James Carr Losing Game Goldwax

[Ismaelg]

Hi ,

Could anybody tell if the picture record is the original one?

Acccording to Manship's guide there are 3 different pressings: Dj , blue and yellow.

Searching on the net I have seen two yellow issues , this one and the classic design yellow with a white strip.

Thanks in advance,

Ismael G

[The Tempest]

[John Elias]

sure they're all kosher,mines the yellow with white stripe,great tune IMHO

[Mike Lofthouse]

Can anyone list all the various Goldwax designs and their vintage?

Mike

[Tony Smith]

Can anyone list all the various Goldwax designs and their vintage?

Mike

For this record or all of them?

[pikeys dog]

All originals, just different pressing plants - it was released nationally by Bell (hence the blue label styrene copies).

[Mike Lofthouse]

For this record or all of them?

All

[Tony Smith]

All

Quite a task there mate, as you've got the earlier releases when they were distributed by Vee-Jay etc. good luck with that! Sure theAmy-Mala- Bell link up didn't kick in til '66 think the Vel-Tones was the first on the yellow & white label, never seen a blue styrene on this title, previous to this release you have local release (gold) and and the usual Vee-Jay black east coast and yellow west coast varieties.... I'm sure Garethx can add to this!

[Guest Dave Turner]

Mike, Naoya Yamauchi used to have a few pages on his site regarding the different Goldwax label variants.

Unfortunately it's seems to be no longer available

[Chalky]

The design on this release, curved with the disc is from the 300 series and began in 1966.

The Veltones Tony mentions is 301, the Ovations was the first on this design according to R&B Indies, 300 "Don't Cry".

Initially distributed by London (1st release only 910 William Wigfall & The Lyrics)) but quickly moved to Tollie/Vee Jay for all the releases 101 - 120.

According to R&B Indies 4 designs before the 300 series, all variants of a block type font...clearly wrong though.

901

101 - 107

108 - 112

113 -120

300 series blue styrene

[Chalky]

The scan for 113 is the type of font R&B Indies has for the releases 108 - 112 so they have some wrong info from somewhere. I think you have all the variants though showing??? Someone will correct me if wrong somewhere.

[Chalky]

Just found this site, shows the different designs and the distributors.....R&B Indies need to do a bit more homework.

https://45-sleeves.com/USA/goldwax/gold-us.htm

[Tony Smith]

Just found this site, shows the different designs and the distributors.....R&B Indies need to do a bit more homework.

https://45-sleeves.co...wax/gold-us.htm

Nice one Chalks, pretty much as I said

Still not seen Vel-Tones on styrene though, it exists on 300, so it must be out there! I've had Ivory Joe Hunter on both and thought they were pretty hard and good and very underated!

[Steve G]

Just found this site, shows the different designs and the distributors.....R&B Indies need to do a bit more homework.

https://45-sleeves.co...wax/gold-us.htm

Good as far as it goes but it misses the Tollie demos which had Goldwax written across the top (i.e not following round the record), the light blue (e.g. well's gone dry), and the larger yellow and red variant. Steve

[Tony Smith]

Good as far as it goes but it misses the Tollie demos which had Goldwax written across the top (i.e not following round the record), the light blue (e.g. well's gone dry), and the larger yellow and red variant. Steve

Not to mention the Bandstand USA subsidiary!

[Steve G]

We should all pile onto Cat 45 and stick them all up. They've got some brilliant guys on there that can date and locate a Columbia pressing just by the font size / format of font used and know all of the different litho / label printers on the East Coast. But on Goldwax they've a way to go yet.....Just as well we have em all

[Chalky]

Not to mention the Bandstand USA subsidiary!

[Chalky]

[mshoals]

Two other Bandstand USA variants, and 2 on Goldwax light blue:

Edited November 25, 2012 by mshoals

[mshoals]

A few white Goldwax variants:

Edited November 25, 2012 by mshoals

[Steve G]

Obviously some other Goldwax fans on here! Great.

I'll try and find the EP tonight and post that up, unless someone beats me to it!

Keep em coming.

[Picky]

Mike, Naoya Yamauchi used to have a few pages on his site regarding the different Goldwax label variants.

Unfortunately it's seems to be no longer available

I have already closed the page of Goldwax labels and other pages due to my server capacity.

Regarding the original Goldwax label in #300 series, there are basically 4 types which are blue printed directly on the disk, yellow, yellow with white stripe and white DJ. But there are boot copies on the yellow and yellow with white stripe copies. The original copy of which has clear printing of Goldwax logo in the "O" of Goldwax. The boot copy has unclear printing of it like blurred.

[Picky]

There is one more label design of Goldwax rather than the above. This is the first single issued from Goldwax distributed by London, then later this single was released with record number 101 under the name of Russell's Goldwax Records as shown above.