Have You Ever Bought The Wrong Record, Thinking It Was Something Else?

[nubes]

When i first got serious into northern and started collecting...was obssesed with having Breakaway...Steve Karmen band,...in my collection...having only heard the intsrumental..upto them...got told about the vocal version....bought what i thought was it...was the Valentines...completely different tune..but same title..was soo pissed off then...i just fooked it straight out of my bedroon window...then ran down ..fetched it in and cleaned it up with olive oil!!!!!...xxxxxx

[Daved]

I've bought the later version of Leon Hayward's "Consider The Source" and was very disappointed. I should've known there's no such thing as a real bargain.

[vince ayres]

I've bought the later version of Leon Hayward's "Consider The Source" and was very disappointed. I should've known there's no such thing as a real bargain.

i have to admit i'm guilty of this aswell, so you're in good company

[funkyfeet]

I bought Queen Of Fools on Checker in 1971 thinking it was another version of Barbara Mills.

[vince ayres]

I bought Queen Of Fools on Checker in 1971 thinking it was another version of Barbara Mills.

there are probably a few thousand people on here that think you didn't make a mistake

[Petedillon]

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Edited September 11, 2011 by PeteDillon

[vince ayres]

I bought Queen Of Fools on Checker in 1971 thinking it was another version of Barbara Mills.

there are probably a few thousand people on here that think you didn't make a mistake

[Peppe]

Joe Nathune - Crazy on Jay-Tone, bought this in the purple coloured label n.808 and then I realized that what I wanted really was on Jay-Tone n.811, same artist, same title but different version.

[Ged Parker]

What about buying the 'wrong' Lee Bates on Instant 'You Won't Do Right' rather than 'Why Don't You Write' funny how you can see what you want to see sometimes.

Must be loads of others that shame won't permit me to remember.

[vince ayres]

What about buying the 'wrong' Lee Bates on Instant 'You Won't Do Right' rather than 'Why Don't You Write' funny how you can see what you want to see sometimes.

Must be loads of others that shame won't permit me to remember.

im ashamed to admit it but this track still catches me out

[Guest in town Mikey]

When Gail Anderson - Be proud you are in love - Was still covered up. I bought Gene and Eddy - Its no sin for £3 off Pat Brady.

Forgot about it for about 15 years, and over say the last 10 years, its become a quite popular collectors record. Sounds great out loud.

[Mal C]

im ashamed to admit it but this track still catches me out

its a buggar that one, another that's hard to get due to the title is Dee Dee - I haven't got anything better to do, its a pig to remember at the best of Times, especially when you are looking at a copy of 'I'm so glad I'm a Woman' and some of her other tracks.... took me years to actually get a copy simply because I either bought the wrong single, or could not remember the title!!

Mal.C.

[Pete S]

My mate Crispie once bought a pressing of Stubborn Heart thinking it was actually the then newly discovered "Lover" by The Delites, I said why on earth did you think that could be The Delites and he said he thought they were singing "stubborn ooh ooh heart ooh"

[Harry Crosby]

My mate Crispie once bought a pressing of Stubborn Heart thinking it was actually the then newly discovered "Lover" by The Delites, I said why on earth did you think that could be The Delites and he said he thought they were singing "stubborn ooh ooh heart ooh"

A mate of mine said to me, whilst your in the record bar keep an eye out for TALK TO ME. I asked him who the artist was he said "I thought you were a record collector, its by Sue Lynn

[purist]

Cant remember the exact title, but I'm pretty sure I can't have been the only one who bought the Epic 45 by Luther Vandross which has a very similar title to the one on Cottilion "Dont Wanna Be A Fool" - worse part is that I sold my Cottilion 45 before the Epic one arrived in the post - and still don't have one :-(

[Pete S]

A mate of mine said to me, whilst your in the record bar keep an eye out for TALK TO ME. I asked him who the artist was he said "I thought you were a record collector, its by Sue Lynn

A fair few people had a job working out what she was actually singing, including me!

[Pete S]

Also, my mate Tom who bought the Simon & garfunkel version of YDKWYIL, asked me if I could look out for this record by a girl singer, title was "The Move". Is said how does it go, he says "The move, yeah, baby, yeah". I worked out eventually that it was "The La Rue"

[aintgotit]

I bought a copy of" without a doubt" after hearing a request on richard searlings show,thought id snatched a bargain untigergerl it arrived and i heard the 70s dirge through the speakers. So i rang JM and asked what else i had heard and could i exchange, only to find the i,d need to add about £960 to the £40 id paid , to acquire the version by the Lovers.! Bugger !

[SHEFFSOUL]

..in reverse, i bought an original of The Servicemen 'Helping hand' and cos the labels were reversed thought it was a bootleg..moved it on for a quid...

