Holland-Dozier-Holland: The Complete 45s Collection - Box Set.

[Ian Dewhirst]

This one's a must for Soulful Detroit members.....

Holland-Dozier-Holland: The Complete 45s Collection
Invictus * Hot Wax * Music Merchant

2014 marks the 45th Anniversary of the launch of the Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant labels – the trio of labels that Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland launched following their acrimonious split from Berry Gordy’s Motown Empire. Since the 45rpm record was the fulcrum of the new operation, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to celebrate the 45th anniversary by pulling together every single 45 release from the discography of Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant, both A and B sides. That’s 96 x Invictus 45s, 44 x Hot Wax 45s and 17 x Music Merchant 45s – 157 singles and 269 original recordings total. All re-mastered to perfection.

In addition to the above we also scoured the world for many of the legendary unreleased singles and a number of extremely rare acetates now residing in private collections. We managed to unearth previously unreleased recordings by the Chairmen Of The Board, Eloise Laws, Honey Cone, the Barrino Brothers, the Jones Girls and 100 Proof Aged In Soul, so we’ve popped these in as a bonus. So another 16 tracks there.

Oh and did we mention the 3 unreleased Tom Moulton remixes we found on Chairmen Of The Board’s “Give Me Just A Little More Time” and “You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String” and Freda Payne’s “Unhooked Generation”? Or the 3 exclusive Tom Moulton instrumental mixes of the above only available via an enclosed Download card?

We recruited Dean Rudland to write the 64 page accompanying booklet and scoured the world for some interesting scans and pieces of memorabilia and we’ve housed everything inside a deluxe user-friendly box designed for quick reference.

This is the most comprehensive re-issue project ever undertaken on this important part of Soul music history. The Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant labels continued Holland-Dozier-Holland’s golden touch with back to back international hits like Freda Payne’s iconic “Band Of Gold” and Chairmen Of The Board’s “Give Me Just A Little More Time” and then went to further huge success with Flaming Ember, Honey Cone, 100 Proof Aged In Soul and Laura Lee among many others. Now, for the first time ever, you can own the whole catalogue in one superb and lavish box set.

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CD1 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1. Invictus 9071 Glass House - Crumbs Off The Table 2.37
2. Invictus 9072 New Play starring: Ruth Copeland - The Music Box 3.35
3. Invictus 9073 Freda Payne - The Unhooked Generation2.29
4. Invictus 9074 Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time2.39
5. Invictus 9075 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold 2.52
6. Invictus 9076 Glass House - I Can't Be You [[You Can't Be Me) 2.38
7. Invictus 9077 A Parliament Thang - Little Ole Country Boy 3.55
8. Invictus 9078 Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String 2.57
9. Invictus 9079 Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday 2.49
10. Invictus 9080 Freda Payne - Deeper And Deeper 3.16
11. Invictus 9081 Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper 3.06
12. Invictus 9082 Glass House - If It Ain't Love [[It Don't Matter) 2.43
13. Invictus 9083 Barrino Brothers - Trapped In A Love 2.58
14. Invictus 9084 Barrino Brothers - I Shall Not Be Moved 2.24
15. Invictus 9085 Freda Payne - Cherish What Is Dear To You 2.40
16. Invictus 9086 Chairmen Of The Board - Chairman Of The Board 3.32
17. Invictus 9087 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman 3.02
18. Invictus 9088 Ruth Copeland - Haré Krishna 2.47
19. Invictus 9089 Chairmen Of The Board - Hanging On To A Memory 2.27
20. Invictus 9090 Glass House - Touch Me Jesus 2.42
21. Invictus 9091 Parliament - Red Hot Mama 2.31
22. Invictus 9092 Freda Payne - Bring The Boys Home 3.09
23. Invictus 9093 General Johnson - I'm In Love Darling 2.44
24. Invictus 9094 Lucifer - Old Mother Nature 2.52

CD2 Invictus Records – The B Sides

1. Invictus 9071 Glass House - Bad Bill Of Goods 2.46
2. Invictus 9072 New Play starring: Ruth Copeland - A Gift Of Me 2.55
3. Invictus 9073 Freda Payne - The Easiest Way To Fall 2.35
4. Invictus 9074 Chairmen Of The Board - Since The Days Of Pigtails [[And Fairy Tales) 2.41
Invictus 9075 Freda Payne - Previously Released As Invictus 9073B
5. Invictus 9076 Glass House - He's In My Life 3.32
6. Invictus 9077 A Parliament Thang - I Call My Baby Pussycat 3.22
7. Invictus 9078 Chairmen Of The Board - I'll Come Crawling 2.37
8. Invictus 9079 Chairmen Of The Board - Patches 3.30
Invictus 9080 Freda Payne - Previously Released As Invictus 9073A
9. Invictus 9081 Chairmen Of The Board - Bless You 2.58
10. Invictus 9082 Glass House - Stealing Moments From Another Woman's Life 2.32
11. Invictus 9083 Barrino Brothers - When Love Was A Child 3.44
Invictus 9084 Barrino Brothers - Previously Released As Invictus 9083B
12. Invictus 9085 Freda Payne - The World Don't Owe You A Thing 2.57
13. Invictus 9086 Chairmen Of The Board - When Will She Tell Me She Needs Me 3.04
14. Invictus 9087 8th Day - I Can't Fool Myself 2.49
15. Invictus 9088 Ruth Copeland - No Commitment 3.01
16. Invictus 9089 Chairmen Of The Board – Tricked & Trapped [[By A Tricky Trapper) 3.18
Invictus 9090 Glass House - Previously Released As Invictus 9082A
Invictus 9091 Parliament - Previously Released As Invictus 9077A
17. Invictus 9092 Freda Payne - I Shall Not Be Moved 2.43
18. Invictus 9093 General Johnson - Savannah Lady 2.26
19. Invictus 9094 Lucifer - What I Am 3.06

CD3 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1. Invictus 9095 Parliament - Breakdown 2.32
2. Invictus 9096 Ruth Copeland - Gimme Shelter 3.19
3. Invictus 9097 Glass House - Look What We've Done To Love 2.55
4. Invictus 9098 8th Day - You've Got To Crawl [[Before You Walk) 2.51
5. Invictus 9099 Chairmen Of The Board - Try On My Love For Size 3.28
6. Invictus 9100 Freda Payne - You Brought The Joy 2.53
7. Invictus 9101 Johnn Billy West - Nothing But A Devil 3.23
8. Invictus 9102 Billie Sans - Solo 3.02
9. Invictus 9103 Chairmen Of The Board - Men Are Getting Scarce 3.12
10. Invictus 9104 Barrino Brothers - I Had It All 4.15
11. Invictus 9105 Chairmen Of The Board – Bittersweet 3.23
12. Invictus 9106 General Johnson - All We Need Is Understanding 2.52
13. Invictus 9107 8th Day - If I Could See The Light In The Window 3.06
14. Invictus 9108 Lucifer - We Gotta Go 3.02
15. Invictus 9109 Freda Payne - I'm Not Getting Any Better 3.31
16. Invictus 9110 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me [[Vocal) 3.13
17. Invictus 9111 Glass House - Playing Games 3.30
18. Invictus 9112 Harrison Kennedy - Sunday Morning People 3.07
Invictus 9113 Lucifer - Previously Released As Invictus 9094A
19. Invictus 9114 Scherrie Payne - V.I.P. 3.13
20. Invictus 9115 Melvin Davis - I'm Worried 3.25
21. Invictus 9116 Danny Woods - Let Me Ride 3.00
22. Invictus 9117 8th Day - Rocks In My Head 3.06

