Penny and the Quarters now out (rare soul at the oscars cont...)

Well the film Blue Valentine didn't win an oscar then. Guess most reading this are up to speed on the story behind this 'lost' track and how it become a recent 'internet' thing of interest ( if not you can read the background via this news article - Rare Soul At The Oscars)

Well a few weeks down the line and its good to see that Numero Group have just pushed this out on 45, with the flip of the track that has caused all the fuss being another from the same studio sessions

Penny & the Quarters "You and Me" b/w "Some Other Love" 45

$5.00 (45) / $3.00 (MP3)

clips:

You And Me - Penny & The Quarters

http://numerogroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/01_youandme.mp3

You Are Giving Me Some Other Love - Penny & The Quarters

http://numerogroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/02_itstime.mp3

I Cried A Tear - Penny & The Quarters

http://numerogroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/03_i-cried-a-tear.mp3

note with the mp3 download you do get a bonus track

Availability seems to be a bit on and off, but should start showing in a couple of weeks at usual places, for now the main Numero website is selling it and so may be a good place to start

http://www.numerogro...l.php?uid=01228

On the actual story, well since the initial fuss more info on the background of this track has since come to light. The identity of the author of the track and also a member of the group has been discovered, it was a Jay Robinson who passed away in 2005. In an informative feature on the Columbus based website The Other Paper his widow Glodan tells the story about how he was once a singer in a doo wop Columbus group called the Supremes and that his groups original version did get a release on a one off label in the 70s

http://theotherpaper...e5958763369.txt

"A 45 rpm record was pressed, on the Grog label "Grog was Clifton's nickname. It was the only record ever released on the label. And it, quickly, gathered dust for the next 35 years."

As said its an informative article and would say well worth a visit

Supremes version

http://theotherpaper.com/content/articles/2011/02/05/front/doc4d4ac03e6bee5958763369-75.mp3