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Would anyone be willing to share a MP3 of the following rare/hard-to-find Four Tops tracks: Would also be willing to purchase vinyl if available
I Just Can't Keep The Tears From Tumblin' Down 1956 B Side of
Everybody Knows by Dolores Carroll and The Four Tops
Do I Love You 1965 [[B Side of Sweeter As The Days Go By) by The Four Tops
[[from 10" Acetate)
Thanks
Are you sure that "Do I Love You" is by the Four Tops are there are often different artists on acetates? I`ve never heard of a track of this title by the Four Tops.That`s not to say that is does not exist.
Good point. I am not sure whether this track is by the Four Tops or another artist. The places that I have seen this 10" acetate recording listed [[mainly Discogs.com), do not indicate another artist as recording this track on the B Side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Polhill
Thanks for the reply
I question whether either of these exist for the reason that Keith Hughes "Don't Forget the Motor City" site does not indicate either of these titles to the Four Tops. He is one of the leading experts on titles that were recorded.
The Four Tops didn't record either of those songs.
I don't know about Do I Love You, but the Dolores Carroll single is real enough:Quote:
Originally Posted by thomas96
http://www.popsike.com/DOLORES-CARRO...794110668.html
Thanks. I had also seen this past e-bay listing w/the photo of the 45 r.p.m. It is also listed in the Singles Discography within the Four Tops Fourever Box Set.Quote:
Originally Posted by radionixon
The Four Tops certainly did record Sweeter As The Days Go By as this track is on the Lost and Found CD compilation and can be found on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnXxmkDOwBo
It might be that the B Side Do I Love You of the 10" Acetate is by white motown female singer Chris Clark. Frank Wilson also had a 45 issue of Do I Love with Sweet Understanding Love on the B Side according to some forum I read. It is also indicated that Marvin Gaye did a version of Sweet Understanding Love in late 1965 but it was never released at that time.
The A Side of the Dolores Carroll & The Four Tops track I Just Can't Keep The Tears From Tumblin' Down is also offered on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpkQz10nn3w
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!
Thanks for the additional information. I might give up on finding a potential Four Tops recording of Do I Love You but still seeking an MP3 of that B Side by Dolores Carroll and the Four Tops as that one seems to be more credible as existing.Quote:
Originally Posted by radionixon
I apologize thank you for correcting me on the first song. I misread and thought it was dated 1965 not 1956. I knew they didn't record it at Motown...
As for Do I Love You, the Tops did not record it, it doesn't exist.
Since I cannot get at my albums, I am waiting for someone to finally upload "Sexy Ways" to Youtube. It was from their last Motown album...."Magic".
I have 2 versions of "Sweeter As The Days Go By" by the Four Tops. The first one was on the Marginal CD "Detroit Rare Tracks From Volume 7" [[so an unofficial release) and the second on the Lost & Found set. They are very different. Wouldn't it have been fantastic to have a Four Tops version of "Do I Love You" though?
Here you go, Marv. I just uploaded it for you. Disregard the watermark, and enjoy the music.Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2
https://youtu.be/qWYJwK2JiKM
Jim
NVitto, shoot me a PM with your email address.Quote:
Originally Posted by NVitto
Jim
Jim you are CHAMP! This is the last great record by the Four Tops in my opinion. The Indestructible album from 1988 was good, but this from 1985 was great! Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by fourtopsjim
Jim, may I recommend that you edit the title to your video to included "The Four Tops" to make it easier for others to find and enjoy it.
Done. Glad you like itQuote:
Originally Posted by marv2
Hot Nights was an excellent LP. Too bad it was never released. The title song, and Red Hot Love....love them!Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2
The single "Hot Nights" was actually played on the radio in Philadelphia towards the end of the summer of 1986. It is a great song and a great delivery by Levi. It was a bit melancholy the way I interpreted it. I related to the song after spending a summer between NYC, Philly and Atlantic City.Quote:
Originally Posted by fourtopsjim
"Hot Nights"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux-B531TgB0