Colnago

Precisely, funny how they don’t advertise “ no ovo cos I wasn’t interested enough to obtain them back in the day , or hang on to them when I did have them “

Harold burrage “ more power to you “

Aye , I love his version of mr nobody somebody... killer track

Never mind eh , oversight ...

Bobby Bland , yes , we all deserve a boot up the arse

I could kick my own arse for not mentioning ZZ HILL and SYL JOHNSON

Great tune , I can hear where George Jackson got his “ my desires getting...” from

Nice one

What about rance Allen then , he can do them all too and I love tt , another name I’ll put in , Luther Ingram , his koko stuff is superb

Trouble is a lot of them as we know didn’t get the breaks . But the ones that did , well Al Green for me. But then Otis clay wasn’t an international superstar was he but consistent, hell yeah .

To put it into context chalky , one of my favourite artists is George Jackson , but I wouldn’t put him up there as a top vocalist but it’s the flaws in his vocals that kind of do it for me as it isn’t too polished , especially as a lot were merely demo form as writing was his forte. Love Womack too but how then do you judge it ? Ifit’s based on vocals alone what about Pickett , but same as Jackie Wilson, I love his material but then I wouldn’t have him in my top 5 , I cannot compare him to say ov Wright ‘ the bottom line ‘ etc and I wouldn’t wish to , as you say emotive subject and each to his own .Al green is up there for me too .

Eddie Hinton

As John Lyndon said , since when did singing become a competition.

I’ll stand by my list , although it isn’t my complete list ...

It’s impossible to have one all time favourite really isn’t it , as it’s been said before,it can be one artist one day, another the next. A bit like art , food , literature each as it’s own merits and is like comparing apples to pears .

Sam Dees, Johnny Adams,Willie Clayton , o v Wright , rue Davis , Carl sims , Ollie nightingale, Pickett , Clay, j brown , rance Allen, Womack ,j James , l fields , lee Morris ,Preston Shannon, Cooke , Sam Moore, troutman , etc etc etc in no particular order , couldn’t put a cig paper between them .

Fantastic, they’re so brazen aren’t they !

Much better too imo

What happened to the vibrations? Can’t see it , or I literally can’t see it !

To be fair you can pay over 24 months. ( he says with a tongue firmly stuck in cheek)

Yes of course Steve , but I look at one certain dealers site and wonder how he differentiates what should be auctioned, his set sale list has titles that are more desirable than the auction items ! I can’t work that one out . Drew

Totally agree I wasn’t having a go at John , bought , sold and traded with him in the past, it was the record I was referring to , yes some other dealers sites are ridiculous regarding auction items!

You Shouldn’t have enquired about such a sensitive subject tut tut lol

Well, I’ve a few mates and acquaintances that have , still find it bemusing because it’s mint it’s an auction item

What about Vibrations ‘surprise party.... if that’s an auction item I’m a log burning stove . I do like the record by the way .