Denbo Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Can anybody shed any light on this white label record / 'test pressing'? There is the following matrix in the deadwax on the other side, which is by The Elders Consolidated; DS/W-170-1
Souljer6 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Hi Dennis, Happy New Year! Sonny Childe aka R.B. Greaves was related to Sam Cooke, his cousin I think. He came over to the UK and had releases on Decca and Polydor, which I imagine you are aware of. He also appears to have had a couple of releases on US Music Factory. Although there was no UK release on MF they may have been UK recordings. No info on your record. This sounds like I'm a proper anorak! I promise you I'm not. Rich
Denbo Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 No, that's good info Rich, thanks for that. Would love to know more about this record though, it's pretty good too
Roburt Posted January 2 Posted January 2 (edited) Is it a known song (A THING CALLED LOVE) or a new tune with a previously used title ? Sonny's father was career military, so he lived on many US bases in my different countries. He came to the UK sometime between 1960 & 1963 to perform as a singer. He played the Star-Club in Hamburg early on during his time in the UK / Europe but didn't land a record deal till summer 65. With the TNT he played all over the UK ... Edited January 2 by Roburt
Denbo Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 3 hours ago, Roburt said: Is it a known song (A THING CALLED LOVE) or a new tune with a previously used title ? Sonny's father was career military, so he lived on many US bases in my different countries. He came to the UK sometime between 1960 & 1963 to perform as a singer. He played the Star-Club in Hamburg early on during his time in the UK / Europe but didn't land a record deal till summer 65. With the TNT he played all over the UK ... Thanks for that. Yes, I noticed the Live Shows listed on 45cat when I linked Sonny Childe with The Elders Consolidated. As for your comment "Is it a known song (A THING CALLED LOVE) or a new tune with a previously used title?", I don't know the answer to either of those questions?
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