Louise

Hi Barry

Referring to your original question as to what tracks are mastered from original master tapes or 45's.

To expect label owners or employee's to go through their entire catalogue to give details to which is which is a bit like asking "How longs a piece of string".

New material isn't a problem but regarding older material this is where most of the problems can possible arise.

In a perfect world every record company or artist (independent vanity releases) would have kept and maintained their master tape properly but sadly this is not the case. So original records or acetates have to be used more or in some cases if their is damage to the master tape and the necessary restoration work cannot rectify the problem a record may have to be used in conjunction with the tape to achieve the required standard of sound reproduction.

Barry's original question only ever really arises with previously issued material, this reminds me of a little story from a few years ago. when a former big noise radio DJ was praising the re mastering quality of one of our earlier Soul Junction releases, while making derogatory remarks against one of the at the time Kent CD releases. As I also owned a copy of the Kent CD I asked the DJ to tell me the name of the person responsible for the mastering on the CD cover (to which the answer i already knew) which he did. To which I replied that has we use the same company as Kent for our mastering did he not realise that it was the same person who was responsible for the mastering on both projects! both of which sounded great. After a couple of uncomfortable seconds of silence I told the said DJ that he needed to get his ears syringed, get a life and stop trying to be too clever.

Dave

P.S The said DJ and I no longer speak, I wonder why?

over 300 $ already ffs

A clever DJ could always invite the audience to sing along during the missing bit

Go on Ted I know your dying to give the "place bid" button a hit

Artie Satisfield also did a version.

With Landy McNeil on lead vocals you can't really go wrong

Just a pity Terry can't shake his maraca's too it

Dave

WTF? EXACT SAME RECORDING!

Sure Is Bob, so it's over to Lorriane to shed some light on the subject, Im sure that ole' soul sleuth Ady Croasdell will be interested in this one

Dave

Hi Lorraine

Didn't this also get released as:

The Perfections "Don't Take Your Love From Me/Since I Lost My Baby" on the Drumhead label ?

Dave

Thanks very much for all your messages, texts and visits .....really really touched by them !!!! Stef said i died twice in the ambulance ( gotta find out the young paramedics name etc) then straight into theatre to repair stent.

Just gotta take it a bit easy now ( only 10 tablets every day now!!!!)

Ive been lucky twice over! My advice would be if you ever feel even slightly unwell ! Dont hesitate dial 999 every minute can be and is crucial

Again thanks so much from Stef and I xxx

GOOD OLD VINNY JONES

Glad to hear your on the mend and out of Hospital (what was the food like?)

Dave & Louise

Thanks very much for all your messages, texts and visits .....really really touched by them !!!! Stef said i died twice in the ambulance ( gotta find out the young paramedics name etc) then straight into theatre to repair stent.

Just gotta take it a bit easy now ( only 10 tablets every day now!!!!)

Ive been lucky twice over! My advice would be if you ever feel even slightly unwell ! Dont hesitate dial 999 every minute can be and is crucial

Again thanks so much from Stef and I xxx

CROSSOVER & MODERN SOUL BARGAINS PART TWO

Silk Falling In Love Isn't Easy Nation VG £20

The Entertainers (feat: Bobby Conerly) Why//PoBoy Ovide Mint- £15

Bobo Mr. Soul Hitch Hike To Heartbreak Road Ovide Mint- £10

Bobo Mr. Soul Answer To The Want Ads Ovide Mint- £10

Tender Touch You Were Never Mine To Begin With Paramount Demo Mint- £20

Tony & The Hearts Thank You Baby Path VG++ £15

Mitty Collier Your Sign Is A Good Sign Peachtree Mint- £15

The Coalitions Instead …How Are You Phil-L.A. Mint- £10

Gary Toms Empire Love Me Right P.I.P Mint- £25

The Futures Party Time Man P.I.R VG £10

Samson & Deliah With The Boss Four Don’t Listen To Your Friends Pittsburgh Int VG £25

Al Wilson You Did It For Me Playboy Mint- £10

Lee Shot Williams It Ain’t Me No More PM VG £30

Pep Brown I’m The One Who Needs You/Don’t Blame Me Polydor VG+ £40 SOLD

(writing on label)

J.J. Williams Loce Market/Lord Have Mercy On My Soul Polydor Mint- £15

(water stain on label)

