Roburt

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.

Kegsy needs a full body (& head) transplant ... not just new glasses.

Straying a bit off topic now .... but the music's still fine ..... The Silhouettes "Red Snow" ............ fine jazz funk ..............

Another jazz outfit who were on Segue Records was the highly rated recording outfit the Silhouettes. The Silhouettes group leader was George Bacasa & he put out the group’s 1st 45 on his own Bye George label. The core of the group was from the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA and it consisted of Bacasa (flute & sax), Ronnie Thomas (bass) and Al Secen (vibes). The Silhouettes eventually went on to record the "Red Snow" single on Western World Records and the LP 'Conversations with the Silhouettes' which was produced by Nathan Davis for Segue Records. They also had a 45 out on the label ................

Another Segue LP ................ 6th Sense In The 11th House — Nathan Davis ..... Segue #1002 -- 1972 Recorded at WRS Recording Studios, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cardell Eaton (who was involved with the group's Cap City / Part III 45's) is on a US school related web site ............. Cardell Eaton -- 1966 graduate of Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, PA is on Memory Lane ........ https://www.classmates.com/people/Cardell-Eaton/8694715635 To register on the site (& then contact Cardell), it seems that you have to enter your US High School info (which not a lot of Brits can do !!!) .... it also seems that Cardell was involved in music education in the early 70's .......... Many budding DJ's took broadcasting courses at the Opportunities Industrialization Center in Pittsburgh. The center (OIC) was affiliated with WQLN-FM under the mentorship of Cardell "Soul" Eaton ...... WQLN .......... City of license Erie, Pennsylvania "WQLN 91.3 FM" Frequency: 91.3 MHz (FM) First air date: January 7, 1973 > Public affairs/News/Talk/Classical Music ERP 35,000 watts Callsign meaning >> We Question and LearN Owner: Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc.

There is ALSO a TJ Lubinsky related 'best-of past Motown' US PBS TV show being broadcast in America on 24th November at 9pm. This show has a new CD set tied in with it (to be released at the same time as the TV show goes out). Lots of publicity for Berry, his label & the upcoming musical due in the near future. Can't be bad.

A Denise Wilson wrote one of their songs, guess she was a sister who wasn't actually in the group.

No doubt Berry will be plugging the musical on this upcoming TV show ..... .... An Evening With Berry Gordy will take place on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago. This one-on-one interview, hosted by PBS-TV journalist Gwen Ifill, will follow Berry Gordy's journey through Motown and beyond. The evening will also feature performances by special guests in tribute to the music mogul. Tickets are $1000.00 each and RSVPs are required. Tickets must be purchased in advance and cannot be purchased at the door.

More on Segue Records .............

No doubt a few of the musicians who played on this album backed up the Lovations on some of their tracks ....

And Pittsburgh is DEFINITELY back in the frame via this Billboard entry from September 1971 ...... So as Bob has confirmed, it seems that the Lovations were from Pittsburgh & a number of artists from that city cut locally and had their tracks released on Segue Records.

One of the Lovations cuts was a song ("I Don't Want You") written by ....... Eugene A Todd & Leon A Barber This pairing usually have their work published by ............ EUBERTO MUSIC C/O B GIBSON 5047 D STREET S E WASHINGTON, DC 20019-6119 ....... so that makes them DC based ......... well maybe ... they also had songs published by .... HERB COHEN DBA HERCO MUSIC 2257 28TH ST NO 1 SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ......... AND ....... RSVP MUSIC INC C/O JERRY SIMON P O BOX 278 WOODSTOCK, NY 12498-0278 ...............AND .... .REGENT MUSIC, NEW YORK ..... BUT ... t he above pair also wrote with Vinnie Barrett who wrote at times for Mighty Three Music of Philly. So you pays your money & takes your choice !!!! No mention of Pittsburgh in the above data though that guy who's comment I added into the post before last says he saw the group perform in Pittsburgh Hill District.

Billboard 1969 ..............

BUT were the group from DC or Philly ????????????// ............ OFF THE NET ............... Cardell Eaton / the Lovations.....names I haven't heard since I last performed in THE HILL DIST. 30 plus years ago. Although I don't remember this tune but it has that Pittsburgh sound. "They used to call the Hill District 'Little Harlem' because of the amount of jazz artists coming through there," said Nathan Davis ..... The Hill District is a collection of neighborhoods that is considered by many to be the cultural center of African-American life in Pittsburgh. Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay once called the district "the crossroads of the world," referring to the neighborhood's heyday in the 1930s—1950s. It is known to many Pittsburghers as simply "The Hill." pittsburghlive.com - Jan 17, 2008: "There's one by a group called 'Basic Sounds of Pittsburgh,'" Hopper says. "A group called the Lovations -- their 45 was produced by Nathan Davis over at Pittsburgh …….. Nathan Davis, director of jazz studies at the University of Piitsburgh .... Pittsburgh's jazz legacy shows up again on the new set of Jazz Icon DVDs, this time in a team many have forgotten.In 1965, Nathan Davis, the director of jazz studies at the University of Pittsburgh, was in Paris, carving out a saxophone life that still makes him famous in Europe. For a time, he sat in with Pittsburgh legend Art Blakey on a tour through the Continent. So along with all the other famous editions of the Jazz Messengers there was one of Blakey, Davis, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Jaki Byard and bassist Reggie Workman. This DVD, along with one featuring Pittsburgh's Erroll Garner, is yet another depiction of the city's jazz history from this series. This year's titles also feature works by Anita O'Day, Jimmy Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Art Farmer and Woody Herman. Since the series began in 2006, Pittsburgh jazz has taken a starring role, either with discs headlined by Blakey or featuring Joe Harris, Ray Brown or Kenny Clarke as backup players. The plot thickens .............. more later .....

Next time I'm at a soul night, I'll try to ensure that I don't dance to any records that have lost some of their "myth" I don't want to be excommunicated by the ' Northern soul police'.

Why restrict posts to just info on 45's .............. It may not have been politically correct, but quite a few US soul singers (Percy Sledge, C L Blast, etc.) went down to Sth Africa to perform in the 70's (at Sun City and similar venues). Some got involved with local musicians whilst there, the main one being C L Blast. He went into the recording studio with locals & laid down tracks that he supervised (producing & the like). He also cut a full LP of tracks there which was only released in SA ... this contains some decent tracks. In addition to his 'solo' album, a couple of tracks were lifted from it to go on a compilation V.A. LP .... one of the other tracks (by a local) also included on this VA album has a distinct US soul feel to it and I believe that this was due to input from CL. Other decent VA compilation albums were released around the world. Lots with 'unusual' tracks included on them (Sth American countries had their own popular US soul tracks) & so there are some nice items to be found on albums put out down there.

And ... Pigmeat Markham also had to get in on the act in November 1968 ............ f