Alan J Graham

While searching for a particular flyer - that I failed to locate - I stumbled across this; another '80's Notre Dame Hall promotion. When was this; '84?

I enjoyed Friday night sessions at the Notre Dame Hall during the first half of 1983 - sadly it was raided during July (IIRC), and that was the end of that!

The Brymers story sounds logical. Several US garage bands covered this tune (the Stones back catalogue being standard fayre), although i don't think i know of another female vocal version. I heard it at soul nights around London / Essex in the early 80's and have always prefered it to the Wayne Gibson version.

SOUL BROS INC "PYRAMID" £100 APPROX 1990 . FOR YEARS I THOUGHT THAT WAS TOO MUCH . THERE WERE ALWAYS COPIES AROUND AND THE GOING PRICE SEEMED TO REFLECT IT BEING A CURRENT 'NIGHTER SOUND . DON'T THINK THE PRICE EVER DROPPED MUCH AFTER THAT TIME .

Ultimate Spinach "(Just like) Romeo & Juliet" (MGM)1969 This was a pop / psych band out of Boston , MA . Freaky organ led backing !

The first Soul album that i bought was Mary Wells "Greatest Hits" . Picked it up from a second hand shop in Walthamstow during the summer of 1982 . I was already a fan of tracks such as "What's easy for two..." , but this collection introduced me to the wonderful "Honey boy" .

A few more ........ Nolan Chance "Just like the weather" (Constellation) Vernon Garrett "Shine it on" (Kent) Betty Turner "The winds kept laughing" (Crescent) Gerald Sims "Cool breeze" (Okeh / Tip Top)

Nice to see this tune getting some recognition . I have had it on a George Sharp tape since '87 , not sure if it was a popular spin anywhere at that time , certainly cannot recall hearing it out myself . Have scanned my copy in case anyone needs to put a picture to the sound lol

Not really , it doesn't have the jazz or psych influences that the self titled Mr Flood's Party album has . Titus Oates has more in common with southern rock .

Titus Oates released an album "Jungle Lady" on the Lips label (no , honestly) in 1974 . Appears to be all self penned material and no sign of "Compared to what" .

This is certainly an odd track . They were a UK group , loosely fitting into the prog rock genre , but with a leaning towards a classical / Ennio Morricone sound . They had quite a prolific output through the '70's but nothing else that i have heard is of interest . Read somewhere that they performed a wild version of Cool Jerk on The Old Grey Whistle Test .

A copy described as VG+ sold for $437 (£252) on ebay 02/01/06 .

The Lownly Crowde "Shadows and reflections" (mgm) voc/inst UK mod / soul band The Action also cut a vocal version of this track for Parlophone in 1967 . Can't manage a wonderful scan of an mgm issue but here goes .

Watched a Little Melvin and the Boleros on ebay last month . Copy was listed as Ex cond. and sold for $158.05 after gaining 10 bids . Surprised me as i recall all the major dealers selling it quite cheaply (£15/£20) in the early 90's . Classy tune .

Have to agree , heard it down the 100 club at the weekend and it still sounds as good as it did in the late 80's !!!