JOE TORQUAY Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Register Inspirations Touch Me, Hold Me, Kiss Me C/w What Am I Gonna Do With You? Whilst we are in the Polydor section, how about this example of British release Northern Soul - surely one of the label least seen trophies. Another Golden Torch classic from the pens Gene Redd, Rosie Marie McCoy & J. Crosby it captures the very essence of the mid-60s girl-group sound, both with producers Wyld & Polhemus using every Motown inspired note to lift this ladies meeting to greatness, but at a different pace. In more recent times the beautifully constructed Gerry Goffin & Russ Teittelman Big City flipside Beat Ballad, has caught the attention of quality-seekers as this too gives off a most-beautiful atmospheric girl-harmony feeling . In the early 70s of it was Select-A-Disc that made this recording accessible to the public of it’s Black Pearl release wit “Funny Situation” on the flip. As this 1967 British Polydor release it is exceedingly RARE! This copy is utterly sublime condition, one brief light minuscule blemish revealed itself under strong light otherwise this offering would have received the seldom use Mint grade. British collectors neurotic about condition - you will not ever see a finer copy. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 253.00 Lou Ragland I Travel Alone C/w Big Wheel Some days you know you will remember the whole of your life. The day me and this disc met, was the day i was digging in a garage for records. Records I might add I’d scrambled through many times over the decades. But this day was different, I was allowed for the first time to poke around behind shelves, move years of hoarding videos, cassette tapes, news papers and every manner of past collecting, gathered by this compulsive-hoover of all things tangible. After struggling for a hour to get at a wall of 100 count record boxes, moving enough debris to start work, the first box I opened I knew in my heart this was gonna be one of the very best days work I’d ever done, as The Groovettes on Reness popped up in the second handful and at the bottom of the box was a 1975 newspaper screwed up as protective packing. Years of dust was choking the air, I soon realized this was a Radio Station purchase, packed away in 1975 and not touched since. After about 3 hours i found one of my all-time favorite Northern Soul masterpieces, it was a personal Holy Grail, after hearing it on that famous Simon Soussan cassette with the Steinways & Billy Joe Young on..the one we’d play in the transit van on our excursions to Blackpool or Leeds (Casino not open yet). Well hello Lou Ragland!! You are the sweetest Pink thing I’d ever set my eyes on! The record looked back, as if pleased to meet his first Englishman and eager to encounter a stylus to unleash the genius that lay in the grooves. To find an unplayed Lou Ragland in 2013 is astonishing but not as astonishing as the music those Cleveland “Way Out” boys laid down that day in 1967. Two perfect labels and virgin-vinyl deflowered today, revealing only faint sleeve contact blemishes from it’s life on a Radio Station shelf and it’s nonchalant entombing in 1975 for 38 years in darkness. You will not source a finer copy..ever, ever. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,266.00 Buster & Eddie Can't Be Still C/w There Was I So very rare in 1974 it was decided this 45 could never have been issued as the 2 or 3 of PROMO copies (still only a handful known today) became one of the Biggest NS Trophy 45s of the 70s. So when a 100 count box turned up in the out buildings of ALCO pressing plant, pioneering Northern Soul collectors/Dealer Dave Raistrick and Arthur Fenn must have poo’d themselves. As they’d unearthed 500 copies of Joe Hicks - Don’t it make Fell Funky - AGC moments earlier! WHAT A FIND! as to this day - that’s it!! in a collectors field of approx 100,000 or more, they were instantly swallowed up file and cherished for the killer tune it is. Today, they seldom come to market. The reason for this disc’s extreme elusivity is a mistake in CLASS’s release numbering, Class 1518 was allocated & promoted to GOOGIE RENE COMBO - CHICA-BOO - CLASS 1518 a minor hit. So the miss-labeling of Buster & Eddie was laid to rest in storage with a very few Promo’s escaping. The ratio of collector to record in the Northern Soul scene is the biggest difference perhaps in any collectors market, forcing healthy prices increased demand, 100 copies in 1978 is a raindrop in an ocean. The fact Neil Rushton found 780 copies of Frank Beverley on Sassy and I found 1100 copies of Epitome Of Sound on Sandbag underlines just how huge the insatiable NS market is. Stop waffling John-Boy and let the bidders enjoy that spanking-label-scan & listen to the double-helping of Northern Soul from Tommy & Eddie Williams resist it’s beauty if you can… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 678.00 Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye 4 Track Mono Uk Ep With Cover Blinding condition 1966 UK press - other than a light crease to the laminated front cover (left hand side) this offering is in flawless condition. Ain’t That Peculiar Pretty Little Baby I’ll Be Doggone How Sweet It Is you could not have picked a better track listing for the era, every one a dancefloor favourite all wrapped up in the head turning picture sleeve. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 359.00 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
