Mike Lofthouse

"Well, the future for me is already a thing of the past."

I think an awful lot did come out - often mentioned on the back of US vinyl albums. They were pretty good quality if I remember rightly - but lost out to cassettes - bit like betamax vs VHS. My mate had one in his car - always remember you could hear the mechanism change between the tracks - Mike

Not 'reel to reel' but along similar lines I have two Linda Jones albums on 8 track ...but with no means to play them Look good on display though, Mike

Great track Sean - only have it on the Island LP 'The Duke & The Peacock' a fantastic compilation of Duke, Peacock and Sureshot stuff- Mike

another example of how the scene was much more broad minded and open to anything back then - it helped to be young and daft of course

Agreed Sean - just dug out my old UK album - great stuff - "I've Got To Go On Without You" just playing!! Can even put up with 'Stay With Me Baby' (I'm in the Godin camp on that one ) ......and "Yes Sir Brother" is a 'killer'. Mike

Daz - That Little Ernie Johnson is a great double sider with 'Loving You' - a touch of the Bobby Blands for me! - Lofty

was that Jap Goldwax CD 'booted'? my copy is awfully cheap looking with a blank inner booklet.

Mine would be.... The Bottle - Gil Scott Heron You're Gonna Get Next To Me - Bo & Ruth Cherchez la femme - Dr Buzzard (or the other two if push comes to shove)

Nice LP Kev. 'Just To Let Him Break Your Heart' is one of my all time favourites Mines a strange one - it is not the re-issue but it is on the blue Epic label rather than orange unless it was re-issued circa 77/78?

As did his real name - Austin Churton Fairman !!! A really interesting life that R&B only played a small part in - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-churton-fairman-1270037.html Like Tony he introduced me to the whole spectrum of Black Music. Mike

Jim - don't let people 'cherry pick' and be left with the cheapos - you would be better off putting the effort into selling the rarer items individually on ebay or the like. IMHO Mike

I posted up on this a few weeks back and someone recommended Jazzman - and they are first class => https://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/v2/prodtype.asp?s=zbbp5t10&strParents=&CAT_ID=57&numRecordPosition=1

Following on from the cardboard covers topic - can anyone recommend good (thick) polythene covers for LPs that also look good - its time I sorted my LP collection out , many thanks

Interesting version - Ruby turner did a take also in her earlier days -someone played it in the Deep room at Soul Essence a year or two ago - its on iTunes My favourite is the three pronged attack of Helm, Danko and Manuel from The Band ! Mike

Tracked down 45's on Portugese, Canadian, Argentinian, French, Australian - but never this, well done!

Fantastic - Give me it!!!!

this was exactly my point

Be sure to get the 'smilies' in the right place Nev - that way you can seem cool writing negative comments about people who are just voicing their opinions like you

Sean is right, it is s**t and I would say alongside Mind & Matter etc etc for the price of those two you could buy a Soul collection that would keep you entertained for years to come!!

E

...and I look through them every year at Soul Essence

Did the 'Funky Boys' have a single of their own on US RCA - 'Solid Funk' ? I have it and seem to remember it being a minor Mecca spin Mike

I better reserve judgement - makes a change though!!......................................................................... The release of Bettye LaVette's eagerly awaited follow up to her Grammy-nominated Scene of the Crime is just around the corner with the May 25 release of "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". In anticipation, Anti- Records and Paste Magazine are making Bettye's take on the Jagger-Richards' gem from the classic "Beggar's Banquet" album "Salt of the Earth" available for download now from Paste Magazine. On her upcoming Interpretations, Bettye brings the British invasion home to its American R&B roots, looking to the past for inspiration and uncovering common ancestry in seemingly divergent musical avenues. Throughout the new album, her performances are a revelation, inhabiting each song so completely as to make them her own. To that end, Bettye made some changes to the lyrics on a number of songs including the aforementioned track "Salt of the Earth," whereby she modernized "strange beauty shows" to "reality shows" and "polio" to "HIV." Fittingly, Keith Richards has given Bettye some advance praise, noting: "When you hear a voice like Bettye LaVette's there's a sense of transportation (NOT to a penal colony!), but a certain freedom of movement and emotion, which is rare. Especially to me and I suspect other Englishmen who were so fascinated by the music that is so natural to Bettye while we were still getting our feet wet. The 'hands across the pond' aspect gives me a warm feeling. A connection! A great record. Put me in the fan club! How did Bettye LaVette slip thru the net for so long?" Produced by Bettye, Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens, the album is a 13-song journey through compositions by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd among others, before concluding right where the very idea for "Interpretations" started: Bettye's visceral show-stopping rendition of The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me" from the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors, which appears here as an extended bonus track. Meanwhile, Joss Stone, who has shared the stage with Bettye, declares: "What a voice and what a soul to compliment such a talent. I believe every word, as does everyone that has had the pleasure of hearing Bettye LaVette sing. She's inspired a lot of great music. You can hear clearly that her influence is all over the new music today". Throughout INTERPRETATIONS, her performances are a revelation not just of raw emotion, but of the inexorable ties between British rock 'n' roll and American blues and R&B, which when combined, catalyzed popular music. That Lennon, McCartney, and so many others who crossed the Atlantic in their wake, were deeply influenced by American music is no great secret. What BETTYE demonstrates here so convincingly is the degree to which rock 'n' roll and American soul remain bound by bloodlines. The Beatles' pre-psychedelic Rubber Soul classic "The Word" takes on an almost religious fervor, while Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed" is transformed from a majestic pop song into a stark, almost desperate exp ression of devotion. Profound alienation becomes intense longing on Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," and the wistful naivet of The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" matures into a deep and unshakeable lament. BETTYE inhabits these songs, revitalizes them and exposes the humanity that makes these 13 tracks not just pop songs, but enduring works of art. Such mastery hardly comes as a surprise to at least one legend featured here. Elton John (whose "Talking Old Soldiers" appeared on The Scene Of The Crime) offers this endorsement of BETTYE's impassioned take on "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me": "Bettye LaVette has always been a wonderful singer - I have been a huge fan for many years. To my delight and surprise she recorded an amazing version of 'Talking Old Soldiers' - a song that nobody else has covered - and made it her own. "Now she has recorded 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' and has done exactly the same - but this time with a much more familiar song. I am truly touched by her picking these songs and can only hope that this album brings more attention to this incredible artist." Track Listing: 1. The Word (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 2. No Time To Live (James Capaldi/Stephen Winwood) 3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Bennie Benjamin/Gloria Caldwell/Sol Marcus) 4. All My Love (John Baldwin/Robert Plant) 5. Isn't It A Pity (George Harrison) 6. Wish You Were Here (David Gilmour/Roger Waters) 7. It Don't Come Easy (Richard Starkey) 8. Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney) 9. Salt Of The Earth (Michael Jagger/Keith Richards) 10. Nights In White Satin (David Hayward) 11. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad (Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock) 12. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Elton John/Bernard Taupin) 13. Love Reign O'er Me (Peter Townshend) [bONUS TRACK]

Anyone got a a clean mint copy of Creative Funk 12003 - Diane Jenkins - Recycle ? PM me please. Thanks