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Many thanks... I do have this and it must be briefly in the video somewhere. I'm surprised there were very few ads about the group and their releases in the black-focused Detroit newspaper, The Michigan Chronicle. The only one I saw was for their appearance at The Parizian in '64 when I Love You So was out. There was a brief mention of them doing a gig at a place called Shay Lake, which is north of Detroit, but no ads for the usual clubs like Phelps and The Chit Chat, where they did perform. I also noticed that a local radio chart had Pickett's 6345789 at number 1, but Call Me wasn't in the top 50.

I've just uploaded this one...

I have found the info' in my notes about Temptation of Love - local DJ Ernie Durham had it as a selection in the newspaper on December 28th, 1963 - this could be first of the Lanrod 45s.

In my files, I have a release date on the Carrie 45 for December 1963 - just can't recall where I got that info' from.

A year is surprisingly long, but maybe the Carrie 45 wasn't released in April '63 - it was just registered then. Thank for the details. The Carrie 45 must be rare.

Thanks for these details. This is the 45 I used to have. I wonder why it was released again on Lanrod with a different title - maybe the Temptation of Love one came first?

Here's what Ed had to say.... The song was released twice on Lanrod, with diffrent titles as the label scans in this thread show. Edward I Love You So.mp3

Has anyone got a Carrie issue of (Temptation of Love) I Love you So? It's Carrie 1605. I'd really like a decent scan to include in a YouTube video I'm putting together.

That confirms it... Thanks .

Yank - you must be good at crosswords.

Thanks - I had doubts about it being a hit over in the States. I wonder who Edward was thinking of?... I didn't consider Chris Montez, but the date of his version is about right.

I'm sure that I read somewhere that Edward had passed away - back in 2020. I think the basic problem is I transferred it to MP4 at too high a volume as there's distortion in parts that's really annoying... I plan to do it again.

Thanks, Robb I'm sure he has the name wrong, but imagine the gender and race are right, so it could be Petula Clark. I think Picket's song started climbing the charts in January 1966 and Petula Clark's song was released in the UK in Nov '65 - was it released over in the US?

I don't recall hearing a record by Chris Clark called Call Me. Have I missed it? Please take a listen to Edward Hamilton... Edward Hamilton Call me.mp3

I think Edward's interview is an interesting one and his memory was good, which is why I want to make a video, despite the poor quality of the recording. Edward was born in 1944 and left school in 1962 - those two bits are said at the very start, but fast and unclearly. I may just delete them and type the dates on a graphic. Edward doesn't mention any other dates (1966) in that segment. Obviously it's easy to get confused with dates, but he says the group had records out before he graduated in '62 - these would be his Jam 45 for Johnnie Mae Matthews (the group's first recording) and on Carrrie for James Hendrix. I have c. 1960 for The Shack (Jam 3738) and 1961-62 for My One Possession b/w Somebody Tell Me (Carrie 1516) As you say, he mentions Don Davis and the Fabulous Playboys, who had a Daco release in 1961, so to me it all fits in. If anyone is a dab hand with Adobe Audition and is willing to have a go at improving the audio, please get in touch.

Thanks, Robb - I'm frustrated, but have spent some time using different audio software and it's not sounding much better. There was one other Brit there with me, plus a local guy who had taken us to see Edward. At the time I wasn't thinking of making clear recordings - just getting the salient points so I could write about him. I reckon Edward was sat about 10 feet away and recall sitting on the floor - not on chairs, around a table. This was over 20 years ago. Here's another edited audio clip which will form the start of the finished YouTube interview - it gives a better idea of how it sounds... Edward Hamilton 3.mp3

Here's another clip - more typical of what it sounds like.... Edward Hamilton. 2 mp3.mp3

Cheers, Robb. I'm now working on an interview with Edward Hamilton (Arabians). The audio quaity is poor, as I just had a cheap cassette tape recorder and mic, and Edward was on the other side on the room. I've spent some time (a day!) trying to get it to sound right, but it's like trying to make a silk purse out of a pig's ear. Here's a sample of what it's like now - please let me know what you think... Edward Hamilton.mp3

Hardly any singers got paid from 45s released - even when they were hits. Hopefully Buddy is doing well - it seems like he is from Yann's message. Please let Buddy know the interview is on YouTube - it was done over 25 years ago.

I've just uploaed the inyertview in which Budy talks about Tony Clarke and his own Brute recording...

Great - many thanks.

I'm editing my interview with Buddy and would like to include the flip side of his Brute 45 for the YouTube video. Does anyone have an MP3?

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Al went to Chess in Chicago (hence the Checker release) and cut four songs, two of which were Berry's compositions (That's Why and Lonely Teardrops). I'm not sure if it'd have been Berry or Harry Balk who was the producer - he didn't say. Maybe it's still buried somewhere in Chess's vaults. I've never heard Al's version.... I should have asked him to sing a bit of it, as he did two songs.