Zoom Love Seasons/Bye Bye Baby Polydor VG++ £10

Modern Soul Quartet Gee Baby/Save A Place For Me RainpDay VG £20

Donnie Elbert I Got To Get Myself Together Rare Bullet Mint £15

Suade Open Up Your Mind (To My Heart)/Love Won’t Hurry Red Line Mint £15

Yvonne Daniels I Got To Get Closer To You Red Lite Mint- £15

Ernest Jackson Reaching Out For Your Love Royal Shield Mint £20

(comes with picture sleeve)

The Center Stage Hey Ladt/Someday, Someday (You’re Gonna Love Me) RCA VG+ £10

Satyr Free & Easy/Pity For A Fool RCA VG++ £20

J.R Bailey The Eyes Don’t Know The Feeliing RCA Demo VG £20

Vic Marcel You Still Got Me RCA Demo VG++ £25

(his best)

Jackie Beavers I Never Found A Girl ( To Love Me Like You Do) Seventy —Seven Mint £10

Brief Encounter (Don’t You See) I’m Crazy About You Seventy-Seven Mint- £15

C.B. Overton Superstar Lady /When It Pours It Rains Shock Mint - £5

Cynthia Sheeler Yes We Do Skyra VG+ £20

Bill Brookes Beautiful Brown Soul Mine Mint- £40

Jackie Beavers Lover Come Back Sound Stage 7 VG+ £20

Lou Jackson I Can’t Believe You Said You Love Me Spring VG++ £35

(edge warp that does not affect play)

Anthony Watson I Can’t Stop This Feeling SRO Mint- £20

(nice funky little mover)

Moments Nine Times Stang Mint £5

Rimshots Do What You Feel Stang Mint- £5

Steve Basset Beauty Is Only Skin Deep/Private Number Stillwater Mint £5

Tommy Tate You Taught Me How To Love Sundance Mint- £5

Bobby Stringer You’ve Got Too Many Miles Swar Mint £5

Art Wilson Stay Tabu W/D Mint- £15

Virgil Henry You Ain’t Saying Nothin’ New Tamla VG++ £90

Kenny Lupper Passion Flower Tamla W/D Mint- £10

Concept Nine When/No Escape Tangerine Mint £25

Direct Current When It’s Love Tec W/D Mint £10

Cletus Marland Your Gonna Miss Me Terry Mint- £5

5 Wagers Come And Ask Me Tiara Mint- £10

J.R. Bailey Love, Love, Love Toy Mint £5

J.R. Bailey After Hours W/D Mint £5

Mel Starr Lovin’ On The Outside Tripple Park Mint - £45

Sly Johnson Thank You Baby Twinight Mint £15

(Same as Billy Butler and Johnny Moore)

Sly Johnson That’s Why/Everybody Needs Love Twinight Demo Mint- £15

The Dynamic Tints Falling In Love/Be My Lady Twinight W/D Mint- £50

(Bedno-Wright Associates sticker on Label)

The Notations A New Day Twinight Mint- £25

The Notations I Can’t Stop/I’m Still Here Twinight Mint- £20

James Gadson Go By What’s In Your Heart U/A W/D Mint- £25

Betty Everett Unlucky Girl Uni Mint- £10

Bobby Montgomery I’m Your Stepping Stone Vault W/d Mint- £20

The Blue Groove I Believe In You/Makin, It Verve Demo VG++ £20

Marilyn Barbarin Make It Alone/Stop Before You Start Virgil VG- £35

Mavis Staples Endlessly Volt W/D Mint £5

Major Lance I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up) Volt Mint £10

Kim Weston Little By Little Bit By Bit Volt Mint- £10

Margie Joseph One More Chance Volt VG £40

Frankie Newsome We’re On Our Way Warner Bros Mint £20

The Futures Angel In Disguise Warped VG+ £50

Pat Johnson East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon Win Or Lose Mint £20

Liz Damon’s Orient Express Your Falling In Love White Whale Mint- £5

Calvin Arnold Satisfy My Woman IX Chains Mint- £15

James Bloom ILike Your Lovin’/Soul Walkin’ 20^th Century VG++ £15

( Great Chicago with funk flip)

