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Post by speedydan on Feb 15, 2007 22:42:55 GMT
the worst record ever is /queen of fools ,barbra mills/ its pants
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Post by stompi on Feb 15, 2007 23:36:40 GMT
thats got to be a joke dan,init  |
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Post by s0ul45 on Feb 16, 2007 14:23:28 GMT
Have to agree with stompi here.
Alright I'm well aware it's all subjective but surely Barbara Mills is still in a league above all the candidates listed at the top of the page.
Why? Firstly it boasts a comprehensible lyric. It was made by a white singer in 1965 with the clear intention of becoming a 'pop' hit and the sincerity of her delivery is fairly convincing. Its spectoresque pounding beat made it an obvious candidate for the fledgling rare soul scene in a similar way that the Newbeats became fashionable. I think that Barbara actually married one of the Newbeats, who were stable mates at Hickory. (Not sure where I pulled that from!!)
For years I believed that U.K. issues did not exist and it was only a withdrawn demo that had resulted in its scarcity. This really was and remains a bloody hard U.K. recording to locate.
Its charms are its simplicity and naivety and I'm sure it's one of those recordings that were 'of the time', but to nominate it as one of the worst records ever is just too harsh. Must admit though seeing her singing it on that 'Wierd world' dvd frightened me.
Is it too slow for you speedydan?
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Post by afcgotsoul on Feb 16, 2007 18:30:54 GMT
But it wasn't issued in the UK at the "same time" as the Hickory issue in the States was it ??
Because if it was - I missed it.
I guess it would have been on London.
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Post by s0ul45 on Feb 16, 2007 20:54:02 GMT
It sure was!!!!!
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Post by pilgrimsoul on Feb 16, 2007 21:56:08 GMT
the worst record ever is /queen of fools ,barbra mills/ its pants everyone knows the words though!!!!! ;D |
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Post by afcgotsoul on Feb 16, 2007 23:42:15 GMT
s0ul45 - this is where you can help me.
In my mind I have it :
Released in US on Hickory 1965
If there was a UK outlet then it certainly wasn't London although I have it in my mind now that it just might have been issued on Pye Inter - although I can find no evidence on the www.
Hits the UK as Hickory import around 68. Around the same time as RBR by the Newbeats.
Eventually released on London in the 7ts (HLE10491).
Also released on Inferno in the 8ts.
And like Chris says - a bit like the 2 times table.
We all know it.
Well up to 20 anyway.
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Post by s0ul45 on Feb 17, 2007 14:53:58 GMT
The Newbeats RBR and Barbara Mill both came out on U.K. Hickory in 1965, but apart from Sue Thompson there are no other 'soul' artists on the label. It was a subsidiary of Pye.
The early ones were a pink colour e.g. 'Bread & Butter' and then they became black and white like the U.S. copies. What was really dangerous about them was that the U.S. and U.K. catalogue numbers are identical. I bought a copy once advertised as a U.K. copy in Palmers Green somewhere. I arranged to go and pick it up thinking I'd got a real bargain only to discover it was in fact a U.S. copy. The guy had looked in Record Collector and said he saw the right catalogue number and thought it was British.
The U.K. catalogue number for Barbara Mills is 1323 and The Newbeats RBR 1332.
Hope that helps Brian.
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Post by afcgotsoul on Feb 17, 2007 18:43:46 GMT
Well I never.
I just looked up Guinness and there it was:
1964 - Newbeats Bread and Butter on Hickory 1269.
And Sue Thompson Paper Tiger 1284 in Feb 65.
And I never knew Hickory existed in the UK.
Thanks.
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Post by speedydan on Feb 19, 2007 16:50:00 GMT
Have to agree with stompi here. Alright I'm well aware it's all subjective but surely Barbara Mills is still in a league above all the candidates listed at the top of the page. Why? Firstly it boasts a comprehensible lyric. It was made by a white singer in 1965 with the clear intention of becoming a 'pop' hit and the sincerity of her delivery is fairly convincing. Its spectoresque pounding beat made it an obvious candidate for the fledgling rare soul scene in a similar way that the Newbeats became fashionable. I think that Barbara actually married one of the Newbeats, who were stable mates at Hickory. (Not sure where I pulled that from!!) For years I believed that U.K. issues did not exist and it was only a withdrawn demo that had resulted in its scarcity. This really was and remains a bloody hard U.K. recording to locate. Its charms are its simplicity and naivety and I'm sure it's one of those recordings that were 'of the time', but to nominate it as one of the worst records ever is just too harsh. Must admit though seeing her singing it on that 'Wierd world' dvd frightened me. Is it too slow for you speedydan?  hi stompi sorry i have not got back to you about barbra mills .av had a virus in my comp. its alright now . and yes its to slow for me to dance to .i,ll be falling over on the dance floor if i got up to that tune ktf speedy  |
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Post by ooorickooo on Feb 20, 2007 16:20:14 GMT
I still say Julie Harris the playground and im sure nick will put an MP3 up to prove it!
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Post by Nick® on Feb 20, 2007 18:36:48 GMT
I still say Julie Harris the playground and im sure nick will put an MP3 up to prove it! Would that be Anita Harris - The Playground ? just playing it now and it is too bad to allow onto the airwaves. |
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Post by Muffin Top on Feb 1, 2008 13:10:15 GMT
A podcast DJ said he'd been to a scooter rally on the continent where they played the theme from Rupert the Bear 'everyone knows his naaaaame'  |
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Post by Sister Dawn on Jun 2, 2008 8:48:26 GMT
A podcast DJ said he'd been to a scooter rally on the continent where they played the theme from Rupert the Bear 'everyone knows his naaaaame' it can only happen at a scooter rally...lol |
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hi stompi sorry i have not got back to you about barbra mills .av had a virus in my comp. its alright now . and yes its to slow for me to dance to .i,ll be falling over on the dance floor if i got up to that tune ktf speedy 
