Had some very nice Aussie 45s through this week, plus a big stash of orig sleeves, all in minty condition... 🙂

The Charts, dead hard on Aussie Sceptre, taken me years to get a demo of this, but I noticed immediately, that the 45 I had, differed from the aussie Demo on Discogs, on Discogs, 'Desiree' is the push side with demo sticker and no release Stamp, but on my copy  'Fell In Love With You Baby' is the demo'd side, anybody know which was the official A side on this release? (popped all the scans below)

Shelley Fabares - Lost Summer Love, I think the original version of Lorraine Silver, came out on Aussie Philips in 1965, originally released on Vee-Jay Records Stateside and was meant to have come out on PYE International over here, but it never came out, so as far as I know, US and Aus only on this one. Anybody know if it came out any where else?   A good pop record, dare I say 'Northern' lol

Malc

Good catches!

I noticed (years ago) that the Shelley Fabares also has the same b-side as Lorraine Silver's 45, 'I Know You'll Be There'. 

Yep same flip side as Lorraine Silver, Lorraine must have had or heard the yank copy when she nipped into a booth on Oxford Street to record her version… it’s a great story isn’t it. 

Okay - so the title is spelled differently and it's not exactly the same song but... how did the new version also come with a new writer ? Does anyone know?

 

The writer credited for the 66 version, is James J. Kriegsmann, same guy who did all those famous press/ promo shots. Bob Shwaid produced both the wand 45,s. 

 According to Discogs, Members were, Joe Grier (lead), Steve Brown (first tenor), Glenmore Jackson (second tenor), Leroy Binns(baritone) and Ross Buford (bass), who had formed the group in 1957 on a street corner on 115th Street. Lasted just one year before breaking up.

When Joe Grier, got drafted. In 1963 Tony Harris and Frankie Pierce were the new members of the group along with Steve Brown and Leroy Binns. In 1967 they broke up.

Was aware they had re cut an earlier song to get a ‘soul sound’ my guess, is that someone at Wand/Sceptre was responsible here to employ  James J. Kriegsmann.
 

No group members seem to have writing credits on either version. 

In answer to my question, I’m assuming Desiree wad the play side. Did they have double A’s in 1966? 

"Desiree" was the A side in the U.S., not sure what happened in Australia - 

 

Think they just ‘had a go’ down under to be honest. These records did not sell, and received little radio time 😞