It’s our fourth and final look at the small but perfectly formed Ember record label as we celebrate its 50th anniversary with the help of the recent releases by the Fantastic Voyage label.
We’ll also have our usual features, with a bias towards Ember artistes. We’ll have two more games of Connect 3, where you can guess the link between three records, a birthday track for songwriter Jerome Pomus and a Foreign Language track from Jacqueline Taieb. There’s also the Half-Time Instrumental, the Trojan Mod Reggae track, Two of a Kind from Irish band The People, as well as The Dukes of Stratosphear in this week’s Under the Influence feature.
Jimmy Dean – Big Bad John (Philips 1961) RIP Jimmy Dean
Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound (RCA 1961) (show theme)
The Boston Dexters – I’ve Got Something To Tell You (Columbia 1965) RIP Tam White
Paul’s Troubles – You’ll Find Out (Ember 1966)
Lita Roza – Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) (Ember 1962)
Ray Singer – Won’t It Be Fine (Ember 1966)
The Midnights – Since I Lost You (Ember 1965)
The Washington DCs – Where Did You Go? (Ember 1964)
The Fadin’ Colours – (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet (Ember 1966) (Connect 3)
David MacBeth – Mr Blues (Pye 1959) (Connect 3)
Tracey Day – Teenage Cleopatra (Liberty 1963) (Connect 3)
Joy Marshall – Till The End of Time (Ember 1962)
Blue Beard – Baby I Need You (Unreleased/Ember 1971)
Jean Martin – Save the Last Dance for Me (Decca 1964) (Birthday: 27/6/25 Jerome Pomus)
Grant Tracy – Never Let It Be Said (Ember 1965)
The Alleycatz – Chicago Calling (Ember 1966)
Jacqueline Taieb – La Premiere a Gauche (Impact 1967) (Foreign Language)
Rusty Harness – Come Into My Heart (Ember 1971)
The Couriers – Take Away (Ember 1965) (Half-Time Instrumental)
A Band of Angels – She’ll Never Be You (United Artists 1964)
Black Swan – Echoes and Rainbows (Ember 1971)
The Zodiacs – Renegade (Trojan 1965) (Trojan Mod Reggae)
Miss X – S-E-X (Ember 1963)
The Clockwork Oranges – After Tonight (Ember 1966)
Mandy Rice-Davies – You Got What I Takes (Ember 1964)
The Dukes of Stratosphear – Vanishing Girl (Virgin 1987) (Under the Influence)
Chad and Jeremy – What Do You Want With Me? (Ember 1965)
Linda Thorson – You Will Want Me (Ember 1968)
Bobby Johnson and The Atoms – Do It Again A Little Bit Slower (Ember 1967)
Herman’s Hermits – No Milk Today (Columbia 1966) (Connect 3)
The Kinks – Milk Cow Blues (Pye 1965) (Connect 3) RIP Pete Quaife
Polly Niles – The Milk of the Tree (Unreleased/Ember 1971)) (Connect 3)
The Luvin’ Kind – Answers Please (Ember 1966)
The Cookies – Don’t Say Nothing Bad (About My Baby) (Dimension 1963)
The People – Well…All Right (Ember 1966) (Two of a Kind)
The People – I’m With You (Ember 1966) (Two of a Kind)
Julie Rogers – Once More With Feeling (Ember 1970)
The Brothers Grimm – A Man Needs Love (Ember 1965)
The Buzz – I Gotta Buzz (Decca 1969) RIP Tam White
Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound (RCA 1961) (show theme)
That’s the end of our homage to the great Ember record label – I hope you enjoyed it.
If any of the Ember CDs interest you, you can get them direct from Fantastic Voyage, part of the Future Noise Music group. They’re only £4.99, which is a lot cheaper than Amazon! I’m not being paid to say this – I bought the CDs myself – I just think they’re great value and contain some crackin’ and rare tracks from the 60s and early 70s. They come in great little slip case covers, with informative booklets on the acts featured.
If you’re in the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy you can hear Where The Action Is on Channel 3 on your bedside headphones or on 1287AM on the Medium Wave.
That’s it for this week. Until next time, it’s good day and good health.
