Ady Potts

Ian, Just a thought. Re Gilstrap, don't go selling off any of your big records to pay for it until you definitly want it back, you know how these things can go tits up. Re Frank Wilson. What I really think is a shame is when there are only two known copies of a record, both are in nice condition......until they get over here. One ends up warped & with a dubious looking stain on it, & the other copy ends up with a bloody story written on the label ! Unless the owner that does this damage to the record intends to take it to their grave (& that's a very selfish act) then it's down to them to look after the record for the next generation of ownership. That's my humble little view on it anyway. Ady

Hi Ian, Well nows your chance to get it back, Tim Brown has just put it up for auction on his list, £800 kick off https://www.raresoulvinyl.co.uk/auctions.asp Regards, Ady

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Ah, that must be the copy that my mate got then He calls in once a year, plays all my new finds that I've worked real hard to find, writes them down, then goes away & finds them for next to nothing Aint that right Mr.A. !! I stumbled upon the more uptempo side by chance. I purchased a copy for the slow side "This is the beginning" then found the dancer when I flipped it. The Frogdeath label was owned by K.E.L.P. dejay Steve Crosno. Same group as Bobby & the Premiers (Bobby being Bobby Rosales) on the SOULED OUT label, did tracks like "Man about town". Cheers, Ady

Superb song. I think I've mentioned this before, but there were definitly 3 different type sets on the labels of this record, as I had all 3 at the same time. So does this mean Liberty did 3 pressing runs of it? Not a rare record, just a good one. Ady

According to Ruben Molina the El Paso Drifters performed with the El Paso Pemiers, the Nite Dreamers & the Las Cruces Majestics at the City Coliseum, so I wonder if the Drifters were Mexican as well ? Ady

Hi shute, Yes, that was the GA-002 first release. With the '711' number, I think by the time they got to the yellow labels the stampers were pretty much done for. The Honey & The Bees version is good. Ady

Thanks for posting those up, been waiting years to hear the other version

So there's quite a bit of difference between them then?

Any chance you could post up the two takes Chalky? Only know the one version, so don't know if there is much difference? Thanks, Ady

Here's a scan of what it looks like mate. It's been so long since I played it that I can't remember how much it differs (if it does?) from Johnny Moffett, will play it later & find out. Sorry, can't do soundclips yet. Seem to remember the flip "I love you" is ok'ish? Ady.

Hi Benji, Don't know if this is the version that Roger Banks was playing, but there's the John Westley - You are the one - Corsair Ady

One of my favourite harmony songs is this one, again it's on Dore, it went on to become a big hit in East LA with the Latinos...... https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DgRiaq-zaI8 So nice to see original footage. Great idea for a thread Brad ! Regards, Ady

Or..... 7th March. Stewartby Allnighter - Bedford. Nice easy run from Stanstead. There will be plenty of record sellers mate Ady.

And the re-issue......

Here you go mate. Original......

Yes Tony, Coachunt (spelling?) fella had one on once, Ady.

Blow it, forgot about that one, he contacted me at the time to ask for the dead wax info before he paid for it. Another one comes off my list

Tony, Seb & Dave, yes you're absolutely right fellas now I've thought about it. Will delete them off the list

Don't remember seeing : Del-Larks - job opening Johnny Honeycutt Leonard Jewell on Teri De Groovers on Teri De Young Brothers

That was the copy that JM auctioned years ago, but got withdrawn I seem to remember ? Think he said at the time he'd had an offer he couldn't refuse? Anyway, like whats already been said, good record.

The lead singer was Fred Stamps. They never got any kind of local bookings to perform from what I've managed to find out.

I've got a nice copy of this if anyone else wants one. No hiss, doesn't distort. £650. Just pm me. Ady