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Arguably one of the most sought after Northern / Rare Soul labels of all time, with 95% of it's catalogue being incredibly hard to locate, Shrine Records out of Washington D.C. has made an indelible mark on the scene. The label itself began life in the spring of '65, having been launched by Eddie Singleton and Raynoma Gordy, and being named as a sign of respect for the recently assasinated John F.Kennedy. The first release on the label was a '63 recording by Linda (Tate) & The Vistas, who Eddie had previously written "Believe me" for, and had already been released on Assault Records (label scan on my trades page). This track also gained Rare Soul scene attention and spins  and has remained ultra rare. All Shrine discs were manufactured by "Johnson's Wax", whose "X" mark appears in the run out grooves of  the discs, and x2500 copies of each disc (106>119) were manufactured. When the label folded in late '66, the tapes remained at Edgewood studios, the 45's remained at Eddie's old house, office and at the Schwartz brothers distribution warehouse. This stock was then transferred to Waxie Maxy's, which was burned down in the race riots of '67.

100 LINDA & THE VISTAS - BAD APPLE (Harry Bass-Millie Dee) - SHE WENT AWAY (Eddie Singleton) arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton, a) Pera Music, b) Gil Music 101 LEROY TAYLOR & THE FOUR KAYS - TAKIN' MY TIME (Eddie Singleton) - I'LL UNDERSTAND (Eddie Singleton) arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton 102 JIMMY ARMSTRONG - I'M ABOUT TO SAY GOODBYE (Eddie Singleton) - MYSTERY (Eddie Singleton-Jimmy Armstrong-Stanley Ossman) arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton 103 RAY POLLARD - NO MORE LIKE ME (Eddie Singleton-Stanley Ossman) - THIS TIME (I'm gonna be true) (Eddie Singleton) arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton, 104 CAUTIONS - WATCH YOUR STEP (Eddie Singleton) - IS IT RIGHT (Harry Bass-Joseph Clyburn-Stanley Ossman) a) arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton, b) arr. Eddie Singleton, pr. E.Singleton-Harry Bass      105 UNISSUED - Scheduled for Jimmy Armstrong - I Believe I'll Love On - It's Gonna Take Love 106 EPSILONS - MAD AT THE WORLD (Keni Lewis) - I'M SO DEVOTED (Keni Lewis) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Keni Lewis 107 D.C. BLOSSOMS - I KNOW ABOUT HER (Keni Lewis) - HEY BOY (Keni Lewis) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Keni Lewis 108 J.D. BRYANT - I WON'T BE COMING BACK (Eddie Singleton) - WALK ON IN (Eddie Singleton) a) arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton, b) arr. Teacho Wiltshire, pr. E.Singleton      109 SIDNEY HALL - THE WEEKEND (Stanley Ossman-Harry Bass) - I'M A LOVER (Harry Bass-Sidney Hall) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Harry Bass 110 SHIRLEY EDWARDS (alternate press/mix under the same cat #) - IT'S YOUR LOVE (Harry Bass-Stanley Ossman) - DREAM MY HEART (Keni Lewis-Harry Bass) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Harry Bass 111 CAIROS - DON'T FIGHT IT (Eddie Singleton) - STOP OVERLOOKING ME (Keni Lewis) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Eddie Singleton 112 EDDIE DAYE & THE FOUR BARS - GUESS WHO LOVES YOU (Carl Kidd-Harry Bass) - WHAT AM I GONNA DO (Eddie Daye) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Harry Bass 113 BILL DENNIS - I'LL NEVER LET YOU GET AWAY (Harry Bass) - POOR LITTLE FOOL (Bill Dennis-Stanley Berry) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Harry Bass 114 LES CHANSONETTES (Alternate press/mix under the same cat #) - DEEPER (Rudy Clark) - DON'T LET HIM HURT YOU (Harry Bass) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Harry Bass, a) T.M. Music 115 CAUTIONS - NO OTHER WAY (Eddie Singleton) - POOR LOSER (Eddie Singleton) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Eddie Singleton 116 PROPHETS - HUH BABY (Carl Kidd) - IF I HAD (One gold piece) (Carl Kidd) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Carl Kidd 117 COUNTS - PEACHES BABY (Keni Lewis) - MY ONLY LOVE (Eddie Singleton-Harry Bass) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Keni Lewis 118 ENJOYABLES - SHAME (Carl KIdd) - I'LL TAKE YOU BACK (Carl Kidd) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Carl Kidd 119 CAVALIERS - DO WHAT I WANT (Keni Lewis-Harry Bass-Carl Kidd) - TIGHTEN UP (Cavaliers) arr. Dale Warren, pr. Carl Kidd, All songs published by Ramitary Music (BMI) except where noted Release dates;100 - 105 = 1965, 106 -119 = 1966 EPSILONS - MIND IN A BIND - HEM 1003 wr.Eddie Singleton, arr. & pr. Eddie Singleton, Jobete Music (BMI) TIPPIE & THE WISEMEN - LET ME WALK AWAY - SHRINE unissued wr. Eddie Singleton-Harry Bass-Stanley Ossman, arr. Miss Ray, pr. Eddie Singleton-Harry Bass LITTLE BOBBY PARKER-I WON'T BELIEVE IT TIL I SEE IT-SHRINE unissued wr. Eddie Singleton, arr. Dale Warren, pr. Eddie Singleton, Ramitary Music (BMI) TRACI - TAKE IT FROM ME - SHRINE unissued wr. Eddie Singleton, arr. & pr. Eddie Singleton, Ramitary Music (BMI) CAUTIONS - FALL GUY - SHRINE unissued wr. Felix Blanchard-Bruce Jones-Eddie Singleton, arr.& pr. E.Singleton, Ramitary Music (BMI) TIPPIE & THE WISEMEN - WAIT TIL I GET THERE - SHRINE unissued wr. Harry Bass-Stanley Ossman, pr. Harry Bass-E.Singleton, arr. Miss Ray, Ramitary Music (BMI)

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