CD4 Invictus Records – The B Sides

Invictus 9095 Parliament - Previously Released As Invictus 9077A
Invictus 9096 Ruth Copeland - Previously Releasee As Invictus 9088B
1. Invictus 9097 Glass House - Heaven Is There To Guide Us 3.36
2. Invictus 9098 8th Day - It's Instrumental To Be Free 3.06
3. Invictus 9099 Chairmen Of The Board - Working On A Building Of Love 2.53
4. Invictus 9100 Freda Payne - Suddenly It's Yesterday 2.30
5. Invictus 9101 Johnn Billy West - Yeah, I'm A Devil 4.22
6. Invictus 9102 Billie Sans - I Don't Want To Lose A Good Thing 2.20
7. Invictus 9103 Chairmen Of The Board - Bravo Hooray 2.58
Invictus 9104 Barrino Brothers - Previously Released As Invictus 9084A
8. Invictus 9105 Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James 3.28
Invictus 9106 General Johnson - Previously Released As Invictus 9093B
9. Invictus 9107 8th Day - If I Could See The Light - Inst 3.09
10. Invictus 9108 Lucifer - Don't You [[Think The Times A-Comin’) 2.53
11. Invictus 9109 Freda Payne - The Road We Didn't Take 3.33
12. Invictus 9110 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me [[Instrumental) 2.46
13. Invictus 9111 Glass House - Let It Flow 2.50
14. Invictus 9112 Harrison Kennedy - Up The Organization [[Instrumental) 3.13
15. Invictus 9113 Lucifer - Bloodshot Eyes 4.35
16. Invictus 9114 Scherrie Payne - It Ain't The World [[It's The People In It) 2.51
17. Invictus 9115 Melvin Davis - Just As Long 3.31
18. Invictus 9116 Danny Woods - It Didn't Take Long 3.29
19. Invictus 9117 8th Day - Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo [[Three’s A Crowd) 2.20

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CD5 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1. Invictus 9118 Glass House - Giving Up The Ring 2.37
2. Invictus 9119 Harrison Kennedy - Come Together 3.50
3. Invictus 9120 Ty Hunter - Hey There Lonely Girl 3.24
4. Invictus 9121 Barrino Brothers - Try It You'll Like It 2.59
Invictus 9122 Chairmen Of The Board - Previously Released As Invictus 9099B
5. Invictus 9123 Parliament - Come On In Out Of The Rain 2.55
6. Invictus 9124 8th Day - I Gotta Get Home [[Can't Let My Baby Get Lonely) 3.21
7. Invictus 9125 Holland-Dozier- Why Can't We Be Lovers 3.44
8. Invictus 9126 Chairmen Of The Board - Let Me Down Easy 2.42
Invictus 9127 Unreleased- Unreleased
9. Invictus 9128 Freda Payne - He's In My Life 3.44
10. Invictus 9129 Glass House - Thanks I Needed That 2.43
11. Invictus 9130 Barrino Brothers - Livin' High Off The Goodness Of Your Love 3.21
Invictus 9131 Unreleased- Unreleased
12. Invictus 9132 Danny Woods - Everybody's Tippin' 2.52
13. Invictus 9133 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love [[Part 1) 3.24
14. Invictus 1251 Chairmen Of The Board - Finder's Keepers [[Vocal) 3.21
15. Invictus 1252 General Johnson - Only Time Will Tell [[Vocal) 3.39
16. Invictus 1253 Holland Dozier- Slipping Away 3.23
17. Invictus 1254 Holland Dozier feat Lamont Dozier- New Breed Kinda Woman 2.51
18. Invictus 1255 Freda Payne - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right 3.19
19. Invictus 1256 Barrino Brothers- Born On The Wild [[Vocal) 3.26
20. Invictus 1257 Freda Payne - Mother Misery's Favorite Child 5.07
21. Invictus 1258 Holland Dozier- I'm Gonna Hijack Ya, Kidnap Ya, Take What I Want 3.40

CD6 Invictus Records – The B Sides

Invictus 9118 Glass House - Previously Released As Invictus 9111B
Invictus 9119 Harrison Kennedy - Previously Released As Invictus 9112A
1. Invictus 9120 Ty Hunter - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore 3.44
Invictus 9121 Barrino Brothers - Previously Released As Invictus 9104A
2. Invictus 9122 Chairmen Of The Board - Everybody's Got A Song To Sing 2.36
Invictus 9123 Parliament - Previously Released As Invictus 9077A
3. Invictus 9124 8th Day - Good Book 4.07
Invictus 9125 Holland-Dozier- Previously Released As Invictus 9110B
4. Invictus 9126 Chairmen Of The Board - I Can't Find Myself 2.31
Invictus 9127Unreleased- Unreleased
5. Invictus 9128 Freda Payne - Through The Memory Of My Mind 2.40
6. Invictus 9129 Glass House - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore 3.42
7. Invictus 9130 Barrino Brothers - Livin’ High Off The Goodness Of Your Love – Inst 3.13
Invictus 9131 Unreleased- Unreleased
8. Invictus 9132 Danny Woods - Roller Coaster 2.53
9. Invictus 9133 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love [[Part 2) 2.19
10. Invictus 1251 Chairmen Of The Board - Finder's Keepers [[Instrumental) 3.42
11. Invictus 1252 General Johnson - Only Time Will Tell [[Instrumental) 4.05
12. Invictus 1253 Holland Dozier- Can't Get Enough [[Instrumental) 2.41
13. Invictus 1254 Holland Dozier- If You Don't Want To Be In My Life 3.03
14. Invictus 1255 Freda Payne - We've Gotta Find A Way Back To Love 3.05
15. Invictus 1256 Barrino Brothers- Born On The Wild – Inst 4.18
16. Invictus 1257 Freda Payne - For No Reason 2.36
17. Invictus 1258 Holland Dozier- You Took Me From A World Outside 3.38

