Hip It-Hosanna On L.h.m.a

[Hammersoul]

Just dug this out,checked on-line and it seems to pressed mostly on Yellow l.h.m.a. records.Mine is a mint/blue,seen them also on Red.What was first?? i know it also got a Calla release afterwards with a differant mix.

Over to you,clock is ticking

[Guest VepT5]

As far as I remember this red issue with the instrumental side given it's full title is the very first press.

[Mark B]

think i have this on 3 different colour labels but as said the one with any dance will do is first issue

mark

[Guest]

If you have the THREE different colours at the same time can you check out the deadwax matrix on them all. and see if they are identical - I've always been suspicious of the later Yellow and light blue copies but forgot to document. I have the Yellow and light blue in stock at te mo' just need the details on the RED first press. Much appreciated, as the source at the time was somewhat notorious for a repro or two.

[Guest martyn]

If you have the THREE different colours at the same time can you check out the deadwax matrix on them all. and see if they are identical - I've always been suspicious of the later Yellow and light blue copies but forgot to document. I have the Yellow and light blue in stock at te mo' just need the details on the RED first press. Much appreciated, as the source at the time was somewhat notorious for a repro or two.

What was the time span between the l.h.m.a. release & the Calla release , it didnt seem that long at the time (under 6 months) ? Also has anyone seen an lhma demo ?

[Mark B]

Will have to find them when I do in will check them for you

Mark

[Hammersoul]

Any joy on run out on Red copy Mark??

[Mark B]

Any joy on run out on Red copy Mark??

Hi no i have not been to my lock up yet a lot of records in storage will be going soon as have to empty the lock up as getting too expensive

mark

[Guest VepT5]

Hi all, here is the deadwax info for the Red label 45

Hipit - scratched in 10001A at 6 0'clock and a small scratched in RS at 1 o'clock

run out approx 8mm

Any Dance Will Do - scratched in 1000B at 6 o'clock and small scratched RS at 11 o'clock

run out again approx 8mm

cheers, Heath.

[Hammersoul]

Hi all, here is the deadwax info for the Red label 45

Hipit - scratched in 10001A at 6 0'clock and a small scratched in RS at 1 o'clock

run out approx 8mm

Any Dance Will Do - scratched in 1000B at 6 o'clock and small scratched RS at 11 o'clock

run out again approx 8mm

cheers, Heath.

just picked up a red copy

The run out on mine on A-side :10001 at 8`oclock Rs at 3`oclock.

B-side is: 10001 b at 11 o`clock. rs at 5`oclock.

No year on label.

BLue copy is:

A-side: 10001a 1 o`clock. Rs 8 o`clock.

B-side: 10001 b 8 o`clock . Rs 2 o`clock.

Year on label 1975.

[Dave Thorley]

If you have the THREE different colours at the same time can you check out the deadwax matrix on them all. and see if they are identical - I've always been suspicious of the later Yellow and light blue copies but forgot to document. I have the Yellow and light blue in stock at te mo' just need the details on the RED first press. Much appreciated, as the source at the time was somewhat notorious for a repro or two.

Why suspicious John, a friend of mine in New York remembers this as a new release there. He told me it was a big tune on the East Coast disco scene and was available in a fair few stores around the city. Could well have been pressed a few times within a few weeks of each other, if it was selling that well. Small label owners often pressed in smaller runs, based on demand, simply because they didn't have the money to do a big run or weren't prepared to until they knew they had success.

So where does the Yellow labeled pt1&2 come in. I would guess after the runs of Red & Blue and just before they licensed it to Calla for national distribution.

PS, I've also picked blue copies a few times in the states as well as red ones in old distributors, so if it was repro, it would have to been somelse at the label doing it, via the backdoor. Otherwise the wouldn't have been able to sell into the distributor accounts.

Edited May 30, 2012 by Dave Thorley