Sy Hytower

[Gasher]

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...

[Guest]

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

[Gasher]

oh kirsty

you are awful

but I like you

xx

[Guest]

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.

[Gasher]

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.

[Keithw]

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

[Ernie Andrews]

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

[Mikevague]

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, 2006 by MikeVague

[Ted Massey]

;)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

[Mikevague]

how manys a hand ful 5 or if your C(with these handsF 25

I wish!!!

[Guest]

just like a rosebud>>

[Them]

just like a rosebud>>

Hey Cee, is that one of your recent works?

[Guest sydney bridge]

;)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.

[Guest]

yes a its a lightbox

there was also a trace of smoke

[Guest sydney bridge]

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.

[Them]

there was also a trace of smoke

Don't do it! But wanna see it somehow...