Amsterdam Russ

I agree with you there, Paul. Have always thought 'Mr Moonlight' is a lovely little gem.

I saw him and Irma Thomas around this time, possibly earlier, at the Astoria (I think it was called) at the top end of Charring Cross Road in London. He was very poor then, much as he was at the Malaco concert in Hammersmith a few years earlier. I had a guest pass to that one and spent couple of happy hours with all the acts at the press cocktail party. I and a friend spent a good hour just talking to Bland's guitarist, Wayne Bennett. Top concerts: Curtis Mayfield - London, at a long closed venue in Victoria, possibly also called the Astoria?T & LaTouche - fantastic Midlands reggae band that I saw at the underwhelming Shrewsbury Music Festival about half a dozen years ago.King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys - 100 Club in the mid 80s.The Neville Brothers - Shepherd's Bush Empire in early 90s. Truly great performers!

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Here's a few paragraphs from an article in TIME magazine The rest of the story is here: Article: Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back

Log into your Paypal account & click on the tab that says 'My Account (it;s the first one on the left). Look to the right of that navigation bar, to the bit that says 'Profile'. here there is a drop-down menu that gives you the option to: * Add or remove Bank Account, * Add or remove Debit or Credit Card. You should click on both to confirm how your account is set up. If you're paying via your debit card then this is the problem. You will then need to add a bank account instead and delete the debit card settings. Hope that helps!

Here's a link to the 'fee's' section of the Paypal user agreement: https://tiny.cc/EWa2V It states that: Transaction typeActivityFee for payment fully funded by: - PayPal Balance/Bank Domestic personal transaction: Sending or Receiving - Free (when no currency conversion is involved) Fee for payment fully or partially funded by - Debit card and/or Credit Card 3.4% + Fixed Fee Either the sender or the recipient pays the fee. Not both. In most cases, the sender decides who pays the fee. In some cases the sender will not be able to decide and the sender or the recipient will be required to pay the fee. Is your Paypal account linked not by your bank account directly, but though your debit or credit card instead? If so, that might be the problem here. Don't know if that helps...

Yes, the problem is that my account is with a Dutch bank and I get paid in €uros. Funds are taken straight out of my bank account. If the Paypal account was set to £ they'd be converting the money from €uro's and making a handsome profit through exchange rates every time a transaction was processed. On the last item I bought from you Pete, the Gift fee was 71p, so no idea why you got charged that much at all!

I have my bank account confirmed with Paypal. When paying as 'gift' I'm always given the option to take the minimal charge or pass it on. The point is though that it is a minimal charge - just a few pennies and completely negligible in comparison to the amount it costs via their standard payment means. My big gripe though is that I live in the Netherlands now rather than UK, and thus deal in uros: I always get stuffed by Paypal's terrible exchange rates when buying items priced in £ or $!

Making Tracks - The History of Atlantic Records by Charlie Gillett It came from Memphis by Robert Gordon Boogaloo by Arthur Kempton Burn, Baby! Burn - autobiography of Magnificent Montague...

Yup; no doubt about it.

All I see is a lot of people enjoying themselves.

"Desperate Man Blues", the film documentary about him is excellent and well worth watching.

Salvador means 'saviour' in Spanish and Portuguese, so that points to Hispanic/Latino. Well, certainly Catholic at any rate!

Unfortunately, can't view it if you're outside of the UK.

It does indeed help, Gene. Thanks very much - and for posting the great scans! Whilst I've also been able to find out that the Sedaka track was released on 78 in Brazil, and possible the Philippines as well, I've not been able to determine more about the distribution of The Mar-Keys. By the looks of things it didn't get a US release in 78 format Good point about the dates. Mind you, if it originates from the US rather than UK, then wouldn't 11262 be November 2nd 1962 (working on the typical US date format of MMDDYY and not the UK form of DDMMYY)? However, that's a moot point if 78 acetates of US/UK origin typically didn't carry matrix numbers! Thanks again for the information!

