Nobles, Cliff
Band members Related acts
- Cliff Nobles -
vocals (1968-69)
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- none known |
Rating: *** (3 stars) Title: The Horse Company: Phil-L.A. of Soul Catalog: PH-LPS 4001 Year: 1968 Grade (cover/record): VG+/VG+ Comments: -- Available: 1 Price: $40.00
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Born in Grove Hill, Alabama (he was raised in
Mobile), Cliff Nobles didn't start his musical career until he was a
teenager and became active in his school choir. Over the next couple of
years Nobles performed in a series of local vocals groups, including The
Delroys. In 1967 he moved to Philadelphia, scraping by with a series of
9-to-5 jobs, before signing a recording contract by the small J-V label. A
1965 single "Too Fond of You" b/w "My Love Is Getting
Stronger" vanished, but was subsequently picked up and reissued by
Atlantic. (side
1)
(side
2)
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![]() Rating: ** (2 stars) Title: Pony the Horse Company: Moonshot Catalog: MS-601 Year: 1969 Grade (cover/record): VG/VG Comments: minor ring wear; demo stamp on back; minor tear on back cover; minor writing on back cover Available: 1 Price: $30.00
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Former manager Jimmy Rogers subsequently
released "Pony the Horse".
An obvious attempt to cash in on Nobles' surprising success, technically you
could argue the set wasn't even a true Nobles effort. A mixture of
miscellaneous Nobles solo tracks ("Angel Love" and "Little
Claudie" sounding as if they'd been recorded fairly early in his
career), the set was rounded out by the sound-alike instrumental title track
and seven tracks featuring outside vocalists - Webb Dixon on three and
Bennie Martin handling four selections. The set instantly vanished into
oblivion, as did Nobles himself. A scattering of late-'60s/early-'70s
singles for Phil-L.A., including the "Horse" sound alikes
"Horse Fever" and "Switch It On" and one effort for
Roulette and he was a musical footnote. (side
1) (side
2)
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