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  oldiesmusicfan (oldiesmusicfan) 1-Arriviste Username: oldiesmusicfan Post Number: 8 Registered: 9-2004 Posted From: 69.133.93.32 |
I have two copies of this song. They are identical but one CD lists the artist as Joytones and the other as Love Potion. Is this a mistake or did they go by two different names? Anyone out there know anything about this song? What year was it released? Thanks! Fan | ||
roger (roger) 5-Doyen Username: roger Post Number: 177 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.35.87.17 |
Hi Oldiesmusicfan. "This Love" has been included on a couple of U.K. compilation C.Ds in the last few years. Most recently on a Kent C.D. called "Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities" CDKEND 192, as "This Love That I'm Giving You". http://www.acerecords.co.uk/la bels/kentlabel.html There is a write-up about the song in the CD sleeve notes, I can check up to see what it says, as I think that it mentions that it was issued a number of times. I think it was recorded around 1966, but again, I'll check up. Incidentally, its one of those tunes that I can play again and again without ever tiring of it. Roger | ||
roger (roger) 5-Doyen Username: roger Post Number: 178 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.35.87.17 |
Hello Again. I've dug out my "Northern Soul Classiest Rarities" C.D. The booklet notes by ADY CROASDELL have this to say about "This Love" by THE JOYTONES ... "It originally released on the Big Apple's Coed label back in 1964, the producers rightly had so much faith in it that they engineered its release on the Kapp label as by the Love Potion some four years later ( It also came out on the small TCB label in 1968). The songwriters and the girls' management team were local musical luminaries Al Stewart and top soul singer Tony Middleton. Tony remembers the girls as being from his part of town, Spanish Harlem, but couldn't enlighten us as to why the song had so many releases." I hope this answers your questions Oldiesmusicfan. Roger | ||
oldiesmusicfan (oldiesmusicfan) 2-Debutant Username: oldiesmusicfan Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2004 Posted From: 69.133.93.32 |
Roger, thank you for the thorough information. I appreciate you digging it up and posting all that was said about it. I agree with you about This Love being one of those songs to repeatedly play. I never grow tired of hearing it. They were smart to release it twice, it's a great song. Too bad the general public never found out about it, never even got onto the Bubbling Under Chart. Thanks again, Roger. Fan | ||
Mark Speck (mark_speck) 5-Doyen Username: mark_speck Post Number: 231 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.188.137.93 |
It's also on a CD from Goldmine as well, "The Essential Mellow Groove", with the Joytones credited. Best, Mark | ||
Davie Gordon (davie_gordon) 5-Doyen Username: davie_gordon Post Number: 254 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.157.119.14 |
Thanks Mark - I've got that CD but haven't played it in ages - will have to dig it out. Probably one of the reasons the single didn't take off when issued on Coed was that the label was on the point of collapse - only thre or four more singles were issued before Coed went out of business. Davie | ||
Mark Speck (mark_speck) 5-Doyen Username: mark_speck Post Number: 236 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.188.136.225 |
Most of Coed's last singles are of interest to Northern collectors. In addition to the Joytones, there was also a Margie and the Formations double-sider ("Sad Illusion"/"Better Get What Goes for You") and one by the Kelly Sisters ("Some Girls Will Do Anything"). Never heard the Kelly Sisters song, but I've heard the others and I'm not too keen on them. Best, Mark |
