Mal C Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) Have loads of stories from the States etc, but some of my best trips came looking for Aussie released soul when I lived over there. My last Paramatta record fair in oct 2005 was a a brilliant strike, drove up to Partamatta from my home on the North shore (sydney) to get there early, just knew I'd get something good but had no idea I'd come away with the following: Sandy Wynns - Touch of Penis / Philips $60 Aud Earl Grant- Hide nor hair / Festival $2 Aud Marvin Smith - Have more time / Coral $8 Aud Jimmy Soul Clarke - If Only I klnew then / Atlantic $10 Aud Spiders - i can take care of myself $20 Aud Bought the Sandy Wynns from one guy who knew that single was collectable, still $60 is very cheap, he had a box of bits on the floor, went through them and pulled out Earl Grant for $2 aud, he had no idea!! Marvin smith was found after going through 20 odd boxes of 45's from a dealer which looked to have a pile of crap, it was at the back in the very last box, I knew the b side by heart and it just flashed in front of me, Result for $8aud, I was going to haggle but 3-4 Ukp for an original Demo in mint condition, you just take em!!! Laughs I did however pick up and put back Shorty long - Don't Mess With My Weekend / Tamla Motown which had no Uk or USA released 45... the guy had a box and all of them were $1 each..DOH!! Other visits to places in NSW such as Tamworth and Casino turned up loads of 45's mostly for no more than a dollar a go.. Tamworth by the way is Australia's Country music capitol, with several recording studio's, believe it or not it was hard to find 45's in the center, but on leaving I found 2-3 second hand shops which had stuff like Gene Chandler on Philips, Otis Redding on Atlantic, some US releases by Garland green / cotillion and Big Maybelle on sceptre for £1.50 Aud, cant be bad.. A note on those Jamaican Sam Dees / Atlantic 45's which flooded the Uk market some years ago, they are from a dealer in Sydney, I met him, and didn't like him at all but he did sell me a copy for $60 aud, about 20 pounds.. You wonder why I hardly buy from the uk anymore, records here are far too expensive..!! Mal.C. Edited June 1, 2007 by Mal.C. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Sandy Wynns - Touch of Penis / Philips $60 Aud so ... is this how it got released in australia? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 so ... is this how it got released in australia? yeah big on the Sydney Gay scene I'm told!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gene-R Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) so ... is this how it got released in australia? Hmmm.....Touch of Penis on a 7"? I brought back a good cache of records from New Zealand in 2001. Here's a link to the thread where I posted some nice-looking labels (plus there's a few nice ones posted by Tony Rounce as well). https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.p...ic=39134&hl= Edited June 1, 2007 by Gene-R Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) Hmmm.....Touch of Penis on a 7"? I brought back a good cache of records from New Zealand in 2001. Here's a link to the thread where I posted some nice-looking labels (plus there's a few nice ones posted by Tony Rounce as well). https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.p...ic=39134&hl= Cool stuff, I have 6 odd NZ singles, never really gone after them as I lived in Oz, but some do look mighty fine!! will post up some more Aussie scan later.. Mal>C Edited June 1, 2007 by Mal.C. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Derek Pearson Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Hey up Mal good idea for a thread. Apologies for not keeping in contact re articles/interiews as much as I should have recently. Actually last week I started gathering some of my photos together from previous American record hunting trips with a view to making a photo album on here. I've scanned dozens into my PC at home and hopefully will begin to upload them over the weekend. onwards, derek Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Hey up Mal good idea for a thread. Apologies for not keeping in contact re articles/interiews as much as I should have recently. Actually last week I started gathering some of my photos together from previous American record hunting trips with a view to making a photo album on here. I've scanned dozens into my PC at home and hopefully will begin to upload them over the weekend. onwards, derek Hey derek, sorry, yes I owe you some scans to those reviews I sent, did you get the reviews by the way? Check that rhythm machine 45 out, best track I bought in ages.. have been speaking to Marva J allot so have nearly finished that one, sharon clarke still to start, have the taped interview but her memory is very bad, will take some doing that one. I'll get some more done this weekend. Mal>c Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Baz Atkinson Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 CANADA BELIEVE IT OR NOT 1991 ,GOT ALL SORTS,NICE SIXTIES STUFF INCLUDING LOADS OF ZOIDACS,RUBY ANDREWS $4 ETC,I HAVE ALWAYS DONE WELL STATESIDE OFF AGAIN IN NOV [DONT GO LOOKING FOR THE BIG NORTHERN TUNE THATS WHY]. BAZ A. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Newer Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Absolutely nothing left here in Canada now. Wouldnt even bother coming. Not worth your while. Dont waste your money..... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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