CD7 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1. Invictus 1259 Melvin Davis - You Made Me Over 3.30
2. Invictus 1260 Lee Charles - Sittin' On A Time Bomb [[Waiting For The Hurt To Come) 2.50
Invictus 1261 Unreleased- Unreleased
Invictus 1262 Unreleased- Unreleased
3. Invictus 1263 Chairmen Of The Board - Life & Death Pt 2 3.48
4. Invictus 1264 Laura Lee - I Need It Just As Bad As You 2.57
5. Invictus 1265 Brian Holland - I'm So Glad [[Part I) 3.57
Invictus 1266 Unreleased- Unreleased
6. Invictus 1267 Natural High - Bump Your Lady [[Part I) 2.15
7. Invictus 1268 Chairmen Of The Board - Everybody Party All Night 2.58
8. Invictus 1269 Tyrone Edwards - Can't Get Enough Of You 2.59
Invictus 1270 Unreleased- Unreleased
9. Invictus 1271 Chairmen Of The Board - Let's Have Some Fun 3.38
10. Invictus 1272 Brian Holland - Let's Get Together 3.50
11. Invictus 1273 Laura Lee - Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love 2.59
12. Invictus 1274 Hi Lites- That's Love [[Vocal) 3.06
13. Invictus 1275 Earl English - Wanting You [[Vocal) 2.46
14. Invictus 1276 Chairmen Of The Board - Skin I'm In 3.18
15. Invictus 1277 Eloise Laws - Touch Me 3.39
16. Invictus 1278 Chairmen Of The Board Ft Prince Harold - You've Got Extra Added Power In Your Love
3.29
17. Invictus 1279 New York Port Authority - I Got It [[Part 1) 3.33
18. Invictus 1280 Eloise Laws - Love Goes Deeper Than That 4.07
Invictus 1281 Unreleased- Unreleased
Invictus 1282 Previously Released As Invictus 1280B
19. Invictus 1283 New York Port Authority - I Don't Want To Work Today 3.21

CD8 Invictus Records – The B Sides

Invictus 1259 Melvin Davis - Previously Released As Invictus 9115A
1. Invictus 1260 Lee Charles - Get Your House In Order [[Instrumental) 2.42
Invictus 1261 Unreleased- Unreleased
Invictus 1262 Unreleased- Unreleased
2. Invictus 1263 Chairmen Of The Board - Live With Me, Love With Me 2.09
Invictus 1264 Laura Lee - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7207B
3. Invictus 1265 Brian Holland - I'm So Glad [[Part 2) 2.54
Invictus 1266 Unreleased- Unreleased
4. Invictus 1267 Natural High - Bump Your Lady [[Part 2) 1.50
5. Invictus 1268 Chairmen Of The Board - Morning Glory [[Instrumental) 2.20
6. Invictus 1269 Tyrone Edwards - You Took Me from A World Outside 2.47
Invictus 1270 Unreleased- Unreleased
7. Invictus 1271 Chairmen Of The Board - Love At First Sight 3.52
8. Invictus 1272 Brian Holland - Superwoman [[You Ain't No Ordinary Woman) 4.02
9. Invictus 1273 Laura Lee - [[If You Want To Try Love Again) Remember Me 3.58
10. Invictus 1274 Hi Lites- That's Love [[Inst) 3.24
11. Invictus 1275 Earl English - Wanting You [[Instrumental) 3.07
Invictus 1276 Chairmen Of The Board - Previously Released As Invictus 1271B
12. Invictus 1277 Eloise Laws - Stay With Me 3.05
13. Invictus 1278Chairmen Of The Board Featuring Prince Harold - Someone Just Like You 2.51
14. Invictus 1279 New York Port Authority - I Got It [[Part 2) 4.14
15. Invictus 1280 Eloise Laws - Put A Little Love Into It [[When You Do It) 3.30
Invictus 1281Unreleased- Unreleased
16. Invictus 1282 Eloise Laws – Camouflage 4.50
17. Invictus 1283 New York Port Authority - Guess I'm Gonna Cry 3.19

CD9 Hot Wax Records – The A Sides

1. Hot Wax 6901 Honey Cone - While You're Out Looking For Sugar 2.44
2. Hot Wax 6902 Flaming Ember - Mind, Body And Soul 2.54
3. Hot Wax 6903 Honey Cone - Girls It Ain't Easy 3.13
4. Hot Wax 6904 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Too Many Cooks [[Spoil The Soup) 2.50
Hot Wax 6905 Unreleased- Unreleased
Hot Wax 6906 Unreleased- Unreleased
5. Hot Wax 6907 Flaming Ember - Shades Of Green 3.38
6. Hot Wax 7001 Honey Cone - Take My Love 3.08
Hot Wax 7002 Unreleased- Unreleased
7. Hot Wax 7003 Flaming Ember - Westbound # 9 3.31
8. Hot Wax 7004 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Somebody's Been Sleeping 2.47
9. Hot Wax 7005 Honey Cone - When Will It End 2.52
10. Hot Wax 7006 Flaming Ember - I'm Not My Brothers Keeper 4.10
11. Hot Wax 7007 Laura Lee - Wedlock Is A Padlock 3.09
12. Hot Wax 7008 Silent Majority - Frightened Girl 2.18
13. Hot Wax 7009 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - One Man's Leftovers [[Is Another Man's Feast) 2.23
14. Hot Wax 7010 Flaming Ember - Stop The World And Let Me Off 3.03
15. Hot Wax 7011 Honey Cone - Want Ads 2.46
Hot Wax 7101 Unreleased- Unreleased
16. Hot Wax 7102 McKinley Jackson & The Politicians - Love Machine Part 1 2.52
17. Hot Wax 7103 Flaming Ember – Sunshine 3.56
18. Hot Wax 7104 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) – Driveway 2.42
19. Hot Wax 7105 Laura Lee - Women's Love Rights 3.13
20. Hot Wax 7106 Honey Cone - Stick Up 2.51
Hot Wax 7107 Unreleased- Unreleased
21. Hot Wax 7108 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - 90 Day Freeze [[On Her Love) 2.48
22. Hot Wax 7109 Flaming Ember - If It's Good To You [[It's Good For You) 2.59

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CD10 Hot Wax Records – The B Sides

1. Hot Wax 6901 Honey Cone - The Feeling's Gone 2.50
2. Hot Wax 6902 Flaming Ember - Filet De Soul [[Inst) 2.20
Hot Wax 6903 Honey Cone - Previously Released As Hot Wax 6901B
3. Hot Wax 6904 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Not Enough Love To Satisfy 3.22
Hot Wax 6905 Unreleased- Unreleased
Hot Wax 6906 Unreleased- Unreleased
4. Hot Wax 6907 Flaming Ember - Don't You Wanna Wanna 3.17
5. Hot Wax 7001 Honey Cone - Take Me With You 3.00
Hot Wax 7002 Unreleased- Unreleased
6. Hot Wax 7003 Flaming Ember - Why Don't You Stay 3.10
7. Hot Wax 7004 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - I've Come To Save You 2.56
Hot Wax 7005 Honey Cone - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7001B
8. Hot Wax 7006 Flaming Ember - Deserted Village 4.39
9. Hot Wax 7007 Laura Lee - Her Picture Matches Mine 3.53
10. Hot Wax 7008 Silent Majority - Colors Of My Love 2.29
11. Hot Wax 7009 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - If I Could See The Light In The Window 2.42
12. Hot Wax 7010 Flaming Ember - Robot In A Robot's World 2.57
13. Hot Wax 7011 Honey Cone - We Belong Together 3.11
Hot Wax 7101 Unreleased- Unreleased
14. Hot Wax 7102 McKinley Jackson & The Politicians - Love Machine Part 2 [[Inst) 2.34
15. Hot Wax 7103 Flaming Ember - 1200 Miles 3.34
16. Hot Wax 7104 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Love Is Sweeter [[The Second Time Around) 3.32
Hot Wax 7105 Laura Lee - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7007B
17. Hot Wax 7106 Honey Cone - V.I.P. 3.48
Hot Wax 7107 Unreleased- Unreleased
Hot Wax 7108 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Previously Released As Hot Wax 6904B
18. Hot Wax 7109 Flaming Ember - If It's Good To You [[It's Good For You) Inst 2.53

