By Chancellor of Soul (66.207.40.18) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 12:43 pm:

How about some favorites from these popular labels
Spring / Event ??????

Peace,
Mike Boone
(Chancellor of Soul)

By TonyRussi (68.18.34.26) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 12:55 pm:

Favorite Spring for me would be "Ask Me What You Want"by Millie Jackson...I thought she was a good singer and didn't need to get quite so vulgar.

By Common (209.2.55.171) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 02:14 pm:

Hello guys,

Joe Simon's "Drowning In the Sea Of Love":

"I've been down one time
And I've been down two times
But now I'm drowning
Drowning in the sea of love...."

And don't forget Millie's "How Do You Feel (The Morning After)! Whew! Smokin! :oD

Peace!

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.97) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 03:29 pm:

Never forget Millie Jackson's dancer on Spring called 'My man is a sweet man'.
When I first heard it in 1972ish and it was big on the all-nighter scene at the time.
I know of a few on the Event record Label but cant think of them at this moment in time.
I have a Live tape recorded at the Top Rank in Hanley all-Dayer from 72 with Millie Jackson on one side and blowing everyone away with my man etc,although I heard in later years that she couldnt stand the record.Dont know how true that is?
And on the other side of the tape,
the one and only
OSCAR TONEY JNR.
(Say no more)
mel.

By Reese (12.15.169.134) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 04:27 pm:

I'm not familiar with the Event label, but my favorite Spring artist is definitely Millie Jackson. I was a fan of hers way before she got dirty. Songs like ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT and IT HURTS SO GOOD can't be beat. And her "rap" albums like CAUGHT UP and FEELIN' BITCHY were good as well. I don't think she made a bad album between 1973 and 1979. But after that, the albums became spotty. The raps lost their edge, and the songs weren't the greatest, either.

By Caancellor of Soul (66.207.40.18) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 04:47 pm:

The Event label had great hits such as:

1)Are You Ready To Do The Bus Stop- Fatback Band
2)Yum Yum Gimme Some - Fatback Band
3)Pepper Box- The Peppers
4)Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band

Those are just a few sides from the label.

Peace,
Mike Boone
(Chancellor of Soul)

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 05:31 pm:

Spring Records - "Drowning In The Sea Of Love" by Joe Simon

Event Records - "Don't Ask Me To Forget" (flip-side of "Number Onederful") by Jay & the Techniques

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By MotownForever (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 06:29 pm:

Here's some others that were great on the Spring/Event labels:

Millie Jackson - A Child Of God (It's Hard To Believe)/Hypocrisy/Breakaway/Love Doctor/Hurts So Good/A House For Sale/Rising Cost Of Love

Joe Simon - Power Of Love/Step By Step

Act One - It Takes Both Of Us/It's The Same Old Story

Mayberry Movement - I Can See Him Making Love To You/I Think I'm In Love/Where Did I Go Wrong

Ronnie Walker - No One Else Will Do/Magic's In The Air

Garland Green - Just Loving You

Daltry Martin - Stay With Me

Fatback Band - Disco Crazy/I Found Lovin'

J.R. Bailey - I'm Still In Love With You

C-Brand - There's Plenty Of Love

By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 06:46 pm:

Phillip Mitchell "There's another in my life"
Ronnie walker "Just can't say hello, once you've said goodbye"
Act One " Still waters"

By Mark Speck (65.56.218.171) on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 01:04 am:

I collect Joe Simon records and I'm partial to ANYTHING the man did for Spring.

Best,

Mark

By HW (68.37.221.153) on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 01:18 am:

didn't some of the Funk Bros. play on Joe Simon records?

my Spring fave: WICKY WACKY by Fatback

By Chancellor of Soul (66.207.40.18) on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 11:18 am:

I know MFSB played on Joe Simon's summer of 1972
masterpiece, " Power Of Love". What a jam !!!

Peace,
Mike Boone
(Chancellor Of Soul)

By Davie Gordon (193.122.21.42) on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 02:46 pm:

Act One - "Goodbye Love"

Millie Jackson - "Caught Up" - the whole album

By Eli (151.197.37.147) on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 05:53 pm:

We played on drowning in the sea of love, Pool of bad luck, power of love and two albums.

One of my favorite spring records is the one that I did on Busta Jones which was the remake of Just a little misunderstanding which was a song that I have been clammoring to remake on the right person and I almost did a female version with Jackie Moore.

By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 07:08 pm:

Bobby;
I listened to the Busta Jones lp recently for the first time in years. I would have loved to hear Jackie Moore do "..Misunderstanding."
In addition to Bernie Worrell , there are a couple more obscure P-Funk affiliates on there ; Tyrone Lampkin and Nairobi Sailcat. Did they work on the tracks you produced or were they from the albums' other sessions?

SteveK

By Heikki (62.248.235.28) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 03:24 am:

Hi MEL&THENSOME!
Oscar Toney Jr. - my all-time number one man!
Heikki

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.41) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 04:03 am:

Right on Heikki,
you will get no sad songs from me about it.
The amount of gems this guy has done.
Regards Heikki,
Mel