Denbo Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Can anybody shed any light on this white label record / 'test pressing'? There is the following matrix in the deadwax on the other side, which is by The Elders Consolidated; DS/W-170-1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Souljer6 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Hi Dennis, Happy New Year! Sonny Childe aka R.B. Greaves was related to Sam Cooke, his cousin I think. He came over to the UK and had releases on Decca and Polydor, which I imagine you are aware of. He also appears to have had a couple of releases on US Music Factory. Although there was no UK release on MF they may have been UK recordings. No info on your record. This sounds like I'm a proper anorak! I promise you I'm not. Rich Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Denbo Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 No, that's good info Rich, thanks for that. Would love to know more about this record though, it's pretty good too Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) Is it a known song (A THING CALLED LOVE) or a new tune with a previously used title ? Sonny's father was career military, so he lived on many US bases in my different countries. He came to the UK sometime between 1960 & 1963 to perform as a singer. He played the Star-Club in Hamburg early on during his time in the UK / Europe but didn't land a record deal till summer 65. With the TNT he played all over the UK ... Edited January 2 by Roburt Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Denbo Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, Roburt said: Is it a known song (A THING CALLED LOVE) or a new tune with a previously used title ? Sonny's father was career military, so he lived on many US bases in my different countries. He came to the UK sometime between 1960 & 1963 to perform as a singer. He played the Star-Club in Hamburg early on during his time in the UK / Europe but didn't land a record deal till summer 65. With the TNT he played all over the UK ... Thanks for that. Yes, I noticed the Live Shows listed on 45cat when I linked Sonny Childe with The Elders Consolidated. As for your comment "Is it a known song (A THING CALLED LOVE) or a new tune with a previously used title?", I don't know the answer to either of those questions? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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