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according to cynthia girty, the imaginations records were first and was a real group that cynthia was connected to. the imaginary three were three people assembled by johnny mae matthews to sing behind her to maintain the same feel as the imaginations records.

this is like the 4th thread about this dude already

some random good 80s sweet soul: gil billingsley - i'm just me majestics - key to love (flip is the first rap record from milwaukee) merger - i wanna be your man tomorrow's edition - million dollars (much better than the soul generation original and from 1989) C# Sharp - my turn to shine terra firma band - dreams both brilliance records on touch and go

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260642936876 https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250674433354 https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250674432556

I don't think stock copies exist but that's just because I've never seen one either

this is the destination group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flock_(band) doesn't mention that other label but maybe the wikipedia page is incomplete

it is a chicago - la connection. james / jonah dockery was based in la at the time but ed o'kelly had a hand in the label and james even had a record on Thomas with Barry White writing. He lives in Chicago now.

Are you sure that this montclairs 45 was not aimed at a US market (who also wouldn't care about hung up on your love)? Regular people (not collectors) in the mid 80s in the US still sought out singles and these were hit records. For example, out of the past records on the west side of chicago sold all sorts of reissues and bootlegs into the 90s (e.g. represses of "the gorilla" and "elephant walk"). This particular montclairs reissue actually used to be around Out of the past in chicago. Also, the same paula label was being used for new blues and r&b records in the US and some of those buyers would be buying the montclairs. The charlie cole black record obviously wouldn't have been aimed at a US market, though.

it seems clearly a pressing mistake, and that they intended to press the record on the label and not "hung up your love". "hung up on your love" got no US play relative to their other singles.

this: is totally wrong

yes, they came from ed o'kelly, the teako label owner. i was hoping it would stay under the radar and I would get it for my $800 bid, I knew it was over when it was up to $325 with a few hours left. I know someone who has a one-sided unlabeled 10" acetate of the flash mckinley "toss a coin" side, he had it for like 20 years and we never knew who the artist was until that auction.

If anyone cares, the unknown group on "bring back the one I love" is the mystics (the teako group). the "Rudy" record was by Rudy Negron, lead singer of the mystics.

I don't know, I pretty much said what I knew above (that Sharon Soul is definitely Sharon Seiger). I didn't compare the records side to side yet to form a better opinion yet, will try to do that later. Thanks.

very rare...

last $5 record I got was packed in original Frank Wilson and Don Gardner, a pleasant surprise

I don't think that's the same stang label and I don't think that's white. Why do you think that's a white record? Anyways, the Turbo record I was thinking of was by the Jordan Brothers.

lots of LP sellers use thrift store LPs as packing material. I really don't think he was screwing with you by sending a random LP with your LP. Also, although he still may have overcharged you, using extra LPs to pack with adds a lot to costs.

there are a few clearly white acts on stang / turbo, etc. There is a crappy pop / garage 45 by the humble gathering on stang, and I have some country-ish white solo artist on turbo (can't think of it right now). There were so many releases I'm sure I have at least one more.

thanks

Everyone in this thread must have me on ignore but if that photo is signed to Dave Fleming on here, maybe he would have more info?

have you heard the mad lads version? the best by far IMHO

there are 4 versions of this track. Imperial Wonders, Changing Tymes, Rock 'n Co, and New City Sound (last three are on AMG). All 4 are different recordings (but two of the AMG records use the same backing track). The new city sound is a kiddie record with the kids singing out of tune, it is the hardest to find though. Rock n' co and Changing Tymes are both much more modern versions than the Imperial Wonders, the Rock N' Company version is a little better but Changing Tymes has a killer sweet soul side.

also, this castle CD says Sharon Soul, Sharon Sieger, and Susan Phillips are the same person, don't know who wrote the info: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Twins-Mlps-Heartstopper/dp/B000U0TATW

Don't say goodbye love is credited as "Sharon Soul" on the record. If you look at the BMI record (work number 326954), it credits Sharon Seiger. Sharon Soul is definitely Sharon Seiger. Also, the Sharon Soul records have New Jersey producers (George Kerr, Jesse Herring, etc.). I don't know whether Susan Phillips is Sharon Seiger but Susan Phillips "Just how long" credis Sharon Seiger as a writer.

this may be a counterfeit, but I bet it was done for a US audience in the 60s. Of the list in your above post, the only other ones that even really got played in the US were al kent and san remo strings (and I don't know if they were booted for a US audience or not).