60s NORTHERN SOUL/MOD/BEACH MUSIC PIECES OF EIGHT COME BACK GIRL A&M ORIG WIGAN
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Issue 91 of Soul Up North is out NOW!
ALL MY SALES ARE ALWAYS PLAY-GRADED
AND NOT JUST GIVEN A VISUAL ONCE-OVER
ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM FORTY YEARS OF COLLECTING SOUL
THERE WILL BE SOME REAL GEMS, SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
SOME OF MY LISTINGS CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE
ALL MY ITEMS START WELL BELOW BOOK VALUE
SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 50p
60s NORTHERN SOUL/MOD
ORIGINAL U.S. (NATIONAL) ISSUE
SPINE-TINGLING MID-TEMPO HEAVEN
THE PIECES OF EIGHT
"COME BACK GIRL"
HEAR HERE!!
pieces of eight - come back girl - a&m.wmv - YouTube
A. I FIRST HEARD THIS CATCHY UPBEAT SWINGER AROUND 1980 AS A WIGAN MINOR SPIN, THEN FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT UNTIL 1982; ONE NIGHT MARTIN MEYLER AND MYSELF WERE DRINKING IN A LITTLE CREWE PUB, WHEN THIS WAFTED FROM THE JUKE BOX SPEAKERS; TO SAY THAT WE WERE GOB-SMACKED WOULD BE AN UNDER-STATEMENT; EXCEEDINGLY CATCHY TUNE THAT SCREAMS OUT 'HIT' - BUT WASN'T ONE; WHY NOT?; THE TINKLING VIBES ARE ONE WORTHY FEATURE; THE REGULAR HORN FANFARES ARE ANOTHER; "REMEMBER SKI-ING AND SNOW IN YOUR HAIR" - WINTERY LYRICS FOR A DECIDEDLY SUMMERY SOUND; IT'S A TALE OF LOST LOVE, BUT I FEEL EXTREMELY HAPPY EVERY TIME I HEAR IT
b/w
"T.N.T. (TIJUANA NIGHT TIME)"
B. MANY PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT THE 'A' IN 'A&M' STOOD FOR HERB ALPERT (THE 'M' SIGNIFIED JERRY MOSS); THE LABEL WAS SET UP IN 1962, AND PRIMARILY RELEASED EASY LISTENING MATERIAL DURING THE 60s AND EARLY 70s (LET'S FACE IT, YOU CAN'T GET MUCH BLANDER THAN THE CARPENTERS!!); ON THIS UPTEMPO LATIN-TINGED INSTRUMENTAL, THE PIECES OF EIGHT WERE OBVIOUSLY EMULATING THE SOUND OF HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS OR JULIUS WECHTER & THE BAJA MARIMBA BAND - AND WHILE IT'S O.K., THE TOP SIDE WINS HANDS DOWN
LISTEN TO THE A-SIDE IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTING ABOVE
(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)
(US: A&M 8576 1967)
Styrene
Record condition (A-side): Very good ++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (B-side): Very good ++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Label condition (A-side): Excellent +++
Label condition (B-side): Excellent +++
Deletion hole: No
This record has been played on both sides to verify condition, but there's a full money-back guarantee on all my sales, and I'll refund anyone who isn't totally captivated. Most are sent by 'signed for' delivery.
I'm writing regularly for Soul Up North, Howard Earnshaw's long-running rare soul fanzine.
It's available every three months from:
Howard Earnshaw (editor)
19 Rectory Drive
Kirkheaton
Huddersfield
North Yorkshire
HD5 OJT
A four-issue/yearly subscription is £14 (including P&P).
You can also pay by PayPal at soulupnorthhfe@aim.com
Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):
One 7" single: £2.30; 50p per 7" afterwards.
One 12" single/LP: £3.70; £1 per 12"/LP afterwards.
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM IN PERSON.
Overseas postal rates:
£12 (sent recorded delivery)
£5 (sent uninsured)
Note that overseas bidders can pay for uninsured postage, but I cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage in transit
IF YOU ARE AN OVERSEAS WINNER, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO AMEND YOUR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
I'VE JUST NOTICED THE SMALL AREA OF DAMAGE AT THE EDGE OF THE B-SIDE LABEL, SO KNOCK THAT GRADING ACCORDINGLY
ALSO THE HEADER READS THAT THIS IS THE NATIONAL LABEL (WHICH I LEFT ON FROM MY PREVIOUS LISTING IN ERROR)
A&M IS THE ONLY LABEL THAT THIS SINGLE APPEARED ON
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