Originally Posted by
acooolcat
Many thanks for these details, spinningsoul
You mention 8/9 releaess on Golden Hit, but I only know of four records on that label: Are you counting flip sides, too?
101 JAMES BARNES AND THE AGENTS
102 JAMES BARNES AND THE AGENTS / THE FUNKY FOUR PLUS THE AGENTS
103 JOCK MITCHELL WITH THE FABULOUS AGENT’S
1001 JOHNNY HARDTIME
Am I right in saying all these 45s date from 1968? The company 'Golden Hit Productions' is listed in the 1967 Yellow Pages, giving the address printed on the Johnny Hardtime 45 - 7555 Grand River. What was actually there - a studio or just a lock-up office?
I think "Free At Last" uses the same backing as The Reflections' song "Shabby Litle Hut" that came out on Golden World.
Also, "Good and Funky" uses the track of Andre Williams' "Loose Juice" [[Wingate label) that was also used by J.J. Barnes for "I Ain't Gonna Do It" [[Ric-Tic label).
So, it seems to me that someone had access to Golden World's vaults around the time Mr. Wingate sold the company to Motown. [["King for Day" was also a Wingate-funded track)
Thanks again, Graham
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