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you know there's another derby city record, right, by dede townsend?

here's just a closeup photo of the lead singer live, his suit is different than the other guys but the other guys are all wearing the suits that the dude in the background has: https://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5513

no, i never learned how to work a camera! they don't do a lot of shows because apparently it is expensive to travel with such a large combo but they are playing south by southwest in texas in march so i'm sure there will be some photos from that.

a lot of louisville acts went to ohio to record in the 60s. for example, donny murphy and the ambassadors on redbug, who became the soul ambassadors on sound stage seven. there are a bunch of other examples. for example roosevelt and the seven cs (who initially recorded on blackjack in ohio before recording on rondo) are from louisville. rondo was one of the main louisville labels in the early 70s, I'm not sure if they started by '69? in the early 70s there was also the jay-sum label. the heartbreakers on derby city is from 1970. The heartbreakers on miracle (also a louisville label) is from '69, so that predates your derby city example. obviously one of the most important musical acts to come out of louisville was harvey fuqua and the moonglows. bobbi downs on correc-tone is from louisville, he previously sang lead in the doowop group little pete and the youngsters and was later in the new birth.

one went through cheap on ebay within the last year, I don't have it but i noticed it searching another user's ebay purchases. i didn't know there was a second one, one of those things where i didn't even click on a record by "kane and able" because I didn't know there was one I didn't have.

I recently saw KGF live and they were AWESOME. Whatever anyone's opinion is on this or any other 45 due to some BS about price, the 45 pressing, backlash, buzz, etc., I highly recommend seeing their live show, they were tight as hell, totally psychedelic, matching suits (not mod type suits, like 70s psychedelic combo type suits, etc.), amazing.

no it has a different a-side, "it's out of my hands". the northern side sucks anyways, the sweet side is the side someone would buy it for.

I think you should check out popsike for some verification of some ebay prices. I think the previous poster was closer than your valuation (although he was on the low end) and this turns up.

did he really use the word "nutters"?

just went on manship for 194 pounds, will do 200, please pm me. thanks.

i doubt someone could afford his concert rate he gets with maze (where he does stadiums) to do a northern show (where he doesn't remember his old songs anyways). I don't consider him "contemporary" either, I think when he does shows people want to hear songs like "happy feelings" and "before I let go", etc.

i finally got a chance to listen to the record, it's interesting, i prefer the barbara and the browns version still. definitely not pressed in chicago, i think it's chicago's billy butler but i'm not 100%

no, it was originally released on a local clarence johnson related label, pre-Delite, not on either of the LPs. That softiques record is great, isn't it? she bought a bootleg of it on the internet thinking she found an original after I kept bugging her to find me a copy. She was a super nice person.

I actually do have a story about the stepstones / steptones, my friend found a member after many letters and phone calls. Then the guy said his crappy modern 45 that he had boxes of was worth $500 and refused to even GIVE THE LINEUP of the group without being paid, my friend just wanted the lineup to pass on to the soul harmony singles folks. The guy was not a nice person to deal with. Anyways, the adell 45 also sounds just like the temps but they're not, there was even a photo of them for sale on ebay about 5 yrs back.

there were a million groups trying to sound like (and effectively sounding like) the temptations at the time, they invented a style (just like the impressions did), I would say this was one of them, I doubt this was actually ruffin and kendricks.

what is on the flip?

is this a public auction and if so is there a link?

Hi. Yesterday on my radio show, I interviewed a singer who sang in several groups from the west side of Chicago before becoming a solo singer. Originally Betty Berry, Betty began singing at an early age, and by her first year of high school was singing in the Marshall High School Jamboree Talent Show. She soon joined a group of male singers forming a Miracles-styled group. Soon an already formed group called the Softiques was looking for an existing singer and recruited Betty for their group. Betty signed with the group's manager and went with the group to Winnetka to record the Softiques' only single "Bashful (I'm that type of girl)" / "Two kinds of boys". Betty sang lead on the "Bashful" side of the record. Although both sides were excellent Chicago girl group soul, the record was only test pressed in tiny quantity and promoed to local DJs. The group soon broke up after the release of the record. After graduating from school Betty formed a group called Destiny that played Fifth Dimension-style pop soul at local clubs. After a few years Betty also hooked up with legendary west side soul promoter Ruth Moore who formed the group Coffee with Betty (now Betty Caldwell) and three other members. Coffee performed many local events around the city. In 1976, Betty sang lead on Coffee's first single "Your loving ain't as good as mine". The single had an excellent 70s Chicago sound and receieved some play in Chicago. After a couple of years Betty left the group and pursued her solo career. In 1985, Betty released a solo dance 45 "Lovesick" on the Al-Turn record label, under the name Betty Cee. The record received some local play in Chicago. In 1988 Betty released a 12" on the Al-Turn label "Dr. Feelgood", a cover of the Aretha Franklin record. Betty has continued to perform jazz and blues (currently under the name Betty Sea), even singing the national anthem at a Cubs game and performing at the White House. In the late 90s Betty did several tours of Germany and recorded there and has continued to release more material here in the US. You can check out my interview at the bottom of my interviews page at: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html thanks, Bob

beat copies play well though

being honest won't get you anywhere because people won't believe you anyways. i had a few copies of a very very rare record and everyone talked behind my back and said i had quantity and it drove the price down. 4 years later no more copies turned up for sale, where were all my copies?

wasn't there another thread that established that at least one member of the MVPs were black?

my bad, pete just corrected me, it's their 2nd 45. it's cheap either way.

that is the flip of "michael the lover", their massive hit. it should be a $5-$10 record.

thanks for the feedback I appreciate it... i also assume that nobody wants to hear me talk so the less the better!

interesting perspective, at least on my show I actually personally find it very important to build up the idea of a "set" of songs with similar style where the songs flow well together and establish a common mood, etc. Having the DJ break into each song (or at least pause between songs) and announce it would ruin the mood for me. I have heard shows where DJs ruined the shows by not necessarily announcing the song but by playing all good songs but with 2 seconds of silence in between each song, playing songs in a poorly picked order, etc. Announcing each song before play to me is similarly jarring and undermines the DJ set. I think it's a different perspective in the UK where you're used to having the DJ announce each song after people dance to each one I guess, but I think in most DJ cultures the songs are all blended, etc. continuously. Does that make sense? I can't personally comment on how important the idea of a "set" is on Ryan's show or anyone else's but that's the idea in general I think. Thanks for the nice comments on my show btw.