Mike Lofthouse

A Love That Never Grows Cold......

Some Oscar Toney jnr 45's Mike

Would love to see Sam Dees done properly - if only his Atlantic sides ( and others from that period) - I know there are lots of issues with this - but I would love to see one! Mike

Thanks!!

I have a payment in my Paypal account that is 'Pending' and has been for over a week - how do I accept it and have it credited to my account ? - can't see any option to do so or anything in help? Mike

I think it was Flanny who played this by 'The Rhinestones' on 20th Century at the last Orwell (Christmas) - sounded OK played out Mike

Fantastic record Alan. I bought it back when Ian Levine had his column in Black Music - he recommended (and played) the other side, an instrumental ' Cookin' with Nixon' is that on the Black Lady release? . It was many years before I actually played 'all I need'. Mike

since we are talking sad -- Bo & Ruth had the same effect on us from Middlesbrough when we first heard it at the Mecca. Remember going through to Callers in Newcastle with Bob Slater to get the album , still have a photo of the pair of us with it in Newcastle station. Mike

..and no fancy 'redial' and touch phones then (didn't even have one iin the house!) - you would ring and ring - and when you got through - Yes!!!! Mike

'Cookin' With Nixon' - L J Reynolds turned out the awesome b side was the best side - 'All I Need' Mike

some of these might of been mentioned but... Carol Douglas - "A Hurricane Is Coming Tonite" Quincy Jones - "Midnight Soul Patrol" Mike

...and anyone mentioned - 'Open Sesame' and 'Car Wash' yet ? Mike

Certainly was - heard it Jan/Feb '75 - along with 'The Bottle' and another one not mentioned so far - 'Reach Out' by Gloria Gaynor. Bought Prince Johnny Robinson on the same visit - wrote the date on the cover - how sad! Mike

Is it the same Bobby King as in 'Terry Evans & Bobby King' - i.e Ry Cooder's backing singers and previously known as Pure ice on Kris? and/or Bobby King & The Relation on Lunar? Mike

I Posted this a few years ago on ANS.... Back in 77/78 I compiled this tape of my Mecca favourites - if I remember rightly the criteria was that I had heard them personnally so it is not definitive in any way, just stuff I loved (and still do) played circa 76/77 - Side A 'You Take My Heart Away' - Laura Green - Epic 'A Man Can't Be A Man' - Bill Coday - Epic 'You're Messing Up A Good Thing' - Heywood Cash - Epic 'You Got To Use What You Got' - Ann Sexton - Sound Stage Seven 'I Can Make It On My Own' - Vessie Simmons - Simco 'I Want To Be Love' - Stevens & Foster - Jerri 'Shake It Shake It - Willie Hutch - Motown 'I Need You Girl' - Three Pieces - Fantasy 'Don't You Worry Bay The Best Is Yet To Come' - Bessie Banks- Quality 'Come On With It' - Clarence Reid - Alston 'Mr Weatherman' - Water & Power - Fantasy 'Laid Back Love' - Major Harris - WMOT 'Let' Get Nasty- Chuck Stephens - East Coast 'The Streets Got My Lady' - Bill Brandon - Piedmont Side B 'You Ought To Be Having Fun' - Tower Of Power - Columbia 'Cherchez La Femme' - Dr Buzzard - RCA 'Don't Leave Me Hanging When I Hang Up' - Street People - Vigor 'Body Heat' - James Brown - Polydor 'If You Wanna Go Back' - Jean Carn - PI 'Hit & Run' - Loleatta Holloway - Salsoul 'Just Got To Be More Careful' - Carolyn Crawford - PI 'Home Is Where The Heart Is' - Bobby Womack - Columbia 'Trying To Love Two- William Bell - Mercury 'Maintain' - Steve Marshall- Reynolds 'You're Gonna Get Next To Me ' - Bo & Ruth - Claridge Mike

those Aycliffe boys and their secret sounds

What would be more amazing and interesting would be if you and Ian posted up one at a time 400 records that you have both discovered/played first/or made big on the scene - sort of 'head to head' - I'm sure once you get to 400 you could start again Mike

Thierry you might find this previous thread useful -tour dates and a nice poster in there /Motown-...use#entry404678 Mike

updated

......the b*****ds, getting a fact wrong - I'll cancel my subscription

Picked up a copy today and it it excellent - but I think you do the magazine an injustice Cunnie - it has always given first class coverage of black music - there has been some great specials and articles over the years - Sam Dees, Dan Penn; Bobby Bland, top 100 soul albums, Dave Godin's top Soul singers etc etc. Probably the only magazine I have bought consistantly over the past 15 years or more!! Mike

Played the Loma album only last night - truly fantastic. I have made my own complete LOMA/WarnerBros CD compilation but it is about time it was done as a proper release - extending the album with the none album singles (and maybe unissued tracks?) . The Tony Rounce/Sequel stuff (Turbo Recordings) aside, she has been poorly represented n CD. Mike

Oh no - New Years Eve ruined for me from now on - I thought all those talented people gave up their time so that they could entertain us on the stroke of midnight - it will never be the same again

not as depressing as it was for her - she use to 'spend' New Years Eve with the likes of Marvin Gaye, David Ruffin , Stevie Wonder and the like - now its Duffy, Adele and Lily 'is your father in tonight' Allen what a talentless bunch ...and what about the guests, Lenny Heny and Al Murray? The Ting Tings were the best thing on there!!

'I want Sunday Back Again' ? Mike