Soul Searcher, How Many Version, Which Labels

[Dave Thorley]

Hi All

How many version of the beat ballad 'Soul Searcher' are there and on which labels.

Thanks

Dave

[Gasher]

Hi Dave

I know of three releases

2 OFFICIAL AND ONE TEST PRESS

ONE ALSO HAD A PIC SLEEVE..THINK IT WAS THE DON HYSON IF MEMORY IS CORRECT

FIRST TWO BOTH ON BARD OUT OF DETROIT

eddy huges (blue and white) BARD and don hysong (red and white) BARD

I had a one off test press on FIRELITE WHICH WAS DETROIT LABEL . IT WAS POSSIBLY A PRESSING PLANT demo of one artist on the FIRELIGHT SIDE

AND BLANK FLIP WITH DON HYSONG ON FLIP AND IT WAS NASHVILLE MATRIX STAMPED

THATS ALL I KNOW OF MATE HOPE THAT HELPS

BEST RICHIE THE GASHER

Hi All

How many version of the beat ballad 'Soul Searcher' are there and on which labels.

Thanks

Dave

[Dave Rimmer]

Hi Dave

I know of three releases

2 OFFICIAL AND ONE TEST PRESS

ONE ALSO HAD A PIC SLEEVE..THINK IT WAS THE DON HYSON IF MEMORY IS CORRECT

FIRST TWO BOTH ON BARD OUT OF DETROIT

eddy huges (blue and white) BARD and don hysong (red and white) BARD

I had a one off test press on FIRELITE WHICH WAS DETROIT LABEL . IT WAS POSSIBLY A PRESSING PLANT demo of one artist on the FIRELIGHT SIDE

AND BLANK FLIP WITH DON HYSONG ON FLIP AND IT WAS NASHVILLE MATRIX STAMPED

THATS ALL I KNOW OF MATE HOPE THAT HELPS

BEST RICHIE THE GASHER

Think Des Parker had a mis-press with a different artist on the other side if memory serves me correctly

[Md Records]

The one I had is the same one the "Gasher" had via Johnny Beggs, don't know if another has ever turned up......untill now?

Des

[Premium Stuff]

ONE ALSO HAD A PIC SLEEVE..THINK IT WAS THE DON HYSON IF MEMORY IS CORRECT

Here is a pic sleeve of Don Hysong on Bard 1013 - not the 45 in question here, but I thought it would be of interest anyway.

Cheers

Richard

[Dave Thorley]

Hi All

Thanks

for that I've just found a mis-press as well.

Mine has has a track call 'Memorey Lane' on MM Diamond Records on the flip

Dave

Edited February 6, 2009 by Dave Thorley

[Rupert]

[ONE ALSO HAD A PIC SLEEVE..THINK IT WAS THE DON HYSON IF MEMORY IS CORRECT

yeah deffo in a pic cover. there was a copy on ebay a couple of years ago.

the seller was gonna chuck it away cause it had wataer damage.

rupert

[Rupert]

Hi All

Thanks

for that I've just found a mis-press as well.

Mine has has a track call 'Memorey Lane' on MM Diamond Records on the flip

Dave

who's version is of it is it dave , don hysong ?,

[Dave Thorley]

who's version is of it is it dave , don hysong ?,

Yes, sounds like his version

[Md Records]

The track on the other side of the mis press I had was definately not "Memory lane", but some rockabilly number - how bizarre.

Des

[Dave Fleming]

who's version is of it is it dave , don hysong ?,

Don sounds like a pub singer compared to Eddy Hughes

Dave f...............

[Soul-slider]

Don sounds like a pub singer compared to Eddy Hughes

Dave f...............

Pub singer!!?? Yeah, that's where he's been! I always compere Don Hysong to Dean Martin...he sounds hammered! Great song though!

Edited February 6, 2009 by Soul-Slider

[Robbk]

Clearly Hysong's version was a demo for Eddie Hughes' commercial release.  I'm sure Hysong's being pressed up on Bard was just an extremely small "vanity" pressing.  I really doubt that more than 100 were pressed.  Back in the day, I remember seeing a reasonable number of The Eddy Hughes record both in Detroit and Chicago, but never saw the Don Hysong.  I really doubt that Bard thought they could get Hysong's played on Pop stations, and could sell it to Pop fans.