Mal C

This mix is an old one, but I don't think they (Numero) posted it here when it came out. They post to NTS every month with a selection from their catalogue, so you get all types of genres, always brilliant as you would expect. Well worth a listen and well worth bookmarking their shows. https://www.nts.live/shows/radio-free-numero/episodes/radio-free-numero-17th-august-2023 Chicago-based archival record label, The Numero Group, host a deep-digging once a month show. Expect comprehensive round ups from their crates, picking out the best old music and reissues, as well as some jubilant nerdy record chat.

Blimey, that’s gotta be the best ‘soul’ jingle ever… I could listen to the jingle all night!

Yeah, Tyrone Davis - I'm Running A Losing Race / Sack, is another that has quite a few off centre...

Not that I could ever tell, had both but at different times, so not played them back to back.

Seems his (Johnny Few) mate Tommy Toglio's olderbrother played with Soul Inc. I have reached out to Johnny on FB, I'll report back if he replies. I hope he does.

Awful scan, but Moses Dillard's name is on there, and Ritchie Adams, Congress fame, not the same guy? I guess we have neglected this release, does help tell this story? I found this from the’ Heey baby’ website which outlines all the different members, and the chronology finishes in 69, but no reference to the 'Charms Unlimited' group name, or any links to Soul Inc (pic below) but obviously they are in some form?? Two groups, maybe some crossover of members, but actually Soul Inc and Charms Unlimited only share a song and a label between them? http://www.heybabydays.com/Charms.pdf Anybody got the 'Heey baby’book with interview with the lead singer Johnny Few?

I think it goes like this, if they had this one studio track in 66/67 say, plus some songs for a b-side (Chappel Bells are Calling)? which isnt on the LP, and they are doing live gigs, it doesnt take much of a leap to say, why dont we record a live LP of one of our gigs, and we can put that studio track on it, and also put it out as a 45, hense the reference to the live LP on the yellow emblem 45. Come 69, some sort of shake up in the group, and they are re born into Charms Unlimited, and they say, or the label suggests, why dont you re-record that first 45, and we can put that out. Probably over complicated a very simple series of events, but aside of getting it from the horses mouth, that sound right to me. * does anybody have the 'Heeey Baby Days Of Beach Music' to hand? it was deffo in there.

I thought I had it, but the reverse of the Lp, talks about the opening of the Cellar club, not the night or importantly, the date of the Soul Inc Gig. "Without Fanfare or Publicity there opened in the spring of 1966 in the basement of an old vacant building on East Morehead Street in Charlotte Carolina, a small club aptly names 'The Cellar Club’. I would say, from the quality of 'WGUMCD' against the rest of the tracks on the Lp, that it's recorded elsewhere and at a different time to the Lp, this is just a guess. So, Soul Inc form in Sept 1966. I think that there was a recording session of 'WGUMCD' and that was used in the Yellow Emblem single and added to the LP there after. How does that work? Not at all, I love threads like this... In fact I think I have come to the same conclusion as you Benji, and Ken has said the same, it was recorded elsewhere, the Yellow 45 and track one/side two on the LP. It has to be. When? no idea, but late 66 into 67? re the name change, lots of Soul Inc's out there, and groups that form from other groups do seem to suffer issues with group names. I think it's likely that this is the issue here, it maybe that the 3 approx years we are discussing was too much without having anything much on the market, or very little. Members leave, and new group forms under a new name, and they have cut an old track.

Grabbed this off the net. It would be good to work out which one came first, were these guys in the studio first, or did they decide on a live recording of their gigs, then get the chance to record in the studio. I'm guessing Deacon Poole Promotions were an arm of Calico Enterprises. Just listened to the Lp again, WGUMCD is the only track on there that doesnt have any crowd on the audio. This is a guess, but I wonder whether they intended to release that as a 45, and maybe recorded it in the warm up, or without the club being full... then, why the name change?

Yep, same group, two different recordings, the Live one came out on the wholey live Lp on Emblem, very scant detail on the label or sleeve, but running time 2.18, then again on the Yellow label Emblem 45 same cut, but with longer runnin time 2.23. Then a studio cut came out on the 'Charms Unlimited' on the red/yellow/white Emblem label with an additional ten seconds, or there about. Scans below, dont own the yellow one.

been £300 for yonks that record...

Real shame, Always thought their version of Jimmy Smith, had the edge... proper Mod record... RIP Zoot Money

Very Tricky, my ears are saying YES! My thoughts on AI are saying NO! Ive always told people Ive tried to keep one foot firmly on ther analogue world, and for good reason, but if it sounds good, it's good right? and these tracks do sound 'Oh so good'!

'Are you there Moriarty?'

* It seems I dropped a bollock on 'Jo Armstead / Preacher Rose', so, after over 25 enquires, can I ask 'DONT PM me, it's gone...