Thought it would be a good idea to post scans, pics, or just name the records that dropped through the letterbox or you have bought somewhere.

I thought it would be good idea to see what we are all buying - it doesn't matter f it is £1 or £cost a fortune, just post it here so we can all see what we managed to get and may a few words on why we bought it?

Moderaters can advise if it is a good thread or not.

I will get the ball rolling with two that came today (Scans below)

1. Young Holt Limited "California Montage" Brunswick USA DEMO - well chuffed, have a stocker, but wanted the demo!

2. Gloria Jones "Tainted Love" USA Champion - label is knackered, vinyl plays great and is in VG++ condition. I bought as I cannot afford a Minty one so got this one for £20 so I can play on original vinyl in my soul do at my house!

Edited December 14, 201212 yr by jim g

Joe Simon - Georgia Blue. Stunning bit of soul music.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIfbBQhCfk

 

Peter

 

The Emotions - Flowers

 

Ave it!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MovtN5p9TQ

 

Peter

 

Shirley Wahls - Why An I Crying C/W That's How Long (I'm Gonna Love You)

Freddie Scott - Mr, Heartache

He didn't make that many records but they're all good ! Now Pastor Landry lets it rip in church, there's lots of great live clips from his church on you tube !

Edited November 10, 201311 yr by Polyvelts

Joe Simon - Georgia Blue. Stunning bit of soul music.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIfbBQhCfk

 

Peter

 

Stunning record Peter, I want one, now !!

 

Kev

Stunning record Peter, I want one, now !!

 

Kev

It's lovely isn't it mate. You'll find one pretty easily and its a cheap un.

 

Peter

 

Just arrived.... Geater Davis, My love is so strong for you on House of Orange....can't stop playing it

Just aquired 

 

Gil Scott Heron with Pretty Purdie & The Players-Lady Day & John Coltrane-Flying Dutchman W/D

 

From Midas Touch Records 

just popped through the letter box

TRACK LISTING

no 1 Marvin Gaye this love starved heart of mine / The Spinners what more could a boy ask for

no 2 Frank Wilson do I love you / Originals suspicion

no 3 Supremes stormy / Steve Wonder just enough to ease the pain

no 4 Four Tops clip my wings / Tammi Terrell all I do is think about you

no 5 Barbara Mcnair it happens every time /  David Ruffin I cant be hurt anymore

no 6 Temptations forever in my heart  /  kim Weston you hit me where it hurt me

no 7 Chris Clark somethings wrong  /  Isley Brothers my love is your love #

 

Edited November 18, 201311 yr by mickjay33

Just bought this from a fellow Soul Sourcer - Quiet Fire - Lost (Without your Love)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl_fC1pu8-4

 

Nice

 

Peter

 

The Kubas - Sweet Music - UK Columbia demo.  Same song as Chris Cerf.  Not sure which version came first.  Kubas is typical blue eyed UK stomper with some "fuzz" overtones.  Bought it because in all my old UK collections it always evaded me.  You'll all hate it 

Latest buys

john Andrews ijl brit parlaphone demo

tony middleton tteote brit polydor demo

lynn randell sima brit

john bowie ygmagt merben

Barbara mcnair yglmb motown demo

jack Montgomery db sceptre

valadliers ifag gordy demo

the ambassadors tmoagt pee vee

billy bland mhof old town

maryann farra /satin soul soomm brit brunswick

peggy gaines wtbtyl kent 19th

Edited November 18, 201311 yr by Soultown andy

They must be worth a fortune with the Label Titles like that Andy !! ,,, N x  

They must be worth a fortune with the Label Titles like that Andy !! ,,, N x

Its an expensive hobby as you know nige lol,all in very nice condition the tony middletons mint and so hard on british.And nearly forgot marie knight musicor issue

Edited November 18, 201311 yr by Soultown andy

Stunning record Peter, I want one, now !!

