The Originals Special with CP Spencer

This special podcast only edition is is being made available thanks to Mickey Nold, in more ways than one Mickey is responsible, it was him who put a reel to reel recorder in my bag and said interview these people! you know now all these years later I am so glad he did. This particular one is very dear to me having been a big fan of The Originals.

I first heard "Baby I'm For Real" when I was just a kid in school it blew me away then, it still does the same thing today. Back then I would never have imagined in my wildest dreams that one day we would become true friends. This interview was recorded in Warren, Michigan after Hank Dixon, Freddy Gorman & Walter Gains had relocated to California and Ty Hunter had joined the group. 

C P was the only Original left in Detroit. Just hearing this transports me back in time some 19 years, and thankfully Mickey has preserved this and many other interviews I did back then for PCRL and he continually works tirelessly to restore and convert them from the original reel to reel tapes to a digital format to achieve the best sound quality possible. Sit back and enjoy a slice of Motown history ... they were the golden years.  Next  Wednesday, Louvain Demps Special.

Recorded on 10-07-1997 in Detroit and broadcasted on Mickey's Basement Soul Show on PCRL Radio Birmingham 103.5 FM later that year

1966	1969	1970
1970	1972	1974
1975	1976	1979

The Originals 45's
Soul
35029 - Goodnight Irene / Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back) - 1966
35056 - You're The One / We've Got A Way Out Love - 1969
35061 - Green Grow The Lilacs / You're The One - 1969
35066 - Baby, I'm For Real / Moment Of Truth - 1969
35069 - The Bells / I'll Wait For You - 1970
35074 - We Can Make It Baby / I Like Your Style - 1970
35079 - God Bless Whoever Sent You / Desperate Young Man - 1971
35085 - Keep Me / A Man Without Love - 1971
35093 - I'm Someone Who Cares / Once I Have You - 1972
35102 - Be My Love / Endlessly Love - 1973
35109 - First Lady / There's A Chance When You Love, You Lose - 1973
Motown
PR-1 - Young Train / Young Train - 1973
Soul
35112 - Supernatural Voodoo Woman Part 1 / Part 2 - 1974
35113 - Game Called Love / Ooh You (Put A Crush On Me) 0 1974
35115 - You're My Only World / So Near And Yet So Far - 1975
Motown
1355 - Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away / Nothing Can Take The Place - 1975
1370 - Fifty Years / Financial Affair - 1975
1379 - Everybody's Got To Do Something / Instrumental - 1975
Soul
35117 - Touch / Ooh You (Put A Crush On Me) - 1976
35119 - Down To Love Town / Just To Be Closer To You - 1976
35121 - (Call On Your) Six Million Dollar Man / Mother Nature's Best - 1977
Fantasy
820 - Ladies (We Need You) / Take This Love - 1978
847 - Blue Moon / Ladies (We Need You) - 1979
856 - J-E-A-L-O-U-S (Means Is Love You) / Jezebel (You've Got Under Your Spell) - 1979
(45's via Dave Rimmer - soulfulkindamusic)