60s GROUP NORTHERN SOUL SPINDLES 10 SHADES OF BLUE ORIG

	£		21
	$		28

I've made the decision to sell some of my very large collection of 7", 12" and LPs.

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM NEARLY FORTY YEARS OF COLLECTING.

I AM NOT A DEALER.

There will be some real gems, so make sure you keep your eyes open.

SOME OF MY LISTINGS NOW CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE.

I AREN'T QUITE ADVANCED ENOUGH YET TO PROVIDE MY OWN!

MOST OF THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

THE MIDDLE SECTION CONTAINS ALL MY LENGTHY WAFFLE, WHICH YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO READ (ALTHOUGH I WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS AT THE END).

POSTAGE RATES ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

ALL MY ITEMS START WELL BELOW BOOK VALUE

SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 99p.

60s NORTHERN SOUL/R&B/MOD

CHIME-LADEN GROUP STOMPER

EARLY DENNIS LAMBERT PRODUCTIONS

CURRENTLY BOOKED AT AROUND £50

THE SPINDLES

"TEN SHADES OF BLUE"

HEAR HERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ_dELDfFc8

b/w

"NO ONE LOVE YOU (THE WAY I DO)"

HEAR HERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzm0gTTIAf0

(US: ABC-Paramount 10850, 1966; ORIGINAL PRESSING)

Styrene

Record conditon: Excellent ++ (plays Excellent ++++)

Labels condition: Spotless

For once, here's a vintage male soul group on ABC who weren't from Chicago, and who weren't produced by Johnny Pate. Their two singles for ABC were both the work of Dennis Lambert, who went on to experience mainstream success in the 70s - first with The Four Tops on their post-Motown releases for ABC's Dunhill subsidiary. He then switched allegiance to Capitol, where he penned/produced material for The Righteous Brothers (who were billed as brothers, but weren't), and all of the classics by Tavares (who weren't billed as brothers, but were). It's with the latter group that he gave us the joyous "It Only Takes A Minute", and so appears in early Take That mythology. His working partner on all of these recordings was Brian Potter.

All this was some years in the future. Back in the mid-60s, Lambert was just starting out in the music business, working as a song-writer, producer, guitarist, and budding singer in his own right (he later partnered Craig Nuttycombe, in the Lambert & Nuttycombe duo). One of the first singles to feature his name in the credits was Lou Courtney's original version of "I Watched You Slowly Slip Away", which was co-produced by Lambert and the song's writer, Louis Pegues II. Interestingly, Howard Guyton's alternative version bears slightly different writer credits, with Teddy Randazzo and Dennis Lambert himself joining Louis Pegues. This amendment helps to explain why the two versions have a different set of lyrics.

By 1966, Lambert was at ABC, producing The Reflections. The Detroit group had just parted company with Golden World, and had also lost their original lead singer, Tony Micale, who stayed on at GW, anglicising his name to Tony Michaels. The Reflections moved to ABC with a new lead vocalist, Frank Amodeo (aka Darin D'anna). They recorded two singles: "Like Adam And Eve", followed by "The Long Cigarette". Lambert was on hand to produce both of these singles, in conjunction with Don Costa Productions.

The next group that Lambert worked with were The Spindles. Their origins were in Florida, and as far as I'm aware they didn't record outside of ABC. I'm also selling their debut for the label elsewhere on eBay at the mo, but "Ten Shades Of Blue" is probably my favourite track by them. I particularly love the dominant chimes that can be heard throughout. The song was written by Dennis Lambert, working again with Louis Pegues. The flip is also in a perfect dance groove, with a very light funk undertone. It was to be their final single together - they split up not long after, and are unrelated to Philadelphia group Frankie & The Spindles.

 This single can be found in vinyl and styrene variations, both from 1966, and both originals. It was repressed in 1971, at the same time as Jackie Lee's "Darkest Days" (which passed throught these page a few months ago). This copy is a STYRENE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS, with the Delta numbers 86845/63486 in the run-out.

The styrene has just the lightest of faint paper scuffs, and both sides play like new.

Both labels are immaculate, with NO deletion blobs of gold paint.

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.

Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):

One 7" single: £1.80; 30p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £2.80; 50p per 12"/LP afterwards.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM IN PERSON.

Overseas postal rates (all sent recorded delivery):

One 7" single: £7 or £10; 50p per 7" afterwards.

12"/LPs at a cost to be determined later.

DUE TO A NUMBER OF LOSSES/CLAIMS RECENTLY, ALL OVERSEAS WINS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CHARGED £10, WHICH I WILL THEN ADJUST, ACCORDING TO THE SALE VALUE.

OVERSEAS BIDDERS WHO WIN AN ITEM UNDER £30 WILL BE CHARGED £7 FOR A FULLY INSURED PACKAGE.

OVERSEAS BIDDERS WHO WIN AN ITEM OVER £30 WILL BE CHARGED £10 FOR A FULLY INSURED PACKAGE.

THIS IS NOT TO DETER PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS, BUT TO ENSURE PEACE OF MIND.

PLEASE DON'T BID IF YOU DISAGREE.

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