Hi everyone

 

Interested in views about the desirability, collectability, rarity and price of the different formats of Jock Mitchell's "Not A Chance In A Million" on Impact.

 

I have had a white demo for years, but also chased after a red stock copy for quite a while as I thought this was the much rarer and more desirable format, and therefore more collectable, valuable etc.

 

Now I want to let one go - but I'm in a dilemma about which 

 

Manship's guide vales the white demo at £50 more than the issue. Seems to be the opposite of what I though - on value at least.

 

Grateful for any thoughts on this conundrum please 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Edited December 6, 201311 yr by Premium Stuff

The demo must be the more common one, I've got one! :-)

Artist: JOCK MITCHELL Title: NOT A CHANCE IN A MILLION Label: IMPACT Condition: M- Time Left : -38m

Ends 29/11/2013 17:00:00 BST Starting Bid:  £100.00 Highest Bid: £610.00 Details: WE HAVE BEEN TURNING UP SOME STUNNING VINYL LATELY & NONE FINER THAN THIS FABULOUS PIECE OF DETROIT SOUL FROM THE PEN OF DUKE BROWNER.

AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS NORTHERN CLASSIC ON A MEGA RARE RED STOCK COPY

this one was/is on pat bradys auction, Richard.

 

 

ricky.

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Classic Northern Soul,Jock Mitchell,Not A Chance in A Million,Impact,1967,45 rpm

• Price:
  • $593.89 USD

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This is a rare soul 45 by Jock Mitchell on the Impact label.  The sides are "Not A Chance In A Million" and "I Got To Know".  The record was released in 1967 and is in very good condition with some light wear,scuffs, great sound quality (VG+).  The labels are clean with light wear.

 

this from frenzy

 

ricky.

 

 

 

 

never a £600 record in either format....£450 imo on both.....the red was booted wasnt it

NORTHERN SOUL JOCK MITCHELL NOT A CHANCE IN A MILLION / NARBAY BELIVE IT NOT 45

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TAKE ADVANTAGE ON THE BUY FIVE ITEMS AND SHIP FOR THE PRICE OF ONE -

 

INFO -   JOCK MITCHELL - NOT A CHANCE IN A MILLION / NARBAY - BELIVE IT OR NOT - IMPACT

• GRADE-  M- CONDITION -

this one dave.

 

ricky.

Mine is a white demo - can't remember seeing a red issue in the flesh

Before I got one I had the chance of both copy's and remains imo that the issues the harder one to find in vg++/mint-great track

Now I want to let one go  

 

Cheers

 

Richard

 

A case of too much indulgence,perhaps?

 

Sorry-just looked at the date

Edited January 2, 201411 yr by sir cumference

Well I got a demo first and chased after an issue for ages thinking it was rarer, which all the helpful comments seem to confirm.

Think this is one which is the wrong way round in the Manship Guide.

There's two boots of this, the one with Nabay on the back and a better looking counterfeit, but easy to spot as it's vinyl not styrene.

(Why do idiots call Nabay "Narbay" and even bootleg it as "Narbay?)

Well I got a demo first and chased after an issue for ages thinking it was rarer, which all the helpful comments seem to confirm.

Think this is one which is the wrong way round in the Manship Guide.

I think the red Impact issues look a bit tatty so stick with the WDJ.

 

While Im on re Motown bit harder to get esp hits in M- than that discussion suggests. I ain't even got "Dancing in the street" yet !

 

ROD

I think the red Impact issues look a bit tatty so stick with the WDJ.

 

While Im on re Motown bit harder to get esp hits in M- than that discussion suggests. I ain't even got "Dancing in the street" yet !

 

ROD

 

Cheers Rod - yes, know what you mean about Impact red issues not being as good looking as the demos. Think that's why I kept both of the Jock Mitchells. Done the same with the Volumes and Lollipops on Impact - and reckon the issues of both of those are harder than the demo too.

 

Good point on the big Motown hits re condition - interesting observation, but as a moderator I would have expected you to have put that comment on the actual thread - off topic alert! 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Both red stock and white DJ of the legitimate original issues are rare.  But I think that the white DJ is the more common of those two.  I'd seen many of the WDJ in my record searching and looking at people's collections, and only seen one real red stock copy.  Mind you, that was all before 1980.  I don't know if any boxes were found after that. or any were obtained from Harry Balk.

There was a time in the mid 70's when Soul Bowl seemed to have more red issues than demos.

 

 These days there does seem to be more demos for sale than issues.

 

Still a hard to get record because most copies are residing in top collections. 

There was a time in the mid 70's when Soul Bowl seemed to have more red issues than demos.

 

 These days there does seem to be more demos for sale than issues.

 

Still a hard to get record because most copies are residing in top collections. 

 

 

Artist: JOCK MITCHELL Title: NOT A CHANCE IN A MILLION Label: IMPACT Condition: M- Time Left : -38m

Ends 29/11/2013 17:00:00 BST Starting Bid:  £100.00 Highest Bid: £610.00 Details: WE HAVE BEEN TURNING UP SOME STUNNING VINYL LATELY & NONE FINER THAN THIS FABULOUS PIECE OF DETROIT SOUL FROM THE PEN OF DUKE BROWNER.

AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS NORTHERN CLASSIC ON A MEGA RARE RED STOCK COPY

this one was/is on pat bradys auction, Richard.

 

 

ricky.

 

 

I see Pat has another red issue on auction now sitting at £450 with 6 days to go.

 

https://www.northernsoul45s.co.uk/auctions_detail.asp?id=1058

 

The scan looks identical to the one you posted Ricky above - same slight blemished on the label.

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Edited January 8, 201411 yr by Premium Stuff

Is that the scan, Rich ?

 

Slight blemish ?

 

It's positively Joseph Merrick.

 

ROD

Is that the scan, Rich ?

 

Slight blemish ?

 

It's positively Joseph Merrick.

 

ROD

 

Yes, that's from the current auction Rod - and looks the same as the one posted above in post #3.

 

Richard

There's two boots of this, the one with Nabay on the back and a better looking counterfeit, but easy to spot as it's vinyl not styrene.

(Why do idiots call Nabay "Narbay" and even bootleg it as "Narbay?)

are the boots of this stamped in dead wax ,thanks

I'd keep them both. They look good filed together. Hard enough to obtain one let alone the pair. Great tune by the way.

Jock Mitchell original issue rarer agreed but I have all the goodies on demos including Jock mitchell, I just think

the demos look nicer and more distinctive. Incidentally a clean demo has just gone through ebay at over $1300 

If you are fortunate enough keep em' both. Bet you ont let Duke Browner go on a demo if you have one 

There was a time in the mid 70's when Soul Bowl seemed to have more red issues than demos.

 

 These days there does seem to be more demos for sale than issues.

 

Still a hard to get record because most copies are residing in top collections. 

Interesting that.

I always remember Poke saying to me 35 or so years ago, when talking about digging in Detroit, 'we used to tread on Jock Mitchell's to get to the good stuff'

Sean