Mick Holdsworth

I've just had a much more comprehensive history about the Southwind Symphony from John Manship. He is fine with me posting it up on his behalf.
"Southwind Symphony. i found the master tape of Lou Pride in Bill Glore's studio on Chelsea Ave, Memphis in 1977 Bill introduced me to  Kenneth Smith the producer I asked him if he could make me an instrumental version, he produced the Southwind Symphony for me, and pressed me 1200 copies which I bought. So what's the mystery? Kenneth told me he employed Al Green's pianist for the keyboard work. Nothing fishy about the release all made and mixed by kenneth Smith himself using the mastertape i found at Bill Glore's recording studio where the original vocal version was made. It was an exclusive for me until I wholesaled some out yo Neil Rushton and Richard Domar."
and then . . .
"Produced by Kenneth Smith at Bill Glore's studios on Chelsea Avenue Memphis, with added keybpoard from Al Green's piano player (Charles Hodges). No mystery or splicing he made 1200 copies I bought them all in 1977 Nev Wherry who worked for me at the time got the first copy, covered it up as Ramsey Lewis."
 

Just sent the lists
 

I saw a post recently (Facebook?) where someone had put up a version of Otis Lee - Hard Boat To Row, which was mixed with Talking Heads (I think !). I didn't listen to it, and I'm not sure these are the correct details, but it worh a search. It was abour a week ago I saw it,

There's a version with a psychedelic type intro that's been around for ages on sound files. It's credited to Richard Parker but that's probably made up.
It's not the same backing, but a different recording. There is also a sing-a-long of this version with just backing singers.
 
I;ve just found the Ernest clip. It is the same as the version I referred to above.

The first of the videos listed is, as you say, just the wrong soundfile. The three word title, "(A) Little Togetherness" is the short version,
However the "millionaire" full version did get pressed. I have one, and I only know of one other in the hands of DJ Honky in New York. It is a styrene press, two-word title "Little Togetherness", and it has an incorrect timing of 2:45.
To add more confusion, the "Tempos" labelled copy is only a standard short take, even though the timing on the label is 3:15
Over the years, I've had three "Tempos", and all play short versions. I still live in hope that a long version exists with the Tempos 3:15 label, but as the Younghearts labelled "milionaire" press appears to be quite rare, I doubt it, Would love to be proved wrong though.
Mick
 

It's just pressed with the wrong label, an error by the orerator. These things often happen, most get picked up but some escape and there are countless examples. In general, regardless of the title / company etc.., they would be worth less than its correctly labeled counterpart, even though they are much rarer.
An error using the wrong plate (ie. different song) may be more desirable, depending on what the song was.
Sure it's original though.

Tina Lewis on Inferno from about 1983. A Chris King recording over the flip side of Edwin Starr.
There's also Shake It by Matt Lucas from the mid 2000's using a thin recording of the orig backing track, again released on Inferno.

Those two are just the same as the boots flooding eBay at £8/10, all with the wrong B side. It should be Voc / Inst.
One for sale at £3000 at the moment.

The Vocals ...
 
1 - Frankie & Classicals "What Shall I Do" (With Cold Start) - Calla
2 - Frankie & Classicals "What Shall I Do" (With Talk In Intro)- Calla
3 - Laura Greene "Moonlight Music In You" - RCA
4 - The Essex "Moonlight Music And You" - Bang
 
The Instrumentals ...
 
5 - Subway Riders "After The Session" - Moonshot (probably not the correct title, as this tune only appears on some copies, most have an unrelated audio of session musicians talking after a recording, which is probably the intended B side, as it also makes sense of the title.
6 - Honey Townsend  "The World Again" - Mala.
7 - Burning Emotions "The New World" - Bang (not to be confused with the ABC release, which is a different song altogether).
8 - Mark Johnson "The Beautiful Place" - Diamond (Identical to Burning Emotions but this has the slow intro cut out).
 
That's eight, and apart from the RCA acetate of the Cheerleaders (which I don't know, but understand it to be the same backing track), that's all there is. If you have a total of 16 / 17, I can only assume this is adding up all the different label variations of the same songs eg demos and issues / Phiips / Pye DD / all the different colours of RCA etc.
 
Cheers
Mick

If you mean the look-alike copy, then it's a boot.
Cheers
Mick

I'd say so. Seems clear as day. Unfortunately, we are all now listening for it, so suggestion may be bending reality.
 
If a CD is being produced, we may hear it more clearly.
 
Mick

I added a bit a few minutes after, saying that although it's labeled Mono both sides, you may have a real Mono / Stereo with wrong label on it. I haven't a demo to hand, but I do remember that the Mono and Stereo versions do sound different.