![]() The First [[Golden World) in about August 1966. The situation you mention above is, I believe, misleading.īought out Golden World/Ric Tic in two stages. Many great records emerged, and GW/ Ric Tic were the best of the compeition.in quality songs, production values and some artists.īut they were never a serious rival in National/ International terms. Over the years, the myth that Berry Gordy HAD to buy out GW because he feared competition [[ which rose to the level of Motown being overtaken) grew amongst these fans.ĭetroit was awash with many labels trying to catch whatever was in the Detroit air. The Ric Tic / Motown situation is a UK Rare/ Northern Soul thing.not really found in the USA.īasically, in the early boom of NS, a good selection of Ric Tic/ Golden World tracks were popular amongst collectors, dancers etc. It's a shame, because those tracks you mentioned from "Soul Master" were HOT - classic Motown Sound. Maybe "Oh How Happy" with Blinky, but that was it. After that, I think "War" and also "Time" were all that got airplay. As far as radio airplay, the first I ever heard on WGVA was "25 Miles". ![]() No, Robb, I said, at the time, I had never heard of Edwin Starr until I saw his Gordy LP "Soul Master" shown on the inner sleeve of current-day Motown LP's. Last edited by Philles/Motown Gary 09-27-2022 at 12:40 AM. Unfortunately, still nothing from his first exciting "Soul.Master" album. It's a shame because those tracks you mentioned from "Soul Master" were HOT - classic Motown Sound.ĪDDITION: I happened to think, Edwin's "I'm Still A Struggling Man" also got airplay, as did "Take Me Clear From Here" after Motown switched him over to the Soul label. As far as radio airplay, the first single of Edwin Starr's I ever heard on WGVA was "25 Miles". Well, at least you had good hockey in that area. In the meantime, it's gonna bug the heck out of me until I remember where I heard it.Īt least you can console yourself with the fact that Darryl Banks came from Buffalo! But you never heard of Edwin Starr before you saw the advert for his 25 Miles LP on a Motown sleeve? That means they also never played "Agent Double O Soul" on your radio station? Or "Headline News", or "25 Miles" 45 [[which came out long before his LP)? "Agent" was a monster national hit, and was very big in Canada, too. When he gets me up and running again, I'll search for "I Have Faith In You". However, the Geek Squad is coming this Monday [[the 26th). At the moment, my desktop PC which contains my word processing CD list containing every song in my collection is down and inaccessible. Graham, I love this record! And The Andantes are shining bright as ever, too! I thought I was hearing this for the first time, but I KNOW it from somewhere. My favourite record from his incredible archive of many, many classics has to this one, it was also recorded by Doni Burdick on the "Sound Impression" Label, both equally Northern Soul Anthems. I attended numerous live performances of the legendary Edwin Starr, and met him on a number of occasions, he was a wonderful man and made the UK his home, he lived in Tamworth in the Midlands [[UK). S.O.S a great record but played over & over, however check out this one.
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