Comments on: THE LOVE AFFAIR - “Everlasting Love”

By: Glyn Stableford

Glyn Stableford — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:35:18 +0000

Hey thanks Herbie for the kind words and recognition for my dad Russ Stableford, he had a great deal of regard for you too as an excellent musician and bassist.

As for myself I thought the stuff you did in the band Sky with your other fellow professional musicians was excellent…not too sure about the tubor playing and the funny pixie outfit or were you dressed as Noddy…it was brave though and got a laugh!! Thanks again Herbie.

Cheers

Glyn

By: debby

debby — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:32:53 +0000

The love affair and Steve Ellis were my hearthrobs for 37 years.Imet them at Top Rank in Leicester,all them years ago,and ill never forget…..xxxxx

By: mel gosling

mel gosling — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:22:01 +0000

I loved them in the 60’s b Steve Ellis was my hearthrob not only for just 1 year but for 40 yrs - still love his voice ! hopin to see him next year with the ‘new Amen Corner’ who i last saw when i was 14 many many years ago

By: Mark G

Mark G — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:23:36 +0000

Glad to say, I think I’ve heard it once, but that’s all.

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:07:19 +0000

Not all in January, but I can’t say I’ve ever heard Everlasting Love done in the Club Style, unlike She Wears My Ring which dribbled out of every Jimmy Logan wannabe in seventies Glasgow, especially at wedding receptions.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:04:42 +0000

What, and they were all hits in January? Blimey, that’s one heck of a christmas pub stayback!

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:51:46 +0000

Don’t know about that - I would have thought there were far likelier candidates in the charts of ‘68, e.g. Delilah, What A Wonderful World, She Wears My Ring etc.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:47:03 +0000

This was the original “pub singer” song, surely?

It always comes back to me as fat bloke with a pint and a mic going “Heart gooes astrayyyyy, giving hurrrrrr when they goinnnnnnnn….”

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:44:15 +0000

STEVE ELLIS has carried on SINGING and PERFORMING despite having FEET CRUSHED in horrible DOCK WORKER accident when he went back to ORIGINAL TRADE in EARLY EIGHTIES.

MORGAN FISHER went on to join MOTT THE HOOPLE then diversified into AVANT-AMBIENT IMPROV with RECIDIVIST RENEGADES e.g. LUSCIOUS LOL COXHILL!

Dunno about the REST OF THEM but I hope they’re WELL.

By: katie

katie — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:55:42 +0000

hi can some1 please tell me how i can get a copy of this record and has it got everlasting love on it thanks my email address is

simikate2004@yahoo.co.uk thanks xxxx

By: susannah

susannah — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:05:57 +0000

LOVED LOVE AFFAIR, THEY LOOKED GREAT AND SOUNDED FANTASTIC. I WAS ONLY 15 WHEN I FIRST SAW AND HEARD THEM, WHERE ARE THEY NOW DOES ANYBODY KNOW ?

By: charismafree

charismafree — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:17:53 +0000

Interesting single to say the least,especially because of the number of cover. didn’t robert knight do the original (& rainbow valley)
A Kind of british version of Motown, together with a singer that sounds identical to Felix Cavaliere (the young rascals)

By: jeff w

jeff w — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:44:35 +0000

Thanks for posting, Herbie. You might also be interested in - and have memories to share on - Tom’s later post on “Grandad”:

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/clive-dunn-grandad/

By: Herbie Flowers

Herbie Flowers — Mon, 21 May 2007 16:51:06 +0000

Hi. This is Herbie Flowers. I’ve just found this great site regarding ‘Everlasting Love’ by The Love Affair. Can I make it clear that dear Russ Stableford played the memorable bass line on this recording. How my name was attached to it I’ve no idea. Russ was mainly responsible for helping me get ‘on the circuit’ by getting me to occasionally dep for him on gigs with Ray McVay & the like. That was after the work he did for Love Affair. I am eternally grateful to him for that. Probably Russ played on many many more hits than he is credited for. His sound is so distinctive, as was his gentle manner. He certainly played on many Serge Gainsburg records too to no acclaim. How I wish that record companies who claim not to have kept a history of who played on what would come clean, dig in their files and help truth be known. There is now a scheme called PAMRA that holds a little money for those musicians who actually played on loads of classic recordings. Seems such a shame others are getting it. God blesses you forever, Russ.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:45:17 +0000

I think even Herbie thinks he was the bassplayer on the track!

By: pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør

pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:25:44 +0000

i saw penetration and the buzzcocks there! supported by some local act who played in black and white checks and had a foam rubber “comedy” guitar

(also — a bit earlier — the PANTO every year, feat.the WENDY EVEREST DANCERS!)

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By: DAVE VANNER

DAVE VANNER — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:10:40 +0000

sorry to be so dilatory, Lord Sukrat but it was the good old Music Hall in Shrewsbury (also saw Judus Priest and Bebop Deluxe there, in the same month Steve Ellis played)

By: Lillian & Henry Stableford

Lillian & Henry Stableford — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:37:11 +0000

This is Russell Stablefords wife and grandson. Well spotted Bramble, Russell Stableford was the bassist on ‘Everlasting Love’. Nice to see somebdy know’s their stuff, since other sites credit the bassline to Herbie Flowers. If my Grandmother’s memory serves her correctly, all the session musicians arrived, and all they had to work with was the song, no music. As it was a long time ago she’s not 100% sure of the details of this, but if she is correct i think it goes to show the amazing talent of all the musicians who worked on this song to make it one of those legendary songs time wont forget.

By: bramble

bramble — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:23:27 +0000

Re last 2 emails, You Tube.com has b&w 1968 footage of Love Affair singing Rainbow Valley. Robin Boyle isnt listed as a member of any of the line-ups of Love Affair that continued into the 1980’s-though there were a couple of counterfeit Love Affairs (!) playing on the cabaret circuit for a while

By: Chelsea Boyle

Chelsea Boyle — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:21:22 +0000

Hey, my father-in-law played with Love Affair as the bassist at some point in the band’s history. I don’t know all the details and I would really like to find out some for my husband. Does anyone have any info on Robin Boyle?

By: steve rudge

steve rudge — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:06:11 +0000

Read with interest various snippets on Love Affair, but can you help very desperate!!!!!!! Is there anywhere on this planet you can get black and white footage 68/69 of Everlasting Love or Bringing on Back the Good Times. All I have is Beat Club German A Day Without Love.. Seen Steve 4 times had a few words with him, got his autograph, and it is true still has a great voice. I look for more gigs on his site but he dosnt seem to be doing anything, maybe he is window cleaning in Brighton!!! Record Collector says he appeared on old grey whistle test early 76, with rock band widowmaker cotacted the mag with no luck as the mag said it hadnt been swiped.

your steve rudge

By: bramble

bramble — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:25:38 +0000

According to Clem Cattini it was session player, Russ Stableford, playing a fender bas, who did the memorable bass lines on Everlasting Love

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:32:30 +0000

Also some very fine bass playing going on there, almost Nigerian hi-life in style…sounds like Herbie Flowers, though I suppose it could have been Brian Odges…

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:30:00 +0000

I think young Trevor Horn must have listened long and hard to that drum break near the end…

By: bramble

bramble — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:07:40 +0000

Everlasting Love has a great drum break by Clem Cattini, hopelessly mimed on TOTPs by Maurice Bacon.