THELMA
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The Thelma label is thought to have been originally names after Berry Gordy's sister of the same name. The label's first address is 8040 Daxter, Detroit. Later the label moved to 6519 Grand River, a busy highway and a haven at this time for record companies. (Correc-Tone etc.,) Non of the first five releases bear a label address on them, or a number, they simply show label's telephone number (Ty4-2282). All 45's prior 101 are pale green with black lettering, 101 & 102 are pale yellow, 104 to 106 are red with silver details, 107 to 112 are a black background with silver lettering. 113 was issued on a pale blue label. Northern Soul plays in yellow. | ||||||
Cat. Number | Artist | A-Side/B-Side | Mattrix | Date | |||
Alberta Adams | I Got Walking | ZTSC82363 | |||||
Without Your Love | ZTSC82364 | ||||||
Roger Wade | Little Girl | ZTSC84946 | |||||
I Can Only Hurt You | ZTSC84947 | ||||||
Magnificent Seven | The Groove | ZTSC90786 | |||||
The Leap Frog | ZTSC90787 | ||||||
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Will Hatcher | This And That | ZTSC90796 | |||||
It Takes Two | ZTSC90797 | ||||||
Emanuel Laskey | I Need Somebody | ZTSC94494 | |||||
Tomorrow | ZTSC94495 | ||||||
T-501 | Jimmy Gilford | Nobody Love Me Like My Baby | ZTSC96790 | 1962 | |||
Too Late To Cry | ZTSC96791 | 1962 | |||||
T-601 | Robert Ward & Ohio Untouchables | Your Love Is Real | ZTSC96913 | 1962 | |||
Nobody Does Something For Nothing | ZTSC96912 | 1962 | |||||
T-602 | Robert Ward & Ohio Untouchables | Your Love Is Real | ZTSC96913 | 1962 | |||
I'm Gonna Cry A River | ZTSC96914 | 1962 | |||||
T-603 | Robert Ward | She's My Heart's Desire | |||||
What To Do | |||||||
T-100 | Emanuel Laskey | The Monkey | ZTSC90808 | 1963 | |||
Wehfare Cheese | ZTSC90809 | 1963 | |||||
T-101 | Emanuel Laskey | Crazy | ZTSC97579 | ||||
Welfare Cheese | ZTSC97809 | ||||||
T-102 | Rose Batiste | I Can't Leave You | ZTSC97689 | 1964 | |||
Somebody | ZTSC97690 | 1964 | |||||
T-103 | (Pat Smith Cancelled) | ||||||
T-104 | Joe Matthews | She's My Beauty Queen | ZTSC97693 | ||||
It Is Worth It All | ZTSC97694 | ||||||
T-105 | Eddie Hill | You Got The Best Of Me | ZTSC97695 | ||||
Baby I Cried | ZTSC97696 | ||||||
T-106 | Emanuel Laskey | Don't Lead Me On Baby | ZTSC97699 | ||||
What Did I Do Wrong | ZTSC97700 | ||||||
T-107 | Joe Matthews | Sorry Ain't Good Enough For Me | ZTSC97697 | 1967 | |||
You Better Mend Your Ways | ZTSC97698 | 1967 | |||||
T-108 | Emanuel Laskey | I'm A Peace Loving Man | HJC 701 | ||||
Sweet Lies | HJC 702 | ||||||
T-109 | Billy Kennedy | Sweet Things | HJC 703 | ||||
This Is a Groovy Generation | HJC 704 | ||||||
T-110 | Emanuel Laskey | (I've Got To) Run For My Life | HJC 705 | ||||
You Better Be Sure | HJC 706 | ||||||
T-111 | Martha Starr | No Part Time Love For Me | HJC 707 | ||||
It's Too Bad Baby | HJC 708 | ||||||
T-112 | Martha Starr | Love Is The Only Solution | HJC 709 | ||||
I'm Lonely | HJC 710 | ||||||
T-113 | Martha Starr | Sweet Louie | HJC 711 | ||||
I Wanna Be Your Girl | HJC 712 | ||||||
Emanuel Laskey (or Lasky in some cases, notably his early releases) is a well known name, his "I Need Somebody"/"Tomorrow" was issued on NPC 1003, a Pittsburgh label. T-103 was also issued on Wild Duce 1003. Some of the Thelma backing tracks were also used on different labels. The backing track of "She's My Beauty Queen" was issued on James Riley's Diamond Jim logo for The Tempo's "I'll Never Forget" (Diamond Jim 8792). Martha Starr's "Love Is The Only Solution" backing track was also used for "Carlena" The Just Brothers (Garrison 3003). Thema also had a subsidiary, Ge Ge Records. Emanuel Lasky's Sweet Lies has the same backing as Martha Star I'm Lonely. | |||||||
Research: Rod Dearlove |
01/07/2012
Thelma
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