Robbk

That just corroborates what I stated above. Which is that 1845 was first on the black label.

I've NEVER seen that blue issue. I've NEVER seen ANY of that blue vertical logo design on any Chess record after 1830. I'm guessing that's a special reprint. It looks real enough. But, in 1963 I lived in Chicago. the original release was on the black issue, and, later, still during its initial sales run, the yellow and orange. I traveled across USA and Canada for 3 months that year, looking at hundreds of thousands of 45s. I never saw it. If that were used in a press run in a plant that had an old overstock of the previous label style, why did I never see it in ALL these 52 years since? There must have been precious few pressed. Some kind of special commemorative issue? A boot? It looks legit, however. But. I CAN'T bring myself to believe it is from 1963.

Nice story. Sorry to hear that the reason his 2nd record is so rare is because he died so young of cancer, and was fighting it off from age 6. That's very tragic. Nice to know that he was relatively happy, and seems to have enjoyed the time he did have, and seemed to make the most of it. I will have a different attitude towards listening to his songs. I've had his first record since it was out in 1965. Now I'm not surprised that I never got his second (although I DID see it 4 or 5 times in other's collections. Maybe I passed up buying it at least once, because it cost too much (over $2).

It was the one on Checker, and, if I remember correctly, also, the one on Check-Mate. So, when I was 16, I thought his name was "Kendricks", and in early 1964, I thought it was "Kindrick". And a couple months later, I thought it might possibly be "Kendrick". I wondered why this guy couldn't get his name straight, but could sing the lyrics in his songs, just fine. [url=https://s77.photobucket.com/user/Robb_K/media/WKendricks2_zps0cbdf5ad.png.html][/url I've heard that his real name was Kendrick. But I've also heard that it was Kendricks. You know Americans, it doesn't matter all that much, what one's real name is, as long as it's close. McDaniel or McDaniels, what's the difference? Lose or loose, who cares? Didn't Eddie Kendricks have his name spelt "Kendrick" on one Motown record? The printer's favourite between Kendrick and Kendricks won out over personal rights to be known by one's legal name.

But his name WAS spelt "Kendricks" on one of his releases. That's a common error in ALL English-speaking countries, adding or dropping the "S" at the end of the name. There are lots of Kendrick and Kendricks, McDaniel and McDaniels, Daniel and Daniels. What did that suffix "-S" mean, added to the end of a name? Is it a Keltic usage?

There's also this variation of Willie Kendrick's Golden World #1:

I'll second that. Ron Murphy bought out the warehouse stock at the beginning of the 1970s, and there were no company sleeves. None of us old-timers who visited the company and were around throughout its existence ever saw or heard of any company sleeves.

You are missing #108 (Golden World) - Joyce Webb - "It's Easier Said Than Done"/"Laughing To Keep From Crying". The "A" side is a VERY nice mid tempo, written by Ron Miller. Arranged by Bert Keys. It's one of the best of the 1962-63 old series.

Absolutely! I'm sure that Soma didn't have any Black artists. The song's style is only marginally "Soul" in any case.

"Never Alone" as recorded by The Holidays. But a different take?

All this is semi-educated speculation, mind you. Finding out the truth from a reliable, and well-documented source is always preferable. But, sometimes, alas, that possibility is gone. In this case, that may or may not be true. I would like to hear the true answer from an authoritative source, just as you.

Upon reflecting again, it seems to me that I remember seeing the black Watts issues in the mid '60s, and not seeing the yellows until later. The font on the black issues looks like a font from the earlier mid-60s, while both the fonts on the yellows look later (one late '60s, one early '70s). Perhaps the blacks were original pre-Magnum, and the yellows were re-issues on Millsap's own label? Many times Small owner labels issued a record originally, before it's national lease. and then several times after the lease run, as did Fee Bee on The Dell-Vikings' "Come Go With Me", and again with "Whispering Bells". Both BLACK Watts 901 and 1080 look older than all the fonts on the yellow issues. I resided in LA late 1965 - early 1972. and then part-time after. To me, the small, block font on the yellow Watts releases is the same as used by Modern and Kent from 1967-69. while the larger, thinner font on the yellow BGs, is from the early to early mid '70s.

