Unclaimed Freight (Flint)

[green.scream]

I acquired a copy of the only 45 by a MI band called Unclaimed Freight on Flint Records. I can’t find any info. or sales anywhere on the web for this record. Does anyone have an idea of what it might be valued at?? I’d say it’s decent garage on one side (maybe a 5 based on my personal Teenbeat Mayhem calibration ) and the flip side is just the top side, played backwards.

Not looking to let it go but I am curious if there’s any benchmarks for it. Cheers

 

[Al.Burnett1966]

Interesting! Never heard of it before. There is one or two bands named Unclaimed Freight, one based in Texas, but I don't think they're related.

 

[green.scream]

Interesting! Never heard of it before. There is one or two bands named Unclaimed Freight, one based in Texas, but I don't think they're related.

Yeah I noticed that as well. I don’t believe they are related. Thanks!

 

[gregk25]

Unclaimed Freight was a project of Oliver William Tuthill who wrote the Northern Soul anthem "I Don't Like To Lose" (sung by Cecil Washington and released on Prophonics). Forumites might know Oliver better from his one-off garage psych outfit Inferno and their lone 45 on Plastik. I interviewed Oliver for an article in Ugly Things #62 and we touched briefly on the very rare Unclaimed Fright 45. It was released by Dave West, the guy who started West Laboritories in 1965 and went on to design 200-Watt amps for Grand Funk Railroad. He believed in Tuthill's songwriting qualities and set up a record lable named after his Michigan hometown to release the Unclaimed Freight 45 in the summer of 67 as a promo-only edition in a tiny print run.

Congrats for finding a copy Zaid!

 

[green.scream]

Unclaimed Freight was a project of Oliver William Tuthill who wrote the Northern Soul anthem "I Don't Like To Lose" (sung by Cecil Washington and released on Prophonics). Forumites might know Oliver better from his one-off garage psych outfit Inferno and their lone 45 on Plastik. I interviewed Oliver for an article in Ugly Things #62 and we touched briefly on the very rare Unclaimed Fright 45. It was released by Dave West, the guy who started West Laboritories in 1965 and went on to design 200-Watt amps for Grand Funk Railroad. He believed in Tuthill's songwriting qualities and set up a record lable named after his Michigan hometown to release the Unclaimed Freight 45 in the summer of 67 as a promo-only edition in a tiny print run.

Congrats for finding a copy Zaid!

Thanks Greg!!