1st Issue / 2nd Issue ?

[Zanetti]

Can someone please tell me the first pressing?
I always thought it was Hemisphere! - but I can't find a reference on the net

thx

Zanetti

 

[Zanetti]

  On 24/10/2024 at 18:58, Zanetti said:

Can someone please tell me the first pressing?
I always thought it was Hemisphere! - but I can't find a reference on the net

*I have just seen the copyright 1963 imprint on one of the copies ... ? Can anyone verify this?

thx

Zanetti

 

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[The Yank]

Pay no attention to the 1963 date- Cameo/ Parkway and their subsidiaries all put one date on their early to mid 60's labels. One-der-ful/ Mar-V-Lus and M-Pac also did the same thing. The Oscar Wright was most likely released in late 1966.

Edited October 25, 2024 by The Yank

[Tlscapital]

The Hemisphere press came out first locally. Then both Fairmount variants from different pressing plants. No evidence but just logical deduction.

[Solidsoul]

  On 25/10/2024 at 03:07, Tlscapital said:

The Hemisphere press came out first locally. Then both Fairmount variants from different pressing plants. No evidence but just logical deduction.

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I agree, and Sound Of Soul productions was based in Richmond, Virginia which matches the address on the Hemisphere label.

[Tlscapital]

  On 25/10/2024 at 06:04, Solidsoul said:

I agree, and Sound Of Soul productions was based in Richmond, Virginia which matches the address on the Hemisphere label.

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Yes but we have no date of release for the Hemisphere. While the Fairmount was released around August 1966...

[Zanetti]

  On 25/10/2024 at 06:31, Tlscapital said:

Yes but we have no date of release for the Hemisphere. While the Fairmount was released around August 1966...

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Manship mentions for Hemisphere 1965.

He does have one for sale in His Page.

  On 24/10/2024 at 23:25, The Yank said:

Pay no attention to the 1963 date- Cameo/ Parkway and their subsidiaries all put one date on their early to mid 60's labels. One-der-ful/ Mar-V-Lus and M-Pac also did the same thing. The Oscar Wright was most likely released in late 1966.

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Thanks for this. Never Heard about this on-going.

[Solidsoul]

  On 25/10/2024 at 06:31, Tlscapital said:

Yes but we have no date of release for the Hemisphere. While the Fairmount was released around August 1966...

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We have no release date for Hemisphere, but it's a pretty good guess that Hemisphere was first and I agreed with you, but it's not proven.

Although look how it turned out with Frankie Beverly on Fairmount, most people thought Rouser was the first label, but it turned out that Fairmount was first!!

Edited October 25, 2024 by Solidsoul

[Tlscapital]

  On 25/10/2024 at 08:25, Zanetti said:

Manship mentions for Hemisphere 1965.

He does have one for sale in His Page.

Thanks for this. Never Heard about this on-going.

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45cat.com sets the release date of Little Tommy 'Baby Can't You See' on Sound of Soul in November 1965 but without any lead like BB or RW refs... So FWIW to be taken with diligence.

This Hemisphere 45 going by the similarity in design of that Little Tommy 'Baby Can't You See' on Sound of Soul and the following release bt the World Famous Upsteter surely got released close by.

But with the Fairmount release of Oscar Wright dating from August 1966 I would doubt somehow that Mr Wiggles would release a 6 months old product to benefit from a national promotion and exposure.

That sole release on Hemisphere could have been released consecutively after the world Famous Upsetter release on Sound of Soul still bearing the similar label attributes (distr. and address at the bottom of labels).

[Dobber]

  On 25/10/2024 at 08:47, Solidsoul said:

We have no release date for Hemisphere, but it's a pretty good guess that Hemisphere was first and I agreed with you, but it's not proven.

Although look how it turned out with Frankie Beverly on Fairmount, most people thought Rouser was the first label, but it turned out that Fairmount was first!!

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Learn something everyday,I also thought rouser was first release!

[Zanetti]

  On 25/10/2024 at 09:43, Dobber said:

Learn something everyday,I also thought rouser was first release!

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Here aswell