Yes, sorry, I was replying to thomas96 who seemed to be doubting [[
) both Do I Love You and the Dolores Carroll single - apologies for any misunderstandings/confusion.
The B-side of "Do I Love You" by Frank Wilson, for both the cancelled US Soul release [[the one where a promo copy sold for £25k) and the later British Tamla Motown pressings, was "Sweeter As The Days Go By". It's
possible, without knowing the source, that whoever listed the 10" acetate might have accidentally conflated the Tops' version of "Sweeter..." [[which as you say is readily available, I've played it on the radio!) with Frank Wilson's promo 7", and the record doesn't actually exist at all.
Equally likely theories:
- that there is indeed a Four Tops acetate of Sweeter... which has Do I Love You on the flip, but it's the version by another artist, Frank Wilson or Chris Clark
- that there is no Four Tops acetate of Sweeter... at all, but there IS one by another artist, with Do I Love You on the flip [[also by someone else), that has been mistakenly credited to the Tops
- that there is a Four Tops acetate of Sweeter... but it doesn't have Do I Love You on the flip
- and the one you're hoping for, that there is a Four Tops acetate of Sweeter... with Do I Love You on the flip, and both songs are by the Four Tops.
Just to muddy the waters even further, there's a real, verifiable acetate of Chris Clark's version of Do I Love You knocking around, but the flip is Play It Cool, Stay In School by Brenda Holloway. How confusing!
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