Mal C

I have one at home of that copy Tim brown sold recently... I'll pip it up when I get home. And yes I steal scans of records I will never own for my own personal pleasure!!! laughs Mal.C.

Wow, I'm glad I paid £40 quid for it way back when.. this title in its two green guises always seemed cheap to me in the late 8ts early 9ts, but then record pricing now can be likened to Boris Johnson's campaign for major!!CRAZY!!! M

your right, the Green issue has two flips, Funky twist and Having so much fun. I only heard that alt version(blue version) recently, initially it bowled me over but i reckon the better known has the better vocal... this is that Ed Summers / Joe Anderson problem, ideally you have em both!! M

I bought mine for the Mean man side, then I played What I'd do wrong, and I don't think I've played Mean man since! Clara Wood - your after my Guy on Imperial had a good flip side, Old and Grey, well worth a listen.. One track I could never understand was that the "gotta Have money" side of the Exits on Gemini, for me it had to be Under the street lamp, maybe you would call it a double sider these days, gotta have Money just never touched the spot. -- forgot to mention this one I bought recently: Connie McGill & the Visions - Peace of mind / Sugar as apposed to the 'I wanna Be yours' side, very nice ballad track that has all the visions pitching in at various parts, something magical about the recording, you almost taste the studio they are in , well worth buying INHO.. m

That told me!! laughs... Reba was deffo in a doo wop group on federal though have an Lp of material with some unissued sides I picked up in sydney, I'll dig it out.. You eat the Lexion of all soul Knowledge Tony? thats some very obscure info to have so quick to mind, for me it all goes in, but some times its comes out wrong if you get my meaning.. all interesting stuff though....especially the 521 discog, what else do you know about the label? M

I find these days I'm buying most of my 45's for the supposed B-Side, to me they are well and truly the A sides!! laughs try these: Betty Fikes & the Passsions - I cant lie to my Heart / Southbound as apposed to the other 7ts soul side I can prove it Betty Harris -What I'd do wrong as apposed to the Northern dancer Mean Man Rhythm Machine - What you gonna do, as apposed to the in vogue Funk dancer Freakish Love Melvin Elling - Love's road / Stretch as apposed to the lonely eyes side Christ there are loads, at work just now so dont have my reference material at hand but will post a load more later.. Mal.C.

Zilla reminds me of Cornell Gunters Sister, Reba Gunter. very much a 5ts artist who sang with a big doo wop group on Federal, cant remember the name of the group just now, there must be literally hundreds of female singers with this kind of lineage, Reba made a sort of come back by writing Cornells 7ts effort on Together Records, a brill 7ts track that sold buggar all. Thanks for the info all, more than enough there as I'm gonna hunt some of this stuff down! anybody got any sound files? we need to hear this Valentine Adams 45 me thinks. Mal.C.

You would have to say they are the same artist Sebastian, whith a name like "Zilla Maye"? saying that i said the same about Shep on TNT being Shep ffrom Shep and the Limelights, got that wrong!! on another kind of related note, that Paul Walters / 521 records I bought off you, know whether he recorded any more 45's? again that tracks so good there has to be more.. was trying to pull together a 521 discog, but alas only have 3 discs so far... very obscure label.. M

Pretty much I suppose, Zilla is a raw mid tempo sound, really top quality. Sho Nuff has all the gloss of the 7ts, and an unbelievable exchange between sly slick & wicked, used to hate it, made me winse, now I love it... You would have to hear it, Mike, but Slick comes back to a question from Sly(I think) who exclaims "I'm a man" and somebody says "I know I am"!! you gotta hear it.... brilliant stuff.. This is not a Pete Smith type of record!!! Laughs. Cd in the post to you sir, just stick your latest and greatest back to me...and prod that brother of your's for me.. Anybody on any more Tou sea Gems? M

Happy once again, I actually won two 45's that I did not have to over bid on Ebay last night... Zilla Mayes - I still love you/ Tou Sea Sly Slick & Wicked - Sho Nuff / People How many of you think eBay has got very tough these days, there are still bargins but the soul Beagles are out in force allot more than they used to be. as for the above both for under $50 a piece, cant be bad! Anybody know any more tracks by Zilla, surely somebody who can record a 45 as good as this must have recorded more, what other tou sea gems are there out there? Mal

Check Dave Flynn's site, he has an extensive list of cover up names and who they actually were.. https://www.anorakscorner.com/CoverUps.html seeing you have the cover up name only you may need to search a bit.. Mal

Deffo the boot.. M

The Dog is right, vinyl copies are the boots, the originals are Styrene... I've got a boot copy and it looks good, print is strong and all that, sold the styrene copy years ago... Mal

This was on the Soulful Detroit site.... Some freelance work was coming through from Nate Dore's Mutt Records which was based on Michigan Avenue, about fifteen miles west of Detroit. At that time the building was also doubling as a Bail Bondsman's operation. Several tracks were put together on The Two Fellows and The Majjestees (sic). Fred remembers The Two Fellows as "Two guys from Inkster who were like brothers. Nice guys, we recorded them in a studio way up in Mt Clemens; It was either called SuperDisc/ProSound or Sound Incorporated, something like that, and I think the La Beat Production Team provided the backing tracks. The songs were 'Stop' and 'Yea yea yea yea'. M

says Robert Eaton & Fred Bridges, so half of Brothers of soul? M

For my money her version of "Whats it gonna be" is still the very best...!! Great record to drive to...! mal

This is a blinding track, which I agree does not turn up all that often, I eventually bought my copy, a mint issue 2 months ago for $30 Usd... I'd buy your 45's in the States, The British charge too much for Soul 45's and thats without the strength of the pound behind you... M>

Good way to get Lyrics is from the LP issue of a track, James Walsh Gypsy Band-Cuz its you, Jean terell A&M, Collins & collins A&M, come to mind.. there are obviously hundreds of others. Mal>C

Was never booted, used to be a five pound track but I've seen it for 20 quid or more on some lists... that aside its still a great 5 pound sound... if memory serves me right there should be a ridge on the label going round the circumference of the track, allot of Mutt tracks had this ridge. Hard to describe but even if yours does not, I'd pretty much say its an original. Mal>C.

Aren't you a lucky boy, the sale, your old copy turning up,this has been all about you, why don't you stand up in class and show everybody your new shoes!

You guys want to chill out, these 45's are for sale if you wanna buy them contact Pete, simple.. Mal.C.

Hi there, have the following for sale: Johnny Nash – Strange Feeling / UK Chess WD M- £20 Maxine Brown – Its Gonna Be Allright / UK Pye International WD M- £20 Metros - Where Were You/ Now That You've Gone / Ra-Sel £12 Insights -Turn me on sweet Rosie / Peacock £15 (Stormer! reminds me of Brothers of Soul) Drifters - Outside World / Atlantic issue / small warp NAP, VG+ £8 Fantastic 4 / Lp USA Tamla (Includes 'Cant sop looking for my Baby') £20 ** SOLD ** You Pay Postage, Std £1.50 Uk 1st class for 1st 45. Cheers. Mal.C

I Have copies of the USA issued LP of the Fantastic Four, the one that has Can't Stop Looking For My Baby on it. £20 quid to you sir... Mal.C.

Cool track .. hey does anybody know what else came out on the label? never seen any other discs myself, was it solely an R&B label or did they release other types of music.. you would think R&B given the name.. who knows... Mal.C.

I dont want to talk about it, thats the third i've missed, 2 on the bay one from a US dealer.. Come on sombody find me my biggest want of the past few years!! Please? Mal;)