By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.13) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 02:20 am:

Heres my little tribute to the great Jack Ashford/Lorraine Chandler and The Superb Pied Piper productions they were involved in.
(any errors,I apologise)

Pied Piper/Detroit Soul Gems.(a few).

Albums on Kapp Records
Freddy Butler/A dab of Soul.
Hesitations/Soul Superman

45's.
O'Jays-I'll never forget you,Say those pretty words,Never let you go,It wont hurt,A blowing wind,no time for you/all on the Imperial Label.

Metros
sweetest one,since I Found my baby,I'll never forget you,Egyptian love,It aint Lucky,blue velvet,do the pied piper,time changes things,I'm with you all the way,Till the end of time,no baby/All on the R.C.A.Label.

Mike and Ray
If only you knew on Giant records.

Michael&Raymond
Man without a woman on R.C.A. Records.

Johnny Dixon
Where were you on Boss records.

Tony Birchett
Dont put out the fire on L.B.J.Records.

Four Sonics
Where were you on Triple B Records.
and on Sepia records
Tell me your mine,lost without you.

Joe Buckman
Right now,Till the end of time on Sepia Records.

Tony Hestor
Watch yourself,Just cant leave you on Giant Records.

Eddie Parker
I'm Gone on Awake Records.
and on the Triple B Label
Crying Clown,I need a true love.

September Jones
I'm coming home,no more love on Kapp records.


Reggie Alexander
Its better on Boss records.

Lorraine Chandler
Tell me your mine,I cant change,oh,how I need your love,what can it be,I cant hold on,she dont want you on R.C.A. Records.

Cavaliers
Dance little girl,Hold to my baby on R.C.A.Records.

Dynamics
I need your Love,Love me on R.C.A.Records.

Sharon Scott
I'd like to know,Could it be you(always recall buying this in 1977 for a whopping 8 pounds)on R.C.A.Records.

Willie Kendricks
Change your ways,Whats that on your finger on R.C.A.Records.

Many thanks Jack and Lorraine
and to everyone else that contributed on the many fine Pied Piper productions.

Mel(a big,big,fan).

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 06:07 am:

Thanks a million for that, Mel.

David

By RD (63.188.32.31) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 08:00 am:

Mel, are you sure that the O'Jays' "Pretty Words," "A Blowing Wind," "No Time For You" and "It Won't Hurt" are Pied Piper Productions? Jack Ashford did co-write a song titled "Pretty Words" but it was a different song than the one the O'Jays recorded and the first two I listed are definite H. B. Barnum Productions.

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:00 am:

Here's one of those discs.

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:05 am:

and another

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:06 am:

oops

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.51) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:24 am:

RD,
As far as I know they are pied piper productions,but going by my track record,then I could be wrong.
I amsure someone will be able to confirm it one way or the other.
David,
great scans mate.
Mel.

By RD (63.188.32.31) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:35 am:

Strange, it says A Wri-Han Production then at the bottom it says Herb Williams and in parentheses Pied Piper, which I believe indicates Williams (a musician) worked for Pied Piper Prod. Who were the principals of Wri-Han Productions?

By RD (63.188.32.31) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:39 am:

"It Won't Hurt" is a great record led by Eddie Levert and written by Pam Sawyer and Lori Burton.

By steve w (212.159.32.176) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 02:56 pm:

mel, fantastic some of those records still give me goosebumps and great memories

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 03:00 pm:

Herbie Williams arranged a significant amount of songs in Detroit, working with Lorraine Chandler, Jack Ashford, Don Davis amongst others.

Wri-Han may be Ed Wri(ght) of Minit records and songwriter Larry Han(cock). Wright produced the O'Jays "Working on your case" and Hancock co-wrote it with O'Jay Bobby Massey.

I was under the impression that Wright produced the top side of that 45 too, "Hold on", but I've seen it mentioned that it was Herbie Williams.

Ed Wright co-produced other memorable material with Jimmy Holiday, Gene Dozier and Herb Santifer at the classic Minit set-up on Sunset Boulevard.

By RD (63.188.33.178) on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 03:19 pm:

Right, Wri-Han is undoubtably Ed Wright, who at one time was a disk jockey and Larry Hancock who co-wrote the A-Side of "Hold On"--"Working On Your Case." I have the 45 in front of me and both sides are credited to Ed Wright (producer) and Herbie Williams (arranger).

By LG Nilsson (213.89.29.157) on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 03:25 pm:

Hi Mel and all others,

When I was collecting the Giant label, it was a mess. My "want list" then told everybody I had Giant 707. To me it was "I've Been Turned On" by Jo Armstead... to others it was Tony Hestor: "Just Can't Leave You" b/w "Watch Yourself".



I later found out that it was two different Giant labels around... one Detroit and one Chicago label... with same numbering system! And Mike Terry's name was on both labels!



Crazy! I never found Tony Hestor on Giant 707 because of that. I didn't know I was looking for it. This was also before the "Nothern Soul" craze in England.



But I was also looking for another label: Karate records... and one day, many years ago, I found Karate 523. That was, and still is, a hell of a record. Thanks Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler, Mike Terry and The Pied Piper Productions for all the great music you made.



Lars

By LG Nilsson (213.89.29.157) on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 03:26 pm:

Hi Mel and all others,

When I was collecting the Giant label, it was a mess. My "want list" then told everybody I had Giant 707. To me it was "I've Been Turned On" by Jo Armstead... to others it was Tony Hestor: "Just Can't Leave You" b/w "Watch Yourself".



I later found out that it was two different Giant labels around... one Detroit and one Chicago label... with same numbering system! And Mike Terry's name was on both labels!



Crazy! I never found Tony Hestor on Giant 707 because of that. I didn't know I was looking for it. This was also before the "Nothern Soul" craze in England. But I was also looking for another label: Karate records... and one day, many years ago, I found Karate 523. That was, and still is, a hell of a record. Thanks Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler, Mike Terry and The Pied Piper Productions for all the great music you made.



Lars

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.67) on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 04:01 pm:

Lars,
many thanks for that info regards the chicago Giant label.
mel.