Stranger no more
Miss X released two numbers ~ S-E-X and Christine ~ both banned by the BBC in 1963. Who was she? The better known record dealers in Kolkata’s Wellington area always suggest Miss X. Well, the 45 rpm doesn’t come in a sleeve and contains no information about the singer or the pianist. The two tracks on the vinyl are S-E-X and Christine, both numbers reminding one of records like Music for Making Love, etc. All you would gather from the label are the record company’s name and year of release ~ Ember (S175) and 1963. This is the same decade when Pepe Jaramillo was going strong and his LPs flooded the market. The pianist heard on Christine sounds quite alike Jaramillo. Years of searching has finally provided a result. Miss X was the nom de guerre of actress Joyce Blair, sister of Lionel Blair. Christine was banned by the BBC because authorities thought it referred to the John Profumo/ Stephen Ward case. This 45 rpm is available on the Internet for not less than 10 pounds and in makeshift sh...