Quote Originally Posted by alexstassi View Post
Would I be right in assuming that there are plans for a J5 unreleased package coming... I'm sure they recorded more than one unreleased track for their debut album. I've got a very bad copy of their cover of "I've Gotta Be Me" which was recorded in 1969 and didn't Bobby Taylor record at least an album full of tracks with them?
That version of "I've Gotta Be Me" was recorded in 1971 during the GOT TO BE THERE sessions. It's not a 1969 outtake. I agree with you regarding the fact that there were definitely more unreleased J5 tracks from 1969. Bobby Taylor has said that they recorded almost 40 tracks before the first album was out. A lot of those have come out over the years on various sets and compilations but not all of them. We know "TO SIR WITH LOVE" was recorded during those first sessions but that hasn't been released yet so I'm hoping a full set will be appearing by years end.