The Tempos - Countdown Here I Come

The Tempos were Bobby Sanders' group, after already forming the Younghearts. This song, "Countdown Here I Come" epitomised the fast style of Northern Soul being played at Blackpool Mecca in the summer of 1973. Bobby found the original lead singer for us, Curtis, who sadly died two years after shooting this video. The video was filmed for me by my friend Chris Lalor, while he was in Los Angeles in early 1999. The shortest guy in the group is Bobby Sanders himself, one of Northern Soul's real characters, and the other guy is one of the original members who was also in The Younghearts. The song was such an iconic classic, that in 1984, Kev Roberts covered it by Kofi and The Lovetones, for his High Energy label called Electricity Records. I myself did the twelve inch mix for it. It was such a joy to get the original members back together for this one time only legendary performance, specially staged in a theatre in Los Angeles.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Northern-Soul
• Classic
• Sixties-Soul
• Male-Soul
• Soul-Groups
• Motorcity

[shrewsoul]

Brilliant recording by The 'Tempos' who were also known as the 'Younghearts' who recorded 'a little togetherness' another northern classic

[IanLevine]

Sorry but you're wrong. The Younghearts were a different line-up. Bobby Sanders said there was just one guy who was in both groups.

[shrewsoul]

Not accordinging to Kev Roberts in his top n/s 500 book

[IanLevine]

No I'm sorry but in this case Kev got it way wrong. The late Bobby Sanders told me the whole story, and as he put both groups together, he's the one who should know. Kev Roberts' knowledge is often patchy.

[luvsexy3]

R.I.P DAD I LOVE YOU

[jelboysvw]

You must be proud - An underground classic in the uk - will never be fogoten.

[soulxile]

Also from the The Tempos confimation at the original recording session they sang and recorded Little Togetherness and Donny sang lead. Bobby confirmed later that the pressings were destroyed and he later formed another group to record for minit records. He had sold them on the other recording but could not go back to Curtis, Donny etc. to take to minit. That's the history and chris can vouch for what was said at the recording of the video when i asked a few questions of them.

[allwayssoul]

What a small world it is, your father was a great artist and will always be remembered by all allover the world for his talent,I think im right in saying especially in the Northern Soul scene this track is massive. God Bless xx

[JackMDT8888]

As long as there are thousands of us over in the UK that love this he'll live forever.......this has filled floors for the hardcore white soul boys here since the early 70's. Total love and respect for a top character with a top voice.

[MechelenManiac]

Ian, I think you'll find out it was actually the other way round. Bobby had 2 lead singers (Curtis with the Tempos)but the backing singers for both groups were the same, I saw the photos when I shot this clip. Chris Lalor

[MechelenManiac]

Hallo Darian, I actually filmed this scene in LA back in 1999, it was really a night to remember, your father was in great form. Chris Lalor, London, UK.

[imissmonique]

the late Bobby Sanders was my father.

i miss him dearly. but he was always so passionate about music. he will forever be in the hearts of his family.

~Darian Lenoir