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Rags was the first label- Jerry decided to start his own label but once he found out that distrbutors weren't in a rush to pay anyone he decided to place the record with a major. By this time the record was a hit and Epic ended up with it.

Great work Bob- thanks for posting this- I really enjoyed both Brothers videos !

Here's another Motowner self referencing themselves- Stevie Wonder - "I Was Made To Love Her" "you know Stevie ain't gonna leave her" And one more for the list - Laura Lee- "Women's Love Rights" "..I'm Laura Lee and I'm starting a new movement today for ..."

That is one of the Supremes better singles !

The Supremes- "Back In My Arms Again" "How can Mary tell me what to do when she lost her love so true and Flo, she don't know cause the boy she loves is a romeo ..."

The 45 is listed in Brown & Koppel's "The Essential Northern Soul Price Guide" edition 2. It looks like it is a Chicago group (or from the surrounding area) based on the release number. No other 45s are listed by them in the book. Maybe a Chicago expert can tell us more.

Add these to the list: 1) "The Larue" Lada Edmund Jr. 2)"Slow Fizz' Sapphires 3) "Cool Off" Detroit Executives 4) "Bristol Stomp" Dovells 5) "Cross Fire" Orlons 6) "Locomotion' Little Eva 7) "The Roach" Gene and Wendell 8) "Shotgun" Jr. Walker 9) "Sloop Dance" Vibrations 10) "Limbo Rock" Chubby Checker 11) "The Fly" Chubby Checker 12) "The Skate" Dean Parrish 13) "Tighten Up" Archie Bell 14) "Karate" Emperors 15) "Slow Drag" Intruders

Thanks for posting this - brought back a lot of good memories!

Just wanted to add one more twist to the plot- theoriginal6tssoulman was barbadosmickey on e-bay up until a few days ago. Let's see what happens next ......

It was never released as a single in the U.S., probably didn't see release in the U.K. . "Forget You Ever Met Me" is on "Barbara McNair- The Ultimate Motown Collection " CD from 2003.

These three can be added to the list - 1) Staple Singers- "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" 2) Liz Lands- "We Shall Overcome" 3) Impressions- "We're A Winner"

"My Heart Is Calling You" is from the Four Tops Forever boxed set from 2001. The song was written by Mr. Wilson and MARC Gordon. I've never heard of any other Motown version but there could be one in the vaults somewhere.

Here's a few more for the list- 1) "Kiss My Love Goodbye" - Bettye Swann 2) "Not My Girl" - Johnny Hampton 3) "You Didn't Say A Word" - Yvonne Baker 4) "My Weakness Is You" - Edwin Starr 5) "I Have Faith In You" - Edwin Starr 6) "Put Your Arms Around Me" - Sherrys 7) "Cheatin Kind" - Don Gardner 8) "You've Been Gone Too Long"- Ann Sexton 9) "Night Owl" - Bobby Paris 10)"Burning Sensation" Robby Lawson 11)"I'll Be Loving You"- Soul Brothers Six 12) "Stubborn Heart" - Ernest Mosely 13) "Crazy Baby" - Coasters 14) "Tainted Love"- Gloria Jones 15) "Tell Me Baby" - Karmello Brooks 16) "No One Could Love You More"- Gladys Knight

Stevie Wonder was in one of the Frankie Avalon / Annette Funicello beach movies. "Beach Blanket Bingo" ??

There's a remake by Jackie Lee (aka Earl Nelson) on "The Duck" album on Mirwood.

E-bay has been having problems with their servers since Saturday. They promise "full search functionality" to be restored some time today. If you want to read more on it, go to the Announcements section.

Is it Curtis Lee ??

Denise Lasalle "A Love Reputation" on Tarpon can be added to the list .

I think (wild guess) it's Rosie from Rosie and the Originals who had a hit with "Angel Baby" and later a Northern release on Wax World ??

There is a third variation on the Despenza label- the release # is 470 and looks like the label on the left with Melvin's name on it shown in post #17. Don't own a copy - it is mentioned in the Soul Harmony book by Hunt, Kline and Beck.

I agree with Bob - getting the record for $5.00 instead of 9.99 and then getting you to throw in another record for free isn't much of a happy ending !

Is it Jeanette Harper of "Put Me In Your Pocket" fame ?

If you go on the Motown 50 web site, it says they are taking pre-orders on the second batch which is supposed to be out at the end of the month. I'm not sure when this was posted.

Just heard Fayette Pinkney from the Three Degrees passed away on June 27th. She was the only consistent member of the group from the early 60s until the mid 70's.