Is this Bridges, Knight and Eaton? Does anyone know this (very interesting) recording? Any background info?
The three mentioned above were mainly active in Detroit ...

Just on evilbay online for many, many sprats.

 

This is not the Bridges/ Knight/ Easton group. There was a thread on SS from 2019 "Johnny & the Brothers of Soul ... Who Are they" . I don't think the identity of this group was ever solved.

7 minutes ago, The Yank said:

This is not the Bridges/ Knight/ Easton group. There was a thread on SS from 2019 "Johnny & the Brothers of Soul ... Who Are they" . I don't think the identity of this group was ever solved.

Hi Yank - greetings,

first of all happy new year. i hope you are well?

All right - then I'll do some digging, maybe someone else will come around the corner with feedback.

58 minutes ago, The Yank said:

This is not the Bridges/ Knight/ Easton group. There was a thread on SS from 2019 "Johnny & the Brothers of Soul ... Who Are they" . I don't think the identity of this group was ever solved.

 

50 minutes ago, Zanetti said:

Hi Yank - greetings,

first of all happy new year. i hope you are well?

All right - then I'll do some digging, maybe someone else will come around the corner with feedback.

Happy New Year to you both

My thread here 

A month ago on You Tube

"I know Johnny and he's a great guy, he's now in his 70s, married with grown children and lives in Surfside Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you like his music please enjoy it and share it, ask for it to be played by your radio stations...in remembrance of a time not long ago and not forgotten."

Edited January 1, 20223 yr by Blackpoolsoul

hi there-had this record a few years ago (2015/2016)-bought it with a view to sell on-paid a fair few dollars if i remember and struggled to move it on-eventually got my money out of it(as you do) but it did not fly out-got it from a dealer from rochester-ny state where the record is from-too funky for my liking but probably bang on for todays tastes-same guy offered me another copy on my last trip to usa pre-lockdown-i turned it down as he wanted more than the last copy i bought and i got cold  feet-a local lad bought it straight off him at his asking price ($1200)-other side if i remember is a half decent group soul thing but with a very sparce backing-im getting old now and set in my ways so not my kind of record-been up new york state several times  and know several collectors up there and it is deffo a hard record to turn up-just not my bag thats all!!

give me some kind of wonderful any day of the week over this record!!  

New to me...

Love it.

Ed

 

I've never seen nor heard that record.  The voice sounds vaguely familiar. It has a sound that could be anywhere between 1965 and 1968.

1 hour ago, Robbk said:

I've never seen nor heard that record.  The voice sounds vaguely familiar. It has a sound that could be anywhere between 1965 and 1968.

at the end johnny says..as wilson pickett says dont knock my love so that makes it late 1971 at the earliest... he`s very much a pickett soundalike... apparently johnny is still alive living in the north carolina area if the you tube clip postings can be believed

On 02/01/2022 at 19:14, Dave Pinch said:

at the end johnny says..as wilson pickett says dont knock my love so that makes it late 1971 at the earliest... he`s very much a pickett soundalike... apparently johnny is still alive living in the north carolina area if the you tube clip postings can be believed

Surfside Myrtle Beach South Carolina and Discogs have it as 1971

"US label from Rochester, NY. Also appears as "Lifetime" only.
Lifetime Recordings was founded in 1952 by Lester W. Osband (1913-2009). As a local custom recording company, Lifetime recorded various Rochester High School bands, church choirs, etc. before launching his own Lifetime label in 1959 The initial release was by The Capris, a black vocal group, now a rare item."

Edited January 4, 20223 yr by Blackpoolsoul

Incredible record imho , so hard to turn up records of this quality these days. It’s an exspensive record now, wonder what the flip was like , if anyone knows kindly post a clip up. Oh lordey Brilliant !!! 

I first heard this a couple of years ago,very sparce but oh so infectious.Top drawer. 

2 hours ago, Baz Atkinson said:

Incredible record imho , so hard to turn up records of this quality these days. It’s an exspensive record now, wonder what the flip was like , if anyone knows kindly post a clip up. Oh lordey Brilliant !!! 

I think it is the b side...I'd also like to hear the a side.

Not sure if this is the same mob, but before Johnny joined up..

Ed

 

A woman came in on YT a while back saying if I was to email her, then she would tell me (claimed to be a relation, maybe daughter?) she didn't reply 

JOHNNY & THE BROTHERS OF SOUL

Johnny in the green hat

Art in the pink shirt  

Sam is the pink coat

Charles is in the grey hat

brill record but its too lo-fi 

17 minutes ago, Yann V said:

JOHNNY & THE BROTHERS OF SOUL

Johnny in the green hat

Art in the pink shirt  

Sam is the pink coat

Charles is in the grey hat

Fantastic pics!!

I’ve been around the block a few times, 62 and veteran St.Ives, Samantha’s, Cleo’s, Britt Nott’s, Wirrina, Yate blah, blah, blah but this tune! It’s up there for me with the best, close second to Mel Britt in my all time tunes, soul personified, amazing record. 

If it's so rare ,maybe a reissue a possibility in the future and it wouldn't be so difficult to say , a sell out , and it is damn good .

17 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

If it's so rare ,maybe a reissue a possibility in the future and it wouldn't be so difficult to say , a sell out , and it is damn good .

Christ almighty leave it alone,you will have Steve Jefferies jumping on that bandwagon. 

21 hours ago, Yann V said:

JOHNNY & THE BROTHERS OF SOUL

Johnny in the green hat

Art in the pink shirt  

Sam is the pink coat

Charles is in the grey hat

Well that Yann V is rather good at researching one might say

I was thinking legally with royalties going to all those involved musically , but I see your point, inevitable I'm afraid eventually some scumbag always does 

I will talk to this guy at Epsilon Record Co 

He might be interested 😇😇😇😉

 

 

1 hour ago, Yann V said:

I will talk to this guy at Epsilon Record Co 

He might be interested 😇😇😇😉

 

 

I imagine a bit of tweaking will do wonders

Original version on side A and remix Side B