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Guest vic-shot

It's a new one to me I only heard it a few days ago.I haven't heard the other two you mentioned,are they the same sort of style?

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Guest Richard Bergman

Good track....strange production as with most Mo-Do tracks.

"Got to get away" is a nice cheap xover sound aswell.

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Same style I know mymate Paul Sadot plays sailboat ,and I got the other track on a recommend from Andy Dyson bloody brilliant so so soulful.

Hey Baz.... thought you'd be in the gym training hard for SoN :)

Yeah ... heard Sailboat from Paul too ...what SUPERB taste that man has... got one at Cleethorpes ... fantastic tune. :thumbsup:

These two Bob & Gene's are the only two i have on the label ...

Andy Dyson's the man to ask for info .. think he owns the rights or something .... :yes:

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Hey Baz.... thought you'd be in the gym training hard for SoN :)

Yeah ... heard Sailboat from Paul too ...what SUPERB taste that man has... got one at Cleethorpes ... fantastic tune. :thumbsup:

These two Bob & Gene's are the only two i have on the label ...

Andy Dyson's the man to ask for info .. think he owns the rights or something .... :yes:

HI JOAN HOPE YOUR WELL ,JUST PLAYED THE FLIP OF IVE GOT TO FIND A WAY CALLED DONT LEAVE ME ITS BLOODY BRILLIANT ,WHAT A TRACK.WHILE I WAS IN THE VAULTS JOAN PLAYED THE BLOODY AWESOME DONT BLOCK THE ROAD,NOW THERES ONE FOR THE TRUE SOUL FAN ON MALA.FORGOT HOW NICE THAT MID TEMPO GROOVE IS TOO BUSY PUMPING IRON AND DIGGING OUT 100MPH NORTHERN SOUL RECORDS FOR THE SON ANIVERSARY !

FOUND SOME LEG SHACKLES FOR A CERTAIN KEV J .

SEE YOU SOON JOAN ,PS ALSO PLAYED THE BRILLIANT FAITH MELVIN DAVIES ,FEW MEMORIES IN THAT ONE ALSO.

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look out for alfred ;O: also on modo great track.....

Dont forget Hipper Than Me - Four Andantes and Do what you wanna Do - Alfred O

both on MODO. Sailboat is a stunning track.......well done Joan!! What a stir you are causing with those brilliant dj spots!! deserved recognition. BazA ...can't wait for SorN gonna be superb.

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Dont forget Hipper Than Me - Four Andantes and Do what you wanna Do - Alfred O

both on MODO. Sailboat is a stunning track.......well done Joan!! What a stir you are causing with those brilliant dj spots!! deserved recognition. BazA ...can't wait for SorN gonna be superb.

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Oi you... get back to work ... skiving already :D

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AYE , MO-DO WAS A INTERESTING LABEL FROM BUFFALO OWNED BY BILLY NUNN SNR WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, A COUPLE OF MY PALS WHO LIVE LOCALLY FOUND HIM A FEW YEARS AGO - HE STILL HAD SOME 45'S WHICH I GOT NO BIG QUANTITIES JUST HALF DOZEN OF CERTAIN TITLES COUPLE OF 4 ANDANTES A COUPLE OF TRACK BY CARLEANA WEAVER WHICH WAS RECORDED LIVE IN THE CLUB BILLY OWNED, THE FLIP IS A INSTRUMENTAL OF A TRACK THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BOB + GENE SINGING OVER BUT THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE SESSION SO IT CAME OUT AS IT WAS ( BLOODY GOOD ASWELL ) THEY RECORDED A ALBUM THAT DIDN'T COME OUT ( MY PALS HAVE ALL THE MASTER TAPES AND UNISSUED STUFF ) WHICH THEY ARE PLANNING TO RELEASE.. FUNNILY ENOUGH I HAD TO SEND THEM THE 2 LATER BOB + GENE 45'S WHICH I HAVE A HANDFULL OF COS THEY COULDN'T FIND EM LOCALLY ODD COS IN MY OPINION THEY ARE THE MOST COMMON OF THE WHOLE RUN......

STRANGE BUT TRUE..

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GREAT TRACK SO IS SAILBOAT AND IVE GOT TO FIND AWAY,ANY LABEL INFO ON MODO ANYONE.

MO DO Buffalo, NY

101 Bob And Gene "Your Name/You Gave Me Love"

102 4 Andantes "Hipper Than Me/The End Of Love"

103 Gerald Trotter "One More Hurt/The Love In My Heart"

104 Bob And Gene "I Really, Really Love You/Which Love"

105 Carlena Weaver/Majestic Sounds Ltd. "Smile A Rainbow/Happy Mood"

106 Mary Lewis/Sharon Lidge "What A Friend/God Can"

615 Rev. C.T. Nelson "Great Consolation/A Prayer"

108 Bob And Gene ""Sailboat/I Can Be Cool"

109 The Singing Sons "The Day The Lord Had Made/Keep Our Hand"

110 Alfred O "Do What You Want To Do/A Vacation From Love"

111 Rev. Guy J Graves "Amazing Grace/Why Am I Treated So Bad"

112 Bible Tones Of Buffalo "I've Got Religion/Jesus Cares"

113 ???

114 Bob And Gene "Don't Leave Me Girl/Gotta Find A Way"

115 The Five Great Wonders "I've Got To Make The Journey/Wipe Away Our Tears"

116 King's Of Harmony "Resting Easy/Leak in The Building"

117 Open Door Church Of God In Christ "Jesus/Better Way"

118 The Morning Stars "Wait On Jesus/Step On Board"

119 James T. Horn "Glory Bound Train/Your Life Depend"

120 The Northington Singers w/ lead. Martha Craft "Unbelieving Souls/Calling Me"

121 Sharon Graves/Rev.Guy Graves "Away From Home/Think About It"

122 ???

123 The Patterson Specials "I'll Overcome/Show Me the Way"

124 The A.C.G.C. "No Mountain High Enough/Put A Little Love In Your Heart"

125 Bob And Gene "If This World Were Mine/It Won't Go"

126 Nancy Lee & Al Johnson & the Soul-Jers "X-Mas Dream/ X-Mas Commercial Blues"

127 Nancy Lee "No Words For Love/In My Dreams"

128 Bob And Gene "Don't Leave Me /Gotta Find A Way"

001-117 pressed at Rite and 118-128 at QCA.

Also, on Do Mono imprint:

128 Benjaman S. McDougald ""I'm So Glad/Jesus In The Feast" QCA 204317

and on the Launch imprint:

101 Charles Hargro ""The Love In My Heart/Gotta Be Some Changes" QCA 612125

102 Betheletts ""Something About God's Love/Saved" QCA 612126 gospel

All recorded by William Nunnn Sr. in the self made studio in his basement.

#105's "Happy Mood" was to be a vocal - the vocalist never showed - was not to be a B&G record though.

Anyone ever seen a 113 or 122???

William and his label will be remembered starting this summer through a series of releases and re-releases on the Daptone label from NY. https://www.daptonerecords.com/

If anyone has anything to add to this project it would be greatly appreciated!

Please contact me:

David Griffiths

david@wetamerica.com

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