This is probably already on here, but here goes.

Was it marketed and distributed by RCA and EMI over here? and if so does it effect value at all if one or the other?

Andy

This is probably already on here, but here goes.

Was it marketed and distributed by RCA and EMI over here? and if so does it effect value at all if one or the other?

Andy

FIRST ISSUE EMI, LATER PRESSES BY RCA, SHOULD BE A DIFFERENCE IN VALUE BUT COULDNT TELL HOW MUCH.

BRI PINCH.

BENTINCK, BACK ROOM, 19TH JUNE.

A lot.... RCA press should be a lot cheaper - probably around the £20 mark

FIRST ISSUE EMI, LATER PRESSES BY RCA, SHOULD BE A DIFFERENCE IN VALUE BUT COULDNT TELL HOW MUCH.

BRI PINCH.

BENTINCK, BACK ROOM, 19TH JUNE.

Hi yes but i have never seen a RCA promo/DEMO of it I wonder why? DAVE KIL

Hi yes but i have never seen a RCA promo/DEMO of it I wonder why? DAVE KIL

it came out in nov 1979 pressed by emi and just stayed on catalogue due to demand. when rca took over the distribution in january 1982 it just transfered over same as everything else that was on release on uk motown at that time. it was never rereleased which is why there are no rca distributed demos

dave

When it came out over here, it should have been on the blue motown lable, not sure why it came out on the black 'tamla motown' lable

anyone know why?

Steve

When it came out over here, it should have been on the blue motown lable, not sure why it came out on the black 'tamla motown' lable

anyone know why?

Steve

Just a bit of marketing i think - they did the same with TMG 1000 (Marvelettes/Kim Weston) and several others including (IIRC) a Supremes megamix!

Just a bit of marketing i think - they did the same with TMG 1000 (Marvelettes/Kim Weston) and several others including (IIRC) a Supremes megamix!

Well I thought it was something like that, to make it look 60s??

An RCA distributed copy still went for £60 on ebay last year!!

I bought the RCA distributed copy at an allnighter around '82 for £1.25p....it came in an orange Tamla Motown sleeve, just like the one's for the early 500 TMG series (note 'RCA distributed' in small print on the flip of the sleeve...)

...also, while I think of it, the one released in 2004 distributed by 'Universal' (backed with Chris Clark) on vintage black Tamla Motown label 982 153 is a different take than the one released in 1979.

Here's a couple of scans of the EMI distributed one which I bought in the week it came out. It has the same sleeve except it's the olive/ browny sleeve instead of the orange one and also has the length of both sides on the label.

Here's a couple of scans of the EMI distributed one which I bought in the week it came out. It has the same sleeve except it's the olive/ browny sleeve instead of the orange one and also has the length of both sides on the label.

Same as mine, what price would it fetch now?

An RCA distributed copy still went for £60 on ebay last year!!

I bought the RCA distributed copy at an allnighter around '82 for £1.25p....it came in an orange Tamla Motown sleeve, just like the one's for the early 500 TMG series (note 'RCA distributed' in small print on the flip of the sleeve...)

AND THAT PARTICULAR RCA ONE IS A LATE ONE NOT FROM 1982/3 BUT FROM 86/87 JUST SHOWS HOW LONG IT WAS ON CATALOGUE FOR. THE IST RCA PRESSES HAVE PUSH OUT CENTERS AND THE TYPEFACE IS DIFFERENT

DAVE

BENTINCK BACK ROOM 19TH JUNE

Same as mine, what price would it fetch now?

Certainly not £25000 LOL!!!

AND THAT PARTICULAR RCA ONE IS A LATE ONE NOT FROM 1982/3 BUT FROM 86/87 JUST SHOWS HOW LONG IT WAS ON CATALOGUE FOR. THE IST RCA PRESSES HAVE PUSH OUT CENTERS AND THE TYPEFACE IS DIFFERENT

DAVE

BENTINCK BACK ROOM 19TH JUNE

And the older ones have the time 2.31 under the song title

P

OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD A FEW DEMOS WITH AND WITHOUT PICTURE SLEEVE, ALSO STILL HAVE MY ORIGANAL BOOT "EDDIE FOSTER" THAT MUST BE WORTH A £10 ANY DAY, HOWEVER ONLY HAD 1 FACTORY SAMPLE RECORD, I KNOW ANY ONE COULD STICK IT ON BUT THIS IS GENUINE DAVE KIL