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Thursday 31 December 2020

Derek Martin - Complete Discography


This post was initially just going to feature a previously unreleased Northern Soul track by Derek Martin but has turned into a full blow discography which includes all his earlier recordings with a number of, mainly, doo-wop groups.  The pre 1963 singles will be of interest to doo-wop fans, for soul fans I suggest you skip to Derek Martin's solo discography.

There's an interview with Derek Martin which goes through his whole career over at Soul Express.  It would appear that Martin didn't perform on Howie & The Sappires 45.


Flashback

A superb 'stomper' found on an acetate in the late 90s.  Apparently only 3 exist and two of these have poor sound quality (i.e. low sound on first 30 seconds).  They were found at Rich Rosen's 'Wax Trax' in Las Vegas.  It is thought that Mark 'Butch' Dobson owns one and Richard Searling another.  It was released on a 2007 compilation CD: Derek Martin ‎- Take Me Like I Am - The Roulette Recordings [Stateside].  The first 8 tracks are both sides of his 4 Roulette 45s released between 1965-68, tracks 9-21 were previously unreleased Roulette recordings and the last 4 tracks are all 4 sides of his Buttercup 45s released in 1970/71.


The Noon Express [1967] - Flashback [Embassy #C-1970]

A psyche/garage original(?) version of Flashback by The Noon Express from 1967 ... only for comparison!


Complete Discography

Recommended tracks flagged with *

Sources: Discogs, 45Cat, Soulfulkindamusic, Doo-Wop Blog

The Five Pearls

Howard Guyton, Derek Martin, David Cortez Clowney (aka Dave "Baby" Cortez  cousin of Howard Guyton), Coley Washington and George Torrance

1954 - Please Let Me Know / Real Humdinger [Aladdin #3265]

The Sheiks

Derek Martin, Howard Guyton, Coley Washington, Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez

1954 - Walk That Walk / The Kissing Song [Cat #116]

The Pearls

Derek Martin, Howard Guyton, Coley Washington, George Torrance, Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez 

1956 - Shadows Of Love / Yum Yummy [Atco #6057]
1956 - Bells Of Love / Come On Home [Atco #6066]
1956 - Tree In The Meadow / My Oh My [Onyx #506]
1957 - Ice Cream Baby / Yuz-A-Ma-Tuz [Onyx #511]
1959 - Ugly Face / Band of Angels [On The Square #320]

Howie & The Sapphires 

Howard Guyton & Derek Martin? + ???

The Dreamers

There's 'speculation'(on 45Cat) that The Dreamers may actually be The Top Notes i.e. Howard Guyten & Derek Martin, but I guess that this is only on the basis that they wrote the A side.  The B side is credited to Leroy Kirkland and P. (presumably Pearl) Woods who also wrote Etta James classic Somthing's Gotta Hold On Me with Etta James in 1962, however there are several songs with the same title all credited to different composers. I can't find a sound file so don't know if it's a different song or not..

1960 - (That's Why) I Sing This Song / Mary's Little Lamb [Apt#45-25053]

The Top Notes

Howard Guyten & Derek Martin

1960 - Wonderful Time / Walkin' With Love [Atlantic #45-2066]
1960 - Say Yes / Warm Your Heart [Atlantic #45-2080]
1961 - Hearts Of Stone / The Basic Things [Atlantic #45-2097]
1961 - Always Late (Why Lead Me On) / Twist And Shout [Atlantic #45-2115]
1962 - Wait For Me Baby / Come Back Cleopatra [Festival (#45-1021]
1963 - It's All Right / I Love You So Much [ABC -Paramount #45-10399]

Jimmy Ricks & The Raves

Jimmy Ricks and Leonard Puzey (former members of The Ravens) plus Howard Guyton and Derek Martin

1961 - Deep River / Um Gowa [Festival unreleased]
1962 - Daddy Rolling Stone / Homesick [Atco #6220]
1962 - Daddy Rolling Stone / Um Gowa [Festival #25004]

Derek (Martin) & Howard (Guyton)

1963 - Wait For Me Baby / I Love You So Much [Festival #25005]
Can't find sound file but guess it will be the same as The Top Notes on Festival #45-1021 above.

Derek Martin

1963 - Daddy Rollin' Stone / Don't Put Me Down Like This [Crackerjack #4013]
1965 - *You Better Go / You Know [R-4631
1966 - Bumper To Bumper / Don't Resist [R-4670]
1965 - Cha Cha Skate / Too Soon To Know [Sue #118]
1966 - *Count To Ten / *If You Go [Sue #143]
1967 - *Breakaway / Take Me Like I Am [Roulette #R-4743]
1968 - Soul Power / *Sly Girl [Tuba #2010]
1971 - You Blew It Baby / Moving Hands Of Time [Buttercup #45-009]
1973 - How Can I Get Away / *That's What I'll Do [Vibration # VI-526]
1973 - *Falling Out Of Love / That's What I'll Do [Vibration # VI-522]
1975 - *Beautiful Woman / Inst [All Platinum #AP-2358]

A great mid 70s shuffler, his version of 'Beautiful Woman' from 1975 which The Moments released the same year on their 'Look At Me' LP, I don't believe that they ever issued it on a 45?


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