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I havn't heard of the Top Tunes release but interested to know if one does exist. To this point most of Chubby Checkers records had gained a release in other countries. Following Two Hearts Make One Love / You Just Don't Know his next release Hey You Little Boogaloo did manage to get released in several countries and then Looking At Tomorrow / You Got The Power suffered a similar fate as US only with Stock Copies difficult to find.

I assume that the timeline for this is that it would be pressed around October / November at Monarch for a potential release in December 1965 during which time someone at Pye requested the tracks for release in the UK. It is strange that no other country made a similar request. Once the decision was made in the US to shelve the release I guess that the window of opportunity for release in other countries must have disappeared too.

I have a couple of Parkway Test press of other titles. They used a Cameo label in reverse for the white label.

It was auctioned a few years ago. I think that it is on a YouTube clip. You can see it before it starts spinning to play the actual record auctioned. I think that it has a clip of Two Hearts Make One Love side too.

An East Coast Test Press exists too.

Yes that's the one. Not many Stock Copies about for this.

R.I.P. Wanda Young Rogers Extremely Sad News. Such an amazing Vocal Talent. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game Destination Anywhere

The Invitations Skiing In The Snow. Only ever seen a DEMO

VEEP V-1253 Cindy Scott scarce as a Stock Copy but does exist.

I still haven't seen a Stock Copy of The Star-Treks Gonna Need Magic on VEEP V-1254 Two different DEMO Designs too.

Yes and the Single Sided were a Radio Competition give away or something of that nature if memory serves. The Single Sided also with Stamped Matrix and as far as I recall only 50 made. I have the Double Sided Promo bought in the 70's from Soul Bowl.

Just to confirm, I am 45cellar on here and ebay with no connection to above.

The small hole auto changer did have a habit of dropping more than one at a time. The amount of label scrub when trying to position them over the spindle too. I would never dream of pushing out the center of a UK record but can't help but love the large hole center records for handling and ease of use. Especially with a tapered adapter on a single play deck. Together with the large hole auto changer they are perfectly engineered and more positive in operation. Those RCA Engineers certainly knew their stuff.

This one is different. I haven't seen one before. It even handles LP's

This explains the large hole auto change system quite well. Worth watching from 5 minutes in.

I think that on an auto change system the large hole records would drop more horizontal and less likely to tilt than a small hole record would. The small hole auto change required the arm to steady the stack of records.

I found this on YouTube. It appears that RCA Auto change Players for 45's may have had something to do with this.

Extremely Sad News. A True Legend. R.I.P. Mary Wilson.

Whilst on the subject of Laura Lee To Win Your Heart and as much as I love the Ric-Tic Label. It is absolutely gorgeous on Canadian RCA CANADA International. I managed to get a copy last year after years of searching.

More information on RT-111 Here With a reference to the earlier RT-101 and the "Bell Sound" STAMP

More information on RT-109-X Here

>>> LINK <<< To a post from 2007 for this record.

That will be the West Coast DEMO on STYRENE At 2 O'Clock on the label PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE Not an easy record to find on a West Coast DEMO DELTA # 61337-X for the Everything A Poor Man Needs DELTA # 61337 for There's Something About My Baby I too have this on West Coast STYRENE and the White DEMO East Coast VINYL

Very sad Indeed. Always gave us quality recordings that remain timeless. Throughout the years records like 1-2-3, Like A Baby, I Struck It Rich and You Baby have always hit the spot for me. R.I.P. Len Barry

As I remember it here in the UK TMG 555 was available over quite a few years with various repressings along the way. Looking at your scan it has (TMG.555A) on the label. I assume that TMJ 179 was to be a repress in South Africa but cancelled. Quite desirable items you have there. Very much like Freda Payne Band Of Gold INV 502 reissued as INV 533 and then wthdrawn.