Neil Rushton

There’s only 1 vocal by Edwin. There’s two different versions with the same vocal - ie different instrumental parts in each backing track.

Just has the great pleasure of listening to sound files taken directly from the master tapes of - REAL HUMDINGER is 3.11 SCOTT’s ON SWINGERS 2.27 & they both sound fantastic. In his book Al wrote about Edwin storming out the studio and not completing the song. That’s not what he told me in 2018. He said then that Ed Wingate in particular felt that Edwin was more bothered about getting away to a gig than doing justice to the track and that’s why Ed suggested JJ replace Edwin. The master I have just been enjoying listening to is certainly finished. Also in his book Al said they overdubbed JJ on the backing track Edwin had been singing over but the version we have is not the same backing track as JJ’s Ric-Tic release - there’s different piano bits and sax solo. Fascinating stuff. Paul Nixon has been diligently searching through the tape archives and found another finished master of Edwin’s version of Real Humdinger different from our single. And Scott’Swingers is slightly more uptempo than the version that was put out on the RIC-Tic 45. Paul has been talking to Scott and he has vivid memories of how Scott’s On Swingers came about.

It will be.

Here’s the label fot the version we are releasing on SCOTT’S ON SWINGERS. Fantastic 4 on backing vocals

Pictured below with two of the nicest, and most talented people, I have had the privilege of getting to know - John Rhys and Al Kent.

Scott Regan has provided some info to Paul Nixon to go with our release of (previously unissued version) of Scott’s On Swingers as the flip of Real Humdinger. Scott recalls The Fantastic Four providing backing vocals to S.O,S, I became good friends with the late John Rhys before he died and he recalls literally meeting and greeting Edwin when he first arrived in Detroit, He engineered most if not all of Edwin’s recording sessions at Golden World and was exhilarated after working on the wonderful “I Have Faith In You” that at he sat down at the grand piano at the studio and without planning it found himself playing and writing much of “Time Will Pass You By”.

The composition “REAL HUMDINGER” registered by Myto Music Jan 28, 1966.

Am delighted to announce that the next WEST GRAND single delves into the RIC-TIC archives. REAL HUMDINGER / SCOTT’S ON SWINGERS (alternate take) - EDWIN STARR It was way back in 2018 at Detroit A-Go-Go that Al Kent totally flabbergasted me when he revealed that he and Richard Morris recorded Edwin Starr on REAL HUMDINGER before they cut it on JJ Barnes. Edwin wanted to get on the road to do a show and Ed Wingate wasn’t happy that Edwin was not in his opinion 100% focused on the studio session. After Edwin left, Ed suggested “that kid with the high voice” be tried on the track. Al recalled Richard tracking JJ down to a pool hall and bringing him back to Golden World where he duly threw down on what became the all time classic we know and cherish. Uncle Ed decided to release that instead of Edwin’s take which has laid unknown and unloved in the Motown archives all these years. JJ confirmed everthing the same day at Detroit A-Go-Go. Dedicated detective work by Paul Nixon of CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! fame led to the master tapes being located after everyone thought they had been lost. Without Paul this release could not have happened. AND IT’S BRILLIANT! By arrangement with Universal Music/Motown we have licenced it for release on WEST GRAND single. And again thanks to Paul the b side is also a bit special, a previously unreleased take of SCOTT’S ON SWINGERS which is more uptempo than the version that was used first time around.

Four very nice USA 45s for sale All posted Royal Mail Special Delivery Payment by bank transfer or PayPal YOU’LL ALWAYS BE IN STYLE / I’M SO GLAD - SIDNEY BARNES (RED BIRD RB-10-039) PROMOTIONAL COPY CLEAN LABELS, IMMACULATE DISCS £225 DON’T IT MAKE YOU FEEL FUNKY / SOUL MEETIN’ (AGC 001) £250 - SOLD , VERY FEINT SPECKLING ON LABEL (see pic), DISCS ARE VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN WHY WOULD YOU BLOW IT / WHY DID OUR LOVE GO - CLAUDE HUEY (GALAXY GAL-768DJ) £250 DJ COPY EXTREMELY FEINT WEAR MARKS TO LABELS, A HANDFUL OF LIGHT WEAR MARKS ON DISC, BUT JUST A FEW AND NOTHING THAT AFFECTS THE SUPERB SOUND QUALITY PSYCHEDELIC SOUL PART 1/ PART 2 - SAXIE RUSSELL (THOMAS 45-1369) £450 - SOLD NICE CLEAN COPY, ON PART 2 LABEL THERE IS WHAT LOOKS LIKE RENMANT OF LABEL STICKER REMOVAL BETWEEN THOMAS LOGO AND 45 RPM WORDING TO RIGHT OF LOGO. IT IS SMALL AND HAPPY TO SEND PHOTO. PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF ANYTHING IS OF INTEREST,

LIMITED EDITION ADVANCE PROMOTION VINYL LP A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! - A NORTHERN SOUL LOVE AFFAIR 16 TRACKS - SINGLE LP 12” VINYL (WEST GRAND) UNDER LICENCE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC / MOTOWN Please see image below for track listing. Full release of the album will be end of May, In the meantime we are making available a LIMITED AMOUNT of ADVANCE PROMOTION copies. Label design is below. This will be housed in plain white sleeve with front sticker, inner bag and with a unique press release sheet enclosed. Huge thanks to PAUL NIXON, the creator of the A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! CD series for his huge help in making this happen. Some incredible previously unreleased gems are in the pipeline. Two Ric-Tic gems in particular will blow your minds! THIS LIMITED EDITION version of the LP is expected in stock in 14 to 21 days. Cost is £30 plus £5 postage. To pre-order please message me. Huge thanks to everyone who has suppprted the debut WEST GRAND singles. First pressings of MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL have sold out and BRENDA HOLLOWAY we are down to last few copies.

Sorry to hear that. We have been inundated with comments from customers saying they are blown away by the sound quality.

A label first of all has to satisfy various criteria with Universal Music for them to agree to deal with it. If the criterias are met a label can apply to licence tracks. We met the criteria. This has taken months and months of hard work. This album has been nearly a year in the making. In general - if the tracks are available to licence to 3rd parties like us we may be offered a non exclusive licence. The contract will set a royalty to be paid per sale. Usually there will requirement be an advance payment against royalties generated by sales. Payment for use of the songs/compositions is separate. All The Best, Neil

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