By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 11:32 am:

Soulful Detroiters:
If this label has been the subject of past posts forgive the repetition.
I know this label was the home of the Four Sonics, Andre Williams, the Dramatics and many others (Jack Ashford produced a few things for Sport). It was founded by Andrew Harris, who is deceased (I've been in touch with his widow, Gladys).
Tuff City Records will be reissuing the Sport catalog by the fall but I need to get started now with the research. If anyone has any info or recollections of the label and Super Sonic Productions please feel free to post.
Thanks!
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.94) on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 01:32 pm:

I have or have had a few sounds on Sport but you will probably have the relevent info.
mel.

By LG Nilsson (213.89.28.83) on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 03:10 pm:

KevGo,

I have got seven of the eleven known releases on the SPORT (yellow) label. Number series was 101 - 111. I don't know about 106. Two different records was released on 111. The Four Sonics issue was distributed by Amy-Mala-Bell records.



My info is that Shelley Haims owned the label.

BOSS (orange)...


... and SIR-RAH (red) were also part of the Super Sonic Productions group.



Well, that's about all I know about this...

Lars

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 06:32 pm:

Lars:
Thanks for the info & the scans.
Andrew "Shelly" Harris was the owner of Sport Records. His widow Gladys inherited the label when he died years ago.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Marc Forrest (145.243.194.67) on Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 01:18 pm:

Not to forget Joan Dovalle`s "Let Me Go". Music- and sadly also collectorswise the hardest on Sport Records. Should not have let my copy go :-(

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.33) on Friday, March 07, 2003 - 10:22 am:

Didnt the Label only last a year?
From 1967 to 1968?
As you said Shelley Haims was the owner back then,with producing and arranging members featuring Joe Hunter,Herbie Williams,Andre Williams,Lorraine Chandler.
These are what I either still have or have had at some time,
101-Dramatics-If you havent got love-ZTSC-125890
All Because of you-ZTSC-125891.
102 Can anyone give me this please.
103-Tony Daniels-How Lonely-ZTSC-126088
How Lonely(inst)-ZTSC-126089.
104-The Abstract Reality-Love burns like a fire inside-ZTSC-126110
Love burns like a fire inside(inst)-ZTSC-126111.
105-Andre Williams-Soul Groove-ZTSC-126146
Pearl Time-ZTSC-126145.
106 ?
107?
108 ?
109-The Masterkeys-Weak and Brokenhearted-ZTSC-126472
If you havent got love-ZTSC-126471.
110-Four Sonics-You dont have to say you love me-8463-BW
It Takes Two-8437-BW.
111-Four Sonics-The Greatest Love-ZTSC-8649-BW
Easier said than Done-8650-BW.

Would appreciate any help on the missing numbers.
Mel.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, March 07, 2003 - 10:29 am:

Mel:
This is from the R&B Indies Directory Vol.2
106 Appreciations "I Can't Hide It" (unconfirmed)
107 Johnny Soul "I'm Gonna Rat On You"/"I Can't Buy No More"
108 Appreciations "There's A Place In My Heart"/"She Never Really Loved Me"
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.14) on Friday, March 07, 2003 - 11:10 am:

Many thanks Kev,
the Joan Dovell is number 102.
as Marc mentions above.
The flip being No better for you.
cheers Kev.
mel.

By peterlowrie (217.137.176.24) on Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 10:53 am:

Sport 111 Appreciations it's better to cry / gimme back my soul ztsc 25881 / ztsc126882 the recording
comes from the Carloinas and nothing to do with Detroit written by Blake / Nieves from new York
Also 108 is by the same group.
I can't hide came out on Aware also a Detroit bases label

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 11:23 am:

Peter:
Thanks for the 411 on the Appreciations.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Keith Rylatt (217.137.90.31) on Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 07:47 am:

Kevgo. has anyone seen the piss take record on Sport 103 Gordon Berry & Motortown Orch ? same title as Tony Daniels. Ive had the Daniels issue but not the other. Keith