Hello.  I don't often post much, but I am just wondering if there is any info on this label,  I've done a quick google search and drawn a blank, only I've picked up some decent priced little bits off it namely Gene Faith and Eddie Spencer. 

https://www.45cat.com/label/power-exchange

Some more info here: https://www.discogs.com/label/55577-Power-Exchange-Records-Tapes

dont forget j.j. barrie.....

The Gene Faith track "Call the FBI" is a different mix to the US release.

Dave

Aside of the label having its only UK No. 1 hit with "No Charge" by J. J. Barrie, its only other UK chart hit was "Who's Gonna Love Me" by The Imperials (cover of the Alfie Davidson original), which went to No. 17 in January 1978.

Edited February 16, 20169 yr by Gene-R

Didn't H.B Barnum perform" Having a party" on top of the pops in the seventies. which was on power exchange?

4 hours ago, tobytyke said:

Didn't H.B Barnum perform" Having a party" on top of the pops in the seventies. which was on power exchange?

He may well have done, but his version wasn't a UK hit.  Only became a hit when covered by The Osmonds a few months after H. B's release.

Most of the early releases on Power Exchange were H.B. Barnum productions. A piece of useless information....."Ocho rios" by Sugar (B side of PX 275, from 1978) is actually "Turn me on" by the Arctic Strings. The US release is credited to Roundtree (who had a Power Exchange single) and appeared on Omni

While I think of it...does anyone know the story behind the Main Ingredient single on Power Exchange? There doesn't seem to be a US release and they were still recording for RCA at the time. It has the same production credits as the Imperials "Who's gonna love me" Any ideas anyone?

 

OH lovely thanks everyone-nice label some good sounds on it. Try tapping HB himself on this facebook?

20 hours ago, nickinstoke said:

While I think of it...does anyone know the story behind the Main Ingredient single on Power Exchange? There doesn't seem to be a US release and they were still recording for RCA at the time. It has the same production credits as the Imperials "Who's gonna love me" Any ideas anyone?

 

 

That's a bloody good question Nick(?).

Albeit brilliant and recognised version of the Daybreak rarity, never really wondered how/why it appeared on Power Exchange or even if it had a US release?

 

On ‎16‎/‎02‎/‎2016 at 11:11, Gene-R said:

Aside of the label having its only UK No. 1 hit with "No Charge" by J. J. Barrie, its only other UK chart hit was "Who's Gonna Love Me" by The Imperials (cover of the Alfie Davidson original), which went to No. 17 in January 1978.

This Imperials were Little Anthony's old group after he went into acting & started a solo singing career.

The lead singer was ex-Way Out guy Bobby Wade. They didn't have any US hits but made a good living for many years playing the Vegas casino lounges.

When I took a whole bunch of UK soulies on the Vegas Soul Trip in 1998, the group were playing a local casino lounge room. I contacted Bobby & told him we were coming to the show. He 'played up' to our crowd, talking about his UK popularity & the Imperial's UK hit on Power Exchange. He then pitched our crowd against the Americans in the audience on soul knowledge / crowd reaction to his questions / the group's show.

A very enjoyable night all around (have photos of the show somewhere at home in the UK). 

However I have this photo on my US based computer from the same trip ...... a few of us Brits in Freddie Empire's Vegas recording studio (Freddie sat front right in the pic) ....

 

Edited February 20, 20169 yr by Roburt

Some info here on the 70's Imperials ..............

https://www.algomes.com/imperials/haroldbio.html 

Later on (as stated in the above), Little Anthony decided he wanted to return to performing as lead with the Imperials, so he bought the name back from Bobby Wade. After that Bobby named his group the Emperors as they had a long term engagement @ the Emperor Lounge @ Caesar's Palace in Vegas.

See attached pics of 1976 version of the Imperials PLUS of Bobby Wade's Emperors .......

  

 

On 16/02/2016 at 16:49, nickinstoke said:

While I think of it...does anyone know the story behind the Main Ingredient single on Power Exchange? There doesn't seem to be a US release and they were still recording for RCA at the time. It has the same production credits as the Imperials "Who's gonna love me" Any ideas anyone?

 

came out in jamaica..i think cuba had left the group for a while and gone solo on motown.and tony sylvester was carrying the group forward and trying his hand a production... they resigned with rca in 1980 i think

 

billy cole extra careful is a great record and is also a jamaican 45

the imperials lp and their other 45s are worth picking up too

this one was played extensively by tony blackburn on release in 1978

 

The O'Jays tracks released on the label were cut for Cleveland based Saru Records in the period between the group's time with Neptune and Philly Int Records.

Eddie Spencer was based out of Toronto and also fronted pop bands (see attached pic in which Eddie is shown top left) as well as performing / recording as a solo artist ........

 

I'd started working on this shortly before this thread started - it pushed me to get it finished......

 

https://www.mixcloud.com/nickinstoke/nick-marshall-uk-soul-45s-the-power-exchange-label/

It seems that Eddie Spencer's 45 wasn't recorded as a solo effort but with the group he was fronting back then ......

Wonder why the bands name was dropped from the 45 when it was released ?

 

Edited February 27, 20169 yr by Roburt

Great pic of four of my friends, the Late Glenn Hunter (Still miss him) - John Smith - John (from Donny) Phillips and Carol Phillips (Johns Wife) who now live in Ozz

Cheers Jim.

Yes, I also miss getting together with this couple these days ............. Macce's finest ............