Soul Coaxing - Raymond Lafevre Orchestra - 1968 45rpm

[SouvenirsSixties]

the song of "michel polnareff"

[jkoslicki]

what great days when we were all young with no problems

[flammasherman]

Reminds me of sitting in my Austin 7 with a packed lunch in the car park of Cambridge College Of Arts & Technology, listening to the 'Pirates' in the early Winter of ' 67,frozen to death , with my little Pye transistor radio !.I have never tired of this instrumental gem , the Raymond Lafevre version is the best in my opinion.

[NcicHit2]

Will all the vinyl you have you should update your copy of this song and re-post it with the same pictures. Great tune.

[Sids60sSounds]

@NcicHit2 Good point. 3.5 years ago I had a crap scanner and camcorder, and these old clips do seem a bit ropey. I give it some thought

[NcicHit2]

@Sids60sSounds I have heard this song since '69 and never did know who recorded it. Every time the radio stations would play it and never say the name or anything else. I bought a Billy Vaughn album and it was on on the album. After I heard it I looked the information up on Google. I found your video and listen to the song a number of times. I bought the LP and the .45. From '69 to 2009 was a longtime to look for a song that one didn't even know the name of. I guess I owe Billy and you.

[MrBaseballstl]

Still all time favorite and I can honestly say I have never tied of this song.

[logolover24]

What is the B-side to this?

[Sids60sSounds]

@logolover24 A tune called 'When A Man Loves A Woman'

[NcicHit2]

Watching this video makes me think of some great long ago days.

[shmuli9]

This was a pretty big hit in North America, too. I heard it on the radio a few weeks ago...

[pluggyb1]

well i think Ronan was pushing the boundries of obscure soul before he did radio caroline. did he know he was on to something greater ........................Northe­rn Soul. god bless Ronan

[standolit]

Can you try,the record washing? It's possible,that the groovs dusty. The tone quality improves significantly,sure just,if the record is not scratched. He worked for me many times.

[standolit]

Can you try,the record washing? It's possible,that the groovs dusty. The tone quality improves significantly,sure just,if the record is not scratched. He worked for me many times.

[standolit]

Can you try,the record washing?

[standolit]

Is the needle worned?

[Sids60sSounds]

@standolit No, but the record sure is!

[NcicHit2]

@standolit That's how a lot of old .45's sound that have been played over and over and over again.

[piratedjradio]

my first ever theme tun when i started pirate broadcasting

[DavidSkertchly]

I believe that the Major Minor Label (which was Irish) was owned by Ronan O Raliegh who owned radio Caroline. Hence the pushing some of the very odd music on this label. Still like it though!

[Sids60sSounds]

@DavidSkertchly - almost! - check out my description

[4bawbees]

my sister, maureen, won a beauty/ personality pageant and became miss heriot watt university in edinburgh in 1969. her catwalk appearance was to this track. the original is a vocal by michel polnareff. it is on many of his greatest hits cds.

[Pan3405]

Makes me a little bit sad..

[stevevallance22]

yeh 1968 and I was thirteen. great time in my life growing up and all that stuff. first girlfriend etc!!

[mark17044]

i still remember the first time i head this haunting masterpiece,i was outside cleaning up the yard,i always took a radio out with me when i worked outside.this is a beautifull song and it opens the door to great great memories

[nikiroman]

andy archers theme tune from caroline and north sea -great

[TimWolfe]

Great video-thanks for posting. I never knew the name of this song until now. Back in the 1960's and 1970's before the FCC had some deregulation, top 40 stations were required to have news at the top of the hour. Radio stations would play instrumentals like this because they could cut them off when the network news came in which they couldn't do as smoothly with a regular song with lyrics.

[MsBkirk]

@TimWolfe Ed Stewart regularly used Floyd Cramer's 'On The Rebound' as an up to the news record!

[Glamagal20091]

Excellent, excellent record and slide show.

This is just about my favourite instrumental of all time.

[angietwentyfourseven]

bought this record in '68, nearly wore it out!

[TheLittleginnie]

I've had this tune in my head for the last 40 years since it used to be played on Radio Caroline!! I'm so glad I've found out what it was! Thanks for posting it.

[videoguy2010]

Spring of '68...memories, memories...never thought I'd ever hear this again, thanks for posting it.

[musicbuff55]

Fabulous! Reminds me of my schooldays!!!!

[delpotman]

Mooie muziek, mooi filmpje! Nostalgie, die zendschepen! Dit ook vaak gehoord op de lokale piraten in rotterdam en den haag in de jaren zeventig-tachtig!

[peterwilliamham]

Thankyou for posting 5*****