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The Diplomats

Five Hits & A Miss (members Norma Lee Trader (lead), Howard Harrison "Timothy" Wilson Jr. (born 17-November-1943 in Salisbury, Maryland), Lionel Brown, Orlesto Smith, Thomas Price and William Collier)

Tiny Tim & The Hits (members Timothy Wilson, Lionel Brown, Orlesto Smith, Thomas Price and William Collier)

Roulette 4123 - Wedding Bells / Doll Baby – 1958
Roulette ? - Golden Moments / ? - ?

The Diplomats (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters, Bill Collier and Thomas Price)

Arock 1000 - Unchained Melody* / Cards On The Table** - 1963 *also recorded in 1955 by Roy Hamilton on EPIC 9102 and in 1963 by Vito & The Salutations on Herald 583..  **written by Allan Davis a pseudonym for Van McCoy. 
Arock 1004 - Here's A Heart / I Am A Witness* - 1964 *also recorded in 1963 by Tommy Hunt on Scepter 1261.
Arock 1004 - Here's A Heart / He's Got You Now* - 1964 *also recorded in 1965 as "She's Got You Now" by The Witches on Bang 505.

The Diplomats Accom. by Chet 'Poison' Ivey Band (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters, Bill Collier, Thomas Price, Chet Ivey, ...........)

Arock 1008 - Help Me / Hey Mr. Taxi Driver – 1964

The Diplomats (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters, Bill Collier and Thomas Price)

Arock - I Really Love You
Arock - Forever
Arock - Don't Ever Go
Arock - Walk With Me
 (Above four tracks unissued until they appeared in the U. K. on a 2004 Kent CD "The Diplomats Greatest Recordings" CDKEND 232.) 
Wand 174 - There's Still A Tomorrow / So Far Away - 1965 
Wand 195 - Love Ain't What It Used To Be / I've Got A Feeling - 1965    
Minit 32006 - Honest To Goodness / Don't Bug Me – 1966
Minit - Perfect Love
Minit - Our Love Has Changed
(Above two tracks unissued until they appeared in the U. K. on a 2004 Kent CD "The Diplomats Greatest Recordings" CDKEND 232.) 

Sam, Erv & Tom (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters and Thomas Price)

Dynamo 116 - Hard To Get / Soul Teacher – 1967

The Puzzles (members Tommy Charles, Leo Wright, Charles Dois and Frank Gibbs) 

Fat Back 216 - My Sweet Baby* / I Need You - 1968 *lead Sam Culley as The Puzzles lead singer could not get a "feel" for the song. 

Johnny King And Fatback Band (members Johnny King (vocals), Bill Curtis, Gerry Thomas, Sam Culley and Warren Daniel)

BC Project II   101 - Keep On Brother Keep On / Peace, Love Not War - 1968
BC Project II - Peace, Love Not War - 1968 (previously unissued on vinyl alternate version that was released in the U. K. on a 2003 Kent Cd "Fatback's Soul Shop" CDKENM 218)

The Diplomats (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters and Thomas Price)

Dynamo 122 - I'm So Glad I Found You / I Can Give You Love – 1968
Dynamo 129 - Accept Me / Your Love Is A Shelter – 1969
Dynamo 135 - In My Heart / It's Not How You Make Love – 1969
Dynamo 137 - In The Ghetto / I've Got The Kind Of Love – 1970

Tony Drake (Samuel Garner)

Musicor 1357 - Let's Play House / She's Gone - 1969 (uncredited backing vocals by The Diplomats)

The Diplomats (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters and Thomas Price)

Dynamo 140 - Here's A Heart / Granny Was Her Name – 1970
3rd World 501 - Sure As The Stars Shine / She's The One – 1970

Johnny King And Fatback Band (members Johnny King (vocals), Bill Curtis, Gerry Thomas, Sam Culley and Warren Daniel)

BC Project II 102 - Put It In / ? – 1971

Tiny Tim & The Hits / Sonny Til & The Orioles

Roulette 13 - Wedding Bells / Crying In The Chapel* - 1971 *flip by Sonny Til & The Orioles

The Skull Snaps (members  Sam Culley, Ervin Waters, George Bragg and R. Smith)

GSF - 6891 - My Hang Up Is You / It's A New Day - 1972  
GSF 6896 - Didn't I Do It To You / ? – 1973

All Dyrections (members Sam Culley, Ervan Waters and George Bragg)

Buddah 362 - Soul Makossa* / Al's Razor Blade - 1973 *also recorded in 1973 by Manu Dibango on Atlantic 2971.

The Skull Snaps (members Sam Culley, Ervin Waters, George Bragg and R. Smith)

GSF 6902 - I'm Your Pimp / I'm Your Pimp (Long Version) - 1974 (U. K. Bootleg)  
Grill 301 - Ain't That Lovin' You / Al's Razor Blade – 1975

Melvin Bliss / The Skull Snaps

Alpha Omega Ao-9501 - Synthetic Substitution / It's A New Day* - 1998 *flip by The Skull Snaps. (12" - 33 1/3 rpm  U. K. release) 

Lp's

GSF 1011 - The Skull Snaps - 1973
Tracks:

M M R Incorporated ? - ? - ? Tracks: My Hang Up Is You / Having You Around / Didn't I Do It To You / All Of A Sudden / It's A New Day /// I'm Your Pimp / I Turn My Back On Love / Trespassing / I'm Falling Out Of Love.

CD's

The Diplomats

Collectables Vcl 5733 - Here's A Heart - 1996 Tracks: Here's A Heart / He's Got You Now / Unchained Melody / Cards On The Table / Help Me / Hey Mr. Taxi Driver / I'm So Glad I Found You / I Can Give You Love / Accept Me / Your Love Is A Shelter / In My Heart / It's Not How You Make Love / There's Still A Tomorrow / So Far Away / I've Got A Feeling / Love Ain't What It Used To Be / Honest To Goodness.

The Skull Snaps

Charly B00000B8K1 - Skull Snaps - 1999 (U. K. Release) 
Tracks:

The Diplomats

Kent Cdkend 232 - The Diplomats Greatest Recordings - 2004 (U. K. Release) 
Tracks: Perfect Love (2:14) / Cards On The Table (2:43) / Can't Get You Off My Mind (2:36) / Here's A Heart (2:30) / Accept Me (2:40) / I'm So Glad I Found You (3:01) / Our Love Has Changed (3:08) / Love Ain't What It Used To Be (2:38) / I Really Love You (2:15) / Jerking Time (2:21) / Honest To Goodness (2:05) / Don't Bug Me (2:22) / I Can Give You Love (3:10) / He's Got You Now (2:32) / Help Me (2:29) / Forever (2:31) / Sure As The Stars Shine (3:13) / So Far Away (3:10) / I've Got The Kind Of Love (3:38) / I Am A Witness (2:44) / Don't Ever Go (2:39) / Unchained Melody (2:21) / Walk With Me (2:27) / Hey, Mr. Taxi Driver (2:04) / Soul Teacher - By Sam, Erv & Tom (2:27).