At the time of posting this, there's four days to go and it's already at £181.79.  Lovely white demo - but what do you think the finishing price will be?

This must be the first demo I've seen of this since I saw Mick Smith playing his copy during a warm-up spot at the 100 Club over 30 years ago!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322005740091?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

 

Edited February 17, 20169 yr by Gene-R

Are they all demos ?

9 minutes ago, Chris L said:

Are they all demos ?

Its a pity it made it as far Demo copies IMHO, awful tripe.

12 minutes ago, Chris L said:

Are they all demos ?

No No

11 minutes ago, Kegsy said:

Its a pity it made it as far Demo copies IMHO, awful tripe.

agree mate ,how you doing ?

34 minutes ago, Chris L said:

Are they all demos ?

No - stock copies also exist.

I have a pink stock copy - Lorraine Silver ...Wigan Forever

 

8 minutes ago, wiganer1 said:

I have a pink stock copy - Lorraine Silver ...Wigan Forever

 

me too

You might not like it....but its importance to the history of the scene make it a must have record for some! it will fetch a bit more yet

35 minutes ago, Sarge said:

me too

And me

40 minutes ago, tobytyke said:

You might not like it....but its importance to the history of the scene make it a must have record for some! it will fetch a bit more yet

Yep - as much as a Marmite record as it is, and rather old hat, it's still a key record and a nice rare UK demo as well.  I think it will go to a UK collector.

Edited February 17, 20169 yr by Gene-R

1 hour ago, Gene-R said:

Yep - as much as a Marmite record as it is, and rather old hat, it's still a key record and a nice rare UK demo as well.  I think it will go to a UK collector.

And you are paying a lot of money for a record that you wouldn't dare play out at most of todays venues. So what are you going to do with it keep it in a box at home?

12 minutes ago, tobytyke said:

And you are paying a lot of money for a record that you wouldn't dare play out at most of todays venues. So what are you going to do with it keep it in a box at home?

Thats what  most collectors do with their records....

 

2 hours ago, Gene-R said:

Yep - as much as a Marmite record as it is, and rather old hat, it's still a key record and a nice rare UK demo as well.  I think it will go to a UK collector.

I concur Gene. A place and a time record - massive at that time.

 

Peter

 

 

 

Much prefer Happy People, if I had to choose!

 

Paul

4 hours ago, tobytyke said:

And you are paying a lot of money for a record that you wouldn't dare play out at most of todays venues. So what are you going to do with it keep it in a box at home?

Yep - that's what I've been doing with most of my collection for the past 40 years.  I largely collect records to love and enjoy in the pleasure of my home, and not to swing my dick about.

Edited February 17, 20169 yr by Gene-R

Fabulous record in my opinion. But I was there at the Casino when it was played. Always have a place in my heart. For a very special if not this most special time of my life. 

It was played at Willington on  Saturday night to a good response. 

Steve

52 minutes ago, Gene-R said:

Yep - that's what I've been doing with most of my collection for the past 40 years.  I largely collect records to love and enjoy in the pleasure of my home, and not to swing my dick about.

 

15 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Fabulous record in my opinion. But I was there at the Casino when it was played. Always have a place in my heart. For a very special if not this most special time of my life. 

It was played at Willington on  Saturday night to a good response. 

Steve

Evening All. 

I remember this record really well. For me, at the time, it was a refreshing change from all that nasty 100 mile per hour stomping shit - it had a sweet,  mid tempo feel. It's not a soul record,  but - who gave a flying fcuk back then. And anyway I used to love dancing to it.

Pierre

 

Just now, Peter99 said:

 

Evening All. 

I remember this record really well. For me, at the time, it was a refreshing change from all that nasty 100 mile per hour stomping shit - it had a sweet,  mid tempo feel. It's not a soul record,  but - who gave a flying fcuk back then. And anyway I used to love dancing to it.

Pierre

 

Have to admit it still is one of my guilty pleasures - but don't tell anyone!

I think she was very young when she made the record - maybe only 14? Pretty girl too.

 

2 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

I think she was very young when she made the record - maybe only 14? Pretty girl too.

 

Not far off Peter.  13 actually.  Born in 1952, and released "Lost Summer Love" in August 1965.

The original version  

 

I like this a lot. And also "the other one" by her, Happy Faces. The latter one I once described in my fanzine as "turbo-powered pop".
 Lorraine's still active by the way: https://www.lorrainesilver.com/index.html

6 minutes ago, Benji said:

I like this a lot. And also "the other one" by her, Happy Faces. The latter one I once described in my fanzine as "turbo-powered pop".
 Lorraine's still active by the way: https://www.lorrainesilver.com/index.html

Fab 

 

46 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

 

Evening All. 

I remember this record really well. For me, at the time, it was a refreshing change from all that nasty 100 mile per hour stomping shit - it had a sweet,  mid tempo feel. It's not a soul record,  but - who gave a flying fcuk back then. And anyway I used to love dancing to it.

Pierre

 

Yes great tune always loved it   Pretty hard to find to.   

Sunnysoul's post of the original version of Lost Summer Love by Shelley Fabares reminded me that the A and B sides of the Lorraine Silver are both cover versions of the A and B sides of the Shelley Fabares single release on Vee-Jay (Lost Summer Love / I Know You'll Be There).

 

Edited February 18, 20169 yr by Gene-R

yes that's the best ending for this 45 ,as in bought by someone shoved in a box never to be aired again lol

 I danced many times to this pile of whale droppings but I agree that it was so right at the time and an important time it was too. Even listening to it now 40 odd years later it takes me right back there. 

Remember finding an issue in a South London junk shop. A week after hearing it at Cleethorpes.

To be honest it sounded feckin awesome coming out of the casino speakers, funny how mediocre records tended to sound great coming out of wigans sound system, always remember standing outside and queuing up to get in and hearing interplay pounding out of the main doors fantastic until it got the uk release and playing it on my record player at home it sounded shite lol

22 hours ago, Peter99 said:

 

Evening All. 

I remember this record really well. For me, at the time, it was a refreshing change from all that nasty 100 mile per hour stomping shit - it had a sweet,  mid tempo feel. It's not a soul record,  but - who gave a flying fcuk back then. And anyway I used to love dancing to it.

Pierre

 

While some records may have had their day, it's such a shame that's there's so much snobbery now!

14 hours ago, Russell Gilbert said:

While some records may have had their day, it's such a shame that's there's so much snobbery now!

Hasn't there always been snobbery of one type or another on the scene, Russell?

15 minutes ago, Gene-R said:

Hasn't there always been snobbery of one type or another on the scene, Russell?

Too true. Not one of our greatest qualities as a species! 

15th April along side the Edwin Starr band lorraine will be live on stage at the stockport piazza for all you memory seekers 

Bless her, I remember when she sang this at the TAC weekend in about 1990. One song and she was gone.

still a decent pop record.... sometimes people strive to forget their history