The Rainy Daze.
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Yeah, I had forgotten about the IP release, I think that was put together by Dave Diamond and the Rainy Daze. Never seen a copy, must be rare as hen's teeth!
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Thinking about it, has anyone seen a copy of the IP 45?
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My thoughts exactly!
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I'm now of the opinion that the IP release does not exist, all mentions of it online seem to be taken from the same source. I can find no other evidence for it, and neither of my interviewees has mentioned an earlier release than the Chicory 45.
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This may well be the second (or third) release after all. According to the dead wax info, (Monarch Delta 64788,) the Chicory 45 was pressed in late January 1967, but the UNI 45 came out in early January, it was the very first release on that label. It seems odd that there appears to have been two almost simultaneous releases of the record on two labels, perhaps I am missing something obvious here. I always assumed that the Chicory release predated the UNI one, working on the premise that the success of the 45 in Denver must have led to the deal with UNI. Obviously that must be wrong, so was there an earlier issue on the IP label? I'm sure we will get there in the end!
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Here's what I am basing my assumption that the Rainy Daze UNI 45 was issued in January 1967, it may have just muddied the waters a little:
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I asked Tim Gilbert - he said they recorded the tracks for Chicory first, then Frank Slay licensed the recordings to UNI. He knows nothing of a release on IP at all. Dave Diamond can't recall anything, so I have just contacted Russ Regan to see if he can shed any light on that Billboard article and the statement that the release was brought forward to mid January.
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What page are you referring to? According to Whitburn the Debut date is March 11, 1967.
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It's a mystery....
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A little more evidence to indicate the UNI 45 came out first - a chart from January 1967 with the Rainy Daze in at number five.
http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?svid=262
http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?svid=262
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