Hi All

Out of interest what is the most expensive record available at the monent and what is the title? a bit of trivia but just wondering

Regards

Mark

Hi All

Out of interest what is the most expensive record available at the monent and what is the title? a bit of trivia but just wondering

Regards

Mark

I guess it would be Frank Wilson 'Do I love you' on original. Last time I looked it went for @ 25K (Supposedly?) CCould be chinese whispers tho?

I guess it would be Frank Wilson 'Do I love you' on original. Last time I looked it went for @ 25K (Supposedly?) CCould be chinese whispers tho?

What label is Chinese whispers on? not sure i know it

I guess it would be Frank Wilson 'Do I love you' on original. Last time I looked it went for @ 25K (Supposedly?) CCould be chinese whispers tho?

Is this the copy supposedly found by the two NY hip - hop collectors ? .........

Malc Burton

AND WHO SAID ITS AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT????

I CAN SELL YOU ANY OF MY RECORDS FOR 26K IF THAT HELPS AND THEN THAT WOULD BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE

ALL AVAILABLE NOW ..TAKE YOUR PICK

GASHER

Is this the copy supposedly found by the two NY hip - hop collectors ? .........

Malc Burton

Couldn't tell you never heard that story before? I understood that there are only two copies in existance as the rest were distroyed under orders from Berry Gordy. Frank Wilson was an in house writer and did the song to show how it should be sung for reference not to be commercially released. This might be all complete hog wash but that's how the story goes. 1 copy was supposed to have changed hands a few years back for 25K! As far as it being available, everything is available for the right price! Sorry if I'm wrong just passing on some Northern soul folk lore. LOL

kenny burrell bought one for only 15k......not 25k atb tezza

Might be of interest.

kenny burrell bought one for only 15k......not 25k atb tezza

Which one - The Scottish DJ or the American jazz guitarist

Terry Christian - Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

maybe a current up todate top ten list of all the big sellers ever

via prices that were actually paid may be achievable ?

whatcha reckon

anyone like to run with it or start off ?

FRANK WILSON

MELLO SOULS

MARGARET LITTLE

THE COUNTS

THE PROPHETS

JD BRYANT

ANTELLECTS

JIMMY BURNS

WALTER AND ADMERATIONS

AND ANOTHER 50 IN THE 3-5 K RANGE

MISSED OUT LOADS

GASHER

maybe a current up todate top ten list of all the big sellers ever

via prices that were actually paid may be achievable ?

whatcha reckon

anyone like to run with it or start off ?

I'll try, not sure if these are right though:

Antellects - Love Slave - Flodaviour - £6k?

J.D. Bryant - I Won't Coming Back - Shrine - £5k?

Don Gardener - Cheatin Kind - Sedgrick - £10k?

Lester Tipton - This Won't Change - La Beat - £4k?

Gwen Owens - Just Say You're Wanted and Needed - Velgo - £5k?

Eddie Parker - I'm Gone - Awake - £5k?

Magnetics - Lady In Green - Bonnie - £6k?

Prophets - One Gold Piece - Shrine - £5k?

Little Willie - Loneliness - Vendellas - £5k?

There are loads of others around 5k, how many around 10k?

FRANK WILSON

MELLO SOULS

MARGARET LITTLE

THE COUNTS

THE PROPHETS

JD BRYANT

ANTELLECTS

JIMMY BURNS

WALTER AND ADMERATIONS

GASHER

Andantes - Like a nightmare

Frank Beverly - Because of my heart - Rouser

C.O.D.'s - She's Fire

Combinations - What you gonna do

Don Gardner - Cheating kind

Inspirations - No one else can take your place

Junior McCants - Try me for your new love

Kell Osbourne - Law against a heartbreaker

William Powell - Heartache souvenirs

Springers - Nothing's too good

Lester Typton - This won't change

Fred & Turbines - Bernadine

Eddie Parker - I'm gone

Edited September 6, 200816 yr by Simon T

Nurons - All of my life

Florescent Smogg - All my life

Natural Impulse - She went away

whatcha reckon on

if can add prices, approx date where known to posts

and post in a sort of order via prices

and people add , edit, confirm, fill in gaps etc etc to list as it goes on

could end up with a sort of in order reference type listing ?

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so is this a confirmed release? did one actually surface. i thought this was a "rumor" record.

Gene

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so is this a confirmed release? did one actually surface. i thought this was a "rumor" record.

Gene

Not sure what you mean by a rumour record. Do you mean never released on Shrine or never recorded? Certainly recorded and one of my favourite all time records. There is an unreleased version, is that the one you mean?

This was on popsike and it lists 'One Gold Piece' as the flip side. Tried to find a scan of the flip, but can't yet.

Is this the unreleased version?

Edited July 6, 200915 yr by mike

I'll try, not sure if these are right though:

Antellects - Love Slave - Flodaviour - £6k?

Lester Tipton - This Won't Change - La Beat - £4k?

LAst Antellects on Ebay$3150 September 2003. £3630 JM Auction 2nd July 08

Lester Tipton $7200 last week and Margaret Little $7400 last week.

Mello Souls £10k.

