Chalky

Sam Dees is great but Ted Taylor is the version for me, brilliant.

Only on a cd.

Where are you watching this? PM if it is naughty place

Always been a cheap LP...or was until now.

Trude Heller, Gloria Toote and Ed Townsend were the three backers of Tru-Glo-Town I believe. Like you Robb I don't believe there is any connection between TGT and Simpson/Simco other than Jesse Herring working for both, it isn't unusual for writers, arrangers etc to work elsewhere, they go where the money is at the end of the day. There is a blog article about Trude Heller here https://streetsyoucrossed.blogspot.co.uk/2005/05/trude-trude-trude.html Article about Gloria Toote here https://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3077500058.html

He did. I have looked but I can't view the scan.

Yep it is a boot, some have the Velours on the flip not sure if they all have the same flip as looking through them some don't have the flip listed. Original issue has Distribution round the bottom, Amy Mala as per your original.

From John Ridley's Sir Shambling page, Gene Toone. Seems he got around, recording for Annette, Wand and Chumley as well, Wand from 1974. Note the "S" was dropped from Toones after WMDYW.

Looks like three different fonts used for the 30.000 series.

The two Deena Johnson 45's on Simpson (one with Ricky Davis - Showdown) and a Lou Johnson 45 (with no details other than the title of one side) are mention right at the end of the Simpson listing, from 1966 and distributed with a couple of others from the 200 series by VeeJay.

From R&B Indies, different font used for the 250, 260 and 30 series. Owned by Richard Simpson out of NY. 30 series distributed by Amy Mala Bell. Simpson also owned the Simpson label which seem to be the same number system as the 250/260 series on Simco, Gospel by and large looking at it. 250 Kansas City Melody-Aires Don't Let It be Too Late/I'll Be So Glad 252 The Psalmeneers Call Him/Walk With ME 260 The Harold Smith Majestics Peace Be Still Pt 1/Pt 2 263 Lorraine Ellison & Ellison Singers Open UpoYour Heart/This IS The Day 30.000 Gene Toones What More Do you Want/How It Feels 30.001 Sandy Wynns I'll Give That To You/You Turned Your Back On Me 30.002 Gene Toone A Love Triangle/Turn To Me 30.003 Gene Toone Every Now And Then/So Glad (Trouble Don't Last)

I've seen more on Juana, that one you should get for £15 or so. There is one on Sho Me for just under £50 on discogs. Awesome slice of soul music, one of my all time favourites, always in my play box.

There was talk once upon a time of a shop style system, is it still a viable option? We would have the ability to list sales once and they would be there all the time and searchable until sold, a bit like discogs. I would pay a fee for every sale 2,3 or 4 percent for instance?

WTched him rehearse, spent fair bit of time with him, fantastic and so professional. Gave Snake Davis and the band a few bollockings when hitting the wrong notes it worked mind as it was one of the best performances I've seen that night.

That isn't necessarily branding though is it, not a term I would have used. It was just the buzz created by word of mouth and being the place to be at the time due to whatbthe promoters and the Dj's were creating, just like what happened in the past at venues such as the Mecca, Wigan, Torch etc. It was the most progressive of the venues at that time with all those involved featuring predominately newies in the main room whereas most of the others Oddfellows, Morecambe etc were a mix with the larger percentage looking at the Dj's involved swinging towards the oldies. Yes Keb DJ'ed at the 100 Club and Oddfellows and other venues up and down the country but that was how it was with no weekly allnighter like you had in the past. I think the so called branding came in later years when looking back at what Stafford left behind musically which the other venues of the time didn't do so necessarily. I am not taking anything away from other venues, all had their own style and all popular venues which created their own buzz and it all added up to a great scene throughout the 80's and into the early 90's for many.

What do you mean by branding?

Again I have to disagree, even after Stafford you still had pretty much the same crowd everywhere, from the 100 Club in the South to Shotts in the North, with healthy numbers too. That crowd remained as far as was concerned until the early 90's when some began to drift away disillusioned with the backward steps the scene was taking and other outside pressures, family and work for example not to mention e health of some. Venues promoting newies still remained, Betby, Bradford, The Griffin, the Wilton but not in the vein the 80's produced. As I said Keele for me was the turning point. Word of mouth still existed, everywhere I went was word of mouth, you had to travel to hear the biggies and travel we did irrespective of what some think. Not knowing the Mello Souls is all down to the dumbing down of the scene and the backward steps it took in the early 90's. But much of is argument/debate is subjective and this is simply as I saw it.

I have to disagree with your timeline Gareth. The venues I was travelling to into the 90's were still predominately newies based. 85/86 certainly wasn't the turning point, not in my opinion. 85 into 86 saw the emergence of Butch for one with some truly awesome sets consisting o practically all newies. You also had Jimmy Wensiora, Rob Marriott, Guy still heavily featuring newies, Kitch, Colin Law, Gary Spencer, Carl Fortnum, Steve Smith and others at venues like Allanton, Mexborough, Blackburn, Winding Wheel, Bradford, Bretby Soul Nights early 90's and others i could list. I would say the turning point began with Keele, massive room, practically oldies influenced, beginning of the end for me and the dumbing down of the scene.

The one Ted got wasn't listed on ebay was it? think he contacted seller more in hope? Sure Ted will comment when he see this.

I think 40/50 too cheap IMO. You wouldn't get mine for less than £70, doesn't crop up too often. Great record.

I'm working this afternoon so this will be this will be my listening sorted for a couple of hours

Couple on ebay year or so ago, same seller. Other than that as Phil says its virtually impossibly to find.

It's not a long read, about 90 pages I think but Henry put a book out a few years ago about the murky world of record distribution and payola. It's only available for kindle on amazon, not sure if you can get a had copy elsewhere? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stone-Cold-Truth-Payola-Music-ebook/dp/B00C7FJ8VS

Have a listen to both sides.....great 45.

It might not be as rare as current prices suggest but there are not plenty of copies about for sale. Yes there has been half dozen lately but prior to that people were looking for some time to try and get copies. People are still looking without much joy so that tells you a different story. I'm not saying they aren't tucked away in collections, they are but they aren't on the open market. I sold my copy a few weeks ago and yes I got a very good price but I could have sold it half a dozen times for around the price I got. Yes the bubble will burst, demand will drop but until then......