HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. I SHOULD KNOW, MOST OF MY COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE THAT…WITH MOST OF THEM IT’S THE INTROS THAT HAVE A LITTLE NOISE
LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED
ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS
THE SOUL MATES — I GET A FEELING — ERA DEMO EX 15
Male / female duet dancer
LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS — NEVER THE LESS — CRIMSON EX 60
Still a massive revive floorfiller
NANCY WILSON — THE END OF OUR LOVE — CAPITOL VG++ 15
Little bit of crackle on the intro
DON GARDNER — MY BABY LIKES TO BOOGALOO — TRU GLO TOWN EX 70
Huge record this last few years
THE MIGHTY MARVELOWS — TALKIN BOUT YA BABY — ABC EX 15 SOLD
Really is one of the best cheapies you can buy
BEVERLY McKAY — HE’LL NEVER CHANGE — SUE EX 30
Another quality dancer from this great label
THE POPPIES — THERE’S A PAIN IN MY HEART — EPIC W/DEMO EX- 70 SOLD
Would have been 100 but for 5 or 6 pops during the first verse, nice WD though
AL WILSON — THE SNAKE — LIBERTY W/DEMO EX- 25
Rare demo — has a little cue burn and a hairline crack in the run off, not on the actual playing surface, doesn’t affect play in the slightest and to be honest, barely noticeable unless you have a magnifying glass
JERRY WILLIAMS — IF YOU ASK ME — CALLA WD 73 EX- 25 SOLD
Stone classic — 1973 release — white demo — tiny wol (a small star)
PAL RAKES & THE PROPHETS — CAN’T DENY THE HURT — VERVE DEMO EX 30
Not the same copy as I had the other week, this one’s better
SYLVIA ST. CLAIRE — JUST LOVE ME — BRUNSWICK DEMO EX 100
Two great sides on this one, dancer and beat ballad — stamped on the label something like Collector Edition from the library of..
THE GOSPEL CLASSICS — MORE LOVE, THAT’S WHAT WE NEED — CHECKER DEMO
DJ Copy and Not For Sale have been blacked out unfortunately — plays EX+ EX- 80 SOLD
JOHNNY MOORE — LONELY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY — BLUE ROCK EX 30
Tiniest of crackle at the start — I can only hear it because I have spider-senses
THERESA LINDSEY — GOTTA FIND A WAY — CORREC TONE EX 20
One of the best copies I’ve seen apart from the fact someone drew a line through the title! Atlantic distributed issue.
TOMMY MOSLEY — EXIT LONELINESS ENTER LOVE — ERA DEMO EX 30
Got spins a few years back — nice dancer
JOAN REGAN — DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE — COLUMBIA DEMO EX 40
Not as you’d suspect a UK production, it’s a Charles Calello project
NEW HOLIDAYS — MY BABY AIN’T NO PLAYTHING — WESTBOUND DEMO EX 100
Big record these days — rare too — Popcorn Wylie and Tony Hester masterpiece. Few light marks not affecting play.
HAL DRIGGERS — YOU CAN TELL BY THE WAY THEY WEAR THEIR HAIR — STAR TIME EX 20
Two really fast sides — Gotta Have Somebody To Love sounds like an Atlantic dancer a la Picket, Burke
BARBARA LYNN — TAKE YOUR LOVE AND RUN — JET STREAM EX 20
First issue of this classic
THE 7 SONS — ON THE RUN — VTI W/DEMO EX- 20
Male version of “The Accents”
THE LOLLIPOPS — LOVE IS THE ONLY ANSWER — RCA W/DEMO EX- 25
Lost count of how many copies of this I’ve bought for myself — brilliant girl group dancer
CISSY HOUSTON — I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF — JANUS EX 30
Great version
TONY WILLIAMS — HOW COME — PHILIPS DEMO EX 75
Excellent early 60’s dancer from the leader of The Platters - rare
VITO & THE SALUTATIONS — I’D BEST BE GOING — SANDBAG EX 50
Brilliant, still a lesser known oldie but what a great vocal group record
BROTHERS GUIDING LIGHT — GETTING TOGETHER — MERCURY EX- 100
Nice issue copy, few paper scuffs and I think I heard one pop otherwise lovely — rarer version minus the ‘featuring David’ credit
THE NATURAL GAS — FEEL IT IN YOUR HEART — MY EX- 25 SOLD
Okay hands up time, I’ve no idea what this is or when it was played, sounds like two blue eyed tracks to me
DIANE CUNNINGHAM — CERTAIN KIND OF LOVER — FONTANA M- 30
Classy dancer. Small sticker on label.
