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Thelma
Record Company
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6519
Grand River [stood on vacant lot]
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Grand River is one of Detroit's main
thoroughfares and runs north west, away from the river.
I had longed to see the premises of the
Thelma Record Company, due to the high number of quality
releases that they put on the streets. It was therefore
incredibly disappointing to find that it had been reduced to
a heap of rubble.
I do know, however, that the building sat
adjacent to the one in this photograph and was similar in
size and shape.
Again the incredible Don Davis was at the
helm working closely with Richard Street, later of the
Temptations. They gained some regional success with
Joe Matthews, Martha Starr and Rose Batiste.
Today, a dozen or so of their releases
command three figure sums in the U.K., testament indeed to
the quality that prevailed.
Approximately twenty blocks up the road
were the Correctone/Magic City studios.
Notes thanks to David Meikle.
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