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Another Brazilian offering ............ .... still 33 rpm but not an EP this time ... mind you, only about a third of the vinyl surface is utilised ....

I've got a copy of this EP somewhere. Seem to recall it was an 80's release, can't remember by which label though.

Reffa goes all exotic (label wise) .......

Fat Daddy & Hot Rod were just about the best radio DJ's on the Baltimore airwaves back in the 1960's .... Both were so popular that they could lead to a 45 breaking out nationally just because they were playing it in Baltimore. As a result of their work (+ that of the other local soul radio DJ's) Baltimore became just about the major city to 'BREAK' sounds in back then. Both ran there own promotions (live shows) & lots of the acts would play free for them as it kept them in the DJ's good books and helped ensure that their current & next records were played n the radio in the city. Both DJ's organised big shows down on Carr's Beach & these featured so many acts on each bill, they had to bus all of them out to the venue from Baltimore. FAT DADDY on WWIN >> ......... Fat Daddy on "Double W-Eye-N Radio 2360 on the AM Side" Listen to the above, is that Chuck Jackson singing the Salem cigarettes ad about 3 mins 10 secs in ?? More Fat Daddy ..... His 45 ......

Great detective work with pleasing results.

Another 4 track (33rpm) EP from South America. This one features tracks from Marvin Gaye, the Originals, etc.

Even though their 1st release (& the label name) came from the US, almost all of the Jay Boy 45's up to Boy 24 were UK productions. They appear to be outside productions just bought in by President (including a few reggae items from the Pyramids). Loads of different production teams sourced the tracks released on the label which then went US soul (after Boy 24) and their singles became a regular buy for UK soulies from then on.

In 1973, CBS / Epic took the decision to get into soul music in a big way. They hired guys who had help run indie soul labels and set about signing up labels like T-Neck, Philly Int. & Stax. Two of the top guys employed by their Epic Records Div were LeBaron Taylor & Jim Tyrrell. Born in Detroit, LeBaron Taylor started out as a DJ at the 20 Grand Club before getting on radio with WCHJ and WJLB. He then formed Solid Hitbound Productions (Solid Hit-Revilot-Brute) with George White & Don Davis. was also a partner. With Don Davis, he produced Steve Mancha for Groovesville. Leaving Detroit in 1970, he moved to Philly where he worked at WDAS. In 1972 he was appointed to an A&R post with Atlantic Records. At Atlantic, he organised the signing of acts such as the Sons of Robin Stone and formed the Young Professionals Production team (they worked with Sister Sledge, R.B. Greaves, Clyde Brown, Jackie Moore, the Persuaders, Vivian Reed, etc). In 1974, he was hired by CBS to run their Black Music Division. Jim Tyrell, a native New Yorker, was a much in demand New York studio musician; one of the first to play the fender electric bass in live performance & on studio recording sessions. He played on many tracks cut by top artists in the 50's and 60s, including several hits by James Brown, Maxine Brown, Inez & Charlie Fox and the Manhattans. In 1965 he left the Apollo Theatre house band to work on the 'dark side' of the music biz (as a record label exec). After working at Buddah - Kama Sutra, he joined CBS in 1970. By 1973, he was Vice-Pres of Marketing at Epic and largely responsible for making the distribution deal with Stax work. Whilst at Epic, he still kept his hand in on the actual musical side, working (as executive producer) with the likes of Webster Lewis in 1976.

Loads of instrumentals played in UK mod / soul clubs in mid 60's ...... Willie Mitchell -- "Oh Baby You Turn Me On"; Rex Garvin & Mi Cravers -- "Sock It To Em JB"; Markeys -- "Philly Dog"; Willie Mitchell -- "Everthing is Gonna be Alright"; Alvin Cash & Crawlers -- "Alvins Boogaloo"; Little Mac & Boss Sound -- "Midnight Hour"; Alvin Cash & C -- "Philly Freeze"; Bobby Moore & Rh Aces -- "Hey Mr DJ" + loads of Booker T & MG's cuts and other things I can't recall at present. Had "Two In the Morning" way back then (on a cheap Pye label compilation LP) but don't recall it being played out in clubs back then.

