John Benson

I used to listen to a few of those South Yorkshire stations - early 90's I think?

I forget the names now, but seem to recall they were a bit hit and miss as in you never quite knew when they would be transmitting.

Nemesis from Clowne - wasn't that Neil Page? I seem to remember hearing he was involved, but don't think I ever heard it.

I remember hearing a lot of the rare groove things played on one station, but I was thinking it was a Sheffield based one?

The 'A' side is "I come to praise him" - is that the one you meant?

That side is on a US 45 by the way.

Well after hearing it - the 'jingle remix' that is, I also thought it was more early 70's.

The production and instrumentation certainly lean that way to my ears at least! 

But there's still nothing wrong with it...

Shades of Na Allen "Thanks for nothing" in the intro... but that's no bad thing 

I'll be tuned into Steve's show tomorrow for the full but no doubt 'jingled' version!

Chalky - Steve usually does a download for his shows, at some point - you just need to keep on at him :-)

Strictly speaking though, it is a single, but not a 45 as it plays at 33 

Here it is, pity about the marks on the label, but otherwise it looks and plays perfect! 

I never realised Tommy Hunt did it Robb, although I am aware of his Atlantic side "I don't want to lose you" which is the other side of "Hold on" - Until now I hadn't connected them as Van McCoy songs.

45 Cat has this down as a 1965 release, with Marvin Smith as a 1967 release.

I'd have said either Sam or maybe John Manship at Cleethorpes, around 77 / 78 ish?

But off hand I can't be certain.

This is the only one I know of, who else did it?

Amazing to see it on a 45!

I played this in my LP-Only set at Yarmouth/Soul Essence a few years ago and this is the first time I've heard anyone mention a 45 of it?

Even John Benson missed it  

Fair play to you Daryl, very nice!

'Si A Mi Dios' indeed 

Cheers

Steve

No Steve, I didn't miss it at all - I thought I'd come across it a few years back, but couldn't find any proof when I looked. But I finally happened across one on eBay last summer for less than ten dollars.

I actually played it from the single last October during my Cotton Club set in Bilbao but surprisingly didn't get one 'bite' - no doubt they were all too drunk at the time!

I'll post up mine later - A white promo by the way!

What about that Dionn single "Girl across the street" / "Try my love"?

Was that a legit release, or some sort of bootleg?

There's quite a few copies around, I thought they were from JamGuy records, but I'm not certain now.

Have you had a look on Discogs for this?

I think it shows the different variations, re-issues etc. It might just help you.

Great track - a nice take on the Martha & Vandellas song!

Not being a big instrumental fan, I remember getting a tape from John Manship in the late 70's with this on.

Can't say as I recall hearing it played at that time though, maybe it was just 'bubbling under' as they say?

 

My brains failing these days but I know some 45 releases were just marketed in one city. I recall a major label release from around 1970 that was only sent out to DJ's & then sold in the Baltimore area (someone must recall which 45 this was). The 45 label's even stated that it was only being made available in that city I seem to recall.

Are you thinking of that Janus 45 by the Inclinations?

I think that states that it's for release in Baltimore only.

Cheers Dave, that looks about right.

I picked one up last year but was a bit suspicious about it as it has looked as if it used to have a push out centre.

I haven't come across any like that so wasn't sure about it. The label does look the same as the Independents 45 on 45cat - I forgot they have other countries releases nowadays.

I might get the label scanned some time as I can't say as I've come across one yet.

Just another addition to this, I believe that Patti's "Make me believe in you" got a release in Holland. Can anyone confirm if it was a release from when the record first came out, or was it a much later release - or even a 'dodgy' release?

Wasn't the mono side played on AM stations also something to do with it sounding better somehow?

I forget now, but seem to think I read something along those lines at some point.

This was part of a box set of singles, as you may know.

The set was also put out as a promos as well as the stock copies that you could get in the shops. I can remember seeing the promo set for sale not long after it was released - I've no idea what the price was though!

I did find a stock copy of this single many years later though, it cost a couple of quid or so!

Jordi just beat me to it, while reading through the Red Kelly blog. A great two sider indeed by Len Wade, the official A side "Whatcha gonna do" is also not to be missed 

Jenmark 104 - Dennis Lee & The Notables - Funky Penguin / ? - ?

Dave, the flip side to this one is "Sunday afternoon" - that side was on two singles, this and  no 106

I also used to listen to AFN during the early 70's, generally in bed with my transistor radio and the latest copy of Blues & Soul opened at the US charts page. Ticking them off as I heard them.

I've still got the mags in the loft, but can't remember the name of the DJ for certain. I didn't have the means to record the shows then either.

It must have been first mentioned in B&S otherwise I wouldn't have known about it, none of my friends at that time would have told me.

It would be nice if any recordings turn up though, I recall the signal being a bit like Luxembourg in that it came and went quite a bit, but it opened up a world of music to me that I wouldn't have been able to hear otherwise. 

I remember this getting plays in the late 60's on UK HMV, it wouldn't have been very old at the time.

Can't say as it was ever popular enough to get booted or anything. As Jerry says, the record was pressed up at different plants in the USA, and both logos were used around that time.

You can still see both label styles on this records around today.

Just noticed a few mentioned above that were also on 45s:

Temptations - "Heavenly" - Gordy

Ray Barretto & Prince Phillip Mitchell - "What Part Of Heaven Do You come from" - Atlantic

Prince Phillip Mitchell - "You're all I got in the world" - Atlantic

Great songs all the same!     

Just to add a little more to this, there's at least 3 different mixes of the Tyrone Davis recording of this song.

The LP itself and the Dakar 45 - the LP just being longer than the 45

The the Roulette release with Eddie Holman's 'Hey there lonely girl' on the flip side. - This one is the same backing track as the Dakar but without the horns and added female backing singer.

The MCA release with Eddie Holman as above - Same backing track but without the horns and no female backing singer. this one has a much lower sound to the recording.

The Goldies  release, also having Eddie Holman on the flip. - This one is the same recording as the MCA release but this time it's a much louder recording so the instruments can be heard easier.