Andy Rix

It came out on a Kool Kat 12" I think Credited to Denise & Devotions ... if memory serves me right .... can't confirm if that is a real name or just made up I guess Neil Rushton would know best ... or Gilly as I seem to recall he had this long before it was 'released' Andy

A Dave Raistrick discovery as I recall ... featured on his set of 'unknowns' tapes from circa 83 .. vague recollection he called it Benny Sigler Andy

Can we scans of those Dave ? Andy

I applaud your efforts Ian .... Documenting history is important and as you indicate requires supreme effort and devotion Personally I'm looking forward to it Regards Andy

... And me, I was expecting a far higher price Andy

I tried doing some research into this in the 90s with the help of Marilyn Bond ... I was trying to locate the masters as I thought they would be of interest to Ady C I didn't get too far ... what I did learn was that Palmer was owned by the Handleman Company who were major players in the record & tape marketing/distribution business. As far as I could establish Palmer Records was 'managed' by Johnny Kaplan, a long time big wheel at Handleman. I was unable to speak to him as he had died and I was never able to get hold of his widow. I did speak to some Exec at Handleman but they knew nothing about Palmer Records ... I guess too much time had passed and nobody from that era who might have known was still around. I did speak to Joey Welz, a Palmer recording artist, who confirmed my understanding Andy

Rose did spend time in Detroit at Golden World when she composed 'Spellbound' for Tamiko Jones and so on Is it worth giving her a call ? andy

I'll send it down .. pleased to see it getting a CD release .. it's a great record There was an article in B&S when FoD were just breaking through and they refer to the Lovells .. it always stuck in my mind I should have the article somewhere but not sure where to start looking Andy

Got one but seems you're sorted Is it safe to assume this is the same group that went on to become Faith, Hope & Charity who recorded for Maxwell, Sussex and RCA etc https://www.soulcellar.co.uk/faith/Disc.html 'Here Comes The Heartaches' was written by Zulema Rucker and there was a Zulema Cusseaux, who wrote a lot of songs, in FoD .... enough coincidences to make it possible I suppose andy

Just back from Greece so been off-line for a few weeks ..... This news is just so so sad and my heart goes out to his family and friends. I can only echo what many others have said ... it is a tragic loss for so many in differing ways .. the world has truly lost an inspirational man Boba was a goldmine of information and we traded lots over the years ... and what I think I admired and respected about him the most was that he never took anything at face value .. he didn't believe rumour or myth but always set out to discover the truth and present the facts .. that often takes supreme effort and tenacity. In my eyes he was on the way to becoming as important and influential as individuals such as Dave Godin when it came to researching, preserving and promoting the music of Black America .. in that respect he was selfless .. always happy to share information and help others .. that is something that many, and I include myself, are not always prepared to do. I'll miss him terribly Rest in peace Boba Andy

I agree it is fantastic .... I got one a couple of years ago for £10 The McCoys version is available on the Ace CD 'Da Doo Ron Ron' .. songs of Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry An alternate take by Otis ... which I actually think is much better that the released version is available on the Ace CD 'The Bert Berns story ... Mr Success Vol 2' (CDCHD1251) Andy

Mark had this first ... years before I got it ... but it's easy to get confused as his was the 'demo' version that he christened 'The Sherry's' and the one I got off Eddie Holman was the 'finished' version by Shirley Turner ... same song, different singers and different arrangements .... I sent Shirley a rough recording of the Sherrys version and she confirmed that this was what she was given to learn the song. So Winnie you might had heard me play it first but all credit goes to Mark as he inspired me to go and find it Does anybody recall a small piece in Black Echoes in the late 70s saying the vocal version of 'Bird Walkin' had been found in a bin ... always intrigued me .. who found it and what happened to it ... one would assume this was the copy Marc ended up with but I would not like to jump to that conclusion Andy

I'll take that as a real compliment ... be good to hear the tune and then an educated guess can be made ... or a look at the archive files and tape cards might help Andy

Does it still have the fault or have they sourced a better master tape ? andy

Robb K ... sent you a pm days ago Check your in=box Andy

Might be Motherfox on Shabang andy

It does exist .. vocally it's classic Marvin but the arrangement is bizarre and totally ruins it ... you would be totally underwhelmed Andy

I'd really like to read the letter but it's too small ! Any chance of a proper scan ? Andy

Stone Blue was the recording studio in Cincinatti, where Herman lived, owned by Donald Litwin ... if memory serves me right Andy

There isn't a 'Motown' recorded version of 'You Won't Say Nothing' listed in the tape library .... So the Tamala version is the only one Andy

What I have learnt is that she was Vivian 'Tamala' Lewis and had a son with George called Tracy .... She is deceased ... She was a member of the Parlettes a.k.a the Par-Lets Andy

I've ordered a copy ..... Has had great reviews ..... Amazon £24 Andy

The original version features Johnny Hendley on lead .... It has been discussed before but I don't have time to find the thread ... Version 2 is Charles Diamond a.k.a. Charles Perry Andy

I think it was Tony Rounce who found it Andy