Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Running Away (1977) - long version

Collection 14, part 1 (of 2) = 15 x 7" singles from 1977.

9. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Running Away (1977) - original UK release.

My first experience of Soul music was from listening to the tracks being played on the pirate radio stations in the mid 60’s. I was hooked, for life!
My older brother bought a reel to reel tape recorder and taped the Soul tracks they played. These recordings were not of great quality and it was very difficult finding a particular track if you wanted to hear it.

When I got my first full time job at the end of the 60’s I started to buy the 7” singles of the tracks I liked most, on those tapes and newer ones I’d heard too, via oldies catalogues. I built up quite a collection over the years and also started to buy new singles as they came out in the UK.

I still have all 700, but I don’t play them anymore as I have digital versions stored on my computer/phone. Back in the day manually changing them was the only way they could be heard (other than using the stacking mechanism on an old record player, maximum 10), which was tedious, but I still treasure the actual singles.

These YouTube collections, which will total nearly 140 singles, include many of those I bought in the late 60’s /early 70’s, some of which were US copies and had been deleted (have a hole punched through), but these are their digital versions obtained from CDs and various online sites, or created from later LPs, as the originals are not of the highest quality what with wear and tear and some being over 50 years old now.

Hope you enjoy!