[Dave Moore]

I've been buying 45s for over 35 years and only last week dropped a Boo Boo with certain Mr Smith. Got the label right but the artist wrong! 40 quid and a week later it I dropped the needle on it.......mmmmm. That'll teach me to pay more attention! :D

Regards,

Dave

[Guest Polyvelts]

Bought "do I" by the halos thinking it might be do I love you (indeed I do) and "I travel alone" thinking it might be fantastic johnny c don't depend on me. Clueless 17 year old, 2nd visit to casino,not much better 31 years later !!!!

[Guest Bearsy]

Here you Bearsy think you will like it remember seeing them at B'ham town hall with Brian Hyland

that is truely awful

[Mal C]

..in reverse, i bought an original of The Servicemen 'Helping hand' and cos the labels were reversed thought it was a bootleg..moved it on for a quid...

Ohhhhpht!!!

[Guest Beeks]

King Solomon - Seperation

Same artist name..same song title

On one label - Shit slow number

On the other label - R&B rocker

I got the former before I got the latter

[Wiggyflat]

..in reverse, i bought an original of The Servicemen 'Helping hand' and cos the labels were reversed thought it was a bootleg..moved it on for a quid...

Got a copy of this with Pep written on the side.....not even checked if its a boot or original yet.

[Guest GFAS03]

Yes, I did that one...

[Only Dreaming]

I lost someone - James Brown on King thinking it was the same as the track on hell.

Ernie, I nearly did the same thing, but luckily I remembered the 'King' version from his "Live at the Apollo" LP. On the same subject, I wonder how many people have bought Clyde McPhatter's "One More Chance" on Mercury thinking it was the version from his "Welcome Home" Lp?

Dave

[Geeselad]

HI ALL Quite a few over the 40 years, Back in 1974 i asked Dave Chase from Shefford who was going to the CASINO, if he saw a copy of Lada EdmondsJR "Larue" to buy it for me. The problem was i did not no who it was! so i sung it, when i next saw him he said he got me my record, he gave me a boot of Terrible Tom. think about it.

More recent i got this???? a picture is worth a 1000 words DAVE K

loads of us used to go into Eastern block and say have you got 'da da da, dum dum'.

[Guest MrC]

My mate Crispie once bought a pressing of Stubborn Heart thinking it was actually the then newly discovered "Lover" by The Delites, I said why on earth did you think that could be The Delites and he said he thought they were singing "stubborn ooh ooh heart ooh"

Glad you mentioned that one from Crispie.... and not "Funky to my Torso"

[Guest Preems]

Lloyd Price "Lady Luck" on ABC instead of Lloyd Price "Oh Lady Luck" on Monument.... big difference, and now less affordable

[Simsy]

I bought this (crap) some many years back ..

Thinking it was this ...

[Gene-R]

Didn't actually happen to me, but over 30 years ago I was going through a friend's records which his mum and dad gave him that they no longer wanted. I found a copy of "Where Is The Love" by Glen Miller on Doctor Bird. When I asked him what it was (without even playing it), he said his mum bought it in the late '60s thinking it was the bandleader Glenn Miller who recorded things like "In The Mood" and "A String of Pearls" - needless to say she was disappointed by it! Of course, at the time it meant nothing to me - records like these could be found in Daddy Kool's bargain basement at the time for around 70p, simply because hardly anyone wanted them.

Time moved on, and so did my mate - to Manchester. We have remained in touch ever since, and he was even best man at my wedding. Now, about 8 years ago, when I heard that "Where Is The Love" was going big (and still not having heard it myself yet) I asked him if he remembered that Glen Miller single he had in his collection. To my surprise, he still had it, and couldn't believe his luck when I sold it for him for £100!

Edited September 14, 2011 by Gene-R

[Spacehopper]

bought ' take me as i am' by tony adams on checker years back without checking thinkin it was the freddie hughes stomper...turned out to be a far earlier mid tempo piece of nuffin really ...gutted...until i played the flip a wicked deep/ballad? 'the blues dont like nobody'...only cost a fiver,later got the freddie hughes off manship for 20

dean

[Guest Perception]

Many years ago I bought an unknown record by Johnny Robinson "Gone But Not Forgotten" on a Okeh demo for next to nothing.

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I thought it might be a male version of Cissy Stone "Gone But Not Forgotten" on Decca!!!

Did I get a pleasant surprise!!!

[Derek Pearson]

One of my few claims to fame.... years and years ago I posted a question in a fanzine summat along the lines of -

two releases, same singer, same label but one letter difference in the title completely alters it's value from the other.

Boy was I feeling tip top when I thought of that one.

derek

[Derek Pearson]

Technically speaking this record I'm on about doesn't fit properly into this thread - it's more of a "danger beware" warning.

Went to look at some records last week with a view to buying some to sell on.

In amongst piles of 1970's Elvis albums and Country & Western singers I'd never heard of was this solitary import hiding amongst some Gary Glitter 45s.

