Chalky

I think the two line ups given say otherwise, at least until they can be disproved? I would imagine the people concerned were involved with plenty of groups. Do we know if the TNJs went to Baltimore or Bucky etc to Trenton, the latter looking at the various writings.

My guess is Ron Bollon and Plato did the production at their own company and leased the two sides to Okeh.

“She’s Not Ready” was not copyrighted until March 196& and was plugged in billboard in May 1968 under the distributors info. It is also in a radio chart of some sort for that year in April. It only just predates the Tangeers. The info above is on 45cat.

He is mentioned here for starters as a group member https://www.trentonmakesmusic.org/article/the-tnjs/

I’ve yet to see a link even if there was and what links have been given seem a little far fetched.

TNJs of course. Think yer clutching at straws mate personally.

Nope, Elijah Jones, one of the group.

Given all the time and effort Steve put in maybe you should buy the book 😉 Where is the scan from? I have the book but not got round to reading yet.

The TNJs were all male, a photo on discogs shows them as a 5 piece. The Tan Geers has at least one female singer and Earl Beall doesn’t figure in the TNJs from what we know.

According to biographies the East Coast Topics last 45 was ‘76. This one is ‘77 and West Coast and a N. Sanders heavily involved, Nelson Sanders? Discogs does put them together as the same group but as that is user input it is hardly surprising.

As said I doubt it is the same Earle Beall as the Silhouettes Earl Beale. I also doubt he’s the son of Not sure what a reformed Silhouettes has to do with The Tan Geers?

No need to apologise, should've made it clearer who I was referring to initially. I hope you did well out of it and Scarboro is equally a success. I visited three shops but they had bugger all soul in apart from the box set at 70 odd quid and the Parliaments 10" disc.

I had a restriction with regards the number of words for the sleeve notes. As you say the weekenders you mention were not northern really, Berwick might just have qualified but the first proper northern ones were Yarmouth, that is the start really of the weekender popularity. There was others before I know but they weren’t the annual or twice yearly piss up that Yarmouth and then Cleethorpes became. Yarmouth and Cleethorpes before Fleetwood and any of the Northern Weekenders we have now, Prestatyn was a long time after really. Soul Essence also deserves a mention as many of us frequented the venue and still do.

think we all appreciate what shops do and in no way was I having a dig at Godz, it is those above, the distributors and the record companies.

he also looks similar to the guy on the right, could also be the guy sat down.

just to set your mind at rest Hammie as I see elsewhere you still don't believe it was pulled, it says here it was ended by the seller. As said, some have spoken to him and he knew full well he had an expensive rarity and not a $1500 record. The winning bid is the last bid received before it was pulled, not what he sold it for.

That was the last bid before the seller withdrew it. The seller also knew it’s worth. It says it was withdrawn because he or she sold it. Safe to assume if went for a lot more than what the final bid was.

I’m not blaming the shops far from it. It is those up the chain who are obviously the ones exploiting the market. Why do they feel the need to hike the prices for one days release? Why not market at the usual prices? i wouldn’t pay RSD prices so I’m certainly not paying hiked prices after by the scalpers.

£40 was at several places. £30 is still a bit pricey IMO for an LP when I usually pay just over £20, Lee Fields and Kelly Finnegan just two at that price.

some of the RSD prices are a bit fast buck too, not just the exploitation merchants later, how can they justify £40 for an Lp (Alice Clark)? Not just the AC either. It is a con and a rip off.

Ace collector Mark Jones joins Dean and get in the studio The Twisted Sisters rock up to cause mayhem for Dean and Gez in a three hour special.

The group was out of Baltimore

I have permission to post the photo... You have Elaine Jones and Earle Beall stood behind Al Jefferson

Two of the members of the group were Elaine Jones and Earle Beall. They are on a photo that went through ebay some years ago stood behind a Dj or studio technician. A mate owns the photo, it had been defaced, someone had coloured the hair in for some reason. I will ask if it is ok to post.

Excellent article and pictures of Anita Humes & The Essex https://doowopheaven.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-essex-aka-anita-humes-essex.html