CD11 Hot Wax Records – The A Sides

1. Hot Wax 7110 Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I 3.29
2. Hot Wax 7111 Laura Lee - Love And Liberty 3.03
3. Hot Wax 7112 Silent Majority - Something New About You 3.07
4. Hot Wax 7113 Honey Cone - The Day I Found Myself 3.03
5. Hot Wax 7114 Politicians - Free Your Mind [[Instrumental) 2.46
6. Hot Wax 7201 Laura Lee - I Don't Want Nothing Old [[But Money) 2.31
7. Hot Wax 7202 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Everything Good Is Bad 3.12
Hot Wax 7203 Unreleased- Unreleased
8. Hot Wax 7204 Laura Lee - Rip Off 3.16
9. Hot Wax 7205 Honey Cone - Sittin' On A Time Bomb [[Waitin' For The Hurt To Come) 3.41
10. Hot Wax 7206 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Don't Scratch Where It Don't Itch 3.48
11. Hot Wax 7207 Laura Lee - If You Can Beat Me Rockin' [[You Can Have My Chair) 2.53
12. Hot Wax 7208 Honey Cone - Innocent 'til Proven Guilty 3.29
Hot Wax 7209 Unreleased- Unreleased
13. Hot Wax 7210 Laura Lee - Crumbs Off The Table 3.11
14. Hot Wax 7211 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Since You Been Gone 3.48
15. Hot Wax 7212 Honey Cone - Ace In The Hole 3.05
16. Hot Wax 7301 Honey Cone - If I Can't Fly 3.23
Hot Wax 7302 Laura Lee – Previously Released As Invictus 1273
17. Hot Wax 7303 Lee Charles - Somebody's Gonna Hurt You, Like You Hurt Me 2.49
Hot Wax 7304 Unreleased- Unreleased
18. Hot Wax 7305 Laura Lee - I'll Catch You When You Fall 3.26
19. Hot Wax 9254 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - My Piece Of The Rock [[Vocal) 3.00
20. Hot Wax 9255 Honey Cone featuring Sharon Cash - Somebody Is Always Messing Up A Good Thing 3.24
21. Hot Wax 9256 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority - I'm Mad As Hell [[Ain't Gonna
Take No More) Part 1 3.23

CD12 Hot Wax Records – The B Sides

1. Hot Wax 7110 Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part 2 3.24
Hot Wax 7111 Laura Lee – Previously Released As Hot Wax 7201A
Hot Wax 7112 Silent Majority - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7008B
Hot Wax 7113 Honey Cone - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7005A
Hot Wax 7114 Politicians - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7102B
2. Hot Wax 7201 Laura Lee - Since I Fell For You 5.37
3. Hot Wax 7202 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch 2.52
Hot Wax 7203 Unreleased- Unreleased
4. Hot Wax 7204 Laura Lee - Two Lovely Pillows 3.33
5. Hot Wax 7205 Honey Cone - It's Better To Have Loved And Lost 2.44
6. Hot Wax 7206 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - If I Could See The Light In The Window 3.12
7. Hot Wax 7207 Laura Lee - If I'm Good Enough To Love [[I'm Good Enough To Marry) 3.39
8. Hot Wax 7208 Honey Cone - Don't Send Me An Invitation 3.01
Hot Wax 7209 Unreleased- Unreleased
9. Hot Wax 7210 Laura Lee - You've Got To Save Me 3.16
10. Hot Wax 7211 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - Nothing Sweeter Than Love 3.22
11. Hot Wax 7212 Honey Cone - O-O-O Baby, Baby 6.20
12. Hot Wax 7301 Honey Cone - Woman Can't Live By Bread Alone 3.02
Hot Wax 7302 Laura Lee - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7207B
13. Hot Wax 7303 Lee Charles - I Just Want To Be Loved 3.53
Hot Wax 7304 Unreleased- Unreleased
14. Hot Wax 7305 Laura Lee - I Can't Hold On Much Longer 2.59
15. Hot Wax 9254 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) - My Piece Of The Rock Inst 3.09
16. Hot Wax 9255 Honey Cone featuring Sharon Cash - Truth Will Come Out 3.06
17. Hot Wax 9256 100 Proof [[Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority- I'm Mad As Hell [[Ain't Gonna
Take No More) Part 2 4.12

CD13 Music Merchant Records - The A Sides + HDH Acetates, Test Pressings & Remixes

1. Music Merchant 1001 Brenda Holloway - Let Love Grow 2.40
2. Music Merchant 1002 Just Brothers - Tears Ago 2.18
3. Music Merchant 1003 Jones Girls - Come Back 2.33
4. Music Merchant 1004 Brotherly Love - Mama's Little Baby [[Loves Lovin') 2.44
5. Music Merchant 1005 Warlock - You've Been My Rock 2.43
6. Music Merchant 1006 Sweet Rock - Big Train 3.02
7. Music Merchant 1007 Brotherly Love - Growing Pains 3.07
8. Music Merchant 1008 Just Brothers - Things Will Be Better Tomorrow 2.17
9. Music Merchant 1009 Jones Girls - Your Love Controls Me 2.41
Music Merchant 1010 Just Brothers - Previously Released As Music Merchant 1002B
10. Music Merchant 1011 Eloise Laws - Tighten Him Up 2.59
11. Music Merchant 1012 Smith Connection - I Can't Hold On Much Longer 3.00
12. Music Merchant 1013 Eloise Laws - Love Factory 3.25
13. Music Merchant 1014 Smith Connection - I've Come To Stay 4.12
14. Music Merchant 1015 Smith Connection - I'm Bugging Your Phone Pt 1 2.37
15. Music Merchant 1016 Raynel Wynglass - Bar B Q Ribs 2.42
16. Music Merchant 1017 The Jones Girls - Taster Of The Honey [[Not Keeper Of The Bee) 2.51
HDH - Unreleased Acetates, Test Pressings & Unreleased Remixes
17. Previously Unreleased Acetate Chairmen Of The Board - What's The Use 2.43
18. Previously Unreleased Acetate Barrino Brothers - Trapped In A Love 2.55
19. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Eloise Laws - [[You're Mine) Baby Doll 3.17
20. Previously Unreleased Acetate Barrino Brothers - Something About You 3.33
21. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Eloise Laws - Don't Burn The Bridge 4.55
22. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Satisfaction Unlimited - Bright City Lights - Unreleased Single
Version 3.41
23. Previously Unreleased Acetate 100 Proof Aged In Soul - Since You've Been Gone - Unreleased
Long Version 5.45
24. Previously Unreleased Remix Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation - Tom Moulton Remix 5.02