JOE TORQUAY Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Baby C/w You Know You're The Yes Cool Sister-Funk with a huge reputation. As Northern Soul dips it’s toe into the world of FUNK, it’s these fearless vocal performances that are being welcomed with open arms. How could anyone not want to embrace dance-tunes of this outstanding quality. A record that has been a Deep Funk trophy for a decade or more, has everything required to pump-up the crowd. Rebellious horn support and even try to outdo Dolly vicious-vocal as the whole session whips itself up into maelstrom of bad-attitude FUNK with so much soul it’s becomes perfect NORTHERN! A wake-up call for the play-safe NS jocks, when there are body-jolters like this on the market, they need sticking to the audience.. then watch them move… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 566.00 Bobby Paris Per-so-nal-ly A true Monster Golden Torch spin with perhaps the most memorable lyrics of them all. An oldies that in recent times sat on the back-burner of the obvious conveyer belt of the same old, same old 500. Sure it’s time to revive this powerhouse of attitude and defiance from the write himself, as the skills of Gene Page once again showers you with instant Northern Soul. So what better way, for the DJ to treat the crowd to a true journey into euphoric recall than with this real-deal stomper. Condition of this rare 1968 UK press is sublime…but personally I don’t give a damn.. it’s just great to hear it again! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 95.00 Johnny Gilliam Room Full Of Tears C/w Peace On Earth a record that is always in my DJ box just waiting for that Golden Moment to discharge Johnny Gilliam riveting vocal on the danceflooor. You Golden Moment is just a click away - check the soundfile and swoon… as the cocktail of JG’s unique vocal, relentless strings and a shrill persistent girl chorus… the mix is intoxicating. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Blues & Soul # 22 - September 1969 As this is the first time we have listed this issue #22 we feel it must be rare. But more important is the huge strides forward that this monthly soul-dedicated magazine had made as they sailed past 20 issues. Main features of interest include pictures & Bio’s on Billy Preston, Drifters, Friends Of Distiction. Obituary on Shorty Long & Roy Hamilton Drifters discography Dave Godin column Fabulous record company adverts which includes ACTION albums Plus the ALWAYS MISSING blues and on disc supplement reviewing this months new SOUL releaes. Capped off with a spectacular a full double page centerfold picture of THE DELLS. This issue is a real page turning edition with essential referencing and riveting features. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 125.00 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
JOE TORQUAY Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Temptations Stay so wanted! so rarely seen as the 12” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 114.00 Demures Raining Teardrops C/w He's Got Your Number Those of you dedicated to the “BLACKS” will testify that these frustratingly elusive Northern Soul classics in their beautiful “Black” release format deliver the ultimate vinyl-satisfaction for the collector when secured. Before you today is one of the “impossibles” certainly our first copy, this century! Freddie Perrin’s affair with these slick ladies produced a Northern Soul girl-group beauty, that quickly became a Cleethorpes Pier anthem, certainly featuring in my DJ sets but as the promo copy of course. Click the sound file and those who braved & attended those North Sea nights will be rocketed back to that secure feeling of warmth and safety as we dance to tunes of this calibre, as the waves attacked the stanchions of the Pier and the whipping winds chilled it’s exterior. The limpet clustered stilts always held firm and we’d be back the next time knowing inside that place of worship, we could hear, dance and buy records of this status! I miss those days…. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 402.00 Sonny Boy Williamson Help Me Rare gold text 4 track British release EP that started this most-collectable of series. CRE6001 and the British Chess EP and all it’s treasure was born. this example is a thoughtful compilation of Sonny Boy’s 1960 to 1962 work. Condition of vinyl, only reveals a few light insignificant blemishes in strong light, two labels could hardly be finer, cover back & front is free of writing, stains or tears. The only laminated front cover on close inspection of reveals the merest of creasing. Check those scans, call me weird but I find them seductive… the music speaks for itself! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 95.00 Betty Willis Gone With The Wind (is My Love) C/w Ain't Gonna Do You No Good A PMT triggered version of Rita and The Tiaras; a meaty, uncompromising prowling-sister mix, as Betty Willis attacks Lou Barretto’s lyrics, jack Avery turns the arrangement into a vision of a deadly-woman Black-widow style wreaking her revenge on her ex-man as her love leaves with the wind. This really is different, stupidly rare and decidedly different, dripping with soul is Ms Willis, which is proven on the flip as she performs one Deeps Soul’s greatest sister-sessions. Listen and fall into the abyss of this lady’s despair.. Two completely convincing performances one one annoyingly elusive disc. Dominatrix Northern Soul with a sting in it’s tail !! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 666.00 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
JOE TORQUAY Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Freddie Williams I've Got To Live While I Can C/w Heart Can You Hear Me Is this the most-beautiful record scan of the year so far? Certainly the most eye-catching, looking so dapper in it’s original release clothes. But this 45 is no wimpy dancehall poser , this an all mighty muscular Northern Soul torrent of dance from the pen of the gifted Jimmy Holiday. Jimmy originally recorded it on his rare Minit album, and a great version it is too. But John Wagner guided take on Jimmy’s song it totally a dancefloor destroyer. Click the soundfile to unleash 2.10 minutes of real-deal NS dance, that from the very first note it kicks you in the ass upon your feet to drown yourself blaring horns & tambourines, growling vocal ride the relentless tempo smoothed over by a make group harmony chorus. