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this is a chicago label, there are about 5-6 records on it, most commonly the one by larry dixon. Most of the other releases are gospel.

I was looking on popsike to try to find the scan yesterday, I thought it looked suspicious but I couldn't tell because the resolutions didn't match up. I think you have a good eye though, seeing those spots (I didn't notice them before). It looks the same.

no, they said they didn't have tapes of their unreleased contemporary gospel lp from 1977, I'm sure it would be good. the unreleased lyde fisher giles material (last week's interview) was great. Karl, all that would be right up your alley.

Charles Russell has an awesome voice on other sweet soul records, he sings lead on the four dudes on sivad-j, image on janus, and new image (on bionic and other labels). He has a strange sounding, very distinctive voice.

I can't believe no one has responded to this yet. This is easily one of the best music clips I've seen on youtube (along with the Soul performance of the blue notes with teddy singing 'I miss you'). Everything about this clip is awesome. despite everyone wearing all 60s clothing, it's so real and live and not staged looking, everyone looks like normal people and you can even hear a small audience clapping in the background. plus the drells jumping around at the beginning is so awesome.

thanks. they also recently put up a myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/thenextmovementshow

Hi. Today on my radio show I interviewed two members of the Next Movement. The Next Movement formed in April 1972 and were from the south side of Chicago. Original member Samuel Thomas Jr. lived around 79th street and was singing in a group with his older cousins called the Magic Four. The other group members -- Carnell Haywood, Earl Shelby, Guy Sutton, and Alonzo Pickens -- lived in Stateway Gardens, the housing at 35th and State that was home to many other Chicago groups such as the Lost Generation. The group originally formed as the Magical Connection when Sam's manager, James Hall, brought Sam to Lonnie Hampton, the manager of the other group members. The Magical Connection cut their first record, "Hey girl why you wanna take my heart" in 1972 on Hall's Solar Sun label. Most of the group members were not even teenagers and the record had a Jackson Five-inspired bubblegum sound. The single got local airplay and the group appeared on the local Chicago Soul Train promoting the song. A year later, after a management change, the group changed their name to the Next Movement. They released their second single (a Jackson Five styled ballad), "Everywhere you go", in 1973 on Lonnie Hampton's Crown Town record label. The group's band, the Shadow of Shades (also consisting of kids), played the music on the record. The group continued to perform local shows throughout high school. In 1976, the group did a show with Red Foxx; Foxx liked the group and took them to Las Vegas for a two-week engagement. Although Foxx wanted to keep them in Vegas, the group ended up returning to Chicago due to some management issues. Although they recorded several more times, the Next Movement never released any more material in the 70s. The Next Movement finally released their next record in 1980 when they signed to Lucky Cordell's GEC label. The group recorded and released a whole LP. "You're the one" was released as a single off of the album, but the cut "Never stop dancing" got the most play as an album cut. Lucky took the group to New York's Prelude records and they released a single, "Let's work it out" in 1982. The group changed management again and released another single, "All I do" on Gus Redmond's Nuance label in 1984. "All I do" spent 8 weeks on the national Billboard R&B Charts, peaking at number 69, and was the group's biggest hit. The group continued to perform throughout the 80s. In 1992, the group went to a music convention in Atlanta and were discovered by a couple of promoters who took them to Las Vegas to perform at the Aladdin Hotel. They performed at the Aladdin for a year and have stayed in Vegas, performing continuously since their initial move. They currently have a website -- www.thenextmovementshow.com -- that describes their current engagements as well as the new music they are releasing. Interestingly, two years ago, an ebay auction sold a studio acetate of the Magical Connection's "Hey Girl" along with an unreleased cut from the same session called "Jackson Man". The artist name was not marked on the record and it was sold as an unreleased Jackson Five recording and it sold for 4200 pounds (over $8000)! You can check out my interview on my page at: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html I also did a Four Tops focus in tribute to Levi Stubbs, who passed away last week. You can listen to the Four Tops focus at: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/10-19-2008-FourTops.mp3 The playlist is: Nature planned it In these changing times Are you man enough Midnight flower Still waters run deep Just seven numbers Since you've been gone Ain't no woman like the one I got thanks for your interest, Bob

the independents' chuck jackson was related to jesse, which I think is the source of the confusion. the franklin's other sister, carolyn, was obviously also a singer

The coin version is totally different than the twinight version. It is a slow ballad. Make sure you get the right version. The twinight version is northern. Coin was not part of Crajon, it was owned by Gene Cash who also had Cash and CRA. There is a very rare 2nd 45 as by Harrison on Coin but it's a weak funk record.

