Super Rare The Mansion 45 Record Local Milwaukee Gibbs Prison Jail Gospel soul
$
400
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Description
In 1970 Charles Blakely formed his first ensemble under the name of the Mansion, a name he chose after reading a book on English Stately Homes! while incarcerated
The Mansion’s line up included at different times were prisoners from at the high security Green Bay Reformatory in Allouez, Wisconsin, USA, Michael Locke, Stanley Newburn, Carl Anderson, John Crawford, Michael Smith, Larry Moses, Ronald Hardin, Jerome Wagner, Lewis Lister, Maurice Payne and Charles himself. One day while rehearsing in the prison chapel, The Mansion attracted the attention of the warden’s wife who happened to be showing some local dignitaries around. Impressed by what she heard the warden’s wife was instrumental in The Mansion being invited to perform for the city’s television station WBAY, where they recording two holiday programs.
The warden later gave them permission to perform outside the prison which brought them to the attention of a Milwaukee neighborhood program adviser by the name of Al Dunlap of the Commando Project One. It was through Dunlap that The Mansion recorded their solitary 45 release in 1974 “The Girl Next Door /Stop! Let Your Heart Be Your Guide” for the local Milwaukee label Gibbs (406). The label’s owner Bill Gibbs held the release back until some of the members of The Mansion were granted their release papers, as Prisoners were unable to sign contract agreements while still incarcerated at that time.
Northern soul / gospel music
This 45 is in near mint to mint condition and plays well. No skips. Very Rare record. Check this one out.
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