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johnfowles · 05-22-2007, 12:18 PM

Having been away for a few weeks
I had missed checking ebay and have now done so and here is a report on 304 of the auctions that I missed;plus amongst current offerings I found in particular an interesting single

Note the Warner Bros Seven Arts record label
quite possibly therefore the first appearance by ord on WB???
the flipside is allegedly Go My Way
I found it doubly interesting because although Flanagan's cover of one of my major GL favourites Spin Spin is included in Waynes comprehensive listing at:-http://www.lightfoot.ca/covsong.htm
Go My Way another firm favourite isn't
Also interesting because Spin Spin was a hit back in 1966 and Go My way was not released on an album until 1971's Summer Side Of Life (I clearly recall hearing it live at a concert in a Jim Nasium at Montreal's McGill University in 1969)
My contention is that surely a cover version of Spin Spin would have been recorded and issued nearer to 1966 than 1971 hence Flanagan might well have released Go My Way before Gord's version came out???
However the picture of the single does not indicate the release year
and I have no idea who Flanagan is was or were
and google searches were absolutely no help
"absolutely" is my current "in" word
because I noted that Australians use it at every possible opportunity
Anyway I am sufficiently intrigued to have bid on it so keep off!!
If I win I will report back on how I find this cover
I also noted that an Idaho profiteer has sold at least two copies of a rare CD version of the Two Tones album at the "Buy It Now" price of only $12.00
Presumably this is a rather unauthorised rip from the vinyl that he/she is now mass producing!!
It is the extended "Plus" version which includes the single Lessons in Love/Sweet Polly.

Which reminds me that I have recently seen a rare B and W clip of the Two Tones singing "MaryAnn: (not on the LP) albeit they are introduced as the Two Timers!!

I also noted an ended auction for copy of the Canadian Talent Library LP
in which our Jenney and another avid GL Ebay bidder (Dave Palmer) were both outbid

Appropriately considering where we have just been there was a genuine Aussie pressing of "Summertime Dream" being sold from Melbourne of all places

[ May 22, 2007, 14:20: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

05-22-2007, 12:18 PM	#2
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Having been away for a few weeks I had missed checking ebay and have now done so and here is a report on 304 of the auctions that I missed;plus amongst current offerings I found in particular an interesting single Note the Warner Bros Seven Arts record label quite possibly therefore the first appearance by ord on WB??? the flipside is allegedly Go My Way I found it doubly interesting because although Flanagan's cover of one of my major GL favourites Spin Spin is included in Waynes comprehensive listing at:-http://www.lightfoot.ca/covsong.htm Go My Way another firm favourite isn't Also interesting because Spin Spin was a hit back in 1966 and Go My way was not released on an album until 1971's Summer Side Of Life (I clearly recall hearing it live at a concert in a Jim Nasium at Montreal's McGill University in 1969) My contention is that surely a cover version of Spin Spin would have been recorded and issued nearer to 1966 than 1971 hence Flanagan might well have released Go My Way before Gord's version came out??? However the picture of the single does not indicate the release year and I have no idea who Flanagan is was or were and google searches were absolutely no help "absolutely" is my current "in" word because I noted that Australians use it at every possible opportunity Anyway I am sufficiently intrigued to have bid on it so keep off!! If I win I will report back on how I find this cover I also noted that an Idaho profiteer has sold at least two copies of a rare CD version of the Two Tones album at the "Buy It Now" price of only $12.00 Presumably this is a rather unauthorised rip from the vinyl that he/she is now mass producing!! It is the extended "Plus" version which includes the single Lessons in Love/Sweet Polly. Which reminds me that I have recently seen a rare B and W clip of the Two Tones singing "MaryAnn: (not on the LP) albeit they are introduced as the Two Timers!! I also noted an ended auction for copy of the Canadian Talent Library LP in which our Jenney and another avid GL Ebay bidder (Dave Palmer) were both outbid Appropriately considering where we have just been there was a genuine Aussie pressing of "Summertime Dream" being sold from Melbourne of all places [ May 22, 2007, 14:20: Message edited by: johnfowles ]