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CD14 Music Merchant Records - The B Sides + HDH Acetates, Test Pressings & Unreleased Remixes

1. Music Merchant 1001 Brenda Holloway - Some Quiet Place [[To Rest My Mind) 2.40
2. Music Merchant 1002 Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes 2.20
3. Music Merchant 1003 Jones Girls - You're The Only Bargain I've Got 3.49
4. Music Merchant 1004 Brotherly Love – Bingo 2.30
5. Music Merchant 1005 Warlock - The Judgement Day 2.43
6. Music Merchant 1006 Sweet Rock – 1984 2.55
7. Music Merchant 1007 Brotherly Love - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore 3.27
Music Merchant 1008 Just Brothers - Previously Released As Music Merchant 1002B
Music Merchant 1009 Jones Girls - Previously Released As Music Merchant 1003B
8. Music Merchant 1010 Just Brothers - You've Got The Love To Make Me Over 3.29
9. Music Merchant 1011 Eloise Laws - You Made Me An Offer I Can't Refuse 3.10
10. Music Merchant 1012 Smith Connection - [[I've Been A Winner, I've Been A Loser) I've Been In
Love 3.30
11. Music Merchant 1013 Eloise Laws - Stay With Me 3.06
12. Music Merchant 1014 Smith Connection - The Day You Leave 3.24
13. Music Merchant 1015 Smith Connection - I'm Bugging Your Phone [[Part 2) 3.06
Music Merchant 1016 Raynel Wynglass - Unreleased
Music Merchant 1017 Unreleased - Unreleased
HDH - Unreleased Acetates, Test Pressings & Remixes
14. Previously Unreleased Acetate Chairmen Of The Board - Where There Is Faith, There Is Hope 3.03
15. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Honey Cone - If I Can't Fly - Unreleased Version 3.06
16. Previously Unreleased Acetate Barrino Brothers - I Want To Give You All The Love You've Been
Giving Me 2.51
17. Previously Unreleased Acetate Honey Cone - Come Back 2.46
18. Previously Unreleased Acetate Eloise Laws - The Easiest Way To Fall 2.30
19. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing The Jones Girls - Don't Be Sorry Be Careful 2.46
20. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Eloise Laws - I Think You Need Love 2.54
21. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Satisfaction Unlimited - Why - Unreleased Single Version
2.45
22. Previously Unreleased Remix Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time - Tom
Moulton Remix 4.19
23. Previously Unreleased Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String - Tom
Moulton Remix 4.46

Download Card:

1. Previously Unreleased Remix Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation Instrumental - Tom Moulton Remix 5.03
2. Previously Unreleased Remix Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time Instrumental - Tom Moulton Remix 4.05
3. Previously Unreleased Remix Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String Instrumental - Tom Moulton Remix 4.46

Holland Dozier Holland Productions Inc have been totally supportive of this project from day one and we thank them for their keen interest in the package. Eddie Holland has been kind enough to grant us some interview time and we're hoping to lure Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier back into the limelight for this anniversary. Now can we possibly get them over to the UK I wonder......?

This will be an on-going thread, so if I get any good news, feedback or questions they can be discussed here. Many thanks to Ralph and all the Soulful Detroit members who contributed to this project. Your help has been essential to wrapping this project in time.

Best,

Ian D :)

[JimBagley]

Thank you for putting together this definitive set. It is surely a labor of love.

Jim

[Ian Dewhirst]

You're welcome Jim. Every physical release is a labour of love these days mate. I just wanted to get this one out whilst I still could. Hopefully it'll join the Philadelphia International Box Set as one of Harmless' best-selling box sets!

It's been a bugger to get together though. I thought it would be easy but, boy was I wrong! It'll be a big sigh of relief when the finished sets come in!

Ian D

[theboyfromxtown]

Ian.

When it likely to be available. Amazon are quoting May 19

[mr soul]

Had mine on order since last year, can't wait for this set sounds like an absolute gem.

[Ian Dewhirst]

Ian.

When it likely to be available. Amazon are quoting May 19

It's gone back a week to 26/05/11 but I think that date will hold.

Ian D :)

[Ian Dewhirst]

Had mine on order since last year, can't wait for this set sounds like an absolute gem.

One that everyone should have on their shelves for sure!

Ian D :)

[alanh]

Thanks for all the info Ian. Really looking forward to this set, as others are. Are the single mixes you're using the US versions, UK versions.....were there differences between the countries? And are you using mono or stereo?

[soulster]

If the songs that were originally in mono are not released in mono on this set, no sale here.

[marv2]

Great list and thank you. I'm listening to some of these songs right now.

[Ian Dewhirst]

Thanks for all the info Ian. Really looking forward to this set, as others are. Are the single mixes you're using the US versions, UK versions.....were there differences between the countries? And are you using mono or stereo?

On this set we've gone for the U.S. 7" versions. There were some big differences between the U.S. and U.K. versions so we kept with the U.S. versions and Mono versions where they were Mono on the original recordings.

Ian D :)

[Sotosound]

On this set we've gone for the U.S. 7" versions. There were some big differences between the U.S. and U.K. versions so we kept with the U.S. versions and Mono versions where they were Mono on the original recordings.

Ian D :)

Now's that a winning approach.

How did you source the US mono versions?

[soulster]

On this set we've gone for the U.S. 7" versions. There were some big differences between the U.S. and U.K. versions so we kept with the U.S. versions and Mono versions where they were Mono on the original recordings.

Ian D :) This sounds like a winner!

[bradburger]

This sounds like a winner!

Indeed it does!

There was some concern on another thread about this set that the producers might not have had access to the US 45 mixes.

But that thankfully, seems to not be the case!

Cheers

Paul

[alanh]

Great news, thanks Ian. And yes, it would be wonderful if you could get HDH over here - and not just as a press visit but for a public event [[perhaps even bringing a few artistes with them! [but I'm being greedy])

[RossHolloway]

On this set we've gone for the U.S. 7" versions. There were some big differences between the U.S. and U.K. versions so we kept with the U.S. versions and Mono versions where they were Mono on the original recordings.

Ian D :)

Sounds like a great release, I can't wait to but this. I also read there was an unreleased Brenda Holloway album recorded, did you happen to stumble across those recordings when you were putting this collection together?

[no_place_like_motown]

Hello Ian,

Looks like a superb compilation and I'm looking forward to receiving my box set next month. Another fine job, congratulations!

Question: back in 1973 there was a film called "Detroit 9000" in which Laura Lee portrayed a nightclub singer. She does superb versions of "Sunday Morning People" and "Touch Me Jesus". The soundtrack was set to be issued by Motown but went unreleased probably due to the film being a flop. Not sure if Motown owns or leased the masters at the time. I'm wondering if H-D-H still have possession of the masters. Did you happen to come across any tracks related to this film or any unreleased tracks by Laura while working on this project? Thanks!

