Sean Hampsey

Ha ha in negotiations with Grey Matter - the same Grey Matter that you are Managing Director of per chance?

Might be.

As you know, demand is a major factor in the price of a record.

The more people want it, the higher the price.

The fewer copies available, the higher the price.

Have got the second part nailed down (It couldn't be more elusive).

Just need demand to increase... and we could have a priceless rarity on our hands here.

Not that its for sale, you understand.

Sean

NOTE that Tommy Ridgley recorded two different versions of this tune.

The first one is on RIC (#984) from 1961 and then he cut a later one on RONN (#36) in 1970.

Both are great in my opinion, but might be good to have in mind when buying it.

You took the words right out of my mouth Sebastian.

I prefer the RONN copy, but you're right, both cuts are great!

Sean

Candi Staton "One More Hurt" - Unissued MONSTER track, from the Ace 'Haul of FAME'.

Hear it played LOUD this weekend at Rugby!

Magnificent - I kid you not.

Sean

Sorry guys,

I owed Dylan so that's why he got it.

Don't think I'll be sharing it with anyone else for a while.

However, I'm in negotiations with Grey Matter, who own the publishing, to try and get it put out.

Meanwhile, you can forget Frank Wilson.

This has got to be the rarest tune on the planet.

Sean

One of the main points of this thread I stupidly left out... and that is, the dance policy of dancing to what you know is at odd's with what has driven the scene IMO and that's for dj's to play new discoveries.

Agree, although the 'scene' is a bit like a bus ride - some folk decided to get off at the first stop, others at various stops along the way, while some just wanna stay on the bus to see where the journey leads!

That's people I guess!

Sean

well this is the first time i've ever seen this record mentioned...... what tempo and style is it ??

I do love his mico release but never managed to find one. Saw a couple on ebay but too expensive for my taste.

It's a dream bit of tuneage Dylan.

Same backing track as 'Love You Baby'... only better lyrics!

And a lot more elusive than the Mica 45.

Sean

I guess the difference is that on many scenes, people 'dance' just for the sake of 'dancing' (therefore they'll dance to owt) whereas Soul fans tend to dance 'in appreciation of' and for the sake of the record.

E.g. At Cleethorpes on Saturday I wasn't there for the 'dancing' but was on the floor like a shot when Shirley Lawson's 'One More Chance' came on.

No doubt the 'Northern' Scene is a dance scene but with such a broad base of records and such a knowledgeable audience it's easier to be more 'selective' in how one expends ones energy.

The Modern scene is also a 'dance' scene, but probably less selective.

They really do dance to owt.

Sean

Looking for a copy of Eddie Parker - The Spotlights On You (Hamp-Sey Records)

Your price paid!

Me too Pete.

Should have been a MONSTER!

Let me know if you find a spare.

Sean

By the way, nobody played Eddie Parker 'Spotlights on You' at North Wingfield on Sat, definitely an underplayed (non)sound.

Thanks for posting, enjoyed the info. Dean

Yep - the Parker 45 is a great underplayed, unknown, unreleased, unrecorded bit of tuneage!

Maybe some day!

Sean

Awesome Bob.

Gonna check out the link.

Many thanks.

Sean

1973 - Rotherham Market - 35p

Nice deepie flipside too!

Sean

One of the 'Sherman Sisters' here, working now as an Artist, and a brief Bio.

Quote "part of the 4 sister act group called the 'Sherman Sisters'wrote songs such as Bassa love, and became Englands first all black girls pop group who worked with the Beatles.

https://www.saatchi-g...le//103298.html

There is a CD of SNB tracks also available called Sunday Sunshine, released in Oct 2008, featuring a couple of Flamma Sherman tracks; "Move Me" (the topside to "Where Is He") and "Bassa Love".

https://www.amazon.co...s/dp/B001FYUFMS

But none of them are as good as Eddie Parkers fantastic, unreleased, unrecorded, 'The Spotlight's On You' Dean .

Sean

Must admit, I always had a soft spot for this 45 Dean. I bought it in a pile of UK Demos from an old Radio DJ friend - Diddy Dave Frost.

Anything on a UK Demo I paid a quid for and this was one of em, all mint and complete with Release Sheets.

I always thought at the time of covering it up - as Reparata & The Delrons . Its not really much of a Soul record, but a fascinating bit of Hippie / Psyche and I was surprised to hear, a couple of years later, that it had had plays, though I'm pretty sure I never heard it out.

Out of curiousity, only about a year or so ago, I researched the artist (thinking it was a soloist) and came up with the same info as you did, so, yes, I did know they were the daughters of the Liberian Ambassador!

Good Lookers, by all accounts too!

Also found out that the SNB label belonged to ex Yardbirds Manager, Simon Napier Bell and actor David Hemming.

Pretty sure I've seen mostly DEMO's of this over the years

Found this snippet from Record Collector that may be of interest, Dean.

It's an interview with Simon Napier Bell by Ian Shirley.

