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  1. The Yank
    By the time Tammi got to the song, Sylvia did get credit for her contribution-
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    I don't know about DFTMC having access to all the files. Not sure what "assigned " means either- it could mean they wanted her to record it but that doesn't mean she went in the studio and actually did. The song was also considered for the Four Tops but they were on tour in Europe. Lamont Dozier remembers the Isleys were begging HDH for songs. I guess it all turned out well in the end .
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    According to "The Motown Singles- Vol 6- 1966", the track was recorded September 22, 1965 and assigned to Kim Weston. The Isleys vocals were overdubbed on December 1, 1965.
  4. The Yank
    Also adapted for "Sweet Soul Music" was the distinctive horn riff in the intro. It is said to have been "inspired" by this commercial
  5. The Yank
    First pressings of "Sweet Soul Music" only list Conley and Redding as the writers. A lawsuit was filed by J.W. Alexander for Sam's publishing company (Kags) and was settled with Conley and Redding giving Cooke and Kags publishing credit. Also part of the suit was the promise for Otis to record more of Sam's tunes. Strangely enough, the flip side of "Sweet Soul Music" was J.W. Alexander's "Let's Go Steady".
  6. The Yank
    Sam was first- "Yeah Man" is from 1964.
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    Two more from Pied Piper -
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    Georgie did seem to like his Latin music- his biggest hit (at least in the U.S.) was a cover of this-
  10. The Yank
    Is that Edna Wright / Sandy Wynns next to Greg ??
  11. The Yank
    The Sensations/ Yvonne Baker 45 went for 365 pounds.
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    I've only seen the Drapels on Volt #113 but.. in The Complete Stax/ Volt Singles 1959-1968 box set, Volt #113 is listed as Bobby Marchan and Volt #114 is listed as the Drapels "Wondering..." with a footnote saying "some copies of this single list it as #113".
  13. The Yank
    Here's 3 recent sales - "perfect" condition - $752 USD - January, 2018 - "near mint" - $1100 USD- January, 2017 - "mint- - $1200 USD - May, 2013
  14. The Yank
    I thought these two articles from Cashbox were interesting-
  15. The Yank
    No need to apologize about the confusion- the Good Old Gold label was the label I was referring to when I said it was a bootleg label. The Goldies 45 label was a legitimate division of ABC/ Dunhill.
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    Thanks for posting the video. Here's the album mentioned in the article-
  18. The Yank
    Going slightly off topic here. Who is singing along with Chuck on "Good Things" ?
  19. The Yank
    Not 100% sure but I think this is a bootleg label. It's been around since the mid 70's and they seem to release 45's from different companies with no rhyme or reason.
  20. The Yank
    Here's Scott on what eventually became Barry Manilow's "Mandy" -
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    Quite a few to choose from but, if I can only pick one, it's this-
  22. The Yank
    Glad you liked it but just about anything would sound good next to Tim Tam and the Turnons !
  23. The Yank
    I thought that weird intro to Tim Tam and the Turnons seemed familiar-
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    In 1955, he added a co-host to his radio program- Margie the wife of Tony WIlliams of the Platters. He also had a tv show on KCBS- "Rhythm and Bluesville". In this year he started working nights at KGFJ where he worked until 1968. So - he may have been white but he did had ties to the black community for over 20 years.
  25. The Yank
    Just wanted to add a few things about Hunter Hancock. The Swingin' label was owned by Mr. Hancock and his business partner Roger Davenport. I don't think Hunter had to adapt to the African- American community since he had been playing R & B on KVFD (later KPOP) since the late 1940's. He joined the station in 1944 and is considered to be one of the 1st deejays to play R & B in the western parts of the U.S. . He started broadcasting Jazz in 1944 and switched to R & B in 1947. in 1949, Jay McNeely recorded this for Hunter-


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