That is fantastic! Thanks very much for these - I am very grateful indeed. Will pm you my email address...

Ok, who told you that? That's exactly what I do when going to the Amsterdam Soul Club. From Aalsmeer through the Amsterdamse Bos (the woods of Amsterdam) and into the city, in the pitch dark, and usually in the rain, and once or twice with a record box on the back rack of the bike. Dance, chat, drink till about 3am and then cycle back home again. Usually takes a bit longer on the way home, though not sure why Total distance 15 miles. Come the depths of winter, when it's typically minus 5-7 degrees, and I just might take that hot flask you mentioned...

Recently, I was contacted by the family of James 'Lucky' Carmichael. They know very little about his early life and would like to find out what they can. He died in 1982. I've provided them with everything I know (which was not much), and included label scans and soundfiles of his Loma 45 'Hey Girl / Blues with a feeling'. What I don't have to offer are label scans or soundfiles of his three earlier 45's: Lonesome & Lonely / I'm comin' home - SHAR 4 (1960) The eleven o'nine (1109) / Better be with me - Dillie 7750 (1960) Hey girl / Blues with a feeling - Pam (1962) (If I recall correctly, one of these sides has an intro that was cut from the Loma 45) Can any one assist at all by providing soundfiles and/or label scans of these releases? I know that his widow and family would be exceptionally grateful to have these and to be able to connect with what to them has been a lost musical legacy. All assistance gratefully received.

Even though this came from the States, that's certainly a possibility - thanks. The idea of it being a home recording sounds good, although why would you want to go to the trouble of recording something you already have on 45? An early form of tape swapping perhaps? From what I've now read, home recording acetates were usually of radio shows and live performances of one kind or another, but of course that doesn't mean this one wasn't done at home. Overall the sound quality is fine, as good as you would expect from a crackly old 78. Also, if this was made non-professionally, why go to the trouble of sequential numbering?

Got a 78rpm acetate recently - no labels on either side - and am curious as to its origin. One side plays Neil Sedaka 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen' and the other is The Mar-Keys - 'Last Night'. The deadwax has 1-11262-78W on one side, and 2-11262-78W on the other. The 78 plays outside in. Whilst the Sedaka side plays fine to listen to, 'Last Night' starts off very wobbly, much like an off-centre cut. About 10 seconds in and it's fine. Also, a few seconds prior to each track starting there is a low frequency oscillating sound, a bit like someone slowly turning the dials in a 50's sci-fi movie. It sounds like this noise is coming from the recording process somehow, and not an external source. Once the song starts, the noise goes. Any ideas how this might have come to be made? Is it possible that both tracks were cut at the same pressing plant? Both tracks were released in 1961, on RCA and Satellite respectively, but at different times. Mind you, the Sedaka song was a massive seller for quite a long time, so it probably would have been repressed many times. Suggestions offered so far are that if they did get pressed at the same place that plant worker might have done it for themselves, or that it was a test before the pressing started. No idea how plausible either of those might be. Any ideas at all? As another question, did The Mar-Keys 'Last Night' come out on 78? Thanks in advance...

Hmm, apparently this story started in Australia and has caused such a fuss that Technics 'Down Under' have issued a denial. Well, that's what I'm reading in this news story from CNET Australia: Technics Not Dead It's interesting to note however, that in the story it states that confirmation was being sought from Panasonic HQ in Japan...

Looks like your site is down at present...

Exactly - thanks for making it simpler and clearer than I could!

Not quite. The DMCA is a piece of American legislation. As such it does not apply in the UK or Europe. Copyright laws across much of Europe are harmonised under the 'Copyright Directive', and in the UK this is applied under the 'Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988'.

You're lucky to have been able to make contact in the same way that the artists are lucky to have devoted fans such as yourself that appreciate and respect their work. I love these glimpses into moments in time that are brought about by those that experienced it. They bring the sounds to life. In fact, at the risk of sounding unintentionally corny, they give the recordings a soul. I do hope that the guys get a sense of the appreciation, respect, and almost awe, that they inspire.