As if one album from The Lovelites was not enough those
wonderful people at P-Vine have also released another today, a 16 track
compilation "Love So Strong: The Lovelite Recordings".
There is no duplication as these recordings are from their post Uni days
when they released material on their own Lovelite imprint and on
Cotillion.
It consists of virtually all their A & B sides from their singles from that period with a couple of glaring omissions i.e. no "Love Bandit" and "We've Got The Real Thing" but does include an unreleased recording of their interpretation of "Betcha By Golly, Wow", which has featured on a previous compilation. Curiously, The Lovelites version of "Love Bandit", nor "We've Got The Real Thing", has appeared on any of their compilations, perhaps the master tapes are damaged or lost?
"Love Bandit" was a popular Northern Soul spin for Keanya Collins (aka Renee Marks who co-wrote the song with Byron Gregory) who released it as "Barnabus Collins - Love Bandit" on Keanya Records in 1969/70. As it was so popular, it was bootlegged
by the notorious Simon Soussan on Soul Galore and reissued by Grapevine in
1978.
This one is also available on CD and vinyl.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 9.5 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Classic Soul / Sweet Soul / Crossover / Northern Soul |
| Format: | Album / Compilation |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | P-Vine |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 19/07/2023 |
| Price: | £7.99 |
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Except the 2 missing on Cotillion mentioned as well as their first single on Bandera 2515 (I Found Me A Lover / You Better Stop It), I think we've covered this superb girl group of which I always wonder: why only an LP? These girls could have made an LP on Cotillion under the name of Patti & The Lovelites!!!
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They never made a bad record and there is an unreleased acetate floating around that I heard rare soul DJ Dave Halsall play several years ago but can't remember what it's called. I'll have to ask him, if he's still got it. I'm not sure if it was this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RacWWCUDp8
ReplyDeleteThank you for this discovery.
ReplyDeleteYves