The Epsilons On Shrine

[Ian Seaman]

Is this the same band as on Shrine , Hem & Stax ??

I know the Epsilons did backing for A. Conley & toured with him a few times but were they same as Shrine & Hem Epsilons

I have a signed early pic of the band with some info on the back but it,s in a frame & i can't remember all of it, no mention of McF & Whitehead (as a mate just told me were in the band, unless later on ), one of them looks a very young Bob Relf & someone stateside once told me he did sing with them for a while !

Any takers

Ian.

[Guest]

Is this the same band as on Shrine , Hem & Stax ??

I know the Epsilons did backing for A. Conley & toured with him a few times but were they same as Shrine & Hem Epsilons

I have a signed early pic of the band with some info on the back but it,s in a frame & i can't remember all of it, no mention of McF & Whitehead (as a mate just told me were in the band, unless later on ), one of them looks a very young Bob Relf & someone stateside once told me he did sing with them for a while !

Any takers

Ian.

Its the same as the one on hem as hem was a subsidjery (dunno how to spell that ) label of shrine, as far as i know anyway luv Di xx

[Guest Trevski]

Its the same as the one on hem as hem was a subsidjery (dunno how to spell that ) label of shrine, as far as i know anyway luv Di xx

Hem and Shrine the same group, In fact, The 'B' side to the Hem release- "mind in a blind' is an 'answer' song to "mad at the world"

 (In MATW his girl has gone, on "It's allright" she's coming back) and shares the same backing track, if memory serves correctly.

[Phil Shields]

eplisons on shrine and hem are deffo the same group........eddie singleton comps if i recall..........and it's all right is like an answer song to mad at the world.........wonderful harmonies

the group on stax as far as i know are a different one

[Soul Shrews]

Epsilons on Shrine/Hem were James Duval, Ronald Williams and Gregory Thomas

On Stax Atco and Triple G they were Gene McFadden, John Whitehead + Lloyd Parks or Alan Beatty

Cheers Paul

PS The "Soul Harmony Singles" book strikes again

[Ian Seaman]

Funny as there are 5 in the Picture, will have to dig it out and get the names of it, it is signed by 4 of them

Ian.

[Platters 81]

ive always wondered if the Stax Epsilons got the name via Richard Spencer of the Winstons (tenor sax/vocal ) remembering it (previously in the Four Kays on Shrine)....they were both assoc with Arthur Conley/Otis Redding backing bands at the time........Jim (Sherlock ) Bates....