70s NORTHERN SOUL JOHNNY JOHNSON HONEY BEE + KNOW WHY UK STATESIDE DJ ORIG BIDDU
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Issue 93 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 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 30p
70s UK-RECORDED NORTHERN SOUL
WITH STAGGERING MODERN DANCER FLIP
ORIGINAL U.K. DEMO
JOHNNY JOHNSON & THE BANDWAGON
"HONEY BEE"
HEAR HERE!!
Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon. Honey Bee . 1972 - YouTube
A. THE GOLDEN TORCH IN TUNSTALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT, WAS ONLY ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM WHERE I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED, BUT I DIDN'T LOOK MY AGE AT THE TIME (14/15), SO NEVER ATTENDED ANY OF THE ALL-NIGHTERS; I DID MANAGE TO GET TO ONE OF THE SATURDAY MORNING UNDER-16 DISCO SESSIONS, JUST BEFORE THE VENUE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE AFTER THE COUNCIL REFUSED TO GIVE IT A NEW LICENCE; MY VISIT GAVE ME SOME IDEA OF WHAT I WAS MISSING AT AN ALL-NIGHTER BECAUSE THIS RECORD WAS POPULAR ON BOTH PLAYLISTS; IT HAS THE COMBINATION OF A STOMPINF BIDDU APPAIAH-PENNED AND PRODUCED DANCE TRACK WITH THE TRUE SOUL VOCALS OF JOHNNY JOHNSON & CO.; IT WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1972 - A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THE SIMILAR BIDDU-PRODUCED "A MAN LIKE ME" BY JIMMY JAMES; DURING THE FIRST VERSE, JOHNNY SEEMS TO FORGET HIMSELF BY USING THE MELODY OF HIS BIG HIT,"BREAKIN' DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE"; BUT THIS WAS 1972 - NOT 1968 - AND THE GROUP'S MOVE TO BRITAIN HAD INITIALLY WORKED WELL, WITH HITS SUCH AS "BLAME IT ON THE PONY EXPRESS" AND "SWEET INSPIRATION"; BY 1972, NOT EVEN BIDDU COULD RESCUE "HONEY BEE" FROM RELATIVE OBLIVION, DESPITE IT BEING INCREDIBLY CATCHY
b/w
"I DON'T KNOW WHY"
HEAR HERE!!
JOHNNY JOHNSON & THE BANDWAGON --- I DON'T KNOW WHY
B. FAR FROM BEING A THROWAWAY B-SIDE, "I DON'T KNOW WHY" IS JUST AS GOOD AS "HONEY BEE"; IT'S ANOTH BIDDU PRODUCTION, BUT MUCH MORE CONTEMPORARY IN APPROACH, AND IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME TO FIND THAT SOME PREFER IT; IT'S CERTAINLY VERY MUCH IN THE CURRENT MOULD OF MID-TEMPO MODERN SOUL, AND MIGHT EVEN BE MISTAKEN FOR AN AMERICAN RECORDING; YES, IT'S THAT GOOD!
LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTINGS ABOVE
(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)
(UK: Stateside SS 2207, 1972; Demonstration Record)
Record condition (A-side): Excellent +++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (B-side): Excellent +++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Label condition (A-side): Excellent + (number written in pen in centre - see scan)
I have no idea what the number on this label refers to - the mind really does boggle!
Label condition (B-side): Spotless
The original four-pronged centre is intact
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. Most 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
HD5 OJT
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Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):
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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.
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