Wednesday, June 18, 2008


Elton John: Are You Ready For Love

From The Complete Thom Bell Sessions. Written by L. Bell/T. Bell/C. James. Arranged, conducted and produced by Thom Bell. Featuring The Spinners on vocals.

Thanks to Basement for this one.

less Spinners, more bongos:
Are You Ready For Love (full length 1979 version)
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5 comments:

  1. EmmettJune 19, 2008

    Pretty cool that Jerry Garcia stopped by for an overdub in the left channel at 5:25.

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  2. AnonymousJune 19, 2008

    Hello Emmett, check WDPK webzine !

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  3. AnonymousJune 19, 2008

    Great! Merci beaucoup, WDPK. Ironically, this Elton J. song is kind of in a similar vein as Rare Pleasure.

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  4. MarkJune 22, 2008

    I'm still looking for the version that inspired the posting of the track. This is ripped from an A-1 records mix. Less Spinners and more bongos in this one - http://www.divshare.com/download/4801980-2fe. Anyone out there ID this version? Sounds closer to the Ashley Beedle version but not quite the same.

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  5. AnonymousJune 22, 2008

    Hey Mark, yeah I know the one you mean -- it's the "1979 long version". I have it and I'll post it now. Cheers.

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