Where is the love for all these bands from my vinyl 12-inch "W" shelf who have rarely if ever been mentioned (unless I just never noticed) on ILM?

I've only liked one song by them and that's "Heat It Up"... I think it was produced by Kevin Saunderson and Andy Cox and David Steele, or is that David Cox & Andy Steele? Either way, it's those other two guys from Fine Young Cannibals, and, of course, Two Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet!!!

>>>The Whispers

I'm ashamed to admit that I'm more into everything from the 1980 s/t album (with their best song "And The Beat Goes On") and afterwards... I know they have a humongous history beforehand, but they still kept on keepin' on, and really knew (a producer who knew) a way to make great synth bass. "Tonight" from Love For Love from 1983 is grossly underrated.

>>>Whodini

"The Haunted House Of Rock". Helloooooooo. Namechecking the Grateful Dead in rap lyrics : C/D? Also, nice echoey, spooky bridge.

>>>Witch Queen

They did the disco "Bang A Gong" right? I think I got that 4-song EP of theirs, thinking it would be great, and it wasn't that great. But everyone needs a disco cover of a T. Rex song, good or bad.. I think(?)

Wee Papa Girls = wonderful. But I always confused them with Cookie Crew.

ah *that's* the song with the acieeed bits in it.

The Whispers -- "It's A Love Thing" surpasses even "And The Beat Goes On" IMHO. "In The Raw" is hot too but their slow jams...meh.

"Isn't he the greatest DJ you've ever heard in your life?"

Polite, muted ripple of assent.

"I SAID ISN'T HE THE GREATEST DJ YOU'VE EVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE?"

Guy down the front, clearly not a student, calmly seizing the moment: "No, not really."

Whodini guy, coming to the front of the stage: "Oh, so who have you heard that's better?"

Guy down the front, cool as you like: "DJ Red Alert, at a block party in New York."

Whodini guy, flummoxed, now completely out of cheesy "performance" mode: "Oh, OK. Yeah, he's, uh, real good..."

I liked "Magic's Wand" and "Freaks Come Out At Night" the best.

The Whispers: Solid '70s R&B harmony group, one of SOLAR's non-disco staples. Pleasant, slick, eminently likeable. Don't know their '90s comeback stuff on Capitol, though.

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages: Blues-rock outfit, ironically named apparently.

Robin Williamson & his Merry Band: Big favorite of Plant and Page, and apparently an influence on LZIII. Had a very nice album on ECM about five years back.

Will to Power: Famous for the unexpectedly earnest "Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley." More cheese than Wisconsin.

Bruce Wooley and the Camera Club: Did indeed co-write "Video Killed the Radio Star," and cut a less bombastic version (which I liked better, but that's just me). Did indeed have a young Thomas Dolby in his band.

Alternatively, it's entirely possible that I saw a band called Night Nurse and have a single by them called "Witchdoctor"....

There used to be an awful lot of ganja smoke in the air on reggae nights at the After Dark in the late '70's / early '80's.

There's a mashup with Westbam and Whodini of 'Haunted House Of Rock' that sounds like something Felix Da Housecat can only dream of. Hunt hunt hunt. (or ask and I shall YSI.)

'And the beat goes on' and 'It's a love thing' are two great songs by the Whispers, ATBGO is up there in my top 100 alltime best evers.

all i have by anita ward is the "ring my bell" 12-inch. (i'm so square. baby, i don't care.)

i'm asking (again)...i'll try and get some stuff up myself, you need some of the tracks from the frenchbloke 'everything you do is wrong' mix if you haven't heard that.

I know, I'm a broken record on this subject.

Did I mention Anita Ward was signed to Henry Stone's TK Records out of Miami?

Jesse Winchester -- wrote the song "Biloxi," originally released in 1970, covered by many, including the Brain Surgeons a few years back.

Yeah let's have a listen to some of the stuff from the Frenchbloke mix, and if you're feeling kindly take a look at my numerous (and wholly ignored, apart from a couple off Jed) requests on the new YSI thread.

PPW, if anyone will know any other decent Anita Ward songs then you will, was she just a one and half hit wonder or should I dig more out? I'm trying to get hold of a track called 'Spoiled By Your Love' now. I just read that 'Ring My Bell' was originally written for Stacey Lattisaw. I luv Lattisaw so would like to hear her version, if she ever did actually sing it.

Then mine must have been a third record for I had it new after the ones mentioned. Cabaret's another good word for describing something of the timbre of "New Romance." Still has great heavy guitar drama.

I did find that Ian Hunter is on one song on that album and even mixed "Every New Romance," which I have been remembering the name of incorrectly. I also learned Ian Hunter played piano on the Tuff Darts, "Slash My Wrists." "I'd rather slash my wrists, than fall in love witchyou you you, baby."

>No, xhuxk - the Two Sisters was sold as an album in the States, but was packaged/marketed in the UK as a 12" single by Morgan Khan's Streetwave label. <

But my point is, assuming it's the same record as the stateside one (which is what I thought you were saying, though maybe I misunderstood), it's still an album, not an EP, no matter how it was marketed and what bin it wound up in the stores. If there were fewer tracks, though, maybe it *was* an EP, obviously.

I think I read that too, but I have yet to dig further in that direction yet. Now I have a reason to!

This is the only track I have to my memory (I'd have to check the collection when I get home).

David Werner released 4 records as far as I know:

1974 Whizz Kid
1975 Imagination Quota
1979 David Werner
1979 Live

I have the first three albums. Im right now listening to "Whizz Kid" which I got new two weeks ago. "Imagination Quota" is really awesome. A lot of Bowie influences in there. Pretty catchy stuff.

Greets from Germany,

Jan

Cold Shivers in Imagination Quota is a great song. It`s a shame
it`s so difficult to find anything by David Werner