Ady Croasdell

No and it's just as well it didn't come out on a Kent 45 or I'd be in for a Lifeline lynching!

Incidentally I've noticed Butch playing Toni & The Showmen recently. We put it out on Kent 4 years ago because of the demand for it (and we own the label) and it's still available. If Butch can go with a sound like that that is in the shops, I don't see why other DJs can't carry on playing their originals of sounds that have been re-released. At OVO dos which is mainly the venues they attend, nobody is gonna be playing the reissues. However I'm more than happy to play the Hopkins Bros at a general soul party or evening piss-up do (not the likes of Solid Hit) and maybe a dancer will enjoy it, ask what it is, look into the story behind it and be a convert to the scene or at least enjoy some of it. Stranger things have happened.

Unfortunately Ian there are more examples of dealers paying next to nowt for an artists old records that they're not bothered with any more.

Hi Nev, At Kent we put out music that is rare (from a demand point of view) and also music that is good but unavailable and will often spotlight artists with no big rareties at all. The recent Paul Kelly, O C Tolbert, Maxine Brown, Apollas, Etta James, Swamp Dogg, Bettye Swann and Doris Troy CDs aren't full of in demand rareties. Even on vinyl we put out singles by Millie Jackson, Luther Ingram, Trini Lopez, Jackie Lee that aren't particularly currently "hot". We do put out rare records too and treat the artists and owners as well as we possibly can do, I could give you a list of people we know and admire who are very happy with our treatment of them. As Dean says isn't it better it happens this way than wait for the bootleggers who will cream all the top sales and probably make it financially unviable for a legitmate release to come out. I have to tell artists or label owners, oh we'll only be doing that on CD now because the 45 has been booted so you'll be getting a third of the money you would have got. It's not a good conversation. Ady PS I know you're very fair minded, I just wanted to quote your post for the specific point.

Next batch of Kent Selects after this.

It's different to the Popsike copies and looks dubious. I don't think it's one we control though

Humphrey Stomp's crap Dave! His old friend John Boland can be found here on SS, particularly in the reminiscences section. I asked him about Jeff and he hadn't heard from him in decades.

But we've just learned that the flip was unissued on the bootleg and therefore rare collectible and beautiful. Put your girly group ears on Tone and re-listen it's got some nice bits in it.

And you work for free or donate all your income to charity?

What you mean it would get to people who want to own and hear it and can't afford to at the moment? And the producers, writers and artists would get some recognition and income. That's an outrage!

I meant the flip of the Hollywood 45 Andy, Why Can't I Love Him Like You

Got the Northern spins? I thoght it was Got To Get You Into My Life but t'other's probably a better dancer and not so bleeding obvious.

27th of this month, I'll put a blurb on them up in articles later this week. Ady

001-007 are all deleted and won't be repressed as the series is a limited press run. Plenty of others getting low in number so grab 'em while you can. Ady

