Anyone ID this track?

[Mark W]

Anyone know this as a release? 
 

The acetate was listed by the seller as possibly unissued.

 

 

[Sebastian]

That vocal sounds like an uncanny mix of Box Tops-era Alex Chilton and "Genuine Imitation Life Gazette"-era Frankie Valli. It's neither of them, but this sure is a full fledged production that it wouldn't surprise me if it has been released in some form. The flipside on the acetate, "The River Is Wide", is a cover of The Grassroots / The Forum. Two fabulous studio/sunshine pop sides.

[Wiggyflat]

I know The Levert Sisters version but not this.....I wonder if it is The Forum 

[Sebastian]

5 hours ago, Wiggyflat said:

I know The Levert Sisters version but not this.....I wonder if it is The Forum 

Wow, have to admit that the recording of "A Place For Me" on the acetate is so different from the Leverett Sisters version that I didn't even recognise that they were versions of the same song!

The version of "The River Is Wide" on the acetate sounds like it is modelled after the 1969 Grassroots version, not the 1966 version by the Forum and the vocal stylings of The Forum are totally different than the vocals on the acetate so it's probably an unrelated group/artist.

Both sides on the acetate can be heard here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/356778676048

[Soul-slider]

Yeah, sounds blue-eyed, especially the b-side.

[Pigeon Thing]

"a place for me" was written by Stan Vincent, he worked at Buddha, where he wrote and produced 'ooh child' by the five stair steps but being at buddha they had the bubble gum side and house bands, which this sounds a bit like so maybe unreleased from that period? ... as I was trawling also saw Edwin Hawkins singers also released a very diff version of it...

[Robbk]

9 hours ago, Pigeon Thing said:

"a place for me" was written by Stan Vincent, he worked at Buddha, where he wrote and produced 'ooh child' by the five stair steps but being at buddha they had the bubble gum side and house bands, which this sounds a bit like so maybe unreleased from that period? ... as I was trawling also saw Edwin Hawkins singers also released a very diff version of it...

That's the spelling of the historical Indian religious figure's name.  But the record company was spelled: "Buddah Records" (despite having a logo with a statue representing The Buddha).  Record companies often have strange names.

[Pigeon Thing]

1 hour ago, Robbk said:

That's the spelling of the historical Indian religious figure's name.  But the record company was spelled: "Buddah Records" (despite having a logo with a statue representing The Buddha).  Record companies often have strange names.

hah...yup...thanks Rob, auto correct on the go...

also when looking at Stan Vincent this older thread popped up...apologies if the link doesn't work

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/386712-paul-wagnar-the-world-i-knew-on-cobblestone/