Pöla Su TELL MYSELF V. RARE 7" 1981 BASIL KIRCHIN Bayleaf BL2 SRT S/81/CUS 1240
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Pöla Su - Tell Myself Label: Bayleaf Records Cat no: BL2 / SRT pressing S/81/CUS 1240 Format: Vinyl, 7 inch, single, Stereo Country: UK Released: 1981 Genre: Pop Style: Pop, Soul, Indie, jazz funk, Synth Pop
Side A Tell Myself
Side B Dance With Me
I don't know who Pöla was/is, though there is a little story about her on the rear sleeve. She's described as Pöla Sue on the sleeve, but the correct name is the one on the label, Pöla Su.
The recording was produced by Pat Ryan and arranged by John A. Colman. The a-side is a slightly maudlin, vaguely new wave-ish ballad, which is ok. The b-side, interestingly, is credited to Kirchin/Kirchin/Ryan.
In his later years the great Basil Kirchin lived in Hornsea and, finally, Hull (my home town) where he spent a fair bit of time at local recording studio Fairview, knocking out the odd tune like "Silicon Chip" (heard on the end credits of the "M3GAN" movie). The other Kirchin involved here will have been Ivor, his band leader dad. It's certainly the superior track with a laidback, lounge-funk vibe and just a pinch of Steely Dan? However, the chord progressions, are very Kirchin and there's some lovely shimmering steel drum parts panned to the right (real or synth?).
This very rare single is the second release on the short lived Bayleaf Records label. BL1 was the Arctic Raiders' "Clockwork Boys" and I think that may well have been it.
Sleeve condition: VG+. Vinyl Condition: VG+, would have been EX but there's some warp to the disc. Though the needle goes for a bit of a ride, it doesn't affect play or spoil listening enjoyment.
Listing on a week long auction with NO RESERVE price.
PLEASE NOTE: I do not "sight-test" records and list with comments like "vinyl looks to be in good condition". This is because a disc can look perfect but still have surface noise throughout (as I've found on too many occasions). All my records are played from start to finish on a fairly unforgiving Sansui deck fitted with an Ortofon cartridge and stylus.
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