Magnum leased many masters, and was a much bigger label. with multi-regional distribution. Watts was a tiny L.A. label. I believe that Mercedes music was owned by Hunter Hancock, and that he was one of the owners of Magnum. Lo-Mill was likely a partnership of producer, Yancety Millsap. It looks more likely to me that Millsap was co-owner of Watts Records, and for Magnum to pick up The Uptones' "Wear My Ring" for national distribution, Millsap and his partner had to give up the publishing rights to Hancock. It seems, thus, that the Watts record was released first.

I know that Ellis Taylor lived in Kansas City, and that's where Marva Whitney came from, and returned to, after quitting James Brown's entourage. But, The Rayons, and The Four Darlings were clearly recorded in Chicago, and seem to be Chicago pressings. Did Ellis Taylor do all his recording in Chicago, or just some of the earliest releases? Should we consider Forté a Kansas City or a Chicago label? Or is it a hybrid like Success (Des Moines/Chicago) and Twirl (Detroit.New York)?

What labels were each on?

Prowlin'/Prowling, Progress, Moving and kick Off Records all seemed to share some relationship and also a connection with Zeke Strong. He had a band/Orchestra and was arranger on many of the sessions. perhaps he was the A&R man for most or all those labels?

Why not call it Chicago '60s Small label font? Why demo? It was used on store stock, too.

Yes, Washpan was owned by Gino Washington, and he was their major artist. Yes, Frank Sinatra was one of the owners of Reprise. Ludix was owned or co-owned by Luther Dixon. I've never heard that Lloyd Price was involved in that company.

I'm sure there is something to what you heard, as i remember that it was issued first on The West Coast. They had it for a few months before it was out in The Midwest (and probably The East, as well). The Kingsmen were located in Seattle. I'm sure that Flo Greenberg just bought the masters, as I'm sure it was recorded in Seattle, with no Scepter/Wand people involved (e.g. Luther Dixon).

Both Global Dog AND Soulful Kinda Music discographies contain a few errors of that type (in which records were assigned but not released, or in which a distributed label used the distributor label's catalogue numbers, but there was no corresponding release by the mother label.

Chess distributed Richard Pegue's Penny Records at that time. I NEVER saw Chess 2016 (Matta Baby). I lived in Chicago at that time, frequented most of the record shops that had large stocks of soul records, and several of the major Soul distributors, and the thrift stores where many of the DJ copies landed. I never saw it nor heard of anyone finding it. There were several other small Chicago labels distributed by Chess at that time, that also used Chess catalogue numbers.

Wow! Who writes that drivel? Brent and Time were located in New York, and Brenton Wood lived and worked in L.A. I don't remember him owning any record company. He bounced from one tiny L.A. label to another. But all were owned by someone else.

Ike turner owned a whole slew of tiny St, Louis and L.A. labels a few of which had Ike & Tina Turner and Ikettes releases. Innis is one that comes to mind.

Where's the smiley or the blue font? A little bird told me that you're just pulling our collective legs, and you know that Bob Shad owned Brent and Time Records.

Maybe Harrison and Collins produced the session in Toronto, and, thus, had to publish in Canada, so they sold it to a Canadian publisher. And, it seems that they didn't also release the record in USA. If there were an original Canadian backer and executive producer, he'd probably have wanted to have his name or production company name on the record. So, I think this is just a case of Griffin living and working in Toronto, having some success in local clubs, and wanting to have a record out to help market himself. Maybe he had connections with Chanson's Harrison and Collins, and invited them to come across the border to produce his record. They accepted, and got REO to release it. I doubt that REO signed Griffin as an artist, and then sought out a US production team to produce a record on him. They'd probably have fone to a Canadian producer in Toronto if they had initiated the project themselves.