I see the secret's finally out, John Manship has added Johnny Praye - "Can't get too much love" on his auction page. He probably added it last Sunday, which is a strange coincedence (wait for it!) because last Saturday I was at a local night club here in Finland, where a friend of mine was playing across the board black music from Jazz to Gnarls Barkley to Northern Soul. Then suddenly "Can't get too much love" blasts out of the speakers. Gobsmacked!

He had picked it up from a local second hand store for just a few Euros. It came from a box that had maybe 300 demos from 1967 and he was the second to have a look, and only picked what was cheap and good. I was the third one and I still got Curly Moore, Lainie Hill, Four Larks - "Groovin" on Tower and "That's all that counts" on Uptown, Hoagy Lands - Next in line UK Stateside Demo (!) and a few more. All mint and in company bags. I wonder how they got here, were they sent to a radio station or a record store back in the day? Fantastic when things like this happen.

Of course I told him what he had and now he wants to wait until the auction finishes before he'll think of selling or trading it. I'm hopeful he'll do a good deal for a fellow Finn though.

Four copies have been on eBay according to Popsike, all being about £900 so far.

Heikki 1

Edited June 19, 200618 yr by heikki 1

£814 already, 20 days to go... any guesses on finishing price?

£814 already, 20 days to go... any guesses on finishing price?

One million dollars

Dunno top of the head guess £2000 give or take a few hundred

Ady Pierce sold a copy on Ebay a month backfor 825

I see the secret's finally out, John Manship has added Johnny Praye - "Can't get too much love" on his auction page. He probably added it last Sunday, which is a strange coincedence (wait for it!) because last Saturday I was at a local night club here in Finland, where a friend of mine was playing across the board black music from Jazz to Gnarls Barkley to Northern Soul. Then suddenly "Can't get too much love" blasts out of the speakers. Gobsmacked!

He had picked it up from a local second hand store for just a few Euros. It came from a box that had maybe 300 demos from 1967 and he was the second to have a look, and only picked what was cheap and good. I was the third one and I still got Curly Moore, Lainie Hill, Four Larks - "Groovin" on Tower and "That's all that counts" on Uptown, Hoagy Lands - Next in line UK Stateside Demo (!) and a few more. All mint and in company bags. I wonder how they got here, were they sent to a radio station or a record store back in the day? Fantastic when things like this happen.

Of course I told him what he had and now he wants to wait until the auction finishes before he'll think of selling or trading it. I'm hopeful he'll do a good deal for a fellow Finn though.

Four copies have been on eBay according to Popsike, all being about £900 so far.

Heikki 1

Hi Been offered one a few weeks ago.....covered up.... may not equal rare..have other tunes on the label........ATB Steve

Hi Been offered one a few weeks ago.....covered up.... may not equal rare..have other tunes on the label........ATB Steve

ONE FOR SALE LAST SATURDAY AT GREATSTONE STEVIE...WAS OFFERED IT FOR 500 POUNDS

ONE FOR SALE LAST SATURDAY AT GREATSTONE STEVIE...WAS OFFERED IT FOR 500 POUNDS

Yep...Chris..I am very meticulous in finding out, if a cover up,recently found and discovered, is rare as well . ATB Stevie

As I can't ever get Manship's site to play the sound files, can someone put a sound file please?

Thanks

Great story Heiiki ! Can understand you was shocked Did you ask him to play it again ??

Religious northern this. Didn´t know what it was til very recent. Who was first to play it btw ??