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Tuesday 3 March 2020

NS509 Gwen Owens [1967] - Just You're Wanted (And Needed) [Velgo V0-002]



509 Gwen Owens [1967] - Just Say You're Wanted (And Needed) [Velgo V0-002]
Artist:Gwen Owens
A:You're Wanted (And Needed) 
B:Still True To You
Format:45
Country:US
Label:Velgo
Label Discography:Velgo Discography
Cat No:VO-002
Year:1966
Value:£4,000-£5,500+
Value Link:£4,000-£5,500
Artist Biography:Gwen Owens Biography
Artist Discography:Gwen Owens Discography

A monster sound in it's day (mid 70s) and surprised it's not higher up in the 500!


This is a very rare record as apparently there was a pressing fault and they were withdrawn for sale and destroyed but obviously a few have escaped!  It is suggested that there were 2 presses - one skips towards the end.  There's an interesting thread here: Soul Source Gwen Owens.  There is also quite a detailed biography for her on Discogs.

In summary she recorded 7 singles in the 60s for a number of labels OnCore, Rem, Velgo (2), Lau-Reen, Josie and 2 in 70s Casablanca and Big Tree.  An early unreleased 45, that was recorded on Harthon in 1967 just before she joined Josie, was licensed from Weldon McDougal / Harthon and released by Adey Pierce on Mel-Ady.

Discography

1964Oncore ON-84Mystery Man/Someone To Love
1964REM 105Mystery Of Love /
The Impacs - Myster of Love (Sing-A-Long)
1966Velgo VO-001I Lost A Good Thing/I'll Be Crying
1967Velgo VO-002Just Say You're Wanted (And Needed)/Still True To You
1967Mal-Ady MA-100Lies/Rain
1968Lau-Reen 1002Make Him Mine/One More Day
1969Josie 45-1009Keep On Living/It Ain't Hardly Over
1974Casablanca NB 808You Better Watch Out/Everybody Needs Love
1979Big Tree K 11335I Don't Want To Dance No More /
Hold Me Like You Never Had Me

She released 2 of only 3 releases on Velgo based in New Haven MI, owned by Larry Lick (Pavlik). Velgo was a subsidiary of Sound Inc. which released Gary Haines - Keep On Going S1 110 and Capreez - How To Make A Sad Man Glad S1-149.

In 1976 she joined the group Hot (a trio of Gwen, Owens, Cathy Carson and Juanita Curiel) who had a US Top 10 hit with 'Angel In Your Arms' which reached #6. Hot released 3 albums and around 7 singles on Big Tree between 1976-79, (a further single was released on Boradwalk in 1982) 3 of these (incl. Angel In My Arms entered the Hot 100.


509 Gwen Owens [1967] - Just Say You're Wanted (And Needed) [Velgo V0-002]




Gwen Owens [1967] - Still True To You [Velgo V0-002]




Gwen Owens [1966] - I Lost A Good Thing [Velgo V0-001]


Gwen Owens [1966] - I'll Be Crying [Velgo V0-001]



Gwen Owens [1964] - Mystery Man [Oncore ON-84]


Gwen Owens [1964] - Someone To Love [Oncore ON-84]

One for tyhe lowriders.



Gwen Owens [1964] - Mystery Of Love [REM 105]


Gwen Owens [1968] - Make Him Mine [Lau-Reen 1002]

Lau-Reen was a sister label to Ram-Brock run by Rudy Robinson from Dexter Ave., Detroit.  There were only 2 releases, the first being by Rudy Robinson & The Hungry Four - Close Your Mouth Pts. 1 & 2 (a horn-laden funky instrumental) and the 2nd and last by Gwen Owens.

Ram-Brock released 4 45s between 1967-68 and all but the first one from Magic Tones were from Cody Black who had several other release on Detroit labels such as D-Town, Wheelsville and Groove City. The Magic Tones also had many other relases on Detroit labels such as Wheelsville, Solid Hit, MAH's and Westbound.



Gwen Owens [1968] - One More Day [Lau-Reen 1002]



Gwen Owens [1967] - It AIn't Hardly Over [Josie 45-1009]

A great crossover tune on Josie.


Gwen Owens [1974] - You Beter Watch Out [Casablanca NB 808]



Tata Vega [1980] - You Beter Watch Out [Tamla T 54316F]

Tata Vega recorded You Better Watch Out on her 4th (and last) Motown (Tamla) album.  If was also released as the flip to 'You Keep Me Hanging On'.


Hot [1978] - If That's The Way That You Want It [Big Tree BT 16118]






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