Susanne Meals

**Charlie Windle** · September 10th, 2005, 01:08 PM

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** · September 10th, 2005, 01:23 PM

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

**Energyguy** · September 11th, 2005, 05:14 AM

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** · September 11th, 2005, 08:14 AM

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** · September 11th, 2005, 08:18 AM

Originally Written 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** · September 11th, 2005, 09:36 AM

Yes it was the original on Disco magic Lombardoni.

**Magnifique** · March 25th, 2007, 06:30 AM

Originally Written 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** · April 2nd, 2007, 04:29 PM

Originally Written 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** · April 3rd, 2007, 01:09 PM

Originally Written 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** · April 5th, 2007, 03:46 AM

So I will open my eyes for this EDYTA song.

**Magnifique** · April 5th, 2007, 04:05 AM

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** · April 10th, 2007, 01:51 AM

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** · April 10th, 2007, 02:45 AM

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** · April 10th, 2007, 12:01 PM

Originally Written 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** · April 10th, 2007, 05:24 PM

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

**Soundlover** · April 11th, 2007, 02:15 AM

I have this BRYAN RICH also. It is a nice record. The producer are the same as on the Susanne Meals release. It is released 1985.

**Mike C** · April 12th, 2007, 03:36 PM

Originally Written 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 :)

That's interesting, Andy. The writer's credit is Nicolosi/Flave, who produced it. I'd be interested to hear Lino Nicolosi's 1985 style of production, as he's moved on now from Italo disco to jazz.

It took a lot of work to get him to licence 'Forever' for the recent Loading Bay album, as he has no interest in Italo disco at all now, and seems almost embarassed by it.