Apothecaries' system countries. The weight of an apothecaries' pound was 345.1 g in Spain and 344.2 g in Portugal. As in Italy, some of the additional subdivisions of the Roman system, such as the "obolo", were still in use there. It was standard to use the "marco", defined as 8 ounces, instead of the pound. In 18th century France, there was a national weight standard, the "marc de Paris" of 8 ounces. The civil pound of 16 ounces was equivalent to 2 marks, and it was also used as the apothecaries' pound. With 30.6 g, the ounces were considerably heavier than other
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