Apothecaries' system the Roman weight system. An apothecaries' pound normally consisted of 12 ounces. (In France this was changed to 16 ounces, and in Spain the customary unit was the "marco", a mark of 8 ounces.) In the south of Europe and in France, the scruple was generally divided into 24 grains, so that one ounce consisted of 576 grains. Nevertheless, the subdivision of an ounce was somewhat more uniform than that of a pound, and a common feature of all variants is that 12 ounces are roughly 100 drachms (96–128 drachms) and a grain is roughly the weight of a physical
Three Ounces of Love 1977, along with another group Platinum Hook, they were signed to Benjamin Ashburn's production company. They signed a contract with Motown Records and recorded for the label. The result of the session, an album entitled "Three Ounces Of Love", was released in February 1978. This, however, proved to be their only ever LP, and the group would release no more material until signing with Ian Levine's Motown revival label Motorcity Records over a decade later. There they released one single, "Newsy Neighbours", in 1991. The March 1978 issue of "Billboard" reported that in April, they along with a four-man brass