The Yank

I would be interested! Would love to see any 60's surveys from Chicago stations (WVON, WGRT) or from the suburbs (WBEE or WMPP).

Can't forget the Windy City ....

From August, 1964

Now that I've re-listened to "La Botella" that sax part does sound like David Sanborn!

Hi Jose- Thanks for the info> My early Salsoul releases don't mention anything about Mericana they just show "A division of Caytronics- a Cayre Industries Company". This release of "La Botella" on Epic does show the connection though.

The only other version I know of is this instrumental

This remix sounds a lot like a Salsoul track -

Ann Robinson/ Shirley Turner

This is just a theory but that # (JH 11362) would have put the release around 1978. This might have been a re-release of the single to cash in on MFSB's version of "K-Jee" on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack ?? Philly Int'l also released "K-Jee" as a single in '78 (#3641) 3 years after its appearance on the "Universal Love" album from 1975.

Not so sure about that release schedule. Here's my copy of a "K-Jee" promo that someone wrote 7-71 on. This could be the date of release or could be a filing # (?).

I bought this 45 when it was originally released (RCA 74-0461) BUT, I've never seen a demo with that release #. There are these variations- SPS-45-264 with the 4:02 long version on both sides in Stereo. Then there's SPS-45- 275 with a 4:02 version on one side and a short 3:22 version on the other side (both stereo) Finally there's a SPS-45-281 with the 3:22 Stereo version on both sides. I've also seen a variation of the SPS-45-281 on the later tan RCA label . If I was a betting man, I would say this was the original release-

Aretha's take on Ray Sharpe's original version...

Yvonne Baker "You Didn't Say A Word" and this

"Suavecito" always reminded me of this...

Deserves a mention -

From July of 1967

Short clip from an hour long Mtume documentary that was on TVONE . Hubert Eaves found fame writing/producing D Train.

Recently came across this-