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL! Flip it over for a heart-melting submissive Deep Soul ballad as Freddie Asks “How Much Heartache Do You Have For Me” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 460.00 Billy Nichols Shake A Leg C/w You Can't Fool This Fool Potent New York FUNK from the reliable desk of Henry “Juggy” Murray. The versatile but under-rated Billy Nichols again writes and collaborates with one of the most prolific East Coast music men. This rarely seen 45 offers not just a juggernaut of a Deep Funk record featuring outrageous horn-work; but will also spark interest from dedicated Deep Soul fans, as the flip gives up a tortured horn-crammed ballad of deceit. Two great examples of proper “Black Music” at the end of the 60s. this promo is is totally immaculate.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 136.00 Brown Bombers & Soul Partners Wait For Me C/w Just Fun So rarely seen for sale - in fine clean condition. this the ORIGINAL press as you can see has two clean label - and vinyl to match. I can’t even remember the last time we had a copy of this lively string-crammed Northern Soul treasure for sale, looking so clean. A vocal group joy by the Brown Bombers on the “A” and a compelling instrumental backing track by the Soul Partners on the flip. This record gives up perfect Motor City Northern Soul not once but twice over. Rarity is a given, it is truly a “Ghost” of Northern Soul collecting usually only seen for a fleeting moment - or did you really see it for sale, at all? Not a record that the serious collector ever want to lose - I’m sure whoever secures this beauty will drop it into that part of the collection, you will never part with. Rarity has made this wonderful tune an irregular feature even at the rare & underplayed evenings ..but if ever a tune deserved an high-profile revival, this 45 is it.. for me it’s been a fave of mine ever since my NS formative years of the Brian “45” Philips lists.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 343.00 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ted Massey Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 jesus that Buster and Eddie Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 It has to be said....does anybody believe these prices? Does anyone know anyone that has "won" trophy record? 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dazdakin Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Ditto re: Lou ragland!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Tom Walsh Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 jesus that Buster and Eddie Yeah Ted, I won a W/D for half that price this year!!!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ted Massey Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Yeah Ted, I won a W/D for half that price this year!!!!! its the sales blurb aint it ice to the eskimos and all that 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Reg Scott Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Brown Bombers & Soul Partners seems fair enough but some of the others (Lou Ragland!) seem rich as.. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 So let me get this correct, I produce a "Book" you have your starter for 10......err well in increments of more than ten! How the fuck does he get away with the next bid being so fucking high??? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Modernsoulsucks Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Is the Marvin Gaye ep final price correct ?ROD 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Is the Marvin Gaye ep final price correct ? ROD I was wondering that - not worth more than £75. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Cunnie Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Quick google search would have got a Temptations 12" for £65 & that's high for it IMO. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soultown andy Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Is the Marvin Gaye ep final price correct ?RODBought one for £20 last year,seems to be a bargain. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Alan T Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Quick google search would have got a Temptations 12" for £65 & that's high for it IMO. Sold 3 copies of this for about £25 each a couple of years ago. . Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter99 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 If you were selling your records you would want to achieve the best price wouldn't you - that's a statement not a question. Johnny M delivers on that doesn't he? Peter 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Does he? Like I asked.....let "The Winners" step forward....they got what they wanted....where's the shame in letting us know how they got such a bargain? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter99 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Does he? Like I asked.....let "The Winners" step forward....they got what they wanted....where's the shame in letting us know how they got such a bargain? Err, don't get your point. There appears to be a general consensus that John usually achieves really good prices for records. Do you have a different view? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Godzilla Posted December 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) This has the makings of one of those really mental threads, crammed full of crackpot theories, outrageous misunderstandings and much offence taken. Excellent. Let the fun commence... Edited December 11, 2013 by Godzilla 7 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest east rob Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 This has the makings of one of those really mental threads, crammed full of crackpot theories, outrageous misunderstandings and much offence taken. Excellent. Let the fun commence... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Shsdave Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 jesus that Buster and Eddie ?????????????????? bought one about 6/8 years ago for 100 sold it couple of years later for same price Unbelievable ! