Simon T

You could always stick a 'test press' label on it and double it's value 🤫

I didn't realise there are any expensive records on the Shrine label!. For best results source another copy and get the record colour photocopied at somewhere like Rymans, Staples etc - best way the get the correct size and colours. If you want to remove the centre portion, invest in a new pair of 'curved' scissors. Remove the bulk then carefully trip the edges, but don't allow the scissors the fully close, like when tailors cut cloth, else you'll get a 'snip' Stick labels on with water based glue

Fished this off the www many years ago, but dismissed it as i thought an issue would be red.

Matt black label silver text, looked nice - recording as rough as a buzzard's crotch!

So there's ? 1. NC released 2. ME unreleased 7" test press (Butch) different 1st verse 3. RP / AN 10" HDH acetate voc & instrumental 4. RP / AN 10" HDH acetate vocal both sides (Cunnie) 5. 10" acetate version (missing carver taken from) 6. another 10" acetate (Constellation) ??? version

Found the tape, labelled 16/05/87 ? / Just Like The Weather / HDH 10" studio acetate voc & instr

That scan looks like the time is 2:36. The sound file I have is 2:16 as it's missing the 15 second intro. As the backing track is the same as NC, I'd just need to copy the intro on to ME. Otherwise i think there pretty much the same except the lyrics of the first verse. I wonder which came first?

I remember it being 10" voc / instr. Nowt special. I have both sides on a cassette somewhere, but not good enough to warrant the time to look through 1000's of tapes to find it. I think NCFC on here used to own it

Butch played it at Prestatyn 2010

Comparing the two sound files, the instrumentation and female backing seem to be the same to my ears. the MH is about 15 seconds shorter than NC, but this just might be that it goes straight to the first verse. The first verse on ME and NC are different lyrics

It was a tounge-in-cheek post Rob.

Right, everyone has a punt at 5p a go. By the time the real identity is confirmed, the prize pot with be worth several thousand pounds. Here's my 5p worth: The Knight Brothers - Jimmy Diggs & Richard Dunbar - but knowing my luck, Richard is the one with the higher vocal!

la la side Jimmy La La x.mp3

You could try a different tack and ask if someone could actually ID the vocalist, probably called Jimmy someone - Robbk is a whiz at it jimmy someone.mp3

The best thing to do is keep checking Youtube posts and maybe one day will comment saying 'that's my dad, uncle, cousin etc etc In the meantime groove along to (Cry Baby Cry?)

Roddie sings 'Roddie' Little Willie G sings 'Willie' so you could be right with a James taking the lead on the Stoppers! But there's an unreleased version where the singer, Rodney, sings 'Dave'

On BBC Sounds starts about 1:30 in. She's 80, but still seems to have a decent recollection, but over the years I've often been inclined to wonder what is factual and what's just her 'interpretation' of events. Obviously, hasn't been able to hold a tune for decades. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0011zcr

As they say "I've heard worse" and it looks like all the world on on the balcony!

you could get your hands on a copy of the CD A Cellarful Of Motown! Volume 2 and take it from there. Or get a download of it from amazon for .99p https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001KWGURO/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

The 'Motown Invasion' documentary is sill on youtube