THE HERBS — NEVER NEVER (WILL I FALL IN LOVE) — SMOKE EX- 40
Good double sider — b/w “Question” — few cosmetic marks not affecting play
DEL CAPRIS — HEY LITTLE GIRL — RONJERDON EX- 25 SOLD
Now forgotten oldie from the Cats, early Wigan days. Two little pops near start.
KIM WESTON — A THRILL A MOMENT — GORDY EX 75
Really nice copy. Drill hole in label.
EARL VAN DYKE — SOUL STOMP — SOUL EX 20
Shame it’s not on UK…wol
THE ARTISTICS — HOPE WE HAVE — BRUNSWICK EX 25
Small mark on vinyl not affecting play — plays mint
THE ARTISTICS — GIRL I NEED YOU — BRUNSWICK EX 20
Beautiful Chicago soul, top copy
COUPLE OF BRITISH THINGS
THE MIGIL 5 — ONE HUNDRED YEARS — PYE EX 40
You may have heard this on the last podcast — a surprisingly excellent early 60’s dancer
SARAH VAUGHAN — SMOOTH OPERATOR — MERCURY DEMO M- 40
Common as hell on an issue but this is a very, very rare UK white demo, great track too. Never had one before.
ERNESTINE ANDERSON — MY LOVE WILL LAST — MERCURY EX 25
Not sure what category this fits in but it’s a very cool one sided Mercury white label test pressing — 18th November 1959 — 4 months before I was even born!
UK POSTAGE IS £2.50 FOR THE FIRST THREE ITEMS THEN 30p EACH EXTRA AFTER
NEW LIST
PETE SMITH
01902 326306
pete.smith@freeuk.com
HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. I SHOULD KNOW, MOST OF MY COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE THAT…WITH MOST OF THEM IT’S THE INTROS THAT HAVE A LITTLE NOISE
LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED
ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS
THE SOUL MATES — I GET A FEELING — ERA DEMO EX 15
Male / female duet dancer
LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS — NEVER THE LESS — CRIMSON EX 60
Still a massive revive floorfiller
NANCY WILSON — THE END OF OUR LOVE — CAPITOL VG++ 15
Little bit of crackle on the intro
DON GARDNER — MY BABY LIKES TO BOOGALOO — TRU GLO TOWN EX 70
Huge record this last few years
THE MIGHTY MARVELOWS — TALKIN BOUT YA BABY — ABC EX 15 SOLD
Really is one of the best cheapies you can buy
BEVERLY McKAY — HE’LL NEVER CHANGE — SUE EX 30
Another quality dancer from this great label
THE POPPIES — THERE’S A PAIN IN MY HEART — EPIC W/DEMO EX- 70 SOLD
Would have been 100 but for 5 or 6 pops during the first verse, nice WD though
AL WILSON — THE SNAKE — LIBERTY W/DEMO EX- 25
Rare demo — has a little cue burn and a hairline crack in the run off, not on the actual playing surface, doesn’t affect play in the slightest and to be honest, barely noticeable unless you have a magnifying glass
JERRY WILLIAMS — IF YOU ASK ME — CALLA WD 73 EX- 25 SOLD
Stone classic — 1973 release — white demo — tiny wol (a small star)
PAL RAKES & THE PROPHETS — CAN’T DENY THE HURT — VERVE DEMO EX 30
Not the same copy as I had the other week, this one’s better
SYLVIA ST. CLAIRE — JUST LOVE ME — BRUNSWICK DEMO EX 100
Two great sides on this one, dancer and beat ballad — stamped on the label something like Collector Edition from the library of..
