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RW..had a few copies in early '74..so i'm sure he was playing it..

bit harsh innit????

thats another subject for a thread..tunes that took a while...

er..not sure of the meaning?..was this another boot label?

yep..and speeded up..which ive always preferred..changing the subject slightly..when visited LA many years ago..i found lots of weird 45's with the same or similar logos found on many of the bootlegs of the day..sandbag, pussycat etc...

moses smith on ootp?..which one?

no..i didnt think they did..but always wondered if one or two survived the 'fire'..obviously a case of advertising stock they didnt have..

i think there was a glut of the white ootp's..and some surfaced years later in quantity..the verve ambers was always very common, many thru bostocks and bradford market..

yes apparently so..and thats the way i remember it..stars first..i think my first buy was 'skiing in the snow' invitations bluish green stars..sound quality not brilliant..followed shortly after by 'Stranger in my arms' i think around mid 73 ish maybe bit later..and the white ones were being sold at the end of the queens hall niter by the bucket load..mostly the less in demmand titles..bill black , persionettes etc..btw have never seen detroit land apples, jean Carter, Milton wright etc on this label...

samantha jones Samantha Jones was massive just about everywhere in 74..and especially at Wigan..lots of emi discs about with this and connie clark for £5 was really big

the International soul club..ISC had a massive list of titles but many never surfaced..i'd like to know which are the rarest?..'chained & bound' seems scarce..

hmm..i always thought the stars design came first..but can remember both designs being for sale at the same time (if that makes sense)..i also remember the white ootp's being 4 for £1 (pre packed) on sale at the Queens hall allnighter in Apr '74..maybe the presser got a bit windy and tried to get rid quick..

yes i had it on the blue stars label..but when i bought it i'm sure the Torch has already closed..i can remember it as being a biggie between Torch and Casino..and it often appears in the clubs ads of that period..if it was played at the Torch surely mustve been at the end?..btw the full list of ootp pressings (not all pressed) appeared in April '74..inc Lynne Randell...

the Kid ..was a well known soul/disco oldie..think i first heard it at a local disco or funfair around 1970...

i had rcvd Chris Cerf in a soul pack from Soul Bowl which i covered as Shane Martin and played locally in Skegness..unknown to either ,around the same Sam was playing it as Len Barry..

i assume some of the ootp pressing are rare..i doubt those all listed were actually pressed..but some must be scarce..

guess not then?

intro reminds me a little of black 'nasty cut your motor off'..did this ever get plays bitd around the same time?

two teriffic tracks

JB from 74?..re recording of his orig hit from '61?..' ive lost someone'..i may have a 72 version of this..

Fabulous Bobby Hutton ...

Roy Johnson..i cant stand the lonliness..

ok..will have a stab..

yes a popular early casino spin..i first heard it there and then bought a copy..havnt heard it for years..

well i never..yep i can see why ..and i suppose of its jazzy similarity (in parts) to manifesto..i have a wigan tape where JV plays it..prob late '74