North, South, East & West I’m Not Like The Others 20^th Century Mint- £25

Leon Haywood Consider The Source 20^th Century Mint- £10

Smoked Sugar My Eyes Search A Lonely Room For You 20^th Century Demo VG++ £15

Finally a few UK releases

Jackie Payne I Found Myself Barak VG++ £20

Diane Jenkins Tow-A-Way Zone Crystal VG++ £10

Diane Ducane Better Late Than Never Contact Mint- £20

Tyrone Edwards Can’t Get Enough Of You Invictus VG++ £10

The Barons Society Don’t Let Us Down/No More Baby Love Jayboy Mint- £15

(funky dancer with sweet soul flip)

Jackie Beavers Trying To Get Back To Get Back To You Jayboy Demo VG++ £25

Philip Mitchell Free For All (Winner Takes All) Jayboy Mint- £20

Donnie Elbert In Between The Heartaches Polydor VG++ £20

Goldie Alexander Go Back Project VG++ £20

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Fantastic prices Dave

Hi Blake

Praise indeed from a Yorkshireman !

List updated and a couple of new titles added.

Dave

Keith Minshull has beena regular at all of these, for certain

We'll he his a antique Nick anyone care to put a value on him

Dave

Sam Pace update:

I was told today by his one of his oldest friends and one time Esquire David Bursey that Sam,s family had informed him of Sam passing. When David contacted the family again today to enquire about the funeral arrangements, he was told that Sam was still hanging on in there, although he is in a coma. David is going to visit him tomorrow.

Sadly Sam Pace one of the original members of The Esquires is seriously ill (as opposed to the original information I was given that he had passed away on Friday night) he is receiving treatment for cirrhosis of the liver a condition that he has been suffering with for the last couple of years.

As well as the Esquires, Sam has also featured in the line up of several other Milwaukee groups including "Ice" and "Fairplay". He was very proud when we at Soul Junction released one of his and Fairplay's unissued tracks "Don't Let Our Love Go" earlier this year.

Dave

CROSSOVER & & MODERN SOUL BARGAINS PART ONE

Lawrence Hilton Jacobs When We Can/Fly Away ABC Mint- £5.00

Bobby Byrd & Vicki Anderson Here Is My Everything/Loving You ABC W/D VG+ £15

Skip Mahoaney & The Casuals Running Away From Love Abet W/D Mint £15

Clarence Reid Fools Are Not Born Alston Demo VG+ £15

John (Rootman ) Henry Say It Amber Antique VG £5

Lee Garrett See The Love On Your Face American First Record Corp VG+ £15

Hot Bush Tell Me That You Will/Rock Steady APA Mint- £15

Fully Guaranteed We Can Make It Together APT W/D Mint- £10

Betty Lavette You’ll Wake Up Wiser Atco VG++ £20

Al Hudson I’m About Lovin’ You Atco VG+ £45

(Some label damage)

Sons Of Robin Stone Got To Get You Back/Love Is Just Around The Corner Atco VG £10

Wilson Pickett Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You Atlantic Mint £5

Rose Colored Glass Can’t Find The Time Bang Mint £5 SOLD

Louisiana Purchase Baby Come Back Basin Street Mint £25

Lenny Welch Just What I Need Big Apple Mint £5.00

Cynthia & The Imaginations Hey Boy (I Love You)/Love Is Real Blue Rock W/D VG+ £40 SOLD

Ameriquette You Are My Life Brou- Larch Inc Mint £25

Ronnie LaShannon Where Has Love Gone Brunswick W/D Mint £15

The Realistics You & Me/I Think I’ll Cry Out Loud Brunswick VG+ £5

Al Perkins Yes My Goodness Yes Buddah Mint- £5.00

Barbara Mason/Futures Make It Last Buddah Mint £10 SOLD

The Dells Always Together Cadet Mint £5

The Dells Learning To Love You Was Easy/Sweeter as The Days Go By Cadet W/D Mint- £5.00

The Dells It’s All Up To You Cadet W/D VG £30

(Plays great)

Noah Got To Get Away Candi-Stix Mint £10

Willie Tee I’m Only A Man Capitol Demo VG £25

(Plays great)

Ad Libs Love Me Capitol Demo Mint £15

Tommi Johnson Something’s Never Change Capitol W/D Mint £30

Swiss Movement Try Something Casablanca Mint- £10

George & Gwen McCrae Winners Together Or Losers Apart Cat Mint- £15 SOLD

Bobby Wilson Here Is Where The Love Is Chain Mint £5

Jerry Carr Heaven/Keep On Coming Back Cherie Mint- £5

(Nice Detroit Modern Soul)

