Soul-slider Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 Is there actually a USA 45 release on Mowest? 45cat suggests MW-5025 but I cannot find an image for this 45 anywhere! I've never seen a copy. Anyone got a scan?
The Yank Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 I've never seen a copy of "The Night" on a U.S. 45. As far as I know, it was only available on the Chameleon album. 1
Soul-slider Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, the yank said: I've never seen a copy of "The Night" on a U.S. 45. As far as I know, it was only available on the Chameleon album. As I thought, here's the link to it's USA 'release'... https://www.45cat.com/record/mw5025fus
George G Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 This has been listed in discographies going back to the Stak O Wax books. AFAIK it's never been proved to exist, in some other reference book (the Reg Bartlette Motown one maybe?) it was listed as assigned a number but never pressed. Interesting how these old discographies got these listings for never released 45s. From company logs? Old trade mags? Of course there's always the chance one could surface, like the Jimmy Hart on Blue Rock. However, since Frankie was well known artist on which any record would have got attention, gotta be certain by now that there were none made. 1
Guest Gogs Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 i always thought that the only 7" inch copy was issued in the UK. Mowest 3002 original, 3024 re-issue. 1972 and 1975 respectively.
Soul-slider Posted April 26, 2018 Author Posted April 26, 2018 They've updated the 45cat listing now to show as 'unreleased'. Thanks chaps that's all cleared up now
Benji Posted April 26, 2018 Posted April 26, 2018 14 hours ago, gogs said: i always thought that the only 7" inch copy was issued in the UK. Mowest 3002 original, 3024 re-issue. 1972 and 1975 respectively. No. Also in Germany, Netherlands, Italy.
Guest Shufflin Posted April 26, 2018 Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, gogs said: i always thought that the only 7" inch copy was issued in the UK. Mowest 3002 original, 3024 re-issue. 1972 and 1975 respectively. that had been my view too - interestingly the copy shown in the Kev R NS Top 500 'bible' is the re-issue, 3024, ranked at number 181, 'a darkly compelling...oddity' if the chart was re-done nowadays it would be a lot higher up probably Edited April 26, 2018 by Shufflin
Guest Gogs Posted April 26, 2018 Posted April 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Benji said: No. Also in Germany, Netherlands, Italy. And Australia. I stand corrected.
Guest Shufflin Posted April 26, 2018 Posted April 26, 2018 the UK 3002 is the only one I'd want to own
Guest Gogs Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 2 hours ago, shufflin said: the UK 3002 is the only one I'd want to own My copy
Mick Holdsworth Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 18 hours ago, Tony Turner said: I have just got an Australian copy Here's the first Australian issue from May 1973 ... Strange, but there's nearly an 800 increase in the MW number in only two years (MW 10213 - 10794) - Don't know what that's about. Cheers Mick 1
DW10FDP Posted April 23, 2021 Posted April 23, 2021 On 26/04/2018 at 16:01, Tony Turner said: I have just got an Australian copy Tony is this the high pitched solo intro alternate version please ??
Michael V Posted April 23, 2021 Posted April 23, 2021 Co-incidentally,The Four Seasons' post-1965 bassist Joe Long, who played that great,classic bass intro and break on 'The Night' sadly passed away the other day (Wednesday 21st) aged 79 .
Pete Morgan Posted May 6, 2021 Posted May 6, 2021 I have Frankie Valli on Aus Tamla motown demo , it is a different take apparantly to the mowest and us versions
Benji Posted May 6, 2021 Posted May 6, 2021 first german issue from 72. second issue is on tamla-motown from 73/4-ish. 1
Soul-slider Posted May 9, 2021 Author Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) On 06/05/2021 at 02:48, Pete Morgan said: Yeah, I bet that plays the 'Frankie Valli' LP version from 1975 which does indeed differ from the UK 45.... here it is.. Edited May 9, 2021 by Soul-slider
Benji Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 @Ulrich Leitl Do you know which version that first German issue plays?
Ulrich Leitl Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) @Benjino, I'm sorry. SOLD it to UK buyer and didn't make a Soundfile. BTW: He tried to resell it for 100, then for 50 and now...? Edited May 10, 2021 by Ulrich Leitl
Bo Diddley Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Benji said: @Ulrich Leitl Do you know which version that first German issue plays? I added this to the "Obscure Foreign Release" thread a few years ago. Mine plays the standard version on the UK 45. (Dutch version) Edited May 10, 2021 by Bo Diddley
clevesoulie Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 Is it OK to play it off the Chameleon album if you can't afford the 45? Best, Mark
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