I know quite a few boot 45's fetch decent money these days (sometimes coz the buyer is confused about what he's actually getting but other times coz of true demand), but do any of the old 80's boot LP's fetch above £5 or so ??

I still have quite a few 1980's Soul Supply albums that if I recall correctly I bought direct from the shop in Mansfield (40 White Hart St) in the mid 80's. I believe they cost me £5 for 6 LP's as the shop seemed to have 100's of copies of each one just sitting in the racks.

Mainly contained 1960's indie label things that had been big Wigan tracks but a couple featured some or all 1970's recordings that had also been big on the scene.

I don't think any of the LP's have been out of their sleeves in over 20 years but guess they don't fetch enough to make it worthwhile moving em on.  

About a year ago I put quite a few of these LPs on ebay as I had never played them for over twenty years. Starting bids on them was £5.00 . Northern Soul Stories 6,7,8 went for £5 , NSS 2 and 4 reached £5.50, Soul of Detroit, Modern Soul Story and Modern Times reached the dizzy heights of £6.03. One person bought six titles so got a good deal on postage.

 

I used to buy each one as they came out when I was working at Ames/Virgin records in Stockport. They all sold fairly well on release but not much after the first month. Kent releases sold a lot better and for a longer period.

 

If I remember right, they were distributed by Charly and the rep once let me have a white label test pressing of the instrumental only release, After the Session, probably because he didn't want it.

 

If they didn't have the master tapes they managed to get good sound quality ,no clicks and pops or needle hitting the record.

 

They released a CD as well, which at the time I thought was a waste of time, who would want NS on CD?. Also not many people had CD players them. This must be quite a rare release now.

 

Rick

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Great stuff mate.

 

What about the Detroit one - or have I missed it? 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

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Yes, I see the Detroit one now mate - have it on CD.

 

Thanks for posting - it's time consuming 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

About a year ago I put quite a few of these LPs on ebay as I had never played them for over twenty years. Starting bids on them was £5.00 . Northern Soul Stories 6,7,8 went for £5 , NSS 2 and 4 reached £5.50, Soul of Detroit, Modern Soul Story and Modern Times reached the dizzy heights of £6.03. One person bought six titles so got a good deal on postage.

 

I used to buy each one as they came out when I was working at Ames/Virgin records in Stockport. They all sold fairly well on release but not much after the first month. Kent releases sold a lot better and for a longer period.

 

If I remember right, they were distributed by Charly and the rep once let me have a white label test pressing of the instrumental only release, After the Session, probably because he didn't want it.

 

If they didn't have the master tapes they managed to get good sound quality ,no clicks and pops or needle hitting the record.

 

They released a CD as well, which at the time I thought was a waste of time, who would want NS on CD?. Also not many people had CD players them. This must be quite a rare release now.

 

Rick

 

I sold all my Northern Soul Story LPs on Ebay a few years ago too, interest in them was low, each going for less than £7 and like yourself, one buyer bought most of them.

I bought the first CD too, in order to get Epitome of Sound in 'glorious CD quality', but the sound quality across the CD was terrible, so bad in fact, that I felt ripped off and returned it to the shop for a refund. In my opinion, sound quality on the LPs was patchy to say the least. 

 

Kent LPs were in a totally different league, pure class.

maybe i missed it but did anyone mention 'fingers snappers', 'under the street lamp' or soulful kinda music' some fantastc tracks on all three. are these relatively uncommon? my brother bought a job lot of multiples in the late 8ts and passed them on to me and his mates.  

Under the streetlamp is posted above...

 

The others were probably put out on the Northern Soul Story releases - they did this with other ones from the first handful of releases...

Here you are Bob, just found said LP track on youtube, may be a separate thread may shed some light?

 

thanks so much for your help, started a new thread

Just as the Double LP's were released, the single LP's were getting sold off through Scootering magazine for £1 a pop. 1987/88. Advertised as deleted, only to find out that the NS Lp's were in fact the same records re-marketed.

 

 

 

There was a Vinylmania LP called Cutting the Groove featuring Soul/Funk from British artists.

LPSS110? Wonder Boys?   Anybody see that one?

Just as the Double LP's were released, the single LP's were getting sold off through Scootering magazine for £1 a pop. 1987/88. Advertised as deleted, only to find out that the NS Lp's were in fact the same records re-marketed.

 

 

 

There was a Vinylmania LP called Cutting the Groove featuring Soul/Funk from British artists.

LPSS110? Wonder Boys?   Anybody see that one?

oh thats sounds interesting, anything good on it?

Don't know.....thats why I asked  

 

The catalogue number is listed on the back of Under the Streetlamp

Or if you mean Cutting a Groove HQL1

 

Delayline, Wendy Peddy, Hot Cuisine, Kevin Henry, Direct Drive, Marcia Mattise.

 

Previously unreleased tracks that were produced by Kev Roberts.

On 9/11/2013 at 14:58, boba said:

 

thanks so much for your help, started a new thread

 

So  ...  is the above version which appeared on the Soul Supply LP   -   and which is far superior to the Emblem 45 release    -   available on a  7" ???

yep, its the by the 'Charms unlimited' scan below...

LP is Live, this one is Studio take, released under their other name 'Charms Unlimited'..

2 hours ago, sunnysoul said:

3 minutes ago, Mal C said:

yep, its the by the 'Charms unlimited' scan below...

Thanks Mal - only one shown on popsike at 45 bucks.   Is that all  one of these is worth ?

well if you offered it me today I would shell out allot more for it. It's one of those tracks, its not trendy in the 'Funky' sense but I'd imagine it would go for allot, Ive not got it, nor seen it for sale in years... so thats two of us after it...:-))

Mal

11 minutes ago, Mal C said:

well if you offered it me today I would shell out allot more for it. It's one of those tracks, its not trendy in the 'Funky' sense but I'd imagine it would go for allot, Ive not got it, nor seen it for sale in years... so thats two of us after it...:-))

Mal

And the release on Emblem by Soul Inc is obviously more common but goes for more and is clearly an inferior version .

6 hours ago, sunnysoul said:

IAnd the release on Emblem by Soul Inc is obviously more common but goes for more and is clearly an inferior version .

Yep recon your right there...  I dont think the prices reflects right on these two does it, maybe thats because of the way allot of people found out about the track in the first place, off that bloody SS LP!  all the same the Yellow emblem release comes up for sale reasonably often, and is worth what £250-300 for a very minty one, of which there are not many mint ones about, they always seem to be crap condition.  Much rather have the 'Charms' release personally, but you never see it... :-))

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I bought a set of those NS Story albums about 4 years back for £125, 6 months later put them up for sale and got...£100 for them LOL

I would buy another set if anyone has one to sell

On 9/9/2013 at 14:50, Mick Sway said:

FYI

I was recently the subject of a rather objectionable e mail, threatening me with legal action

for just linking "Bootlegs and Re-issues" together in the title of an on line photo collection, of 45 record scans.

It made me realise how dangerous it can be referring to a series of records as  "bootlegs"

without any material evidence.

Well we all know who that would be then.