diff -Naur a/views_slideshow_ddblock/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-block-content-vsd-upright-60p.tpl.php b/views_slideshow_ddblock/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-block-content-vsd-upright-60p.tpl.php
--- a/views_slideshow_ddblock/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-block-content-vsd-upright-60p.tpl.php	2010-07-26 13:54:06.866507400 +0100
+++ b/views_slideshow_ddblock/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-block-content-vsd-upright-60p.tpl.php	2010-07-16 16:08:13.392151300 +0100
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@
        <div class="slide clear-block border">
         <div class="slide-inner clear-block border">
          <?php print $slider_item['slide_image']; ?>
-         <?php if ($settings['slide_text'] == 1) :?>
-          <div class="slide-text slide-text-<?php print $settings['slide_direction'] ?> slide-text-<?php print $settings['slide_text_position'] ?> clear-block border">
+         <?php // if ($settings['slide_text'] == 1) :?>
+         <?php if (($settings['slide_text'] == 1) && !((empty($slider_item['slide_title'])) && (empty($slider_item['slide_text'])) && (empty($slider_item['slide_read_more'])))) : ?>
+          <?php if ((empty($slider_item['slide_title'])) && (empty($slider_item['slide_text']))) {
+           $slide_text_class = ' slide-text-read-more-only';
+          } ?>
+          <div class="slide-text slide-text-<?php print $settings['slide_direction'] ?> slide-text-<?php print $settings['slide_text_position'] ?> <?php print $slide_text_class?> clear-block border">
            <div class="slide-text-inner clear-block border">
             <?php if (!empty($slider_item['slide_title'])) :?>
              <div class="slide-title slide-title-<?php print $settings['slide_direction'] ?> clear-block border">
diff -Naur a/views_slideshow_ddblock/vsd-upright-60p/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p.css b/views_slideshow_ddblock/vsd-upright-60p/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p.css
--- a/views_slideshow_ddblock/vsd-upright-60p/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p.css	2010-07-26 13:54:07.183525600 +0100
+++ b/views_slideshow_ddblock/vsd-upright-60p/views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p.css	2010-07-16 16:15:14.018209700 +0100
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide{display:none;height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;}
 div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide-inner img{height:303px;margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;width:475px;}
 div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide-text{background:transparent url(../images/transparent_bg.png) repeat scroll 0 0!important;position:absolute;}
+div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide-text-read-more-only{background:none !important;}
 div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide-text-horizontal{height:85px;left:0;width:475px;}
 div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide-text-vertical{height:303px;width:140px;}
 div.views-slideshow-ddblock-cycle-vsd-upright-60p div.slide-text-top{top:7px;}