Here we go again. I’m listening to a
really good mix put together by Larry, Mr Funky16Corners. I’m about six tracks
through and I’m already thinking I need some of them on vinyl, you know, my very own
copy. Right, let’s get searching. Time
to open up a few tabs: Manship – what silly price will he be asking? Any copies
listed on t’bay in the UK? What about the ‘ogs? Track two: which one is
that again? Andy Butler – Take Me. Andy
Butler! Hang on, I think I might already have this one. It is worth a look in
the boxes, after all they are pretty well ordered now so it should be easy to
find if I do have it. I pad up the stairs, open up cabinet S (for Soul, I just
made that up), take out the A-B box (lots of Bs), riffle through – it was on Ray
Charles’ Tangerine label wasn’t it? – and… voila!
I really must learn to spend
more time searching my own boxes rather than trawling the internet for more
records!
I think I bought my copy of this 45 near the
beginning of my second phase of record buying, probably close on 10 years ago
now. My love of soul music had been rekindled by some early ‘00s contemporary
artists such as Angie Stone and Jill Scott, and then, slightly belatedly, I discovered
on-line fan sites such as Yoni’s Soul Of The Net and fledgling blogs such as
Larry’s Funky16Corners, and also the wealth of old records for sale on ebay and
other on-line emporia.
Andy Butler had three releases on
Tangerine in the late ‘60s, this one being the first. That is just about all I know
about him. Except I did stumble across this comment, evidently from a musician
contemporary of Andy’s, on a YouTube
entry: “ Butler is none other than Andrew Butler
from the Five Dutones. He was the lead singer on "Shake a
tailfeather". I recorded on several of their songs when they were with One
der-ful records. After the Five Dutones disbanded Andrew went on his own. I
still communicate with him frequently. Andy's most recent ventures was with the
Coasters and the Rivingtons.”
Apart
from that, hard facts regarding Andy Butler remain elusive. What is true though,
as demonstrated on this track, is he had a fine voice.
A bit of wear on this 45, I’m afraid –
call it patina.
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6 comments:
I thought I had this record, so like you checked and I do indeed. I bought it for the more upbeat flip side. I think I will be playing this side more often.
Very good, Darcy, crackly bits and all. I don;t have this on vinyl. And I'm pretty sure it's not on a compilation in The Music Room.
.........not that I can download the damned thing!
Why are the songs not downloading anymore?
Good question. My box statistics are saying 113% of monthly bandwith, which is probably why downloads aren't working (although if you are one of the 13% presumably you have been able to download? I'n ot at all sure how this works). I have seen it go oveer 100% before but not for as long as this. Hopefully it click bach to 0 soon.
Ha! Look through your collection before trawling online. True 'dat. Been enjoying some Five Du-Tones on part one of the recent Secret Stash comp, 'The One-Derful Collection'. Part two, highlighting Mar-V-Lus Records is pretty nifty too.
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