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Curtis, The Brothers - You Make Everything Better

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  GASHER said:
Looking for info on this ...also seen it at silly pices too but

Id like one if its sensibly priced:unsure:

gasher

Can't remember the year but price wise I've sold 3 copies in the last six months for between £200-£250. At one point it was hitting the £3-400 mark on eBay but does seem to have settled down around the £200 mark (sorry not gone one for sale at moment but try Sebastian on here, he might be able to help ya).

It was released in 1971.

Seems to have been unknown to most people up until about 12-18 months ago. A year ago I managed to find 4 copies of it. I kept one, traded one and sold two for $460 (August 2008) and $513 (October 2008). I only have my own personal copy at the moment and it's not for sale.

As has been stated previously, it does seem to have dropped a bit in price and a copy sold on eBay about a week ago for £205 ($310), but having said that... the dollar/pound ratio has changed quite a bit since August 2008, so it actually hasn't undergone that big of a change pricewise.

Two good sides in my opinion. :thumbup:

  Sebastian said:
It was released in 1971.

Seems to have been unknown to most people up until about 12-18 months ago. A year ago I managed to find 4 copies of it. I kept one, traded one and sold two for $460 (August 2008) and $513 (October 2008). I only have my own personal copy at the moment and it's not for sale.

As has been stated previously, it does seem to have dropped a bit in price and a copy sold on eBay about a week ago for £205 ($310), but having said that... the dollar/pound ratio has changed quite a bit since August 2008, so it actually hasn't undergone that big of a change pricewise.

Two good sides in my opinion. :D

if you look at the names on the 45, I'm pretty sure the record is actually an anomaly in that it's this white country group, plus I have one of the capitol 45s and it is soulish (and has the same names as on the 45)

https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...wzfyxqu5ldhe~T1

  boba said:
I'm pretty sure the record is actually an anomaly in that it's this white country group,

https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...wzfyxqu5ldhe~T1

Are you sure? I don't think so. The members in These Vizitors on CAPITOL who later released records as Curtis Brothers on POLYDOR in 1976 were Michael Curtis, Rick Dew-Curtis, Tom Curtis and Thom Mooney. The CAPITOL 45 by These Vizitors from 1968 has got Richard Curtis and Michael Curtis as songwriters on both sides. These guys were at different times based in Indiana, New York and Florida.

Both sides of the Curtis, The Brothers 45 on BELL are written by Anthony Curtis and Lonnie Lee Tolbert. Both sides are published by Anthony Curtis Publishing (based in California).

Confusingly there actually was a 45 credited to Curtis Brothers on CAPITOL released in 1968 ("Um Um Good" b/w "Another One Of Those Days"). Both sides are written by Curtis/Tolbert and the vocals on this record sounds like the vocals on the BELL 45 so I think it's safe to say that the CAPITOL 45 are by the same group of people.

Anthony Curtis and Lonnie Lee Tolbert also wrote "What Makes A Dance (Feel So Good)", "Player Play On" and "Tomorrow Is A Brand New Day" for Nooney Rickett. The Nooney Rickett 45s on IT are actually credited as being "Curtis Bros. Prod". The IT label was based in California.

In 1969 they wrote "One Soft Night" for Nancy Wilson (CAPITOL 2555).

In their BMI files Anthony Curtis and Lonnie Lee Tolbert share the writing credits on tunes with the following titles as well:

"Don't Look At Me Like That"

"Guiding Star"

"I'm Coming Back Strong"

"One Day You'll Pay"

"Youngblood"

But I don't know if any artists ever recorded and released those tunes. If these titles sound familiar to anyone of you, please let me know. It would be great to be able to paint a full picture of what these guys were involved in. :thumbsup:

Edited by Sebastian

Posted this tune nearly two years ago (August 2007) on youtube & Fryer-Mantis, so some people should have got a little heads up... :)

Quite funny, that it´s currently became the most played clip ever on the Berlin "Soul Inn"- website....

  Sebastian said:
It was released in 1971.

