Conversation topic last weekend was the value and rarity of certain records and Mel Britt came up.

A mate of mine asked me how many original copies there would be knocking about, not having a clue I thought I'd consult the oracle.

I know its an impossible question to answer but what would be your guestimate??

a lot

a lot

i would say that it's in every top collector's possesion. and most well known dj,s too , it was in mine when collecting, and now resides with mick h.

Probably 200 odd. But it's played to death.....

Not that many on Demo and the 3 i have seen for sale had seen better days.

On issue its sat in a few collections but as in both copies is hardly ever for sale and rightly commands a £1000 + price tag in top condition

I'm looking for a mintish demo by the way

Edited February 8, 201114 yr by CheltSoulNights

Any advance on 200 copies then?

Thought this might have (not might of) provoked a few more responses from all you knowledgeable collectors out there

BTW I know its overplayed

Must have been a fair few.. There was even a find of quite a few copies in Chicago itself not too long was there? Which I found quite amazing really considring how long its been known etc.

Had a look on Popsike and see more boots for sale than originals so how many boots were pressed up 1000?

i'd say lot more than 200 still great choon price is a reflection of demand rather than rarity.

DJ

More like 500 upwards, It's rarity is due to demand rather than copies available. I remember John Anderson at a Whitchurch Alldayer, had more than a few of them, when it first started to get played. Fabulous record though.

Rgeards Ricardo.

And an equally fabulous deep flip!

As I'm in Baghdad right now, can someone pse remind me how you tell the boots/reissues please.

Thx

Russ

As I'm in Baghdad right now, can someone pse remind me how you tell the boots/reissues please.

Thx

Russ

isn't this one of the boots that's super hard to distinguish?

Yes, I think it is Bob.....

Best Russ

The bootlegg has the delta number 100275, which means made in 76 , also the boot has a white outer ring on the label.

Edited December 17, 201113 yr by HARRY CROSBY

Harry is correct!

Harry is correct!

colouring on yellow and blue stripes is different!...the boot is lighter yellow.

A couple of years ago on Ebay there was a test pressing of Mel Britt

But it was an acetate and most of the vinyl covering had come off

it was in appalling condition and unplayable but the guy still wanted about £600 for it

Thanks guys

Russ

I have a vinyl boot with a machine stamped ZTSC 142593 for "SCRB"

and ZTSC 142592 for "LIM" in the run outs,anyone come across this one before,

i got it off P Brady in the mid 80s..

Dave f....

dead easy to tell boots from real if you got em side by side.. real one has the typical ztsc machine stamp anyway

dave

colouring on yellow and blue stripes is different!...the boot is lighter yellow.

It also has a fine white ring around the outside of the label

Edited December 17, 201113 yr by allnightandy

One of the best NS records EVER !!!.

anyone who was in detroit in 2009 will remember the incredible experience of watching mel singing along and clapping as well as he could. it was one of those times you wont forget. i asked him "did you really want her to come back"? he just gave a smile .....................any one got any pics

A couple of years ago on Ebay there was a test pressing of Mel Britt

But it was an acetate and most of the vinyl covering had come off

it was in appalling condition and unplayable but the guy still wanted about £600 for it

This one...

awesome chalky, and cheap at half the price

This one...

Yes thats the bugger , Did you buy it ? or were you selling it ?

Yes thats the bugger , Did you buy it ? or were you selling it ?

Neither just took a copy of the scans off ebay.

Have to ask, did the acetate sell ???

I can't imagine anyone paying anything like that for a wall decoration.

Nice to look at though

Skeeny

Have to ask, did the acetate sell ???

I can't imagine anyone paying anything like that for a wall decoration.

Nice to look at though

Skeeny

yes it went for just over 60 quid

heres a pukka one, was for sale on here jan 20011

Don't think anyone would doubt the quality of soul here, the vocal, the strings, even love that label, but it just gets so tidious after 30 odd years, although would still own an original with pride of place if I had one.

Aid.

If you had one Mrs woods you wood stop knitting for a few years. Lol

£60.00 seems about right I know how gutting it is to find something like that an then you see the condition :(

I remember when I found a different take to the Four Dynamics - Things That A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do on an acetate as soon as I heard the opening bars (it had a longer instrmental intro and sounded a little faster) I started to get that wonderful feeling you get in the pit of your stomach then the thing turned into an absulute mess you couldn't hear anything but static talk about a sinking feeling

£60.00 seems about right I know how gutting it is to find something like that an then you see the condition :(

I remember when I found a different take to the Four Dynamics - Things That A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do on an acetate as soon as I heard the opening bars (it had a longer instrmental intro and sounded a little faster) I started to get that wonderful feeling you get in the pit of your stomach then the thing turned into an absulute mess you couldn't hear anything but static talk about a sinking feeling

I'd pay £60 for that wall art.

Hows this for the crappiest boot /repress of this once great tune

https://thumbs3.ebays...DOX3GoA/140.jpg

Edited December 22, 201113 yr by allnightandy