CITY 001 Tobi Lark/Little Ann True True Love/Sweep It Out In The Shed Mar-2007 CITY 002 The Pretenders/John Edwards A Broken Heart Cries/How Can I Go On Without You Mar-2007 CITY 003 The Other Brothers/Bettye Swann Nobody But Me/The Dance Is Over Mar-2007 CITY 004 Charlie Rich/Jeanette Jones Don't Tear Me Down/Cut Loose Aug-2007 CITY 005 Danny Cobus/Chico & Buddy The Two Of Us/You Won't Miss The Water (Vinyl) Aug-2007 CITY 006 The Tandels/The Fashionettes Is It Love Baby?/Losin' Control Aug-2007 CITY 007 Luther Ingram / Chet "Poison" Ivey Oh Baby Don't You Weep / Mata Hari (Vinyl) Jun-2008 CITY 008 Otis Redding / Barbara & The Browns Loving By The Pound / I'm Gonna Start A War (Vinyl) Jun-2008 CITY 009 Various Gone With The Wind Is My Love/ Gone With The Wind Is My Love (Instrumental) (Vinyl) Jul-2009 CITY 010 Various Lean Lanky Daddy/ Who Are You Trying To Fool (Vinyl) Jul-2009 CITY 011 Little Willie John Country Girl aka Home At Last / I Need Someone (Vinyl) Sep-2009 CITY 012 Spencer Wiggins Let's Talk It Over / Love Attack (Vinyl) Sep-2009 CITY 013 Various Changes / We Can Do It Mar-2010 CITY 014 Various What'cha Gonna Do / Until The End Of Time Mar-2010 CITY 015 Various A Man Is A Mean Thing / I've Got A Feeling For You Baby Mar-2010 CITY 016 Jesse Davis Hang On In There Girl / Hang On In There Girl Mar-2010 CITY 017 Spencer Wiggins I'm At The / Make Me Yours (VINYL) Jan-2011 CITY 018 Willie Bollinger / Willie Walker I Won't Have To Cry No More / Run Around (VINYL) Jan-2011 CITY 019 Larry Banks / Bobby Penn Ooh It Hurts Me / Without Your Love (VINYL) Jan-2011 CITY 020 Candi Staton One More Hurt / Do Right Woman Jul-2011 CITY 021 Various Sorry Ain't The Word / (Marriage Is Only) A State Of Mind Jul-2011 CITY 022 Various My Sweet Baby / All I Want Is You Jul-2011 CITY 023 Jackie Lee Anything You Want / Trust Me Jul-2011 CITY 24 A Darrow Fletcher No Limit 27/2/12 CITY 24 B Darrow Fletcher What Good Am I Without You 27/2/12 CITY 25 A Pat Hunt I Ain't Talkin' 27/2/12 CITY 25 B Mamie Perry My Baby Waited Too Long 27/2/12 CITY 26 A Ortheia Barnes Never Ever Leave Me (alt version to CDKEND 356) 27/2/12 CITY 26 B The Dave Hamilton Orchestra What Should I Do; Inst 27/2/12 CITY 27 A Darondo Didn't I 27/2/12 CITY 27 B Darondo Saving My Love 27/2/12 CITY 28 A Lou Johnson The Panic Is On 27/2/12 CITY 28 B Lou Johnson You Better Let Him Go 27/2/12

Personal top ten; discounting the big selling classics Knight Brothers I'm Never Gonna Live IT Down Dori Grayson Try Love Enchanters I Paid For The Party Rozetta Johnson Who You Gonna Love Eddie Holman I Ain't Gonna Give Up Van & Titus Cry Baby Cry ( a different mix from the single as John stated) Robert Ramsey Like It Stands Incredibles Standing Here Crying Kenny Carter Showdown (a real grower) and finally and probably #1 Jaibi You Got Me which didn't register when we were compiling but grew on me massively over the years. Knowing the Banks family story it means even more and there's a very slightly different mix from the multi track tapes that has a very understated female backing group on it on the GWP CD Vol 2 CDKEND 326

We had just released Cry Baby by Garnet Mimms on a Birth Of Soul CD and yes Dave wrote the sleevenotes (not compiled) for Sanctified Soul so he would have avoided those two at the time.

Dave was indeed limited by licensing restrictions but was of course proud that all were licensed correctly and the revenues went to the right people. Some artists and writers benefited very well from the series as the sales were extremely good thanks to the concept, content and Dave's tireless work. He refused to be paid more than expenses on the 1st volume as he was worried it wouldn't break even! We are still toying with the idea of putting out a final volume as there were some of his key tracks unavailable at the time that have since become licenseable. He has written of several of these in his columns so we could even have authentic Godinese in the notes; if it does come about you'll all hear it here first. We might be accused of cashing in but Dave would definitely have been happy to see these sides out under his banner and it would give the series one last boost and hurrah.

Yes Dave wrote the lot, the last volumes was dictated to me from his sick bed but he wanted to get them out. He was as proud of the series as of anything in his life.

And a few others on Ebay under horacesrecords. I'll be outing a few more over the next few weeks. PS I hope this plugging of Ebay sales is OK mods; I ain't sold for a few decades.

On A Kent 45 in two weeks.

Good acetates Brian, if you're selling the Doug Banks, I'd go for it or if you want to preserve the sound do a high quality copy of it before you play it much, you can hear the needle damage on the first demo.

They were still doing some acetate 78s right up to 1965

Prelude was indeed H B's label

Not King Of The Mountain, one of Randy's favourites for years, I'd have noticed it on 45. Virtually certain Tomorrow wasn't either unless a weird foreign release.