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Jaibi 

The Pleasures (members Joan Bates, Marlene Houston, and ?)

RSVP1102 - Don't You Know (I Love You) /  Plaything - 1964
RSVP 1113 - Don't You Know (I Love You)  / Let's Have A Beach Party – 1965
RSVP- He Moves Me - (unissued)


LB & JB  (Larry Banks and Jaibi (born Joan Bates in ? --- died 198? --- cause" leaukemia) married
Larry Banks after his divorce from Bessie Banks)

Allegro Sound Studios Inc. (no #) - You Make Me Feel Good - 1967 (45 rpm acetate with company logo and address - showing typed song title with "LB & JB DUO FINAL MIX" handwritten across bottom of label. This track was also recorded in 1967 by Zerben R. Hicks & The Dynamics on RCA Victor 47-9278. 

Joan Bates aka Jaibi 

GWP - We Can Do It - (although unissued on vinyl this track was released in the U. K. on a 2005 Kent Cd "GWP NYC . TCB" CDKEND 249)

Larry Banks & Jaibi

Unissued GWP - My Life Is No Better -  (Master tape recording found by Ady Croasdell unissued until it was released in the U. K. on a 2009 Kent Cd "GWP : NYC : TLC Volume 2" CDKEND 326. Song was also recorded in 1967 by The Dynamics for RCA Victor but uniisued at the time) 

Jaibi (Joan Bates)

GWP - You Got Me (Original Demo) - 1967 (unissued until it was released in the U. K. on a 2007
Kent Cd "Larry Banks' Soul Family Album" CDKEND 284)
GWP – You Got Me – 1967 (unissued alternate take with added female vocals, released in the U. K. on a 2009 
Kent Cd "GWP : NYC : TLC Volume 2" CDKEND 326)
Kapp 866 - What Good Am I / You Got Me* - 1967 *also recorded in 1969 by The Exciters on their Lp “Caviar and Chitlins” RCA Victor LSP-4211.
GWP - It Was Like A Nightmare - 1967 (although unissued on vinyl this track was released in the U. K. on a 2004 
Kent Cd "Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 4" CDKEND 230 and released in the U. K. on a 2009 Kent Cd "GWP : NYC : TLC Volume 2" CDKEND 326 

Lawrence & Jaibi
(Larry Banks and Joan Bates)

RCA 47-9679 - You're Not Mine / Walk Away, Walk Away, Walk!  - 1968

Additions by Dave Rimmer