I know I don't post much but most of the time I have nothing new to add, however, a few weeks ago recently a 10" studio acetate came my way of Jerry Butler. Its a 'real' acetate and the genuine thing, with a 7" 45 cut on both sides. Sadly the acetate is not in great shape and I'm going to have it restored, but I played both sides through once to capture the music onto the PC. I've been in touch with Jerry's manager and he says "Yep its Jerry's singing, alright!" but, no one can ever recall them being mastered and test pressed, or used in a compilation.Of course some knowledgeable ones out there will probably come back and tell me its off an album I missed or some 45 somewhere I've never seen.
The supposed "A-Side" was to be "When I Grow Up" written by Jerry and registered at The Library Of Congress and renewed in 1993 (I checked on that). The second side is a killer tune - "It's A Parade" and on the acetate someone scratched out the sub title which I think is "(When She Walks By)." There are various bits of info known about EMC - Universal and Radio Recorders who had the facility in California (Santa Monica, Hollywood) and were eventually bought out and split up in 1977 relocating the remainder of the parent company back to Minnesota. Studio 56 then took over the facility. Lots of people recorded at the facility but that would mean that Jerry would have had to be there as traditionally 10" acetates were cut "in studio" as opposed to 7" acetates cut at the Pressing Plant, weren't they? The acetate has what appears to be "Bill Futerro" hand signed to it! Also, in the same blue pen (looks like ink), is a date of October 1968. No one I've asked recalls whether its a Vee Jay or Mercury production, nor can anyone confirm whether Jerry Ross or Gamble and Huff had any hand in it. I can't figure out who wrote the "It's A Parade" side either, but it has the potential to be a cracker!I've added a picture of the acetate too, sorry about the sharpness my nice new Nikon (second camera this year) is now not working properly after it got dropped on a job site - I'll have to get a really cheap hardy digital to photograph work related issues instead of using my good gear!Hope someone can fill in the missing info, KTF,Jan
Hello Soul Fans,
I know I don't post much but most of the time I have nothing new to add, however, a few weeks ago recently a 10" studio acetate came my way of Jerry Butler. Its a 'real' acetate and the genuine thing, with a 7" 45 cut on both sides. Sadly the acetate is not in great shape and I'm going to have it restored, but I played both sides through once to capture the music onto the PC. I've been in touch with Jerry's manager and he says "Yep its Jerry's singing, alright!" but, no one can ever recall them being mastered and test pressed, or used in a compilation.Of course some knowledgeable ones out there will probably come back and tell me its off an album I missed or some 45 somewhere I've never seen.
The supposed "A-Side" was to be "When I Grow Up" written by Jerry and registered at The Library Of Congress and renewed in 1993 (I checked on that). The second side is a killer tune - "It's A Parade" and on the acetate someone scratched out the sub title which I think is "(When She Walks By)." There are various bits of info known about EMC - Universal and Radio Recorders who had the facility in California (Santa Monica, Hollywood) and were eventually bought out and split up in 1977 relocating the remainder of the parent company back to Minnesota. Studio 56 then took over the facility. Lots of people recorded at the facility but that would mean that Jerry would have had to be there as traditionally 10" acetates were cut "in studio" as opposed to 7" acetates cut at the Pressing Plant, weren't they? The acetate has what appears to be "Bill Futerro" hand signed to it! Also, in the same blue pen (looks like ink), is a date of October 1968. No one I've asked recalls whether its a Vee Jay or Mercury production, nor can anyone confirm whether Jerry Ross or Gamble and Huff had any hand in it. I can't figure out who wrote the "It's A Parade" side either, but it has the potential to be a cracker! I've added a picture of the acetate too, sorry about the sharpness my nice new Nikon (second camera this year) is now not working properly after it got dropped on a job site - I'll have to get a really cheap hardy digital to photograph work related issues instead of using my good gear! Hope someone can fill in the missing info, KTF, Jan