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nice, similar style to john legend imo

no, it got released with two flips, here's the one john has: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220405869794

Sylvia did 2 versions of my thing, the second one is more like a duet with one of the moments. The second version is better imo

what is your source on this?

Hi. Yesterday on my radio show I interviewed three members of different Chicago groups. Their stories give an interesting insight into the Chicago scene of the late 70s and 80s. Reginah Walton was from the South East side of Chicago. Inspired by Motown groups such as the Supremes and Marvelettes, Reginah started singing in groups in South Shore High School in the late 60s; she sang in a group called the Lonettes and later the Charlettes. Several members of the group attended Loop College and continued singing together. After another lineup change, the group changed their name to Love Unlimited and started performing full-time in night clubs; they also had a band that included Barry White's nephew James White. The group performed together for a couple of years under the name Love Unlimited until Barry White ended up releasing "Walking in the rain with the one I love" by his own group, forcing the group to change their name. Love Unlimited changed their name to Sweet Music. Sweet Music performed in clubs in Chicago, soon going under the management of Pervis Staples (who also managed the Emotions and Sons of Slum). After a couple of years, the group sought new management after finding that Pervis did not intend to record them. The group then signed with Eddie Thomas as their new manager. Eddie brought the group an instrumental cover of George McCrae's "I get lifted", produced by Major Lance. The group recorded a vocal track and the record was released nationally on Scepter / Wand records. The track, a disco remake of a popular song, hit as disco was breaking and became a national R&B and pop hit. The group went on a national air force base tour (and even went to a base in Greenland). The group even did a show at a gay bath house in Chicago and performed at the Warehouse. The group left Eddie Thomas' management after Scepter / Wand went out of business and the group failed to secure another record deal. Mae Koen was from the South Side of Chicago and, inspired by modern / jazz harmony, started singing in groups in grammar school, initially in the choir and then in a group called the Vivacious Vivacities. At Calumet high school Mae sang with a group called the Belgianettes. She then joined a group called Larry Gains and the Twilights. The group performed at local talent shows, often backed by the band the Family Souls. After high school, the group broke up and Mae began singing in the Operation Breadbasket Choir. Mae stayed in the choir for several years, travelling and singing at different marches around the country. In 1974-75, the group Reality formed from members of the Breadbasket choir, including lead singer Ricky Linton (previously of the Lintons). The group practiced together for about a year before hooking up with a production company called GNP and with Wanda Hutchinson. Wanda introduced the group to producer Leroy Hutson, who took the group to Curtom records to record. The group recorded a fast disco version of "I wanna be where you are", released on Buddah records in 1976. The record didn't get much play in Chicago but did get national play, especially in the South. After the record was released, Reality started performing in Chicago. Although the group recorded more material, no other records were released, and the group broke up after several members left and Ricky Linton left to go solo. Mae joined Sweet Music after Reality broke up, performing throughout the city. Byron Woods was also from the far South Side of Chicago and got started singing in grammar school with his sisters. In the late 60s / early 70s, Byron sang with a group called the Celestrials at Harlan high school and even sang in a talent show with the Brighter Side of Darkness. The group recorded but never released material. After high school, Byron started a group called Heet, which evolved into a group called Brandy. Heet and Brandy performed full time in clubs around Chicago. The group stayed together until about 1979, recording several times (including doing background work for producer Jim Porter for singer Sherman Nesbary) but no material was released. In 1979, Byron joined the band Onstage, who were already performing together as a backing band for the Staple Singers and Gene Chandler. Byron joined the group as the lead singer, performing at clubs and corporate events. Although the band recorded material earlier, they did not release any material until 1983 when SOC records picked up a track they had recorded called "Hooked on your love". Although the song had a boogie sound that was popular in the early 80s, the record was not really promoted or distributed. Onstage's next record, "She's a lady of the night", was a nice 80s ballad released on Jesse Saunders' Jessay label. The group performed around chicago until the late-80s, even performing at a fundraiser for soon-to-be-mayor Harold Washington. Onstage released a couple more records but failed to score a hit. All three singers continued to sing together in different groups in the 70s and 80s. Byron, Mae, and Reginah sang together in the jazz group the Ken Chaney Experience as well as the Sergio Mendez-inspired latin group Panama. Sweet Music also stayed together through the early 80s and Reginah sang with First Love in the mid-80s. All three singers became in-demand session and background singers in Chicago, even touring with such artists as Walter Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Leroy Hutson, Linda Clifford, and Phil Perry. In the mid-80s Byron formed the group Vocalpoynt, singing with Mae and sweet music singer Dianne Madison. Vocalpoynt has a Manhattan Transfer jazz harmony type of sound and still performs today. You can check out the interview at: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html thanks, Bob

probably one of the most important women ever in the record business (and half of "love is strange" mickey and sylvia). Probably a webpage or wikipedia page or something will tell you much more than anyone here will type up.

intensions just went for over $1800 on ebay with many bidders over $1300. Maybe people think your sales are in pounds.

once when I was at Lucky's house John Anderson actually called Lucky while I was there

the fantastic nu-times is great, someone should get it

I don't know if this has been posted here before, but this was just posted in new members intros and I thought more people should see this page: https://www.therighttrack.org.uk/interviews.html

SECONDED

i was actually there in august 2008 so it wasn't closed then. No topics on dream, les chansonettes on shrine, there etc. either. I did actually get a les chansonettes when I was in memphis though.

plus at least it was an honest post with clear intentions, it was "my mate just heard this great CD!" like certain other marketers

also, the stuff he has behind the counter is just stuff that other people picked out but refused to pay his prices on, so it's all sitting behind the counter. it's not like he put something special there himself.

i spent like 3 hours at rivers just looking through the stax/volt stock he had, hoping to find stock copies of some of the titles I still need on stock, not even known stuff like Paul Thompson, just random stuff, but found nothing. He kept bragging about how the day before someone spent $1700 which I found hard to believe. I think I left having upgraded a temprees 45 and having spent like $12 on it.

i think he's asking for either a j bridge original or a p-vine reissue. p-vine is a japanese reissue label that did high-quality reissues.

Zeke Brown of the group had no idea about that when I asked him.

it might help if you posted a link to the auction (but it was almost certainly not an original). There is no user called "varityvintagesoul" or even "varietyvintagesoul" by the way.

they've gotten a little more subtle about spamming this time, without the huge ugly flyer image they had last time.

this record was reissued / bootlegged several times, how do you know it was an original?

maybe the audio clip in the auction just played the start of one of the tracks, which is why I thought it was a cover (even though the title obviously indicates it's a medley of multiple songs). Nice find, thanks for the info. It is rare though, I'd never seen it before and it's not listed in the soul harmony singles book.

that is the record I bid on, I was the second bidder and butch was the first bidder. It is rare. I remember it was a cover (even though it's not credited), I will listen to your audio clip when I get home and see what it is a cover of (or at least correct myself if I was wrong).

I think they must have another 45, this isn't the one I bid on but it was defintiely this group and one of the sides was sweet soul, a cover of something else I don't remember right now.

it was good to meet you too dave, thanks.

on pesante? I'm interested in a listing and seeing it and hearing it. Either way, isn't the track the OP refers to "what's happening baby" by Broken Melody?