michael-j

very probably, as the original terms were coined well before the move to the suburbs and decline of the inner city... to add to the confusion in JA the terms are the opposite to the original meaning i think - so uptown for the posher areas away from the centre...

isn't that the wrong way around from the original meanings of the terms though? 'downtown' was the south, smart end of Manhattan, 'uptown' was Harlem, etc. the terms then spread across the US, at least 'downtown' did, for the town centre

Jewell and the Rubies - 'Kidnapper' - La Louisianne / ABC is the one that lists loads of cop shows, secret agents, etc (also is a faster version by Bert Miller and the Swing Kings) The Chants - Dick Tracy - Verve loads of versions of Peter Gunn (and Skatalites 'Jet 707') if just talking general police themed records then there's hundreds and hundreds of R&B and Jamaican ones... another good theme i like is Western/cowboy stuff - a current favourite is an early 60s Eddie Singleton thing - Prince Eddie and David Gee 'Jessie James', much better than all that boring Shrine stuff

who forgot the 45 middles?

i think the theory is that certain powders or horticultural produce will then fall out the hole... it's why JA sellers always offer FedEx etc as safer alternatives!

that 14.89 should be 21.88 once postage is included (Covers33 price includes postage) still cheaper, but not such a bargain

can't imagine it is the same, it's a noisy vocal group dance craze number (sound clip up on JM's site), unlikely pairing on the Sammy Ambrose 45 if it is though!

not sure i've heard that side - is it the same song as the Five Du-Tones?

all that text was part of the FAQ for one of the old Usenet newsgroups (maybe something like rec.music.marketplace.vinyl or something)

i heard that it could be explained away because of Bill Haley's glass eye...

bit cheaper than that, UK copy 150-200, US 50-125 ? loads on popsike... i got a reasonable conditon US copy (a bit worn, it's styrene) for a tenner the other month on ebay...

why 'support' acts - he's presumably not singing?! i thought he was just a music industry type (although better known for the Liza Minelli and I'm a Celebrity... connections now), started out doing promotion for Al Green and Ann Peebles (so the web tells me) presumably he's picked artists he's liked and/or worked with in the past? it's his choice of acts, he can do what he likes i guess...

i'm confused, isn't that you trying to sell this on Modculture at the moment?

the Strip label's releases are only bootlegs AFAIK. there was a third volume of Jungle Exotica btw released under the name 'The Lavender Jungle' (with made-up sleeve notes and a few tracks re-titled). not sure i'm a huge fan of the term (was it Jazzman Gerald who coined it?), but it's a useful one to categorise this style of (mostly) instrumental records.

sure there are two colour schemes for this label - the brown/beige one and another one, maybe white with a red logo or something? and isn't there a version of Love Power by the Sandpebbles? (or is that the same version as the Coins?)

would go nicely with the Jam label too!

he's got 'previous': https://www.fryer-mantis.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2744

not just a US/UK difference - i've only ever heard the word 'pressing' used to mean 'repress' in the Northern Soul scene.

hi Sam! it is indeed on Federal, i picked one up on Ebay for 30 quid or so a month or two back, but that's the only one i'd seen in 2 years of looking...

d'oh, only just noticed the writing credits! pretty obvious there... re: Rosey Grier's careers - yeah, what a guy! Pam Grier's cousin too i believe... 'Lover Set Me Free' is probably my favourite of his records...

love that Cornell Blakely - a cracking early soul side

yes, but he's more famous in the 'real world' as an American football player, among other careers... most bios don't even mention his records, his book on needlepoint sewing (!) gets more mentions... the Sir Shambling site reckons it's Jimmy Gresham on lead vocals. great record anyway...

quick Google shows it was released on 45 as STAX 0019 (in the later Stax numbering system), flip of The Ghetto

i have a soft spot for the b-side of this one: STONE 46 - Gary Glenn Family - Goodnight Sweetheart/Good Night My Love (Medley) / Always So True think i have more on the label, but can't remember what...

not forgetting the Loading Zone version, so that's at least three cover versions then