The Acoustics Living In Hard Times Cherry Blossom Inc VG+ £5

The Steelers The Flame Remains Crash Mint £25

James Gadson Got To Find My Baby/ Let The Feeling Belong Cream Mint £10

Thelma Jones Salty Tears Columbia Mint £10

Tyrone Davis Give It Up (Turn It Loose) Columbia W/D Mint £5

Tyrone Davis Can’t Help But Say Columbia Mint £5

Donald Wilson I’ve Got To Get Myself Together Columbia W/D VG+ £25

Charlie “Chuck” Welch Destination Heart Ache/Here I Am Again Column VG £35

(Rare Detroit Crossover)

Jimmy Jones Ain’t Nothing Wrong Making Love The First Night Conchillo Mint- £10

Maxine Brown I Can’t Get Along Without You Common wealth United Mint- £10

Willie Clayton Tell Me Compleat Mint £5

(Great cover version of General Crook)

Patti & The Lovelites Love Bandit/I'm The One That You Need Cotillion Mint- £25

(Love Bandit on issue copies only)

June Conquest What’s This I See Curtom Mint £10

Johnny Sayles Somebody’s Changing/Your So Right For Me Daker W/D Mint £10

Floyd Smith Getting Nowhere Fast Daker VG++ £10

Pat & Pam Hey Love Day Dreaming Mint- £15

Silk Falling In Love Isn’t Easy Decca Mint £25

Jive (Five) Fyve If I Had A Chance To Love You Decca VG+ £25 SOLD

Larry Davis & The Marvels The Magic Is Gone Decca VG £40

(Plays Great)

Johnny Washington Oh Girl De-Lite Mint £20

Billy Easton I Was A Fool Dispo VG++ £10

The California Girls Your Love Puzzles Me Doorway W/D VG+ £15

Harvey Scales Spend The Night Forever Earthtone VG- £15

Leon Collins I Just Wanna Say I Love You Elf W/D Mint- £10

The Steelers Can’t Take This Pain Epic Mint £10 SOLD

The Blossoms Walking On Air Epic W/D £5

Fontella Bass Soon As I Touched Him/You Can Betcha In Love Epic Mint £10 ON HOLD

Roscoe Robinson Don’t Pretend (Just Be Yourself) Fame VG++ £50 SOLD

Clarence Carter Thread Your Needle/Don’t Make My Baby Cry Mint- £15

Floyd Beck Got To Be A Man F&M VG £20

Mike Jemison I Want Some Satisfaction/Quick Change Artist Geneva Mint £15 SOLD

Barbara Carr Messing With My Mind Gino’s Mint £10

Love Committee Cheaters Never Wins Gold Mine VG+ £10

Rita Wright I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You Gordy Mint- £5

George Jackson Areatha Sing One For Me/I’m Gonna Wait Hi Mint- £10 SOLD

Ann Peebles Dr Love Power Hi Mint- £5

Ann Peebles I Can’t Let You Go Hi Mint- £5

Ann Peebles Mon Belle-Amour Hi Mint £10

Philip Mitchell Ain’t No Love In My Life Hi Demo Mint £15

Tuxedo Please Don’t Leave Me/If You Can’t Please Your Woman Hi Demo Mint £20

Sonny Charles Put It In A Magazine High Rise W/D VG+ £5

Sandra Richardson Stay Here With Me/Don’t Let Me Down Inter/Soul Mint- £10

(ONE COPY NOW LEFT)

Common Law All I Need Is The Thought Of You Jay Pee VG+ £15

Pam Colquitt I Done Got Over Losing You Jacklyn VG++ £20 SOLD

The Ambers Don’t Go Jean Mint £5

Jon Pierre Gee So Good To Me Kandi Mint- £15

(Comes with picture sleeve)

Bobby Bloom Love, Don’t Let Me Down Kama Sutra Mint- £15

The Love Potion This Love Kapp VG++ £35

Danny Hunt Love Me Too La Cade VG++ £15

Five Keys (Feat Rudy West) Stop What Your Doing To Me Landmark Mint- £15

Bobby Cutchins I Did It Again Lasso Mint £10

Jay Rhythm Wouldn’t It Be A Pleasure/Soul Emotions Leo Mint £30

Tal Armstrong You’ve Got So Much Feeling (In Your Love) Love VG+ £30

(Water stain on label)

