The records of Lorraine Silver are prized by girl group and Northern soul collectors alike, not bad for a then 13-year-old Jewish kid from London. Born in 1951, she began her recording career in 1965 while on holiday break from school, during a shopping trip to the Oxford Street district, Silver already a veteran of the talent show circuit entered a Woolworth's record booth, depositing two shillings (10 UK Pence now) and cutting an acappella rendition of "Sealed with a Kiss." Within two months of dropping off the acetate at Pye Records' London offices, she was offered a record contract, making her official debut with an uptempo rendition of the Shelley Fabares hit "Lost Summer Love." Featuring Beatles associate Klaus Voorman on bass, the resulting single a classic dancefloor stomper ideally suited to Silver's powerful and soulful vocals became a British chart smash, and the teen singer enjoyed a brief flurry of fame. (Another jewish girl helen Shapiro was also riding a crest at the same same) Silver's career quickly took a downturn, however scheduled for an appearance on the UK TV program "Ready, Steady, Go", at her managers' insistence she was replaced by their firm's other current chart act, the Overlanders. When the follow-up single "The Happy Faces" failed to receive a significant promotional push, a disillusioned Silver retired from performing to return to her school career. she did not resurface publicly until the 1970s, touring cabarets under her married name Lorraine West. In the meantime, Silver's original recording of "Lost Summer Love" became a major favorite of Northern soul crowds, and without her knowledge, the single was reissued on the Casino Classics label, selling in excess of 12,000 copies. Still unaware of her resurgent popularity, she toured as a member of the vocal group Mixed Feelings during much of the 1980s, only learning of her cult following in 1988 when her husband spotted "Lost Summer Love" discussed in the pages of Blues & Soul Magazine. In the years to follow, Silver regularly appeared at the Northern soul weekends at Caister Holiday Park. In the 21st century, she could be found touring the U.K. with the Edwin Starr Band, and she released the single "Standing at the Intersection" in January 2018. Here are many unreleased cover versions of well known Northern Classic delivered rather well!
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27 comments:
New to me AMM, thNks for the intro!
Lorraine Silver is new to me. Thanks, AMM for the introduction and review!!
I don't know this singer very well. Just a few singles. So this rare compilation is timely.
Thanks AMM
Yves
I've got a autographed copy of this cd , a friend of mine is a pal of her manager .
This is new to me also,thanks
Thank you for the review mate
Thanks for this review AMM
Thanks AMM. Looking forward to a listen
Looks like a very interesting record. Thanks for review, P.
Long after tonight is all over I'll keep holding on!
Thanks, AMM!
Yayhya, I totally join gmortars in this thing ;) Thx m8('s) ✌🏻🌏☮️🌞
Very nice AMM, many thanks for the review.
Barry Collins Entertainments... if it's the same Barry Collins, he was a booking agent from Southend, he apparently bought the rights to the name "The Love Affair" from Mo Bacon who was the original drummer with the band. Subsequently, he had up to 4 bands working under that name, none of the original members in any of them.... so I've been reliably informed!
Out of left field, but some great songs on here. Interesting review to boot.
thanks for Lorraine Silver
Not heard a lot of Lorraine Silvers songs i would be lying if i said more than Three I will listen with interest Thanks AMM Big Dave one of my mate played drums in one the love affairs Billy Fogg His Dad was an ex Pro wrestler, live local to me in Uk. Cheers Pedro
YES PLEASE AMM!
Please and thank you!
Thank you AMM fantastic review!!
New to me so would love to review thanks AMM
Cheers AMM Only Got A Handful Of Trax By Lorraine, Look Forward To Hearing This
Cheers
Tel
In a mucking fuddle(as usual)Can`t remember if I left a comment for this..So YES PLEASE AMM!
I don't remember either. Thank you for this fine review of Lorraine Silver. Thank you AMM.
Thanks for the review AMM its new to me
Nice review & write up MM, thank you.
cheers,ELtel
Another new one for me thanks AMM
Thank you AMM
I'd love to hear this.
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