Out Of The Past Records

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Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 28, 2009 at 5:30pm

OOTP Bins Crates aka Heaven

OOTP Front

OOTP Front Wider Angle

Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 28, 2009 at 5:39pm

OOTPosterboard Pics

OOTPoster Inside Store (Notice The Dubber Ruckie (Richard Pegue)

OOTP Records Owner - Marie

Permalink Reply by Shelley "SoleMann" King on May 28, 2009 at 8:34pm

Now i'm loving these pics....Reminds me so much of Soul to Soul

Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 28, 2009 at 9:11pm

Thanks for responding SoleBaby7...I marvel at Marie and that wonderful haven of sound..you can find any and everything there. I didn't want to leave..lol

When I come to your city I will HAVE to visit Soul to Soul!!

I added more dusties to our playlist too..plus I decided to put the playlist here as well. It's too good to miss..lol

Permalink Reply by Lydell Jackson on May 29, 2009 at 8:07am

Man!!! these photos and the play list are great!!! Thanks for remembering Sistah E! Every African American community in America had a record store that was part of it's cultural center. Second to the Barber Shop and Church (LOL). I had almost forgotten about that. I love the Store Front Signs. I might want to use one of these images as inspiration for the background of a painting...Do you have more?

Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 29, 2009 at 8:43am

Thanks L! I am digging through my hordes of treasures (LOL)...for the rest. "Why...WHY can't I be smart and organize stuff better???" Same with my music. I have such a collection, but un-catalogued. Just straight ridiculous. Case in point...I have purchased stuff several times, forgetting that I ..already have it!!!! Pitiful!!! LOL

But I'll be back with more store front shots when I locate. In the meantime, feel free to use what's here. I'm working on a series: Black Owned Record Stores and Labels...starting with Vee-Jay.

And Marie is a 'sister' btw. I almost jumped out of my skin when I found out--and she has the GOODS!!!! Whew!!!! Her catalogue is in her brain! I would be like...I been looking for 'such-in-such' for a million years..do you have it Marie? She would know just where it was and on what compilation or CD..and all the facts about the artist!!! Mind...b o g g l i n g!!!!!

Permalink Reply by KnightD12 on May 29, 2009 at 11:21am

And I thought I was the only one that bought a CD, only to discover later I already had it. That just burns me up. LOL Thanks for the pics. Looks just like my kind of place. I was listening to "If I Didn`t Love You" by Chuck Jackson. I hadn`t heard that gem since it came out back in the 60`s. Made my day. :)

Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 29, 2009 at 11:41am

...yeah Gene..talk about looking crazy when I duplicate purchases! I don't have it like that!!! LOL I usually end up giving the extra copy to one of my kids..smh They be lovin it though :)

Glad that Chuck Jackson made your day. I'm adding things gradually, so enjoy and let me know if you want any of the tracks. And OOTP has the nerve to have 8 tracks!!!! They were so big and clunky but we carried our stash of em around nonetheless..lol

Permalink Reply by Lydell Jackson on May 29, 2009 at 8:37am

The Jackson 5..."I Found That Girl!" *GIGANTIC FLASH BACK*..."Can I"- Vee Allen...*OMG* ... "California Dreamin" Jose Feliciano!!! I had forgotton about so many of these...The soundtrack of our lives...a beautiful thang!
Thanks E

Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 29, 2009 at 9:02am

"The soundtrack of our lives...." beautifully put. So so true. I'm trying to be balanced and not spend all day here singing and rocking with delight. LOL

Thanks for that tight J5 pic too L!!!!

Permalink Reply by Edie Antoinette on May 29, 2009 at 11:00am

I love me some Main Ingredient! Remember #10? Euphrates??? Jam!

Permalink Reply by Old School C on May 30, 2009 at 4:28am

This is old school cool Mama Edie! Nothing like the smell of vinyl to get your day started.

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.

Maze Feel That You're Feelin
Maze Somebody Elses Arms
Maze Southern Girl
Cant Get Over You
Maze Golden Time Of Day

The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me").

As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even

harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created.

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon).

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available.

Enjoy. "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)

"If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)

Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a

well-known penning Double Exposure's

"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay."

While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. The Butlers recorded their first single in 1960 titled "Loveable Girl". Left to right John Fitch, T Conway, Frankie Beverly, Sonny Nicholson and Joe Collins.

Frankie Beverly12/6/46 - 9/10/24

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