Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Apartment - We'll Have A Holiday (1981)

b/w - Weekend

Only 45 from this Northern Irish (Belfast) bunch
& 3rd (final) 45 for the Good vibrations [more mod / R&B / soul] subsidiary label "Strong Records" (the other 2 being "Mighty Shamrocks" & Rob Strong & The Rockets)

The band were

Hugh Matier (guitar voc)
Kenny Briggs (bass)
Joe Hanratty (drums) ex Allykatz
Jim Sisk (organ)
Mervyn Crawford (Saxophone) ex Soul Foundation
Alastair Wallace (Flugal Horn)

& according to the sleeve they had a Saturday night residency at the Errigle Inn on Ormeau Rd, Belfast

Al Wallace & Merv Crawford still play together in Apartment B
Joe Hanratty & Jim Sisk also play together in the Illegals
Al Wallace, Merv Crawford & Joe Hanratty play together in "The Soul Foundation"

Sounds & scans below

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3 comments:

  1. Cornell21 April 2013 at 06:41

    Hey Bristol boy joe hanratty is my dad. The link for this song is dead. Anyway you can repost it. I have the 45 myself but no way of hearing it

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    1. bristolboy21 April 2013 at 08:21

      If you send an e-mail to mylifesajigsaw@gmail.com I'll send you a link

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  2. Cornell21 April 2013 at 10:57

    Thanks so much. Email sent. Ps, how do you know the band?

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