Comments on: Road Trippin’, More Saturday Digs

By: Andromeda International Records

Andromeda International Records — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:30:56 +0000

Sure, would love to talk to you about Clarence Reid/Betty Everett and the Miami scene, which I indeed studied for years: I researched the Miami, southeast regional phenomenon of records going gold and platinum in that market alone without ever being spread anywhere else across the U.S. Some of the unknown musical superheroes include Bombshell (”It’s The Bomb” & “Up Against The Wall”-Ms. B Records; Bombshell is the beautiful and extremely talented daughter of Miami Soul Queen Betty Wright) and Michael Sterling (”One More Chance”-Sterling Records, one of the most fantastic soul ballads ever recorded). Miami labels, as well as others in the region, were highly successful in that: 1) the label/artist made records for local exposure and airplay, the obtainable target market, which kept costs of promotion and marketing down, while effectively garnering airplay and vinyl/CD sales—WITHOUT THE USE OF THE INTERNET! 2) Strategic placement of tours and performances in locales showing increased and/or significant airplay and sales; and 3) Never losing the hometown advantage when the record did break in other national markets—Miami artists never forgot their roots and the local/regional fans that first put them on the charts. This kind of love allowed the artist to continue having airplay, from fans requesting the artists’ songs at radio, even when no new material was available. This should be an important lesson to any act/recording artist/group that wants to achieve an obtainable and realistic level of success. Hit me up on my email androintl@earthlink.net I will give you my number her in my office; in addition, I also do management for or am associated with Betty Wright, Emmanuel (GQ-”Disco Nights/Ido Love You/Make My Dreams Come True” fame) LeBlanc, Rudy Ray Moore (his new Dolemite movie is out now), Angelo Alexander (new CD “Angelo Alexander Sings Bessie Smith”-TripJazz Records) and Motherless Child featuring Matlock (”Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child”-Jungle Mix by DJ Idrissa Morehouse-Andromeda International Records). Peace! Mark Matlock, Refuge Management/Andromeda International Records androintl@earthlink.net

By: fleamarketfunk

fleamarketfunk — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:47:14 +0000

thnaks for the kind words. i’d love to speak with you in regards to the whole clarence reid/ betty everett florida funk and soul connection. sounds really interesting for sure.

By: Andromeda International Records

Andromeda International Records — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:29:45 +0000

Very nice size vinyl catch of rare and golden goodies. Clarence Reid is my dear friend who is now on tour as both “Clarence Reid: (R & B set/clean) and his alter ego “Blowfly.” I actually sang on Blowfly’s remake of “Family Affair” but it was not placed in the Weird World of Blowfly soundtrack on Pandisc Records due to publishing dispute(s). Betty Everett was also a dear friend, whom the world lost years ago, I did the liner notes for her on the reissue CD release on the There’ll Come A Time lp. I interviewed her and asked if she knew what happened to Vee-Jay Records to cause the label’s downfall. “I don’t know,” she replied, “and I don’t think that Vee-Jay even knows why either!” I love Creative Funk for their single “Ready Made Family.”

By: devil dick

devil dick — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:24:27 +0000

i sent the cat a message but i’ve not heard back from him yet.

I will keep you posted!!!

By: fleamarketfunk

fleamarketfunk — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:46:54 +0000

yo DD, we’re hitting that place up again SOON. i need some of those records i left before the show.

By: JJ Money

JJ Money — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:08:02 +0000

Once again, thanks for doing what you do, Prestige. It really is a treasure for me to listen to these mp3s on the week long shifts up at work.

By: devil dick

devil dick — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:06:54 +0000

trade? hmmmmm…..

not sure, but i do know i need that “Masters of Soul - I Hate You (in the Daytime and Love You at Night) on Duke”

also: you best not be road trippin’ back up there without the devil!?!?!?!???

By: fleamarketfunk

fleamarketfunk — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:58:47 +0000

yeah i’m heading back to get the multiple copies of that lou toby. i’ll be puttin gup some of the new finds this week for SURE. i can’t wait to get them on here.

By: Todd Lucas

Todd Lucas — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:50:35 +0000

Shoot, I got off on a tangent and forgot that I wanted to comment on a couple of your finds. The Soul Sisters and Lou Toby records are both also recent finds of mine and I love ‘em both. I also really dig that Barbara & the Uniques disc. Would love to hear a bunch of the other stuff that you found. The Moody Scott sounds particularly interesting.

By: Todd Lucas

Todd Lucas — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:45:25 +0000

I want to echo what Brian said regarding the digging stories, as well as the lists of finds. Love ‘em. It’s sort of inspired me to do the same over on my blog. You definitely meet up with more characters than I do though. I can’t compete in that realm.

I also have to agree with what you guys said about puttin’ in time. The past couple of Fridays have led me to a couple of towns I’ve never searched before and my little excursions have been both fun and fruitful enough to make them worth the trip.

There’s been lots of digging in thrift shops and antique stores, through boxes of unsleeved 45’s, sort of a bargain basement of record collecting. But such is the love of the quest and not knowing what might turn up next. You might find nada or something monumental, usually something in between. I never tire of it.