I've been meaning to ask this for a long time, but could seem like a silly question cause I know so little about the record in question.

I remember bidding on a certain record about 3/4 years ago that was on the Chord label. I think there was no label number, so I guess it was the only release on the label. The label color was light blue, but don't remember the artist name or the song. I know it was a beautiful tune though, and I'm doing my best to retrace it, but with so little clues it's pretty hard to track down the artist name or name of the tunes.

Could anyone give me a clue on this one? I remember it going for good money, so chances are some of you might have bid on it too...

Hi dave, i know of FARDON LEE-THE BEAT SINCERE/STRAIGHT TO THE HEART-CHORD no2

Edited January 12, 201114 yr by SONBERT

  On 12/01/2011 at 17:05, SONBERT said:

Hi dave, i know of FARDON LEE-THE BEAT SINCERE/STRAIGHT TO THE HEART-CHORD no2

Don't think it was that one, think it was a group name, early 70s sound (maybe very late 60s). Thanks for helping me find the mystery tune though

  On 12/01/2011 at 17:17, Diggin said:

Don't think it was that one, think it was a group name, early 70s sound (maybe very late 60s). Thanks for helping me find the mystery tune though

Ok dave, that ones an 86 release

  On 12/01/2011 at 17:17, Diggin said:

Don't think it was that one, think it was a group name, early 70s sound (maybe very late 60s). Thanks for helping me find the mystery tune though

There are two Chord(s) labels in R & B Indies although they are both late 50's, early 60's according to the detail.

For what it's worth the details are as follows:

Chord 1301 George Young - "You know I wanna love you/Wow,wow,wow"

Chord 1302 The Sophomores - "Charades/What can I do"

Chord 1305 The Omegas - "Crazy bones/Razz matazz"

Chord 101 The Del Rays - "One kiss, one smile and a dream/One love is true"

Chords 101 Vern Young & The Ambassadors - "Cindy Lou/One last look at my darling"

Chords 102 Joy Taylor - "My cutie pie/I still remember"

Chords 103 Joy Taylor - "Shattered love/A smile"

May not have any relevance, but you never know.

I've stumbled on the other chord labels too while searching for the tune. (doesn't make the search any easier too, as you may imagine)

I wouldn't be surprised if the tune I'm after was the only release on 'my' chord label. Currently browsing every ebay title featuring 'soul' in popsike, but alas, no luck yet...

Could it be the Tears, "Tears Move and Groove"/"1808 East Broad"? It's light blue. A-side is vocal soul; B is a Meters-soundalike funk instrumental.

  On 13/01/2011 at 02:01, weingarden said:

Could it be the Tears, "Tears Move and Groove"/"1808 East Broad"? It's light blue. A-side is vocal soul; B is a Meters-soundalike funk instrumental.

I think that might be the one! Wow thanks Matt, now I at least know which record to hunt for...

If anyone got a few spares lying around somewhere you know who to PM

  On 13/01/2011 at 13:17, Diggin said:

I think that might be the one! Wow thanks Matt, now I at least know which record to hunt for...

If anyone got a few spares lying around somewhere you know who to PM

I looked for it for years before finding it on ebay! And then I lost the auction and had to pry it from the winner! Only other copy I know of belongs to Brad Hales in Detroit.

Had a bid in on that copy too. Didn't know it was known, but after being severely overbid I knew it was always going to be a tough one to find.

If you've got some space for a special request on your next downtown soulville show I wouldn't mind hearing that one! (and I'm sure I'm not the only one too)

i'll play it soon!