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U.S.
Single Releases
(Canadian too:-)
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"Keep
On Dancing"/
"Alright"(1972)
(Bell
169)
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"Manana"/
"Because I Love You"(1972)
(Bell
274)
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"Shang-A-Lang"/
"Are You Ready For That Rock And
Roll"(1974)
(Bell
481)
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"Summerlove
Sensation"/
"Bringing Back The Good Times"(1975)
(Bell
607)
Notes:
Seemingly,
this here's where the 'string version' of
"Summerlove Sensation" makes
its debut appearance.
Apparently,
it is easier these days to track down
promo copies of these early U.S. releases
than their commercially issued
counterparts.
Thanks
to 'Eric' (No, not that
one), who wrote to me about this and said:
"The reason the early commercially
released singles are so hard to find is
that they sold very poorly here. More
promotional copies were actually pressed
than stock copies! Such is the case with
tons of 70's US singles on Bell records."
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"All
Of Me Loves All Of You"/
"The Bump"(1975)
(Bell
618)
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"Bye
Bye Baby"/
"It's For You"(1975)
(Arista,
AS 0120)
Notes:
The
Rollers' debut single on Arista in the U.S.
was such a miserable flop that it failed
to even crack the Billboard Top 100.
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"Give
A Little Love"/
"She'll Be Crying Over You"(1975)
Notes:
Now,
this is weird. Issued both on Bell (#10883)
and on Arista as a promo (see pic) under
the cat.# AS 0149, which eventually also
became the cat.# under which the Rollers'
next (breakthrough...about bloody time!)
U.S. single, "Saturday Night",
was released!
Does anyone know the full story here? Did
Arista perhaps initially plan to release
"Give A Little Love"
commercially as AS 0149, but then had
second thoughts, albeit not before a
'few' promo pressings of "Give A
Little..." had leaked out under that
particular number?
ANY info whatsoever would be very dearly
appreciated, thanks.
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"Saturday
Night"/
"Marlina"(1975)
(Arista,
AS 0149)
Notes:
U.S.
#1. That's more like it!
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"Money
Honey"/
"Maryanne"(1976)
(Arista,
AS 170)
Notes:
U.S.
#9.
Some pressings of the single came without
a picture sleeve.
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"Rock
And Roll Love Letter"/
"Shanghai'd In Love"(1976)
(Arista,
AS 0185)
Notes:
U.S.
#28.
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"Don't
Stop The Music"/
"Don't Stop The Music"(Disco
Version)(1976)
(Arista,
AS 0193)
Notes:
I'm
not quite sure if this one was very
widely - or at all - released Stateside,
but there are a lot of Canadian pressings
of it in circulation, and, of course, it
was also issued as a Canadian 12" (see
'Collectibles' section)
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"Maybe
I'm A Fool To Love You"/
"Eagles Fly"(1976)
(Arista,
AS 0199)
Notes:
For
some strange reason (perhaps it was too
'mature' for 'the kids'? while another
theory says it only received a 'limited'
release) this one flopped miserably.
Nontheless, it contains a very tasteful
(...for a change), unobtainable
elsewhere, edit of "Maybe I'm A Fool...",
which automatically makes it very
worthwile to seek out for collectors and/or
fans alike.
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"I
Only Want To Be With You"/
"Write A Letter"(1976)
(Arista,
AS 0205)
Notes:
U.S.
#12.
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"Yesterday's
Hero"/
"My Lisa"(1976)
(Arista,
AS 0216)
Notes:
U.S.
#54.
Contains a single edit of "Yesterday's
Hero" and as so often before and
after, Arista liked to have a little fun
with different label colors on different
pressings. This they also did with all
the U.S. albums.
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"Dedication"/
"Rock N' Roller"(1977)
(Arista,
AS 233)
Notes:
U.S.
#60.
The Les McKeown-sung version of "Dedication",
naturally.
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"You
Made Me Believe In Magic"/
"Dance Dance Dance"(1977)
(Arista,
AS 0256)
U.S.
#10.
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"The
Way I Feel Tonight"/
"Love Power"(1977)
(Arista,
AS 0272)
U.S.
#24.
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"Where
Will I Be Now"/
"If You Were My Woman"(1978)
(Arista,
AS 0383)
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"Turn
On The Radio"/
"Hello And Welcome Home"(1979)
(Arista,
AS 0476)
Notes:
As
The Rollers.
Another
strange one. Although all discographies -
and, indeed, other areas' issues - point
to the conclusion that "Turn On The
Radio" was supposed to be the A-Side,
the Canadian release (same cat.# as the U.S.)
implies that "Hello And Welcome..."
was in fact the A-Side (there at least).
Firstly, we have the letters 'SA' added
to the cat.# on the "Hello"
label side (below the main one, in
brackets), while 'SB' is on the "Radio"
side. Also, "Hello" appears
here in a VERY edited version and that
wasn't usually done with the B-sides.
Although in South Africa, when &
where "Hello" was (also) a
single A-Side, it appeared unedited. Hmmm.
Maybe it was supposed to be a 'Double A-Side'
-- and a very good one at that.
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"Life
On The Radio"/
"Ricochet"(1981)
(Epic,
EPCA 1225)
As
The Rollers.
Photo
& any/all info needed!
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"No
Doubt About It"/
"Set The Fashion"(1981)
(Epic,
EPCA 140)??
As
The Rollers.
Once
more, info + pic, please & thanks!
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"Saturday
Night"/"Money Honey"(approx.late
80's)
(Flasback
Records, FLB.92)
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"Saturday
Night"/
"I Only Wanna Be With You"
(1994,
RCA Special Products, Canada, URC-4001)
Issued
in the U.S. on Arista Collectibles.
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