60s La NORTHERN SOUL/MOD/POPCORN BOBBY LOVELESS NIGHT OWL + WRONG MICHELLE ORIG

	£		21
	$		28

Issue 98 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 OVER 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 AT AROUND A TENTH OF THE CURRENT BOOK VALUE

SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 50p

60s LOUISIANA NORTHERN SOUL/R&B/POPCORN

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL U.S. LOCAL ISSUES

EARLIER AND VERY SIMILAR LYRICS TO THE BOBBY PARIS CLASSIC

BOBBY LOVELESS WAS ONE OF COUNTLESS YOUNG HOPEFULS TRYING TO SCRATCH A LIVING IN THE SWAMP POP AREA OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA; WHEN I FIRST HEARD HIS SELF-PENNED "NIGHT OWL", I WAS STRUCK BY HOW SIMILAR SOME OF THE LYRICS WERE TO THE BOBBY PARIS BIGGIE OF THE SAME TITLE; HOWEVER, WHILE SOME OF THE WORDS ARE THE SAME, THIS "NIGHT OWL" DEFINITELY HAS A MORE CUTTING APPROACH; "I HATE YOUR GUTS - YOU RUINED MY LIFE - BYE BYE BABY - YOU'LL NEVER BE MY WIFE"; IF YOU LOOK IN THE MAJOR NORTHERN SOUL GUIDES, THE ONLY SINGLE BY LOVELESS TO GET A MENTION IS THE H.B.R. NATIONAL RELEASE OF "NITE OWL" - BUT IT APPEARED ON TWO LOCAL LABELS BEFOREHAND; IT WAS INITIALLY ONE OF A TINY HANDFUL ON SAM MONTEL'S CARMIE RECORDS, AND WAS THEN RELEASED ON HIS SELF-TITLED MONTEL LABEL (VARIATIONS OF THE LATTER ALSO EXIST WITH THE SAME CATALOGUE NUMBER BUT WITH A MONTEL-MICHELLE INSIGNIA); WHEN H.B.R. FINALLY PUT OUT "NIGHT OWL" TO THE MASSES IN MAY 1966, THE TRACK WAS ALREADY TWO YEARS OLD;THE TITLE WAS ALTERED VERY SLIGHTLY TO "NITE OWL" AND THE RECORD WAS GIVEN A DIFFERENT FLIP CALLED "BABY NO MORE" (ALSO A GOOD DANCER); SO THE EARLIEST RELEASE OF "NIGHT OWL" BY BOBBY LOVELESS APPEARED ALMOST TWO YEARS BEFORE THE BOBBY PARIS 45 WAS ISSUED ON CAMEO, IN FEBRUARY 1966; COINCIDENCE? OR PLAGIARISM?; THE B-SIDE ON THESE EARLIER RELEASES IS A DECENT UPTEMPO ROCK 'N' ROLL/POP DITTY WITH A RHYTHM THAT SWITCHES TO JUMPING R&B IN THE MIDDLE AND AT THE END

BOBBY LOVELESS

"NIGHT OWL"

HEAR HERE!!

"Nite Owl" by Bobby Loveless

b/w

"YOU ARE DOING ME WRONG"

HEAR HERE!!

Bobby Loveless - You Are Doing Me Wrong

(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)

Record condition (A-side): Excellent - (plays Excellent ++++)

Record condition (B-side): Very Good (plays Excellent + to mostly Excellent ++++)

Label condition (A-side): Excellent (light ring-wear/slight picking)

Label condition (B-side): Very Good + (light ring-wear/moderate picking)

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.

The majority 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

West Yorkshire

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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 to four 7" single: £2.40; 50p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £3.80; £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 THAT THE YOUTUBE VERSION OF "NIGHT OWL" THAT I'VE PROVIDED HAS SLIGHTY 'CLEANED-UP ' LYRICS: THE VERSION BELOW IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE AUCTION COPY

BOBBY LOVELESS - NIGHT OWL

I'VE

I'VE JUST NOTICED THAT THE YOUTUBE VERSION OF "NIGHT OWL" THAT I'VE PROVIDED HAS SLIGHTY 'CLEANED-UP ' LYRICS: THE VERSION BELOW IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE AUCTION COPY; APOLOGIES FOR THE SOUND QUALITY

Bobby loveless - night owl. Rare pop 45