Most expensive single ever auctioned

[62bass]

Has anyone in the UK heard of this record? It's called "Do I Love You" by Frankie Wilson on the Motown label. It just sold at an auction last April for over $41,000. Apparently it's been a huge dance hit in the Northern UK. I don't think it was ever released anywhere else.

Anyhow, some of the musicians on it are Earl Palmer-drums, Carol Kaye-bass, Gary Coleman -vibes with lots of horn players including Jackie Kelso and Plas Johnson on saxes. It was recorded in 1965 in Los Angeles at Armin Steiner's studio there where a lot of Motown hits were done when Detroit got overloaded.

Here's a link to a youtube of it.--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvpeYiQwss

[Cosmic Closet]

Wow. That puts it into the same territory as Bob Dylan's first album with the deleted songs, as well as several blues 78s.

Good song; what an amazing way this wound up having such value.

Thanks for sharing; I had never heard of Frank Wilson, but he certainly had chops.

CC.

[J. Crawford]

Originally Posted by 62bass

Has anyone in the UK heard of this record? It's called "Do I Love You" by Frankie Wilson on the Motown label. It just sold at an auction last April for over $41,000. Apparently it's been a huge dance hit in the Northern UK. I don't think it was ever released anywhere else.

Anyhow, some of the musicians on it are Earl Palmer-drums, Carol Kaye-bass, Gary Coleman -vibes with lots of horn players including Jackie Kelso and Plas Johnson on saxes. It was recorded in 1965 in Los Angeles at Armin Steiner's studio there where a lot of Motown hits were done when Detroit got overloaded.

Here's a link to a youtube of it.--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvpeYiQwss

Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

[62bass]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Closet

Wow. That puts it into the same territory as Bob Dylan's first album with the deleted songs, as well as several blues 78s.

Good song; what an amazing way this wound up having such value.

Thanks for sharing; I had never heard of Frank Wilson, but he certainly had chops.

CC.

That is pretty amazing. I heard that Motown has released this on an album on cd now. I'll have to see if I can find it anywhere.

The LA musicians on the date were getting cash under the table for those sessions. I think they're sorry about that now.