Lord Finesse Art Of Digging Track ID help

djwaxon

Does anyone know who the cover of The Charmels' As Long As I've Got You is by on the Lord Finesse Art Of Digging mix?

Cheers

djwaxon

Found it - The Emotions

Here if anyone wants
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/10/25/1541021/nowplaying/e-alaigy.mp3

DocMcCoy

Man, this is great, and I've never heard it before. What's it from originally? Anyone know?

djwaxon

It's a demo version apparently

Both groups recorded for the Stax subsidiary, Volt and both versions were produced by Hayes & Porter but only The Charmels 1967 recording ever saw a commercial release. Two years later, during their very first session for Stax, The Emotions began recording their cover. Unfortunately, the one-take song was scrapped and the tapes wound up locked away in the Stax vaults as an unfinished demo.

The bad news is The Charmels 45 is hard as hell to find and even more so if you're not willing to fork over at least $100-$200. The good news is, over the years, the song has popped up on quite a few compilations. You can find it here on Stax/Volt: The Complete Singles, Vol. 9 or here on the 2004 comp, Stax Breaks.

From http://originalsoul4life.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/s4l-showdown-ii-charmels-vs-emotions.html

stratasphere

Here is another good article about it.
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/103319951/c-r-e-a-m-the-story-of-a-sample