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Frank Wilson Test Press Stays in Detroit - Jack White & Record Store Day News

purple vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2018

By Guest Denise Zieja in Soul Music News
Updated on 28 Apr 2018 · Published 30 Mar 2018

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I can FINALLY announce where the record went and am very excited for it's release. Thanks to Jack White and Ben Blackwell for letting it stay in DETROIT!

We look forward to RSD 2018!  Pictures are on the Melodies & Memories facebook page.

FRANK WILSON'S "DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO)" + CASS CORRIDOR RECORD STORE DAY FESTIVITIES
FRANK WILSON'S "DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO)" + CASS CORRIDOR RECORD STORE DAY FESTIVITIES
Posted by on 29 March 2018
FRANK WILSON'S "DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO)"
B/W "SWEETER AS THE DAYS GO BY" 7" SINGLE
ADDED TO RECORD STORE DAY RELEASES

In addition to our Record Store Exclusive releases previously announced, Third Man Records is proud to now include an additional title with an incredible story -- Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" b/w "Sweeter As The Days Go By" 7" single. Never officially released by Motown Records at the time it was recorded, this single has long been the holy grail for both Motown and Northern Soul collectors.

Third Man will be reissuing this rare find on purple vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2018 as part of their continuing partnership with Motown/Universal. Each Record Store Day exclusive copy is hand-stamped with the inimitable "quality control" rubber stamp used on Motown test pressings and facsimile labels believed to be penned by the hand of famous Motown producer Norman Whitfield. This single will be available at participating Record Store Day retailers as well as both Third Man Records storefronts (the original test pressing will be on display at Third Man's Cass Corridor location), with a black vinyl non-exclusive 7" planned for release in the future.

Frank Wilson is now ultimately best known as a producer at Motown, but he was once an aspiring artist himself. In the lead up to the intended release of "Do I Love You", Motown executive Berry Gordy asked Wilson if he wanted to follow the path of an artist or a writer/producer. Wilson chose producer, and this single was left for dead by the label. But good songs almost always find their way into the canon, and with bootleg copies credited to Eddie Foster in hopes of obfuscating the original artist and origin story, this song became a staple of the British Northern Soul scene after one of the two previously known copies of the record was stolen from Motown in the 1970's. A third pristine test pressing appeared in the recent past at Melodies & Memories in Eastpointe, Michigan, and was subsequently sold by record owners Denise and Dan Zieja to Jack White.

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burt weedon
On 30/03/2018 at 21:14, Steve L said:

Who's Jack White?

haha....if you collect vynal, you would know. and he and his gal had a great band The White Stripes..and a great deal of there Vynal is RARE as i have a lot of it..  And he has always been a massive collector of Rare Soul Music, all Genres...Brilliant Guy.. Get in Jack..KTF..Hippies rule dude..xxx

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Steve L
2 hours ago, burt weedon said:

haha....if you collect vynal, you would know. and he and his gal had a great band The White Stripes..and a great deal of there Vynal is RARE as i have a lot of it..  And he has always been a massive collector of Rare Soul Music, all Genres...Brilliant Guy.. Get in Jack..KTF..Hippies rule dude..xxx

I collect vinyl and 4 years on I still have no idea who jack white is

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Robbk
On 05/04/2018 at 06:12, Modernsoulsucks said:

I was thinking about "authenticity" really. 

I know there are red vinyl Motown 45s. Trying to think if seen purple ? Jimmy Ruffin/Gladys Knight pops into my head but cant place why ?

I just thought black vinyl was used for original.

Not that keen on re-issues myself as would prefer unreleased material to be put out but I guess sales/revenue come into it.

 

 

 

You've seen purple at my house, back in 1980 or so.

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Modernsoulsucks
6 minutes ago, Robbk said:

You've seen purple at my house, back in 1980 or so.

I think looking back I was having a senior moment.

I did buy that test press re-issue but no idea what colour it is now.

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burt weedon
On 23/11/2022 at 18:23, Steve L said:

I collect vinyl and 4 years on I still have no idea who jack white is

come into my parlour buddy you will see what it does. . said the spider to the ?  enjoy. x

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Stateside

Apologies if this has been brought up before, but in the words of Columbo, "Just one more thing"

When they decided to make the copies of FW Test Pressing for Record Store Day, why did they go to the trouble of scanning the handwriting so that is an exact match, but not the Quality Control stamp?

The stamp is not exactly the same or in the same position. Look at the letter Q in Quality.  Was this done deliberately to stop people passing them off as originals. Surely purple vinyl is enough.

 

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