Roburt

Two new 45 releases out of Houston ............

Anthony Gourdine resigns with UA ......

Bits from April 69 ........

Don't suppose Ace have access to the 'outside productions' cut at Fame Studios ??

Perhaps Jack Ashford did the deal & never told Lorraine about it. I doubt the French label would have paid much (any?) upfront advance on royalties. Maybe Jack thought that just getting his records released in Europe at no cost to him was sufficient & any royalty money from actual sales that might come along later, just 'icing on the cake'.

Back around 1970, the 'prog rock' crowd (who had moved on from being soulies) used to refer to the old crowd as ..... Tamla Toytowners. It wasn't meant as a compliment !!!

In the summer (when the cities were hot & steamy), folks would escape to the coast to enjoy a more temperate climate. It wasn't just Carrs Beach (& Sparrows Beach) that people from Baltimore, DC, Philly & New York would head for .......... Atlantic City was also a very popular destination back in the 60's

Dean, how can we be sure to snag a box ? Can they be bought direct from Ace mail order ????

We can Pick Hits .........

........ WANTED ..... ...USED RECORDS .. ... Sam Goody went on to become a big retail record discount chain on East Coast.

A new label back in the summer of 1961. The Elgins were of course to become the Pirates on Mel-O-Dy but perhaps we know them best as ........ the Temptations

Lorraine, its great that via the UK NS scene you can be re-acquainted with some of your old work ... & that you realise how good it was & how loved the old tracks still are. Your detailed knowledge of what went down over 40 years ago is astounding (so we KNOW you turned up to the office every day in 'full working order'). You are also a truly lovely lady as I can personally attest from meeting you on both of the occasions that you performed at Prestatyn. MORE POWER TO YOU.

Can't find much out about Donald Butler or his record label. The guy who arranged the track Vic cut for DonBut was Hershel McGinnis. There was a Hershel McGinnis who was director of the Nth Carolina Central Univ Marching Band back in the late 50's. I guess he's the same guy who went on to work with Vic.

Typical shows held at Baltimore's Royal Theatre back in the day .............

And here's a copy of the rare US original 45 ...... Tracks cut during the same period as the group's Reprise releases.

That's James Thompson's shirt & I have 'first bags' on it as I know James.

... If you need an R&B artist .... .. be SHAW to ring these guys .....

I think the above may have been more mid 60's, rather than 1963. It was the product of Donald Butler's production company.

Well, he was recording around 1963 for DonBut productions .......

I don't think that we will ever get 'packages' like this touring again ........... .......... the Howard Theatre in DC .............

Not Vic's group ........ but back to (Eddie Daye's) Four Bars. They were signed to Josie at the time that Republic 45 by the Four Bars was released.

As Vic fronted a Four Bars in the early 60's, just thought I'd ask about the Four Bars that cut for Republic (based out of Nashville) back in 50's. This outfit can't have been Vic's group (too early) and I guess they weren't Eddie Daye's Four Bars as that group had been signed to Josie at the time. So anyone know owt bout the Four Bars on Republic (they were a vocal quartet but that's all I know bout em).

Anyone here know much about Vic Marcel. I know he started out singing (in the late 50's / early 60's) as front man for the Four Bars -- which I'd guess is a totally different outfit to (Eddie Daye's) Four Bars ..... ....... mind you, both group's were from the same general area (a place in Delaware, east of Baltimore for one & DC the other) and both were recording at the same time (around 1963). Back to Vic; later in the 60's, he hooked up with Andy Stroud (Nina Simone's hubby) and cut tracks for Ninandy that were picked up for national distribution by RCA. I like most of his Ninandy / RCA cuts and guess that additional tracks he laid down back then stayed in the vaults. From his ad (see attachment), Vic & his group seems to have been a popular act (in the early / mid 60's) in the Baltimore & DC areas ......... what more is known about him ??

A Top 20 from 1972 ......... Would you rather have Coffee or Coffey ?

I wonder how much 5c above cost price on a 45 was back then ??