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Frankie Crocker Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Not too many bargains this week. Passed over the Bobby Paris in Beanos of Croydon a few years ago - mistake. Passed over a white Demo of Buster and Eddie more recently as I have the issue - really stupid mistake. Old codger in Las Vegas owes me $7 change from the Lou Ragland I bought about 15 years ago but the price fetched today may help me reach closure in another 15 years... I think Manny should put together a book of auction sales pitches to give us something to read on Christmas Day... 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Frankie Crocker Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Leave Berbatov out of it... 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Chalky Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Last Lou Ragland I saw up for straight cash was around £1000 so what John got isnt that far away. As for who won, why should they step forward? Yes we all like to know where certain records end up but at the end of the day no one else business really. Edited December 12, 2013 by chalky 5 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve G Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 ?????????????????? bought one about 6/8 years ago for 100 sold it couple of years later for same price Unbelievable ! An issue Dave or a WD? Bought mine from Soul Sam about 15 years ago - £90. Lou Ragland certainly seems to have gone up in price - was a steady £600 job a couple of years back - is Ginger playing it or something? "Gone with the wind" - one of my LA finds in the late 80's......so pleased that is now starting to fetch decent money. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Carlf Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I think the fact that the Lou Ragland was a minter helped it along by an extra 500 . Don't see any in that condition. The Brown Bombers went really cheap though. That record just hasn't had enough dj exposure in recent times. Demures was also a bargain for the stock copy. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stockholmsoulfox Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 This must be one of the most mental JM auctions ever in terms of every 45 (with the exception of the Brown Bombers) fetching way, way above usual prices. My favourite mind bogglers must be the Marvin EP at £359 and the Blues & Soul issue at £125! John (Betjeman?) was on top form with his descriptions this week though. Even though I loved Cleethorpes Pier JM takes memories to a different level! Click the sound file and those who braved & attended those North Sea nights will be rocketed back to that secure feeling of warmth and safety as we dance to tunes of this calibre, as the waves attacked the stanchions of the Pier and the whipping winds chilled it’s exterior. The limpet clustered stilts always held firm and we’d be back the next time knowing inside that place of worship, we could hear, dance and buy records of this status! I miss those days…. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Pete S Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 That "Gone With The Wind" version is outrageously bad. 11 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Pinch Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nobody mentioned johnny gilliam yet.. Wonderful £150 record that it is 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve G Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nobody mentioned johnny gilliam yet.. Wonderful £150 record that it is yes a classic.....and ex manager of The Marvellettes too wasn't he? 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Modernsoulsucks Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Last Lou Ragland I saw up for straight cash was around £1000 so what John got isnt that far away. As for who won, why should they step forward? Yes we all like to know where certain records end up but at the end of the day no one else business really. Normally I'd agree but that Marvin Gaye ep ! ROD Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Quinvy Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nobody mentioned johnny gilliam yet.. Wonderful £150 record that it is Blimey! I sold one for £200 years ago. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve Foran Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 Got to say I sold a fair few items via John. Got top dollar and above. This was when I was entrusted to sell a collection as my mate had died. I agree with Chalky about this. Love Johns sales pitch and lets be honest if you could you would. 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Shsdave Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 An issue Dave or a WD? Bought mine from Soul Sam about 15 years ago - £90. Lou Ragland certainly seems to have gone up in price - was a steady £600 job a couple of years back - is Ginger playing it or something? "Gone with the wind" - one of my LA finds in the late 80's......so pleased that is now starting to fetch decent money. Issue Steve, got mine from Martin Thomson & sold it on to Stubbsie I think. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Normally I'd agree but that Marvin Gaye ep ! ROD I don't really have a clue about UK stuff Rod, never collected it really. How often does a mint example like this turn up? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I don't really have a clue about UK stuff Rod, never collected it really. How often does a mint example like this turn up? Loads, it's one of the common ones, not as common as 4 Tops / Temps but it's not rare 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stanley Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 i sold a stone mint copy of lou ragland for £1000 about 2 years ago........don,t have a problem what john got for his in auction.for me its all about condition . Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Iancsloft Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 i sold a stone mint copy of lou ragland for £1000 about 2 years ago........don,t have a problem what john got for his in auction.for me its all about condition . If I'm buying a record George over 40 yrs old I want it to look like like a 40 yr old record with a bit of history behind it not like a 45 that's just come from the pressing plant .... Lol Merry Xmas George how are the sheep in Carlisle lol Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Lfcjunkie Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 yes a classic.....and ex manager of The Marvellettes too wasn't he? Pretty sure he is JGLewis who recorded on 1XChains as well steve agree great record"room full of tears"by the way Dave L 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Benji Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Pretty sure he is JGLewis who recorded on 1XChains as well steve agree great record"room full of tears"by the way Dave L Yes, same bloke. 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Souljazera Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 This must be one of the most mental JM auctions ever in terms of every 45 (with the exception of the Brown Bombers) fetching way, way above usual prices. My favourite mind bogglers must be the Marvin EP at £359 and the Blues & Soul issue at £125! John (Betjeman?) was on top form with his descriptions this week though. Even though I loved Cleethorpes Pier JM takes memories to a different level! Click the sound file and those who braved & attended those North Sea nights will be rocketed back to that secure feeling of warmth and safety as we dance to tunes of this calibre, as the waves attacked the stanchions of the Pier and the whipping winds chilled it’s exterior. The limpet clustered stilts always held firm and we’d be back the next time knowing inside that place of worship, we could hear, dance and buy records of this status! I miss those days…. It would seem that Northern fans in particular are suckers for nostalgia hype of any kind and that exploiting of emotions and memories indicated by the phrasing is a clear example... The hoarding of records can be construed as a real problem ! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stanley Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 If I'm buying a record George over 40 yrs old I want it to look like like a 40 yr old record with a bit of history behind it not like a 45 that's just come from the pressing plant .... Lol Merry Xmas George how are the sheep in Carlisle lol fair point ian, i generally only pay strong for originals in great condition, the carlisle collective all send their best....well most of us do........joking ....merry christmas ian Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post boba Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 This has the makings of one of those really mental threads, crammed full of crackpot theories, outrageous misunderstandings and much offence taken. Excellent. Let the fun commence... finally, soul source has a thread like this. 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Deepdown Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 John has sold quite a few bits of high end stuff for me over the years and I can honestly say that I've always been more than happy with the results. As for someone coming forward, John has over 15,000 registered users and there are a lot of anonymous armchair collectors (not only in this country) that are more than happy to pay the premium and keep it to themselves. Seen as I rarely post I'll take the time to Wish everyone a Merry Christmas or Happy holidays!! 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Cue intro music from "Soap"......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVffO-mNLdE JM has sold some records way to expensive,sold some a wee bit too cheaply,some folks have had them on the cheap,some have sold them in the past.......wait for the next instalment of Manships "Soap". Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I always find it a bit strange that when people on a site about music / records comment about a record selling for way too low or way to high a price, other people have to come on and start criticising people for doing that....discussing what's happened. That's what we do on a forum, discuss stuff. If anyone's being criticised, it's not the man selling them, it's the people who buy them at such inflated prices, especially when with a little work that could buy the item at half of what they paid for it - but they're too rich and / or too lazy to do so, and that's what gets people's backs up. Not the fact that John makes a lot of money for people. 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) I think what gets peoples back up is the fact that a record goes for twice what it was and that is then accepted by many as the norm and not a one off auction. They disregard all precious sales, often even current sales listings. Johnny Gilliam I'm sure a bit of effort would have secured a sale a lot cheaper. Yes he was the manager of the Marvelettes, think he was maybe a staff writer as well for a time? Edited December 13, 2013 by chalky Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Thorley Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I think the fact that the Lou Ragland was a minter helped it along by an extra 500 . Don't see any in that condition. The Brown Bombers went really cheap though. That record just hasn't had enough dj exposure in recent times. Demures was also a bargain for the stock copy. Think the Brown Bombers was about right. Those that watch the web regularly will have seen a dealer in the States offer a bunch of these in great condition for sale for over a year, this will affect the price. But long term, who knows, often the truely rare ones rise again. The Brown Bombers can't have been pressed at much more than say Ronnie McNeir, so think it will rise again, so someone got a long term bargin. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mick Boyle Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 JM auctioned a couple of records earlier this year for me and they fetched higher than expected prices. I was payed the agreed percentages so I cant see how his prices can be questioned. Hes just good at what he does 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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