Blackpoolsoul

Forgot about that one

I wondered if anyone new about this seemingly Detroit Vocalist who appears to have used the two different spellings on release (unless he is a different guy)

This article appears to show otherwise https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/fred-smith-308004.html

That was a superb thread, thanks got my brain working overtime

Superb indeed US. Minnesota Soul Group that mainly did cover versions of Soul/Motown tracks

So would the balloon technically be re-presses on the labels that were originally made plain

Perhaps Don Davis or someone in his office decided the first releases were too plain and sad so they wanted to make them more attractive

That's good what are the numbers on the other side please ?

This was the re-issue I was on about, same design

That must be in line with The Revilot label that did the same thing in 1967 and of course they used the same colours

Now that is really good stuff, do you know how later were they, do you think it was to make them more attractive

I think it must be "rare" as it's always the others (label design) that turn up, which is why it was probs re-issued recently with the balloon design

I noticed this rare tune for sale on Soul Source and mistakenly asked about it on the sales bit. There are 2 other releases by Eddie on Dore (Hollywood) which I wondered might be the same guy as they appear to be LA related and both Eddie (JAADEE) and Bobby Day (Dore) it appears were from Texas Can I find out please from the knowledge on here

I don't wish to hi-jack this wonderful thread but I don't suppose this Eddie Willaims on Dore was the same guy ?

£1500 minty

Never seen one on Bell, Mac Gayden who wrote had one on ABC with his band Skyboat

Is the other one Chuck Jackson

so as regards the writers "Evans, Moore, Soloman and Jackson" do we know who they all are

Marty Coleman of the Valadiers and Michael Valvano of the Hornets

If not try one of his friends or perhaps he has family on there, It might be worth getting some others on to this like Robb K and Billy etc I have been digging about the label hoping to lead me down other paths and have found this out. Irving Biegel was Manager at Palmer after leaving Golden World and Motown and his assistant was Al Rosner who was also at Golden World so there is such a clear Berry Gordy connection Palmer's manufacturing was the famous Handleman company

I know this has been discussed before and we know who he wasn't I have found one of the writers on facebook (which I don't do) and please can someone ask him, as this is a lifelong ambition to find out for everyone to finally know and sort it !!! https://www.facebook.com/cholly.bassoline

I agree but on the other hand there was a lot of stealing going on as regards credits too, I think in this case we may never know though

It would be nice to know if they are US bootlegs or been done ere in Europe (as happens a lot)

Thanks Stephen and I support your comment, but how do you know please as its easy just to say "Its a boot"