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i picked up a blank 7" Sunshot-stamped pre release recently which has the Phil Pratt version of John Holt's "My Heart Is Gone" on one side, and an unknown deejay tune on the other. the matrix number is very very faint, just about unreadable.

the mystery song is in an early 70-71 deejay style and starts out "from the book of meditation, i preach to you my musical sermon" - not one of the usual suspects of the time (U-Roy, Alcapone, Carey Johnson, etc.) as far as i can tell.

hopefully that's enough to go on - if anyone knows what the track might be, i'd be eternally grateful... thanks.

Guessing with this one as I can't recall the lyric and don't have the disc to hand, but there is a slight chance it could be King Sighter's 'Master Of All'.

a good guess, Jackie, but that's not it - this is earlier than that by a few years. the deejay reminds me a bit of Sir Lord Comic. one more line from the tune is "the soul man is back in town, ah tell yuh!" - it's all that kind of late 60's/very very early 70's pep-up-the-dance kind of style.

maybe i'll pull it out and write it all down and that will jog someone's memory. i think the Sunshot catalog release number is 96, that's all the info i have except for a matrix number for the John Holt side: DYNA PP 3249..... but that just means that it's one side of a stamper from the more well-known Holt release which has the Holt "version" on the other side.

Apart from Alcapones "picture no picture" i can only think of "king boxer" by Duke larry on that riddim,altho i must say those lyrics you described do sound very familiar!

i should have been a bit clearer, the flip side is completely unrelated to "My Heart Is Gone" - the rhythm may be an earlier Phil Pratt production. "Picture No Picture" is a great tune, though.

My mistake,the tune you want is "book of books" by Charlie Ace.Sorry for the mix up.................Check dis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NAlUwO9Q-c

A Phil Pratt production.

oh man, you are right on the money! thanks, Ninjah!

My pleasure

Cut over " You Left The Water Running " by Ken Boothe ?

Yes Trev it is and both tracks are on the Pressure Sounds "Safe Travel" compliation of Phil Pratt Rocksteady productions.