Susanne Meals

[Charlie Windle]

Just sold Susanne Meals - Forever 12" on ebay for £41.
Didn't know it was that sought after.

Does anyone know what other tracks are in demand?

Charlie

[monty69]

Bucks Fizz 'I Hear Talk' (disconet mix) is worth a bit.
Grant Miller 'Lost In Paradise' too

[Energyguy]

It is interesting to see that susan meals track go for such an amount. I have a white label promo copy in my collection...

[monty69]

There are loads of copies of Susanne Meals around on Loading Bay Records. Or are these the original italian release that is goinf for so much? Anyway i think Susanne Meals is Valerie Dore in disguise.Anyone confirm this?

[Energyguy]

Originally Posted by monty69

There are loads of copies of Susanne Meals around on Loading Bay Records. Or are these the original italian release that is goinf for so much? Anyway i think Susanne Meals is Valerie Dore in disguise.Anyone confirm this?

I should imagine the original Italian releases go for big bucks - I think i had one of the Loading bay copies in my collection.

[Charlie Windle]

Yes it was the original on Disco magic Lombardoni.

[Magnifique]

Originally Posted by monty69

There are loads of copies of Susanne Meals around on Loading Bay Records. Or are these the original italian release that is goinf for so much? Anyway i think Susanne Meals is Valerie Dore in disguise.Anyone confirm this?

I just came across this older thread. I've heard this question before and I think Dora C. aka Susanne Meals is also Valerie Dore. If I am not mistaken she's also "the voice of" Alba (Only Music Survives), Lisa (I Believe In Music, Stand Up and Sing), and Edyta. She provided the vocals on "Bette Davis Eyes" by China Town as well if I recall correctly.

[Soundlover]

Originally Posted by Magnifique

I just came across this older thread. I've heard this question before and I think Dora C. aka Susanne Meals is also Valerie Dore. If I am not mistaken she's also "the voice of" Alba (Only Music Survives), Lisa (I Believe In Music, Stand Up and Sing), and Edyta. She provided the vocals on "Bette Davis Eyes" by China Town as well if I recall correctly.

You are right! I don't know Edyta, but all other records you are written are sung by Dora Carafoglio :)

[Magnifique]

Originally Posted by Soundlover

You are right! I don't know Edyta, but all other records you are written are sung by Dora Carafoglio :)

Thanks for the "confirmation." I was only 99% sure.
"Slave of my heart" was one of the tunes Edyta sang.

[Soundlover]

So I will open my eyes for this EDYTA song.

[Magnifique]

Soundlover, you seem to be an expert as far as ITALO is concerned. Could you answer two more questions for me? In the eighties I bought a lot of Italo Disco records - like so many other people. Here are my questions:
1. Is it true that Tom Hooker ("Looking For Love") sang most of the Den Harrow tracks, e.g., Future Brain, Charleston, etc.?
2. Is Mauro Farina the voice of Mike Hammer (Divine)?

[Soundlover]

1. Yes it is true. Tom Hooker sung some of the Den Harrow Songs. Especially the very successfull songs. Silver Pozzoli sung the "Mad desire" song on 12"!

2. Mauro Farina sung a lot of songs and it is possible to 90 %, that he is also the voice of Mike Hammer - Divine.

[Andy Farley]

More trivia! I redently discovered that Forever was actually a cover version, originally done by Bryan Rich on the Italian Hundered label in 1985. The Susanne Meals version is far better though :)

[Energyguy]

Originally Posted by Andy Farley

More trivia! I redently discovered that Forever was actually a cover version, originally done by Bryan Rich on the Italian Hundered label in 1985. The Susanne Meals version is far better though :)

Thanks for that info Andy, I have not heard the original version by Bryan Rich. Does anyone have any more info on this release ? Anyone have it ?

[Andy Farley]

I have it Neil, it's a bit more rocky and not sung as well but ok.