Marcia Griffiths "Shimmering Star"/Maytals "He Will Provide" 1964 1st Pressing
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MARCIA GRIFFITHS "SHIMMERING STAR" FIRST PRESS (POSSIBLE TEST PRESSING)
B/W
MAYTALS
"HE WILL PROVIDE" (1964)
LABEL: STUDIO ONE
MATRIX: C + N 3 - 771 - CM
MATRIX: Federal FC 3028
A-SIDE LABEL TEXT:
MISSPELT 'MAYTELLS' WRITTEN IN INK. SONG TITLE "HE'LL PROVIDE" + THE LETTERS 'D' 'W' PLUS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE WORDS 'JAMAICA RECORD MAKERS LTD PRINTED IN BLUE BOLD INK.
B-SIDE LABEL TEXT:
BLACK LABEL WITH THE LETTERS 'D' 'W'
RELEASE YEAR: 1966?
POSSIBLE TEST PRESSING OR PRE-RELEASE
WHILST I AM AWARE THAT MARCIA GRIFFITH'S "SHIMMERING STAR" WAS RELEASED ON BAMBOO IN 1970, I'M OF THE OPINION THAT THIS PRESSING WAS THE ORIGINAL RELEASE AND DIFFERS IN ITS ARRANGEMENT TO THE BAMBOO ISSUE IN 1970, ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME SONG BY THE SAME ARTIST.
"SHIMMERING STAR" 2.41
"HE WILL PROVIDE" 2.25
VISIBLE SIGNS OF WEAR ON BOTH SIDES THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PLAYING OF EITHER SIDE. HOWEVER, YOU WILL HEAR THE OCCASIONAL CRACKLE AT TIMES WHICH DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL SOUND IN ANY WAY. SLIGHT EDGE WARP TO THIS VERY RARE PRESSING WHICH HAS NO AFFECT ON THE PLAYING AT ALL.
MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKE, YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.
I DON'T HAVE A SOUND CLIP OF THIS MARCIA PRESSING, BUT HERE IS THE BAMBOO ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE A LONGER INSTUMENTAL BRIDGE AND THE ADDITION OF STRINGS. THE MAYTALS LINK IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FEATURED ON THIS PRESSING.
IN MY OPINION AS A FORMER PRO DJ, BAMBOO GAVE THE 1970 ISSUE OF "SHIMMERING STAR" A MORE COMMERCIAL FEEL IN LIGHT OF THE THEN SUCCESS OF BOB & MARCIA'S "YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK". PERSONALLY, I THINK THEY LOST THE ORIGINAL ROCKSTEADY FEEL.
LISTEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pSONv-tApk
LISTEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzS3ssMJcE
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