Originally from the US, Madeline Bell relocated to the UK in the early 1960’s.Madeline recorded this version of the Evie Sands song, Picture Me Gone, in 1967 for the Philips label in London, England.Subsequently, this record became a firm favourite with ‘Northern Soul’ fans.
Check out this video of Dusty miming to the song on TV: http://thefilter.com/WebVideo/429522-Dusty-Springfield-Whats-It-Gonna-Be-Philips-45Carole King, Madeline Bell, Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford sang the backing vocals.
How did they do it? Chris Blackwell’s UK Sue label managed to release some of the most popular club records of the decade and this was definitely one of them!
Another big chart success for Island Records in the mid-60’s, this record also remained popular in the soul clubs for many years afterwards.
With US GI Herbie Goins on vocals, this record also featured UK musicians Mike Carr on piano, Mick Eve on sax...
Recorded in London, England, this was one of Geno Washington’s first singles, on Pye’s Picadilly label.
I was the DJ at the allnight sessions at a club in Manchester called the Magic Village in 1969 when Bobby Parker played a set. The club manager/booker was a guy called Roger Eagle who had been the DJ at the Twisted Wheel blues and soul club, and went on to run a famous rock club in the 1970’s in Liverpool called Eric’s. I remember Bobby Parker was a real showman in the Jimi Hendrix mould, picking it with his teeth then playing the guitar behind his back...
Every soul band in the land played ‘cover’ versions of this tune...
A firm favourite with DJ’s throughout the 60’s, this record just chugs along and gets you dancing to its infectious beat.
This is the record that really brought James Brown to the attention of the general record-buying public in the UK - and worldwide.