Did any others get played / make it big on the scene and is this still played / value ?

Edited October 17, 200915 yr by 123-motown

Other than this one there were quite a few played.

Sir-Prize - Never Can Find The Words

Hotliners - Coldhearted

Kooley - Count 2-3

Cheryl Hunter - Do It Right (although a 7")

I also quite like Tommi Johnson - You For Me, although it wasn't earth shattering.

Malik is a storming piece of 80's dance music. Apart from the small Boogie scene, I wonder if there is a place for them today. On hindsight over 20 years, IMO most don't stand the test of time.

Edited October 18, 200915 yr by John Reed

AT THE TIME THESE WERE FETCHING DECENT MONEY ANYONE GOT A DISCOGRAPHY?

BAZ A

LA Superstars, just sayin it, also came out on Budweiser first I think. A brilliant slab of 80s soul IMHO.

I bought most of them in the late 8ts and have sold/traded a few over the years.

I have posted some of them up on my website and added sound clips to some of the best one's -

https://www.independe...c/budweiser.htm

I have seen quite a few copies of Sir Prize for sale lately, I remember trading my Lee McDonald album for the Preston Rawlings 12 with Steve Davis 20 years ago, something I regretted later on.

I've got the Budweiser Showdown 1987 Regional Finals Mastertapes, from Starstream Communications and at the moment trying to find out all the Artists as it only give the Titles of the Song on the Tapes, I'll put a list up when I'm finished but any help will be greatly appreciated only 1987 though but it does include Sir Prize which is a plus.

DS

I've started a new thred on this...

Mike posted this list in Aug 10. I think Cunnie Collects these too, he put me onto Crosswind Get ready which i still enjoy at home very much.

Budweiser Label Listing

For a change here's some info on one of the 80s collectable labels.

Budweiser Showdown label came into being due to the beer people holding a

competition, each area would have a contest with the winning group having their song

pressed onto record and entering the national competition. It ran for about 7 years

in the 80s and as you can imagine had a varied mix. Listed below are 25 of the best modern type soul ones.

This label is also very popular in Japan with some commanding 3 figure

prices

PRESTON A. RAWLINGS - Forever Lover

12" 1987 San Digego

BSR 731

HOTLINERS -Cold-Hearted

12" 1987

BSR 722

KOOLEY -Count 2-3 / AFTER 5 -Baby I'll Try

12" 1987 Miami

BSR 719

CRESCENT CITY BAND - My Everything

12" New Orleans

BSR 721

JEAN PAUL MARTINEZ -With You

12 ' 1987 Houston

BSR 714

ELANS - Private Love Affair

7 " 1985 Atlanta

BS 511

ROBERT OWENS - Must Be Lovin' You

12' 1988 Kansas City

BSR 819

PROMISE - Betuna

12" 1988 Nashville

BSR 825

CROSSWIND -Get Ready

12" 1987 Baltimore

BSR 702

MALIK

My Love 12" 1987 Boston

BSR 706

QUINTEN WILSON -Just A Dream

12 " 1987 Tampa Bay

BSR 735

SIR PRIZE -Never Can Find the words

12" 1987 Richmond

BSR 727

HARRIET ADAMS Special Kind Of Lover b/w ALFREDA GERALD - Your

Loves Got A Hold Of Me

12" 1988

BSR 801

CIHERYL HUNTER -Do It Right

7" 1985 Birmingham

BS 509

RITA + CO-The Right Touch

12" 1988 Houston'

BSR 833

ELLEN WRIGHT & LACE - Do You Want My Best Friend

33 rpm 12''1986 Seattle

BSR 630

ROBERT ONVENS - In your Lifetime

12 " 1987 Kansas City

BSR 715

FLAVOURS -On The Strength

12" 1989 Detroit

BSR 913

BASIC BLACK - lt's All Over

12" 1989 Columbia

BSR 912

CHAZ - Go for Love 12

1987 Pittsburg

BSR 725

ROB & DANA So Glad

12" 1987 Carolina

BSR 708

CHILDREN OF DESTINY - Be My Lady

12" 1987 West Palm Beach,

BSR 736

CLASSIC REVUE - Don't Stop Knockin'

12" 1988 Baltimore

BSR 803

MARY P. JACKSON - Your Touch Your Smile

12" 1987 Rochester

BSR 728

MARLENA CHARLES - Indeed Your Love

12" 1989

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Did any others get played / make it big on the scene and is this still played / value ?

Sorry didn't spot the value? at first sight. JM auctioned a Crosswind some time last year and I think it went for £100+. Cunnie (on here) did me a favour spotting one for sale (again on here, from Jolly I think) for £50, I think that was a cheap price given foreign interst in these.