 

Kev

I;ve got one for sale

Latest buys

john Andrews ijl brit parlaphone demo

tony middleton tteote brit polydor demo

lynn randell sima brit

 

 

Had 'em all before but doesn't stop me being extremely jealous 

Its an expensive hobby as you know nige lol,all in very nice condition the tony middletons mint and so hard on british.And nearly forgot marie knight musicor issue

 

Andy I got one from a boot sale in Hastings once, I'd missed it but this guy rang me up at the dinner time and said I think I've got something for you, a mint Tony Middleton Polydor demo, he said it was an old lady who had it, she only had ONE record, and it was leaning against the tyre of her car and nobody had bothered looking at it except him, paid her 10p for it, I gave him £150 for it, sold it for £250 about 3 days later, that was back in about 2000.  Not had one since (a demo that is)

Andy I got one from a boot sale in Hastings once, I'd missed it but this guy rang me up at the dinner time and said I think I've got something for you, a mint Tony Middleton Polydor demo, he said it was an old lady who had it, she only had ONE record, and it was leaning against the tyre of her car and nobody had bothered looking at it except him, paid her 10p for it, I gave him £150 for it, sold it for £250 about 3 days later, that was back in about 2000.  Not had one since (a demo that is)

 

Been looking for it for a while its a fairly hard one as british collectors hardly ever play their tunes let alone sell em lol.That was a great find in hastings few and far between these days pete.

Been looking for it for a while its a fairly hard one as british collectors hardly ever play their tunes let alone sell em lol.That was a great find in hastings few and far between these days pete.

 

Oh it was brilliant down there mate, I got 2 Frankie & Johnny's (one issue one demo), a Ray Charles Doctor demo, Birds Birds on Reaction, Tintern Abbey on Deram, Billy Joe Royal on CBS, loads of Motown and Stateside, The Artwoods LP on Decca, absolutely nothing since I moved back home.

Bit of a result - Amazon sent me a spare Motown 7s Box by mistake 

 

Also got Bobby Cutchins - I Did It Again and Margie Joseph - Ridin High 

Bit of a result - Amazon sent me a spare Motown 7s Box by mistake 

 

Also got Bobby Cutchins - I Did It Again and Margie Joseph - Ridin High 

I only got one copy lucky sod

The Motown 7's Box Set just dropped through the letterbox, set number 896.

 

The wife is buying it for me as a Christmas present, so I can't break the seal yet

 

A question to those of you that have opened it - In terms of thickness, flexibility and warp factor etc, what is the quality of the vinyl like?

 

Cheers

Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied - UK London - ok nothing exciting there, but no centre, costing me a massive £7, surely can't be bad 

out of the main section on ebay as well

Would love to know what the requirements are for being a postman

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by Chris L

Would love to know what the requirements are for being a postman

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by Chris L

A couple of LPs and the results of me blowing my record buying fund at the weekend:

 

Carla Thomas - Memphis Queen

I had one with a good cover and sh*t record (thanks CM) and this one has a good record and sh*t cover, so one for me and one for ebay

 

 

The Soul Stirrers - The Judgement

Bought for Don't You Worry - never gonna get the single!

 

 

Hytones - Bigger and Better

Delegates of Soul - I'll Come Running Back

Cynthia and The Imaginary Three - That's What I Am

 

:D

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by paultp

just got this for a few bucks. love the easy breeze pace of this song...

 

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by ljblanken

 

Just arrived original Sam Dees LP The Show Must go on, mainly for 'What's it Gonna Be' Beautiful tune that I can't get enough of.

 

Also: Just arrived: Making My Daydreams Real- We The People on Lion. Tune!

 

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by nsoulxx

 

Just arrived original Sam Dees LP The Show Must go on, mainly for 'What's it Gonna Be' Beautiful tune that I can't get enough of.

 

Also: Just arrived: Making My Daydreams Real- We The People on Lion. Tune!

 

Hi mate

 

Sam Dees is one of the finest soul albums ever recorded - every track oozes brilliance.

 

We The People is a great track too.

 

Better than all that mod shit I know you like! 

 

Peter

 

Hi mate

 

Sam Dees is one of the finest soul albums ever recorded - every track oozes brilliance.

 

We The People is a great track too.

 

Better than all that mod shit I know you like! 

 

Peter

 

Haha! Thanks Peter!! See I do have taste despite being a mod!! and you got me liking The Satin track too so there is a sensitive side to me. Hope you're well.

Julie

Edited November 19, 201311 yr by nsoulxx

Would love to know what the requirements are for being a postman

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Oh my god! I feel sick for you! What a dick he is, make sure you complain

The Motown 7's Box Set just dropped through the letterbox, set number 896.

 

The wife is buying it for me as a Christmas present, so I can't break the seal yet

 

A question to those of you that have opened it - In terms of thickness, flexibility and warp factor etc, what is the quality of the vinyl like?

