"Bobby’s Girl" - Marcie Blane

musicmanatl wrote: Who is Richard Minor? Was he a major record counterfeiter of that time?

Minor was based out of Stuart, Florida, and was arrested by the Feds in 1982. Google "Richard Minor" and "counterfeit" to get an idea of how large his operation was.

I did knowingly buy a few of his Buddy Holly Coral 45 counterfeits in the early '80s for my jukebox, as they were otherwise unobtainable at the time. They actually didn't sound too bad (especially compared to his shrill "Bobby's Girl" fake.) Unfortunately, his "I'm Gonna Love You Too" pressing's trail-out groove stopped too far away from the label, so it would never trip the change mechanism. I ended up replacing that copy with an original Coral.

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" actually sounded fairly decent, although there was no mistaking it for the real McCoy. The Minor knockoff was in true stereo and pressed on comapartively quiet, orangish-gold vinyl.

Thanks to all that have helped straighten out the diverse information previously included in the database.

Ed, hang onto the fake. Its physical appearance is characteristic of many other Richard Minor "mishaps," and by keeping it for comparison's sake, you'll be able to spot other of his counterfeits in a heartbeat. In that regard, it's a useful educational tool... especially if it saves you from shelling out more substantial dough for some of the more collectible titles he counterfeited. Luckily for us, 3-D printing capability didn't exist back in his day!

On the other hand, now that it does exist, you never know when the next counterfeiter might pop up.