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Ive sold so many lps over the years. But I still have dozens of unmarked cassettes I used to make mixtapes off of them. From time to time I'll go digging in the crate just for fun to see what I was listening to in, say, '89 or whatever.
So, this tune came on tonight that I couldn't place at all, though I recognized it.
It sounds like an early 80's lick of the Tonight rhythm and the main vocal hook is " I got to get a message to my father in time. Must get a message to my father in time"

Anyone?

hi flashman. excellent tune on a excellent album, winston reedy- dim the light LP. also on it one of my favourites, borderline.

Yeah, too bad I sold it 20 years ago!
When you mentioned it I still had zero memory of that record. I had to check the album cover before it jogged my memory. Thanks for the knowledge!

Even better, I see it can be had for a reasonable price on lp still. Perhaps I'll pick up a copy.

How bizarre I just bought the download of this the other day. Then noticed that someone was selling the LP for as little as 2 quid on discogs after I paid 4+

Not the first time some talks about an album on RA just days after I've got it

came also on 12" entitled 'message to father' on innerlight lable with 'need some time to think' on the flip
(DTL 006)

great version

ital kemar wrote:hi flashman. excellent tune on a excellent album, winston reedy- dim the light LP. also on it one of my favourites, borderline.

great tune, but fairly mediocre album if i remember right, apart from those 2 tunes

Might I add that the title track Dim the lights is outstanding

In fact my misses just yelled at me for singing it too often this evening