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  1. The Yank
    Here's a pic of the black issue. Out of the 60 or so on popsike, only 6 or 7 are issues -
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    "Sweetest One" was a much bigger hit for the group with sales near 100,000 according to this article -
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    "No Baby" did get some airplay in New York City, Washington D.C. and Detroit but never really took off. This survey shows Frankie "Ton Of Dynamite" Crocker -
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    Here ya go -
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    I think it might not be easy tracking down who was in the group. Both sides are on you tube and even Manship commented that after they 45 they "instantly ghost like disappeared as if they never existed".
  6. The Yank
    I know you were looking for Johnny Mae's version but, her daughter does a nice job too !
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    Louis also cut a few tracks at Terra Shirma according to this article from Billboard in 1968-
  8. The Yank
    There's also this strange "promo" pressing -
  9. The Yank
    I was also at Soul Trip U.S.A. and remember Gwen selling her 45's. What I also remember is that there was a record show on Sunday morning and I must have heard that ------------------------------ bought Gwen's Johnny Hampton "Not My Girl" for $5 or $10 at least 15 times. So Gwen did bring at least one good 45 with her.
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    Great article! Just a minor correction- Louis Armstrong's "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" is actually from the late 1920's -
  11. The Yank
    Here's more info on Performa from the 1971/ 1972 International Music-Record Directory from Billboard-
  12. The Yank
    "Playgirl's Love" was a big Hit in Chicago hitting #6 on this survey from Sept. 1966
  13. The Yank
    It's highly likely that it is the same Frank Armstrong. What is confusing is the address on the FADA 45 you showed. Below are 2 items from Record World- the 1st from 1971 and the 2nd from 1975 which show FADA having a Los Angeles address. So... that's either the address of Duplex Black Record Distributors or Frank moved to Valdosta in 1973 and moved back to L.A. or he never updated his info for the magazine. Or something else entirely.
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    Here's a picture of the group appearing on the television show "On Broadway Tonight" -
  15. The Yank
    The album version credits Gibson. Where does it show Moses as the writer?
  16. The Yank
    According to discogs, Nick was a member of the Four Internes (aka Internes) who recorded for Federal and Vee Jay in the 50's.
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    Hi- Just wanted to let you know this is not a "theory" I came up with. I took the information from a book. I happen to agree with the authors. If you don't- I think you should contact them and tell them why you think their information is wrong. Thanks ! Here's a group of RCA executives promoting the new 45 record and turntable in April of 1949-
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    One of the 1st advertisements for 45's -
  20. The Yank
    The 1st 45 produced was "Pee Wee The Piccolo" on Dec. 7.1948. The 1st 45 released was Eddy Arnold "Boquet Of Roses" on March 31, 1949. The larger center hole was used to reduce friction and minimize damage on the 45 discs.
  21. The Yank
    I don't think jukeboxes had anything to do with 45's having large center holes. The 1st jukebox to play 45's wasn't produced until over a year and a half after 45's were being manufactured. From Billboard November 4, 1950-
  22. The Yank
    Just a few clarifications- some companies did try out pop- out centers but it never really caught on. 45 rpm EP's did have large center holes, EP's that played at 33 had the small center holes .
  23. The Yank
    According to Steve Propes and Jim Dawson' book "45 rpm- The Heroes & Villains........" , it was a matter of convenience and to minimize stress on the records. Record changers which made it possible to stack discs on top of each other were popular. They found out that with 78's, that the records were getting chipped or cracked. So, to minimize damage on the 45's, engineers found out that a large center hole reduced friction and other stresses from record changers.
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    R.I.P. Mary !! A recent interview from within the last week -
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    I've never seen one either- it does exist on this Jukebox EP though-


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