[Ian Dewhirst]

Sounds like a great release, I can't wait to but this. I also read there was an unreleased Brenda Holloway album recorded, did you happen to stumble across those recordings when you were putting this collection together?

That's one of the great mysteries. I tried everywhere for more information on this but came up blank every time. There's two more BH tracks listed in our listing but we haven't been able to turn those up either:-


King Of Kings
Brenda Holloway


Let Love Grow
Brenda Holloway


Was That You I Heard Praying
Brenda Holloway


Where There's Faith There's Hope
Brenda Holloway



'Where There's Faith There's Hope' sounds like an alternative version to the Chairmen Of The Board unreleased song of the same title which we did manage to locate.....

Ian D :D

[Ian Dewhirst]

Hello Ian,

Looks like a superb compilation and I'm looking forward to receiving my box set next month. Another fine job, congratulations!

Question: back in 1973 there was a film called "Detroit 9000" in which Laura Lee portrayed a nightclub singer. She does superb versions of "Sunday Morning People" and "Touch Me Jesus". The soundtrack was set to be issued by Motown but went unreleased probably due to the film being a flop. Not sure if Motown owns or leased the masters at the time. I'm wondering if H-D-H still have possession of the masters. Did you happen to come across any tracks related to this film or any unreleased tracks by Laura while working on this project? Thanks!

I came across some Laura Lee acetates, but alas, they were simply acetates of recordings we already had. I'll check with HDH re the Detroit 9000" film....

Cheers,

Ian D :)

[no_place_like_motown]

I came across some Laura Lee acetates, but alas, they were simply acetates of recordings we already had. I'll check with HDH re the Detroit 9000" film....

Cheers,

Ian D :)

Greatly appreciated and thank you once again, Ian.

[the_norwegian]

back in 1973 there was a film called "Detroit 9000" in which Laura Lee portrayed a nightclub singer. She does superb versions of "Sunday Morning People" and "Touch Me Jesus". The soundtrack was set to be issued by Motown but went unreleased probably due to the film being a flop. Not sure if Motown owns or leased the masters at the time. I'm wondering if H-D-H still have possession of the masters.

The first time I saw this movie I thought to myself that I needed a copy of that soundtrack. Too bad it never was released. If the recordings still exist it would be great to get a copy in any format.

[144man]

I'm thinking of subscribing to a streaming service. Does anybody know if the movie Detroit 9000 is available on Netflick, Amazon Prime or iTunes?

[theboyfromxtown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRt74x7XOQo

[carole cucumber]

http://theseconddisc.com/2014/05/14/more-than-a-band-of-gold-complete-holland-dozier-holland-singles-collected-on-new-box-set/#more-24903

[theboyfromxtown]

I note that it should be ready by May 26....just a couple of weeks before Edna Wright comes to the UK. to perform

[theboyfromxtown]

Am I dreaming or reading this track listing....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chicago-Hit-Factory-Story-1958-1966/dp/tracks/B00IY28XK0/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

[144man]

Am I dreaming or reading this track listing....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chicago-Hit-Factory-Story-1958-1966/dp/tracks/B00IY28XK0/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

The wonder of computers! How the track listing has got entangled with "the Vee Jay Story" heaven only knows.

As I've ordered it, hopefully I 'll get the right CDs in the box.

[jack020]

About the releasedate of may 26: I believe it when I have this set in my hands as it has been postponed so many times already!

[no_place_like_motown]

Am I dreaming or reading this track listing....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chicago-Hit-Factory-Story-1958-1966/dp/tracks/B00IY28XK0/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

The majority of those songs appear to be unreleased tracks from the Invictus-Hot Wax-Music Merchant labels mixed in with some Vee Jay songs. The question is what release are these I-HW-MM tracks from???

[144man]

The titles on the VJ set are correct. It's just the artists that are wrong. Compare the order of the artists on the VJ set with the order on the HDH set.

[no_place_like_motown]

Thanks for clearing that up, 144. I was scratching my head in confusion!!

[jack020]

Amazon Uk shipped this set yesterday!:)

[jack020]

And received it yesterday! Was lucky to pre-order this for a good price.
Beautiful package, nice book and listened to the first disc last night.Thanks Ian and others :)

[mr soul]

I've had this on pre-order since last year but well worth the wait. I'm presently listening to disc 3, so only another 11 to go. Thanks Ian a great job by all concerned, now what can you tell us about "The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule: 1968-2013" which I believe is a Harmless production according to Amazon UK.

[MIKEW-UK]

Very nicely packaged, this is clearly a labour of love by the team who made it happen, can't praise it highly enough, unbelievable value. Completes my lifelong quest for all things HDH. Get it before it sells out!!!

[mr soul]

Just downloaded the extra tracks & naturally had to burn 'em to make disc 15.

[Amithesameboy]

Got my copy too. Great job, ian. However, i was amazed by one track where Freda Payne sings Sam Dees ! "The world dont owe you nothing"is a song previously cut by Loleatta Holloway and was the b-side to " Cherish what is dear to you" . I had never realised this before. Ian, do you have any idea how this came about ? It was almost unheard of for Invictus to source outside songs and absolutely unprecendented for such southern songwriters to supply material.

[theboyfromxtown]

Just downloaded the extra tracks & naturally had to burn 'em to make disc 15.

What extra tracks? Are there 14 or 15 CD's?

[MIKEW-UK]

What extra tracks? Are there 14 or 15 CD's?

14 CDS , and in addition, the set comes with a card which allows digital download of:

Youve Got Me Dangling On A String Instrumental Mix - Chairmen Of The Board - Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix

02Give Me Just A Little More Time Instrumental Mix - Chairmen Of The Board - Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix

03Unhooked Generation Instrumental Mix - Freda Payne Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix

04Holland Dozier Holland - The Complete 45s Collection - Flat Pack Shot [[jpg)

[144man]

I've received my copy and am delighted with it. I've only got as far as playing the tracks I've never heard before. Having heard Chairmen of the Board's "What's the Use" for the first time, I'm surprised it was never a single.

I hope downloading the extra digital tracks isn't too difficult.

I was surprised to see that the surname of Brotherly Love's members was "Chesnut" as I'm sure I remember reading an article where it was stated that coincidentally it was Jackson, and they had considered using the name "The Sons of Jack".

I can't find anything about the group Sweet Rock. Does anyone know anything about them?

[theboyfromxtown]

Martin

On the HDH Facebook site, there are members of the group on there and their names are Jackson.

What is this about extra digital tracks. I am not at home at present so I dont have my copy[[s) yet?

[theboyfromxtown]

Sorry I miss your earlier post Mike.

Have I got to wait until I get home to get the extra tracks?

[144man]

John, am I right in thinking that if you're using someone else's computer, you can download the extra tracks then email them to yourself as an email attachment? There's a small card inserted in the booklet giving a website address and an individual download code which can be redeemed only once. Closing date is 18 May 2016.

The booklet says Brotherly Love are Tyrone & Al Chesnut.

[theboyfromxtown]

Thanks Martin for the info.

