Allan Sisters I'm With The Downtown Crowd

[Rob Bailey]

Hi there looking for a copy of this 45 please VG+ or above

Edited December 10, 2013 by Rob Bailey

[Prophonics 2029]

The LP is great quality, I mean better Quality than the 45 on Quality and in stereo.

[Rob Bailey]

Thanks for the heads up on the album, but I'm after the 45 can anyone help? Cheers Rob

[tosspot]

I had this on my saved searches on evil bay with no luck over the last 4yrs or so, so good luck

[Quinvy]

Reckon it's a toughie I do. 

[Mot]

Agree.....tough record, only ever seen two issues on the 'Quality' label.........all the rest have been blank white labels (ie Quality not printed anywhere on the label).

 

Glad I got mine a long time ago (and unfortunately its not for sale!!!!).

[Prophonics 2029]

Sure I have seen 2 on ebay in the last 3 years and one in a sales in the at 4 months.

[Ik001]

Makes a bit of a mockery of the book price of £75.

[jocko]

Whats this about an LP, any details?

[Mike]

Whats this about an LP, any details?

[Pete S]

Makes a bit of a mockery of the book price of £75.

 

Must be a mistake, I paid £400 for it back in 99/2000, was a white label with a stamp on it

[Ik001]

Mr Manship says Quality 1841 (Canadian release) £75.

Always liked this one since hearing it on Mr. Searling's radio show but thought it might be expensive that's why I've never looked for a copy and maybe that's the case.

[Quinvy]

Has to be at least £400 on rarity alone. We all know the price guides are just that, a guide.

[Fourmintsover]

Have a strong EX copy of the white label issue (it was also pressed by Quality, has same matrix stamp), please get in touch via PM. 

[Pomonkey]

Sold a clean Quality issue of this several years back for $500 Rob, seemed the right price then haven't had one since, can't remember who took it off me or would point you their way, g'luck!

[Lawman]

When I played it back in the 80ts it was a very popular dancer at the time mines was an issue can't remember where it went too in the end very rare in my book

[Lenny Harkins]

To Andy Dennison way back , was it not Colin ?

Awesome record, could never part with mine , the test press , it's been in the back of the box for 20 odd years.

You never see these for sale ?

Again brilliant stuff

Edited December 18, 2013 by Lenny Harkins

[Benji]

I remember Richard Domar had a white test press for sale for years. No takers, probably because it was quite expensive (250 or so).

[Chalky]

As far as I'm aware Ady Pountain the first with this at Yate and into Stafford.

[Rushden Vic]

I had a mint copy on Quality  with company sleeve for $50 of a Canadian seller about 4 /5 years ago , sold it for £300  ,  the same copy is on you tube (trevski)

Edited June 5, 2014 by midnight brew

[Cheapsiderecords]

Sold a battered test pressing for $150 some time ago. I do know Martin Koppell had a copy a year or so ago as he offered it to me but remember a price I cannot.

[Rob Bailey]

Still looking for an issue VG+ if anyone got one spare? Thanks Rob 

[Gene-r]

The LP it's on is "Drummer Man" on Paragon (ALS 241).  If you're easily put off records by the look of the artistes, don't look below:

 

 

[Cheapsiderecords]

Funnily enough I sold a copy of the Drummer Man 45 on Op-Art at the local Record Show on Sunday?

 

Anyone else think it is strange the 45 came out on a different Canadian label than the album?

 

Still waiting to find a copy of the album

[Gene-r]

They seemed to be quite popular in Canada.  This from the Canadian "Jam" website:

 

Coralie Allan (vocals)
Jackie Allan (vocals) 

The Allan Sisters were originally from Edmonton, Alberta. Jackie had begun singing at the age of seven and was later joined by sister Coralie for shows in Alberta. Eventually the duo would move to Toronto to try and foster this talent into a career. 

Jackie would soon marry CBC-TV musical arranger Art Snider ('Country Hoedown') but it would take several years before the duo would start recording. In 1963 they recorded their first single, "Larry", for Art Snider's Chateau label. The single hit the Canadian country charts in 1964. 

They would also see some success with follow-up singles on the pop charts. This chart exposure led to a guest appearance on CTV's 'A Go-Go 66' (hosted by Mike Darow) which, in turn, brought them to the attention of Tommy Hunter. Hunter would feature the sisters on his own CBC-TV show as regulars throughout 1966 and made them fixtures for 11 years running. 

The sisters left the Tommy Hunter show in March 1977 and went on tour with their own musicians across Canada until 1983, when they agreed to go their separate ways. Jackie continued to tour western Canada until cancer was diagnosed later that year. Coralie did some touring around Ontario that year, but stopped to establish herself in a business career. Jackie died Christmas Eve, 1985. Coralie joined Splendid Entertainment in 1986 with Peter Glen for the show "Hits Of The Blitz". She continued with Splendid Entertainment doing various nostalgia dinner/cabaret shows around Muskoka, Toronto and the northeast U.S. until moving to North Vancouver in 2000 to be caregiver for her daughter, Darcia Gayle Nolan, who died of cancer in 2005. Coralie was married to singer/guitarist James "Jamie" Nolan until his death in August 1987. 

with notes from Don Wayne Patterson, Seb Agnello, Gillian Snider and Coralie Nolan.

 

Singles

1964 Larry (Shell)
1965 Remember The Face/In My Diary (Shell/Raleigh)
1966 Dream Boy/Devil To Angel (Quality) 1807
1966 I'm In With The Downtown Crowd/Give It Up, Girl (Quality) 1841
1966 Silly Jilly/Drummer Man (Op-Art) 303
1972 Where The Lilac Grows/Just Out Of Reach (Arpeggio/RCA) ARPS-1012
1972 The Day After Tomorrow/Somewhere There's A Mountain (Arpeggio/RCA) ARPS-1021 

Albums
197? Jackie & Coralie (Sound) 7704 
197? The Allan Sisters "In Song" (Quality)
197? Precious Moments 

Compilation Tracks
1974 "Easy Lovin'" on 'Country Music Cavalcade' (Marathon) CMC-101