Neil Diamond-"I Thank The Lord For..."

Jim, I've never run across a copy that does have the "I" at the beginning of the title (and I've likewise never run across a Bang 45 with an exclamation mark, either :).

I'm wondering whether or not the "I" copies were from one specific pressing plant. Every Bang and Frog King LP I have with the track omits the the initial "I" from the title.

Here's a label scan of the 45 I bought at the local Musicland in 1967 when TTLFTNT was new.

This Monarch pressing also omits the "I."

And the final TTLFTNT 45 issued by Bang - the 1973 stereo Solid Gold reissue - is also IWOL.

Edited by Yah Shure

Thanks, Jim! The SRC logo indicates that yours is a Specialty Records Company pressing, from Olyphant, PA. We occasionally got Specialty Bangs here in the Upper Midwest, but mostly they came from Plastic Products out of Memphis, lousy quality and all.

Edited by Yah Shure

I'll have to do some digging around but I believe I still have a promotional pressing of the 45, a SRC plant pressing, with the title on one line and including the word I at the beginning. I've never seen a copy with the title on two lines before but have seen it on one line with and without the I at the beginning.

my commercial 45 issued as bang 547 DOES include the
word/letter 'I' in the title on the label.....my run out
groove info is....'W-10131'