W. King Cole - I Wonder Why

[Girthdevon]

Just picked up a copy of the W. King Cole - I Wonder Why 45. Been searching for a reasonably priced original copy of this for years - but all original copies I know of are on a Jamaican label called 'Micron'.

Has anyone come across it on this label before ???

Any info appreciated

Cheers Girth

[Jordirip]

Just picked up a copy of the W. King Cole - I Wonder Why 45. Been searching for a reasonably priced original copy of this for years - but all original copies I know of are on a Jamaican label called 'Micron'.

Has anyone come across it on this label before ???

Any info appreciated

Cheers Girth

Never seen it before Gareth. It made me laugh tho' as Rah tid is a Jamaican swear word. Looks nicer than the Micron one as well.

Jordi

[Guest]

Never seen it before Gareth. It made me laugh tho' as Rah tid is a Jamaican swear word. Looks nicer than the Micron one as well.

Jordi

I've seen it before. It's a common Jamaican label with big sellers from the Fabulous Five etc. Don't which came first.

Same dude as above:

K in Canada.

[Girthdevon]

I've seen it before. It's a common Jamaican label with big sellers from the Fabulous Five etc. Don't which came first.

Same dude as above:

K in Canada.

Same Billy Cole as Extra Careful ?????

Girf

[Girthdevon]

Never seen it before Gareth. It made me laugh tho' as Rah tid is a Jamaican swear word. Looks nicer than the Micron one as well.

Jordi

Yes Jordi - I spoke to a mate, who's heavy into reggae earlier and he told me its a 'rude jamaican expression'. He had also never seen this issue before. It was he who brought the Soul Vibes reissue into the UK, pressed from the original master tapes.

Girf

[Guest]

Yep, "Bump All Night" is the flip of "Extra Careful" - at least on the JA original it is. Samie William (Billy or Winston) Cole or Francis.

K.

[Girthdevon]

Yep, "Bump All Night" is the flip of "Extra Careful" - at least on the JA original it is

K.

Thanks K. - I thought it was but without rummaging I couldn't be sure. I'm sure its the flip of the UK issue too.

So W. King Cole is Billy Cole !!!

Did you mean you had actually seen I Wonder Why on this label or that you'd just seen the label before ???. No-one i've shown it to yet has seen it on this label before - and I thought it was hard enough to find on Micron !!!

Anyone want to buy my Soul Vibes reissue

Cheers Girf

[Gene-R]

According to the glossary of Jamaican slang words (https://www.speakjamaican.com/glossary.html)

Rhaatid (rah-tid)- A mild exclamation of surprise or irritation. Similar to gosh, heck, and damn.

[Guest]

Thanks K. - I thought it was but without rummaging I couldn't be sure. I'm sure its the flip of the UK issue too.

So W. King Cole is Billy Cole !!!

Did you mean you had actually seen I Wonder Why on this label or that you'd just seen the label before ???. No-one i've shown it to yet has seen it on this label before - and I thought it was hard enough to find on Micron !!!

Anyone want to buy my Soul Vibes reissue

Cheers Girf

I've had it on both labels, GIrf. W Cole = Billy Cole = Winston Francis of Studio 1 fame.

K in Canada.