Simon T

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Anyone want a Saundra Mallett -cheap! https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/56666362_saundra-mallett-the-vandellas-camel-walk-tamla-motown Wish I'd spend my money on lots 0060 (Frank Wilson test presses x 57) and 0061 (Andantes x 131)

I guessed that was CJ's auction, so is the Andantes the same one he got off IL around 30 years ago? Any thoughts about it having a drill hole? I hope it hasn't got 'PB' scratched in to run out! (just joking)

Oddly enough that copy also had a drill hole too and it was almost in exactly the same place, comparing the scans for the two auctions.

Did any of them have a drill hole? I notice the one on Manship's does, but all the other scans I've seen do not.

Test Pressings were done to determine the quality of the 'product' leaving the pressing plant, though obviously several 100's/1000's pressings later in the shops.. Demo's were made to demonstrate the recording to the potential buyers, almost entirely over the sound waves from radio stations. The production & playing of a demo didn't pay any royalties the writer/producer - if you wanted to get it out there, you got 'paid' by having it promoted for "free". Once your released record got played by the radio stations you got a few cents/pennies from it's playing. I'll leave Payola & pirate radio for another tread.

The tracks were recorded several months apart, so when were the 'stampers' electroformed? , probably not at the same time? A record can be pressed with in a matter days of an other "original" release, but have different 'cut numbers' on either or both sides due to high demand i.e. a stamper(s) gets worn out. You could have a test pressing with unique matrix numbers, followed by a demo with different ones, the same or different to the 'issues' leaving the pressing plant a few hours later.

Exactly.................. As Vivian Alan James MacKerrell once probably said "All right, this is the plan. We get in there and get wrecked, then we eat a pork pie, then we drop a couple of Surmontil-50s each. That means we'll miss out on Monday but come up smiling Tuesday morning."

Under a frogs arse at the bottom of a coal mine

Ask Eddie Holman

Always thought this was a good tune. Is Terry Callier's version any good?

"az árak a béka segge alatt vannak "

What is it you are looking for? "I wanna be hers"? Can I have a copy of the track list for all the COTC CD's please?

Cream Of The Crop series of CD's ? Did they do the rounds as A La Carte or Dancin Cat?

on it's way

PMed you one

NORMAN CONNORS -TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Stone Crush - OT Sykes RIDEOUT - SOMEONE SPECIAL ROY DAWSON - OVER THE TOP SEVENTH AVENUE - YOU SHOULD HAVE HELD ON PENETRATIONS - CHAMPAGNE SHING A LING Shadow of a Memory - Minnie and the Minuettes SHADOWS MY LOVE IS GONE ? DUSTIN WILSON - HAVE SOME SYMPATHY TIMELESS LEGEND I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU WILLIE DARINGTON - NEVER SHOULD HAVE WAKED AWAY MELVIN MOORE - ALL OF A SUDDEN HIGH FREQUENCY - SUMMERTIME IVAN NEVILLE - DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY COSMIC BOOGIE MIX REVELATION - FEEL IT LOVE COMMITTEE- I MADE A MISTAKE OMNI - KEYS TO THE CITY CHUCK SIMMONS - AM I GROVING YOU FLIGHT - PLAYING YOUR GAMES SOLID GOLD REVIEW - SHE'S SO GOOD CECIL LYDE - I'LL MAKE IT ON MY OWN DONNY GERRARD - HE'S ALWAYS SOMEWHERE AROUND BILL HARRIS - AM I COLD AM I HOT JOHN SIMMONS - AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE LOVE CHARLES SHERREL - THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR LOVE BOBBY KING - IF YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE ESCORTS - SING A HAPPY SONG ? MIND & MATTER - UNDER YOUR SPELL SWISS MOVEMENT - I WISH OUR LOVE WOULD LAST FOREVER MILLIE JACKSON - ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT

I presume he used to leave Orville in his dressing room

Don't know where the tapes is, but here's it's track listing, Cleethorpes circa 1982/3

I have a tape somewhere from Cleethorpes, Sam playing it as the Anderson Brothers.

Can you remember what year that was? Being big for 6 or 7 weeks explains why I only ever heard you play it once, and that was at the 100 club.

If you feel you do need to 'scrub' then try using a baby's silicon tooth brush.

According to their data sheet, they contain ethanol which I would avoid getting onto an acetate. Try a weak solution of Stardrops. Apply with a paint pad and dry off with a slightly damp and then dry microfibre cloths. If you are feeling brave you can always try a couple of dent pullers / glass lifter suction cups to protect the labels.