I love this song... This version was originally released on the Esta record label.. I believe they were called The Columbus 4 Pharaohs on that label. They redid this record for the Nanc label as The Egyptian Kings. They also released a few great records as The 4 Pharaohs on the Ransom label. They are from Columbus, Ohio.
Look closely at the label.... "The Wows Of Love". Interesting misprint. Technically this is a 2nd or third pressing, but it's by far the hardest version of this 45 to get. They pulled this one out of production quickly when they saw the misprint.
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Great side by The Majestics. This really has that early Detroit sound. The Motown sound didn't only belong to Berry Gordy's family of labels.. It was a sound happening all over Detroit. Not to take anything away from Motown/Tamla/Gordy, but the real pioneers to what we now call the Motown sound would the Jack and Devora Brown, proprietors of Fortune and Hi-Q records.
B-Side of I Cried For Your Love. Good tune.. I love this early Detroit sound. It wasn't something that just appeared when Motown came around.. Detroit had a very distinct sound since the early 50s. Motown took the Detroit sound, put their spin on it and took it big time.
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Good tune.. Nice, rare tune. I love this early Detroit sound. It wasn't something that just appeared when Motown came around.. Detroit had a very distinct sound since the early 50s. Motown took the Detroit sound, put their spin on it and took it big time.
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This great 50's R&B song is the flip side of Sleep. Even though it was a hit, Sleep doesn't show up very often. When it does most doo wop/r&b guys probably pass it up. I don't recall hearing this on any of the oldies shows or seeing it mentioned in any publications.
Great sound. I looked closely at the label and noticed Audicon music. I wonder if there was a connection to the famous label that produced The Passions. It's possible that Audicon decided to produce records and sublet them to bigger labels.
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This was recorded in 1988 which is why the arrangement is a bit cheesy.. I never liked low bit synthesizers. Looking passed that this is a great track. Possibly (and probably) the last 45 The Clovers did.
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I would not call this Northern Soul or soul for that matter.. However, it definitely has a Northern Soul arrangement. It also has some nice doo wop elements thrown in.
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Ronnie I sound. I would have never know this existed if it weren't for Ronnie. He's being sincerely missed and it's a shame he never really understood how important he is.
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From Syracuse, NY. This is actually a late sound for having such a classic 50's feel. The only thing that gives away the fact that this record is from '63 is the electric bass. It really sounds like a 56-57 sound to me. Beautiful song.
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Here's a rare one. My friend Bill Calbrese introduced me to this record. It's a virtually unknown record.. Just about everyone I played it for hasn't heard of it previously.
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