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This topic was discussed here farly recently. Heikki was kind enought post the following link to Miami collector Jeff Lemlich's informative site: https://p220.ezboard.com/flimestoneloungefr...opicID=26.topic Should be scans of two of the three releases here. The third release seems quite elusive.

Agree with everyone; a great label. The other Hersey Taylor 45 "I Ain't Gonna Share Your Love" is blinding too. I suppose it might be fair to say that the Willie Johnson on FS is quite rare: you see it listed on the ebay wants of some of the big Japanese buyers: if they don't have it it must be pretty hard to get hold of. I think the record is a masterpiece and even better than Clarence Carter's great original. There have often been topics on here in the past as to the identity of the greatest male soul singer. Willie Johnson must have a small claim to that particular title: he never made anything less than great records which all feature truly spectacular, goosepimple-inducing singing.

Maybe Garland Green's rarest lp: you certainly see it far less than either the UNI or RCA efforts, and maybe the awful Ocean Front one too. Was this the last Kent lp before CDs became the company's primary medium? P.S. I have the Ocean Front lp for sale if anyone wants one. It will cost far less than those seen on ebay. PM me if interested.

The Chuck Jackson who is Ann Sexton's cousin is the guy who was in the Independents with Maurice jackson rather than the famed artist on Wand, Motown etc.

Chris: that Benny Latimore looks like the bootleg produced for the Jamaican scene. The label is 100% yellow, where on an original it's more of an amber colour. Marks in the runout would be instructive too: is this listed in John Manship's bootleg guide? Anyone out there help...

As discussed on here in the past Snoop Dogg's aunt is Lynn Vernado.

It's on Stomptown, a label from New York. Unfortunately I think this one is only heading upwards in price, and a decent copy willl sat you back upwards of £200. A great record: proper Northern Soul.

Bought this from Soul Bowl in about 1983 on the strength of Sean's review in Black Beat. It was £3. Happy days. As othershave mentioned the other side is an absolutely brilliant slice of suicide-soul, making it a great double sider. I agree with Tony in that it is overpriced given that it has never been in particularly short supply, but on a quality basis it more than justifies its price tag.

The Frank Williams is a seriously rare side. I don't have one, the only person I've heard play it is Steve G. Brilliant, though.

Who bought Thee Midnighters version which was listed on ebay last month?

I suspect that from about 1964 to 1968 virtually every town in the states may have boasted a band calling themselves some combination of the words "soul" "brothers" and "incorporated": there was also the lot from Virginia of "Teardrops" fame: another white group possibly? does anyone know for sure?

Soul Inc. from the Carolinas as featured on the beach music pages are unconnected to the Detroit group Soul Incorporated of My Proposal fame. Dan posted up some great pictures and memorabilia from Houston's Soul Bros Inc. here a couple of years ago.

Both versions of "It's All Over" by Pearl Dowdell on Saadia and Little Beaver with Frank Williams Rocketeers on Lloyd share an uncanny similarity to "I Can't Wait...", but with a slightly more raw production style to any version of the Baby Washington standard. Could it be one of these you're thinking of?

Johnny Gilliam made tons of very good records. Personal favourites are "Won't Someone Help Me" on Cancer/Paula and the reverse of "Find Yourself...", "A Broken Hearted Man's Prayer" on BoMar. Don't forget also his great double sider on Modern, "Baby Take Me Back" / "I Want To Feel Like Someone".

A great list there Mark. Some real quality and at bargain prices too.

A California release from about 1983 if memory serves me correctly. A beautiful record and one which gives lie to the theory that true and pure soul music stopped being made some time in the early 70s. The guy is a great singer, with a voice srongly reminiscent of the pleading tones of the young Bobby Womack, all over a clean and spring fresh backing. Funny thing was that at the time Soul Bowl were bringing records of this quality over seemingly every week. I thought that state of affairs would go on for ever. Sadly it was not to be, and in a way records such as this were the music's last real stand. I'm glad that after all these years others are discovering this fabulous record.

xcv.

With awesome beat ballad flip too.

I'm Alive... also exists on US 7". It's on a blue and gold label re-issue of I Can't Make It Anymore. This rerelease was presumably doneby MGM in the early or mid 70s to cash in on the Northern Soul interest in I Can't Make It, but must have sold abysmally as genuine originals of that track were as cheap and plentiful as rain from the sky. I don't think people had played I'm Alive at this point, its first major exposure coming several years later via Richard Searling playing the Stand By Me lp and French EP formats. This US re-issue is pretty rare, but I think a few members of this forum possess the record in this format. Spyder was a very versatile and talented vocalist, and to me he is pretty under-recorded. Did he do anything after his sets on Whitfield in the late 70s? Where is he now? I'd love to know.

I seem to have a vague recollection of a Tommy Tate interview where he stated that 25,000 copies of a Tommy Tate KoKo lp were pressed just as Stax hit financial meltdown, and were shelved. I wonder if any survived? presumably this lp would have included If You Got To Love Somebody and A Mighty Long Way. Also, if Tony Troutman had recorded as many albums as were trailered on his 45s he would be one of the most prolific soul artists of all time.

We used to hammer this at George Jackson too. An absolutely brilliant record, which knocks the rarer cover version by Willie & Anthony into next week.

Am I right in saying the other side of the Diane Lewis is a version of their Giving Up Your Love?

The Diane Lewis on Wand is a version of the Twentie Grands on Columbia, no?

Seem to remember a pretty good version of Tony Williams' "How Come" by Larry Burns on Delphi, but don't know if it's the same label as the one under discussion here.

Garry Cape used to have a small quantity of these. You could try him...