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The original version

At least EX or M- Not looking to pay more than $45 US = £32 GBP Many thanks

Does Hayley have the rights to Sharon McMahan's version of Where There Is Love ?

The Constellations have become such an iconic group on our scene but I can't recall ever seeing a photo of the guys. Until now, It was so good then to have stumbled on to this great Soul Sauce column in Billboard Magazine 1 June 1968 with a photo of the group and their record "I Didn't Know How To" on Gemini Star nominated as Billboard best new record of the week ! https://books.google.com.au/books?id=yQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=johnny+gilliam+singer+r%26b+soul&source=bl&ots=g8XUNjjx8K&sig=d-oBnaU74VizCzRc2Ji1qN0ZqrM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAxf-e8-7KAhUD5qYKHeKoBDsQ6AEIJTAC#v=onepage&q=johnny%20gilliam%20singer%20r%26b%20soul&f=false Also some other interesting bits in the article: Lou Rawls jumping on stage at Aretha's gig in London and doing an impromptu 20 minutes of "Respect" with Aretha. And Johnny Gilliam starting an East Coast promotion tour for his first Kent release ... it also mentions that he was The Marvelettes musical director and guitarist since 1964 !!!

Never issued in OZ / Australia in 7" single format.

Yes indeed: anyone got one for sale ?

Thanks Roger for re-posting the original issue but what does the " second " issue (ie boot, so to speak) of "That Girl " look like ?

Great Robb but what about the change in songwriters ?

Apparently Lana was the first release and then the record got picked up by Ed Wingate for Golden World ? Composer credits also change from Popcorn Wylie & Williams to Bob Hamilton & Freddie Gorman ? !!!

Does this mean Sharon McMahan's version of of Where There Is Love still remains unavailable on vinyl ?

Could someone please confirm the difference between the boot and the original and also if possible post scans of each . Thanks.

Credit to Dave Moore for this little bit of info to get you started: https://www.theresthatbeat.com/hitsville2006/playsnds/rec_review_dave_moore.html CLICK on RECORD to LISTEN! The Inverts - Look Out Love Tower, 324 I'm presuming this is the same group as Sherry And The Inverts who recorded "I'm Lost" on the same label. This particular record features a female lead, ably supported by male back ups on an excellent mid to uptempo drum and guitar based track. Not sure if it's the same group who recorded "Time Will Change" on MGM, it may

Only thing is you have not one but two reputable people here who clearly recall seeing the LP.

We still need to hear from Paul Mooney and in particular Colin Dilnot. Perfectly understandable if Colin values his privacy and wishes to keep away from the spotlight of rabid rare soul collectors but surely someone on here knows him well enough to contact him and ask him the big question.

That comment you make about the Sandra Wright LP being possibly the only lost LP in the Stax catalogue .... let's not underplay the significance of the earlier post on here with the link to the Truth discography . Look at this: TRUTH (TRS serie) : 4201 - ALPHA - THE ROUND ROBIN MONOPOLY 4202 - JOHN GARY WILLIAMS - JOHN GARY WILLIAMS (Reissue of Stax 5503) 4203 - STEPPIN' STONES (WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG) - JOSHIE JO ARMSTEAD 4204 - DARKTOWN STRUTTERS - DARKTOWN STRUTTERS 4205 - UNISSUED 4206 - WOMAN TO WOMAN - SHIRLEY BROWN 4207 - A SOULFUL EXPERIENCE - THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP Two other unreleased (at the time) LPs from Jo Armstead and the Darktown Strutters blaxploitation soundtrack LP ! Both are allocated numbers in the discography while the catalogue number 4205 remains unaccounted for. Perhaps that vacant release number was in fact the number for the Sandra Wright LP ? And perhaps both the Jo Armstead and the Darktown Strutters LP were also released in some limited form at the time ?!!!! If so , you can bet that funk and blaxploitation collectors will also be falling off their chairs.

As regards the lack of general awareness of the LP's release in the late 80s , one should also keep in mind that Demon's output of soul music / black music was very limited compared to their pop / rock releases. They licensed and re-issued Al Green's Call Me LP around that time together with the Lamont Dozier LP a few years earlier but really not much else. Obviously Sandra Wright got lost in the shuffle. For soul fans one could say that there were more immediately interesting releases on the related Edsel label at the time from Don Covay, Major Lance , Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave. Are the people who were behind Demon / Edsel still around ? If so perhaps you can use your industry contacts to get in touch with them to see if they can provide any more information on the Sandra Wright release?

Eddie Piller mentioned on his radio show last week that this gig he DJ'd at in Leeds on 16 January 2016 was sold out in advance - 350 people - and he emphasised that the majority of the crowd were under 30 years of age. What's the problem ? Brudenell Soul Club

Modern Soul 45 - Ice - Reality - Ice - VG+ mp3 - rare! Ended: Jan 24, 2016 , 6:47AM Winning bid: US $4,017.00 [ 42 bids ]

Paul Mooney is on here of course so hopefully he can add to the story shortly.