Paro Records

[John Elias]

Has anyone info on this west coast label,I have record number 2004...Floyd White with the Johnny Heartsman Band,Fragile,Handle with Care,can you help?,thanx,John.

[Garethx]

Hi John

I came across a hit of these in a couple of mainstream music stores in California about seven years ago: for a while they seemed to have been dumped in outlets like Amoeba (I found copies at Amoeba stores in both San Francisco and Berkeley along with a few copies of Guy's old 'Lord Thunder' cover-up). I wonder if they didn't come from the huge find at Ray Dobard's warehouse in Oakland but proved to be of little use to the John Manships of this world. I eventually sold them all and some collectors bought a couple of copies each.

An interesting record which was just the wrong side of 'early' for me personally. It's a bit twee but the guy has a good voice and it has a certain atmosphere. Johnny Heartsman was involved with the early Jesse James records on Shirley and a host of other Bay Area R&B records. The Paro label design is certainly very attractive, but I'm afraid I can't help with information on other releases.

Edited September 18, 2009 by garethx

[John Elias]

Hi John

I came across a hit of these in a couple of mainstream music stores in California about seven years ago: for a while they seemed to have been dumped in outlets like Amoeba (I found copies at Amoeba stores in both San francisco and Berkey along with a few copies of Guy's old 'Lord Thunder' cover-up). I wonder if they didn't come from the huge find at Ray Dobard's warehouse in Oakland but proved to be of little use to the John Manships of this world. I eventually sold them all and some collectors bought a couple of copies each.

An interesting record which was just the wrong side of 'early' for me personally. It's a bit twee but the guy has a good voice and it has a certain atmosphere. Johnny Heartsman was involved with the early Jesse James records on Shirley and a host of other Bay Area R&B records. The Paro label design is certainly very attractive, but I'm afraid I can't help with information on other releases.

Thanx for some interesting facts,agree with your opinion of the choon too.

[Ady Potts]

Has anyone info on this west coast label,I have record number 2004...Floyd White with the Johnny Heartsman Band,Fragile,Handle with Care,can you help?,thanx,John.

Hi John,

I have number 733 on the label, The Extremes - The Bells / That's all I want. I see it's written by Bobby Sanders. Anyway, noticed under PARO RCORDS it says Product of Highland Records. I've not seen the record you mention, so don't know if it has the Highland info on your label?

Regards,

Ady.

[Mark B]

Paul Havekin hd acouple of gareths copies one which he sold to tony it is an early sound that goes quite well at the greatstone when paul or tony spin it. from memory the label is different to that one.

mark

[John Elias]

twas at the Greatstone that I heard it and picked a copy up a few months later

[John Elias]

Hi John,

I have number 733 on the label, The Extremes - The Bells / That's all I want. I see it's written by Bobby Sanders. Anyway, noticed under PARO RCORDS it says Product of Highland Records. I've not seen the record you mention, so don't know if it has the Highland info on your label?

Regards,

Ady.

Hi Ady,posted up scan it would appear to be a different record company??

[Garethx]

I'd say that Ady's Extremes 45 is on a continuation of the earlier Paro label because of the involvement of Bobby Sanders: different kind of serial numbers but that could be to fit in with the Highland numbering system on the latter release.

I should mention that I originally bought the Floyd White 'blind' off John Manship in the late 80s for about 75 quid (!) years before I found the dozen or so cheap copies in the US.

[John Elias]

I'd say that Ady's Extremes 45 is on a continuation of the earlier Paro label because of the involvement of Bobby Sanders: different kind of serial numbers but that could be to fit in with the Highland numbering system on the latter release.

I should mention that I originally bought the Floyd White 'blind' off John Manship in the late 80s for about 75 quid (!) years before I found the dozen or so cheap copies in the US.

had mine off Gemm about 3 yrs ago i think,paid around £20,again I think,came from U.S. AND YES I think!!!,old age and all that,wouldn't part with it though.