Hi. Does anyone have a current value on this? I remember a year or two there was some discussion about the value, is in in vogue do to being funky soul? I know the sweet side has been known by (mostly Japanese) sweet soul collectors for a long time.

I bought a copy on ebay as an upgrade and it ended up being polished which is a pet peeve of mine. It's shiny and plays well, hard to grade because of the polishing, maybe VG? I want to price it so someone actually buys it (or I could trade it). Thank you.

Probably in the $125-$150 range for a nice copy. There's two releases, one side being the same. I'd have to look at the records to remember. They were actually a rock /R&B band from Toledo and the original incarnation (as the Buccaneers) started in the early 60s. I think the band name (with many different musicians) has continued to play since then. They are also the East River Drive that had a 45 on Mainstream in 1970 (again, some different members), they took that name from a street in NYC when they recorded the Mainstream 45.

Edited October 29, 201113 yr by George G

Probably in the $125-$150 range for a nice copy. There's two releases, one side being the same. I'd have to look at the records to remember. They were actually a rock /R&B band from Toledo and the original incarnation (as the Buccaneers) started in the early 60s. I think the band name (with many different musicians) has continued to play since then. They are also the East River Drive that had a 45 on Mainstream in 1970 (again, some different members), they took their name from a street in NYC.

yeah I have the other release (which was actually earlier), it's way rarer than this one for some reason

yeah I have the other release (which was actually earlier), it's way rarer than this one for some reason

For anyone who is reading, the rare side is a lame (not so) funky instrumental. The three songs were recorded at the same time. If you want to complete their discography, there's two 45s from when they were called the Buccaneers. One is blues-rock, the other is pop. They were trying to be an every occasion band before their time!

Edited October 29, 201113 yr by George G

For anyone who is reading, the rare side is a lame (not so) funky instrumental. The three songs were recorded at the same time. If you want to complete their discography, there's two 45s from when they were called the Buccaneers. One is blues-rock, the other is pop. They were trying to be an every occasion band before their time!

now I have 3 more crappy 45s (mainstream and as the buccaneers) to buy just because they do an okay smokey impersonation on "to be my friend".

"today'" is funky northern though, would have appeal on the northern scene.

now I have 3 more crappy 45s (mainstream and as the buccaneers) to buy just because they do an okay smokey impersonation on "to be my friend".

"today'" is funky northern though, would have appeal on the northern scene.

I've played "Today" when I'm DJ'ing a more funk/open musically night....went down OK.

If you really want them, I can probably dig up the Bucs 45s for you for (really) cheap....there were loads of them around and I had 10+ of each one and they didn't exactly fly out the door. There was a record store called Seligmans' in Toledo that was 'going out of business' for years and they must have had 100 of each record. I was mostly buying rock and garage at the time, but I would have bought/remembered other local records had they had them.

I've played "Today" when I'm DJ'ing a more funk/open musically night....went down OK.

If you really want them, I can probably dig up the Bucs 45s for you for (really) cheap....there were loads of them around and I had 10+ of each one and they didn't exactly fly out the door. There was a record store called Seligmans' in Toledo that was 'going out of business' for years and they must have had 100 of each record. I was mostly buying rock and garage at the time, but I would have bought/remembered other local records had they had them.

We went to the Seligman store in Toledo in the early 8ts, looking for the Four Tracks on Mandingo. Didn't find anything!!