Simon T

Clarky had a copy which I had on tape around 85, also got a tape off Keb in 87 with both sides on.

The acetate was sold to Nige Parker by Tim Brown in the late eighties. Nige wouldn't let anyone have it on tape even for his best mates (Nige, I taped while you were at the chip shop you tight git, but never passed it on! ) However, he eventually got two EMI's cut for Carl Fortnum and Gary Spencer. Nige sold up around 95 /6 ? , but I don't know who it went to. On a previous thread on SS, someone said they had cut some EMI's whilst it was still in the possession of Tim Brown. I saw an acetate in Carl F's box about 3 years ago, but didn't check to see if it was the original or the copy. When Nige had it, it was pretty well battered, so I would be suprised if whoever has it could still be able to play it, or would indeed want to risk it and damage it further.

Probably us (mini muletts0 , have to laugh, used to go with Nige Parker and we'd have to go upstairs to get his protein and carb intake

Latoya's snout circa 1984

what's the going rate for this?

What's the story with that Volcanoes track "Honey"? "Fabricated"? Volcanoes - I'm running for vice president!

Are you talking about those maroon label Don Thomas issues Pete?

£553 on Manship's auction three weeks ago. For myself, I'd move the decimal point two places to the left and want postage to be incuded in that too. Intersting to see that it can still fetch such a price with it being on ebay so much recently and not what I'd consider a seasoned classic Detroit collectors 'must have' before you die type record.

Mine seems to have a very fient matrix stamp, but it so shallow I can't tell if it really is one, anyone confirm?

Thanks Chalky, had it ages and didn't think it was a boot as it came from Soul Bowl, but you've confirmed it's OK.

Remind me how you tell a boot from an original ?

Ooops, seems to have disappeared due to my expert post merge :-( Please repost Andy, but can you use the 'new clip' method, thanks.

Play it again ? 6709 refosoul

Hesitations - apart from the styrene v vinyl point, I thought that on the originals the curly 'K' and the band above the peek of the cap are yellow, whereas on the boot they're white. Del-Larks - according to a Kev Roberts post on here a while ago, those plain label blue copies are legit re-releases he did in the mid seventies, can't find the post now though.

Well done Robin, though having owned all the records at one time is a bit of an advantage for you! The JJ was Winston Hewitt - I'm feeling good - Boss Records. Can't remember the DSDB being covered up, was it? Poke's cover ups seem to have consisted of the name of some UK citizen completely removed from soul music, plus then taking the title and changing the last word to another not actually in the song!

early Cool & the Gang too?

Anyone else weigh at least half as much again since last attending Rock City (including hair)? Happy days! If it happens, we'll have to drag Nige Parker out of retirement.

Don't know if they are rare at all, yet alone mega or ultra, but I've never seen for sale a couple I'm after Essence of Love - share my love with you - k-city Power of Atorney Band - Love for you (?) - Star Island (?)

Don't know if it it's just me, but records are like the perverbial bus; waited years, no decades, for stuff, then Fred & turbines - Bernadine Eric Mercury - Lonely girl Limelights- Don't leave me came through in 7 days, gospel truth!

Paul Thompson was a new release in 1970, that's interesting to hear Sam was playing it around 12 years before I first heard it played out by Poke From a tape I recorded of Poke at Cleethorpes Winter Gardens circa 82/83 Lester Tolkin - special kind of loving can you remember these c/u's too? Eddie Richards & the Three Way Split - don't make ladies Tony Raymonds - we're gonna make it Jacki Jacobs - don't make you feel funky Notables - midnight seranade (an instr.) Johnny 'guitar' Watson - because I love you Johnny Pearson - i will stay with you forever

Some info here: /index.php?showtopic=37587 Male group harmony sound as opposed to the girls of Motown fame

Swordsmen - Disgusted & Discouraged - RCA LP played out by Searling as Williams & Watson, Pied Piper produced if a remember rightly

Sure Arnold McCuller got a AVI 7" release. Luther - 'Jelousy' is also a good track from that album

Go on back - johnny curtis - hickory 12866 refosoul