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What Happened
Britain did not rescue You Don't Love Me from obscurity. Britain built the obscurity. Simon Soussan bootlegged the record under the name Moses Smith, a real soul singer with his own catalogue, so rival collectors chased a live but wrong trail for years. Wigan Casino danced to it without knowing what it was. The group were four white New Jersey bar musicians fronted by Eugene Thomas, recording in a studio built inside a former cinema in Bound Brook. Tony Camillo arranged the strings and went on to arrange Midnight Train to Georgia. Anthony Bongiovi ran the tape and went on to build Power Station. Sandbag went bust almost at once. Thomas sang the record on stage at Blackpool Tower in 2011.
Where this is uncertain
The release year is contested. The songwriter recalled 1968. Confidence on 1967: MEDIUM.
Three Facts
- Played at Wigan under the false name Moses Smith.
- Sandbag cut the intro. The full take surfaced in 2016.
- Genuine copies carry a raised MSI Co hallmark under the label.
The Credits
| Label | Sandbag |
|---|---|
| Catalogue | S 101 |
| Year | 1967 |
| Writer | Robert Paladino |
| Producer | Robert Paladino, credited Robert Pala |
| Other side | Where Were You. Which side is the A-side is contested. |
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