Blackpoolsoul

Not a myth bet only some copies had the freebies In John Manships quote above "In the mid- 70's I did come across a few copies of this album still-sealed in Philadelphia only twice did it still have the 45 staring back at me from behind the cellophane." It reminds me of my kids trying to get the hologram cards out of a packet of Pokemon cards 😀

It would never have been released without the group name on it, unless it was in the LP sleeve only

Not in this case , would Goodway ever release a single without the group name on it ?, after the previous single did. I used to think the same as you until someone pointed the obvious out to me and I laughed out loud

Some new info here doesn't mention sticker though In the late 1960s, The New Silhouettes continued to do live shows and club dates, keeping their sound alive. In 1968, an album merchandising agreement was made with the Sears and Roebuck company that resulted in the distribution of the group's first album. Titled The Original and New Silhouettes 58/68 Get A Job, the album was released on Goodway Records, a small company located on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia under the direction of Ed Cotlar. Cut at The Bell Studio in New York, it featured original versions of songs that spanned the group's career, from Get A Job and I Am Lonely to Rent Man and Climb Every Mountain. The album also included new recordings including a contemporary version of the 1930s tune Gaucho Serenade, and a soul-laced reworking of Get A Job. According to the sales figures given to Lewis, over 200,000 copies of the Goodway LP were sold through Sears. The album is a collector's item today with copies selling for $200-$800. A photo of Wilson, Lewis, Beal, and Brown appeared on the back of the album. Although Brown sang on the new recordings, the liner notes listed Otis Lewis as being the group's bass. In actuality, Otis Lewis served as a temporary replacement and did not record with The Silhouettes. Goodway also released a single from the album, Gaucho Serenade / Not Me Baby, which they included in the jacket of each LP. Disco enthusiasts have long pointed to Not Me Baby as being one of the earliest examples of that style. For this reason, demand for the record in America and overseas remains high. https://www.thesilhouettes.org/biography/biography-04.htm

They haven't spoken for a while, his name was Arthur Van Armstrong and he supplied some well known people on the scene in the days of old, apparently Searling got some good stuff off him, I am trying to get more info.

In Blackpool (my mate's has just told me) his Step Brother had a copy of this tune in the 1970's There is none on the WWW and I can't find anything but the sheet music Anyone help please

Finally from a poster

Damn , I wanted to be the first, but Nev (RIP) was my hero when I was young, so that is brilliant, thanks for making me smile and bringing a tear as well

After doing some more research and thinking last year it might have been, some sad news from nearly a year before I started this post

I wonder who that was, SS seems to have spent more time in Nottingham than most

Superb input, thanks On this link it mentions Bobby moonlighting as a producer https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/bobby_pedrick_jr.htm

Is Bobby Pedrick our "Raindrops, Love And Sunshine" man, Robert John ?

That's a very good question as Dave (3rd paragraph down) went into The Fabulous Moonlighters and I wanted to add to it rather than start a new thread.

There is also another connected to the band, the passing of William Edward "Roach" Cochrum 79, of Louisville died Monday, July 9, 2018. He was an accomplished musician until he became ill. He was the guitarist on a tune most soul people will know

I have just found this thread as I am doing some work on lamp etc I can tell you that in the Indianapolis Star they reported the sad passing of Herbert Williams Gibbs, Iii 18 Aug 2021 — Louisville, KY – 78, Louisville, KY. Passed away on August 5, 2021. Herb was most remembered as the band leader and drummer of The Fabulous Moonlighters

Discogs only list items as "white labels" if there is nothing printed or written on them

You have listed it as a "white label" ?

I will be interested to know what its says about The Creations, as it seems there is some confusion in some write ups

A retired one might. I played the Ovalteenies at the end of a gig once and it went down a treat 😇

Weird timing as same year $68,750 for his guitar https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2017/06/20/james-jamerson-bass-sold-at-auction/

This may have been posted before and is the reason why so many people were amazed at his pure talent IMHO

Strange coincidence Rob, I asked Ruby about I've Got A Bone To Pick With You and this was her response "George was a nightmare" "Actually we did this at Don Davis United Sound Suite Studios in Detroit, the engineer, myself and Ron Dunbar did this, George was on the floor of the studio dead drunk"

Just to add to this thread Curtis played in The Creations at El Grotto Lounge. Gene Mason, Curtis Rogers, Lee Virgis, Jr. Walker, Al Greene, Willie Woods. It was at El Grotto where Jr. Walker and the All Stars were noticed by Johnny Bristol, soul singer and producer for Motown Records who was living in Battle Creek at the time. He recommended the group to Harvey Fuqua, who signed them to his label in 1962. Tri-Phi records was eventually absorbed by Motown, the label where Jr. Walker and the All Stars scored 21 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. What a fantastic name for a club, wonder if Santa ever went (topical joke) https://eu.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/2019/07/11/el-grotto-club-torn-down-al-green-jr-walker-battle-creek/1671787001/

I remember this from my youth club days, but can't find much about Eddie. (please direct me if I missed it) He "appears" to have been the manager of this group in Brooklyn around 1965 when a deal was hooked with Kapp "We Sang Under Various "Group" Names , Such As "The Destinations", "The Hamilton's", "The Tip Tops" and "The Groove" Each having a "story" behind them" http://www.derotoypoodles.com/THETIPTOPS2.html 3rd column on left is a small article about R&W productions and Eddie Regan https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-Channels-IDX/IDX/CB-1965-11-27-OCR-Page-0035.pdf Joe Scott, Bill Ramal and Marty Wilson are all connected through Eddie Regan and Eddie Bishop