BIG MAN RECORDS NEW RELEASE NEWS BMR 1007 OLD TOWN GOLD

[Mark Bicknell]

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT BIG MAN RECORDS RELEASE FROM HY WEISS'S NEW YORK BASED OLD TOWN RECORDS, A SUBLIME DOUBLE HEADER WITH THE 1964  FREDDIE HOUSTON - IF I HAD KNOWN B/W THE 1965 STREET CORNER TO SOUL GEM FROM THE FIESTAS - THINK SMART, UNDER LICENCE FROM EMBASSY MUSIC CORPORATION (BMI) TO BIG MAN RECORDS, TAKEN FROM OLD TOWN MASTERS. 

FIRST TIME 45RPM UK VINYL RELEASE, WILL COME IN A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM SLEEVE, COLLECTORS CARD IN A POLY BAG, LEAD TIMES ARE AT A PREMIUM RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE INDUSTRY SO THIS RELEASE WILL HIT THE STREETS LATER ON IN THE YEAR AS SOON AS WE CAN.

THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF DJ/PREVIEW COPIES @ £30.00 EACH AND ISSUE COPIES @ £20.00 EACH PLUS £4.00 UK FIRST CLASS SIGN FOR MAIL ANF £9.00 REST OF THE WORLD.

PAY PAL AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO AVOID FEES INCLUDE ADDRESS PLEASE PAY PAL bicknellmark@aol.com PM HERE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

FREDDIE HOUSTON - 'IF I HAD KNOWN' B/W THE FIESTAS - 'THINK SMART' - BIG MAN RECORDS BMR 1007 - UNDER LICENCE FROM EMBASSY MUSIC CORPORATION TO BIG MAN RECORDS 2021.

BOTH RECORDS WERE VERY MUCH PART OF THE 60's NEWIE MOVEMENT IN THE EARLY 80's, FREDDIE HOUSTON WAS CERTAINLY A GAME CHANGER IN TERMS OF A MORE DOWN TEMPO ACCEPTANCE AT VENUES SUCH AS 'TOP OF THE WORLD, STAFFORD', EARLY '100 CLUB' ETC. 'IF I HAD KNOWN' WAS CHAMPIONED BY THE LIKES OF 'KEB DARGE' ONCE COVERED UP AS HERB WARD, A RECORD RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE LIKES OF SAM FLETCHER, GEORGE FREEMAN, ROMANCE WATSON IN THE SLOWER DOWN TEMPO C STYLE.

THE FIESTAS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF FROM STREET CORNER TO SOUL A DELIGHT OF MALE VOCAL GROUP HARMONIES WHICH BECAME AN INSTANT COLLECTABLE AND BIG RECORD AT THE VENUES, BOTH ORIGINAL OLD TOWN COPIES IN TIME HAVE PRETTY MUCH DRIED UP AND CERTAINLY COMMAND A MID HUNDREDS TICKET PRICE IF YOU CAN FIND THEM.

COMING SOON FROM BIG MAN RECORDS.