Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 OK, Stevie G, the gauntlet is down! Where do you start with 'best ballads on All Platinum/Stang/Turbo/Sugar Hill'? The labels fair overflow with them! You could fill a thread with Linda Jones tracks alone - but I won't... Here's my starter for 10, in no particular order: 1. When The Hurt Comes Back - The Heartstoppers (AP) 2. 3 Minutes 2 Hey Girl - George Kerr (AP) 3. Just can't Lose Your Love - The Whatnauts (Stang) 4. You Won't Support Me - Mill Street Depo (Turbo) 5. You Made Me Love You - Phillippe Wynne (Sugar Hill) 6. Distant Lover - Kevin Keeys (Jersey Connection) 7. Gotta Find A Way - The Moments (Stang) 8. Love On A Two Way Street - Lezli Valentine (AP) 9. What Can I Do - Val Martin (AP) 10. I Fell Asleep - Chuck Jackson (AP) Next list, please! TONE Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve G Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 OK, Stevie G, the gauntlet is down! Where do you start with 'best ballads on All Platinum/Stang/Turbo/Sugar Hill'? The labels fair overflow with them! You could fill a thread with Linda Jones tracks alone - but I won't... Here's my starter for 10, in no particular order: 1. When The Hurt Comes Back - The Heartstoppers (AP) 2. 3 Minutes 2 Hey Girl - George Kerr (AP) 3. Just can't Lose Your Love - The Whatnauts (Stang) 4. You Won't Support Me - Mill Street Depo (Turbo) 5. You Made Me Love You - Phillippe Wynne (Sugar Hill) 6. Distant Lover - Kevin Keeys (Jersey Connection) 7. Gotta Find A Way - The Moments (Stang) 8. Love On A Two Way Street - Lezli Valentine (AP) 9. What Can I Do - Val Martin (AP) 10. I Fell Asleep - Chuck Jackson (AP) Next list, please! TONE Dave the Dentist has already mentioned The Equations and I have added Optimistics on Turbo and Bobby Patterson R.P.W.T. Might have an All Platinum day on Sunday There's enough for a Kent LP.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jaco Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Don't know about posting a list, Tone - I'll leave that to others more knowledgable than me - but top, top marks for numbers 1, 3 and especially 6, which has always been a favourite of mine. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 OK, Stevie G, the gauntlet is down! Where do you start with 'best ballads on All Platinum/Stang/Turbo/Sugar Hill'? The labels fair overflow with them! You could fill a thread with Linda Jones tracks alone - but I won't... Here's my starter for 10, in no particular order: 1. When The Hurt Comes Back - The Heartstoppers (AP) 2. 3 Minutes 2 Hey Girl - George Kerr (AP) 3. Just can't Lose Your Love - The Whatnauts (Stang) 4. You Won't Support Me - Mill Street Depo (Turbo) 5. You Made Me Love You - Phillippe Wynne (Sugar Hill) 6. Distant Lover - Kevin Keeys (Jersey Connection) 7. Gotta Find A Way - The Moments (Stang) 8. Love On A Two Way Street - Lezli Valentine (AP) 9. What Can I Do - Val Martin (AP) 10. I Fell Asleep - Chuck Jackson (AP) Next list, please! TONE Mill Street Depo is on Stang, not turbo. Jimmy Mayes, leader of the Mill Street Depo, knew Al Goodman from back in Jackson, MS where Al was a member of the Carvettes. 1. moments - To you with love (this came out twice, both as b-sides, one is a horrible studio outtake sounding thing with no group and the other is totally excellent) 2. whatnauts - try me 3. spoilers - sad man's land on turbo (totally different than the tobin record) 4. We Three ltd. on astroscope (ultra-rare record) 5. Ponderosa twins - bound - astroscope 6. Young ladies on stang 7. prophecy - nya on all platinum 8. optimistics - should I let myself go - turbo 9. Linda Jones - for your precious love - Turbo 10. Willie and the mighty magnificents - make me your slave - all platinum 11. Equations - oh you sweet darlin - all platinum. