Ringleaders - Secret Stash 45

Sounds good to me Mike, prefer the slower clip

Bazza

Ringleaders and Sharpees on order.Like.!!! 

Just ordered Ringleaders.

Thanks for the heads up.

Great, ordered all 3 - at £5 each including shipping from the US its a no brainer

Love previously unreleased stuff, a great way to get quality records without breaking the bank

Were these two tracks known about before? In the interview that Bob Abrahamian did (with the last living member?) a few years ago it was said that they only recorded 4 songs and then left Chicago. Two songs being released and the other two are on the acetates that are mentioned in the article.

Stunning, ordered no brainer.

It was Win You Over that turned up with All My Life?

Both very good especially the slower side.

Some excellent unissued material surfacing recently.  Will some of the DJ's on the rarer side of the scene have the balls to play some of them?

I tried to order from ebay then got refunded saying not available. Where can I get them?

From the Secret Stash website in the links.

Yes, found it, thanks.

Nick,

Thanks for your question! This is Will from Secret Stash. As far as I know, these two tracks are unknown.  I've attached a couple images of tape scans/session notes - to give you an idea as far as how we came to the conclusion that these tracks are by the Ringleaders. 

Were these two tracks known about before? In the interview that Bob Abrahamian did (with the last living member?) a few years ago it was said that they only recorded 4 songs and then left Chicago. Two songs being released and the other two are on the acetates that are mentioned in the article.

Two super sides, well done getting your mitts on them. Ist is obvious, second a grower.

Top tackle. Well done!

Regards,

Dave

Brilliant, thanks...and if this "is just a sampler of many great tracks to follow.." then we really are lucky and something to look forward to.

The separate thread on here about 60's newies....I personally hope there's years/decades of lots more largely unheard finds to be enjoyed yet.

Ringleaders 'I've got to find my baby' is truly wonderful. The very same session as Beverly Schaffer 'even the score' with them doing the choruses… Thanks for that also; mystery solved. Amazing stuff and the Sharpees 'darkness of the night' is super cool. Will buy both ASAP as I furbish my PP account with some greens. Cheers, SS & SS

Love all the 2nd sides, and it's not as if the top sides are dodgy. On order.

I'm new to the forum, so I don't want to step out of line and self-promote. But to give you a little more info, we're doing 6 double LP/CD compilations with each one focused on a different label - One-derful!, Mar-V-Lus, M-Pac!, Halo, Midas, and Toddlin' Town. We're finished with the tape transfers, mixing, and mastering for 5 out of 6 and I believe there will be a combined 57 tracks that are un-issued (the vast majority of which haven't appeared elsewhere). We're also doing at least 7 more 45s (mainly as bonus 45s for the compilations). We'll keep you updated as things move forward!

Brilliant, thanks...and if this "is just a sampler of many great tracks to follow.." then we really are lucky and something to look forward to.

 

The separate thread on here about 60's newies....I personally hope there's years/decades of lots more largely unheard finds to be enjoyed yet.

I'm new to the forum, so I don't want to step out of line and self-promote. But to give you a little more info, we're doing 6 double LP/CD compilations with each one focused on a different label - One-derful!, Mar-V-Lus, M-Pac!, Halo, Midas, and Toddlin' Town. We're finished with the tape transfers, mixing, and mastering for 5 out of 6 and I believe there will be a combined 57 tracks that are un-issued (the vast majority of which haven't appeared elsewhere). We're also doing at least 7 more 45s (mainly as bonus 45s for the compilations). We'll keep you updated as things move forward!

Don't worry about that, fantastic work and any info you can post up is more than welcome!

Been playing the downloads a few times since yesterday - absolutely brilliant, look forward to the LP's

Is it a limited run.....of how many?

TOON! Ordered both :-) How come we've never met whilst crate digging at Hymies or the Record Co-Op with Duggie and his bad toupee!!! 

great stuff, ordered two records,thank you for unearthing these gems !

Steve, 

We pressed 1,000 of each of these three (Little Tommy, Ringleaders, Sharpees). 

We want the One-derful! related releases to stay available, but at the same time I have a lot of respect for people who show support early on. If we repress either the Ringleaders or Sharpees, I would like to make the labels noticeably different for the second pressing, à la how Otis Clay's "A Lasting Love" also has a yellow label pressing. That way, hopefully the first pressing will feel special and not super common.

Is it a limited run.....of how many?

A mate of mine bought some OneDerful MPac reel to reel tapes, answered an ad in Echoes or summit I think, I think he thought they were cassette tape Some unreleased Otis Clay and others.  

Hi

Well this all looks awesome

any plans to get the 45s distributed through a UK outlet or are they only available direct from you in the USA ?

I'm not familiar with the Ringleaders - This Is Goodbye ... the other track that got played from acetate was 'Win You Over'  ... are they the same ?

Thanks

Andy

The Ringleaders and Sharpees 45s arrived today....beautifully mastered, great fidelity and the labels are beautiful.

Full marks to secret stash....essential purchases for sure....bring on the rest of the unissued releases asap.

