Original Record of the Year: Lou Christie - Lightnin Strikes
I was quite reluctant to pick "Lightnin Strikes" by Lou Christie as my record of the year because as much as I like it I think "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" from 1969 is much better but competition is much more fierce that year.
I also mentioned that Lou Christie was still making music but he isn't now because he sadly passed away last year. Have I now found a better record from 1966?
New Record of the Year: Billy Stewart - Summertime
I don't think I knew this record 10 years ago, at least not this version. It's a jazz standard from the 1930s and Fun Boy Three did a version in the 80s but I would of never guessed it was the same song. This version is just crazy. It's 5 minutes long and it ends with you wanting more, a sure sign of a good song.
It was the only UK Top 40 hit for Billy Stewart.
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