I just played the LP version and the 45 version and back to back and I'm not sure if they are different recordings or not. But the LP version is a way better mix. The 45 is mixed poorly and pressed at a very low volume because the track is so long. The 45 is actually longer than the LP version, though, almost 6 minutes.

the calla group is 4 miles high. Problem child is a fawns cover. However, I was wrong about Keni Lewis being a member of the group, at least according to the soul harmony singles book, the counts / 4 miles high / 5 miles high are : Richard Collins, Clarence 'money' Munroe, Jimmy Faison, Stanley Minor, LaMont Wash.

Hi Ady. I can scan and record the perfections for you, give me your email. I remember the little wooden soldiers being up on ebay, I think it was just a duo but I don't remember. p.s. i gave you a bunch of photos for your cds, still never got anything back by the way.

it's pretty much just an answer record to their own record

I just want to say thanks so much to everyone who helped me out, the interview will be in a month or two (he wants time to get all his info together). Eddie Cherry was also a member of the doowop group the Fabulous Crystals, who had a valuable record on the Delano label.

thanks a lot, the scan actually helps confirm his info because the group members were Eddie Cherry, Lewis Hill, and Bob Pittman, and there's a hill credited in that scan... there was no hill on the mercury 45 on writing.

yeah, not that group, it's the mercury fads, 3 Black guys. One of them (the guy I'm talking to) was in the doowop group the Fabulous Crystals on Delano, which is a rare doowop record.

no, I had a $50 snipe on it that didn't even go through, I didn't realize there would be northern interest. A couple of the members of the group were in the daylighters. They have a common record on a label called Gemini, the two tiptop titles are very hard to find. But the other tiptop title is just the gemini title and isn't that good anyways, you got the good one.

apparently, a VG- copy is worth $103.50 and you now own it. this is actually a pretty hard to find record, though, I don't have it.

i got the wb record recently, i didn't compare closely but i think it's the same recording. in the ian levine thread someone (I think Sean H) said the wb was first. singing lead on this is Stevie Robinson, who sang on a few other things (e.g. he sings on that THEM record on hawk). His brother was lead of the stony island band.

it doesn't sound that retro to me, though, it sounds like other R&B that's out there now. that was my only comment. I like the record. I understand why something like 'step in the name of love' (which has an almost main ingredient type sound) would be considered more retro, plus there are some other r&b records out there now that are getting mainstream radio play that sound more retro -- e.g. alicia keyes teenage love affair, that song that has that reggae/dub type sample that I'm blanking on right now (I'll think of it...), etc.

this gets constantly played on the radio where i am at least. good r&b record but i don't understand why it would cross over to any non-mainstream scene more than any other good r&b record. maybe it's not mainstream in the uk?

So apparently the fads are tc lee and the bricklayers minus tc lee (the same 3 members that back tc are the fads). I need recordings of both sides of the bricklayers 45 to send to the fads group member. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.

I don't think this virtue label existed in the early 60s

this is very hard to find as an issue, as you note. but with records like this it's hard to get a 'value' because they are oddities that aren't like in demand, like they will slip through ebay with no bids sometimes. I guess the pete rock sample of this track makes it a little more desirable but rap people are looking for the lp anyways.

He asked the producer about it and he (the producer) didn't know about it and thought it might have been arranged by their manager. However, he was much better at google than I was: https://bedazzled.blogs.com/bedazzled_blue/...tone-the-c.html This is the full video. warning: not work safe (but neither was the original video).