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Hi

 

Well this all looks awesome

 

any plans to get the 45s distributed through a UK outlet or are they only available direct from you in the USA ?

 

I'm not familiar with the Ringleaders - This Is Goodbye ... the other track that got played from acetate was 'Win You Over'  ... are they the same ?

 

Thanks

 

Andy

I got mine from Juno (UK) yesterday, think there's a few places in the UK that have them.

Hi

 

Well this all looks awesome

 

any plans to get the 45s distributed through a UK outlet or are they only available direct from you in the USA ?

 

I'm not familiar with the Ringleaders - This Is Goodbye ... the other track that got played from acetate was 'Win You Over'  ... are they the same ?

 

Thanks

 

Andy

Andy,

I'm not 100% sure which/how many Ringleader acetates have been found -- 2 or 3? Just doing a quick search, I found a couple soul source discussions about them, though.

I think can clear up a few questions out there about Ringleader recordings.

There's the only release on M-Pac! "Baby, What Has Happened To Our Love" b/w "Let's Start Over." Then I believe 3 additional tracks showed up on acetates found later (though I am unsure if there are additional acetates out there).

The tracks I know of that were on the acetates are:

"All of My Life" which was actually labeled "Sweet Little Girl"

"This Is Goodbye," which shows up in the second soul source thread and some people believe were the "Four Temples," is actually the Ringleaders. One of the tape box scans I posted above labels it as "I've Decided" - The chorus is "I've decided this is goodbye." here's a youtube link someone posted 

"I'd Like To Win You Over" shows up on a tape from the same session as "Let's Start Over"

So, I believe "Grin and Bare It" b/w "I've Got Find My Baby" are completely unheard. 

Also, SRD usually picks up our stuff (I'm not 100% sure if we've gotten an order yet), Juno like mentioned above does, and rarenorthernsoul.com has also made a couple orders,

The two ten inch acetates had the following tracks on them....

All 3 45's winging their way to me. Fantastic stuff coming out from Secret Stash at the moment - The Vic Pitts & the Cheaters LP is well worth getting too.

Mike, thank you for the tip. I made a gallery, and will try to insert the images below. Please let me know if this does not work!

 

 

Will 

your images are not showing here

they may show to you as you will have permissions 

the attachment system may be a better bet

just hit the more options/upload image link at teh bottom of the editor

cheers

mike

 

ive just listened again to the ringleaders and its a fantastic double sider !

Oh yes, Grin And Bare It is certainly going to get some spins from me when my copy arrives

Just out of curiosity- why is the title mispelled on the "Grin And Bare It" 45??

At first I thought the studio information also had the spelling error- when I

looked at the work sheet- the title is "Grin And Bear It" which is the correct spelling.

Just ordered The Ringleaders and The Sharpees,both sound great and at $5 a pop

great value for money,will be looking forward to playing these beauties.

Tony

I got mine from Juno (UK) yesterday, think there's a few places in the UK that have them.

 Hi Mick

I can't locate them ... have you got a link ?

Andy

It is out of stock at Juno.

Better of buying from Secret Stash and be sure you get one, it was only £11 for the pair including postage.

Ringleaders: https://secretstashrecords.com/product/ssr2002/

Sharpees: https://secretstashrecords.com/product/ssr2003/

Ordered all 3 - keep `em coming!!

If only there was a recording of all of my life that was the same quality as these. The ones that were for sale on eBay were very lo-fi, and the acetate that JM auctioned sounded the same. Didn't Butch win it?

Both of the Ringleaders tracks are excellent! I have ordered both 45s and I am eagerly waiting for delivery. The stand out track for me though is the Sharpees "take me to your leader". The horn arrangement in the chorus is mindblowing. Both uptempo tracks will definitely be played by me next time I DJ!

Btw, is there another version of the Sharpees Take me to your leader? I got a notion of recognition...

 Hi Mick

 

I can't locate them ... have you got a link ?

 

Andy

Looks like juno are out of stock at the moment (they'll probably have them back in soon though) - the Secret Stach links in post #40 seem the best option at the moment.

Just got mine from secret stash, nice thing is they give you an instant download with a 45 purchase...

very nice

Mal

Mine just arrived took just 6 days direct from the Secret Stash in the US

Top class service & price, highly recommended

Finally downloaded the tracks yesterday evening despite getting email to confirm order and with links a few days earlier. Still definitely prefer the B sides on all of them, but all 6 tracks are great.

Got mine can't play them yet until I move into my new flat as all my stuff is in storage, look fantastic, more please lol

Got mine can't play them yet until I move into my new flat as all my stuff is in storage, look fantastic, more please lol

They sound awesome Mark you`ll be well chufficated!

Totally agree mine arrived this morning and the sound quality is top notch.....take note Universal!

and well done to secret stash ...keep em coming

Totally agree mine arrived this morning and the sound quality is top notch.....take note Universal!

and well done to secret stash ...keep em coming

Mine too, and very happy with the top sides now after a few listens although it was the b sides that really attracted me. Great stuff, and thanks Mike for the original posting.