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The Brenda Holloway version is on the "Brenda Holloway- the Motown Anthology" 2 CD set from 2005.

The album is a legitimate reissue- Motown had the rights to the Hi Catalogue in the 80s and there are even Al Green 45s on the Motown Yesteryear label.

Not that I'm defending the seller but, there is an American Price Guide that has the value of "Just A Little Misunderstanding" at $750-$1000. The rest of the 45 prices are reasonable so I guess it's a typo that no one caught.

Hi Pete, I had both of them at one time but.. also tossed them. The T.K. one was called "Disco Party" The London one was "Star Discs". I remember buying both as cutouts so copies should be easily found on e-bay if you want to see what they look like.

I would recommend all of these- 1) "Groovesville U.S.A. - The Detroit Soul And R & B Index" - Keith Rylatt- everything you wanted to know about non- Motown Detroit and then some 2) "Tamla Motown- The Stories Behind the U.K. Singles" by Terry Wilson- very detailed info on 1965- 1976 releases. 3) "The Supremes" by Mark Ribowsky- good info and stories about other Motown acts weaved in the story line.

Sounds like the Soul Brothers- "Keep It Up" on Blue Cat.

Did a little research and this record is semi- Phil Spector related. When Arlene signed with Big Top, George Goldner (who owned End Records her former label ) was not thrilled and complained to Big Top. Burt Bacharach was supposed to produce her Big Top debut but was replaced by Phil Spector. Supposedly Phil got Arlene to leave Big Top, reunited her with former producer Richard Barrett who then produced "Good Girls". The record was then released on the one shot Spectorious label as a payback to Phil for getting her away from Big Top. All the above info came from "He's A Rebel" by Mark Ribowsky. I don't know how much of this I believe since it doesn't look like Barrett had anything to do with the record and if it was supposed to smooth things out with Goldner ,why is the label distributed by Rust? Rust/ Laurie were not Goldner labels.

Arlene was the lead singer of the Chantels. The record doesn't have anything to do with Phil Spector (the name might refer to Abner Spector) , I think they were trying to confuse people with the "Spectorious" name. The record does show up from time to time- not sure if the rare word applies to this one.

Mercury did date a lot of their releases in the U.S. the late 50's. I guess no one else thought it was a good idea. If you find out who to complain to, let me know, I'll drop them a line too .

I looked at the Big Maybelle discography, the Epic LP is actually an EP and I believe was from the late 50's. I know "Gabbin' Blues" and "I Got A Feeling" were on the EP, can't remember what the other two songs were.

My orange label is on vinyl - the only styrene copies I've seen are the red label ones that say "Distributed by Scepter Records".

I agree- I think it's an original too. I've got an original on the dark orange/ light orange label with the flip side credited to the Brothers of Soul. I don't know where the Manhattans/ Bridges- Knight - Eaton part comes in.

Rags was the first label- Jerry decided to start his own label but once he found out that distrbutors weren't in a rush to pay anyone he decided to place the record with a major. By this time the record was a hit and Epic ended up with it.

Great work Bob- thanks for posting this- I really enjoyed both Brothers videos !

Here's another Motowner self referencing themselves- Stevie Wonder - "I Was Made To Love Her" "you know Stevie ain't gonna leave her" And one more for the list - Laura Lee- "Women's Love Rights" "..I'm Laura Lee and I'm starting a new movement today for ..."

That is one of the Supremes better singles !

The Supremes- "Back In My Arms Again" "How can Mary tell me what to do when she lost her love so true and Flo, she don't know cause the boy she loves is a romeo ..."

The 45 is listed in Brown & Koppel's "The Essential Northern Soul Price Guide" edition 2. It looks like it is a Chicago group (or from the surrounding area) based on the release number. No other 45s are listed by them in the book. Maybe a Chicago expert can tell us more.

Add these to the list: 1) "The Larue" Lada Edmund Jr. 2)"Slow Fizz' Sapphires 3) "Cool Off" Detroit Executives 4) "Bristol Stomp" Dovells 5) "Cross Fire" Orlons 6) "Locomotion' Little Eva 7) "The Roach" Gene and Wendell 8) "Shotgun" Jr. Walker 9) "Sloop Dance" Vibrations 10) "Limbo Rock" Chubby Checker 11) "The Fly" Chubby Checker 12) "The Skate" Dean Parrish 13) "Tighten Up" Archie Bell 14) "Karate" Emperors 15) "Slow Drag" Intruders

Thanks for posting this - brought back a lot of good memories!

Just wanted to add one more twist to the plot- theoriginal6tssoulman was barbadosmickey on e-bay up until a few days ago. Let's see what happens next ......

It was never released as a single in the U.S., probably didn't see release in the U.K. . "Forget You Ever Met Me" is on "Barbara McNair- The Ultimate Motown Collection " CD from 2003.

These three can be added to the list - 1) Staple Singers- "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" 2) Liz Lands- "We Shall Overcome" 3) Impressions- "We're A Winner"

"My Heart Is Calling You" is from the Four Tops Forever boxed set from 2001. The song was written by Mr. Wilson and MARC Gordon. I've never heard of any other Motown version but there could be one in the vaults somewhere.