Mirwood Records - The Bees

[greenfuzz]

I just picked up the below (really cheap) on the Bay. It's listed as a one-sided demo. The number is 5538, and online discographies for Mirwood Records stop at 5536. I can't find any evidence that this was ever officially released. Does anybody have any further information, or proof of a pressing?

 

[Andreas]

Not that I can help in any way but does it sound similar to the brilliant Leave Me Be?

 

[Frantic]

I just picked up the below (really cheap) on the Bay. It's listed as a one-sided demo. The number is 5538, and online discographies for Mirwood Records stop at 5536. I can't find any evidence that this was ever officially released. Does anybody have any further information, or proof of a pressing?

You're right, no listing anywhere. Ace owns all the Mirwood masters. I have a call into Alec P to see if they know about that one

 

[greenfuzz]

I can post a snippet later if it truly is unknown/undocumented and there's interest.

 

[greenfuzz]

You're right, no listing anywhere. Ace owns all the Mirwood masters. I have a call into Alec P to see if they know about that one

Great, Joey. Please keep me posted...

 

[Frantic]

Great, Joey. Please keep me posted...

Just talked to Ali P. He isn't familiar with the track. He's going to ask Ace. The main question is:
Is it any good?

 

[Mr.Segment]

Congratulations! Scoring something unknown on the Mirwood label for cheap (although it´s not Northern) is really a feat in this day and age with saved searches and what-have-you-not. Was it a BIN?

Looking forward to hearing it if possible.

 

[MopTopMike]

It wasn't released. There are a couple of tracks issued as 1 sided test pressings for soul artists, tho this is the first I've seen for a rock group.

 

[greenfuzz]

Congratulations! Scoring something unknown on the Mirwood label for cheap (although it´s not Northern) is really a feat in this day and age with saved searches and what-have-you-not. Was it a BIN?

Looking forward to hearing it if possible.

Thanks Joey and Mike for confirming the scarcity. I'm really intrigued now. It was a BIN for 6.99 Euros or $11 U.S.

I will report back with a sound sample...

 

[greenfuzz]

Needless to say, this is really disappointing news, courtesy Alec Palao:

What you bought is not a real Mirwood release but a bootleg probably manufactured in the 80s or 90s by northern soul collectors. Such bootleggers frequently would put their releases on facsimiles of classic "soul" labels like Mirwood (hence it bearing the next number in the catalogue listing, to confuse people into thinking it's legitimate). The artist is girl group The Beas and the record originally came out on the Dee Gee label. Maybe the bootlegger thought their name was spelled Bees - and thus unintentionally just so happened to put it on a label that had another act of the same name - or perhaps it was a deliberate move.

 

[mikael]

Also, full title is "Where do I go from you".

 

[MopTopMike]

I have both Beas 45s - the one on Dee-Gee and the first 45, on Chattahoochee.

 

[mikael]

I've seen it on Pama too (UK issue)
I was putting together an all 60's girls comp the other day
and by coincidence had this on.

 

[Mr.Segment]

Sorry to hear that Mike, would have been cool if it were a real title.

As for the above replies, get a room.

 

[mikael]

As for the above replies, get a room.

You what? Are we off topic here or..?

 

[Mr.Segment]

You what? Are we off topic here or..?

Heh, no offence intended, it was supposed to have had a wink after it.