Bill Jacocks You Are The One/Fickle Finger Maggio VG++ £10

Herman Griffin Are You For Me Or Against Me/Getting’ Better Magic Touch Mint- £10

J.J. Jackson Let Me Try Again Magnaglide Mint- £5

J.T. Brown Like Taking Candy (From A Baby) Mahogany Mint- £15 SOLD

Ben E. King I Can Take It Like A Man Maxwell Mint £10

Johnny Moore Thank You Baby Mercury VG+ £15

Willie Charles Gray I’m Gonna Be A Winner Mercury VG £10

Marvin Simms Dream A Dream Mercury Mint- £20

Jerry Butler You Walked Into My Life Mercury Mint £10

Gloria Taylor Yesterday Will Never Come Again/Unyielding Mercury W/D Mint £15

Chris Bernard Mother McVoutie Mint £10

Curtis Gadson In The Middle Of The Night Midwest Mint £5

Bobby Womack More Than I Can Stand Minit Mint- £5 SOLD

Dee Edwards It Comes To My Attention Morning Glory Mint £10

The Devastating Affair You Don’t Know (How Hard It Is To Make It) Motown Mint £15

Little Dooley (It’s Got To Be) Now Or Never/Memories North Bay Mint £5

Bad News Band Diamond Feather NMI VG+ £20

(Hard to find two step)

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The B-side ain't half bad neither

Brian, ya probs know it's the flip of "You Are My Sunshine" (popular oldie) watch out for demos tho, think they single sided without "Nevermore".

There's one at $50 BIN.... bit overpriced to me?

...anyway get Little Ben's version (also on penny) much better imho

Steve

Also the same as Renaldo Domino on Twilight.

Old Richard Pegue knew how to get his money's worth out of a song

I would play the record that has been exciting me most in recent weeks, and if it got no reaction I would know the crowd were shit and I would just hand over to someone else.

That's a bit of a defeatist attitude Jocko no wonder Scotland never qualify for the world cup!

Dave

US & UK Northern Classics

Robin Wilson Better Use Your Head A&M VG++ £25

Bobby Womack Find Me Somebody Atlantic W/D VG++ £50

Barbara Acklin Love Makes A Woman Brunswick Demo Mint- £20

The Cooperettes Shing-A-Ling Brunswick Mint £125 SOLD

The Cooperettes Shing-A-Ling Brunswick VG £90

Young-Holt Unlimited California Montage Brunswick VG++ £20

The Dells Thinkin’ About You Cadet VG++ £35

Spooner’s Crowd Two In The Morning Cadet Mint- £60

(sticker mark on label)

The Faithful Wonders Ol’ John (Behold Thy Mother) Checker Demo Mint- £40

Dee Dee Sharp There Ain’t Nothin’ I Wouldn’t Do For You Cameo Demo Mint £30

(Great Looking yellow label demo)

Candi-Bars I Believe In You/You’re The One Candi-Stix Mint £30

(Yellow Label, first issue)

The Manhattans There Goes The Fool Carnival Mint- £30

Phil Terrell Love Has Passed Me By Carnival Mint- £200

The Lovettes Little Miss Soul/Lonely Girl Carnival W/D £40

(Bell Sound stamped original)

La Reine La Mar That’s Not The Way To Love Cloud Mint- £200

Tommy Navarro I Cried My Life Away De-Jac VG £160

The Invitations Watch Out Little Girl MGM Issue VG £250 SOLD

(Rare Black Issue, plays perfect)

The Invitations Girl, I’m Leaving You/Skate MGM Demo Mint- £20

The Performers Set Me Free/That Day When She Need Me Mirwood Mint- £40

The Olympics Baby, Do The Philly Dog/Western Movies Mirwood Mint- £10

The Olympics Baby Do The Philly Dog/Same Mirwood Demo VG+ £25

(Rare White Demo)

Bobby Garrett I Can’t Get Away Vocal/Instrumental Mirwood Mint- £40

Ollie Jackson Just A Little While Pepper mint £25

The Geminis You Put A Hurtin’ On Me RCA W/D Mint- £20

Brook Benton Where Does A Man Go To Cry RCA W/D Mint- £25

Beverley Ann He’s Coming Home RCA Demo Mint- £100

The Van McCoy Strings Sweet And Easy Share W/D £20 SOLD

(Nice white demo of this classic oldie)

