Guest KEN-SOUL Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I was wondering if anybody took advantige of the "100 originals for £25" deals, and also, were they really originals? I remember them offering Al Williams- i am nothing for £30, was this the original? (£30 was a lot of money then) i also have lists of the records sold from circa 1980, and have seen neither hide nor hair of them since: "i catch myself crying" "she cried just a minute" charles spurling "i'm tempted" sandy hollis" "i'm onto you girl" skip jackson/shantons John manship, can you clear things up? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simon M Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I had a few packs and a few thousand records from Soul bowl all originals!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest KEN-SOUL Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I had a few packs and a few thousand records from Soul bowl all originals!! Hi simon, we couldn't afford to buy them when i was a kid- i always dreamed of owning their "100 originals for £15", but sadly had to stick with the here and now... i have many records from that period, i havn't played for many years as i have no record player. This damned new technology! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simon M Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hi simon, we couldn't afford to buy them when i was a kid- i always dreamed of owning their "100 originals for £15", but sadly had to stick with the here and now... i have many records from that period, i havn't played for many years as i have no record player. This damned new technology! Get one of these Ken , best of both worlds https://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/showproduct...&wysiwyg=10 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest KEN-SOUL Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Get one of these Ken , best of both worlds https://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/showproduct...&wysiwyg=10 Cheers simon. unfortunately, i am rather drunk and dont know how it works! By the way, how did carol and gerri's b side, come to "take over" from the classic a side? that i can't explain. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul Shrews Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Wish I'd bought a few too !!! There was always summat on the main list that took my fancy (and money) tho. Did buy a "northern" pack about '85 can't remember the price but think it worked out at about 30p a 45 Things like The Ringleaders "Baby What Has Happened" Darrow Fletcher "Infatuation" & "What Good Am I" Cheryl Burdell "Giving It All To You" Jimmy Robins "ICan't Please You"....................happy days Cheers Paul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Premium Stuff Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yes, definitive originals There was a point during the last big recession when you couldn't give rarities away - and reputedly John had piles of the slower stuff like Steve Mancha DMBC on Wheelsville. I got some great stuff from Soul Bowl and used to love the big back catalogue type lists, as well as the weekly ones. I got some great stuff for £2.50 or £3.00. There was stuff at that price I got like Connie Clark - My Sugar Baby(Joker), Tobi Lark - Challenge My Love (Topper), Carol Anderson - Taking My Mind Off Love (Whip), Tate - Love Shop (Cloverstreet). Used to have to think hard about paying £5.00 or £10.00 in those days for a 45 and the kind of rarer stuff like the ones listed above was basically the same price as stuff like, for instance, Golden World promos like Holidays and Rose Batiste etc. If we only knew then what we know now eh? Soul Bowl soul packs had some truly great stuff in and one that sticks in my mind that I got is Darrow Fletcher - What Have I Got Now on Jacklyn. Looking at those old lists and thinking what could have been ain't good for your mind! Cheers Richard Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest wigantojapan Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hi simon, we couldn't afford to buy them when i was a kid- i always dreamed of owning their "100 originals for £15", but sadly had to stick with the here and now... i have many records from that period, i havn't played for many years as i have no record player. This damned new technology! I,ve got a great record player a classic rega planner 3 if you want to trade in the skip jackson might even throw in a pair of linn speakers Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rob Wigley Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Soul Bowl--what packs they were Bought many over the years and wished I'd bought a lot more Mr Anderson keeps an eye on things on here from the tower of his castle in Scotland hello John, but as always seldom comments The packs were a way of making space for new stock and to keep things moving around. All originals, but maybe "Off tempo" or not in Vogue at the time they were put in the packs. Tape swoppers lead the way in getting a lot of these records into the public eye (didn't you Derek Pearson and Ray Mahoney) and loads have become todays classics. Rob & Karen Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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