Mick Holdsworth

Thanks Dazz, thought I might be seeing it wrong as no one else has mentioned it - So this Maurice Williams Silver text is £425 then. So how much for an original Gold text then ??

The photo appears to be silver text instead of gold - trouble it is too small to see for sure, but ....

I was extremely lucky when the first Royal Esquires appeared on eBay (10 / 12 years ago ? - seems like a lifetime) - bidded about $1800 (about £1000 in those days) and got pipped in the dying seconds - I was actually the third highest bidder. I was sort of disappointed, but only for about half an hour until an email appeared offering me a "spare" copy. Alarm bells rang especially as I wasn't the second highest, but third. Needles to say, I never took up the very kind offer, and so as the weeks and months went by with copies constantly appearing and obviously going for less and less, I felt very lucky not to have won in the first place. I eventually bought a fair few when it bottomed at about $25 / 30, think they were 3 or 4 for $100. Cheers Mick

Was wondering about that - I couldn't understand why these alternative guide vocals would be recorded after the main track and lyrics were already written (and in the case of the backing vocals, already recorded). Can't see how these lyrics would help guide the lead singer. Must be a reason though, enough to record this alternate track (at least) twice. Cheers Mick

Just on one side I think - so that would be .... "Margaret Phelps, Berry Gordy, Jr. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, The Temptations." This is the leader at the moment with (I think) 110 characters, not counting spaces. Great stuff Mick

I suppose by the amount of characters. I haven't added them up but it think the Philly All Stars featuring eveyone and my mom is probably in the lead. Can't remember the details of the Hitsville Appreciation Society, but that could be up there too.

No probs MrC, just thought that where I said "Longest Artist Name" in the Title and "Is this a contender for the longest artists name printed on a record label ?" as the opening post, I sort of thought it was obvious Some of those titles are good tthough Cheers Mick

Is this a contender for the longest artists name printed on a record label ? No soul connection on this record (move to freebasing if necessary), but I thought I'd share it anyway. If you can't see the picture, the artist is ... "The Walham Green East Wapping, Carpet Cleaning Rodent And Boggit Exterminating Association" Anyone think of something that can beat this? Cheers Mick

PM'd you cheers Mick

There was also Diane Renay "Can't Help Lovin That Man" being released as Laura Greene, also on Graprvine about the same time.

Luckily we were all put right on that one when the Simon S sent over the "Originals", and we could all see it was really James Conwell Jr. on Patches :D !! Cheers Mick

I think for some folks, CD's are the last chance of owning a piece of music in a physical form, something you can hold and say "That's Mine". Wheras when (if?) downloads become the only way to get new music, they will become invisible and nothing more than just a file on your computer / phone / Ipodwalkman thingy ... or even just stored on some server God knows where. I do get downloads occasionally, but only as a means to an end , either to compile a CD or cut a Disc etc. Cheers Mick

Ah , yes, well spotted Dave, knew someone would pick up on that !!!! Really though, I've never got them confused before, just today for some reason. So there is some truth in the stax story, well I never.. Cheers Mick

When Construction's "Way Out Girl" was known as "Phantom Janitor", I remember wondering not so much who it really was, but what the hell a "Phantom Janitor" was. Someone (could have been Brian Rae?) span a yarn about a janitor who worked at Stax records and would blast in to the studios mid-session to clean etc. I don't know if there was any truth to this, as around the same time he told an equally compelling story about the origins of the name "Opus 17" for the Four Seasons song, which consisted of a 10 minute monologue about pancakes and drag racing (or was it peanut butter and curtains, can't remember now). So, does anyone know what a "Phantom Janitor" is ??? Cheers Mick

Thought that would probably be the case

There's some copies with a different label design to the norm, but can't remember if these are also demo's or not

There's also a Melissa Manchester record on MB

Nomads - Somethin's Bad - Mo-Groov ? Conony 13 - Greater Experience ??

Thanks for that, i was probably thinking of the different B side on the boot Cheers Mick

Was there a release with a different B side, (aside from the boot), or am I thinking of something else ? Cheers Mick

Not sure if this is the same part of the song as you are listening to, but on the opening line of the second verse, there is a vocal section which sounds like an edit (music track is fine). Sounds like there were two vocal takes and they spliced between the two and didn't get it quite right. It sort of goes .. "yes, ?ad girl", where the ? has been cut. As a side note, this is also a record I have never seen as a stock copy. Wonder if this was actually released. Cheers Mick

Pete, it went through eBay last year twice !! £100 or so unsold, but went for more on the relist. I wanted it but forgot it the first time round, and got outbid the second time. Would still like one now ... anybody ??

Yes Cheers Mick

Thought that would be the case. Shame

It's alright, red wires and brown wires are both live, so you will get to live. Now mixing red, yelllow, green and blue up .....