Bettye Lavette - Right Outta Time

[Chris L]

Could someone explain the low down on this single. Can't seem to find it anywhere via usual sources.

I see B side is a Motorcity production (I think) but "Right Outta Time" looks like it's off the radar. Label

says 2006 but "Good luck" appears to have been an early 90s recording ? Of course I could be just going

blind.....................

[Guest trickbag]

Chris.Supposedly recorded by Ian Levine for Motor City in 1989

Bootleg / Repro 7"

first heard this on the Glyn William's valley radio

show as a new release could have been 2006 played both sides

sounded good to me,don't know if its still available as a

download.can be heard at 45cat.

ricky.

[Roburt]

Wasn't this a remixed version of a 90's IL track ??

[Chris L]

Chris.Supposedly recorded by Ian Levine for Motor City in 1989

Bootleg / Repro 7"

first heard this on the Glyn William's valley radio

show as a new release could have been 2006 played both sides

sounded good to me,don't know if its still available as a

download.can be heard at 45cat.

ricky.

 

Thanks Ricky I bought a bag full of Modern stuff, this was with them. I like it very much (but tell Julian Bentley).

[Goldsoul]

Chris.Supposedly recorded by Ian Levine for Motor City in 1989

Bootleg / Repro 7"

first heard this on the Glyn William's valley radio

show as a new release could have been 2006 played both sides

sounded good to me,don't know if its still available as a

download.can be heard at 45cat.

ricky.

Not supposedly...it is Ian Levine's production and of course its not a bootleg. He owns it and released a small number of promos 6/7 years ago. 

[Guest trickbag]

i'm sure your right Kev,perhaps you played it

on your  solar show  Saturday 12 to 2 when

the promos where given out for airplay.

 

ricky.

[georgeblackwell]

Kev is absolutely right, definitely the real deal on this one. Ian (Levine) sent me a load of his stuff last year as part of a 1800 piece record swap and this was one of the records that he gave me.

 

Chris Frost

[Chris L]

Not supposedly...it is Ian Levine's production and of course its not a bootleg. He owns it and released a small number of promos 6/7 years ago. 

 

Wonder why there's no credits, I should really ask him shouldn't I ,

[Roburt]

I know that Bettye wasn't very happy that it had come out (even though the backing on this version is a lot better than the original Motorcity version).

.... mind you, her objection was a monetary one (she didn't receive a cent for the release).  

[Steve G]

I know that Bettye wasn't very happy that it had come out (even though the backing on this version is a lot better than the original Motorcity version).

.... mind you, her objection was a monetary one (she didn't receive a cent for the release).  

 

I doubt there were more than 400 copies pressed on that run Roburt. So Betty is crying over nothing much.....

 

I've got at least one other record like that, maybe two, I think Noel McCalla, but would need to check for sure.....

Edited May 6, 2013 by Steve G

[Goldsoul]

I know that Bettye wasn't very happy that it had come out (even though the backing on this version is a lot better than the original Motorcity version).

.... mind you, her objection was a monetary one (she didn't receive a cent for the release).

Dispute that allegation. Ian paid advances to Bettye Lavette. The fact he re-constructed the track and pressed 300 copies of a promo single means there would not have been any royalties to pay anyway.

[Chris L]

Dispute that allegation. Ian paid advances to Bettye Lavette. The fact he re-constructed the track and pressed 300 copies of a promo single means there would not have been any royalties to pay anyway.

 

Kev

I seem to remember it's customary that all costs have to be covered before royalties start getting paid. If you take into the studio, musicians, producers and arrangers time and money you'd have to sell quite a lot before there's money left over. It appears to be an issue with singers, they do expect to see large piles of cash no matter what the economics are.