#alicethiel

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Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart - Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)

Side A Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) 2:45

Side B P.O. Box 9847 2:55

7", 45, black Missing sleeve

A&M Records 948

Screen Gems - Columbia Music (BMI) 1495 (side A) 1496 (side B)

Etch A&M 1495-1 AS (side A) A&M 1496-1 AC (side B)

Another record from the Alice Thiel lot that's seen better days, but at least it plays and sounds OK. I saw on Discogs that some editions had a sleeve. Either this one did not or it was lost over time. None of the records in the Alice Thiel lot had sleeves, so I doubt it.

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The Box Tops - Cry like a Baby

Side A Cry like a Baby 2:35

Side B The Door You Closed to Me 2:39

7", 45, black Missing sleeve

Mala Mala 593

BMI BMI 8460 (side A) BMI 8461 (side B)

Press Music Co.

Etch Bestway B 8460 8460 LW (side A) 8461 Bestway LW (side B)

Another record from the Alice Thiel lot that's seen better days, but at least it plays and sounds OK. I saw on Discogs that some editions had a sleeve. Either this one did not or it was lost over time. None of the records in the Alice Thiel lot had sleeves, so I doubt it.

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Bonnie & Lee - I Need Ya (Gotta Have You for My Own)

Side A I Need Ya (Gotta Have You for My Own) 2:55

Side B The Way I Feel about You 2:24

7", 45, black No sleeve

Fairmount F-1024-A (side A) F-1024-B (side B)

Cameo Parkway Records, Inc. Guydra Music Co. Merlin Music, Inc. BMI

Etch F-1024Aˌ (side A) F-1024Bˌ (side B)

Bonnie & Lee was a project produced by Guy Draper, a member of the Mayfield Singers with Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson. I've been unable to identify who exactly Bonnie and Lee were. There seem to be several editions of this single, all with different labels. This one is the label with the blue stripes. According to Discogs, this and one other single were the only records issued by Bonnie & Lee. It's sad, because "I Need Ya (Gotta Have You for My Own)" is actually my favorite song from the lot from where this record comes (Alice Thiel's). There is something stamped into the etch that I can't read, but it ends with the word "Wayne." This record is from Alice Thiel's record collection. My friend Amy Cordara had acquired a blue carrying case for 7" records, filled with them, many of which have "Alice Thiel" written on them. Perhaps it is part of Alice's record collection. I Googled the name in the area where we were living and looked for someone old enough to have owned a record in 1967 (when this single was issued, according to Discogs, although it isn't indicated anywhere on the label). I found only one woman who fits the description, who had died in 2018. Assuming the owner of these records never changed her name from marriage and never left the area, I will keep the romantic idea that this collection belonged to the woman in the obituary.

There are many others in this collection that I will eventually upload here. Don't worry, Alice, I'm taking care of them. I listen to them and always think about you when I listen to them.