Syl JohnsonIs It Because I'm Black / Let Them Hang High

Label:

Twinight Records – 125

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single , Red Labels

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A Is It Because I'm Black
Directed ByJimmy Jones*
Producer, Arranged ByPieces Of Peace
Written ByJ. Jones - G. Watts - S. Johnson
Written-ByS. Johnson*
3:18
B Let Them Hang High
Arranged ByW. Mitchell*
Written ByS. Johnson - C. Smith
Written-ByS. Johnson*
2:20

Companies, etc.

  • Published ByMidday
  • Published BySyl-Zel
  • Published ByHightone Music
  • Mastered AtTer Mar Studios – TM-3824-2
  • Mastered AtTer Mar Studios – TM-3847-2

Credits

  • Lacquer Cut ByΩ (2)

Notes

This version can be identified by the color and arrangement of the text on the labels.
- Labels are red (compare here);
- The catalog number and text underneath it to the right of the center hole is right justified, not center justified (compare here);
- The text to the left of the center hole on side B is right justified, not left justified (compare here);
- The type on side B differs, which is most pronounced in "TM" and "Time".

Likely released in November of 1969.

Both sides published by Hightone Music

The "(Ω)" found in the matrix/runout section of the page represents an omega symbol enclosed by a circle.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): TM 3824
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): TM 3847
  • Matrix / Runout (Var. 1-Runout side A, etched): TM-3824-2 249 [Ω in a circle]
  • Matrix / Runout (Var. 1-Runout side B, etched): TM-3847-2 249 [Ω in a circle]
  • Matrix / Runout (Var. 2-Runout side A, etched): TM-3824-3 249 [Ω in a circle]
  • Matrix / Runout (Var. 2-Runout side B, etched): TM-3847-3 249 [Ω in a circle]

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Is It Because I'm Black / Let Them Hang High (7", Single, Red Labels, ARP Pressing) Twinight Records 125 US 1969
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Is It Because I'm Black / Let Them Hang High (7", 45 RPM, Single) Twinight Records 125 US 1969
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Is It Because I'm Black / Let Them Hang High (7", 45 RPM, Single) Twinight Records 125 US 1969

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