Mick Holdsworth

I assumed it was reissued for us in UK - a couple of years later RCA did the range of UK biggies (Paul Anka / Roy Hamilton / Laura Greene / Michael & Raymond / Dean Courtney etc. etc.)

I never saw the stock copy of 9723 until the nineties. Mid seventies there were loads of orange 1035, and quite a few yellow 9723 demos, but never an orange 9723 It may be different now, but back then it was probably the rarest. Cheers Mick

I haven't seen that one. I think in this case NU just copies the old well used design (with a few changes) for a new release. There is a thread on here from a couple of years ago covering this where loads of variations have been posted, but I can't find it at the moment. Cheers Mick

Still looking for 1138 Detroit, and the first one on AE7 1131 (IF IT EXISTS) Cheers

Still looking for two myself, if you have them ? . . . Detroit AE7 1138 ??? AE7 1131 (I don't know the city, but it's the start of the series, so it must exist - They wouldn't have started with 1132) Cheers Mick

Probably only miserable if you listen to it, as the jolly uptempo rhythm can make you ignore the lyrics. Cheers Mick

I paid for one in 1983/84 for £40.00 I'm still waiting for it to arrive !! When "that" copy turns up, I'll give it to you.

I don't own this, but here's an Orange Aluminium Acetate (it's been on on eBay for years) I've never seen anything like this before. Cheers Mick

Just a few finishing tonight, Sunday 29th July about 9:15 pm UK time A few lesser knowm rarities, plus a few indemand classics https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/motown-sound/m.html Cheers Mick

They're still available at the label . . . https://kimberliterecords.com/ Don't know for how long though.

Yes, it is longer on the Soultown release, but that is a different release, sometime later. There are so many Canterbury variants of the original Delta, all with slightly different matrix numbers, it's almost impossible to document them, as "new" variations are turning up even now (eg. RNS had a three word titled variation only a couple of months ago, and only by playing the soundclip, could you tell. Same applies to the two word variation in this post. One other thing to mention, the timings printed on the labels are no guide whatsoever, for example, the Tempos variation says 3:15 or thereabouts, but is just the normal length song. As far as I know, there is no mystery or variation for later releases on Soultown (clearly a longer version - again ignore printed time), or Zea (Kings Of Hearts, which reverted back to the short version. Someone over on Facebook did compare the KOH to a standard short Canterbury and said it was a couple of seconds longer (or shorter?), but if that's so, it'll just be down to the fade out. Cheers Mick

That was the one from last week. You may not realise it, but that copy has the extra verse in it. I meant to bid on it myself, but forgot. Luckily for you, no one noticed it was the different version, so well done.

Just a few finishing Sunday 5th July about 8:30 pm UK Time Low start $20 (£15) a piece, some still there at opening bid . . . . Lynn Daye - Boiling Point - Sonni Buck Gary Toms Empire - Love Me Right Bert Dache - Don't Stop The World For Me - Demo (Old Cover up) D & Joe - Instant Happiness - De-To Gerard - Happiest Man - Laurie plus a few others https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/motown-sound/m.html Cheers Mick

We must have been lucky in our neck of the woods, as new US releases at that time were £1.00 (from Pep), and CJ was one we all got.

For me it's Doni's version, only just. There's just something about it, maybe more to do with the different backing singers rather than DB himself.

Just a few finishing tonight 13th June about 8:00 pm UK Time Low start $20 (£15) a piece, some still there at opening bid . . . . Pat Stallworth - Questions Clyde McPhatter - Lonely People Can't Afford To Cry - Rarer title variation Herb Ward - Hands Off She's Mine Bobby Sanders - Marilyn Barbarin - Wess & Airedales https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/motown-sound/m.html Cheers Mick

Finishing tonight at about 8:00pm UK time, still some at opening bid price . .

Just a few finishing this Wed 13th June about 8:30 pm UK Time Low start $20 a piece .... Pat Stallworth - Questions Clyde McPhatter - Lonely People Can't Afford To Cry - Rarer title variation Herb Ward - Hands Off She's Mine Bobby Sanders - Marilyn Barbarin https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/motown-sound/m.html Cheers

Don't know which came first , but "chick 'n slacks" is the more common, not that that helps you. There is a listing on an earlier number (104), on soulfulkindamusic, but I've never seen one.

I thought it was the other way around. I alway thought her name was "Warrick", but an early typo on an ad, or record label meant her name was spelt "Warwick" and it just became the norm (Much like "Tomorrow Never Lies" inadvertently became "Tomorrow Never Dies"). Over here in UK, Warwick is pronounced Warrick anyway, but the US may pronounce it differently. Isn't there a Warwick in Maine , or Rhode Island ? How is that pronounced ? Of course, it may be that Dionne, after the initial mistake, does actually pronounce her name "War-wick", much as you say.

With Edwin Starr, as he moved over to UK, did he register with PRS ? (I haven't been able to check) I see his later Happy Radio is on the BMI list so maybe he didn't join PRS, but if he did it may explain a lack of some songs. Just a thought. I'm struggling to find any reference to "JUST A LITTLE PART OF YOUR LIFE", Edwin Starr or the Spinners - Can you point me in the right direction? Cheers Mick

I always think of Herbie Goins as "Goy-Inns". I think that's how people pronounced it, but nothing to say it's right or wrong, and could be one of the two ways you mentioned. (Just noticed, my thoughts of "Goy-Inns" is the same as your thoughts of Loins as you mentioned). One that most of us get wrong is Dana Valery. She's always referred to as "Val-Er-Ee", just like the forename Valerie would be. Hovever she pronunces her name as Dana "Va-Lairy".

I think that one was the same as the one Blue Max had on a CD in the late 90's or early 2000's (probably transferred from an earlier cassette ?) He gave me a copy of it to see if I could do anything with the very low vocal. I couldn't.

Well, looking at this image and comparing it to that of an original, there are many differences. The original has a much thinner diamond in the logo, which is positioned so as to see the four quarters On the new one the 3 o'clock diamond is offset and can't be seen. The text height is different too. Also I see the bottom three lines are spaces differently, and the address is also positioned differently. I think the fonts used are modern day computer fonts shaped as best as possible to match the original, but never quite getting it right. Here's some images. Apart from above, you can see there are other differences, like the dip on the middle ... Here's an Original . . . . . . and here's the new copy . . . To me, now I've put sized images up together, it's very obvious it's just a modern copy. Cheers Mick

It was in St Georges, Telford. It was still in the mid 70's