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I've been told that Danny Johnson (Chicago singer later in the Chilites) was the lead. I don't know if that's true or not. I know it's a philly production but the south shore commission also were chicago based (at least some of them) and went to philly to record the same song.

I have a bunch of post-72 vinyl btw, don't know if there was any sort of rule

so say 67 to '72 I'm unlikely to find vinyl copies of wand 45s? I think maybe it has something to do with the start of the 1100 series in '65? Also, unrelated, are there any expensive rock records on wand? Just asking for collecting reasons -- e.g. are there rock numbers that are hard to get because they are in demand (versus just rare)?

Were there certain ranges of years where wand 45s came out on vinyl in addition to styrene? Or was it patchy and on a release-by-release basis? Any determining factor? I most associate the label with styrene and am wondering if it's possible to get certain wand releases on vinyl (obviously not every wand title was available on vinyl). Thanks in advance.

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One thing not noted in this thread is that one of the main reasons US sellers are now scared to declare false values is that customs information is all now logged electronically with the USPS and connected to the seller. This started like 6 months ago. Previously it was just a piece of paper on the package with no paper trail going back to the seller.

worst intro by far for me (great song though) is Geno Washington "I'll be around". It's like the same guitar string being played over and over again for 20 minutes, like they specifically were trying to see how far they could push annoying.

now you're trying to get me kicked off soul source entirely...

but the "intro" on this song isn't just the intro, it's also the chorus and gets repeated later

I think the whole song is a mess actually, in terms of how it's written and changes up. If this were a $10 record I don't think people would have played it at any point. Sweet soul side is killer though.

Mad Lads by a nautical mile John Gary Williams lead, falsetto harmony, psychedelic arrangement > stereotypical detroit lead, stereotypical detroit backing arrangement, very weak backing group that has some guys and some girls come in at some points. Mancha is a great detroit record but there's no comparison. I actually was super psyched to finally get the Mancha 45 for $400, then I opened up the package, and played it, and was "eh" compared to the Mad Lads.

There is quantity of this still around, a lot of them are label damaged from katrina. There is another rare aalon butler on KKC that's worth money. This is the same Aalon that went to LA and recorded as Aalon on Arista.

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Thanks everyone, more confirmation / evidence that there are two different runs that vary only in the ballad side.

mad lads by a mile

I can imagine the scene, candles and aromatherapy and new age music all around him

1. is Apollo Show Band - Peace is still with us I know a bunch of the other ones, can't think of them immediately

are you saying you're posting when you're on the toilet or in the shower, or is this a cross-cultural misunderstanding?

Can anyone tell me if they have a copy of Westbound 212: Damon Shawn - Let the woman be the boss / Give in (make me your friend) I have never seen this title and can't find evidence of it on the web. Does it exist? A scan would be awesome. Also, are there any westbound numbers that don't exist? Any really hard ones? I've never tried to seriously collect the label before. Thanks in advance.

Thanks again for your help. Just to clarify, only some of the black print label are different on the ballad side, some are the same as the green print. The longer version is the one with the "boola boola" deadwax.

I never noticed. You're talking about the ballad side right?

Thanks so much, this really really helps and does answer my question. I've been told that the green label print is a different version. I ended up getting a different version (30 seconds longer on the ballad side and the northern side skips on some turntables) but it's the regular black print label. The dead wax you just listed matches the common white label version, so that disproves that at least all of the green label print versions are alternate masters. The dead wax on the alternate version is this: This must be love: Boola Boola X3382 SLS RW You're still on my mind: 1234-8 "StiLL ON My MIND" SLS RW The you're still on my mind dead wax exactly matches on both presses, it's the same plates. So I guess there are just some presses (which you can't tell by label color as they exist on the black print label and *might* exist on the green print label) that have a longer ballad side. These are the presses with the Boola Boola in the dead wax. Thanks again!

Can anyone who has a green print label of the cre-shendos on aquarius, this version: https://www.popsike.com/RARE-NORTHERN-45-CRESHENDOS-on-AQUARIUS/4830157287.html give me details of the deadwax on both sides? I would greatly appreciate it. There are at least two presses of this, I have two presses on the regular label, trying to see if there's a third press. Thanks in advance.

Hi. Today on the Sitting in the Park show I did an interview with two members of the Gary, IN group Love's Children, who cut two singles for Curtom records in 1971. Despite having only a small amount of released material, the group has an incredibly interesting story. They were originally called the Domestic Four and then the Domestics, and recorded unreleased material for Hi, Stax, and Motown. You can listen directly at https://www.sittingin...-2-24-2013.mp3? Joseph Holman, a member of the vocal group, and Glen Ross, a member of the band, were in the studio telling their story. Holman is currently a member of the Milwaukee group Tweed Funk (who are doing a show here in Chicago on March 14th and who have released a couple of CDs) and Ross is a member of the group Midnight Crisis, who also are currently doing shows and who have an excellent unreleased demo that we play during the interview. The interview is very cool and definitely worth checking out. You can listen to other shows and interviews with Chicago groups by going to my main page www.sittinginthepark.com Also, if someone you know wants to subscribe to this email list, they can add themselves at the following URL: https://eepurl.com/n7Qr5 Thanks as always for your interest, Bob

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