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  mel(andthensome) (mel) 5-Doyen Username: mel Post Number: 203 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.43.74.91 |
can anyone please tell me what the Temptations one time support act called Posse are doing today. I recall them on Janus VIP records at some time are they still around? and werent they managed by Eddie Kendricks. I recall at some stage that a group known as something like the Swiss movement or like that replacing them. And managed by Melvin Franklin??????? not 100% on this all help much appreciated. regards mel-and if wrong will have a posse after him..... | ||
johneflat (johneflat) 4-Laureate Username: johneflat Post Number: 90 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.252.200 |
Mel, I remember them too, they opened for the tempts, and Eddie was handling them at the time, don't know what happened to them...but they were good! | ||
Graham Finch (acooolcat) 4-Laureate Username: acooolcat Post Number: 95 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 210.200.105.227 |
Mel, I've no idea where they are or who they were - but they did have one 45 on the EJK label (Eddie Kendricks' initials) called "You Better Come On Out And Play." | ||
roger (roger) 4-Laureate Username: roger Post Number: 114 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.35.87.17 |
Hi Mel. SWISS MOVEMENT had a 45 released on Casablanca records around 1974/5. NB-0805 TRY SOMETHING / A CHANGE HAS GOT TO COME Heres a label listing that shows it. http://www.kissfaq.com/casa/ca sa-45.htm I used to have this and "Try Something" was very similar to the material that THE TEMPTATIONS did on their first post-NORMAN WHITFIELD "Temptations do the Temptations" L.P. I believe that you are correct in thinking that they were managed by MELVIN FRANKLIN as I recall this from a feature on them in either Blues & Soul or Black Music at the time. I've never owned a record by POSSE, although I do recall the name and I'm sure they had a couple of releases through Motown in the U.S. ( I shall have to check the discography in Sharon Davis's Motown book). Roger | ||
Graham Finch (acooolcat) 4-Laureate Username: acooolcat Post Number: 96 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 210.200.105.225 |
Roger & Mel According to Reg Bartlett's book Posse had one release on the VIP label (number 25069) in January, 1972: Feel Like Giving Up / Take Somebody Like You. | ||
mel(andthensome) (mel) 5-Doyen Username: mel Post Number: 210 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.153.212.74 |
Cheers fellas wasnt there also the release on Janus as well as titled 'evil' c/w 'are you ready' number 139. thanks mel with the clanton boys..... | ||
Mel (melmo) 2-Debutant Username: melmo Post Number: 12 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.93.33.10 |
Feel like giving up is the same song co-written by Paul and Eddie Kendricks and sung by Paul produced by Eddie that was to have been released in 1973 on the Gordy Label G 7125 with Once you had a heart on the flip. It never got released at the time due to Pauls untimely death. Dont know but I assume that Posse recorded it first as their version was released on V.I.P. in 1972 0n V.I.P. 25069. If anyone wants to hear Paul singing Feel like Giving up and the flip of the single it is on the One By One double CD by the Temptations, Feel like Giving Up is on the Year By Year CD for the year 1973 Seek and you shall find Melmo | ||
Soulaholic (soulaholic) 5-Doyen Username: soulaholic Post Number: 253 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.41.40.105 |
Hello Mello: I have a 45 by Posse on Janus #152- I've got to take you out / Sun Country. Kendricks does write and produce on this one. I swear it is him singing also??? |