I started the SNB label in 1968 mainly because I'd got myself into an impossible production deal with EMI - they had the exclusive right to all records I produced but didn't have to pay for them. (The result of a substantial champagne lunch with the managing director two years earlier after which I'd gone back to the office and signed a contract - the incredible foolishness of inexperience). The idea of the SNB label was that I would be able to produce records at CBS's expense and release them without a production credit but under a label named after my initials. The first artist we signed was Flamma Sherman - four exquisite sisters from Liberia with a very domineering but charming mum who bought them to me and persuaded me to sign them. (She was was the wife of the Liberian ambassador in London, George Flamma Sherman.) The girls were a posh bunch, all at public school in the UK, and exceptionally pretty. The first record was 'No Need To Explain' which they'd written themselves with a little help from Bach ('Air on a G string'). The string and brass arrangements were done by Ian Green, one of the top arrangers round town (Sandie Shaw, Peter Sarstedt, etc). The resulting record was extraordinarily atmospheric - in two sections, the first slow and drifting, the second up-tempo with much ad-libbing, but not in the style of American soul, more African, which wasn't surprising. At Radio One half a dozen of the top DJs flipped over it, including Kenny Everett. The weekend of release it was played five or six times each day but then disaster struck, Radio One had a strike. The station was off the air for two weeks and by the time it came back many new records were stacked up waiting for release. The producers of the various programmes that plugged new records decided not to go back to previous records but to go only for new ones. The record fizzled out, and although the group made a couple more singles neither were as potentially chart-topping as the first. So rather than become pop stars the girls stayed at school and went on to do the things their family background required of them.

There's an Obit to the Mother here, and the girls are named in the family list.

https://www.liberianonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=895

All very boring... unless you're really interested!

Sean

Fascinating stuff Sean. The next time you get down here I must introduce you to a local bar called "The Priory" which will love this story and serve you up a great cocktail.........

Ian D

It's called 'creativity' Ian.

And my 'Dream Tune' was a whole lot better than that Capanni shite you've been peddlin' lately.

Any road up.... aren't you at Cleggy this weekend?

Sean

I'm gonna start asking Djs at local nights to play this ............. "haven't you heard it, it's a big Sean Hampsey play (in his head)"

It's an oldie now, Dean.

Must have been over 35 years ago I dreamt it... so its probably played out now!

Sean

I dreamt, years ago that I found an alternative vocal track to Eddie Parkers "Love You Baby" called "The Spotlights On You". The lyrics were amazing, about how his girl always wanted to be famous, but she gave up her stage career for her man... Probably my favourite unreleased, unrecorded record ever! :-)

What, no Whitney, Sean?

...The S. Dees songs on Ms. Houston's albums are always among their highlights, and sometimes the only ones...

Agree Tony,

It was just a quick dump (so to speak!)

"Lover For Life" in particular, has always been a fave!

Sean

HaHaHa! all very funny.

I doubt we'd ever see him with anything Wigan related anywhere near him.

He missed the 70's completely.

Sean

crikey sean there's a few for me to be going on with

funnily enough it was the barbara hall that got me thinking

Wonderful!

Sean

Errrrrr where do we start!

Tavares - Let Me Heal The Bruises

Gladys Kinght - All My Love

Regina Bell - After The Love Has Lost Its Shine

Bill Brandon - Tag Tag

Rozetta Johnson - Who You Gonna Love

Rozetta Johnson - How Can You Lose

Dorothy Moore - Special Occassion

Loleatta Holloway - Cry To Me

Barbara Hall - Drop My Heart Off At The Door

Jean Battle - When A Woman Loves A Man

Jackie Moore / Wilson Pickett - Seconds

Aretha Franklin - Love All The Hurt Away

Lorraine Johnson - Can I Hold You To It

Windy City - Good Guys

Windy City - Fool Or Your Man

John Edwards - Vanishing Love

Rockie Robbins - Hang Tough

Gladys - Save The Overtime For Me

Thelma Jones - Enough To Try Anything

Atlantic Starr - All In The Name Of Love

etc, etc, etc....

The man is a genius!

Sean

Hi Miff

I would have been Interested, but have just found a copy following years of searching.

DEMO on 7" is Extremely hard to find

True Roger,

I got a DEMO in a job lot, only last week (a nice surprise) but never had my mitts on one before!

The flipside of the issue (mentioned above) "I Know" was always tipped as a future 'Northern' sound BITD. Wonder if the scene is ready for it yet .

And as an aside, the 'Young Hearts' album also features "You Bet Your Sweet Love" an old Rod Dearlove 'Soul Essence' spin from 10+ years ago - still sounds superb!

On a 'future monster' tip, watch out for the previously unissued Candi Staton FAME track "One More Hurt" which I'm hammering to all and sundry.

Another Ace / Kent find that's destined to go on to be a classic!

Takes some beating, Candi, in the vocal stakes.

The voice of an angel.

Sean

Loved this record for what seems like a lifetime, Steve.

I just got a cold shiver, just thinking about the first few times I heard it.

Records like this left the insipid UK chart sounds of the time for dead - and turned a generation onto Soul music.

There could be no turning back, not after that Brass... that Beat... and Don Bryant tearing it up... holy smoke... it ought to be worth a fortune!

So around the price of a cheap shirt.

A small price to pay for a Memphis Soul classic...

...but I've no idea of the 'book' value.

Sean

Just want to give everyone immediate 'heads up' on one of the most exciting Soul Music compilations in ages!



The long awaited "Steppin' Stone" CD is out now on Kent, featuring 22 tracks from the XL / Sounds of Memphis catalog...

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Spencer Wiggins Breaking Point Fame recording

Well if you're going down that road, Mr Croasdell, Willie Walker "Runaround" and Willie Bollinger "I Won't Have To Cry No More" are equally wonderful and both are MASSIVE in my neck of the woods!

Sean

he does make sense 999 times out of 1000 to me. but on this occasion he doesn`t imo.no matter how many times i listen to the staple singers i still think its average and dull and never get to the end of it. to be honest. arthur miles version isnt that brilliant. either. in 1990, i bought that originally for the a side ` helping hand` which is still a top tune..mind u, i love the ultimates on b roma. i know sean is not as fond of it lol

dave

I'll settle for 999 out of 1,000, Dave.

Even me and the Missus don't agree that often mate!

Sean