Love Got Me

A-Side: Love Got Me
B-Side: Jealousy (recorded live at The Electric Ballroom, 27/10/79)

Record label: Radar ADA 50
Producer: Vic Maile

Released: 22/02/80

And yet another to set the fists flying. I shut my eyes and tried not to think of anything other than The Inmates during the playing (nothing else except their good reviews that is) but to no avail.

Yes, the cover – a lot more subtle than “The Walk” on this Arthur Conley number – has its moments, but I’ve yet to find the magic of The Inmates, although thousands travel to bow to their feet I’m told. As often happens on occasions like this, the argument continues on the pavement outside. (Record Mirror, 16/02/80)

British rhythm ‘n’ booze, straight from the shoulder. Call me a snob, but I still prefer this grease from the original skillet. Fourth generation re-creationists The Inmates take on an Arthur Conley number and dress it down without the guts they applied to “The Walk” and “Dirty Water.” (NME, 16/02/80)