The Duck was originally found by Simon Soussan in early 1974. He supplied acetates to myself, Russ and Richard at the Casino, probably around February.
On a trip to LA in March(74) I purchased the original from him, but weirdly the B side had been totally sabotaged....unplayable and unreadable!
Post-March, we all knew the identity of The Duck. Later(3-6 months) copies were found on Dunhill with the excellent flip 'Love Runs Out' immediately getting spins.
One conspiracy theory could be, that SS, brimming with confidence, could have pressed up the Richard Temple-Let's DoThe Duck, then had 'Love Runs Out'(Richard Temple lol) ready on the production line.
UK ABC beat him to the 2nd title or maybe he had set his sights on other titles.
Willie's The Duck was huge for a short while, with fond memories of him performing it LIVE at the Togetherness Weekender, Fleetwood several years ago.
What a double sider!