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Great 'B' side on the back of "If I Were A Carpenter". However does anybody have a copy of the 45 with the B side Stk copy "What Else Is There To Do [[But Think Of You)" instead of "Wonderful Baby" [as printed on the 45 disc]. This spurious track is from the "Reach Out" album that was pressed instead of Wonderful Baby on a number of 45's.
Does anybody have one, if so it would have been a surprise.
Either way , both tracks are brilliant
Not connected Graham, but went to a Soul / Northern "do" recently.
Really happy that the DJ played "I'm in a different world", asked her to flip it over to play "Remember When", which she had never heard [[ in her possession, but never played it...the wonderful,strange world of NS!!!).
Anyway, she played it, loved it and....promised to play it in the future.
RESULT
I don’t have a copy of this 45, but I do think that "Wonderful Baby" is, erm, wonderful. Took me a while to get into, but now I'm loving it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-VHZg7lXd7Q
Glad you like "Wonderful Baby" I have every Motown 45 just let me know if you want any others to upload.
There were 3 versions of Wonderful Baby on the Four Tops lost and found.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1txbcNxMxdQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hadpxOIA0
I find it interesting that the alternate versions were recorded at Hitsville and the released version recorded in LA. I'd like to know how that came about.
I hadn't spotted that.
The 2 alternates above are clearly run throughs/ Demos.
Smokey got it right..eventually.
RoverabQuote:
Originally Posted by rovereab
According to DFTMC..all cuts were done at Hitsville
Wonderful Baby [[William Robinson) published Jobete 15-Apr-65
Four Tops; recorded Hitsville, completed 16-Dec-64 ; produced by Smokey Robinson ; [v1 1st odb]
25-May-05; CD [[S): Hip-O Select B0003626-02 Lost Without You: Motown Lost And Found [alt 2]
Four Tops; recorded Hitsville, completed 16-Dec-64 ; produced by Smokey Robinson ; [v1 2nd odb]
25-May-05; CD [[S): Hip-O Select B0003626-02 Lost Without You: Motown Lost And Found [alt 1]
Four Tops; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 28-Oct-66 ; produced by Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore ; [v2]
Jul-67; LP [[S): Motown S660 Reach Out
Jul-67; LP [[M): Motown M660 Reach Out
11-Apr-68; 45 [[M): Motown M 1124 B
16-Feb-93; CD [[M): Rhino R2 71183 Until You Love Someone
31-Dec-01; CD [[S): Motown 013 360 2 On Top / Reach Out [UK]
03-Oct-07; CD [[M): Hip-O Select B0009708-02 The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8 1968
02-Apr-13; CD [[M): Hip-O Select B0017484-02 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1964-1972
Thanks for clarifying that Snakepit. I was told several years ago that the song was recorded in LA and because the drums sound "lightweight" in comparison with Hitsville recordings I believed it.
I had been told before that the mispress was only on Southern Plastics pressings. I bought one today to see, and sure enough it plays "What Else Is There To Do [[But Think Of You)". No idea if they're all like that or if I got lucky.
It'd be great to know if anyone has a Southern Plastics pressing that actually plays "Wonderful Baby". Here's what the label looks like to help identify the pressing:
Attachment 19795
Turns out I just got lucky. Not all Southern Plastics pressings are the mispress.Quote:
Originally Posted by nsoule
Can you enlarge the information on the label and also note down what it says in the run out groove.Quote:
Originally Posted by nsoule
Someone already added the label scans and included matrix info on 45cat: https://www.45cat.com/record/nc475546usQuote:
Originally Posted by theboyfromxtown
There's a tiny difference in the RCA custom numbers that helps to identify which pressing you have...
Mispress: W4KM-3596-1-A
Normal: W4KM-3596-2-B