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Desmond Dekker and The Aces [00:42] a side: "Israelites" b side: "My Precious World" UNI Records 55129 1969 This Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong penned tune became the first reggae single to reach #1 in the UK and actually made it to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Johnny Bond [06:09] a side: "It Only Hurts When I Cry" b side: "The Girl Who Carries the Torch for Me" Starday 45-893 Hmmm. Almost a kind of ska beat going on there. And I think the b-side is certainly taking some liberties (pause for groan). Dwight Yoakam [11:26] a side: "It Only Hurts When I Cry" b side: "Let's Work Together" Reprise Records 7-19148 1990 Ah yes, that's more like it. Mr. Yoakam and Mr. Miller do sure wrote a fine happy sad song. The Mindbenders [17:37] a side: "It's Getting Harder All the Time" b side: "Off and Running" Fontana Records F-1595 1967 Not one, but two tracks from the film "To Sire with Love". The Uniques [23:20] a side: "It's All Over Now" b side: "All I Took Was Love" Paula Records PAULA 299 1968 Shreveports own The Uniques bringing us a lively version of this Bobby a Shirley Womack tune. Some of you may recall their single "You Ain't Tuff" from the first Nuggets compilation. Talk Talk [27:40] a side: "It's My Life" b side: "It's My Life" EMI Records P-B-8195 1984 A true 80s classic. Kevin Rowland a Dexy's Midnight Runners [33:05] a side: "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven when You Smile)" b side: "Let's Make this Precious" Mercury Records DEXYS 10 1982 Can't go wrong recording this Van Morrison tribute to "Reet Petite". David Dundas [39:49] a side: "Jeans On" b side: "Sleepy Serena" Chrysalis Records CHS 2094 1976 Lord?! Yes, son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland. BONUS: "To Sire with Love" Trailer [48:25] "To Sir with Love" by Terry Baxter and his Orchestra.