February 71 - Martha & the Vandellas at the Hammersmith Odeon. Appropriately the opening song was 'Come & Get These Memories'. They were the support act to Stevie Wonder but for me stole the show. ...
Type: Posts; User: Peter G
February 71 - Martha & the Vandellas at the Hammersmith Odeon. Appropriately the opening song was 'Come & Get These Memories'. They were the support act to Stevie Wonder but for me stole the show. ...
In The Basement was published from February 1996 to Spring 2012. As stated above it was a quarterly magazine that lasted for 65 issues. I did correspond by email with David Cole at the time of its...
The book is now advertised on UK Amazon, price £20.30 with free postage on some delivery options, also a Kindle edition if preferred.
I can confirm that the Mary Well's version of 'Shop Around' is the only pressing error on the re-issue. I only purchased this at the time in order to get the Sammy & Sheri tracks and when I heard...
A further 2 titles that were released on vinyl in the UK:
All Turned On - Motown Memories [[16 Non-Stop Tamla Hits) [[Tamla Motown STML 11200)
I'm Satisfied - Motown Disco Classics - Vol 2 [[16...
In no particular order:
Blue Magic
Chi-Lites - Greatest Hits [[72 release)
Don Covay - Super Dude 1
The Delfonics
Doris Duke - I'm a loser
Four Tops - Four Tops & 2nd Album
Marvin Gaye -...
Was walking down Lambeth Cut in about 72, during a lunch break, and came across a market stall selling import singles for 30p each or 4 for a £1. Was not expecting much when I found there were loads...
I also had an email from Ace yesterday advising that my order for this CD had been shipped. Given the advertised release date, I contacted them and they apologised and advised that the email had...
Some more UK cover versions:
Chris Farlowe - What becomes of the broken hearted, and Reach out, I'll be there [Shop around, and Pride & Joy [[LP track)
Zoot Money - It should have been me [[LP...
The one who really loves you - Mojos [[EP track)
Money [[That's what I want) - Bern Elliott & the Fenmen [[made UK Top 20), Freddie & the Dreamers [[LP track)
Shake Sherry - Ben Elliott & the...
Sorry Cairo, I should have said every release between 1960-71 [[inclusive).
I have purchased the book and was not disappointed. It is a hardback and consists of over 300 pages of good quality glossy paper and features full colour photos of the front and rear sleeves of all...
The Five Quails/Quails were from Cleveland, Ohio and had one previous release on Mercury in 1957 'Jungle Baby/Hop Scotch Rock' in 1957 prior to signing for the Harvey label in 1961. After the 3...
For those with a particular interest in Motown label records making the charts, I recommend Joel's 'Comparison Book'. This not only lists all records to make the Billboard, Cashbox & Record...
These posts brought back some fond memories as the 2 Motown numbers are personal favourites of mine and Ann's 'I'm gonna tear your playhouse down' was my nomination for 'single of the year' when...
I feel I must put the record straight here. Bill Millar has been a personal friend of mine for some 30 years now and I can quite categorically state that his book on the Drifters was a labour of...
If you are looking for an early history of the Blues, I highly recommend the following Paul Oliver's 'Blues Fell This Morning' [[still in print) and 'Story of the Blues' now out of print but available...
Hi Roger. You are almost certainly right as 'Stop In the Name of Love' had just been released in the UK at the time and entered the UK charts the following week. The Supremes were not the top act...
Hi Lauren
I have had a look at the two sites to which you directed me but regret that the only one I can identify is the Sunday Night at the London Palladium show which is correctly identified as...
I believe the Supremes first UK TV performance may have been on RSG when they lip synced to both Where Did Our Love Go & Baby Love. The latter was announced as their next UK release which would have...
17431
A Dutch Brenda Holloway picture sleeve that I found in a cut out rack in a record shop in Innsbruck, Austria in 1972.
From memory, I believe that the Miracles lip synced to 'That's what love is made of' on RSG and presumably did the same on TYLS. I saw the performance on RSG, which I avidly watched every week, and...