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Can you add image of the B side please so we can see where it was pressed

And it is even though it's a reissue

Indeed ◆ = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville for Johnny and ✤ = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville for Lee Roye

I think if you look on the reverse side there will be one of the following for different pressings, though not sure for this release ◆ = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville ✤ = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville ◈ = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Richmond

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I Never knew Bob , like some others, but came across this photo of his record collection being "donated" Clearly a man who was lovely in life and his family lovely after his passing RIP and much respect

James Thorpe , I agree (as in the title of the thread) Perhaps like so many moved from Detroit to LA ?

I spotted the sale of the Jay T and wondered, connections ? James Thorpe with J J Barnes ?

Surfside Myrtle Beach South Carolina and Discogs have it as 1971 "US label from Rochester, NY. Also appears as "Lifetime" only. Lifetime Recordings was founded in 1952 by Lester W. Osband (1913-2009). As a local custom recording company, Lifetime recorded various Rochester High School bands, church choirs, etc. before launching his own Lifetime label in 1959 The initial release was by The Capris, a black vocal group, now a rare item."

10 years on and I was having a conversation with my mate and he drew me to this thread. He had a conversation in Manchester with the Funk Brothers and them travelling to Chicago for peanuts $$ to record including Jackie Wilson. Perhaps I missed it somewhere else so please send me if I did I didn't have to dig far to find even Robert Pruter sort of hinted https://www.britannica.com/topic/Its-All-Right-Chicago-Soul-1688338 Billy Davis had been Gordy’s songwriting partner before joining the artists-and-repertoire (A&R) staff at Chess, where he worked with most of the label’s roster, including Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto. Following the success of Gene Chandler’s “Duke of Earl” (1961), producer Carl Davis was appointed head of A&R for OKeh Records, where he recruited Mayfield to write for several artists including Lance. Davis then moved to Brunswick Records, where he produced one of Jackie Wilson’s finest records, “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” (1967). He subsequently set up his own Dakar label, whose singles by Tyrone Davis—“Can I Change My Mind?” (1969) and “Turn Back the Hands of Time” (1970)—were classics of wistful regret. This from Wikipedia "The backing track was recorded on July 6, 1967 at Columbia's studios in Chicago. Produced by Carl Davis, the session, arranged by Sonny Sanders, featured bassist James Jamerson, drummer Richard "Pistol" Allen, guitarist Robert White, and keyboardist Johnny Griffith; these four musicians were all members of the Motown Records house band The Funk Brothers who often moonlighted on sessions for Davis to augment the wages paid by Motown. [better source needed] According to Carl Davis, the Funk Brothers "used to come over on the weekends from Detroit. They'd load up in the van and come over to Chicago, and I would pay 'em double scale, and I'd pay 'em in cash." Similarly, two members of Motown's house session singers The Andantes, Jackie Hicks and Marlene Barrow, along with Pat Lewis (who was filling in for Andantes member Louvain Demps), performed on the session for "Higher and Higher". Drummer Maurice White (better known as a singer for Earth, Wind & Fire) also played on the recording. Motown's Mike Terry played the baritone saxophone. (do I quote my mate who said they got $80 dollars and it cost $60)!!!

I may have solved a riddle ? It may have already been suggested and if so please send me to it As Jeremy Clarkson says "here's what I think" Andrew Kelly of the brothers Connections Norfolk Virginia, Dillard Crume, Fip Flop (Willie Stephen)

Just had a message from Shelly saying it wasn't her

I had it years ago but no longer, sorry

Happy New Year to you both My thread here A month ago on You Tube "I know Johnny and he's a great guy, he's now in his 70s, married with grown children and lives in Surfside Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you like his music please enjoy it and share it, ask for it to be played by your radio stations...in remembrance of a time not long ago and not forgotten."

Not a myth bet only some copies had the freebies In John Manships quote above "In the mid- 70's I did come across a few copies of this album still-sealed in Philadelphia only twice did it still have the 45 staring back at me from behind the cellophane." It reminds me of my kids trying to get the hologram cards out of a packet of Pokemon cards 😀

It would never have been released without the group name on it, unless it was in the LP sleeve only

Not in this case , would Goodway ever release a single without the group name on it ?, after the previous single did. I used to think the same as you until someone pointed the obvious out to me and I laughed out loud

Some new info here doesn't mention sticker though In the late 1960s, The New Silhouettes continued to do live shows and club dates, keeping their sound alive. In 1968, an album merchandising agreement was made with the Sears and Roebuck company that resulted in the distribution of the group's first album. Titled The Original and New Silhouettes 58/68 Get A Job, the album was released on Goodway Records, a small company located on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia under the direction of Ed Cotlar. Cut at The Bell Studio in New York, it featured original versions of songs that spanned the group's career, from Get A Job and I Am Lonely to Rent Man and Climb Every Mountain. The album also included new recordings including a contemporary version of the 1930s tune Gaucho Serenade, and a soul-laced reworking of Get A Job. According to the sales figures given to Lewis, over 200,000 copies of the Goodway LP were sold through Sears. The album is a collector's item today with copies selling for $200-$800. A photo of Wilson, Lewis, Beal, and Brown appeared on the back of the album. Although Brown sang on the new recordings, the liner notes listed Otis Lewis as being the group's bass. In actuality, Otis Lewis served as a temporary replacement and did not record with The Silhouettes. Goodway also released a single from the album, Gaucho Serenade / Not Me Baby, which they included in the jacket of each LP. Disco enthusiasts have long pointed to Not Me Baby as being one of the earliest examples of that style. For this reason, demand for the record in America and overseas remains high. https://www.thesilhouettes.org/biography/biography-04.htm

They haven't spoken for a while, his name was Arthur Van Armstrong and he supplied some well known people on the scene in the days of old, apparently Searling got some good stuff off him, I am trying to get more info.

In Blackpool (my mate's has just told me) his Step Brother had a copy of this tune in the 1970's There is none on the WWW and I can't find anything but the sheet music Anyone help please

Finally from a poster

Damn , I wanted to be the first, but Nev (RIP) was my hero when I was young, so that is brilliant, thanks for making me smile and bringing a tear as well