The Showstopping Super Sonics! Detroit Sound Records

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Hi everyone

 

I have a copy of the Showstopping Super Sonics - Ear Action (and You Better Quit It) / What Kind Of Girl Is She (Detroit Sound Records #2883).

 

What an absolutely brilliant name for a group!! Always wanted a copy just for the name    

 

Sometimes seen listed as "D Records" - part of the De-To and Music Now set up.

 

Seems quite rare.

 

Apart from the above, I can't find out much about the group or record.

 

Topside is a nice funk track. The flip is slow sweet soul.

 

Scan is not my copy but nicked from Collectors Frenzy.

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Edited June 17, 2013 by Premium Stuff

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Just pulled my copy and, like the copy in the scan above, it has a small inked stamp at the bottom just above the printed writing "Detroit Sound Recording Co."

 

The stamp says P. 1974 on the top line and then underneath that DETROIT SOUND, INC.

 

That dates it nicely 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

[boba]

under the radar but in demand with sweet soul collectors. all copies I've had / seen have had annoying wear (maybe very light heat damage?).

[Dave Thorley]

One of Doc Kyles labels, the label design is simlar to his other label 'Now', which he owned along with De-To. Doc has been involved in the music business off and on for over 40 years. His main employ is as a consulting surgeon and runs a practise in Detroit along with his son. Think he may have had a couple of other labels also.

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Thanks Bob and Dave!   

 

Bob - never noticed any wear on my copy - pretty much a minter - will give it a good close inspection later though.

 

I like the funk side - starts off a bit slow but then builds nicely - not 'funky edged northern' at all - but maybe 'northern-edged funk'? - with a capital "F".

 

Any thoughts on value with either sweet or funk collectors anyone please?

 

Cheers

 

Richard

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[Dave Thorley]

I sold a pretty clean one a couple of years ago at £50

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I sold a pretty clean one a couple of years ago at £50

 

Sounds like a bargain that Dave 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

[Soulhawk]

I have a clean one & it plays with faint noise - pretty poor pressing

 

the Don Hart connection is obvious from the label

 

'What Kind of Girl is She' had been previously done as 'What Kind of Man is He' by Chris Marshon on Orbit

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I have a clean one & it plays with faint noise - pretty poor pressing

 

the Don Hart connection is obvious from the label

 

'What Kind of Girl is She' had been previously done as 'What Kind of Man is He' by Chris Marshon on Orbit

 

Cheers for the info - most interesting 

 

Richard

[boba]

I have a clean one & it plays with faint noise - pretty poor pressing

 

the Don Hart connection is obvious from the label

 

'What Kind of Girl is She' had been previously done as 'What Kind of Man is He' by Chris Marshon on Orbit

 

yo breck hook me up with the marshon on the cheap

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I have a clean one & it plays with faint noise - pretty poor pressing

 

the Don Hart connection is obvious from the label

 

'What Kind of Girl is She' had been previously done as 'What Kind of Man is He' by Chris Marshon on Orbit

 

Just played both sides of mine - looks M- most would call it a minter.

 

Perfect on the funky "Ear Action" side.

 

"What Kind Of Girl Is She" has a few very minor crackles in the quieter parts - hardly worth mentioning at all.

 

Guess I was lucky with my copy 

 

Just searched my old emails and see I picked it up in late summer 2011 from eBay for the princely sum of 99p     

 

I have just knocked myself out with "What Kind Of Girl Is She" - it is just an immense record.

 

Cheers

 

Richard

[Soulhawk]

yo breck hook me up with the marshon on the cheap

 

mike curtis is rubbing off on you bob 

[boba]

mike curtis is rubbing off on you bob 

 

yeah except i would actually buy it if you offered it to me