Blackberries - Somebody Up There - Mowest 5020 (Unissued) - Test Press

[Steve Plumb]

The Blackberries - Somebody Up There - MoWest 5020 (Unissued) - TEST PRESSING

I thought this might be of interest?

I was recently sorting through a handful of test pressings I had bought a few years ago and realised I had a TEST PRESSING of the above MoWest 45. It is listed as unissued?

It is a 'Columbia Record Productions - Santa Maria - TEST PRESSING' with the Artist, Title, Label No and Stereo/Mono written in biro'. There is also what looks like a date hand-written in red biro '7/25' therefore I guess the date it was pressed was 25th July 1972?

It is a Stereo/Mono pressing of the top side, so the official B side (But I Love Him) is not on the other side.

 

Even though it is listed as unissued, does anyone know if demo's were pressed? I tried the Detroit/Motown forum but got no answer?

 

 

Cheers
Steve

Edited March 24, 2014 by Steve Plumb

[John Benson]

Doesn't ring any bells Steve, would it be the Blackberries who recorded with Pacific Gas & Electric?

That was on Columbia.

 

I seem to think there was an LP by them listed for release on Mowest also, but I don't think it ever came out.

 

Anyway, is is any good? 

[Steve Plumb]

Hi John

 

Thanks for the reply

 

Not 100% sure without checking the group members but i think Shirlie Matthews 'may' have been in the group as she wrote it?

 

There was definitely an 8 track LP recorded (incl this track) but that wasn't released, although i think possibly hip-o-select may have put it out on CD a few years back?

 

It is actually a pretty good early 70's funky soul femme mover (for want of a better description!) 

 

Just wondered if white demos ever sneaked out? I haven't seen any but that doesn't mean owt 

 

Cheers

Steve

Edited March 24, 2014 by Steve Plumb

[Guest trickbag]

Track Artist Title Composer Producer Arranger Rating A The Blackberries Somebody Up There Sherlie Matthews, Dennis Lussier Deke Richards, Sherlie Matthews Deke Richards, James Carmichael Rate B The Blackberries But I Love You More Sherlie Matthews, Frank Wilson Deke Richards, Sherlie Matthews James Carmichael Rate

Notes

Issued as a bonus 7" with the 5 CD set The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12a: 1972

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Comments

this might help Steve from 45cat.

 

 

ricky.

 

[Sunnysoul]

The Blackberries were originally Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields and Clydie King ... and later Carlena Williams.

 

Released two 45s on A & M.

[Steve Plumb]

Track Artist Title Composer Producer Arranger Rating A The Blackberries Somebody Up There Sherlie Matthews, Dennis Lussier Deke Richards, Sherlie Matthews Deke Richards, James Carmichael Rate B The Blackberries But I Love You More Sherlie Matthews, Frank Wilson Deke Richards, Sherlie Matthews James Carmichael Rate

 

Notes

Issued as a bonus 7" with the 5 CD set The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12a: 1972

Images

Comments

this might help Steve from 45cat.

 

 

ricky.

 

 

Thanks for that Ricky

I didn't realise it was issued with the 1972 CD box set?

Not sure when the box set came out but i'm presuming the test pressing i have is an original from 1972 and not a TP of the bonus 45?

Thanks again

Steve

[Steve Plumb]

The Blackberries were originally Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields and Clydie King ... and later Carlena Williams.

 

Released two 45s on A & M.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated

Cheers

Steve

[boba]

I'm pretty sure there was no blackberries 45 released on mowest.

 

i have a few mowest unissued test presses, i think a gc cameron and something else i can't remember right now.

[Steve Plumb]

I'm pretty sure there was no blackberries 45 released on mowest.

 

i have a few mowest unissued test presses, i think a gc cameron and something else i can't remember right now.

Thanks Bob, I suspected as much 

I just wondered, as there was a test pressing, whether any white demos were made from it?

Cheers

Steve

[boba]

By "issued" i meant pressed, I'm pretty sure there was no promo with mowest labels, only test presses. Of course crazy stuff appears all the time but it's unlikely.