I've always assumed that the PARKWAY 148 release of "Shop Around" b/w "It's A Fine Time" from 1967 credited to The Butlers was the Frank(ie) Beverly gang.

But upon finally hearing the 45 I don't really know...

It's got two totally fuzz drenched garage rock tunes and one of them has got serious psych leanings. One side is a cover of the Miracles classic.

Was it just a case of Cameo/Parkway cashing in on the Butlers name with another group when Frank Beverly left for Sassy/Gamble?

Or perhaps the Parkway disc indeed is by Frank Beverly and co, but it seems unlikely.

I've noticed that this 45 isn't mentioned in either the Manship or Brown/Koppel guides.

Does anyone know what the deal is?

I've always assumed that the PARKWAY 148 release of "Shop Around" b/w "It's A Fine Time" from 1967 credited to The Butlers was the Frank(ie) Beverly gang.

But upon finally hearing the 45 I don't really know...

It's got two totally fuzz drenched garage rock tunes and one of them has got serious psych leanings. One side is a cover of the Miracles classic.

Was it just a case of Cameo/Parkway cashing in on the Butlers name with another group when Frank Beverly left for Sassy/Gamble?

Or perhaps the Parkway disc indeed is by Frank Beverly and co, but it seems unlikely.

I've noticed that this 45 isn't mentioned in either the Manship or Brown/Koppel guides.

Does anyone know what the deal is?

At a guess, looking at the credits, I'd say no relation to Frankie B - but as usual I wait to be shot down in flames...

Edited July 31, 200915 yr by Jerry Hipkiss

At a guess, looking at the credits, I'd say no relation to Frankie B - but as usual I wait to be shot down in flames...

You're probably right.

Just did some further research on the producer credits "Poe - Sandusky - Corday".

Bobby Poe, Vernon Sandusky and Mitch Corday were all members of rockabilly/rock group The Chartbusters from 1959 onwards.

More info here:

https://poekat.blogsp...-leader-of.html

Mitch Corday later formed The British Walkers.

Edited July 31, 200915 yr by Sebastian

I've always assumed that the PARKWAY 148 release of "Shop Around" b/w "It's A Fine Time" from 1967 credited to The Butlers was the Frank(ie) Beverly gang.

But upon finally hearing the 45 I don't really know...

It's got two totally fuzz drenched garage rock tunes and one of them has got serious psych leanings. One side is a cover of the Miracles classic.

Was it just a case of Cameo/Parkway cashing in on the Butlers name with another group when Frank Beverly left for Sassy/Gamble?

Or perhaps the Parkway disc indeed is by Frank Beverly and co, but it seems unlikely.

I've noticed that this 45 isn't mentioned in either the Manship or Brown/Koppel guides.

Does anyone know what the deal is?

The same Butlers who recorded for Gamble, Sassy, Fairmount etc did record one record on Parkway in 1967. I can't find any info confirming what it was so it may have been this one. Fairmount was associated with the Parkway label.

The same Butlers who recorded for Gamble, Sassy, Fairmount etc did record one record on Parkway in 1967. I can't find any info confirming what it was so it may have been this one. Fairmount was associated with the Parkway label.

There's only one Butlers 45 released on PARKWAY, so in that case it must be the one above.

Vocally it sounds nothing like their other 45s though.

Will post up soundclips later today of the Parkway 45.

I think that the Butlers 45 on PARKWAY is The British Walkers under a different name. It sounds like them, and the British Walkers 45 on CAMEO is also produced by "Poe - Sandusky - Corday".

Edited July 31, 200915 yr by Sebastian

I've always assumed that the PARKWAY 148 release of "Shop Around" b/w "It's A Fine Time" from 1967 credited to The Butlers was the Frank(ie) Beverly gang.

But upon finally hearing the 45 I don't really know...

It's got two totally fuzz drenched garage rock tunes and one of them has got serious psych leanings. One side is a cover of the Miracles classic.

Was it just a case of Cameo/Parkway cashing in on the Butlers name with another group when Frank Beverly left for Sassy/Gamble?

Or perhaps the Parkway disc indeed is by Frank Beverly and co, but it seems unlikely.

I've noticed that this 45 isn't mentioned in either the Manship or Brown/Koppel guides.

Does anyone know what the deal is?

I think it's an unrelated garage group and the soul harmony singles book and other sources are wrong, especially in light of your evidence of your garage group member names (I thought it was wrong before).

I also think the butlers on crs is unrelated despite being from philly, there is a j butler in the writing credits on that which might explain that group's name.

I've always assumed that the PARKWAY 148 release of "Shop Around" b/w "It's A Fine Time" from 1967 credited to The Butlers was the Frank(ie) Beverly gang.

But upon finally hearing the 45 I don't really know...

It's got two totally fuzz drenched garage rock tunes and one of them has got serious psych leanings. One side is a cover of the Miracles classic.

Was it just a case of Cameo/Parkway cashing in on the Butlers name with another group when Frank Beverly left for Sassy/Gamble?

Or perhaps the Parkway disc indeed is by Frank Beverly and co, but it seems unlikely.

I've noticed that this 45 isn't mentioned in either the Manship or Brown/Koppel guides.

Does anyone know what the deal is?

I think it's an unrelated garage group and the soul harmony singles book and other sources are wrong, especially in light of your evidence of your garage group member names (I thought it was wrong before).

I also think the butlers on crs is unrelated despite being from philly, there is a j butler in the writing credits on that which might explain that group's name.