Roburt

A US newspaper story from a few years ago ......... ATLANTA'S SOUL SURVIVORS ........ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ............ By Drew Jubera ... ....... ..... Sunday, April 05, 2009 In 1968 Eula Cooper was just a poor kid from Vine City, hardly 14, fooling around inside a West End dress shop with two girlfriends while doing what she always did: singing out loud. A salesman said if she wanted to sing so badly she should visit the record company upstairs. So Cooper and her friends skipped up to the second-floor office of Tragar Records, where owner Jesse Jones sat behind a desk. One girlfriend said, “This is Eula!” Another said, “She can sing!” Cooper, hand on her skinny hip, added, “Yeah!” So Jones told her to sing. She warbled a soul number she’d written herself called “Shake Daddy Shake.” “And the next week,” said Cooper, now 55 and living outside Houston, “we were in the studio.” That’s the kind of unfussy, off-the-street scene that summed up Tragar Records, a part of what passed for the soul music recording industry in Atlanta during the 1960s and ’70s. Neither Cooper, Jones nor anybody else ever did anything but go broke making records for Tragar. Yet, thanks largely to an obsessive collector of Georgia soul music named Brian Poust, “Shake Daddy Shake” and 49 other tracks from Tragar (later called Note) have been unearthed for a compilation CD called “Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels.” Since its release by the Chicago company Numero Group, Jones finally feels appreciated, Cooper feels revived (after not performing for almost two decades, she sang recently at a soul festival in the United Kingdom), and a piece of lost Atlanta has been preserved..........

By all accounts, 78's lasted in South Africa until the mid 60's (65/66) and for even longer in India (almost till the end of the 60's) ..... so no doubt some soul goodies were made available in those two countries.

Can't tell if any of these would be things we'd be interested in (most seem to be by local artists) ....

Of course a couple of the Philippines Motown 78's are well documented, but what about the more obscure Philippines Cameo & Parkway 78 releases ? Were there any Sam Cooke 78's on RCA released there ? Any Jackie Wilson 78's on Coral (or Decca) ? Have discogs been drawn up for 45 & 78 releases from the 60's in the likes of Singapore, Pakistan, India & the Philippines ??

Just about the most obscure of records are the late 78's (early to mid 60's) from countries such as Pakistan, India & the Philippines (maybe more countries as well; Singapore & the like ?). EMI were a strong force in the likes of Pakistan & India and so lots of UK pop (+ US stuff licensed in by EMI UK) escaped in those areas, but sales figures weren't huge at the time & many of the discs have broken down the years. Seems to have been lots of different Coral, RCA, Imperial, Columbia, Decca, Sun, MGM , Cameo & Parkway plus some Motown stuff made available there. Most folk don't collect 78's though lots of 40's / 50's jazz cuts are collectable coz they are the 'original format' for those tracks. Here's a montage of some interesting Philippine 78's .......

I was going to niters from 66 onwards (till around 70/71 at least) ...... I don't recall seeing any skinheads at clubs like the Mojo, Nite Owl, Crystal Bowl (all too early for skins) or the Wheel.

Our kid (smudger on here) should know sumat bout Dony skinheads back arounf 69/70 as some of his school mates were local skins. At least, he used to fetch em round to our house to buy reggae 45's off me.

Last I heard the D.E.Temptations Review also featured David Sea (great singer, loads of brill MS sides), Mike Potello, Chris Arnold and Paul Williams Jr.(son of original Temptations member Paul Williams). They are known for putting on a better show than Otis & his bunch.

She did. They toured together for 3/4 years (late 40's / early 50's) & even recorded together -- they performed gospel stuff as would be expected. I skirted over much of her gospel period but did make a mention of this .............. .... In 1950, together with Rosetta Tharpe, she sang before an audience of thousands of gospel fans at a big show in Washington.

We'd know even more about the Lovations and Segue Records if only you had asked us back in 1987 ..... ....... when the label's Nathan Davis was in London a couple of times & we could have asked him ................

Clues ............ top left is by Barbara Mason ........... .... bottom centre is by a male group ................... ............ rest are by other artists !!!! .... with one 45 cut being a tribute to a Baltimore radio DJ Now you all know just about everything there is to know.

The proposed 45's (all unissued tracks it says !!!!) ...... ... get some strong glasses to make out the details (not) ...

Info on Segue's funky (!?!) Silhouettes .................... https://oldmonmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/pittsburghs-silhouettes.html

............ well, there will be real soon ................ https://jamguy.com/index.php?mode=notice What do you want to know as I can let you know some of the info about it (don't think Frank wants too much 'out there' ahead of its release date).

Yes there is sir .................

Well its up on UK Amazon .............. https://www.amazon.co...s/dp/B008QE9BDY ............. and ............. US Amazon ............... https://www.amazon.co...cooler than ice seems that Amazon are advertising it at less than Frank's full price !! ............. order asap to get their 'lower price'

"Storm Warning" is included on the Arctic CD track listing ................ but you'll be pleased to know that its not one of the tracks that will be on the proposed 'ewn reissue' 45's .........

That would be the same Earl English & the Apaches who had the 45 out on Six Toe (& on Big 8) ............. What does the 'Midwest Funk' LP notes have to say about him & the group (can't find my copy at present) ??

The guys behind these tracks (Earl English & Jack Hill) went on to sign some of their later tracks to Invictus Records (Earl English -- "Wanting You") in 1974. Thomas Associates (who are 'credited' with producing their Invictus sides) also leased the Hi-Lites tracks to Invictus in 74 (Philly's Keith Barrow wrote that song) and T.A. were also responsible for the Tom Green UK Action 45 tracks.

Frank only wants to sell it as 'the whole damn thing'. Doesn't stop people buying the set & 'breakin it up' to sell on ....... the Cd's to folk that buy CD's & the 45's on ebay for $$$$$$

More bits related to WRS Recording Sutdios ..... where Segue cut their tracks ............. the 1st one dates from 1969, the 2nd from 1970 & the 3rd from in the 70's .....

An update on this proposed release ................. Now due December 11th and it will be quite pricey ...... ....... but you do get 6 x CD's PLUS 6 x 45's PLUS a 48 page booklet full of facts. Lots of artists represented including the main ones + the likes of Cindy Gibson, Herb Johnson, Jack & Jill, Ike & Mike, etc. SOME unrelease stuff ain't made it onto the set though (mainly coz a 'finished master' couldn't be found) ..... so you will not get to hear the 'unfinished' Kenny Hamber & Barbara Mason duet cut ... .... or .... .............. ...... .............. the 'unfinished' Winfield Parker & Barbara Mason duet cut To launch the CD a New York gathering / show has been arranged for December 6th .... for press types & artist guests only ..... Frank has organised a coach to take lots of people up from Philly. Kenny Hamber will be performing at the event ...... .... others in attendance will include Winfield Parker, members of the Volcanoes, Ambassadors, Honey & the Bee, etc. Kenny has told me that he can take a couple of guests along, so if you're near NY and can make it on that evening, drop me a pm and I'll put a couple of SSers in touch with Kenny to see if he will take you along (or have your names added to the guest list).

I've loved this track since I bought a copy of the UK 'Rare Stamps' Stax LP as a new release.

"Feeling Yourself" is not be be recommended at your age sir !!! My bank account ain't doing too well today and may also need a full transplant ...... I blame that Nige Flood for telling me about the John Smedley shop in Matlock (which I visited yesterday).

Not related to any 70's reissue ...... but the new Arctic box CD set (originally set for release this month but now slipped back to the new year I believe) will come with a number of reissue Arctic 45's ................... ............ so watch out for another 'Numero style' set of gripes from the OVO set.