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I bagged Penrose Showcase vol II on a lovely picture disc pressing. And am gutted to have missed Johnnie Mae Matthews I have no choice reissue in a lovely looking pic sleeve.

The times that sweet soul 45s are only bought by US and Japanese collectors are long gone. It's mostly UK and continental Europe collectors increasing the prices these days.

None of the Seventy Seven copies on Popsike have the same song on both sides. They all have the correct flip "Try something new".

I got a couple of issues stored away somewhere. Will post them here when I find them

Just thinking out loud, would Van McCoy have been happy to see his recordings to be released under a different name in the UK back then? I don't think so. He was already a "major" name back then....

Roger Banks did them didn't he?

definitely blue eyed IMO

JIMMY ECHO - PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH - COLUMBIA W/D £75 ono Very rare and obscure UK only Mod Beat 45. And what a catchy dancer! Admittedly bit cheesy in parts but overall fantastic production in my opinion. Hard to put a price on it. No Discogs entry, therefore no documented sales. Two entries on Popsike, but both from many many years ago. Wasn't able to find any other trace of it. Beautiful condition. Hardly ever played. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Postage from Germany to UK is £8 (£10 tracked) flat. Payment Paypal only. Please PM for further details. jimmy echo.mp3

Two nice Popcorn obscurities for sale. Not Soul by any means. But yet good productions that feature that certain sound that appeals to Popcorn dancers and collectors alike. As with many Popcorn records both would be way to slow to dance if played at the correct speed. But if you step it up a couple of notches they sound just right. Therefore please note both soundfiles recorded at 45+8 rpm ! BOBBY REBEL - VALLEY OF TEARS - RHM £20 Teenage drama Rock'n'Roll slowie. Looks VG, plays VG+. Bit of wol both sides. BOBBY COLT - A MAN - FORD £40 No doubt, the better of both Bobbys. Big voice, large orchestra. Lovely tune and hunting melody. Only 2 copies on Discogs and they're twice as much. Looks VG, plays VG+. Labels clean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Postage from Germany to UK is £8 (£10 tracked) flat. Payment Paypal only. Please PM for further details. bobby colt (+8).mp3 bobby rebel (+8).mp3

Chalky is spot on. I first heard it in the 90s on a "cheap but quality" tape. Plenty of copies around back then. What really puzzles me, it's not really good. Nice backing but the shrill lead singer is really annoying. At least to me.

ok, thanks. Didn't see your follow up question last night and was wondering this morning if I was just imagining what I had posted

Mike, what happened to the Touch of Class post in AATS? It appears to be gone w/out any trace....

also done by chic carbo on revue a few years later. much slower though.

To be honest I don't really get it. These two unknown tracks were unreleased? But they are known and were played? Off acetates? Any chance of some audio clips of them?

Please no down talking of "What can I do". This is one of my alltime favourites According to Wikipedia Freddie Perren moved to the west coast in 1968. So if Sonny Parker was an east coast production it was before that year. For the time being I stick to my theory, mid 60s recordings/release. For what it's worth I find "Mr romance" awful. I've been seeing this on playlists plenty of times and each time I ask myself why.