Two of the songs on this album are actually early demos by Sly Stewart, later of Sly and the Family Stone, as determined by extensive research I did for the book "Rock Rarities for a Song."
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guest star 7th Aug 2017
| | Hi Juke Jules,
The big news on those two fantastic blues cuts - "Boot Hill" and "I Believe in a Woman" - is that a single on the Dalton label has surfaced featuring both tunes and attributed to "Curley Page and Band." It showed up just before my new book "Rare Rhythm and Blues on Budget LPs" went to press, so I didn't have a lot of time to authenticate it with experts, but those I spoke with think it's legit. "Curley" Page is, of course, Cleo Page.
Cheers,
Brian |
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Juke Jules SUBS 6th Aug 2017
| | Thanks for the video Brian: that Boot Hill is up there with the best. Hope you can unearth the real artists
I've now edited the Cleo Page entry on 45cat, and looking at the entry for your book Rock Rarities-for-a-song Budget LPs That Saved The Roots of Rock-n-roll has set me off on a YT trail of Hank "Thumper" Smith/Jones (and I've ordered a copy of the book :-) |
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guest star 1st Sep 2016
| | Hi Michel,
Hi Michel,
I think I can help a little bit with the blanks on the Hollywood LP, which I'm investigating myself at the present time. (I'm working on a book devoted to rare R&B on budget LPs as a follow-up to my current "Rock Rarities for a Song."
I presume you know that half the stuff on the Hollywood label is from old singles on the defunct Abbey label. It's the other cuts that people can't figure out. What I have noticed is that they all appear to be covers of R&B hits from 1954. Hollywood put sound-alike versions of hits on several of its budget albums.
Does anyone know if Gateway put out sound-alike versions of R&B hits like "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer, I Don't Hurt Anymore, and Honey Love.
Also, I'm still trying to find out who Sly Williams really was. Does anybody know anything about the Dalton label that put out an instrumental 45 by Cleo Page under the name Curly Page?
Any help on these questions would be deeply appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Brian McFadden |
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Michel_LeGrisbi 24th Aug 2016
| | Thanks for the added info Guest Star, Now if one day I can fill in the blanks for my copy of "Rhythm and Blues in The Night" on Hollywood Records.
-Cheers! |
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guest star 18th Apr 2016
| | ReviewThere are a couple of fantastic raw blues cuts on this album that make the whole LP more than worth the price. "Boot Hill" and "I Believe in a Woman" are a mystery and I would greatly appreciate anyone's help in finding out who the artist is. Many assume he's the "Sly Williams" who's mentioned on the cover, but that appears to be a made up name. I'll attach the YouTube link to "Boot Hill" and I think you'll see why the record is such a find.
I tried to put "unknown artist" into the slots, but they came up "Jimmy Witherspoon" anyway. He does "Stormy Monday" on this LP with a small combo. "What Will I Tell My Heart" and "Many Things" may be him too.
The only two cuts I'm sure about are the final two - "Help Me" and "Oh What a Night" are demo cuts done by a young Sly Stone.
Do buy this record if you find it and if you can help me with ANYTHING about the artists I would deeply appreciate it. Brian McFadden
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