Mal C

Just listening to a Roscoe Shelton track on Tee Jay Records, 45 Cat and Discogs have this as a child label to Ref-O-Ree, Tee Jay is Ted Jarrett, so I guess this is like Mike Hank's Sparton lablel, a place he put out songs written and procduced by himself. 'What Is It, Baby' is a good track too. I wonder what other little labels Ted put out, and are there anymore releases on Tee Jay, looks to only be two on Discogs / 45 cat. Freddie Waters A: Love Is A Two Way Thing B: I've Got A Good Love Tee Jay [Ted Jarrett] USATJ87007"0 Roscoe Shelton A: Worry B: What Is It, Baby? Tee Jay [Ted Jarrett] USATJ87017"0

made me chuckle

That’s interesting El Zarape was a Texas label, they put out all manor of tex : mex music including some nice artists from Panama. Piotr On here sells allot of that stuff.

I'm no Soul Gannet like you lot, but the text is the immediate giveaway to my eyes, that is not a sixties typeface is it...or is it? as Chalky says its actually a pretty easy spot when you look close. This all reminds me of that Johnny Watson - It's Better To Cry track that fooled a big DJ and lots of folks, and the type on that label looked immediately wrong as well, think that may have come via John also?? dunno long time ago now. You lot have seen enough original vinyl to know the difference...trust your eyes..!! and to prove the point

Think this is alot rarer on West Coast 45, they are all vinyl aren't they. I did have a nice Ruby Winters - Better West coat Styrene with MR stamp, that did look nice long time ago, £15 from Mick Smith, them was the Dayz...

I like his RCA side "You still got me" was a Steve Plumb suggestion, good record.

Just ordered one, I was very impressed with the YT clip, quality music, which is what we like. What did strike me was how young these dudes were, I must be old to notice that, Soul source must be giving me greay hair! anyhow Dean if your reading this, well done mate, another great project. Malcolm

Rest in peace Eric Mercury your music rocked us all!

I know its been mentioned, but danny white demo, thats a 40 quid record right?

Me too, I go on there daily, its a fabulous site, but alas the Chinese and Epic will want more profits from it ;-( cant be good.

I agree, highly likely thery are no connected. Nice track though that Daniel Madison, won't set the world on fire but if your into the seriously rare...its a good one. I really liked the 'Soul Experience' Who's Lips You Been Kissing he's auctioning also... The house thang had to be unrealeted, but worth chucking in. Anyhow folks, have a listen, some rare records above, dont bother with the house track it's PISH..

and just to add a leftfield fling to this, Wiki has "Don't Call Me Baby" as a song by Australian house music duo Madison Avenue... thats just odd...

Daniel Madison- It Doesn't Matter Baby

This is one of those 'Just noticed' things. Tim Brown has a 45 for auction just now by 'Daniel Madison' called 'It Dont Matter baby' was checking it out on YT and noticed a really early 45 by the The Madison Brothers entitled 'Whats the Matter Baby'. They don't sound a like to me at all, but thats not to say its not one of the brothers with a re written lyrics on an old song? wonder if anybody recognises these, they look very obscure, was daniel part of the Madison Brothers? Tim's Auction Blurb : VERY obscure Macon, Georgia release from the totally unknown Daniel Madison revealing an excellent midtempo number. Flip it over to find ‘Funky Popcorn’ which has enough funk for Funk fans but enough buzz for Northern fans too. a bit tentative, but thats what this site is all about right...? joining the dots

I have listend a few of these Eddie, they are very good...

Cheers Ken, great article, I'll have to read it twice, but when I saw it I thought oh Christ, its that version of "It Ain't Necessarily So" agiain! I can rememeber listening to an old mod version of that standard aound a mates haouse in the eighties on tape he had, never been able to track it down, i though some years ago it was Miles Greyson... not on You tube so I cant confirm... with an organ in the background, and almost spoken vocal, as Ive said mod record, but very good track. that whole thing is a head fuck for me, that bloody record!! wish I could find it...! thanks for the article...

Like those Rod, knew the one, not the other... I guess what Im asking for here is the more soulful side of Group Harmony or Doo Wop as allot call it. Not all of those records selected for the LP "Under the street lamp" were really early sixties, but the LP had a sound to it... as time has gone on we know more about these groups, but back then that LP was a revelation for allot of folks, I collected them all, but I still put the Lp on and listen through... SS did a few more CD's in the 9ts as well, with stuff like 'The Executive Four - You Are' Lumar, 'The Limelights - You Don't Love Me Anymore' Uncle ,The Appreciations - No No No' Aware and so on... I got a copy of 'The Ambassadors – Too Young For Me' on Fleet not long ago, a serious bit of Group Harmony that... thats the stuff Im looking for...

I addition to this, has anybody got some good tracks suggestions? along the lines of the Caersars, the true tones, Ambers, Steelers, Classics... Im mad on this again this week, such a cool track Mal

Hi foilks, wonder if anybody has any recorded radio shows that played all thet great early group Harmony stuff? remember there being mention of 'Hy Lit, WSNI' cassets on a certain Lp you will all know that came out on Soul Supply in the 8ts, I'd love to track some down. So this is original early sixties shows not selections put together on Mixcloud in recent times... Do these things exist? Mal

I think that article started well, it peaked my interest, but the selection on Spotify was slightly at odds with the labels and tracks they were talking about. If your gonna push the brilliance of John and Wierdist and Executive Four you dont start your play list with PP Arnold and finish with the snake...

He's a big soul fan Ewen, used to chat to him in the Brighton Uni dark rooms about soul music and photography...he's a very good photographer...

I'm sorry, that Helena Furguson is absolutely awful. had the singer heard the original before they recorded it?

is this the lot that are putting Willie Tee / Eunice Collins out? http://www.primedirectdist.co.uk/

Syl Johnson really was the real deal, one cool dude. Rest in peace Syl, we love your music ...

About 300 or so in a card sleeve, more with a slip sleeve…