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Baz Atkinson Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 ALL PLATINUM -WITHOUT A DOUBT DONNIE ELBERT -GOT TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER,SOUL PERFEECTION,MY FAV STANG BALLAD AND THERE ARE MANY IS MARK GREEN-IM SO GLAD-VERY BIG DEEP SOUL RAVE UP OUR WAY,AS FOR TURBO THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE LOL LINDA JONES -ID SAY ,DONT GO SWIFTLY FOLLOWED BY THE IMPECCABLE -THINGS IVE BEEN THROUGH. BAZ A Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Plumb Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Linda Jones - Not on the outside - Turbo The 45 responsible for my 30+ year love of Deep Soul Steve Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Edgar Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 A few classic ballads in my book would be, Lezli Valentine "I've Got To Keep On Loving You" (All Platinuim) Derek Martin "That's What I'll Do" (Vibration) Donnie Elbert "Can't Get Over Losing You" (Rare Bullet) Linda Jones "Dont Go (I Can't Bare To be Alone)" (Turbo) steve Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stuart Russell Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Technically speaking not a ballad, as Dave 'Baby' Cortez doesn't sing more tell a story, but "Unaddressed Letter" is worth a listen. I seem to recall John Abbey loved this and mentioned in his US imports reviews in B&S. It's on the flip of "Funky Robot" and also on the Soul Vibration LP. Both on All Platinum of course. Stuart Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest lifeandsoul Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 There's enough for a Kent LP.... theres a few AP Balads on the recent Tears full of soul CD Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) theres a few AP Balads on the recent Tears full of soul CD Was just going to mention that as well. There are at least two CDs on Castle which concentrates quite heavily on this stuff (by the way, I love "With You" by The Moments! ): Basement Tracks: Soul Ballads from the Heart of Black America 1. For Your Precious Love - Jones, Linda 2. Time Is Love - Barnes, J.J. 3. I Can't Take No More Chances - Chosen Few (1) 4. Coward's Way Out - Valentine, Lezli 5. With You - Moments (1) 6. What You Don't Want Me To Be - Moses, Lee 7. Hurry Sundown - Staton, Candi 8. Think Of The Children - Satisfaction Unlimited 9. Let Me Keep On Walking - Prophesy 10. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Jackson, Chuck 11. Love Is God Almighty - Optimistics 12. You Won't Support Me - Mill Street Depot 13. Love Stealing - Sheen, Bobby 14. I Can't Make It Alone - Lee, Laura 15. I've Been A Winner I've Been A Loser I've Been In Love - Smith Connection 16. Let's Make Love (At Home Sometimes) - Escorts (2) 17. Leaving Him Tomorrow - Taylor, Debbie 18. Give It Up - Johnson, Benny 19. For You Girl - Universal Mind 20. Meeting Place - Robinson, Wanda Tears Full of Soul: Outta Sight Soul Essentials - the Heartfelt Sound (Basement Tracks Vol. 2) Disc: 1 Jimmy James - I'm Glad Odds & Ends - Talk That Talk Brown Sugar featuring Clydie King - Weep For Me Lee Charles - I Just Want To Be Loved Black Ivory - Time Is Love Gloria Barnes - Old Before My Time Ray Gant & The Arabian Knights - Don't Leave Me Baby Soul Generation - I Wonder What She's Doing Pat Dennis - It's So Easy Brook Benton - You Were Gone The Trumains - Girl Don't Let Me Down Lezli Valentine - Love On A Two-Way Street Charles Brimmer - Please Let Me Come Home The Carstairs - Story Of Our Love Linda Jones - I Can't Make It Alone Tommy Keith - On The Real Side The Dynamics - Let Me Be Your Friend Charen Cotton - A Little Bit Of Love Disc: 2 Marion Jarvis - Hell Of A Fix (You're Living) In A Dream World Val Martin - What Can I Do Jean Carn - Do My Best Positive Express - Not On The Outside Bobby Patterson - Right Place, Wrong Time Lonnie Youngblood - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You Communicators & The Black Experience Band - One Chance Mark Greene - I'm So Lost Jean Knight - Don't Ask For 24 Hours Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers - Where Were You (When I Needed You) Louis Williams - I Care For You Eleanore Mills - Telegram The Barrons - I'm So Lonely Lee Moses - I Can't Take No More Chances Susan Philips - He's Gone First Class - What About Me Dave Baby Cortez - Unaddressed Letter Edited August 30, 2007 by Sebastian Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) Then there is also the following from Castle (I wouldn't mind an "All Platinum Boys" CD): All Platinum Girls Disc 1: Norma Jenkins - Coward's Way Out Susan Phillips - He Knows My Key (Is Always In The Mailbox) Lezli Valentine - I Won't Do Anything The Heartstoppers - Marching Out Of Your Life The Moments and Linda Jones - I'm So Glad I Found You Barbara Jean English - I'm Living A Lie Norma Jenkins - Where Does The Love Go Linda Glass - Before Love Beats Me Going Rhetta Young - My Man Is On His