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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

Quite a rare record. The image above is of the sole sale recorded on the internet. The group is the same group as Bobby Hall & The Kings, but with Adolphus "Little Hooks" Holcomb taking the lead on both sides. Marv Goldberg has a bio of the group, and he supplied the date for this obscure record. Unlike all three preceding releases on Jax, this one never came out on 45 - possibly because the Jax and Sittin' In With labels were on the verge of going out of business.

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Comment by Mike Gann:

With respect to rhythmdog, I've added an A-side label image that is more complete.

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Comment by han enderman ●:

Jax 314 - At first I also thought that the pale yellow labels might be remaining stock, but this is odd too. Jax 300-307 are yellow, with staff and N.Y. Jax 308-322 are black, without staff & N.Y. Labels stating "Disc Jockey Use Only" (Jax 316) are pale, but otherwise like the black labels. The pale 314 labels are intermediate: with NY, but without staff. I thought they made the dj labels when the record became popular, and subsequently they decided to make real dj labels (316). The later red label (like 45s?) has a Memphis address.

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

Although it never made "the charts", which were about 10 records long for R&B in the pre-1955 days, this record sold well, as evidenced by the several label variations shown here. From a search for sales on the Jax label, it's pretty clearly one of the label's best sellers.

The labels that han has described as white label dj copies are probably just washed-out yellow labels, as the record does exist that way - also, actual dj copies have "disc jockey use only" (see 316 and note that the dj copies don't have N.Y., N. Y. on them)

I don't think that these white or yellow labels are "first" presses, as the label had changed over to the black style well before the release of this single. Probably just the label using up left over blanks in order to meet demand..

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

You are 100% correct. In fact, Marv specifies that this group was not the Kings. In fact, it is the Ramblers on MGM who were the Kings recording under another name. I will correct.

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

I might note that "Finsterness" has the same catalog number as "Stoned" by Wardell Gray from 1948 on Jax' sister label "Sittin' In With"

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Comment by han enderman ●:

Jax 314 - later red labels added, and white promo labels.

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Comment by Mike Gann:

Marv Goldberg doesn't list this record in his discography for The Kings and he's usually pretty thorough.

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Comment by Mike Gann:

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

Added higher res image of B side with thanks to Mike Gann

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Comment by Mike Gann:

The brother of the more famous musician Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown only recorded two titles in his lifetime.

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Comment by Mike Gann:

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Comment by Mike Gann:

B-side label image added

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Comment by Mike Gann:

B-side label image added

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Comment by Mike Gann:

The "J" prefix was added to the matrices by "Sittin' In With" when they reissued it. Bill Quinn didn't use this kind of numbering system. Frankie Lee Sims plays 2nd guitar on "Jail House Blues".