tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286533675204442403.post4428737276222358621..comments2024-02-21T14:02:29.424-05:00Comments on GEMINI SPACECRAFT: Hank Ballard & The Midnighters: Who's Afraid of a Greatest Hits LP?Bob Pomeroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06706867947611308784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286533675204442403.post-68270327170385535652009-06-23T13:06:28.728-04:002009-06-23T13:06:28.728-04:00Thanks. I will search that one out. I've yet t...Thanks. I will search that one out. I've yet to hit a dud on the Excello label.Bob Pomeroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706867947611308784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286533675204442403.post-16929881411568185072009-06-23T12:59:36.026-04:002009-06-23T12:59:36.026-04:00Actually (It's Love) 24 Hours A Day is a cover...Actually (It's Love) 24 Hours A Day is a cover of a <br />Louis Brooks & the HiToppers(vocal by Earl Gaines) tune issued on Excello. The Midnighters had a bigger hit with it because King had better distribution, but Ballard thought the original was better than his.<br />Hank Ballard later re-cut it w/James Brown's band backing him in the mid-sixties (the version with the "This is a hit" intro). Anyways, if you're curious the original is easy enough to find, go to Rockabilly Ranch and look for the Nashville Jumps box set, it's on there.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.com