that it is generally known that there were two issues of this record , one with producer Louis Ramirez credited (on the first issue) and then without his credits on the second issue. I have been told that the second issue is a legitimate one, issued by the company shortly after the first, due to demand in New York discos ... and that it was not a bootleg emanating from the northern scene in the UK. Anyone ?

So, Benny Hill must have been the inspiration for the Platters "Shing a Ling A Loo" dancer on their Going Back To Detroit LP ....

SOME CALL IT LOVE is the fantastic flip side to James Lewis / Case of Tyme's "Manifesto" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right Sean, and there's a great up tempo dancer on the Sarah Vaughan LP called "That'll Be Johnny" ...

Interesting that the track "Willie Pass The Water" appeared on the Ripple LP on GRC which Dee had a hand in. He seemed to have a varied career after his early 60's hit making days on Dimension. I seem to recall some song writing credits with Sugar Pie de Santo ... and then his own "I Only Get This Feeling " ...

Somebody better snap up that Duke & Leonard, without doubt destined for bigger things ....

Are you sure Baz ? Bobby Miller yes, but Bobby Sanders ? Which Dells' sessions were recorded in LA ?

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Dee Dee Sharp !

"You Don't Know Where ... " was a pure pop record but a good one to dance to and therefore served a purpose on the northern soul scene. The rare Australian only version of the song by a mysterious girl called Fia Karin on the Spin label is even better than Dana's version. A Festival Records Australian studio engineer mentioned to me many years ago that Fia Karin was in fact Lynne Randell ! Thereby adding another northern soul connection to the tune .... At the time of "You Don't ... " , Dana was an out and out pop singer and there is a fair bit of info on her on the web. She had a mildly successful entertainment career in the US and is now known as Dana Catalano and is an energy healer and minister of the universal life church : www.dana.catalano.com Of far more interest to real soul fans is her LP on Brunswick from the late 60's in which Brunswick re-invented her as a genuine blue-eyed soul girl. It contains the fabulous dancer, the Curtis Mayfield written "You Babe", the unreleased instrumental of which Kent released on a various artists northern comp LP. Basically its the greatest song Young Holt Unlimited never recorded. A dreamy atmosphere like California Montage with vocals ! Now can someone explain how that fabulous Curtis Mayfield tune only ever appeared on that LP ? I'm trying to think if I can recall ever seeing any other Curtis Mayfield written tune recorded on the Brunswick/Dakar labels ? Was it something to do with the Okeh vs Brunswick split when Carl Davis left Okeh for Brunswick in 1966 ?

Any info on this LP? Obviously by the ubiquitous Big Dee Erwin. UK only. What is the source of the tracks? Label & session info? Any some refosoul clips would be nice

Interesting, except for the Intruders and the Formations, precious few local Philly acts on the playlist ..... the kind of programming that in 15 years time would prove to be the death of soul music ....

Did you see the one that finished on ebay a couple of days ago, Aussie seller ?

Well is it Aussie only then ? Or UK as well ?