Nick Soule

Brad Hales might still have a couple, but from what I remember most were given away, which is how I got mine. They were all titles that neither of us recognized, and the one I have isn’t on DFTMC, so presumably unreleased. Unfortunately, I can’t recall the titles of any of the others.

Great article. About 10 years ago a dozen or so 10” acetates came into Peoples Records in Detroit that were from the Jobete offices in New York. Unfortunately, all were unplayable...

The same seller now has an acetate of the Magnetics "When I'm With My Baby" that has very similar handwriting to the Precisions: https://www.ebay.com/itm/LISTEN-THE-MAGNETICS-WHEN-IM-WITH-MY-BABY-UNIQUE-NORTHERN-SOUL-ACETATE/353338699595?hash=item5244a0af4b%3Ag%3AgoAAAOSwQaBf743N&LH_Auction=1

Warning: it's not good. Clifford Binns - Again It's Christmas.mp3

Just to add a little bit of information here, Lou Beatty was a part owner of Carrie for a brief time. He's listed as President of Carrie Records in a very brief article in Record World Magazine from 1965 that details the licensing of Edward Hamilton's "Call Me" and "I'm Gonna Love You" to Jameco Records in NY. The catalog numbers for this period also follow suit with the La Beat catalog numbering system (year/release). Carrie 6501 - Clifford Binns Carrie 6502 - Edward Hamilton Carrie 6503 - Lawrence Hill And Singers La Beat 6504 - Spider, Snake & Ell/Eee

I’ve seen that one - it was auctioned a month or so ago by a different seller. I’m not sure how it went from being graded VG- to EX+ condition, but either way, I’m looking for one with clean labels. https://gripsweat.com/item/333766647584/clifford-binns-youve-got-to-help-me-carrie-45-northern-soul-1st-pressing-hear

Looking for an EX or better copy of: Clifford Binns "You've Got To Help Me" Carrie (orange label original only) Thanks!

Fun fact: Lou Beatty opened a bank after he got out of the music business. Here’s a clipping from a 1968 newspaper, the bank address is the same as the label headquarters on 14th Street.

The Fred Bridges article on soulfuldetroit does say that Lou Beatty partnered with James Hendrix to start La Beat, but that James was a “low key figure” at La Beat. I would assume he was around for at least a little bit to receive that description from Fred. I’m not sure when James moved back to Nashville. https://soulfuldetroit.com/web12-fred-bridges/fred-bridges-text/06-fb-Lou-Beatty.htm

Pink or green label?

Looking for a clean copy of: The Pen Etts - That’s No Way To Spend My Time (Becco) Thanks!

I wasn’t aware the was a bootleg of this. The styrene demo that I have has M1274F-61984-B S 16A etched in the deadwax.

Looking for an EX or better copy of: Wilson Pickett - Let Me Be Your Boy (Correct-Tone) Thanks!

Bob Abrahamian did an interview with The Traits/Center Stage in 2005. The episode can be found here: http://sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html