Way Geraldine Curry and The Heartstoppers - You're So Wonderful Little Betty Baker - Just What The Doctor Ordered Susan Phillips - Please Don't Keep Me Lonely Sylvia - I Can't Help It Gloria Spencer - I Got It Jeanette White - No Sunshine The Heartstoppers - The Ice Is Melting Lezli Valentine - I'm So Lost Linda Jones - When Hurt Comes Back Eleanore Mills - How Can I Love You Jean Carn - A Little Bit Of Your Love Lisa Danielle - You're All I Need Candi Staton - Hurry Sundown Disc 2: Barbara Jean English - Comin' Or Goin' Norma Jenkins - One Girl Too Many Susan Phillips - Answer To A Prayer Eleanore Mills - Stop Accusing Me Linda Jones - If Only We Had Met Sooner Little Betty Baker - Stop Boy (What You're Doing Is Wrong) Barbara Jean English - Breakin' Up A Happy Home Beverley Hills - I Don't Care Anymore Norma Jenkins - Go Home To Your Wife The Heartstoppers - Courtin' Mama Sylvia - It's A Good Life Linda Jones - I Do Eleanore Mills - Fascinating Devastating Man The Heartstoppers - Brainwashed By Love Retta Young - Really, Really Jeanette White - Music Susan Phillips - That's What I'll Do Little Tracy Kerr - We've Got A Good Thing Goin' Lezli Valentine - I've Got To Keep On Loving You Sylvia - Pillow Talk Candi Staton - Tender Hooks Jean Carn - No More Unknown Artist - Every Little Thing Will Be Fine Edited August 30, 2007 by Sebastian Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sunnysoul Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 "Falling In and Out of Love" Derek Martin Could someone also please tell me if there exists a complete discography of every LP released on the Stang / All Platinum / Turbo group of labels, including all the smaller subsidiary labels . Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Eleanore Mills - Telegram Donnie Elbert - That's If You Love Me Donnie Elbert - I Can't Get Over Losing You Donnie Elbert - If I Can't Have You Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sean Hampsey Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Pah! I challenge all of the above with the magnificent...... "So This Is Our Goodbye" by the Moments. Surely the Perfect Pinnacle of All Platinum Platters! Sean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Mill Street Depo is on Stang, not turbo. Sorry Boba, slip of the keyboard in my haste to kick this thread off... ...how are you liking Little Duck and the Quackers, BTW? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Sorry Boba, slip of the keyboard in my haste to kick this thread off... ...how are you liking Little Duck and the Quackers, BTW? haha, I can't tell if you're making fun of me for buying that, but I haven't gotten it yet. Ronn is a random label to collect for me, especially because they put out so much weird chicago stuff. Plus my friend is really into chipmunk-style novelty records, so I figured I could give it to him if it didn't work out. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 haha, I can't tell if you're making fun of me for buying that, but I haven't gotten it yet. Ronn is a random label to collect for me, especially because they put out so much weird chicago stuff. Plus my friend is really into chipmunk-style novelty records, so I figured I could give it to him if it didn't work out. No, not making fun of you at all, my friend - I've had a copy of that 45 for about 38 years and I've often played it out to mirthful reaction. You are probably aware that LD and the Q's are, in fact, Joe Stampley and the Uniques. It's Joe himself doing the duck vocals. I only noticed that you were bidding on it because I've been looking to upgrade my own copy, which is about the same condition as the one that you were bidding on. It's a pretty rare item, all in all.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 No, not making fun of you at all, my friend - I've had a copy of that 45 for about 38 years and I've often played it out to mirthful reaction. You are probably aware that LD and the Q's are, in fact, Joe Stampley and the Uniques. It's Joe himself doing the duck vocals. I only noticed that you were bidding on it because I've been looking to upgrade my own copy, which is about the same condition as the one that you were bidding on. It's a pretty rare item, all in all.... I did not know it was the uniques, thanks for the info. I still have to ask that guy about the turnarounds photo for you, I will get back to you. