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Kev, you are saying that Jimmy Mack on Hamster is James MacEachin? Because Greg Tormo was saying that it was Jimmy McMillan, who is the "rent is too damn high party" person. It definitely looks like he's more likely to be correct based on the label, which has a McMillan writing credit. Do you have more insight into this? Thanks.

also there are two names added to the workman 45, and they are nanette and another person, both of whom are listed as arranger on the workman 45, but are not mentioned in any way on the epic 45. It really seems like they had nothing to do with the labelle release.

OK, first of all I shouldn't have posted because this is the first time I had heard of the nanette workman 45, I just googled it and heard it and recognized the song as Labelle's huge hit so I assumed it was a cover. My post wasn't informed at all. However, I just looked into it and it really looks like the workman 45 was second. First of all the Labelle single came out in 1974. Discogs lists the workman single as 1975. Second of all, the Labelle single just credits Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. The single above has more writers in the credits. This usually would indicate that Workman's single was a derivative composition. Her name is not on the Labelle single. Based on actually looking into it (I still am not an expert on it at all), it really looks like the Labelle 45 was first.

yeah, but there was an "is it now?" at the end of the sentence, sorry if I misinterpreted it.

the label design is cool, but are you saying that your ideal sound is a french canadian cover of a labelle song?

you should mail it to me and then forget about it forever. You could trade it for the record we're trying to trade on...

I imagine anyone would be bidding for the record in any format and not specifically for the tiny promotional stamp somehow making it more rare / valuable. If I was listing it I would mention that too though, obviously you want to make any item look as good as possible.

Are you sure your feedback is not 100%? Because it only counts the last 12 months now in the percentage, and you haven't sold for 12 months right? I think I bought a bunch of stuff from Dylan's auctions. EDIT: that should "is 100%" not "is not 100%"

My friend needs a copy, I will buy one for 40 pounds if someone has one (pm me). Thanks.

There is no Chicago 45 by a "jimmy mack". But like I was saying before, the flip of the Classics' hit "looking for a love of my own" is a song called "I'm jimmy mack". And the record is arranged by James Mack. it seems weird that the arranger would be a member of the book though.

Last week on my radio show where I played a palmer record Bob Miner said that there used to be stock of Jimmy Mack on Palmer around in Chicago. So I guess it's possible it's arranger James Mack. And like I said, he might have also been in the Classics.

yes it was new york. I don't know anything about Jimmy Mack on Palmer. Maybe it was the Chicago guy. But I don't know what the Chicago guy sounds like because he wasn't really a recording artist, he was an arranger. He passed away a few years ago. I was upset that I didn't call him before he passed because I suspect he had something to do with the Classics (he arranged it and one of the sides of the wise world record is called "I'm Jimmy Mack").

Rob, I already said who it was, it's this guy: https://www.rentistoodamnhigh.org/ Not related to any other of the several artists who recorded as "jimmy mack". The Chicago person you're thinking of is James Mack, most famous for arranging Tyrone Davis' "In the mood." I don't think he is the Detroit artist.

It was in my wants thread. I mainly wanted it because I thought it was really funny that it was the "rent is too damn high party" guy (the record was decent too). The first time ever I had a want filled on soul source! Thanks to the people who offered it for sale.

The list is taking me a long time, I will get it out on Monday. There probably won't be anything you don't have, I'm not doing a list of rare items, just sort of under the radar items that new collectors might not know. I might throw in 1 rare record at the end of the list. Most of the online places that host music (e.g. soundcloud, youtube) enforce copyright via "audio fingerprinting". It does some sort of analysis on the music and compares the results to a database of songs and will reject your mix if it contains a song that they have in their copyright database. But apparently you can defeat the audio fingerprinting by pitching up or down 5% or more. Either way, I appreciate the fact that you cared enough to do a real mix, people think they can DJ or make a mix just by throwing random stuff together. Thanks.

listening now, nice. I like how you also actually made a "mix" versus a file with a bunch of songs in it like most people do. A bunch of the cuts sound pitched up, did you do that intentionally or to avoid the copyright / song detection?

yeah, not as bad as the reggae dude but there are some french / algerian kids who mess with some modern auctions. usually boogie specific though.

good job

I seriously doubt it is a bootleg. Manship's guide listing the other side as the a-side doesn't mean it was the promoed side. A large percentage of northern sides are really the b-side and if he tried to list the "true" a-side first it would probably be confusing as a northern soul focused guide.

I think it's from before jerry-o went to detroit, and that it's half chicago half st louis. Bernie Hayes still writes a column for a st louis newspaper, I think I googled once and found his email (but can't find it now), maybe you can find it and ask him.

this is taking me a long time to do and I want to make sure there are audio clips and everything, so I probably won't get this out until Monday. But feel free to request to be added to my list if you're not on there already. Thanks.

relisted now, apparently the high bidder backed out

Definitely looks like a Jamaican bootleg

I think it was a chicago label with st louis connections via bernie hayes. what detroit thing is on the label?

I have a Jamaican press of this LP if someone wants it, it's on a blue stax label.