Hi Folks,
I've got another Northern flavour post for you today and this time it's a twofer. Ya, I'm going to give you the A and B side to a recent purchase that just arrived in the mail today.
I've done a bit of online digging recently and should be reaping the benefits in the next couple days. There's some classics and some scarce singles coming your way. I'm waiting to get some together to do the next "On A Northern Tip" mix. However, I can't wait to tempt your tastebuds with these 2 class choons.
This double sided single is an acetate. For those who don't know, these were the test records that gave the producers an idea of what the finished product would sound like. It consisted of a thin layer of vinyl pressed over an aluminium plate. The track was then pressed into the finished product. More often than not, these were one sided, but 2 siders were not uncommon. Because of the way they made them, these acetates were pretty fragile and if you tracked too heavy on your needle, you'd probably dig a new groove in the record. They weren't made to last and most were garbage after 10-20 plays. I'm not going to go into too much detail as the story of acetates is very easy to find on the web.
I, however, have an idea that this is a knockoff EMI disc (Read here for more info) but it has two smashing tracks so I had to have one. On MY side of the pond we don't see a lot of these knockoff acetates and I wanted one for my collection. I figured I may as well own one with 2 great singles on it. Maybe now I need to purchase an authentic acetate to balance out the collection....hmmmmmmm....
This track is Alice Clark and her well known "You Hit Me (right where it hurt me)" originally on Warner Brothers 7270. I believe this was from 1966ish and does well to get you twirling on the dancefloor. Sadly I don't know much about this lady beyond the fact that she released a couple more singles approx 2 years apart from each other. Anyone else have any info?
Make sure to scroll back up and hit the play button on each of these tracks. Have a listen to these obscure gems. And if anyone has anymore information on the EMI acetates (bootleg or authentic) let me know, I can SHINDIGGIT!
Wow, great records! I can't believe that they weren't released back in the day. They both have 'hit' written all over them. Thank you so much for posting these at such a nice bit rate.
ReplyDeleteAce Records just released an Alice Clark CD this month. You can order it on Amazon.com
ReplyDeleteAlice Clarke went on to record an album self titled in 1972 for Mainstream records.
ReplyDeleteShe also had a 45 on Rainy Day records called ' You Got A Deal '