Hi there.

Any information is welcome.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2851425-Johnny-Adams-One-Fine-Day

Looks like there are two Philly Groove 178:

https://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/phillygroove.htm

Thanks in Advance

I looked in to this when i first noticed it years ago. Probably just a Discogs entry mistake when trying to put the David Lasley issue on there. I don't think the issue copy with two sides was released and it was put on there trying to find one.
When adding a new listing on there you can "Copy To Draft" from another record which takes all the details from that release and then you can add or remove details for your new release.
The link you put above was from a "Copy To Draft" of Johnny Adams - One Fine Day on Ariola Records and the contributor forgot to change the artist to David Lasley.  So i think Philly Groove 178 was never officially released and you can only get it as a demo with "One Fine Day" on both sides Mono / Stereo. 
 

Thank you Alan for the information.

What about David Lasley issue? According to the words of Steve Bryant on the CD 'Deeper in the Philly Groove' sleenotes, it seems it was released, but it really is untraceable.

Any information will be welcome.

With Philly Groove being such a hit label run by really well known & successful guys, I'd guess somewhere on the net there are details on the exploits of the label and it's artists (from interviews, etc).

I known the label went 'defunct' in 1974 when Bell Records all but ceased to exist (or rather morphed into another record company) and that there was loads of unissued stuff from 1974 (& earlier) still lying around. In recent years, these unfinished tracks have been used to teach kids being educated on how to make / mix a good track. Has it ever been documented who these unissued tracks were by and if any were David Lasley cuts ?

It's Drexel University in Philly that has use of these tracks; has anyone been in touch to ask them for a full listing of the unissued cuts they make use of ? 

To illustrate my post above ... the top two acts on Philly Groove were (of course) the Delfonics & First Choice ...

both groups had big hit 45's (in the US and overseas) ... AND not just R&B chart hits, but extensive pop chart success too ... 

8 hours ago, Roburt said:

With Philly Groove being such a hit label run by really well known & successful guys, I'd guess somewhere on the net there are details on the exploits of the label and it's artists (from interviews, etc).

I known the label went 'defunct' in 1974 when Bell Records all but ceased to exist (or rather morphed into another record company) and that there was loads of unissued stuff from 1974 (& earlier) still lying around.

   I don't know if "defunct" is actually the right word describing Philly Groove after 1974. In 1975, they signed a production deal with Warner Brothers and had releases from the Quickest Way Out and First Choice (I'm sure there are others), There's even a First Choice album from 1976,

You're right, the team went on BUT there was no more actual releases on the Philly Groove record label. Mind you, the Delfonics disappeared off records for almost 4 years.

Edited Sunday at 20:002 days by Roburt