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul Shrews Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 ALL PLATINUM -WITHOUT A DOUBT DONNIE ELBERT -GOT TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER,SOUL PERFEECTION,MY FAV STANG BALLAD AND THERE ARE MANY IS MARK GREEN-IM SO GLAD-VERY BIG DEEP SOUL RAVE UP OUR WAY,AS FOR TURBO THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE LOL LINDA JONES -ID SAY ,DONT GO SWIFTLY FOLLOWED BY THE IMPECCABLE -THINGS IVE BEEN THROUGH. BAZ A Mark Green.....................now that really is a top tune ...........on any label if you ask me. Only had one for a short amount of time (it was too scratchy) All the Linda Jones tracks are wothwhile, I've even got a Yugoslavian ''Greatest Hits" LP Love the Mill St Depot too Great labels ,,,,,,,,,,great thread too Cheers Paul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Baz Atkinson Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Mark Green.....................now that really is a top tune ...........on any label if you ask me. Only had one for a short amount of time (it was too scratchy) All the Linda Jones tracks are wothwhile, I've even got a Yugoslavian ''Greatest Hits" LP Love the Mill St Depot too Great labels ,,,,,,,,,,great thread too Cheers Paul AGREE ON THAT PAUL,DID MARK GREEN DO AN LP?THESE LOGOS ARE THE DOGS BOLLOKS IMHO. BAZ A Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul Shrews Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 A Mark Green LP now theres a thought.............don't think so but I will investigate baz Cheers Paul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
sepia Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 FIRST CLASS / ME AND MY GEMINI / ALL PLAT Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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Guest Paul Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hello, Nice track. And it sounds like Jerry Harris himself on lead vocals. Paul Mooney Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Baz Atkinson Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Got an ojays track on astroscope somewhere,will have to diG it out. BAZ A Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hello, Nice track. And it sounds like Jerry Harris himself on lead vocals. Paul Mooney Thanks. Who is Jerry Harris? Can you easily recognize his voice when he's singing falsetto? I'm glad someone appreciated the clip, I thought everone thought it was crappy with the lack of response. If anyone wants to hear it and doesn't know it, I can post a clip of the spoilers on turbo, which in my opinion is the 2nd best all platinum ballad (WAY better than the tobin record, which somehow doesn't even sound like the same group singing). Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hello Bob, Jerry (Gerald) Harris wrote and produced a lot of songs with George Kerr (Linda Jones, Troy Keyes, Shirelles etc) and was on the staff at All Patinum. We did some publishing business with him in the 1980s and 1990s and he often sang songs over the phone to me. It sounds like his voice on "Girl I'll Always Love You" - and of course he was the producer. Next time I speak with him I'll ask about it. Best regards, Paul Mooney Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 - "Sexy Mama" - Moments -"Jak In The Box" - Moments -"Love In A Two-Way Street" - (I got it by The Moments, not by Lesly!) -"Pillow Talk" - Sylvia I wonder if the album by The O'Jays & The Moments on Astroscope is worth to find. Also, some stuff co-produced by Bunny Sigler and Sylvia Robinson, I think for Parliament (??). Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gary Thomas Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Thanks. Who is Jerry Harris? Can you easily recognize his voice when he's singing falsetto? I'm glad someone appreciated the clip, I thought everone thought it was crappy with the lack of response. If anyone wants to hear it and doesn't know it, I can post a clip of the spoilers on turbo, which in my opinion is the 2nd best all platinum ballad (WAY better than the tobin record, which somehow doesn't even sound like the same group singing). Boba, please post The Spoilers, another one I don't know. Can't stop listening to the We Three Ltd - what a tune eh Sean? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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