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    Labelle demo tapes

    Just spent a pleasant evening talking to an engineer / producer friend who was part of some big recordings...... look what came up...Labelle demo tapes when they were only just starting out.... rehearsing, basic but absolutely startling...obvious what talent the girls had.

    http://www.themillrecordingstudio.com/labelle.html
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    Wonderful - thank thank thank you. I'm such a Labelle-hag. A once-in-a-lifetime group.

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    And again I say what a travesty they are not in the Rock and Roll HOF

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    FANTASTIC!!! Dear God, please let there be a full length version of "Stay With Me, Baby" in a vault somewhere. In my mind, I have ALWAYS heard Labelle singing the classic. Also, would like to get "Four Women."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guy View Post
    FANTASTIC!!! Dear God, please let there be a full length version of "Stay With Me, Baby" in a vault somewhere. In my mind, I have ALWAYS heard Labelle singing the classic. Also, would like to get "Four Women."
    Right??!!!

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    I have some other raw demos from around this same time period [[1971), they're all just piano and vocals.

    And This Is Love 3:04
    If I Can't Have You 2:57
    If You Didn't Hear Me The First Time [[I'll Say It Again) 2:40
    When The Battle Is Over 2:52
    Brown Earth 3:50
    Border Song 2:53
    Lay Down [[Candles In The Rain) 3:25
    Sweet Sweetheart 2:45
    Esther's First Communion 4:22
    Satisfied 2:24
    Woman 2:58
    Fancy 4:25

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    Can you tell us about them bl? All Patti leads? How did they sound?

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    Quote Originally Posted by luke View Post
    Can you tell us about them bl? All Patti leads? How did they sound?
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    Luke the recordings were transferred from an acetate. Like I stated it's just the girls vocals accompanied by a piano. Patti sings all the leads [[with a few solos) with killer background vocals by Nona and Sarah, like only Labelle could ever deliver. The songs sound very Gospel with an element of pure Soul. These tracks were recorded in March of 1971 before the release of their first album "Labelle." Love their take on the Silvia Moy and Shorty Long's "And This Is Love." On "Fancy" Patti changed the lyric and says "I might have been born just poor black trash, but Fancy was my name." I also like their covers of Laura Nyro's "Brown Earth," Elton John's "Border Song," Melanie's "Lay Down [[Candles In The Rain) and Dory Previn's "Esther's First Communion."

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    Thx much bl. Sounds great!

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    Brother Love, What's the chance of sharing them in a zippyfile?

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