Just got a lovely Minty copy thru today.

Girl group perfection? Quite possibly, in my 'umble opinion!

I is a happy bunny today!

Funnily enough this tune keeps coming back to my mind from time to time since a few weeks now...I must have been an idiot to sell it about a year ago or so. Indeed a fabuloustune...how much did you have to pay for it ?

Marc

Great tune indeed, the flip side is nearly as good IMO.

Excellent tune and getting a lot of spin's again. I bought my copy of butch about a year ago for £15, think it's about £25 now though

Excellent tune and getting a lot of spin's again.  I bought my copy of butch about a year ago for £15, think it's about £25 now though

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I think its overplayed already.

Yep, you could be right Stu, it certainly is at some weekenders

Excellent tune and getting a lot of spin's again.  I bought my copy of butch about a year ago for £15, think it's about £25 now though

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Didn't you blag a copy off me at Prestatyn this year???? :angry:

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Oh yes so I did, but it was a boot I also blagged hawaii 5'O But you did get a kiss in return so you got the better deal

Excellent tune and getting a lot of spin's again.  I bought my copy of butch about a year ago for £15, think it's about £25 now though

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About double that now

Thought it worked really well as an instrumental too and during the overload of Mirwood tracks that surfaced back in '74, it really stood out. Dancers loved it.

manship has a mirwood for £40 and an action for £150

nice tune

Davie

Thought it worked really well as an instrumental too and during the overload of Mirwood tracks that surfaced back in '74, it really stood out.  Dancers loved it.

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interestingly the instrumental to dont pretend was huge, it was a monster for me at Sams and Wigan.

The version I played was the cut from Simon, this was the version without all the strings, cos when he booted it he added strings so the handful of acetates became rather unique. Had this conversation with Pete Smith last year, never see those few acetates at all now. What a tune................

bigboy

Girl group perfection? Quite possibly, in my 'umble opinion!

Patrice Holloway on lead vocal. Any ideas who the others are?

I think its overplayed already. 

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Pah. Just cos you heard me play it at SITC the other month. Well, i think you were still there, you did your Stu disappearance act

if you like the belles but consider it over played may I suggest another nice ditty

Talk of the grapevine - donaldheight.................now your talking........

Recently won a mint contempo-raries copy on e-bay for 99p, so i was well happy as well.

manship has a mirwood for £40 and an action for £150

nice tune

Davie

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Yup I coughed £40 to Mr. Oven Chips for it. Worth everypenny tho I reckon.

The Mrs. reckons it's overplayed now tho... I aint stopped since i got it home....

Clever eh? Get records sent to work so I can smuggle them in without her knowing... then play ' em to death the minute i walk in the door.....

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Patrice Holloway on lead vocal. Any ideas who the others are?

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Brenda Holloway and Sherlie Matthews; pay attention at the back.

Brenda Holloway and Sherlie Matthews; pay attention at the back.

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Never heard of either of them. Was Brenda related?

Never heard of either of them. Was  Brenda related?

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Soul sisters brother Simon

Pah. Just cos you heard me play it at SITC the other month. Well, i think you were still there, you did your Stu disappearance act 

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I only had time for one pint, I legged it when I saw you heading for the decks.

I only had time for one pint, I legged it when I saw you heading for the decks. 

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1 Pint you tight bas*ard ! Dave wasn't on till about 10 oclock & you managed to

sneak in free at 1 minute to 7pm

if you like the belles but consider it over played may I suggest another nice ditty..Talk of the grapevine - donaldheight.................now your talking........

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Donald H-found this on Jayboy, in a local shop..Re 'Don't Pretend'-brilliant track-idea-when a track passes to the 'overplayed' category, does that really mean.....

..that they can't dance to it anymore??????

I only had time for one pint, I legged it when I saw you heading for the decks. 

