Dave Thorley

------------------------- Back on the air 2nite ------------------------------ Last show of this month 2nite, 7pm-9pm. 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good'. Malayka will be doing next weeks show Listen live on air or on the web ............. https://www.gloucesterfm.com/ Plus join in all the in show chat here in our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/

--------------------- Just 2 4 2day ----------------------------- Isley Brothers - Who's that lady - United Artists White Demo VG++ £100 Rare to find in this condition, a stunning white demo with company sleeve Harold - What went wrong/Night time fun - Je-Har Test pressing Mint- £80 Supa rare Test pressing of this Milwaukee modern soul winner

Last nights show now up for listen again https://listen-again.gloucesterfm.com/index.php?cat=Crossing%20The%20Tracks

Cold Smoke Featuring Charlie Perkins - Don't fall in love - Driving Wind Mint £120 Le. Cop - Law & Order - K. Shavonne Mint £200 Liberation - Love looks good on you - S.O.A. Mint £175 Jackey Beavers - Hold on - Sound Stage 7 Mint- £25 George H. Franklin - That's how it is when you're in love - Faces Mint £45 Bill Wright - Can't let you left hand know - Smoke City Mint £35 That - All I need - Bobby Fulton International Mint £145 Tate - Love shop - Cloverstreet Mint £180 Susan King - Building a wall around my heart - Toy Mint- £50 Soul Tornados - Crazy Legs - Westwood VG+ £100 David Ruffin - Rode by the place - Motown Mint- £25

------------------------- Back on the air 2nite ------------------------------ Second of this months shows 2nite, 7pm-9pm. 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good' Listen live on air or on the web ............. https://www.gloucesterfm.com/ Plus join in all the in show chat here in our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/

There is a label listing above in this tread !!!!!!

OK, been able to answer my own question, it seems to be 107/108 - Lee Harris - Skate Boogaloo And Karate Too / I've Got To Have Somebody's Love. The story is that after a dispute between Lee and the label most copies had the label taken off, odd !!!

Don't know if anyone can help. When there was a bunch of Forte stuff on Ebay for sale, I bought one of each the guy had for sale. With it came a label less 45, which I'm sure was advertised with an artist, but some how I lost the info. The 45 has ZTSC126178-1A in the run out. Anyone remember who this is

Trade Martin - She put the hurt on me - Stallion Mint £200 Little Archie - You can't tie me down/All I have to do - Dial Mint- £80 Embers - First time - JCP Mint- £175 Eula Cooper - Beggars can't be choosey - Note Mint £80 Dwight Franklin - Foxie Lila - Franklin (First Press) Mint- £80 Las Vegas Connection - Running back to you - Hep' Me Mint £170 Andre Williams - You got it and I want it - Ric Tic Mint £20 Chimes - The beginning of my life - Down To Earth Mint £25 Patti - Come and get it - GEC Mint £20 Frederick Knight - Uphill peace of mind - Castle Mint £40 Lady Margo - Simply got to make it - Cynthia Mint £15 Lee Shot Williams - It ain't me no more - MT (Rare horns version) Mint £25 Marc LaRoi Cummings - Lots of love - Setting Sun Mint £45 Bettye Swann - Kiss my love goodbye - Atlantic Mint £80 Curtis Wiggins - Stand up when I talk to you - Plam Mint £50 All plus P&P, sound files on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Tymes - Here she comes - Parkway Mint- £40 Vernell Parker - Will you marry me - Brighter Day Mint- £75 Will Valentine - Will you marry me - Pilot Master Mint £75 Tony Birchett - Don't put out the fire - LBJ Mint- £50 Three Jades - I care for you - Maurci - VG+ £200 Talisman - Running from the devil - Head Hunters Mint- £100 Rock'n Co - You only live twice - AMG Mint £120 Lou D. Washington - Smokey - Steel Town Mint £50 JNB - I'll be the one - Glyn Mint- £60 Jean Wells - With my love and what you've got - Calla VG+ £55 Electrifying Cashmeres - What does it take - Sound Stage 7 Mint £60

C.Q.C's - If you ain't got money - Red Mark VG+ £100 Premonitions- Baby baby - Jade VG+ £200 Edna Echoles - Keep on walking - Mitchell VG+ £100 Michael Cameron & The Dynasty Of Sound - Small bag and you - Atlantis Mint- £120 Sidney Thomas - Look let's make love - Parallell Mint- £50 Bob & Gene - I gotta find away - Mo Do Mint £40 Isley Brothers - Who's that lady - United Artists VG £50 Willie Williams - Name It - RCA Issue £50 Soul Continentals - Moovin' and Groovin' - Jaber Mint £100 Elsie Strong - Just ask me - Finally Mint £40 Earl Ross - Love lawyer - Hell's Mint £400 Linda Toussaint - Don't say no - Re-Cord Rare Vocal version VG+ £120

From the great Bloodstone CD 'Fly away' 30+ years on and they are still producing great music. Produced by their 'homeboy' Crayge Lindesay, available from the usual on line suppliers ..................... Plus a link to their web site......................https://www.bloodstoneinternational.com/

Jackie Ross - Take me for a little while/Honey dear - Chess Mint £10 Energies - How many tears - Cobra Mint- £140 (Slight Storage warp NAP) Barrett Strong - You make me feel the way I do - Coup Mint £20 Errol Gaye & The Imaginations - Love affection - Steeltown Mint £15 Karen Striblin - We're not too young - Jaber Mint £130 Chosen Few - I'm alone - Faces Mint £120 Jackey Beavers - Hold on - Sound Stage 7 Mint- £15 Willie G - Meet me half way - Ric Tic Mint £15 Chuck Bernard - Indian giver - Satellite Mint £15 Andre Williams - You got it I want it - Ric Tic Mint £20 Bits & Pieces - Did I scare you - Nasco Mint £30(Rare Demo) Full details & sound file on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Last nite's show now up for listen again................... 2 hours of jolly good fun https://listen-again.gloucesterfm.com/index.php?cat=Crossing%20The%20Tracks

------------------------- Back on the air 2nite ------------------------------ First of this months shows 2nite, 7pm-9pm. 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good' Listen live on air or on the web ............. https://www.gloucesterfm.com/ Plus join in all the in show chat here in our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/

Funny enough, Jerry Hipkiss played it this morning on his '9 after 9' on the GFM morning show. It's a great sound, played it a few months ago at an oldies do I did in Blackwood, South Wales. Peeps came racing to the floor for it, smiling faces around the whole room.

It was a very popular record at Stafford. I got mine in a swap with Chris Plant for a copy of Whispering Shadows, yes I know I couldn't believe it either. Then sold to Ted, as he has mentioned earlier. As far as I know, Butch, Andy Dyson, Honky have one. There is also one in Bob Abrahamian's collection

Bits & Pieces - Did I scare you - Nasco Demo Mint £35 Arlene Bell - Talkin about love - Velvet Mint- £50 Edee - Make it last/When he calls me - ICA Mint- (Vinyl) £70 Kennith & Delroy - Let me hold you close - Steel town Mint £45 Topics - Man - Token Mint £100 Care Package - Storm - Joycelynn Mint £50 Old M Pressions - Right on - Brooks Brothers Mint £170 Donnie Jacobs - Proud man - Maison de Soul Mint £50 James & Truitt with Black Smoke - What's wrong with it - Juca Mint £230 Chimes - The beginning of my life - Down To Earth Mint £25 Bobby Scott - I gotta run now - Mercury White Demo Mint- £150 Last Generation - Just a chance in life - Last generation Mint £75 Lou D. Washington - Smokey - Steel town Mint £50 Ken Meredith - Wondering - HoMark (Vocal Version) Mint £50 Web site fully functional again, full description and sound file on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Bobby Patterson - My baby's coming back to me - Jetstar yellow wax demo Mint £35 Johnny LeMac - Mama take care your baby - Brewtown Mint £55 Variations - I wanna take you uptown - Right-On VG+ £230 Lee Edwards - Need I say more - Lantic Gold Mint £40 Shorty Billups - Shake off that dream - Solid Gold Mint £100 Artstic Sounds - Give it up - Savoy £55 Ron Harrington - it happen to me - Hillside Mint £350 Las Vegas Connection - Running back to you - Hep Me £200 Dave Love - Colalined baby - Solid Soul white demo VG+ £60 Jimm Manns & The Blackmailers - Rap on - Mel Mint £40 Shakers - One wonderful moment - ABC Mint £65 Marie Queenie Lyons - See and don't see - De Luxe Mint £75 Site order function now working fully again, Full info and sound files on the site www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Cheers Matt, that's a new one on me

Also Lars, sorry had a massive brain freeze, Howard now lives in Atlanta, have amended above posts to read correctly

I'll ask Howard, but it could well have been a DJ. It was common to give DJ's titles at record labels, like president, head of A&R etc, that way you got yor records played

PS Howard also owned Skippyophonics label which had The Magnificent Opinions on it and Connowil which he put out more Ike material on. In 2002 he put out a CD LP on his Reppiks label, which contained some previous unreleased Ike vocals, laid onto contemporary backing, plus a couple of remakes. The album title is The d'Kalendars - Hotter than heat, the Ike songs are killas

The Tennessee label cat No 1000-1008 is not related to 1177 - 1184 label, which is the Toledo, Ohio label. I know Howard and his wife Susan really well. have chatted to them many times about their Toledo label. At the time the Tennessee label was running Howard was working in Toledo and Detroit.

The label was from Toledo, Ohio and owned by Howard Collins. He live there but also worked in Detroit and for Motown at one stage. Most of the artists were from around the Toledo area, Ike Noble was living there at the time, Charlie Chuck owned the main black radio station. Howard moved down to Nashville with his job in the 80's, where he still lives today. When Howard left Toledo he left most of the over stock from the label in the basement of his old house. He contacted the now owners in the 90's but it had, by that time gone. Toledo had it's own music scene, with labels like Chanson, Glass City, Clarks, Walking Tall etc. It also had a vibrant club scene and a major concert venue. Along with this was Charlie Chuck's radio station which signal went up as far as the outta suburbs Detroit, Youngstown and Cleveland. So with it location half way between Detroit and Cleveland many musicians went to work in both these cities also. The draw of Motown was immense as we all know, so yes many went up there looking for a break. This label has no connection to the Texas one