Stateside

Revelation does it for me with Phillip Ballou and Arnold McCuller.

Could it be in someone's vaults?

It's a shame they look to be singing to a sparse audience. I would like to think they would get a better reception in the uk.

look like they are individually shrink wrapped too!

Nothing to do with me 🙂, but interested to know about the four new Stateside singles that are being offered for sale on various outlets. Are there more on the way?

Thanks Mick, That pretty much answers all my queries Kev

Something that has always intrigued me are the two different versions of "A Little Togetherness" and I'm not sure if it's been covered before. My understanding is that the "Millionaire" verse (50secs in) is taken from The New Younghearts version on Soultown (which I have) and this is the version that seems to be the one available to stream and on cd. The other version without the "Millionaire" verse is the Canterbury release and Kings of Hearts version on Zea (which I also have). What I want to know. Did both of the two different versions below ever come out on Canterbury? If you go on Youtube (below) it would appear so, but I think that's just laziness by the person uploading the mp3 either from cd or downloading. The Millionaire verse (New Younghearts Version) Fast forward to 50 seconds The non- millionaire verse fast forward to 50 secs New Young Hearts version 50 secs Kings of Hearts

Issue 81 has a bit more info but no S&S on the front cover, which is strange.

I presume that B&S must have been distributed through S&S and Contempo had struck a deal with them to get access to the servicemen in Europe. Hence the 75 cent price tag. Just guessing now.

After wading through several years of B&S and getting sidetracked by articles that caught my eye, I think this is the first copy to refer to Stars & Stripes and as mentioned above relates to American Servicemen. The reference was dropped later on. I can find out when, if anyone is desperate to know. B&S later incorporated the title & "Disco Music Review"

I think I've got the B&S issue that first introduced the merger with Stars & Stripes. I'll have to wade through them all to see if I can find it.

There's a few on mixcloud including one you put up Pete Kev

I knew that Paul Kelly had written "Come with me" but never knew he'd recorded it. Love it! Margie Joseph does a great cover version with Norman Harris doing the hypnotic guitar riff.

Hard to put in order and if I had to pick just one for a desert island, it would be The Originals - California Sunset - Perfect Vocals, Motown musicians and Lamont Dozier written and produced, who could ask for more. Originals - California Sunset Gloria Barnes - Uptown Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Garland Green - Jealous Kinda Fellah Margie Joseph - Sweet Surrender Anthony White - Could it be Magic Sam Dees - The show must go on Lolleatta Holloway - Cry To Me Willie Hutch - Season For Love Lamont Dozier - Bittersweet/Love & beauty/Out here on my own/Peddlin Music Mystique - Self Titled Revelation - Self Titled John Edwards - Self Titled G.C. Cameron - Love Songs & Other Tragedies Darrell Banks - Is here Bobby Womack - Poet, Home is where the heart is, Safety Zone/ Lookin for a love Chapter Eight - This love's for real Anita Baker - The Songstress Johnnie Talylor - Just Ain't Good Enough Perri - In Flight/Tradewinds Freda Payne - Payne and Pleasure Rufus - Rufusized EWF - Last Days & Time Plus lots of the others listed above

Missed both Gloria Scott and Kim Tibbs........both excellent, thanks for the intro

From the age of 15 Thom Bell was a name that meant quality to me. Trawling through market stalls and record shops, you always knew the record was worth having if he had anything to do with it. I'm sure I read somewhere that in later life he became a recluse. RIP, up there with the best of them

Apologies if this has been brought up before, but in the words of Columbo, "Just one more thing" When they decided to make the copies of FW Test Pressing for Record Store Day, why did they go to the trouble of scanning the handwriting so that is an exact match, but not the Quality Control stamp? The stamp is not exactly the same or in the same position. Look at the letter Q in Quality. Was this done deliberately to stop people passing them off as originals. Surely purple vinyl is enough.

They are on tour in the UK next year Albert Hall Manchester Sun 19th March 2023 Full tour dates https://www.songkick.com/artists/9057929-teskey-brothers/calendar/countries/2-uk Tickets go on sale tomorrow. Last time the venue was changed from the Gorilla to the Ritz O2 and they were really good. Was good revisiting the Ritz and hadn't been there since Richard Searling's 50th with the Originals performing.

One of my favourites

Looking for a clean copy

Looking for a decent copy

One of my favorites has to be this. Although he's guesting on Ralph MacDonald's album, he's the one who makes it. Great trumpet solo too from Randy Brecker.

Seems he has just passed aged 81 from heart complications. Such a great distinctive voice. RIP

Funnily enough I was in Merseyside and still am ! It must have been a good place to get a reception 🙂 I also remember him playing The Chi-Lites. Kev