Andy Rix

They were pressed at Johnson's Wax ...should have that big raised X in the run-out ... same pressing plant that Shrine used ... bad vinyl and the glue was no better Andy

White label .. black writing .. assume an issue as it doesn't say DJ copy Andy

I've got a copy as well if needed Andy

Johnnie Mae told me Telma Laverne and Telma Hopkins were the same person ..... She gave me the unlabelled studio acetate with 2 versions of both sides .... Slightly different mixes with count-in intros ...I like both sides andy

Lorraine Chandler is September Jones ... No more love Precisions ... Cairos on Shrine Lester Tipton ... Sebastian Williams Jimmy Radcliffe ... Tymes on MGM Art Wheeler ... Kenny Hamber ... De Jac Salvadors ... Trends on Smash

The connection to Motown and/or Detroit might be because the only song with this title registered at BMI is a Edwenna Edwards & Randy Diamond composition .... but it has no publisher listed .. if it was a Motown song I do not believe that would have happened .... Edwenna co-wrote 'Honey Bee', recorded by the Supremes, and Randy wrote 'No Part Time Love For Me', recorded by Martha Star. As I said in 2012 there is no record of this in the Motown database So unless somebody can connect Edwenna or Randy to Dallas then I think we can discount the Motown / Detroit connection and just assume it's a coincidence on the song title But having said all that we have the account from Rob Moss which blows my view out of the water A mystery indeed Andy

Agree with all about the faulty Decca pressings ... never heard a decent one Ady had 2 acetates that were alternate versions in so much that they had lots of additional backing vocals ... might just have been different mixes of the same take ... I never A/Bd them to compare As I recall they were in the batch of acetates he got along with Ben E. King - Gettin To Me ... Lou Johnson - Panic Is On etc etc Andy

I'm really good .... enjoy the moment .. and make it last for as long as possible .. occasions like this are surely a once in a lifetime thing ... unless you are Ady Croasdell Andy

Great news Mark ... sounds really exciting .. you must be thrilled to be involved in what sounds like a great project and in turn we will be thrilled at the tunes that will appear in time. I have no doubt that you will make sure the music is presented with a great deal of care, authenticity and respect Nice one Best Andy

And what a talented family ... the sister of Yvonne Baker ... I wonder if any other family members were involved in music Russ ... in answer to your previous comment on the Ascots... I'm very good ... life is well above excellent Andy

These are the Mir-A-Don guys ... Archie Powell is in the middle Andy

Well spotted Simon .... I haven't seen those before ... Same handwriting Andy

Interesting that this is the 3rd acetate that has surfaced for this song. I wonder if they did more than one studio session for it as these acetates were usually cut after one had ended. The copy on ebay, as linked above, does have the annotation #3 Dave Raistrick obtained the first one from Weldon which went to Rob Marriot ... I have one credited to 'Irma & Weldon' .. and now another The writing on the current ebay copy is very unusual to my eyes ... it looks very 'English' in format ... meaning it looks like no other writing I've seen on Virtue acetates ... but it looks and sounds like the real deal as far as I can tell Andy

Another sad day ... Toby was one of the best He will be missed by so many R.I.P. Andy

Happy Xmas to all Have a very very jolly one Andy

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I spoke to her a number of years ago when I was helping Dave Godin with research on one of his Deep Soul CD projects. At the time she was still in L.A. working in a hospital. I think she lived in Marina Del Ray. She had very fond memories of her time as a singer and was quite surprised that she was remembered. As I recall she had given up on being a singer. She was really nice. No idea what she's doing now andy

I think it's fair to say that I've been very tardy in following my original post up with further information ... my apologies Ady referenced the discussion I had with Sharon in the liner notes for the Pied Piper CD 'Follow Your Soul' (Kent CDKEND 429) where he set out her personal history and recording career. After I had tracked her down and passed on the information to Ady, and Lorraine, I've taken a back seat and left it to them to stay connected. I guess I felt that I'd done my job at that point. When I can find the time I will go through my material again ... but wouldn't it be great if Sharon could join the forum to tell her own story. When we last spoke she didn't access the internet so that might prove to be a barrier. Andy

The thing is I've seen another post somewhere and i'm 99% sure it identified them ... but I just can't find it on the net Has anybody had time to check out the comments on YouTube ...... might discover there is one of the "that's my mum singing' posts Andy

a question often asked ... here is a post from Spectropop in 2004 .... https://spectropop.com/archive/digest/d1337.htm This is a VERY HOT record on the Northern soul all-nighter scene right now. Both sides get played, and both are tremendous. I'd bet the record will wind up in the UK, and the buyer WILL be delighted, regardless of whom the artists are. I've been trying to find out who Carol & Gerri were, so far with no luck. The backing band is the D-Men, who later became the Fifth Estate -- in fact, one of the tracks appears on the Fifth Estate "Ding Dong! The Witch is Back" CD. The band also wrote both sides. Unfortunately, they don't recall who the singers were. According to the liner notes, "a soulful number titled "How Can I Find The Way" sparked (manager Kevin) Gavin to sign a female trio and produce a Motown-esque master tape, complete with brass and strings. Unfortunately, it was never released." That obviously is wrong, since the song was released as one side of the Carol & Gerri MGM single. The CD also includes the Wadhams-Askew (D-Men/Fifth Estate) team's demo of "It's Waiting There For You", which was recorded by Reparata & The Delrons. That led me to believe that "Carol" might be former Delron Carol Dombrowski. I sent an mp3 of the song to Dombrowski's cousin, who does not recognize her as one of the voices. So who were Carol & Gerri? Good question. Jeff Lemlich https://www.limestonerecords.comAndy

I think this is their first recording session ...very 60's ! At the time I think they were managed by Marty Bryant who was also responsible for the Precisions 45 on Hen-Mar Andy