Otis Leavill Nobody But You/Charlotte Smash Mint- £20

(two great sides)

The Ambers Potion Of Love/Another Love Smash Mint- £30 SOLD

(2^nd issue)

Barbara Middleton Come On Back To Me Tangerine W/D Mint- £50

Tommy Moseley You Lied, I Cried, Love Died Uptown VG++ £75

The Intertains Need Your Love/Glad I Found You Uptown Mint- £100

(Canadian issue, released through Sparton)

Lou Lawton Knick Knack Patty Wack Wand Mint- £250

(RnB favourite)

Bobby Bradshaw Show Me A Man Wand Demo Mint- £20

Shirley & Jesse You Can’t Fight Love/Ivory Tower Wand VG++ £20

And finally a few English titles:

Bobby Bland Rockin’ In The Same Old Boat Action Mint- £20

Wilmer & The Dukes Give Me One More chance/Get It Mint- £25

Bobby Wells Let’s Copp A Groove Beacon VG++ £25

(Yellow label)

Chuck Wood Seven Days Too Long Big T VG £10

Lou Lawton Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing Capitol Demo VG++ £50

Levi Jackson This Beautiful Day Columbia Demo VG++ £200

(Initials on label)

Philip Mitchell Free For All (Winner Takes All) Jayboy Mint- £15

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Hi Folks

Just letting you know the due to a request from one of our overseas customers we have produced a limited (500 copies) pressing run of our recently released Jesse James Let Me Show You album (previously only available in a vinyl format). We are now offering the remaining balance to our other wholesale and retail customers so be quick. Once there gone there gone.

This is a carbon copy of the vinyl album release please check out our website or email:

sales@souljunctionrecords.co.uk for more details.

Currently available from:

Fish at Simply Soul

Funky Feet Records

Crazy Beat Records

Soul Brother Records

Sounds Of The Universe

Northern Soul Direct

Beating Rhythm

Steve's Soul Sounds

Or if you wish, you can purchase it directly from us at:sales@souljunctionrecords.co.uk

We do still have a few vinyl copies of this release available if you prefer this format.

Regards

Dave

Bunch of mercenaries, the lot of yer (bugger, wished I got in first)

Nothing mercenary about it at all, the prices mentioned in this thread where the market value's of that time and personally I never had enough money to buy everything i wanted at any given time. Likewise during the 70's when you could buy records for 50 pence and a pound you always had to for go on some titles in favour of the ones you wanted the most. invariable the ones you chose not to buy then cost you a arm and a leg somewhere further down the line.

I seem to remember that when Andy sold up the final sum of his collection was circa £12,000 to £13,000 (probably a year's salary back then in a well paid job).

A few months ago Andy appeared at a local soul night, he kinda mentioned to Ted and myself that he wouldn't mind buying a few things back Eddie Parker I' Gone etc. We told him to forget it, for him to buy back what he had in 1986 would cost him at current market values the best part of £500,000 if he could get them that is and this wouldn't include an of the rarer titles that have turned up during the last 25 years.

So we've all got some great memories but also a few regrets along the lines of why the hell didn't i buy that at the time

Dave

I Don't think Karmello Brooks was going for more £10 at the time, got one of Pete Lawson for £8 at Stafford.

I'm sure Stafford was still going when Andy sold up, I was on a meagre apprentice's wages of £75 a week, so could only afford £35 for Martha Star Love Is The Only Solution & Billy Kennedy w/d on Thelma, though I'm sure I bought some other stuff.

Sorry Tony

Andy was still very much a active collector after Stafford. There was a handful of allnighter's after the Top Of The World at the South End Working Man's club (In the outskirts of Stafford, an Alan Johnson Promotion) During one of these Andy beat me to a Larry Wright "Sweet Sweet Kisses" off Derek Pearson for £25

i had all those hammie sadly no longer bought the cracked len jewell for 35 quid of andy spencer sold it to Tim Brown for 1750 quid a good few years later

You and Tony really know how to thump Todmorden Timmy for a record the poor wee lad

I don't know how you sleep at night

Obscure Soul 45’s

Willie Tee Always Accused AFO VG £50

Natural Impulse Time Is Right Alco (one sided Test Press) VG £50

(The Funk flip to “She Went Away” ,edge warp which does not affect play)