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I am deeply hurt

Donald H-found this on Jayboy, in a local shop..Re 'Don't Pretend'-brilliant track-idea-when a track passes to the 'overplayed' category, does that really mean.....

..that they can't dance to it anymore??????

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I've always thought this terminology is very odd, what is overplayed to one person, maybe underplayed to another......don't make sense to me.

I've just dug my copy of the Belles out and given it a blast, and yes it sounds great...

I agree a bad use of words............ put it this way there's one off records I hear played out more than something like out on the floor, so what is over played really? it is all down to where you go and who is DJing

Bad analogy with that record but you know what I mean eh

I am deeply hurt 

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Don't mind me. I think that I'd left before you actually arrived.

Bad analogy with that record but you know what I mean eh

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As my grandmother always used to say, one man's meat is another man's vegge burger. She was very senile.

I've always thought this terminology is very odd, what is overplayed to one person, maybe underplayed to another......don't make sense to me.

I've just dug my copy of the Belles out and given it a blast, and yes it sounds great...

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If you go out every week and hear the same records every week then they are over played and due a rest, if you don't go out every week then you should get out more

If you go out every week and hear the same records every week then they are over played and due a rest, if you don't go out every week then you should get out more     

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Nice one chalky.......

Never heard of either of them. Was  Brenda related?

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Didnt get to Cleethorpes this year then Simon or is one taking the

proverbial

Doug

interestingly the instrumental to dont pretend was huge, it was a monster for me at Sams and Wigan.

The version I played was the cut from Simon, this was the version without all the strings, cos when he booted it he added strings so the handful of acetates became rather unique. Had this conversation with Pete Smith last year, never see those few acetates at all now. What a tune................

bigboy

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I've still got that acetate if anyone wants to hear it

manship has a mirwood for £40 and an action for £150

nice tune

Davie

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That's weird, it never came out on Action!

Sold a white Mirwood demo for 40 or 50 recently though.

That's weird, it never came out on Action!

Sold a white Mirwood demo for 40 or 50 recently though.

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Perhaps means President U.K.........

Brenda Holloway and Sherlie Matthews; pay attention at the back.......

......Never heard of either of them.

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well, I have; does that make me an 'anorak'?..I can hear a Sherlie Matthews Track in my mind but cannot recall the title, but Brenda Holloway-Motown Diva???-try this:

https://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/168454-01.htm

and have a listen........

Perhaps means President U.K.........

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Surely not that sort of money on President??? If it is I'll be well

That's weird, it never came out on Action!

Sold a white Mirwood demo for 40 or 50 recently though.

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'Very very' rare New Zealand Action according to Mr Manship.

Surely not that sort of money on President??? If it is I'll be well 

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Must be that that's the better money, I was gonna say there must be tons of the President copies. Oh well

Must be that that's the better money, I was gonna say there must be tons of the President copies. Oh well 

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£10 tops on President. Rach says it's New Zealand Action.

This linked to another thread on various arstist albums.

I have Dont pretend on a US VJ label which has most of the Mirwood collection on it including the Belles Yellow VJ label. Unfortunately no cover. Paid $10 for it 6 months ago

Anyone know of this album or what the cover looked like!

This linked to another thread on various arstist albums.

I have Dont pretend on a US VJ label which has most of the Mirwood collection on it including the Belles Yellow VJ label. Unfortunately no cover. Paid $10 for it 6 months ago

Anyone know of this album or what the cover looked like!

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No. You are making it up.

No. You are making it up. 

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All very covoluted but Vee Jay and Mirwood stuff wasd reissued on some Joy albums in the US and UK and Joy was one of the President group of labels along with Jay Boy. Some Vee Jay stuff came out on some UK President 45's too and some Mirwood came out on UK JayBo y and President and..... oh who cares..you sort it out. I've got a headache now.

No. You are making it up. 

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Well Pete my Friend do you want to bet on it! say a nice modern 45 or something!

Or that picture sleeve of I saw the light. :angry: