Sorting through the collection I just got to wondering how other people collect. I and others I've known over the years have had little pet projects when collecting. Some go for Thelma or Golden World others Carnival or Dore.

My question is which labels are included in your pet projects?

Come on put on your anoracks.

Kev

I'm also a sucker for plain labels, especially yellow ones, like Ann Sexton. They look so perdie in boxes.

Me too Mikey, they look real nice when you put them in green sleeves.

IM A LOGO MANIAC HAVE COMPLETED SOME GOOD ONES ALSO ,AT THE MOMMNET IM GOING MAD FOR VIRTUE,GREEDY RECORDS,ROADSHOW,SEVENTY SEVEN,RCA THE SEVENTIES STUFF,DE LUX,INNOVATION 11,SPECTRUM,TAYSTAR [FOR THE FUNKIER STUFF],SHOUT,LOVE THE SEVENTIES ATLANTIC STUFF AND SEEMEND TO HAVE AMASSED ABOUT 60 WITHOUT ANY EFFORT AT ALL,ALSO STARTED GETTING SOME MOTOWN WHITE PROMOS AGAIN SEVENTIES SOME INCREDIBLE STUFF ANGELO BOND ETC.

HAVE ALOT OF OVIDES,ABC,BLUE ROCK,CARNIVAL WHICH ON CHECKING NEED ABOUT 4,THOUGHT I HAD IT CRACKED BUT CHECKED AGAIN TODAY,FRONT PAGE RECORDS,PRODICAL,POLYDOOR THE JAMES BROWN STUFF,GAMBLE HAS ALOT TO OFFER IF YOU LIKE YOUR SWEET SOUL AS DOES DAKAR.

CHASED ALOT OF THE DETROIT LOGOS IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES AND STILL HAVE QUITE A FEW BUT HAVE NEARLY COMPLETED RIC TIC,COMPLETED VALTONE THE VIKI ROYAL PROVED TRICKY,TRI SOUND OFCOURSE,GOT LOTS OF GOLDEN WORLDS OFCOURSE,BOO HAVE THE LOT I THINK UNLESS OTHER STUF COMES TO LIGHT,ZODIAC IS A GREAT LOGO TO COLLECT AS THE FUNKIER SIDE OF RUBY ANDREWS IS INTERESTING,HAVE LOTS OF ARTICS,KING RECORDS INCLUDING SOME NICE FUNK AND YELLO DEMOS,RECORDS LIKE CHARLES SPURING I PAID PENNIES FOR NOW VERY COLLECTABLE FOR THE DEEP SIDE.

AND SO ON AND SO FORTH,SEVENTIES COLUMBIA FOR BUDDY CONNER AND KIETH BARROW AND THE DYNAMICS AND MANHATTANS,GOT ALOT OF INVICTUS US STUFF NEED TO COMPLIE MY DISOGRAPHY ON THAT LOGO,LIKE THE BRITISH STUFF ALSO,ALSO PHILLY INTERNATIONAL INCLUDING THE WHITE DEMOS WHCIH ARE PREDOMINANTLY DISCOISH,THE REALESES ON PHILLY INT[bRIT] DIFFER GREATLY FROM THE US STUFF SO I PICK THE BRITISH STUFF UP ALSO.

GOT ALOT OF DORE FOR THE SWEET STUFF AND ALSO DAKAR FOR TYRONE DAVIS MOST HAVE AT LEAST 30 BY HIM ON DAKAR,THEN HARD SOUL M-PAC FOR HARROLD BURRAGE,THEN THEIRS STAX I GO FOR THE LOT INCLUDING BRITISH,I HAVE AT LEAST 100 SOUL RELEAESE AND GORDY AND MOTOWN IN THE 3-400S.

THEN OKEH CANT WAIT TO MOVE HOUSE SO I CAN SORT SOME OF THESE OUT LOL,ANYONE WANT TO OME ROUND FOR TEA AND GIVE ME A HAND LOL.

No so many on AT and Atco & Carla where do you stop Kev.

Always depends on cashflow and how much I'm concentrating at any given time Tony.

I tend to bounce around between Artist and Label but it tends to be artist first for me.

IM A LOGO MANIAC HAVE COMPLETED SOME GOOD ONES ALSO ,AT THE MOMMNET IM GOING MAD FOR VIRTUE,GREEDY RECORDS,ROADSHOW,SEVENTY SEVEN,RCA THE SEVENTIES STUFF,DE LUX,INNOVATION 11,SPECTRUM,TAYSTAR [FOR THE FUNKIER STUFF],SHOUT,LOVE THE SEVENTIES ATLANTIC STUFF AND SEEMEND TO HAVE AMASSED ABOUT 60 WITHOUT ANY EFFORT AT ALL,ALSO STARTED GETTING SOME MOTOWN WHITE PROMOS AGAIN SEVENTIES SOME INCREDIBLE STUFF ANGELO BOND ETC.

HAVE ALOT OF OVIDES,ABC,BLUE ROCK,CARNIVAL WHICH ON CHECKING NEED ABOUT 4,THOUGHT I HAD IT CRACKED BUT CHECKED AGAIN TODAY,FRONT PAGE RECORDS,PRODICAL,POLYDOOR THE JAMES BROWN STUFF,GAMBLE HAS ALOT TO OFFER IF YOU LIKE YOUR SWEET SOUL AS DOES DAKAR.

CHASED ALOT OF THE DETROIT LOGOS IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES AND STILL HAVE QUITE A FEW BUT HAVE NEARLY COMPLETED RIC TIC,COMPLETED VALTONE THE VIKI ROYAL PROVED TRICKY,TRI SOUND OFCOURSE,GOT LOTS OF GOLDEN WORLDS OFCOURSE,BOO HAVE THE LOT I THINK UNLESS OTHER STUF COMES TO LIGHT,ZODIAC IS A GREAT LOGO TO COLLECT AS THE FUNKIER SIDE OF RUBY ANDREWS IS INTERESTING,HAVE LOTS OF ARTICS,KING RECORDS INCLUDING SOME NICE FUNK AND YELLO DEMOS,RECORDS LIKE CHARLES SPURING I PAID PENNIES FOR NOW VERY COLLECTABLE FOR THE DEEP SIDE.

AND SO ON AND SO FORTH,SEVENTIES COLUMBIA FOR BUDDY CONNER AND KIETH BARROW AND THE DYNAMICS AND MANHATTANS,GOT ALOT OF INVICTUS US STUFF NEED TO COMPLIE MY DISOGRAPHY ON THAT LOGO,LIKE THE BRITISH STUFF ALSO,ALSO PHILLY INTERNATIONAL INCLUDING THE WHITE DEMOS WHCIH ARE PREDOMINANTLY DISCOISH,THE REALESES ON PHILLY INT[bRIT] DIFFER GREATLY FROM THE US STUFF SO I PICK THE BRITISH STUFF UP ALSO.

GOT ALOT OF DORE FOR THE SWEET STUFF AND ALSO DAKAR FOR TYRONE DAVIS MOST HAVE AT LEAST 30 BY HIM ON DAKAR,THEN HARD SOUL M-PAC FOR HARROLD BURRAGE,THEN THEIRS STAX I GO FOR THE LOT INCLUDING BRITISH,I HAVE AT LEAST 100 SOUL RELEAESE AND GORDY AND MOTOWN IN THE 3-400S.

THEN OKEH CANT WAIT TO MOVE HOUSE SO I CAN SORT SOME OF THESE OUT LOL,ANYONE WANT TO OME ROUND FOR TEA AND GIVE ME A HAND LOL.

Hey Baz

As I'm trying to collect more Motown and Invictus could you steer me in the right direction. Last Invictus once that really got me was Melvin Davis -Just as long. Have heard some fantastic Brian /Eddie holland stuff also but can't remember the titles.

Any chance of a cd (swop)

Hey Baz

As I'm trying to collect more Motown and Invictus could you steer me in the right direction. Last Invictus once that really got me was Melvin Davis -Just as long. Have heard some fantastic Brian /Eddie holland stuff also but can't remember the titles.

