Never really bothered to look for this on eBay before, thought I'd be wasting my time, but having just had a look I find two copies - £750 and £950.

I know that's hardly "cheap", but I thought it was a very hard record to find, and if one turned up, it would be much more than this.

Have some copies emerged recently? Seems odd to find 2 at the same time.

Cheers

Mick

KIM WESTON A LITTLE MORE LOVE STATESIDE DEMO FAIR-GOOD

Start Time: 03/11/2012 End Time: 03/18/2012

Seller Feedback: 3125 Buyer Feedback: 75

End Price: $164.78 USD Number of Bids: 11

and an ep

KIM WESTON-A LITTLE MORE LOVE EP UK TME 2005 NO COVER

Start Time: 08/25/2011 End Time: 09/01/2011

Seller Feedback: 1144 Buyer Feedback: 337

End Price: $34.23 USD Number of Bids: 7

VINYL / COVER: EX+, lovely clean copy of this rarity, unfortunately I have no original picture sleeve for it, maybe it´s time to upgrade your own copy?

the demo was sold this year,dont know why this is worth so much

its average chill out music at best,enlighten me

ricky.

Sorry, should have been more clearer. It's the US Tamla T-54106 release I meant - I may be getting mixed up with another of her releases, but isn't this the record that was always deemed to be unreleased, until a copy (or two?) turned up a few years back.

Just checked on popsike and found three (two different presses) all rough and all about $500, so I think a few copies do seem to have turned up.

Cheers

Mick

Mick I've had one and also was offered one in the last year, traded the one, the other went for 550 I think

yea your $500 is right.and this demo £150.

ricky.

Unlike The Frank Wilson Soul and Andantes' VIP and, probably The Patrice Holloway VIP, which each may have only had the 6 pressing plant demos pressed (and The Frank Wilson-also a couple white DJs), Kim Weston's Tamla 54106 had a full press run, and was LATER pulled back from the distributors (similar to the Oma Heard VIP). That gave time for a LOT more than 6 copies to "escape" to people that worked for the distributors (assuming they never actually got to the record shops. I never saw ANY of these records in record shops. And, I was watching the record shops in Chicago and Detroit regularly, when those records were "issued". There might have been up to 50 each of the Kim Weston and Oma Heard store stockers "rescued" from being destroyed. I had only heard of about 5-6 of the Kim Weston in existence, and maybe 20-25 of Oma Heard. But, THAT means that there are probably several more in collectors' hands. Maybe after they die, more will turn up.

I would have been surprised to see the Kim Weston go for much more than $1,000 US. So, £950 is a bit surprising to me. The Oma Heard went for around $200.00 US recently.

It was manufactured at three different pressing plants (at least):

didnt she duet this tune with Dusty Springfield on Ready Steady Go?

She did sing that song on "Ready Steady Go", but i don't remember Dusty singing it together with her.

i seem to recall it was one of those shows where she was acting as one of the presenters and started off singing the song and then Kim came from behind a screen behind and continued .....so its not strictly a duet...i could be totally wrong...memory fades

i seem to recall it was one of those shows where she was acting as one of the presenters and started off singing the song and then Kim came from behind a screen behind and continued .....so its not strictly a duet...i could be totally wrong...memory fades

I don't think Dusty was even on that show to be honest, I think Keith Fordyce introduces Kim, and she definitely walks down some stairs onto the set. Apparently The Beatles specifically asked if she could be on the same show as them.

Found it

Found it

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what a fantastic voice,!!!

Im all emotional at the moment

Im all emotional at the moment

Me too Ted, stunning

I bought a Stateside copy because I thought I would never be able to get a Tamla one. That was about 7 or 8 years ago just after John Manship put what was reputedly the first known (to UK collectors) copy up for auction.

Until then it was generally believed to be unissued. It was Terry Finn who found that copy. He told me that he found it in a London shop, but didn't realise quite what a significant find it was until some time later. He said he had even had it in his sales box dead cheap for a while (wish I'd seen it!!).

Fortunately for Terry he eventually discussed it with JM, they verified what it was, and the auction subsequently took place. I believe it went for over £1,000.

Nice one Terry. Wish I could have a find like that to my name.

I bought a Stateside copy because I thought I would never be able to get a Tamla one. That was about 7 or 8 years ago just after John Manship put what was reputedly the first known (to UK collectors) copy up for auction.

Until then it was generally believed to be unissued. It was Terry Finn who found that copy. He told me that he found it in a London shop, but didn't realise quite what a significant find it was until some time later. He said he had even had it in his sales box dead cheap for a while (wish I'd seen it!!).

Fortunately for Terry he eventually discussed it with JM, they verified what it was, and the auction subsequently took place. I believe it went for over £1,000.

Nice one Terry. Wish I could have a find like that to my name.

The problem is (for dealers I mean), although we all acknowledge it's rare, it's actually hard to sell, I remember about 18 months back Mick Smith passing on one for less than £400 and asking me if I wanted it, and I didn't take it either.

The problem is (for dealers I mean), although we all acknowledge it's rare, it's actually hard to sell, I remember about 18 months back Mick Smith passing on one for less than £400 and asking me if I wanted it, and I didn't take it either.

I've no doubt you're right Pete. It's a lot of money for a ballad, however classy.

Motown collectors' piece though, and I would happily pay £400 for a mint minus copy on Tamla.

Thanks for info everyone

Cheers

Mick

i had a copy of this on tamla, bought it at the 100 club around 1987 / 8 ish for a couple of quid, sold it at the griffin nighter 1992 ish for 20 quid, it wasn't until john manship put a copy up for auction that i realised how rare it was, oh well, you win some, you lose some

Despite knowing the story, I'll NEVER understand how Berry came to the decision to "pull back" that issue. It had hit written all over it.