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Daniel Nooger Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I was pleased to note that my Goldmine interview with Devora Brown was quoted five times in Mind Over Matter. As I wrote in the article intro, “stories of sessions being cut in dirt-floored backrooms with sax players stepping over frying burgers to blow their solos into the studio’s one microphone have only added to Fortune Records’ allure.” Although Devora told me that in fact she “very rarely cooked over there”, she did recall often bringing Nolan Strong sandwiches. By most reports the studio floor actually was carpeted, but conditions were undeniably primitive. Funny story here: in the course of our interview I mentioned that I had worked on reissue projects for various labels. Devora told me she had been talking with Ace Records, Charly and Bear Family about a possible licensing deal, and asked if they were reputable. I told her that my opinion was that Ace and Bear Family were quite reputable; but Charly less so. Turned out they didn’t go ahead with any of them. Would have been a fantastic series…I can only imagine the condition their tapes must be in by now. A little tickler for Motown / Temptations fans – in their pre-hit days, the group put out a rush cover version of “Mind Over Matter” under the name “The Pirates” on Gordy’s obscure Mel-O-Dy imprint, when the Diablos’ release was delayed at the pressing plant. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJRuRbUTus&ab_channel=BobSeger1981 1 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Joel E Turner Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Daniel, great stories and glad to find you here at Soul Source. Ace seems like it would have been a good home for a Fortune series. The Pirates version is nice - smoother (of course) than the original. Thanks for sharing that. Thanks for reading and I'll try to dig up your Goldmine interview. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Daniel Nooger Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Joel, thank you for your very kind comments. F Y I - I read your earlier post about the Motor City Memories LP's. These three LP's were, as noted, blatant bootlegs which were originally released in the early 90's. I wrote about them as part of my Detroit chapter in Blackwell's Guide to Soul Recordings. Early Detroit R&B history in a heavy dose... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Joel E Turner Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Another book for me to find.....thx for the info. I spend my summers in Michigan, went to UM, and my son lives in Detroit (and is a record collector/ex-DJ) so I've really enjoyed getting into the music history. Let me know where I can find you/your work on social media, if you can. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simon T Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 20/01/2024 at 17:03, Joel E Turner said: Source News/Article/Feature Highlight: Details of a review from Joel E Turner of Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records by Billy Miller and Michael Hurtt. View full article Are The Utopias who are La Salle? 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post The Yank Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 According to Discogs, yes. 2 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simon T Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) this made me chuckle Obscene: offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards I wonder what they were and how many are in the Northern Soul Top 500(0)? On a serious note, why and who deemed them offensive and what happened to them; straight to a dumpster? Little Hank, Billy Watkins, the Shirelles..... Edited January 21 by Simon T 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Any UK stockists Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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