Sweet Poppa’s Show Stoppers I Love You The Bone Ar’nett Mint- £100

Bobby Strickland After All I’m Still In Love With You/The Girl I Love Brother Love VG £125

Ameriquette You Are Life Brou-Larch Inds Inc Mint £50

Lily Fields Burn My Bridges/Judge And Jury Chumley VG+ £50 SOLD

(Harder issue with B-side)

The Persuaders The Quickest Way Out Columbia Acetate VG++ £30

(Great looking 10” Columbia acetate with typed label credits, would look great framed)

Milt Smith Since I Got You Dal-Jacs VG+ £200

(Nice Crossover)

Frank Wilson Love Returns Daystar (Solid Centre) Demo VG++ £25

Modern/Gospel Soul from the Frank Wilson)

The Superbs The Wind Is Blowing/Better Get Your Own One Buddy Dore Demo Mint- £100

The Entertainers IV Hey Lady Dore VG+ £15

Edwin Butler & Pure Gold See The Real Me Grand Strand VG £60

(Southern Soul)

Wild Rice The Right Combination Heart & Soul VG £30

The House Rockers (feat: Chuck Singleton) Peace Of Mind Heavy VG £50

Senator Jones Whatcha Gonna Do/Boston Fleet Hotline VG++ £100

Target Look At Me Kama VG £100

Lee Tillman All These Things/One More Time Michelle W/D Mint- £75

Soul Expressions Gone/Let’s Stay Together Palladium VG £100

(Nice Texs group soul on the same label as Lil’ Major Willliams)

Glenn Norris One Way Ticket/Riverboat Man Parkway VG+

(Original version of Lynn August on Preview, Glenn Norris is the songwriter out of Beaumont Texas)

Joe Soenz & The Majestics Just Human/Main St Mission Revis VG++ £100

The Reactions Live My Life For Myself Sanfris Demo VG £200

(plays with some surface noise)

Bill Brookes Beautiful Brown Soul Mine Mint- £50

Lenny Frierson Got To Find A Place Starbound Mint- £100

Strictly Business Still In Love/Strictly Business Strictly Business Mint- £75

(Solid centre 80’s Modern/Ballad)

The Vala-Quons Window Shopping On Girl’s Avenue Tangerine VG++ £75

Unknown Artist You’ll Lose A Good Thing White Label Test Press £30

(Unknown group cover version of Barbara Lynn’s classic, probably recorded during the 70’s)

Candice Love Peace Loving Man/Somethings Gonna Happen White Label Test Press Mint- £20 (Hand written credits)

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Dave Think your right about John having the Gwen Owens sure I had chance of buying it but it was in pretty poor shape, he must have sold up soon after as I had Johnny Rodgers of him for £100 around that time .

Clearly remember buying Yvonne Vernee from Andy only to find out the following week he had another copy for sale , at the time it worried me thinking a boxfull had turned up £200 was a lot of money to me , that 2nd copy was obviously the one Ted bought . which I wasnt aware of till this thread .

I think prices were creeping up from around 1985 as before then there were bargains galore , Would love to know who it was who had 2-or 3 copies of Chuck Holiday for sale at Stafford , they were £35 each I bought one of them for the - I still love you - side , had never heard - Just cant trust nobody , so was pleased when I got home and played it , along with a Ree Flores at £20 . Collecting was great in those days now even mediocre records make stupid money .

Yo Tony

Thinking back, I'm pretty sure Andy sold up in the autumn of 1986.

John Corless bought 4 records off Andy the previously mentioned Gwen Owen's, Willie Tee Please Don't Go, Jackie Beavers I Need My Baby and as you rightly say Johnny Rogers for the princely sum of £400. I thinks this caused him to have a few sleepless night as he had sold them all less than six months later. These prices seem cheap now but back then I had to work a shed load of overtime to earn a £100 ( a poorly paid Joiner not like you an overpaid Electrician). Also one of my biggest mistakes was to knock back a VG copy of Jimmy Gresham on Teri De for a tenner naively stating I'd wait for a mint copy to come along, guess what I'm still waitin'

But on a brighter note I will forever be eternally grateful to you for buying one of those Jimmy Armstrong's on Shrine off me even if you chiselled me down by a fiver

Dave

Great times i have that Jimmy Wallace now it was one of thhe last things Andy sold nobody wanted it paid 50 for it in the end

I thought you did.

Mind you Andy had some great English as well as imports.