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It's the first one. Very clear from the lyrics..

And this..

This...

Unless I've missed it, no one has had this MONSTER yet..

There's another one of hers on Abet where they mucked the label / b-side up.

Just spotted this. Only became aware of this version recently and I think its even better than Bottom & Co. Maybe of interest to people like me for whom an original is a crazy dream... https://acidjazz.bigcartel.com/product/patterson-twins-gonna-find-a-true-love-7

Quite. The article I posted also explains why digital copies are no good. This is like saying, 'Its okay The Louvre burnt down, we took pics.'

The New York Times article that broke this story is a great read and raises wider, and worrying, questions about the attitude of the corporate owners of recorded music's attitude to their archives... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html

Thanks guys. Interesting. Never heard of that before. Any idea why this was?

Yeah just had a look. Its on the UK but not the US version.

Saw this tweet from Richard Searling earlier..what's this release with a UK-style solid centre?

Dunno. I bought this LP on Columbia myself when very young and got caught out thinking it would have the original recording of, 'Comin' Home Baby' on it only to find it was a later, inferior remake on the LP. So maybe they were still trying to somehow cash in on the hit version of that (with Right Now on b-side) a few years later? There was already been an LP called 'Comin' Home Baby' on Atlantic so that was taken....(he speculated) Michael - 'Power of Love' is originally 7" only, I believe, not on this LP. Also had this coincidentally on UK around the same but never really rated it. The other side of that by Mel ('Dominique's Discotheque') is almost as lame as it sounds but there's a very decent indeed 'northern' version of it on one of Sarah Vaughan's LP's. Ramble, ramble...

Hope this is the right place for this. Gil Scott Heron with his original college band Black & Blues (although I think I'm right in saying these were recorded during or just after the 'Pieces of a Man' sessions). These have been out as bonus tracks on a CD of 'Pieces' for a couple years but brand new on 7" thanks to Ace. Both sides superb. I doubt a better 7 will come along this year!

Like this one from 2012..

At last, something in the news that has put a smile on my face. Congrats to Richard -well deserved.

Forgot this one..

Passed. Sad news. One of the last of the greats in my book. Loved all his stuff but here's a few with Soul Source appeal. He must have played on and written loads though... (These first two are his partner, the unsung Ronnie Barron on vocals and I think came out under his name on 7). Talk about an oldie!

Hmmm..pretty much a jobbing UK arranger with no notable hits to his name. Can't see why he'd get the call from New York, tbh! https://www.discogs.com/artist/335594-Harry-Roberts?filter_anv=0&subtype=Writing-Arrangement&type=Credits

Got, 'Stop Taking Me for Granted' / 'Ain't it the Truth' on New Zealand 20th Century. Beautiful looking object (but I am not messing about taking pics at this time of night)! https://www.45cat.com/record/tk787 Had bad luck with the Bobby Womack one on Reprise (....pressing faults? Did a thread on here not long ago).

Personally, I feel it is not really relevant. If there is some story of wider interest that will bring her records to wider attention then go for it. Otherwise it sounds like an intrusive and pointless project.

Is it? Harry Roberts, who produced it was a UK producer / arranger. At the time it came out, Tony Orlando was Vice President of CBS Music.He did cut a few US hits under pseudonyms around this time but I can't see why he'd nip over to the UK to do this one...

Why do we need to know what happened in her family? Feels rather creepy and intrusive and nothing to do with us.

I've just realised. This sounds exactly like Des O'Connor singing. Could it be...?