macca

I can't imagine why anybody would be interested in such tat. I'd have a third reich style public burning of all this stuff. I would even invite dealers to stop selling 're-issues', '2nd issues' etc; but then again I am a detective chief inspector in the aaaargh.... soul police... flog me, flog me...

guy came back to me. gonna refund my dish. all a terrible mistake. he bought the record off a dealer in the 70's as a bonafide original, didn't think to double check before sticking it on ebay. could happen to anybody I guess. all's well that ends well... M

tremendous record. had one & sold it, which I now regret. it was going for up to 75 sovs about 2 years ago. don't think it's all that rare, just due to its demand. macca.

thanks catriona. found it ok. email on its way. the wonders of the net!

well that's great to hear. nice to know he's still with mary too. so he has a record business in rothwell? would anybody have a phone number/email for him?

I still have faith in humanity I'm afraid. I'd like to think it's all been a horrendous mistake. he has 100% feedback. I think he's made a mistake, in fact I'm sure of it. who would jeopardise a track record of 392 transactions over twenty frigging quid? macca.

I'm in spain mate. perhaps you could go for me.

I think it would be premature of me to name names at this stage, but yes, he's a uk seller. the record was the mob 'open the door to your heart' on daylight records.

would have thought so. will give him another 7 days & then take the appropriate action. he does say that he will take any record back if you're not satisfied with the purchase. ya veremos, as they say in spain... M

he anybody remember mike? nice chap. used to collect & sell some nice stuff. used to drive a nice MGB around 82. remember going to the fleet all-nighter & he was on his way out saying sod this I'm going to the 100 club. we 'flew' down to london that night. I often wonder if he's still about... M

Hi all, I made my first duff Ebay purchase in 5 years this week. the item in question was listed 'Check Scan 100% original great oldie'. I bid for the record (nobody else did ) & won it. the record arrived yesterday & I stuck it on the deck as pleased as punch. then whilst trawling through JM's list I decided to check the record out. it turns out I've bought a boot. the original is considerably different to the thing I've bought. I feel gutted. I have contacted the seller, but so far no word. ho-hum...I guess the moral of the story is to always double check a record's 'lineage'. what would you do in these circumstances? Mac.

christ I can think of some worse records pedro. I think bobby kline is tremendous. love the gals on backing vocals. nice plaintive lyrics too. all in all, a top drawer sound, whatever that means.

I have the following ditties for sale:- THE MALIBUS - GEE BABY I LOVE YOU - SURESHOT PROMO - VG+ * This record hisses slightly at intro but then plays loud & fine. Thunderous bass. 75.00 THE CHAUMONTS - I NEED YOUR LOVE - BAYSOUND - EX+ 50.00 BIG DEE IRWIN - YOU REALLY ARE TOGETHER - FAIRMOUNT DEMO - M- 40.00 ROCKY ROBERTS & THE REPLAYS - JUST BECAUSE OF YOU - UA INTERNATIONAL WP M- 40.00 WALTER JACKSON - WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE / I'LL KEEP ON TRYING - OKEH WP - EX+ Dated 13 Sept 1965 in red biro both sides. 25.00 Email me for scans, shipping & payment info etc; ajmac@mundo-r.com Cheers aye, Macca.

muchas gracias amigos! macca.

was this ever booted/legit re-issued? cheers, mac.

I think some of the guys on the soulful detroit forum have had contact with her 'cos a mate showed me her business card recently. he was over there last summer, meeting tobi lark & a guy from the magic tones as well. I'll ask him for some more info... cheers, macca

I believe Shinjuku is a kind of Kings Cross in Tokyo. How would these records have found their way to Japan? Via US bases/Radio Stations? M

could it be you / I'd like to know - sharon scott - RCA what a record!! when I first heard this, which wasn't that not long ago, I thought, bugger me, this is precisely why I got into this music in the first place. how did it pass me by back then? is it true it was a searling spin? that intro, the horns, the minimalist guitar work & the lady's soaring vocals. I'm rambling... macca

I think mossy's comment was tongue- in-cheek guys, but I know where you're coming from as well. the idea of trading gijon, barcelona, madrid, la coru±a, salamanca, cordoba, san sebastian, bilbao etc, for... peterborough... it doesn't even bear thinking about. I'll be over in december with some spanish friends, but rest assured, their desire to 'take over' the country, admittedly by force, was lost at the naval battle of gravelines in 1588. macca pontevedra galicia nw spain.

I always enjoyed his manic style behind the decks. peterborough soul folk will always be fond of tony dellar.

but don't mr diamond's comments suggest there WAS a re-recording? an overdubbed vocal perhaps? macca

it sounds like cod disco to me, but then again I'm a troglodyte 60's soul lover. what would I know?

link doesn't work paul.

the song is masterpiece full stop. billie holiday had a unique voice, languid, sultry, broken at times, definitely awe inspiring. love those photos of her with the gardenia in her hair. a tortured lady by all accounts. rejected by blacks for her almost white looks & also rejected (at first) by white hypocrites who preferred the 'real thing' ie big, loud & 'vulgar' singers like bessie smith. thanks pete!

leave the spanish outta this please & yes, I like cathedrals too, the largest & most spectacular of which are in spain of course. sevilla, toledo, burgos, le³n etc; etc; this thread was interesting at the start, but soon turned into gratuitous blood-letting. shame on you! but say three 5 our fathers & three hail marys & your sins shall be absolved... yours, the pope of eruke.