Kegsy

The link is a guy called Oscar Bucky Buchman, who owned record industry companies/labels etc.in Baltimore at the same time as Ron Bollon the Tangeers producer. Buchman also started Newark Records who recorded the TNJS.

Maybe but I can't find anything about who made up the TNJS, where have you got Elijah Jones from ?.

Which group Tangeers or TNJ's, perhaps he had a sister.

Discogs also shows their release on Lucky Lou being written by E. Jones and Lou Henderson who produced their Newark outing. Perhaps E. Jones was Elaine Jones but wasn't actually in the group until later. I've already established the TNJ's preceeded the Tangeers.

When I was sussing it all out I found loads of other stuff which links, the goings on in Baltimore at the time, with some very seriously good soul/northern records. It's worth a whole new thread, but I haven't got to the bottom of everything as yet. Look out for a Tangeers Connections thread pretty soon.

Are we totally sure about this ?. Nick Barker who arranged at least 2 Tangeers records also worked for Accent Sound Studios also in Baltimore, he also recorded there in a group called Gross National Product. Almost all of the Bradley output appears to be almost exclusively religious/gospel type stuff.

Am I missing something, where does it say where it was recorded ?. Also note group name mispelt.

Plato Productions (Ron Bollon, Plato Theophilos) 1404 Kingsbridge Turn Crofton, Md. 2113 506 Newberry St. Joppo, Md. 21085 (301) 679-4117 Newark Label Bows. Newark Records, a new diskery specializing in R&B and pops singles, is to be distributed by Ambassador Records of Newark, N.J. The label's debut records are by vocalist Ron Price, produced by Ron Bollon & Sam Kaufman (Kay-Gee distributors Baltimore) for Ronsam Productions, and the TNJ'S, produced by Lou Henderson. When Scotty Miller was 12 years old and growing up in Trenton, New Jersey, he got together with a friend, Raymond Earl, and formed a band. They called themselves the Imperialistics and played at talent shows and junior high school dances. Today, nearly fifteen years later, Miller and Earl are still together as the nucleus of Instant Funk, a fast -rising band who have just released their self -titled debut album on Salsoul Records, which includes the bulleted single, "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)." The years in between, however, have been marked by frustrations as well as triumphs. At first, Miller's and Earl's rise to the top proceeded smoothly. Miller's brother, Kim, joined the band while in high school, and the group became a nine -piece outfit known as the TNJ's. The TNJ's played club dates in New Jersey and nearby Philadelphia, establishing their reputation as a hot funk band. There seems to be some confusion as to whether the TNJ's were just a vocal group and what became Instant Funk were just the backing group. Bunny Sigler spotted the backing band and took then to Sigma Sound. Could the TNJ’s be the Tan Geers or possibly TaN J’(e)erS since TNJ’S stands for Trenton New Jerseyers ?. The TNJ’s first record precedes the Tan Geers. Could Bollon et al have recorded the TNJs and put the record out under the Tangeers (Tanjeers) ?.

The original Silhouettes were not the same line up as the ones on the 1968 Goodway single, Bill Horton and Ray Edwards had been replaced by John Wilson and Otis Lewis.

I think Nadine may have just been the publishing company, there were 2 releases on Format by the Koffee Beans.

Quite probably as the producers Bollon/Plato have links to records by the Koffee Beans on the Format label that were also recorded there.

The producers/writers/arranger of their Okeh sides were also involved with a group called Gross National Product, who recorded on Guilford, they sound very folk/rock/white so I don't think any clues lie in that direction.

Sent a PM yesterday

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I reckon we could go on all week with regard to "white/madera"/ "madera/white " productions. There are so many that contributed to the soul scene.

I used to leave these on Bradford market for 20p bloody awful record. Never considered the flip in those days, whereas I did a few years later. Oh well never mind.

This may be a dumb question, but how does somebody steal 100's of 45's without being seen ?.

The juke box in my local has just had a tunage update. First tune on new additions page "Is she in your town" no me neither !

Most certainly do mate, he said he was going to Tamworth to get some gear, Mr Day pulled quite a few strokes in his time.

Well the rovrum names that spring to mind are Matchie, Johnny Keegan and Glyn. There would have been some Barnsley lads about too, Steve Midgley, Kev Holt, and obviously Bub.

Really ?, One Room Paradise was hardly unknown in the early 70's. I can't believe anybody could have gotten away with covering it up, well not for long anyway.

PM sent.

PM sent on Modulations.

I don't think this ever got an official 45 release, other than that boxed set one with Jimmy Ruffin A side.

Dave 'Baby' Cortez Poppin Popcorn Okeh 7208 M- Condition. 20 quid inc UK postage. Youtube link just for reference. Not actual record for sales.