waltervdbus | Lady Marmalade (original) - The Eleventh Hour 1974.wmv @waltervdbus | Uploaded 14 years ago | Updated 3 minutes ago
Lady Marmalade was written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. The song came about after Crewe made first-hand observations in New Orleans. First recorded by Nolan's group Eleventh Hour in 1974 on Eleventh Hour's Greatest Hits LP, Labelle's producer Allen Toussaint decided to record it as the main track for the album Nightbirds. Released in December 1974, it became a number-one hit the next year. (wikipedia)

Thanks Joop Jansen (audio) and Dick Rosemont (artwork).

There is another version posted on Youtube purporting to be the "ORIGINAL' version, which in my opinion is the Eleventh Hour's late 1975 re-recording of the song, following their hit 'Hollywood Hot'. Any additional info welcome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YntIl88sbzY