I'll be back home next week so I'll have to be patient. I'll be downloading them twice cos I bought 2 copies!!

The info on Brotherly Love is new to me. You and I must have read the same original article!! I think it was in Blues & Soul

[theboyfromxtown]

I've just read on Facebook that the card states that the extra tracks cannot be downloaded in Canada.

Why would Canada be different to other countries in that respect?

[Amithesameboy]

Got my copy too. Great job, ian. However, i was amazed by one track where Freda Payne sings Sam Dees ! "The world dont owe you nothing"is a song previously cut by Loleatta Holloway and was the b-side to " Cherish what is dear to you" . I had never realised this before. Ian, do you have any idea how this came about ? It was almost unheard of for Invictus to source outside songs and absolutely unprecendented for such southern songwriters to supply material.

No-one responded to this post, so I will do it myself. I now realise that the box set is wrong. The song WASN'T written by Dees and Knight. It was written by Holland-Dozier. Which makes vastly more sense.

By the way, the Hi-Lites and Sweet Rock seem to have been forgotten on the box set, too. No write up for them.

Still a great package , though.

[malvu]

I've just read on Facebook that the card states that the extra tracks cannot be downloaded in Canada.

Why would Canada be different to other countries in that respect?


I have the same problem in the US. The procards.com site states that the downloads have been restricted. Does anyone know why Harmless is not allowing everyone to download the bonus tracks?

[theboyfromxtown]

If you look on youtube one of the instrumental tracks is already there......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrpvRvTM5s

[malvu]

If you look on youtube one of the instrumental tracks is already there......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrpvRvTM5s

Thanks for the tip!

[theboyfromxtown]

The version of Baby Doll on this set is not the same as on youtube. Copy that video quick


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX-GrkOBKIE

[snakepit]

Price reduced on Amazon uk...£49

Get in quick...

[theboyfromxtown]

It's a bit naughty for those that paid over £60.

I understand that in the USA, prices range from about $75 to $180.

[snakepit]

I paid £60.99... but not a pre-order. Alerted on another forum
Rang Amazon UK and manged to get an £11 refund, but with an email that informs me that it is NOT their regularly policy.
I reckon that they checked and found out that the £11 was worth the effort for a regular customer.
It would have been a mistake on their part if they hadn't

[theboyfromxtown]

Good thinking Snakepit.

You had a 50% of them saying yes and they did...well done

[bradburger]

Umm...

Now up to & £69.99 [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HEXWUPO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1TR2XXWJP88WG&coliid=I2FB52B6XKP5AR) I see!

Cheers

Paul

[theboyfromxtown]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00HEXWUPO/ref=sr_1_1_np_1_main_olp?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1402222405&sr=1-1&condition=new

[theboyfromxtown]

I feel for you guys who can't download the tracks. Unfortunately, apart from a jpg file that is a photo of the box set. The remaining three tracks which are all instrumentals are all WAV files and appear to be far too large to send by email.

[theboyfromxtown]

If anyone thought that they might be able to let go of their original US Invictus 45's, I'd think again. There are different mixes on those singles.

Great box set nevertheless and the new tracks make it worth it's weight in gold for me.

[theboyfromxtown]

Charles Stephen Jackson has written to me on Facebook and stated the members of Brotherly Love are.....

Charles Stephen Jackson, the original of the group the next to my brother, there or 5 of us not 2 our names Reggie Jackson, Aaron Jackson, Edward Jackson, me CharLes Stephen Jackson, and Wayne the oldest, never heard of al are chestnuts somebody better call Tyrone and not Tyrone Davis thank you lol.

That's copied from his Facebook post

[motownmorph1]

Amazon in the UK have this box set at £70 right now, does anyone know if it is cheaper anywhere else or is this the lowest price?

[mr soul]

Motownmorph1 I notice Amazon UK Marketplace dealer Zoverstocks are selling it for £56.44 & £1.26 postage. I've dealt with them before & always been satisfied with the service.

[motownmorph1]

thanks Mr Soul, will go & have a look, if its still at that price I will order it!

[psychedelic jacques]

Does the accompanying booket give recording dates [[or even just the year) for the previously unreleased tracks? I was wondering if the Eloise Laws tracks were from the earlier 'Music Merchant' period, or the later 'Invictus' period. Would someone mind letting me know what they are if they are listed? Also the two Chairmen of the Board unreleased tracks [['what's the use' and 'where there's faith').
Thanks. PJ

[soulster]

Again, I think it's insulting to the customer to try to pass off album versions of songs that aren't actually the 45 versions. It's even worse to try to fade them early like the 45s and still try to pass them off as the 45 versions. I don't respect companies that do this. It makes me not want to ever buy anything from them. These companies don't want your praise or your loyalty. They just want your money. They don't care. And, by you suckers buying this set that was created under false pretenses, you are telling them that they can do it again. Sorry about my strong wording, but this company has shown that they have no integrity, and don't respect their customers. This is 2014, and we shouldn't put up with this crap! Vintage soul music is hard enough to get these days. Every effort should be made to get it right. And, if they can't get it right, tell the truth about it!

Bottom line: if you aren't going to use the actual 45 versions, don't advertise it! Period!

[bradburger]

I note that the sets producer, Ian Dewhirst, has made a few comments about the use of mostly stereo mixes on this set on the Soul-Source Forum: -

http://www.soul-source.co.uk/soulforum/topic/311207-holland-dozier-holland-the-complete-45s-collection-box-set/?p=2107938

I was going to post this on the thread about this set in the Motown forum, but I think it must have been removed, as the last time I looked at it, things were starting to turn a bit nasty.

Cheers

Paul

[soulster]

Cheers Steve. We really do try and get these as right as possible under present day conditions. We've had a bit of stick because we couldn't always get hold of the original mono tapes, so in some cases we had to edit down a stereo or album version which is a pain but what else can you do?

Master retreival and access are the biggest problems for me these days. All eras too. It's amazing how many masters are destroyed, unusable or have been dumped forever.

But I'm happy with the HDH box set. Invaluable as a quick reference tool so always handy to have on the shelves!

Ian D http://records.telasource.netdna-cdn.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png

No excuse! If that were the case, he should have either made some needledrops or changed the name of the set. Period.

I fully understand how hard it is to get correct tapes from the 60s, 70s, and even the 80s, but you should get your ducks in a row before you do a singles project.

If Mr. Dewhurst had just come here and been honest about it before the set was released, there wouldn't have been any backlash.

[Motown Eddie]

No excuse! If that were the case, he should have either made some needledrops or changed the name of the set. Period.

I fully understand how hard it is to get correct tapes from the 60s, 70s, and even the 80s, but you should get your ducks in a row before you do a singles project.

If Mr. Dewhurst had just come here and been honest about it before the set was released, there wouldn't have been any backlash.

Agreed! Here's another flub on the HDH Singles Box Set; Eloise Laws' "Stay With Me" is included twice [[on CD 8 as Invictus B-side 1277 and CD 14 as Music Merchant B-side 1013). Unless they were different takes [[or mixes) of the song, this should not have been done. Also, it would've been nice to have some more information on the previously unreleased tracks on CDs 13 & 14 such as writer, producer and recording dates.

