Edwin Starr - " I'll always love you"

**snakepit** · 06-18-2018, 04:09 PM

Probably one for Keith to answer.
Over the years I have had bootleg tapes of unreleased Motown and thanks to UMG and Ace /Kent, most of this material has been issued.
However, I am sure I have heard a cover version of the Spinners "I'll always love you", about 1968 I'd guess.
If it does exist, has it ever been considered for a previous compilation?

**marv2** · 06-18-2018, 04:51 PM

I wished I could help. I didn't even know Edwin had recorded that song.

**mysterysinger** · 06-18-2018, 04:54 PM

I think an Edwin version would sound great. There were cover versions issued around that time in the UK. Here's one by Timebox....

**snakepit** · 06-18-2018, 04:55 PM

I'm sure I've heard it...
On the other hand I could be talking nonsense....not for the first time ��

**mysterysinger** · 06-18-2018, 04:56 PM

and then there's the one by The Gladiators...

**snakepit** · 06-18-2018, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by mysterysinger

I think an Edwin version would sound great. There were cover versions issued around that time in the UK. Here's one by Timebox....

Interesting thanks....I'm sure Time box made a track I was very fond of...can't recall it now, but about 1970??

**mysterysinger** · 06-18-2018, 05:00 PM

Timebox did a very nice version of The Four Seasons "Beggin'".

**snakepit** · 06-18-2018, 05:40 PM

Just looked at YouTube.
"Beggin'" is a nice cover.
Also found their cover of "Don't make me wait too long" Bunny Sigler.
I wonder if that was the track I was thinking of....probably heard that version first.

**mysterysinger** · 06-19-2018, 12:30 PM

Here's a nice link to a well illustrated Timebox singles discography - I'm sure it will be of interest to Graham Betts [[or Hotspurman) if he still visits this board. Mind you - none of it is Edwin Starr. Sorry about that.

http://www.pattofan.com/Timebox/tb_singles.htm

**theboyfromxtown** · 07-01-2018, 02:06 AM

Originally Posted by snakepit

Probably one for Keith to answer.
Over the years I have had bootleg tapes of unreleased Motown and thanks to UMG and Ace /Kent, most of this material has been issued.
However, I am sure I have heard a cover version of the Spinners "I'll always love you", about 1968 I'd guess.
If it does exist, has it ever been considered for a previous compilation?

Yes it has been considered. More than once.