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Auction Of Tom Jones Original Tapes: Another Lame Headline. And Who, We Ask, Had The Story In Print First?
Sunday, June 29th, 2008The ever-tasteful Sunday Mirror today (June 29) has a story about the Christie’s auction. The paper continues it’s tradition of amusing, yet lame, headlines (and they’ll never be as good as the New York Post classic: “Headless Body In Topless Bar,” but that’s another story). Meanwhile, please note, that if you count the internet as “media” and remember that this site has a bona fide award-winning journalist as one moderator and a magazine writer as another, what “media” had the auction story in print first after it was on the radio in the UK? Um…..that would be www.tomjonesinternational.com. That’s why we love doing this.
Note: The Western Mail reconsidered the headline (”Want to hear young Tom Jones singing in the toilet? You’ll need to be feeling flush”) they used in yesterday’s first edition and in later editions changed it. Twice. First they said, “Rare Tom Jones recording goes under the hammer.” Then, they reconsidered and went back for the laugh or, at least, for the mention of a toilet: “Our Tom singing in the loo up for grabs.” Ah, well, no guts, no glory. Wonder who complained. The story’s the same, though.
Anyway, here’s today’s story:
Sing a lav song, Tom
A recording of Tom Jones singing in a toilet is expected to sell for up to £3,000.
The star made the demo in the YMCA in his home town of Pontypridd, Rhondda, in 1962, three years before his first hit, It’s Not Unusual.
Tom’s band, Tommy Scott and The Senators, recorded in the toilet because of the acoustics. The reel-to-reel tape contains four songs — Don’t Pretend, Time Alone, What About Me and That’s What Love Will Do.
Its unnamed owner is putting it up for auction at Christies in London on July 10.
For our original post about the auction, click here.
June 29th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Thanks again, TJI.com. You really do work hard to keep us fans up-to-date. Glad you have fun doing it (or, at least, I think you do).
June 29th, 2008 at 4:59 am
Would love to hear the songs.
June 29th, 2008 at 9:54 am
David: You can hear one of them here. Just scroll up to the top of the page. A very kind fan said, when he commented on that page, that he’ll put them on CD for anyone who wants them for just the cost of the CD and postage. If you — or anyone is interested — email ellen@tomjonesinternational.com. She’ll send your information on and the fan, Tom Terry, will get in touch with you. Please be sure to email Ellen privately and do not make the request in a comment. We ask that because, we really don’t publish anyone’s email address but ours and, if you post it in a comment, we may miss it. We’ll surely see an email. Thanks.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:27 am
I just want to say I received the CD and U love it. It is so great to hear such a young Tom singing. Thank you Tom (Terry)