More from ebay

Magnetics $8101 November 2005

Prophets $7600 August 2004

Eddie Parker $7200 April 2004

Patrice Holloway - Boy Of My Dream / Stevie - VIP £4161 JM auction 2nd July

Edited September 6, 200816 yr by chalky

Not sure what you mean by a rumour record. Do you mean never released on Shrine or never recorded? Certainly recorded and one of my favourite all time records. There is an unreleased version, is that the one you mean?

This was on popsike and it lists 'One Gold Piece' as the flip side. Tried to find a scan of the flip, but can't yet.

Is this the unreleased version?

There's an instrumental with male Harmony, no lead vocals and an a capella version too, both unreleased mind.

Edited September 6, 200816 yr by chalky

There's an instrumental with male Harmony, no lead vocals and an a capella version too, both unreleased mind.

I wasn't in touch with the NS scene much for a few years there - when the Shrine LPs came out, the Prophets was known, but no one had found an actual copy of the single. It looks like it did turn up - anyone have an idea how many copies are around?

It is one of my fav records as well - so at least there is some hope. Ill be driving along, see a yard sale. Pull over and ask if they have any records, to be shown a basement full of records from a closed record shop. From DC. I can dream cant I????

Gene

Quite interesting is the popsike top 50 most expensive vinyl at auction. Some Beatles, Grateful Dead etc... in there, one or two northern including The Prophets, The Magnetics and Eddie Parker.

https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?top25=all

i MANAGED TO GET MICK H TO LET ME SMELL ,( touch and lick but dont tell him)...HIS COPY OF

the prophets .....ONE GOLD PIECE BEFORE HE PLAYED IT IN ABERDEEN

AND I BECAME A QUIVERING MESS OF LARD ON THE DANCE FLOOR

Fave shrine track by miles...

gasher

Quite interesting is the popsike top 50 most expensive vinyl at auction. Some Beatles, Grateful Dead etc... in there, one or two northern including The Prophets, The Magnetics and Eddie Parker.

https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?top25=all

Good to see the pistols up there with the best of em Infact they seem to be the bulk of the top 20

QoFxx

Edited September 6, 200816 yr by chrissie

QUOTE (Malc Burton @ Sep 6 08, 07:26 PM)

Is this the copy supposedly found by the two NY hip - hop collectors ? .........

Couldn't tell you never heard that story before? I understood that there are only two copies in existance as the rest were distroyed under orders from Berry Gordy. Frank Wilson was an in house writer and did the song to show how it should be sung for reference not to be commercially released. This might be all complete hog wash but that's how the story goes. 1 copy was supposed to have changed hands a few years back for 25K! As far as it being available, everything is available for the right price! Sorry if I'm wrong just passing on some Northern soul folk lore. LOL

I am obviously well aware - as are countless other people - of the £15K copy that KB purchased , but in reference / defence pf my earlier post regarding the two NY Hip - Hop collectors allegedly / sopposedly finding another - and the third - copy of FW , that was my reason for replying to your statement of " £25K " , assuming you meant that it was the price they had sold it for .......

Malc Burton

Two more for the rarest of the rare.....

E. Williams - Trade My Soul - Tide

June Jackson - You're Welcome - Musette

King Moses?

Fabulous Monograms "You Are My Sweetheart" ( Otis)

Bobby Wisdom " Handwriting On The Wall" (Out A Site)

Brett

Sex Pistols seems to be the most expensive single in the world, read about that some time back fascinating stuff.

Brett

Don't see many copies of "Yes I Love You Baby" - The Dynamics - where does that sit in the list of rarities?

QUOTE (Malc Burton @ Sep 6 08, 07:26 PM)

Is this the copy supposedly found by the two NY hip - hop collectors ? .........

I am obviously well aware - as are countless other people - of the £15K copy that KB purchased , but in reference / defence pf my earlier post regarding the two NY Hip - Hop collectors allegedly / sopposedly finding another - and the third - copy of FW , that was my reason for replying to your statement of " £25K " , assuming you meant that it was the price they had sold it for .......

Malc Burton

No defence needed Malc. Like I said I was just passing on a story I'd been told many moons ago. Since posting done some research and the 25k was a bit OTT. 15K does sound a bit more realistic!?

Don't see many copies of "Yes I Love You Baby" - The Dynamics - where does that sit in the list of rarities?

WAY, WAY DOWN, PROBABLY ONLY ABOUT 250 QUIDS WORTH, MIGHT STRUGGLE TO GET IN THE TOP 2000.

BRI.

No defence needed Malc. Like I said I was just passing on a story I'd been told many moons ago. Since posting done some research and the 25k was a bit OTT. 15K does sound a bit more realistic!?

There is some " truth " in a figure above what Kenny paid , relates to the alleged finding of a third FW by a couple of NY based Hip - Hop collectors , and them selling it on for £23K ........

This has never been confirmed since it was reported two years ago , which makes it another NS myth .........

Malc Burton

Don't see many copies of "Yes I Love You Baby" - The Dynamics - where does that sit in the list of rarities?

it doesnt

gasher

There is some " truth " in a figure above what Kenny paid , relates to the alleged finding of a third FW by a couple of NY based Hip - Hop collectors , and them selling it on for £23K ........