Seems to have been unknown to most people up until about 12-18 months ago. A year ago I managed to find 4 copies of it. I kept one, traded one and sold two for $460 (August 2008) and $513 (October 2008). I only have my own personal copy at the moment and it's not for sale.

As has been stated previously, it does seem to have dropped a bit in price and a copy sold on eBay about a week ago for £205 ($310), but having said that... the dollar/pound ratio has changed quite a bit since August 2008, so it actually hasn't undergone that big of a change pricewise.

Two good sides in my opinion. :(

Edited by Fabsoul69

  Fabsoul69 said:
Posted this tune nearly two years ago (August 2007) on youtube & Fryer-Mantis, so some people should have got a little heads up... :wink:

well its on manship auction now so price will only go up :sad:

have had a couple of these, a few years ago, always thought it was good but a bit

to funky for some of the heads on here, god how wrong i was...

funny but back then as i recall most people kept mentioning the flip???

struggled to sell my second copy..but does turn up in my opinion

sure you will bag one gasher...

and not at £200 plus :D

Edited by sigher the gutter snype

  Sebastian said:
Are you sure? I don't think so. The members in These Vizitors on CAPITOL who later released records as Curtis Brothers on POLYDOR in 1976 were Michael Curtis, Rick Dew-Curtis, Tom Curtis and Thom Mooney. The CAPITOL 45 by These Vizitors from 1968 has got Richard Curtis and Michael Curtis as songwriters on both sides. These guys were at different times based in Indiana, New York and Florida.

Both sides of the Curtis, The Brothers 45 on BELL are written by Anthony Curtis and Lonnie Lee Tolbert. Both sides are published by Anthony Curtis Publishing (based in California).

Confusingly there actually was a 45 credited to Curtis Brothers on CAPITOL released in 1968 ("Um Um Good" b/w "Another One Of Those Days"). Both sides are written by Curtis/Tolbert and the vocals on this record sounds like the vocals on the BELL 45 so I think it's safe to say that the CAPITOL 45 are by the same group of people.

Anthony Curtis and Lonnie Lee Tolbert also wrote "What Makes A Dance (Feel So Good)", "Player Play On" and "Tomorrow Is A Brand New Day" for Nooney Rickett. The Nooney Rickett 45s on IT are actually credited as being "Curtis Bros. Prod". The IT label was based in California.

In 1969 they wrote "One Soft Night" for Nancy Wilson (CAPITOL 2555).

In their BMI files Anthony Curtis and Lonnie Lee Tolbert share the writing credits on tunes with the following titles as well:

"Don't Look At Me Like That"

"Guiding Star"

"I'm Coming Back Strong"

"One Day You'll Pay"

"Youngblood"

But I don't know if any artists ever recorded and released those tunes. If these titles sound familiar to anyone of you, please let me know. It would be great to be able to paint a full picture of what these guys were involved in. :D

I have the capitol 45 you mention from 1968 so I was assuming that it was the same capitol group mentioned in the all music article. I guess there were two curtis bros on capitol then. thanks for clearing that up.

  cover-up said:
I was meaning, this record could go massive, even outside germany... :rolleyes:

These Vizitors and Nooney Rickett were both originally from Indiana.

Is there a deep connection?

  indiana45s said:
These Vizitors and Nooney Rickett were both originally from Indiana.

Is there a deep connection?

As far as I understand the Curtis brothers in These Vizitors (Richard, Michael and Tom) are not the same Curtis brothers that were involved with the Nooney Rickett releases (Anthony Curtis).

  Marc Forrest said:
Its been so already since last year...nearly every DJ in Germany has a copy :thumbsup:

A bit of generalisation, don't you think? Maybe every DJ in Hamburg or Berlin has a copy but I don't know of any DJ/collector in Munich having a copy. But on the other hand the Munich lot is always way behind the times within the german scene. I mean we still play lots of R&B :thumbup:

Not true - you should ask Florian Keller... :lol:

  Benji said:
A bit of generalisation, don't you think? Maybe every DJ in Hamburg or Berlin has a copy but I don't know of any DJ/collector in Munich having a copy. But on the other hand the Munich lot is always way behind the times within the german scene. I mean we still play lots of R&B :thumbup:

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