Originally Posted by
Graham Jarvis
There is only 2 known copies of the Miss Motown 45, the upload on youtube is mine, I own the other copy and watched the Ebay copy with interest as the 2nd one turning up was a surprise, when I mentioned it to Keith [[Hughes) he also mentioned to me he was bidding on it, but lost it as it went for too much.
Raynoma became Miss Motown on leaving Detroit to set up the NYC Motown offices in 1963, she actually references her nickname change from "Miss Ray" to "Miss Motown" in her bio "Berry Me, & Motown" .The change from "Miss Ray" to "Miss Motown" is on page 139 Chapter 9 "New York".
Jack The Rapper Gibson who in 1963 also worked for Berry & Motown also knew Raynoma well, it is likely as Ray was now on her own, Jack had the Miss Motown 45's pressed as a welcome gift. The 45 is dated 1964, with no normal record number other than MM-1 & no pressing plant marks, it also has the same tracks on both sides.
Jack would have access to the pressing plants. His own bio makes interesting reading when he gets to the section of how he fell out with BG! Strange Irony also in that it is also coincidental with one certain Miss Well's 64' classic & multi million seller also being pressed in NY!
Raynoma very rarely got the credits she deserves, most if not all of the greatest [[Jobete) Northern Soul records every recorded out of NYC [[ & the most expensive 45's to find) not on Motown labels or on Motown artists were down to Raynoma.
This is not just a quirky 45, it's an incredible piece of the Motown story and her role in making it all happen, other than her intro to the "Little Iva Miracle 45" there is no other known recordings of her none singing voice.
G.J.
