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  1. That's right. We had selected that one for later inclusion in "From The Vaults". It was clearly Cal Gill on lead. It later came up for auction with some other Jobete Music and Motown acetates at the end of the 1980s or begnning of the '90s.
  2. Does anyone here know the connection that The Valaquons' management had to Motown's L.A. Jobete Music office for them to have recorded a Jobete song for Tangerine Records ("Window Shopping On Girls' Avenue"?
  3. Was that a label misprint of Cry Baby Curtis? Or is that just a typo on this post?
  4. It was a fairly obscure R&B release from early 1957, which, to my knowledge, never had a legit re-issue. Despite having been distributed by Atlantic, it should be hard to find now. I'm almost sure I've seen a facsimile boot of it, which was made for the R&B collectors. Here is a scan of my original: Uploaded with ImageShack.us
  5. Ha! I had completely forgotten that I have that record, as well!
  6. Denbo (The Vinyl Junkie) came up with this interesting thread, pointing out that there were two different pressings of "Don't Worry About Dancing For Me"/"Leave Me Alone("I'm Begging You"). Let's hear it for members posting interesting threads! Hear! Hear! Amazing! You've even got me using a (shudder) smilie!!!
  7. Sorry John. I have now added the acknowledgement.
  8. I grew up listening to my father's 78s of City Blues, a little Delta Blues, Avant Garde Jazz, and Boogie Woogie. The first records I bought were Black group harmony (in 1953 (Flamingos, Five Keys, Drifters, Orioles, Dominoes, Moonglows). I LOVE 1953-1954 Group Harmony cuts, as well as 1959-64 R&B/Soul transition (Detroit & Chicago Soul, early Philadelphia Soul (1962-65) and New York Soul (1960-65). I don't like Funk. I like Chicago Blues (1948-1957) and a lot of Delta Blues. I like Gospel music (19302-1960s). I like Avant Garde Jazz Late 1940s-1950s and Cool Jazz of the 1960s, and also Afro-Latin Jazz 1960s-1970s. I don't like much Soulk from the '70s (only 1970-72). Motown 1962-66 and Chicago Sound 1962-66 are my favourites, along with Group Harmony from 1953-54.
  9. The reason you haven't seen that Modern cover is because it was fom the original first run of Modern Records, used from 1957-60, rather than in the resurrected Modern (2nd series) from 1964-71.
  10. Okay. I'll try a link direct to the page with my uploads. Click on the small images, and a large one will open: https://www.raresoulforum.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7436&st=30
  11. This was never released. The vocal is very different, so is the instrumental. Very nicely primitive.
  12. I've posted hundreds of different company sleeves on RareSoulForum.co.uk . I've not got the time to post them all again. So, here's a link to that thread. There were a few nice ones posted by others, as well. Mine start on the third page: https://www.raresoulf...?showtopic=7436
  13. I think that Shep on TNT COULD be Shep Grant. Their voices sound a bit different. But, on the Musicor cut, he is going "way deep", emulating Jimmy Ricks. That could just be two registers lower than on his TNT cut, but the same voice. A New York Baritone singer using the name "Shep" in the mid '60s fills the bill. The TNT guy doesn't sound like James Shepperd, Kenny Shepherd, or Wyatt "Big Boy" Shepherd. Who else could it be? It's not Bunky!
  14. "Ximena" by Ronald Dean Strickland is listed on BMI.com. No artist listed. Strickland is a Texas songwriter. I don't know if anyone recorded the song. I found two listings for "Xiomara", but nothing on a recorded version.
  15. Ha! Ha! - It looks like I'm playing "Doo Wop Fan Cop" here. I was just very surprised, because so many Group Harmony fans look down on "Soul Music" from 1964 and after, and, actually treat even group harmony music from 1958-64 as second class to 1952-1957. But, like Larry, there are a few people (like myself) that like '60s Soul music on that forum.
  16. Yes! Absolutely! There's very little action there. I agree. The more the merrier. Larry, why don't you go ahead and post the link. I think there are members here who also like vocal group harmony going back into the '50s, and probably a lot more who, at least, like VGH from 1959-64 (which is discussed on our forum).
  17. Kick Off 188 was released twice (first, I believe, as "Garland Davis" (error?), and with B-side title "Leave Me alone", and 2nd as "Garlon Davis", with "I'm Begging You(leave Me Alone). I'm pretty sure he was the same Garland Davis from Texas, who started singing in the 1950s. Yes, Merging (Peace and Soul) Records was a sister label to Kick Off Records, as well as to Progress Records. All 3 were located in L.A., and seemingly run by Zeke Strong A&R man, producer and arranger, and a local band leader. I don't know if Strong owned the labels outright, had a financial partner fund the labels, or was not an owner, but just ran the labels. Larry Johnson also produced and was involved at Progress Records (He may have been a part-owner). All scans below containing NO black backgrounds courtesy of Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven. Uploaded with ImageShack.us By rob_k at 2012-01-16 By rob_k at 2012-01-16 By rob_k at 2012-01-16 By rob_k at 2012-01-16
  18. Ximena , Xiomara, Xavier and Xaviera (Spanish) and Xochitl (Aztec/Mexican) are women's names. I know many people with both (surrounded by Latino Americans in Los Angeles part of each year). But, unfortunately, I don't listen to Mexican pop music radio to know of a song.
  19. Hi Larry! Nice to see you here, too! Glad to hear one of your '60s cuts getting some airplay and respect (albeit 40 years later). Better late than not at all!
  20. I don't think that anyone else from there is here (at least not regularly). Why did YOU come here? As you know, I've been listening to Black American music (R&B, Blues, Gospel and Jazz) music since 1951, and collecting records since 1953. I liked so-called "Soul" music, when it came in in the 1960s (mainly 1960-65). In 1965, Funk music started creeping into the Soul play lists. By mid '66 or early '67. I couldn't listen to the radio anymore, but was still buying records. I still liked almost all Motown and "Chicago Sound" cuts, and sweet Soul from Phildelphia and New York, in a similar style to the 1962-64 early Soul and R&B/Soul transition period. Over the past 15 years or so, Northern Soulies have learned to appreciate cuts from the early '60s. So, I am here at this forum to discuss and learn about records I somehow missed in the '60s. P.S. I just saw your "New Guy" thread. So, now I know why you came here. I had forgotten about your group's '60s cut that was getting play in Northern clubs. Glad to hear that you're becoming a "cult icon". Your knowledge of the business back in the day will be very welcomed here.
  21. The Parakeets sang a great 1956 greasy ballad on Atlas Records called "Yvonne".
  22. Shep has a different voice tone from that of Don Gardner. On the other hand, he also does not have the voice tone of James Shepherd, nor of Wyatt "Big Boy" Shepherd. I would bet that Shep is a completely different person from all those mentioned.
  23. Anyone know who the group (Jay & Shufflers) members were? No doubt a NY group with some connection to Gene Redd, Jr. and Ron Mosely.
  24. Naturally, the East Coast had more population in the '60s, so companies with national distribution probably had more East Coast pressed records ordered in press runs and shipped by distributors than they did on The West coast. But, West Coast companies probably had better West Coast distribution, and, so, probably had a closer ratio of pressing totals on The West Coast, than did East Coast companies.
  25. "Willow Weep For Me", a song from the 1930s (by Ann Ronnell), had a few versions in the '30s and '40s, and a hit by Chad & eremy in the mid '60s. My favourite version is by Detroit's Barons in 1959, led by Roger Craton (AKA Lee Rogers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g833nIRUrwk Here's an early version by Billie Holiday:


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