Ady Potts

Ah, gotcha So did he have it booted & sell them to Las Vegas?

I'm a bit confused here Mark. Are you talking about the dealer in Las Vegas, or perhaps someone else?

Hi Mark, Just did a quick net search & on Answers.com there's a little write up about Frankie Beverly. They say on there the Guyden record came out after "She tried to kiss me", didn't know that. Here's a part of the write up : They debuted on Philly's Liberty Bell label with "She Tried to Kiss Me" in 1963; the ditty, written by Beverly and Collins, sparked some interest locally, but not enough to keep them with Liberty Bell, as their next release, "Lovable Girl" (1963), came out on Guyden Records. The popular Philadelphia group worked the clubs but didn't appear on record again until they backed Jean Wells and Charles Earland (uncredited) on "I Know That She Loves Me" on Phila Records in 1966; Phila also issued a solo 45 for the Butlers that same year entitled "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" b/w "Butler's Theme." A switch to Rouser Records in 1966 resulted in "Because of My Heart," credited as the Butlers With Frankie Beverly; the billing change didn't increase sells and by 1967 they were recording for Fairmount Records. The marriage produced two reissues of previous material that didn't do much better the second time around. Next, Sassy Records tried to get a hit with "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted," and might have with better promotion. A liaison with Parkway Records birthed one flop single in 1967. In 1968, they hooked with Gamble Records, their first release being a reissue of "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)"; the second, "She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good," never escaped Philadelphia's city limits in 1969.

There's another nice little record by them on the Guyden label, very early group sound, almost doowop. Wonder where that fits into things date wise Sadly I'm not set up to do sound clips, there's probably a clip somewhere on the net.

Hello Dave, The Rouser release does have a sax break, it's a shorter break than the Fairmount. Interesting looking at the credits on the two releases, how Tommy Rouse had got dropped from the production credits for the Fairmount release, "The Butlers with Frankie Beverly" changed to "Frankie Beverly & The Butlers". Regards, Ady

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Hi Paul, That's interesting, I'd not heard about these. Can you remember, did the labels still have that very pronounced dip towards the middle? pottsy

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I've got a Henderson & Jones, EX with reversed labels. Funny enough I've kept this for a long time because I like the sweet side you've listed, not over keen on the modern funky side "I'm gonna getcha" Don't think I've ever seen one listed before so wouldn't have a clue what it's worth? May part with it. Anyone help out with a value? If it's not a lot I'll keep it, if it's a lot it can go

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I've got a nice copy you can have for a £100

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Spot on Peggy !! One of the best lines I ever heard you come out with was...... "Do ya know why I like you pottsy?"....."Errrrm no peggy"......"because no other f***er does"

LaVern Baker - Voodoo Voodoo

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That was the copy Tommy sold, that Gareth mentions. I just had a listen to it via the description on popsike, nice tune, never seen another one for sale. Is this the copy that Arthur ended up with?

Easy, the flip of Gloria Gaynor - Never can say goodbye

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I think I'd go for the natural wood surround one at £299.

I've got a nice white demo with the good flip side that I'd sell. £450.

Just ran a search on that user name & I can't find it

It's a cut down version Pete, but the same footage, it doesn't have the interview bit. Great to see this again, one of my favourite songs. It charted pretty high in L.A., definitely a top 20 hit. They're pretty easy to find out there still, mind you, when you find one it's usually beat up. Think the lead singer on this song was Eleanor Greene. The other female vocalist on their records was Samantha Larke. It was a cover of an old Nat King Cole song. Remember a few years ago there was a copy in a stack of records that had just gone into an East L.A. record shop that I'd gone into. The Latino shop owner pulled it out of the stack. I asked if he was going to keep it? He said "no, I'll keep it for the kids that come in & ask for it." Thanks for posting it up Bob !