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Yank - I would really like to include the two suveys in the YouTube video I'm doing for a Fred Bridges interview. Can you please send higher res' copies?

Thanks. Also, please let me know if they use the same track.

Roy 'Cortez' Butler also recorded Mary's House (Boo 1003). It has that British accent intro' I referred to and is on YouTube.

Maybe the Boo label release was first.

Thanks... dating ZTSC numbers is tricky, but it seems you have the ZTSC number wrong. It's 121799 & 121800 (not 127199) I referenced Ric-Tic releases to get that Zodiac date, as I reckon Ric-Tic 45s can be dated relatively easily. For example: No Greater Love (ZTSC 121130) was the final Golden World 45 and got released around August 1966. Can't Stop Looking For My Baby (ZTSC 121547) was the first the post-Golden World 45 on RicTic around Oct. 1966. Ain't Love Wonderful came out around January 1967 (ZTSC 125728). You Gave Me Something - again Fantastc Four - (ZTSC 126078) I reckon came out in May 1967 These numbers make me believe the Zodiac 45 (ZTSC 121799) came out quite early in 1967. You can see both copies (Zodiac and Boo) of Come On Back and Mary's House have the same ZTSC numbers, so they must be the same recordings, but with different labels attached. Fred told me the group's name was created in July 1967, when riots broke out in Detroit and Soul Brother got painted on windows...

The Zodiac 45 (1008) predates the Boo release (Brothers of Soul) and I wonder if it's the same recording. Looking at the ZTSC number, the Zodiac disc seems to have been released in early 1967 and I think the Boo 45 was released some time in 1968. The flip of the Zodiac 45 is Mary's House, which is different to the Boo 45, which has The Love I Found In You. I'm in the process of editing an interview with Fred Bridges and would like to know the score. Fred mentions that Russ Teranna did a spoken intro' to - I think - Mary's House, using a British accent. I don't think I've heard this song and can't find it on YouTube. Mary's House was re-issued on Zodiac 1011, but only credited to Bobby Eaton.

Yes, It was the production that I remember.

...it is clear that Bateman set up BrianBert Music to be used for Correc-Tone's operations. I'm not sure, Robb. In Robert Bateman's interview, he says he established Brian-Bert while at Motown and the first 45 that I can see with it on is The Satintones' "I Know How It Feels", which is from around June 1961 (There may be earlier songs). The Fred Bridges' 45 likely dates from later that year, looking at the ZTSP number. Robert said that he'd left Berry Gordy many times, but had gone back. He had obviously become disillusioned at Motown and so Brian-Bert was formed, but I just don't see a direct connection between Brian-Bert and Correc-tone.

I reckon that Versatile 45 predates the first Correc-tone release (Wilson Pickett).

Yes... I also liked hearing how "If You Need Me" was influened by Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and that Robert had left Berry quite a few times prior to going to Wilbert Golden - my guess is that Fred Bridges song (cut at Special) must have been during one of those times. I wish I'd asked about him singing with Mickey Stevenson's brother - what that group was. Also where he sang with The Chimes (he mentions a place that sounds like 'Carnogy Center', but may be 'Carnegie'.

Cheers - I didn't think I would teach you anything, Robb, but as us older fans disappear, hopefully these YouTube videos will still around to tell the story.

Did you see this one with Arthur Ashford?... uploaded a couple of weeks ago:

This one went on YouTube yesterday...

Soul Source music video feature announcement The below soul music video has just been added to our in house soul video feature .... Name: Detroit Files: Arthur Ashford - The Precisions Interview Category: TV/Films Date Added: 21/11/23 Submitter: G F Video Description: 17 Nov 2023 Arthur was with the group on all their recordings for D-Town and Drew during the Sixties. Compared to The Temptations, they had a lot to live up to, but they managed it with aplomb. Also included is a clip from an interview with George McGregor, who was involved with some of the Drew recordings. Tap below to watch the video right now... PLAY VIDEO: Detroit Files: Arthur Ashford - The Precisions Interview Soul Source Soul Music Video Feature

Just listened again to that part of the interview and Steve mentions 'I Lost You' right after I refer to 'Easy Living' (13:27). If he hadn't recorded it, he would surely have said something.

In all probability I lost You was done at Golden World in c.1966 when Steve was recording for Grovesville and it went unreleased - Don Davis then just stuck it on the flip of that later Groove City 45.

I've just uploaded this one...

Go to about 13 minutes in where Steve talks about this 45...

I've just uploaded another interview...

It's now on YouTube...