On first glance I must admit my heart did beat a little bit faster then after a little bit o' thinking I calmed down and filed it in the box marked "bet that looks like it could be brilliant but probably sounds like an elephant farting".

Curiosity got the better of me and I took it along with some other Jerry Lee Lewis 45s.

Daredn't play it when I got home just in case.

But then I did....oh!

Let's just say - if you ever see a copy on Ebay just move away from that 'Buy It Now' button. Move away now.

Please don't press 'Send' or you'll be sorry.

derek

What was that animal called Nelly in that kids nursery rhyme?

[vince ayres]

Technically speaking this record I'm on about doesn't fit properly into this thread - it's more of a "danger beware" warning.

Went to look at some records last week with a view to buying some to sell on.

In amongst piles of 1970's Elvis albums and Country & Western singers I'd never heard of was this solitary import hiding amongst some Gary Glitter 45s.

On first glance I must admit my heart did beat a little bit faster then after a little bit o' thinking I calmed down and filed it in the box marked "bet that looks like it could be brilliant but probably sounds like an elephant farting".

Curiosity got the better of me and I took it along with some other Jerry Lee Lewis 45s.

Daredn't play it when I got home just in case.

But then I did....oh!

Let's just say - if you ever see a copy on Ebay just move away from that 'Buy It Now' button. Move away now.

Please don't press 'Send' or you'll be sorry.

derek

What was that animal called Nelly in that kids nursery rhyme?

Bought this 45 myself many years ago, the irony is that you've really been had over as this is a reissue, the original if i remember correctly is on josie

[Cheltsoulnights]

i can remember being at the 100 club in the mid eighties and buying a copy of ty karim "lighten up baby" on romark off Guy H assuming it was the belting 60s gem.I couldn't wait to get home and give it a spin, boy oh boy was i dissapointed! so dissapointed i threw it across the room.Bloody hell i'd just blown £7 on a slow durge of a record, however i did manage to sell it a week later and get my money back funny how tastes change as i'd give my right arm to own it now and to be fair its probably rarer than the original version.

Has this or similar happened to anyone else?

Wow. Ditto exactly the same story (apart from the owning one now bit). Look at it now

[Ian Williams]

I used to go to The 100 Club in the late 80's and would hear Butch playing Mr Soul and then this tune called "What Shall I Do".

We used to travel down monthly to hear these two and I started to scour lists to see if I could find this tune - obviously to no avail!

So I bought Anita Humes and Essex and then Frankie and The Classicals - both ok records in their own right but obviously not THE storming atmospheric magical tune I was after.

The song: Little Walter and The Admirations on La Cindy - I was hardly likely to have found it in the local PDSA charity shop!

[Steve G]

At Wigan in the 70s I bought "love games" A-Z by the Royal Jokers on Wingate thinking it was Willie Hutch

Also i found Willie Hutch "Get ready for the get down" on Motown for 10p one lunchtime - I thought I'd uncovered Richard;s big cover up (ZZ&C0) and was over the moon until I got home. Needle hits vinyl - joy goes to instant disappointment.

I also got the Al Johnson Marina LP in 1980 in London, thinking I'd found Bobby thurston "Just ask me" ......

Edited September 18, 2011 by Steve G

[Cheltsoulnights]

Ok i'll admit buying Joey Dee How can i forget on original 3 times at wigan, only to find out it was a vocal and had a different B side to the copy i was looking for with the instrumental flip (same number) Guess its rare?

[Guest Big Al 68]

I spent a small fortune trying to find a 45 titled either "call me" or "call on me".

Barbera Mercer, Bobby Bland, Dynell's etc etc, and when Emmit Long got delivered , I nearly died ! ALL THAT MONEY ON THIS S*@T !! (love it now though). Then I hit gold, I'd actually found it , and for only £30 !! It was Percy Millem.......and I'd been through hundreds of boxes , and dismissed it out of hand due to the mind set ( at the time ) of "that can't be it, it's too cheap!" . Lesson well learned !!

[Paul R]

Back in the 70s, I found "Condition Red" by the Goodees on an import label. Imagine my disgust when I found out it wasn't another "Black Pudding Bertha".

Paul

[Otis Smith]

Supremes-you're my driving wheel, should have been, three degrees-drivin me mad( it did for years).

[Theothertosspot]

Bought I NEED You by Jim Webb (the writer of the song) on Epic Demo for a £5. Looked at price and title only, thinking it was Shane Martin as you do.

[Keithw]

bough copies of bobby goldsborough - too many people

on ua foregn - same as uk version unfortunatly

only to find mix i wanted was on italian- got it in end

[Guest United Sound]

Do the Alex still play next to the train line and farmers market?

[Guest Paper Tiger]

At the top of the stairs

[grant]

got caught out by that Preston Peters 45 'You Cant Measure Your Love' after seeing it on JM for around £200 thought i had got a real bargain at £25 only to get it home and yes it was a totally different bag of shite, few weeks later managed to get the one i wanted