Simon T

Sorry Alison, I can't open the file.

HOW TO STAY AWAKE AT MEETINGS 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5"x 5" is a good size. Divide the card into columns, five across and five down. That will give you 25 one inch blocks. 2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block: * synergy * strategic fit * core competencies * best practice * bottom line * revisit * take that off-line * 24/7 * out of the loop * benchmark * value-added * pro-active * win-win * think outside the box * fast track * result-driven * empower (or empowerment) * knowledge base * at the end of the day * touch base * mind-set * client focus(ed) * paradigm * game plan * leverage * moving forward 3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases. 4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BULLSH!T!" Perhaps you could addapt this for a Northern do: Monster (sound of ) By request Mid tempo magic First time out Wait for the beat Forgoten oldie etc, etc On winning, instead of BULLSHIT, we could shout "HANDBAGGER"?!

Perhaps because it's only a £5-8 record for many years and has been sorley overlooked! I've got, "Will you wait", "Don't give up" and "Breath taking girl" by him and they are all fantastic tunes . Anyone got a discography? I seem to remember he died of a heart attack aged about 37, a few years ago.

I think they are all legit and just must have come from a US based Northern collector with a love of mint records with black labels and silver writting..... Oxford Nights Soul Communicaters Del Larks Demos Flash McKinley

Chuck Jackson - Hand It Over - Pye International £ 330 Del Larks - Job Opening ) pt. 1 & 2 - Queen City Demo! £ 4091 Alfie Davidson - Love Is A Serious Business - Sterling Sound N 12" Acetate £ 215 Mary Saxton - Take My Heart - Quality £ 910 Troy Dodds - Try My Love - El Camino £ 859 Trider - Carbon Copy - Coral £ 371 Big Daddy Rogers - I'm A Big Man - Midas £ 322 Edwin Star - S.O.S. (Scotts On Swingers) - Ric-Tic demo £ 386 Masquaders - That's The Same Thing - Soultown £ 960 Ernest Mosley - Stubborn Heart - La £ 1364 Kittens - Wait A Minute () c/w Somebody New - Vick £ 407 Thelma Lindsey - Prepared To Love You c/w Why Weren't You - Magic City £ 291 Sam Dees - Fragile, Handle With Care - Atlantic £ 130 Minits - Still A Part Of Me - MGM Sounds Of Memphis £ 307 Mark IV - Signs Of A Dying Love parts 1 & 2 - O T B £ 217 HITSVILLE USA Vol. 1 No. 1 - Clive's Report - Motown Appreciation Society £ 52 Eddie Foster - I Never Knew - In £ 357 Jack Montgomery - Don't Turn Your Back On Me - Barracuda £ 389 Fluffy Falana - My Little Cottage - Alpha £ 184 Cautions - No Other Way - Shrine £ 1309 Bobby Sheen - SomethingNew To Do - Warner Bros £ 271 J.P. Robinson - Our Day Is Here - Blue Candle £ 309 James Brown and His Famous Flames - Night Train - Parlophone Demo £ 228 Barbara Lynn - Mellow Feeling part 1 & 2 - Love £ 359 Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Tamla Motown £ 181 Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye - Stateside LP £ 163 O.C. Smith - On Easy Street - Columbia £ 140 Carol Anderson - Taking My Mind Off Love c/w I'm Not Worried - Whip £ 359

Is he back in Cheltenham then? Any chance of PM me his email address / contact details thanks Simon

Your scan looks like the one one Ovenchips auction finishing 15/09/04 @ £450 (that must have been an original?!!). Therefore, they could all come from the same "find" or the same "repress". I think, on either account, risking £50 should be a max, all thing considered. What'd you think?

Billy Am I right in thinking that you had the "proper" one for a considerable time (? over 3 years) and therefore it could not have come from the same batch that these dealer are knocking out on ebay, if they are indeed dodgy in any way (i.e. pressed recently)?

You'll go mad! I've got the name Kelly, the label Calla and some bint singing "I need him" going around my head now. Any idea on the courus?

The 7" is quite typical of records at the time (1977) with a part 1 (3:37) and part II (3:24) and so it's not surprising to see a 12" "disco" version released. Although I've not heard it I expect it will consist of the 7" mix plus a repetition of one of the verses and the intrumental break two or more times. Or parts I and II "stuck" together either side of the break beats; e.g. Curtis How can I tell her 12", & Flowers - For Real 12", respectivley. I suppose 7 minutes plus is not too unbearable when you are off your face on PCP "Disco Biscuits"!!!!

It's on Brite Lite, the 7" is best part of a grand and the 12" about a quarter of the price as it's not a good. The 7" has been booted recently as a "10 inch pre-test press, that plays at 33rpm" often on ebay as buy now @£15

I've not seen a twelve of the OTB track either; are you think of "If you can't tell me....." which does exist in both formats and they are different mixes?

Yes, but the answer is 'no' sorry. I can put in on a CD for you or anyone else who might fancy a swap.

I wonder what the arabic for "turn off that sweet soul music" is?!!!!

My issue (on styrene) is QAL 0077S - 1A IMNBWYW QAL 0078S -1A SNTD The higher number is almost always the B side of records. No idae why they both are followed by 1A, unless it tell you what pressing run it was, this being the first and 1E mentioned above is the 5th???

Has the CD turned up yet?

arrange red labels in a descending alphanumeric sequence what a brilliant idea, what order do you use for label colours, the rainbow? banned from going out, so in watching Casualty wishing them all dead, where the **** is Charlie these days?

The funny thing is that many years ago Manship used to have a cheap section on his lists where "I may not be want you want" was always there at £1.50! It never seemd to sell. PS at the time, other none sellers were: Ray Pollard -This Time was £15 Jimmy BO Horne - Speak was £40 PSS turned down Lary Clinton @ £75 & Arin Demain @£50 too dear, F***.............. I could only afford Holly St James @£10 & James Fountain @ £3

SO MANY RECORDS ARE MORE INDEMAND THAN THEY ARE RARE. link

The Illusions boot is on styrene The Superlatives was released 3 times in different formats (pale blue label x2 and a yellow label), but it was also booted twice!!

No, not unless the label promoter only presses up half a dozen copies to make instantly "rare" as has happened recently (can't remember the song ? something to do with Keb and the deepfunk scene)

You have a point, but I think in reality you can divide the figure by four or more; in many of the cases there is an instrumental, a backing/ band track (i.e. everything but the vocal), the vocal (acapella) and the final complete thing. It possibly is true, when you consider a track like Suspicion, where there three known different versions and the intrumental too. If you take a song like the U/R Temptations 'Last one out is broken hearted', there are 4 diffent vocal takes; three by David Ruffin and one by Paul Williams all done in the same session. 60000 / 4 = 15000 15000 / 12 (1958 - 1970) = 1250 1250 / 52 weeks = 24 24 / 5 (not working at weekends) = 5 de novo songs a day It would be interesting to know just how many Jobete songs there are registered @ BMI

I think this must get a prize for crap effort. If you are half blind and pissed you might just accept the squigal drawing of a marine mammal is a whale not a dolphin. The sea is topped with barbed wire and the tide in on one side and out on the other. The lettering is all over the shop and the hyphen & ? are missing. But apart from that.............