 

Cheers

My box has also arrived (via Amazon).

I put in a pre-order some time ago and my box is #1162 of 2000.

As lots of other retail outlets have pre-ordered this box set, I would bet that 75%+ of them have already left the Universal-Island warehouse.

My guess is every one will have gone by Xmas, so don't delay if you want a box for yourself.

Vinyl & labels look fine, though nowt like an old UK black label Tamla Motown 45. The sleeves are old style too but with added logos down each side (so making them different to old 'orange & white' uns). 

Edited November 20, 201311 yr by Roburt

 

Vinyl & labels look fine, though nowt like an old UK black label Tamla Motown 45.

 

That sounds OK then, it would have been too much to expect them to be like an old Tamla Motown 45 I guess.

My main concern was that they would be no better than some recent 45 releases. The Frankie and Johnny 45 that came out a few years back springs to mind, maybe I was just unlucky, but my copy of that record was very flimsy and badly warped.

Got a fair few on the Carnival label, took my time getting this beauty, George Smith in great form, as he always was, one of my favourite singers, great loss when he died in 1970

 

Manhattans-I'm the one love forgot-Carnival

 

https://youtu.be/_zqgb7KsAhw

Got a fair few on the Carnival label, took my time getting this beauty, George Smith in great form, as he always was, one of my favourite singers, great loss when he died in 1970

 

Manhattans-I'm the one love forgot-Carnival

 

 

 

Such a great group Kev. The Pretender's cut is nice but Manhattans for me is far and above the better.

Half decent semi-known by Barry St John, it's only on stock copies, demos are one sided with the other side. Paid £8.39

 

Such a great group Kev. The Pretender's cut is nice but Manhattans for me is far and above the better.

The intro is good enough Dave with the group and the deep sax, but when George Smith makes his entrance the contest is over

 

Kev

picked these two up today from the post office

 

winfield parker - I love you just the same - rujac (blue)

 

jeffrey allen - dilly dilly - mala demo

 

both in great condition

 

waiting for a couple more.......

 

happy hunting

 

russ

Joe Simon - Georgia Blue. Stunning bit of soul music.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIfbBQhCfk

 

Peter had one for a while  classy as....

 

 

 

It arrived this morning Gogs 

 

Best

 

Kev

Just got this from Mr Clancy, sweet as a nut

 

Mike Pearson-If we have any problems-Toi

 

Edited November 24, 201311 yr by kev cane

^{a few more for my box and its not even xmas}

 

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Edited November 25, 201311 yr by mickjay33

Just arrived.... Geater Davis, My love is so strong for you on House of Orange....can't stop playing it

Im glad you like it

Todays letter box candy

Had these come over the last month or two.

ELLEN AND THE SHANDELLS GYPSY  LA SALLE ( TO GO WITH THE DRYWELL ONE)

JACKIE WILLSON- BECAUSE OF YOU- BRUNSWICK (UP GRADE)

THE FOUR SONICS-EASIER SAID THAN DONE-SPORT

THE CHARISMA BAND- AIN'T NOTHING LIKE YOUR LOVE-BUDDH

BROTHERS GILMORE-I FEEL A SONG-BANTU

 

LEE CHARLES-IF THAT AIN'T LOVING YOU-REVUE

SMOKE-OH LOVE-MO-SOUL

LEZLE VALINTINE-I WON'T DO ANYTHING- ALL PLATINUM.

     That's it for now.

Edited December 3, 201311 yr by russell f

It arrived this morning Gogs 

 

Best

 

Kev

Played this at Blacktrackin' in Glasgow on Saturday night, wonderful record.

gary

Zapp - Do you really want an answer $9.99

 

Wilmer Alexander & the Dukes - Give me one more chance $10.18

 

Patterson Twins - Back in love again $3

Just got this from Mr Clancy, sweet as a nut

 

Mike Pearson-If we have any problems-Toi

 

You can rarely go wrong with Mr Fish !!!

You can rarely go wrong with Mr Fish !!!

Yes, a man of great taste and vision Rob

 

Kev

Keeping the thread ticking over here's a few which arrived in the week , Spidells - Pushed Out Of The Picture, another copy of Changes - And I'll Love You Forever/Say You'll Be Mine, plus a couple of Roy Smith 45's, the one on Chantain being an upgrade, the Delphi 45 I'd hankered after for a while to replace my Liberty copy but didn't want to pay much.  No doubt all will be on youtube.