Baby I'm a fool for you - Sylvia and the Sapphires

Just like their debut single 'Shopping around', Sylvia and the Sapphires' 1982 single 'Baby I'm a fool for you' gives you the impression that you are listening to a Sixties Tamla Motown single. By that time, however, most people were listening to synthpop and new wave tracks, and so this single didn't really stand a chance in the charts.

My collection: 7" single no. 4368
Found: Concerto, Amsterdam, December 30, 2009
Cost: 0,75 euro
Tracks: 'Baby I'm a fool for you' / 'I only wish tonight could last forever'

Shopping around - Sylvia and the Sapphires

Although released in 1982, this single sounds like it was recorded in the sixties. It sounds like the Supremes produced by Phil Spector, but it isn't. It's the British trio Sylvia and the Sapphires, a girlgroup that recorded a few singles before fading back into obscurity.

'Shopping around' did not chart in the UK and narrowly missed the Dutch Top 40. This limited edition picture disc was a real find.

My collection: 7" single no. 3265

Found: Record fair, 2001

Cost: 2 guilders

Tracks: 'Shopping around' / 'Street of love'