There was a time [no pun intended] in the seventies when i used to collect black issues, RCA,DECCA,DUNHILL,CORAL,BRUNSWICK,ABC etc, managed to get most of them back then, had most of the ABC ones apart from the obvious YUM YUMS,but never heard of or saw an issue of HOLLY ST JAMES does this exist?

There was a time [no pun intended] in the seventies when i used to collect black issues, RCA,DECCA,DUNHILL,CORAL,BRUNSWICK,ABC etc, managed to get most of them back then, had most of the ABC ones apart from the obvious YUM YUMS,but never heard of or saw an issue of HOLLY ST JAMES does this exist?

I think we may have to say that they all exist as issues, I didn't think there were Yum Yums or Earl jackson issues, but I've seen them now so the rest must be out there somewhere

Yeh one of my old mates had a yum yums pete, and have seen earl jackson myself, just never heard of a HOLLY ST JAMES, managed to get JAY TRAYNOR back then aswell cheers pete anyway

Lost count of the number of times I've thought....wonder if there's an issue/demo of this? Only to see one eventually. Latest one was:

Harold Andrews - Since I talked To My Baby - HLS W/DEMO. Keith Williams came up with one. Now nestling in Box marked H. Anyone else got one? Must be someone out there.

Lost count of the number of times I've thought....wonder if there's an issue/demo of this? Only to see one eventually. Latest one was:

Harold Andrews - Since I talked To My Baby - HLS W/DEMO. Keith Williams came up with one. Now nestling in Box marked H. Anyone else got one? Must be someone out there.

Hi Dave

Always the case, once you assume that it doesn't exist, one turns up.

All adds to the fun of collecting

Edited March 6, 200817 yr by 45cellar

Hi Dave

Always the case, once you assume that it doesn't exist, one turns up.

All adds to the fun of collecting

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hi harry

i can confirm the HOLLY ST JAMES DOES EXIST ON ISSUE!

seen one at Warrington for £12!!!!!

left it as the demo was a tenner!!! lol

Edited March 6, 200817 yr by wiganer1

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hi harry

i can confirm the HOLLY ST JAMES DOES EXIST ON ISSUE!

seen one at Warrington for £12!!!!!

left it as the demo was a tenner!!! lol

Many thanks for that as pete smith said they all probably do it was just one of those i never saw, is there a black don ray? seem to remember there is

Lost count of the number of times I've thought....wonder if there's an issue/demo of this? Only to see one eventually. Latest one was:

Harold Andrews - Since I talked To My Baby - HLS W/DEMO. Keith Williams came up with one. Now nestling in Box marked H. Anyone else got one? Must be someone out there.

Dave,

I'm slightly surprised @ the Harold Andrews demo comment.

I consider Harold Andrews - Since I talked To My Baby - HLS W/DEMO as relatively common.

Bob Catteneo commissioned Harold Andrews to write and perform a Northern soul record, so he could market it in 1975, so it could be classed as a "tailor made!" He did the same with Freddie Hughes - Take Me As I Am - Hipstar (ever seen a DEMO of that?)

Returning to Harold Andrews, the promo's were all over the place, back in the day, and I'm surprised I haven't actually got one on the shelves, but checking data we've sold FIVE copies in the last 6 years @ £25 being the top price.

I think it must have been one, that's just eluded you, whilst browsing.

John

Edited March 7, 200817 yr by john manship

Many thanks for that as pete smith said they all probably do it was just one of those i never saw, is there a black don ray? seem to remember there is

Seen at least 6 issues of this, Pat Brady, Ebay, and did JM have one last year .

Seen at least 6 issues of this, Pat Brady, Ebay, and did JM have one last year .

yeh thought there was, allways had the yellow demo myself, wonder why they did that instead of the usual white i know they changed to yellow in the later format, allways remember dave withers saying to me one night as i walked in the record bar at wigan "ive got something for you harry" WILLIE KENDRICKS-CHANGE YOUR WAYS-ISSUE £25 ah those were the days