Sorting out some stuff to put up on eBay and was left scratching my head whether the Four Tops version of Kim Weston's "Helpless" was released on a 45 anywhere in the world except on the rare picture sleeved french "Standning In The Shadows Of Love" 7" EP? Can't find any mention of a US or UK release.

Edited August 23, 200618 yr by Sebastian

Sorting out some stuff to put up on eBay and was left scratching my head whether the Four Tops version of Kim Weston's "Helpless" was released on a 45 anywhere in the world except on the rare picture sleeved french "Standning In The Shadows Of Love" 7" EP? Can't find any mention of a US or UK release.

don't think it was , only ever known it to be album ttrack

only ever known it to be album ttrack

That's what I thought as well, but check out what I found in my record collection just a couple of hours ago: TOO many records!!!

That's what I thought as well, but check out what I found in my record collection just a couple of hours ago: TOO many records!!!

That copy looks like an E.P. what's on the other side?

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/52246/FOUR+TOPS

Edited August 23, 200618 yr by 45cellar

That copy looks like an E.P. what's on the other side?

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/52246/FOUR+TOPS

Yes, that's the one, the other side has got "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" and "Since You've Been Gone". An EP indeed, but seems to be the only 7" release of "Helpless".

Yes, that's the one, the other side has got "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" and "Since You've Been Gone". An EP indeed, but seems to be the only 7" release of "Helpless".

It certainly does, must be Rare that mate, never seen one.

There's some interesting french releases, Manship's Auctioned one or two recently.

Edited August 23, 200618 yr by 45cellar

Yes, it was issued on a 45, on Indian Tamla Motown.

It must be stupidly rare - the only copy that I've ever seen was owned by a Mr. I. Levine of Blackpool, and that was back in 1969. Back then Ian had what seemed like an unbelievable collection of non US or UK Motown pressings, from places like Nigeria, the Congo and, of course, India. Can't remember what was on the other side, think it might have been one of their big hits, but we are talking 37 years ago now...

TONE

...Actually now I come to think about it, it may have been a South African TM, but the fact remains that, yes, it WAS issued on a 45 somewhere in the world!

Edited August 24, 200618 yr by TONY ROUNCE

That's what I thought as well, but check out what I found in my record collection just a couple of hours ago: TOO many records!!!

I bought one of these from Mick Smith at a record fair mid 80's, remember him claiming this was the only 7" release of Helpless.

As i mentioned earlier, I was going to put my copy of the EP containing the Four Tops version of "Helpless" on eBay. It's up there now, check it out if you feel like it:

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=230024273071

As i mentioned earlier, I was going to put my copy of the EP containing the Four Tops version of "Helpless" on eBay. It's up there now, check it out if you feel like it:

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=230024273071

Sebastian, I think I have it on an Aussie 45 , I used to know exactly what I had in my vaults , but like yourself - I have too many records for my own good after all these years , and so I'll have to go digging in my boxes ....