[soulster]

The only recourse is if a collector gathers all of the 45s/45 versions and does the project him/herself.

To be fair, many times the deadline is set in stone, dup plant date is set, and the artwork all ready for the discs. Still, master those records just in case.

[144man]

It's pretty tricky. The 45 I bought of "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" didn't sound like the version I'd heard on the radio.

[soulster]

Well, remember that the U.K. sometimes got different versions.

[Sotosound]

Well, remember that the U.K. sometimes got different versions.

I have this on an original UK EMI Hot Wax single and it's clearly a dedicated mono mix. Whether it's the same as the US single mix I can't say.

The lyrics are also different to the stereo mix that's turned up on various Invictus / Hot Wax hit compilations in more recent years.

In terms of the UK getting different versions, my limited experience is that this was primarily restricted to Chairmen Of The Board singles for some reason. All of the Freda Payne singles that I have, for instance, are proper mono mixes.

[roger]

In terms of the UK getting different versions, my limited experience is that this was primarily restricted to Chairmen Of The Board singles for some reason. All of the Freda Payne singles that I have, for instance, are proper mono mixes.

The 45cat website has label scans of the "A"s of most of the U.K. Invictus releases ....

http://www.45cat.com/label/invictus

It looks like the following Freda Payne 45s were in Stereo ....

INV 518 "You've Got to Love Somebody" ...

http://www.45cat.com/record/inv518

INV 529 "I Shall Not Be Moved" ...

http://www.45cat.com/record/inv529

For those who are unaware of how I can tell this [[as the labels do not have Stereo explicitly written on them) EMI had a convention of prefixing the "small version" of the catalogue number with the letter "y" if the record was in stereo. The "small version" is to be found on the left hand side of the label ... so ... looking at the two biggest CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD hits .....

INV 501 "Give Me Just A Little More Time" is in mono .... http://www.45cat.com/record/inv501

INV 504 "You've Got Me Dangling On A String" is in stereo ... http://www.45cat.com/record/inv504

This is their U.K. Hot Wax discography ....

http://www.45cat.com/label/hot-wax

And the same rules apply .... for example ....

HWX 103 - HONEYCONE "While You're Out looking For Sugar" .. Stereo .. http://www.45cat.com/record/hwx103

HWX 107 - HONEYCONE "Want Ads" .... Mono .... http://www.45cat.com/record/hwx107

Roger ....

[Sotosound]

The 45cat website has label scans of the "A"s of most of the U.K. Invictus releases ....

http://www.45cat.com/label/invictus

It looks like the following Freda Payne 45s were in Stereo ....

INV 518 "You've Got to Love Somebody" ...

http://www.45cat.com/record/inv518

INV 529 "I Shall Not Be Moved" ...

http://www.45cat.com/record/inv529

For those who are unaware of how I can tell this [[as the labels do not have Stereo explicitly written on them) EMI had a convention of prefixing the "small version" of the catalogue number with the letter "y" if the record was in stereo. The "small version" is to be found on the left hand side of the label ... so ... looking at the two biggest CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD hits .....

INV 501 "Give Me Just A Little More Time" is in mono .... http://www.45cat.com/record/inv501

INV 504 "You've Got Me Dangling On A String" is in stereo ... http://www.45cat.com/record/inv504

This is their U.K. Hot Wax discography ....

http://www.45cat.com/label/hot-wax

And the same rules apply .... for example ....

HWX 103 - HONEYCONE "While You're Out looking For Sugar" .. Stereo .. http://www.45cat.com/record/hwx103

HWX 107 - HONEYCONE "Want Ads" .... Mono .... http://www.45cat.com/record/hwx107

Roger ....

INV 501 is indeed mono, but it's a fold-down of the stereo mix. I have a mono button that tells me this. It still sounds good in an AM-friendly sort of way, however, because the mastering is very hot in the upper mid-range.

I also have the original US single and that's an entirely different mix.

Strangely, however, the UK fold-down sounds more lively to me and I prefer it for that reason.

The UK release of "Everything's Tuesday" is similarly a fold-down but I also have a version release in the UK in the early 80s on Inferno records that is definitely a mono mix although whether or not it's the US single mix I cannot say. It's on a 3-track single along with GMJALMT" and "YGMDOAS" and both of those are the US single mixes, released in the UK for the first and probably last time.

[theboyfromxtown]

HDH releases were later put out on a variety of labels. Even I gave up on some of those re-issues except the Inferno releases.

[roger]

It sounds like I should have got my grubby little hands on that CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD Inferno 45 Sotosound, as until now I didn't realise that it was any different to the U.K. Invictus 45s I already had!!

I did purchase the two other H-D-H Inferno releases .. the "Northern" double-header of "Love Factory" and "Sliced Tomatoes" and the reissue of "Band of Gold" that had the long version on the "B" side [[which was almost like a completely different record) ...

This is the 45 with the long version of "Band of Gold" ....

http://www.45cat.com/record/heat17

Roger

[soulster]

I think I have an mp3 of that long alternate version.

[144man]

Well, remember that the U.K. sometimes got different versions.

I should have said that the likeliest place I would have heard this was on Dutch pirate station, Radio Veronica. They used to do a rundown of the Billboard charts every week, so would have played the US versions.

[theboyfromxtown]

I bought all the Inferno releases and was mighty pleased with the US mix of Dangling. I got the GOld copy and ordinary black copy of "Band Of Gold " [[BOG) . I still have spares of the Gold edition of "BOG". It's the HDH label where I made up my mind that enough was enough


It sounds like I should have got my grubby little hands on that CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD Inferno 45 Sotosound, as until now I didn't realise that it was any different to the U.K. Invictus 45s I already had!!

I did purchase the two other H-D-H Inferno releases .. the "Northern" double-header of "Love Factory" and "Sliced Tomatoes" and the reissue of "Band of Gold" that had the long version on the "B" side [[which was almost like a completely different record) ...

This is the 45 with the long version of "Band of Gold" ....

http://www.45cat.com/record/heat17

Roger

[Sotosound]

I have this on an original UK EMI Hot Wax single and it's clearly a dedicated mono mix. Whether it's the same as the US single mix I can't say.

The lyrics are also different to the stereo mix that's turned up on various Invictus / Hot Wax hit compilations in more recent years.

In terms of the UK getting different versions, my limited experience is that this was primarily restricted to Chairmen Of The Board singles for some reason. All of the Freda Payne singles that I have, for instance, are proper mono mixes.

I've just listened to the original US single of "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" courtesy of Youtube, and it's the same as the version released on UK single.

:)

[Sotosound]

I've just listened to the original US single of "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" courtesy of Youtube, and it's the same as the version released on UK single.

:)

And now I've done the same with "Everything's Tuesday" and can confirm that the version released on Inferno in the early 80s is the original US single mix which, in turn, is different to the fold-down of the stereo mix that we Brits originally got given.
:)