THE GOSPEL CLASSICS — MORE LOVE, THAT’S WHAT WE NEED — CHECKER DEMO
DJ Copy and Not For Sale have been blacked out unfortunately — plays EX+ EX- 80 SOLD
JOHNNY MOORE — LONELY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY — BLUE ROCK EX 30
Tiniest of crackle at the start — I can only hear it because I have spider-senses
THERESA LINDSEY — GOTTA FIND A WAY — CORREC TONE EX 20
One of the best copies I’ve seen apart from the fact someone drew a line through the title! Atlantic distributed issue.
TOMMY MOSLEY — EXIT LONELINESS ENTER LOVE — ERA DEMO EX 30
Got spins a few years back — nice dancer
JOAN REGAN — DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE — COLUMBIA DEMO EX 40
Not as you’d suspect a UK production, it’s a Charles Calello project
NEW HOLIDAYS — MY BABY AIN’T NO PLAYTHING — WESTBOUND DEMO EX 100
Big record these days — rare too — Popcorn Wylie and Tony Hester masterpiece. Few light marks not affecting play.
HAL DRIGGERS — YOU CAN TELL BY THE WAY THEY WEAR THEIR HAIR — STAR TIME EX 20
Two really fast sides — Gotta Have Somebody To Love sounds like an Atlantic dancer a la Picket, Burke
BARBARA LYNN — TAKE YOUR LOVE AND RUN — JET STREAM EX 20
First issue of this classic
THE 7 SONS — ON THE RUN — VTI W/DEMO EX- 20
Male version of “The Accents”
THE LOLLIPOPS — LOVE IS THE ONLY ANSWER — RCA W/DEMO EX- 25
Lost count of how many copies of this I’ve bought for myself — brilliant girl group dancer
CISSY HOUSTON — I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF — JANUS EX 30
Great version
TONY WILLIAMS — HOW COME — PHILIPS DEMO EX 75
Excellent early 60’s dancer from the leader of The Platters - rare
VITO & THE SALUTATIONS — I’D BEST BE GOING — SANDBAG EX 50
Brilliant, still a lesser known oldie but what a great vocal group record
BROTHERS GUIDING LIGHT — GETTING TOGETHER — MERCURY EX- 100
Nice issue copy, few paper scuffs and I think I heard one pop otherwise lovely — rarer version minus the ‘featuring David’ credit
THE NATURAL GAS — FEEL IT IN YOUR HEART — MY EX- 25 SOLD
Okay hands up time, I’ve no idea what this is or when it was played, sounds like two blue eyed tracks to me
DIANE CUNNINGHAM — CERTAIN KIND OF LOVER — FONTANA M- 30
Classy dancer. Small sticker on label.
THE HERBS — NEVER NEVER (WILL I FALL IN LOVE) — SMOKE EX- 40
Good double sider — b/w “Question” — few cosmetic marks not affecting play
DEL CAPRIS — HEY LITTLE GIRL — RONJERDON EX- 25 SOLD
Now forgotten oldie from the Cats, early Wigan days. Two little pops near start.
KIM WESTON — A THRILL A MOMENT — GORDY EX 75
Really nice copy. Drill hole in label.
EARL VAN DYKE — SOUL STOMP — SOUL EX 20
Shame it’s not on UK…wol
THE ARTISTICS — HOPE WE HAVE — BRUNSWICK EX 25
Small mark on vinyl not affecting play — plays mint
THE ARTISTICS — GIRL I NEED YOU — BRUNSWICK EX 20
Beautiful Chicago soul, top copy
COUPLE OF BRITISH THINGS
THE MIGIL 5 — ONE HUNDRED YEARS — PYE EX 40
You may have heard this on the last podcast — a surprisingly excellent early 60’s dancer
SARAH VAUGHAN — SMOOTH OPERATOR — MERCURY DEMO M- 40
Common as hell on an issue but this is a very, very rare UK white demo, great track too. Never had one before.
ERNESTINE ANDERSON — MY LOVE WILL LAST — MERCURY EX 25
Not sure what category this fits in but it’s a very cool one sided Mercury white label test pressing — 18th November 1959 — 4 months before I was even born!
UK POSTAGE IS £2.50 FOR THE FIRST THREE ITEMS THEN 30p EACH EXTRA AFTER
SPECIAL DELIVERY £7.10
OVERSEAS, WILL QUOTE
PAYPAL TO pete.smith@freeuk.com
CHEERS
Edited by Pete S