I attended lots of niters at the Nite Owl back in 1967. I've got some details of the live acts who appeared at the club back then ........ APRIL 8th 67 > Alan Bown Set APRIL 15th 67 > Wynder K Frog .... last allniter at Mojo (Sheffield) with Geno Washington & RJB on live. MAY 6th 67 > Pesky-Gee >> didn't attend. Saw Garnett Mimms (+ Jimi Hendrix) at Saville Theatre, London on Sunday 7th MAY 27th 67 > Powerhouse JUNE 3rd 67 > Pesky-Gee & Jimmy Cliff JUNE 10th 67 > Edwin Starr. Went to Hull Skyline on Thurs 8th > Lucas + Mike Cotton Sound. Frid 9th Jungle in Brid. JUNE 17th 67 > Wynder K Frog & Pesky-Gee ADVERTISED AS > Sonny Childe & TNT JUNE 24th 67 > Family July 15th 67 > ?? >> went to Mojo Alldayer on Sun 16th > (fake) Drifters on live July 22nd 67 > Pop Toniks July 29th 67 > Wynder K Frogg didn't attend > went to Mojo Alldayer on Sun 30th > Garnett Mimms on live August 5th 67 > Shevelles ........ group failed to show up August 19th 67 > Reg James Explosion > then up to Mojo alldayer (Alan Bown + Wynder K Frogg) August 26th 67 > Ferris Wheel + Shevelles September 2nd 67 > Temptations (really Velours) + Pesky-Gee >> Sunday Mojo alldayer > Temptations again September 9th 67 > Cliff Bennett + the Peeps September 16th 67 > Root & Jenny Jackson September 23rd 67 > Garnett Mimms >> I went to Mojo Allniter > Drifters then Sunday Mojo Alldayer > Garnett Mimms September 30th 67 > ??? >> I went to Mojo Allniter > Jimmy Cliff & Shakedown Sound October 7th 67 > Maxine Brown GREAT >> then on Sunday > Mojo Alldayer (last ever) > Stevie Wonder October 14th 67 > ??? went to Wheel > Jnr Walker & AllStars October 21th 67 > Alan Bown October 28th 67 > Isley Brothers (fake - really Sam, Erv & Tom > 3/4 of Diplomats) November 4th 67 > Drifters (fake -- thin k it was actually the Invitations again) November 11th 67 > Max Baer & Chicago Setback November 18th 67 > Jimmy James & Vagabonds November 25th 67 > ??? >> went to Wheel > Ben E King & Senate + Amboy Dukes December 2nd 67 > Eddie Floyd .... MONDAY 4th December 67 > Nite Owl closed down as no Local Authority licence granted. December 16th 67 > NO NITE OWL >> went to Wheel (our new home) to see the Vibrations. Had attended the Purple Onion Club in Cleethorpes (Alan Bown played live gig there on Dec 10th 67) in summer of 1966; went over there each weekend on scooter. Also attended Boulevard Club Tadcaster in 1966 & early 1967 (live acts on here too; Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, etc.)

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A 12" single from Elton John's old mate .....

RE: Must be many moons ago...this shop is sadly closed for more than 15 years I used to drop in at USA Records in Paris whenever I took the family over there. Must have bought the Solomon Burke EP (+ Stevie Wonder's 'Love A Go Go' EP) on a visit in 1989 or 1990.

Light blue US is original, dark blue reissue. I seem to recall it was first played on the UK club scene around 1970 (end of the Wheel era).

A French EP ..... ... bought from USA Records in Paris many moons ago ..... ( .. Daniel Delorme; 50 rue de l'Arbre-Sec, 75001 .. )

Another nice Major Harris dancer ... ... "Walkin' In The Footsteps" .. BTW, this cut is also on that Brazilian 7" EP ... ..... so that was a real good buy then !!!!

One for the 70's Philly fans ......... Major Harris "Ruby Lee" ......... I believe this is LP only .......... .... EXCEPT in BRAZIL ........ where it was released on a 4 track (33rpm) EP. ... HOW DO I KNOW ....... COZ I got a copy of the EP of course !!!! Mind you, if anyone knows of any other places where it escaped on 7", I'd be pleased to know about it. A remix of the track appears on the CD 'Philly Re-Grooved - The Tom Moulton Philly Groove Remixes'.

.... but unfortunately, not with a singing companion .......

Coming to a Cleethorpes Weekender near you very soon ........

Not with the Butler's anymore ..........

A Major Harris 4 track EP .....

A Tams 45 out of Eastern Europe .....

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A Canadian Atlantic 45 .........

An EP containing Ben E King's "Supernatural Thing" of Far East origins ....