The San Remo Strings 1966 - "Festival Time" MOTOWN-110

[mclightime]

I had this on RicTic label ,bought it from Town Records Southport am sure. I had other RT records Yellow and Orange label ? it's so long ago , I had them all robbed from my flat in Leyland Rd along with early Atlantic soul and Stax ...Ric Tic.,sweet sweet sound of San Remo Strings.So good to be able to hear all of the best sounds from an Epoch Era....Eddy Floyd Knock on Wood black Atlantic label .....get in!

[SoulGirlTamara]

OMG most of these comments are from geeks. OMG I am one too..... Love this track.

[annep54]

This track is MAGIC!! I 2 have it on a MOTOWN 45'. Brings back memories of WIGAN CASINO! Happy care free times!!!!!!!

[raygun500]

Possibly the greatest instrumental of all time! Great upload!

[philwear]

It was on Motown Memories as The San Remo Strings ... no Golden .. 

[jocksmen]

@philwear TRUE

[jocksmen]

@philwear TRUE

I HAVE THE ORIGINAL 45

ON MOTOWN

[tigerincanada]

LTF

[zantepete]

great sound from yesteryear,brings back great memories.thanks for posting/

pete from hemel ktf

[chkjns]

Added this for 1971 on my series of playlists for each of the last 100 years!

An ongoing project, the lists are always expanding with ANY music from a given year, even themes, ads and cartoons. Please leave me some feedback.

Each artist has their own playlist if I can find at least a dozen uploads.

[highlanepaul]

this was the 1st northern track that stuck in my head. started to go the torch on a friday night 1971 when i 1st heard it ..still sounds as nice KTF..

[tonypilki3]

This was the first motown record I bought in my teens and still get a Buzz from hearing out on the scene. Great dancer too.

[rictic2]

Dont want to be pedantic...but this isn't a motown recording...Rictic, still a great posting, Thanks.

[MotownMagic1959]

rictic2 you are correct of course that this isn't a Motown recording although Motown took over Golden World Studios when they had finanacial trouble, that owned the RicTic label and Motown continued to record at the RicTic/Golden World studio in Detroit, as Motown fans will know. Some RicTic recordings were also released on some Motown albums later too!

John

[CHEWDwivTHEinCrowd]

You are absulutely correct, as i'm aware this like a few others was originally Ric-Tic, but i have it on Tamla label 1971 & as graham mentions again correctly ''Golden'' was dropped. Great track!

[MotownMagic1959]

Yes that's right, the "Golden" referred to what became Motown Studio B, the Golden World studio on the other side of Detroit, that Motown recorded at later in the 60's, along with Studio A (The Snakepit!) :-) in Hitsville, and the San Remo Strings sounded better than the longer title didn't it? :-) they backed up all the Ric Tic recordings too! Wonderful times, much missed.

John

[CHEWDwivTHEinCrowd]

John, I'm gonna gove u a smile now .. I actually went to San Remo because of my love for this track lol!

[MotownMagic1959]

San Remo is in Italy right? I've noticed that instead of these comments being in order of date and time, they are all over the place :-( but yes I did smile CHEWDwivTHEinCROWD, as I said before, they used to pay in the background on many a Motown track! They were very good I always thought, have you listened to my others by them on here? Thanks for your comment.

John

[GrahamSimons]

Actually... in the UK is IS a Motown pressing. A lot of the Ric-Tic titles came out on Motown here - I remember, because as a club DJ/MC I played them enough times!

BTW San Remo Golden Strings, also dropped the 'Golden' for the UK market!

[psphotographer]

This recording was included on a rare Motown album called "The San Remo Golden Strings - HUNGRY FOR LOVE" which came out in 1967 on the Gordy label. It was unusual because the cover featured a white couple in an embrace. It was re-released on CD along with the tracks from their second Gordy album called "Swing" in CD from Belgium.

[jocksmen]

@rictic2 SORRY YOUR WRONG

AT LEAST IT WAS IN ENGLAND WITH

ALL TURNED ON

ON THE B SIDE CHEERS

UK/USABOY.

[souldeeva]

Oh what a CHOON! LOVE IT!

Takes me way back.... dancing as I type here... whoo hoo!