Andy Rix

When they appeared at the Gliderdrome, in Boston, on June 13 1969 they were advertised as Chapter Five with John St John Andy

Henry Smith co-wrote 'Just say you're wanted and needed' for Gwen Owens. I bet he can be found with some time and effort Andy

I DJ'd at a soul night in Louth one night, maybe 95 or 96. My spot was welcomed with complete indifference. I do recall playing for the first time ever in the UK Marvin Gaye's 'Lucky Lucky Me' and Kim Weston's 'You Hit Me' before they made their debut all-nighter spins at the 100 Club & stuff like J.D. Bryant Afterwards I was at the bar and this guy with a dour face came up to me ...the conversation went. Him -Those records in your box worth anything ? Me - Well yes some of them are Him - You sure about that Me - Well i think so Him - I wouldn't give you 10p for 'em .. you were sh*t The following weekend I was at the Wilton and told the story to Gary Field .. he was stood with a bloke who then piped up " That was me who spoke to you" "So who are you then" I asked Gary said " Can I introduce you to Rob Thomas" The rest as they say is history I still laugh about it Andy

See these previous threads All I will add is that I subsequently spoke to Charles Perry/Diamond who confirmed that he did go back into the studio, in 77, to do a vocal over the original band track ... therefore my suggestion that it was one of the previously unreleased other male lead versions was incorrect Andy

I recall you buying it from the Bowl .. a blind buy as it was simply the fact it was called 'The Sound of Boston' that made you get it I do recall we were all pretty bemused to see it was Richard's 'Nightime Shadows' cover-up Andy

Surely the issues are 'common' ... it used to be a front page 85p Soul Bowl 45 which is where I purchased mine in the late 70s for the top side ' Come on let me love you' ... I never actually saw a white demo until Rob Thomas and I got a copy off Jerry Williams in 1999 Am I just getting old ? Andy

Memory tells me the Sapphires is the same lyric as Prince Harold on Mercury Andy

The version on the 'Never Before Released Masters' CD, issued in 1987, which was the one that got played out is different to the mix featured on the Supremes CD box set issued in 2000 Andy

Is it the instrumental "Apollo 11" by Libra on Ranwood .. a Soul Sam spin circa 77/78 ? Andy

A clutch of Mir-A-Don tunes

Was that the copy Rob & I got off Joe after we'd taken him out for dinner ? He cut it at the RCA studio in New York then Gloria Toote leased it to the Leaner brothers. We also got 'I Ain't' on Tru-Glo-Town, which was issued on Verve .. never seen another one That's Joe in the middle with white hair and glasses Andy

...and Simon has just reminded me that she was Eddie Holman's girlfriend for a while during their Parkway days. Might be worth touching base with him about her although he said he hadn't seen her in years Andy

There is a connection between her and Tari Stevens who had a 45 on Fairmount. I want to say they are the same person, I'm pretty sure they are ..... But if not they are sisters, or cousins I'll go check my facts to try and say for certain Andy

I've held a stock copy. Pete Halas, from Spalding, had one late 70's. I think it went to Mr Raistrick along with his Del Larks, Joanne Courcy etc... I've only seen one other since then Andy

Fred and Ruby Caliste, brother and sister, who wrote the song are both alive and well aged 79 and 84. Both still have a copy of the 45. Sadly George Pepp died a few years ago. I've asked Ruby if she has a picture of him she could share Andy

I'm not sure if a few stories are getting mixed up here and I think some of this might have originated from Rob Thomas and I. When we were with George, in the late 90s, I specifically asked him who Mr Lucky was as the name cropped up on Maltese, and other 45s, that he was associated with. He said it was him and he used it as a sort of cover as he had contractual obligations elsewhere and didn't want to cause himself problems. For the same reason he put his wife's name on the writer credit for 'I Have Faith In You' instead of his own. We then asked if he'd worked anywhere other than the East Coast/Detroit area and he said he'd done some stuff in L.A. including some singing. You can see where this is going ... so did he know a song called 'Born To Love You' .... yes that was me he responded.... and if you've heard his unreleased Jobete demo of 'Cabin By The Sea' you will note the similarity in vocal styles. So when we get back to the UK we retell this rather unusual story to a few people to see what they thought of it. I don't think we were that convinced of the connection but wanted to sound people out .. and I think we have to be mindful that at the time nobody had really investigated the true identity of the L.A. Mr Lucky although in retrospect it seems so obvious.... and I think since then it's become a bit of an urban myth. On reflection I think we didn't interrogate George enough on specifics and as a result chinese whispers have transformed the story from discussion to it being stated as fact That's all I can tell you Andy

Does anybody know who ended up with this acetate or where it might be now ? Thanks Andy

Does anybody know who ended up with this acetate or where it might be now ? Thanks Andy

Apologies but that should have said I spoke to the wife of the guy who owned Pet Records, not Mrs Moses ...... she had no 45s, paperwork or master tapes Andy

ELIZABETH B VANOVER LOCITY MUSIC 1516 HIGH SIERRA DR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30243-5753 770) 962-3595 I spoke to his wife years ago and he was no longer with us. She said she had nothing but had licensed the Pet 45 to a UK company Her details are above. Feel free to call her. I can't guarantee the 4th caller will get a welcome reception. Actually she might have moved house Andy