Any chance of a cd (swop)

no probs mate just pm me have an invictus disography somewhere,british stuff again differs from the us stuff,some incredible releases barrino brothers,general johnson,hi lights,endless logo of quality,as for motown promos just get on the bay and buy buy buy,all for the price of a small pizza lol.

BAZ A

70.s labels for me 1xchains and innovation11 and 60.s local releases small local area jobbies before they were picked up by the nationals also like cap-city tri-city, just a thought dont people who collect british smell of piss & biscuits

I am a bit of a label nut - I think it comes from being a colleptomaniac.

Off the top of me head that I have done - Wand, Loma, Glades, Alston, Minit, Golden World, ric Tic, Revilot, Motown etc, Beverly Glen, Arctic, MPac, Onederful, Bunky, Barry, Top & Bottom, Phil La, Philly Groiove, Phil Intl, Salsoul, Stax (US and UK), Volt, westbound, MGM (SOM), Goldwax, Invictus, Hot Wax, Janus, KoKo, Magic Touch, Venture, O'Keh, Red(d) Coach, Sound Stage 7, 77, Truth, Virtue, Innovation 2, Black gold, Vigor, Capsoul etc etc.....I could go on.

Stevie boy you forgot Shrine & Artco ATB Flanny or was that me

just a thought dont people who collect british smell of piss & biscuits

Not if it's red london or brunswick

Nice to see I'm not the only anorack that likes to collect certain labels, my lifes collections consists of :

Soul City

UK Action

Grapevine

Deep Soul

Soul Sounds ???? (I know !)

Used to collect Stateside but had to stop becase it was getting silly

My missus doesn't understand it but what the hell

Martin

A topic very close to my heart this.

Loverly to see a Label Complete >>> Hitsville <<< an ongoing project.

Can be difficult to find a scan sometimes, let alone the actual record.

Scans can be Invaluable, how often have we all searched for a Title that may not exist.

To see a Scan makes it at the very least possible, 'cause it's now proved to be out there.

One of the first to catch my attention in the Early days on British was the Soul City Label, who Designed that Label it's Stunning.

Edited November 6, 200816 yr by 45cellar

just a thought dont people who collect british smell of piss & biscuits

A topic very close to my heart this.

Loverly to see a Label Complete >>> Hitsville <<< an ongoing project.

Can be difficult to find a scan sometimes, let alone the actual record.

Scans can be Invaluable, how often have we all searched for a Title that may not exist.

To see a Scan makes it at the very least possible, 'cause it's now proved to be out there.

One of the first to catch my attention in the Early days on British was the Soul City Label, who Designed that Label it's Stunning.

Wasn't Donnie Burdick a label designer?????

The Hitsville site is coming on great. Love looking at those labels and listening to the catologues.

Kev

Used to collect a lot of Duke...am on the Revilot, Wheelsville, D Town and Groovesville trail at the moment., loving every minuite of it. And it aint costing an arm and a leg

I really stopped avidly trying to collect labels around the Tamla Motown, Ric-Tic period ie. in the early 70s. (Be honest, when did you last play Little Ann on Ric-Tic?)

However I did start to collect UK CBS demos (Soul, Funk and Jazz only, obviously) around 1977 up until the early 80s. US Columbia had a tremendous artist roster at that time and, needless to say it became a bit of an obsession for a few years. (The other main advantage was that they were and are dirt cheap!) I've got nearly 200!

Edited November 6, 200816 yr by mel brat

One label i do like collecting a lot of records on is Motown, LP's especially and CD's of rare stuff. it's not just 60's and 70's but even 80's and 90's Motown records i like in hope you can find Modern stuff.

I am bit of a fan for Pye too considered 2 of my fav's Jimmy James and The Real Thing was on that label

[ (Be honest, when did you last play Little Ann on Ric-Tic?)

Funny but out of all the Ric Tic I have this is my favourite but I have never played the B-side

Ohio Soul rules! Been a bit partial to Way Out records, got most but theres ONE I know I'll never get, proving rather 'demanding' to say the least!

Regards

Jim