This has never been confirmed since it was reported two years ago , which makes it another NS myth .........

Malc Burton

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that this was a wind up. They had mocked up a label and stuck it on a record which they then displayed on the wall of their shop.

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that this was a wind up. They had mocked up a label and stuck it on a record which they then displayed on the wall of their shop.

Spot on Dave----they had a copy up on the wall (and did it just to see the reaction of collectors who walked in) and later admitted it was a laser copy-ed label put on another 1965 record

Hope you and family are all well

Tony and Rani C.

Fabulous Monograms "You Are My Sweetheart" ( Otis)

Is this on a yellow label? I had this in my sales box for years and finally sold it for $20.

What label is Chinese whispers on? not sure i know it

IT`S ON THE KARATE LABEL DOOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that this was a wind up. They had mocked up a label and stuck it on a record which they then displayed on the wall of their shop.

It was a wind up. Rumours of others though to exist with certain collectors but not concrete proof just rumours.

ps. didn't see Tony's post till I'd posted.

Edited September 7, 200816 yr by chalky

Is this on a yellow label? I had this in my sales box for years and finally sold it for $20.

Yeah,

this link to John Manship site

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/images/rotr/covers/1270.jpg

It was a wind up. Rumours of others though to exist with certain collectors but not concrete proof just rumours.

ps. didn't see Tony's post till I'd posted.

Makes you wonder if there isn't a box of them somewhere that the guy sells the occasional copy when he gets skint!LOL. A bit like the guy on E-bay who was selling the Four Trax 'Like my love for you' for £450 to £500 a pop. He's done 5 that I know of......

record collector did an article of the most expensive records to be sold

top was the quarrymen acetate of pre beatles mccartney and lennon which sold for £100 000 to............................ paul mccartney i think and went on to be used in the anthology series of releases

What about a clean copy of Johnny On The Spot?

record collector did an article of the most expensive records to be sold

top was the quarrymen acetate of pre beatles mccartney and lennon which sold for £100 000 to............................ paul mccartney i think and went on to be used in the anthology series of releases

Wasn't there a Velvet underground acetate auctioned for $25200 on ebay a couple of years ago Paul.

Yeah,

this link to John Manship site

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/images/rotr/covers/1270.jpg

Yes, that's the record I had. I thought it was crap. I just played the sound file on Manship's site. I still think it's a bad record.

Wasn't there a Velvet underground acetate auctioned for $25200 on ebay a couple of years ago Paul.

This one?

The detail on popsike is amazing, links to several sites to prove authenticity etc... It's like the trail of provenance you'd get with a major work of art.

https://www.popsike.com/php/detaildata.php?...nr=300060897304

think that was reauctioned after one of the bidders turned out to be a hoax but still raised alot of dosh when doing so

a few more

sandy golden your love is everything masterpiece

arthur willis and the soulful dynamics the hurting is over mars la tour

ray agee losing again soultown

Yeah,

this link to John Manship site

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/images/rotr/covers/1270.jpg

this was never and isn't, as far as I know, a 4-figure record, it shouldn't be in this thread I don't think

Little Willie - Loneliness - Vendellas - £5k? was 1500-2000 the last couple on ebay

I'll try, not sure if these are right though:

Antellects - Love Slave - Flodaviour - £6k?

J.D. Bryant - I Won't Coming Back - Shrine - £5k?

Don Gardener - Cheatin Kind - Sedgrick - £10k?

Lester Tipton - This Won't Change - La Beat - £4k?

Gwen Owens - Just Say You're Wanted and Needed - Velgo - £5k?

Eddie Parker - I'm Gone - Awake - £5k?

Magnetics - Lady In Green - Bonnie - £6k?

Prophets - One Gold Piece - Shrine - £5k?

Little Willie - Loneliness - Vendellas - £5k?

There are loads of others around 5k, how many around 10k?

Assuming you paid £15,000 for a record, would you actually dare play it?

I would love to see (me preferably) a soul-sourcer win the euro lottery (about £90m last count) and see if there was any record that wasnt all of a sudden for sale, once word got out.

Looking at the current prices, the winner may still not actually have enough to buy a mint copy of every single record deemed to be northern soul/across the board playable. (30000?).

On the other hand one or two folks out there are selling 25000 known tracks on DVDs for 0.4pence per track.

No job too small or to big, as they might say.

Ed

Its one of those purist records that lacks that polished sugary appeal.. proper Northern.

Now I would have said it most certainly wasn't Northern. If someone was to ask me, "What's northern soul?", I would never play a record like that to him as an example. Even when you consider the sub-categories of the genre: mock motown, pop stompers, beat ballads, mid-tempo floaters, beach music, messy-hollow-recorded-in-a-closet-amateur-teenage-combo-adrenalin-fests, even r&b this is just so far removed from any of those types of sounds as to be completely unrecognizable to me as "northern".

I don't consider myself an "oldies" fan, and I'm very open-minded when it comes to new discoveries/sounds, but if you were to put this record next to any example of the above sub-categories of northern, I dont think this record would hold up well at all.