Posted August 7, 200618 yr Whilst In Middlewich on Friday I played this as my last record of the set and a bloke comes up to me and says "Ive got this on a green label same Carmen but green and cream " I think was the exact words..But I said no NO WAY HOS'E doesnt exist to my or Manships knowledge anyone else have one or can confirm its existence on this colour or am I being wound up here...
August 7, 200618 yr Whilst In Middlewich on Friday I played this as my last record of the set and a bloke comes up to me and says "Ive got this on a green label same Carmen but green and cream " I think was the exact words..But I said no NO WAY HOS'E doesnt exist to my or Manships knowledge anyone else have one or can confirm its existence on this colour or am I being wound up here... Yours is a boot - I have a footwear fetish. You do the maths
August 7, 200618 yr Whilst In Middlewich on Friday I played this as my last record of the set and a bloke comes up to me and says "Ive got this on a green label same Carmen but green and cream " I think was the exact words..But I said no NO WAY HOS'E doesnt exist to my or Manships knowledge anyone else have one or can confirm its existence on this colour or am I being wound up here... Richie, According to a man who knows: the Sy Hightower in plain PINK label black text was the FIRST press. But did another run this time adding the Silver Butterfly. Apparently they were mostly shipped to Florida where the label owner knew a promo guy. After that who knows?? I got my copy from a contact in Connetticut. Work that one out! The guy who has the GREEN copy is either very ill or colourblind.
August 7, 200618 yr Author as I said John I mentioned your bit to him as I quiried this with you before as I have the First Press copy.. but he was adamant that his was green I just laughed it off and told him Even you'd never heard of it.
August 7, 200618 yr as I said John I mentioned your bit to him as I quiried this with you before as I have the First Press copy.. but he was adamant that his was green I just laughed it off and told him Even you'd never heard of it. the lad your talkin about is called Alan dont want to mension his last name,incase its a boot and he feels silly told me about it to will try to get it off him to scan keith williams
August 8, 200618 yr as I said John I mentioned your bit to him as I quiried this with you before as I have the First Press copy.. but he was adamant that his was green I just laughed it off and told him Even you'd never heard of it. Keith I owe you the entrance fee for Friday- Soory I gatecrashed - didnt know you had to Pay just wanted to surprise the Gasher Regards Steve
August 9, 200618 yr Richie, According to a man who knows: the Sy Hightower in plain PINK label black text was the FIRST press. But did another run this time adding the Silver Butterfly. Apparently they were mostly shipped to Florida where the label owner knew a promo guy. After that who knows?? I got my copy from a contact in Connetticut. Work that one out! The guy who has the GREEN copy is either very ill or colourblind. ;)Here's the facts right from Carmelita and Jerry Pittman (They are "Carmen" records. She designed the labels, and both sing backup on Sy's release; He sings on the Carmelita single as well!) Sy Hightower; 300 pink only 500 pink/silver Carmelita single; 500 pink/silver I spent several years trying to track them down, turns out they live less that 2 miles from me (!)...I finally found them 3 months ago. Unfortunately, they only had a couple of Sy's, and a handful of Carmelita's. They were paid over $7000 for these (no lie), so any rumours of either dipping in value are totally false! I bought all of em' they had (which wasn't very many), so there aren't any that will surface unless a promo guy in Florida has one! It is believed that most of the pressings were discarded in the mid 70's. I am being VERY selective about the marketing of these, bear in mind there is a lot of money into them.. Bid high on Manship's copy of Carmelita if you really want it, there won't be too many available soon... Edited August 9, 200618 yr by MikeVague
August 9, 200618 yr ;)Here's the facts right from Carmelita and Jerry Pittman (They are "Carmen" records. She designed the labels, and both sing backup on Sy's release; He sings on the Carmelita single as well!) Sy Hightower; 300 pink only 500 pink/silver Carmelita single; 500 pink/silver I spent several years trying to track them down, turns out they live less that 2 miles from me (!)...I finally found them 3 months ago. Unfortunately, they only had a couple of Sy's, and a handful of Carmelita's. They were paid over $7000 for these (no lie), so any rumours of either dipping in value are totally false! I bought all of em' they had (which wasn't very many), so there aren't any that will surface unless a promo guy in Florida has one! It is believed that most of the pressings were discarded in the mid 70's. I am being VERY selective about the marketing of these, bear in mind there is a lot of money into them.. Bid high on Manship's copy of Carmelita if you really want it, there won't be too many available soon... how manys a hand ful 5 or if your C(with these handsF 25
August 15, 200618 yr ;)Here's the facts right from Carmelita and Jerry Pittman (They are "Carmen" records. She designed the labels, and both sing backup on Sy's release; He sings on the Carmelita single as well!) Sy Hightower; 300 pink only 500 pink/silver Carmelita single; 500 pink/silver I spent several years trying to track them down, turns out they live less that 2 miles from me (!)...I finally found them 3 months ago. Unfortunately, they only had a couple of Sy's, and a handful of Carmelita's. They were paid over $7000 for these (no lie), so any rumours of either dipping in value are totally false! I bought all of em' they had (which wasn't very many), so there aren't any that will surface unless a promo guy in Florida has one! It is believed that most of the pressings were discarded in the mid 70's. I am being VERY selective about the marketing of these, bear in mind there is a lot of money into them.. Bid high on Manship's copy of Carmelita if you really want it, there won't be too many available soon... I cant remember if mine was pink or pink silver but it was burnt along with my mothers house so there are now only 799 on carmen.
August 15, 200618 yr The above mentioned burnt one,I found in the Camden Town Record and Tape Exchange in the early to mid 80s for a matter of pence so they did find their way over here.I cant say anyone showed much interest in it back then.
Whilst In Middlewich on Friday I played this as my last record of the set
and a bloke comes up to me and says
"Ive got this on a green label same Carmen but green and cream "
I think was the exact words..But I said no
NO WAY HOS'E doesnt exist to my or Manships knowledge
anyone else have one or can confirm its existence on this colour or am I being wound up here...