THE EMANONS
Two Previously Unissued Killer Tracks
Straight From The Original Mastertape
Recorded at Virtue Studios
PHILADELHIA PA 1967
Produced & Written by: Phil Gaber
Moulty Publishing BMI
Special thanks for Davd Louis
EPS040
A SIDE :
THE EMANONS
THIS TIME (2:33)
Written Richard Nathaniel Elliot
B SIDE :
THE EMANONS
CALL ON ME (2.15)
Written Richard Nathaniel Elliot
THE EMANONS
The Emanons were a 1960s soul and R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose name is "No-name" spelled backwards
Musical Career:
The Emanons were from North Philly, around 10th & Dauphin Streets.
Other groups from that area were The Epsilons, Blue Notes, Ethics, Ambassadors, Informers and the Royal Five.
The original group contained "Baby Jim" Jimmy Williams who sang with United Image and Double Exposure.
He was replaced by Larry Taylor who is on the recordings. Managed by WHAT AM DJ Sonny Hopson, he got their first record released on Phil LA of Soul records in late 1967.
Sonny also managed other artists such as Herb Ward, Fantastic Johnny C,
The Cooperetts and others. The Emanons debut single "One Heart" was a typical Philly group soul ballad written by Evelyn Ross, produced by Phil Gaber and Bobby Martin at Virtue Studios on North Broad street.
Their instrumantal backing band included Larry "Fat Larry" James on drums and Richard Elliot on guitar who wrote some of their songs. Though unheard of outside of Philadelphia, "One Heart" was very popular for a few months in 1967.
Lead singer Smacksie liked the vocal style of Billy Stewart and Little Sonny of
The Intruders which is evident on their records.
The Emanons recorded a second and final single "Look In The Want Ads" for Sonny Hopson's All Brothers label in early 1969.
This song was written by Richard Elliot who also wrote "The Echo" for The Epsilons. The Emanons from Philly included Larry "Wink" Taylor - lead on "This Time", Robert "Smacksie" Coleman - lead vocals on "This Time" and "One Heart" (deceased) Bobby Higgins - (deceased) Olando "Lanny" Oliphant - who later sang with Creme D'Coco. Jimmy Williams (now with Trammps), was an early member of the Emanons, and was replaced by Larry Taylor. Larry Parks was never in the Emanons but in the Epsilons.
Dave Louis from Philadelphia who also owns Moulti Pub Company wrote:
I rescued the master tape from Phil Gaber's basement.
The tape box was falling apart with mold, so I had to throw out the old box and put it in a new box. He told me that he helped produce the tape and that the vibraphone wasn't loud enough in the final mix of "One Heart".