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Hi all Anyone help out with any information, scans, soundfiles for the following two Karen label releases please? The Classics - Elmo/Twistin' 62 (Karen 314) - released 1962 The Classics - Noah's Ark/The Wheel Of Love (Karen 316) - released 1963 Cheers Richard

Anyone confirm the Same Old Sweet Feelin' title please? One of the best cheap Detroit 45s you can buy by the way. Cheers Richard DEVOTIONS - SAME OLD SWEET LOVIN' -

Tonight - Dean Anderson - Northern Soul Show Boundary Sound 7-9pm Great show by Dean and the guys. Well worth tuning in! www.boundarysound.co.uk Cheers Richard

This is faaaaar better STEPTONES LONELY ONE DIAMOND JIM - Cheers Richard

Gwen Owens - Just Say You're Wanted (And Needed) on Velgo would be a good boot Cheers Richard

Steptones was my fave record for a long time. I love the out of tune singing and that cheesy 'talking bit in the middle' - gives it character - rough round the edges - makes it real Tempos is also good but not quite in the same league as the Steptones. Platters nice to have but the other two are essential IMO If in doubt, have/get all of 'em Cheers Richard

The blue West Coast issue seems to be the rarest and most valuable. Here are Popsike scans of the WDJ variants. West Coast - Styrene Italic Text - Vinyl (?) Block Text - Vinyl Cheers Richard

Hi everyone I have read in a number of places that The Devotions - Same Old Sweet Lovin' on Tri-Sound came out with two different song titles printed on the label. Apparently, the first release was called Same Old Sweet Lovin'. However, the later release(s) were Same Old Sweet Feelin'. These two different song titles are also listed in Manship's Price Guide. I have three different versions of this 45 - the original gold issue, the yellow issue with bars across the label, and another yellow issue (like the Ed Crook 'Detroit Address' version). I am posting up scans I have found on the internet of the three versions I have in my own collection. All three have the title as Same Old Sweet Lovin'. Can anyone scan a copy with the title Same Old Sweet Feelin' please, or let me have any more information on that variant if it exists? Cheers Richard

I got ripped off over an eBay item a few years ago now - a green vinyl Luther Ingram on HIB - by a guy called Andy Scoffin from Crewe. I gave him all the relevant information when I got the record - including extracts from Manship's Bootleg guide and expert opinions kindly provided on the 45 by several recognised names on the rare soul scene - proving the record was a bootleg. I lost under £100, but the evidence that the record was a bootleg was very clear. Ebay did nothing (as I recall I think the guy delayed things until the deadline for a dispute passed by suggesting all along he would sort it out). Anyway, the **** decided to take the position that the record was original and he kept my money. I haven't forgotten and just looked the **** up on facebook. Anyone know him? Cheers Richard

Yes, Trev - just say who it is. Then, if they are on here they can put their side of things. Richard

Hi Trevski One missing option to include is to check and double-check your facts (maybe speak politely to the management and the DJ guy) to corroborate things. Then, if it is all indeed true, in the following order: A/ Be annoyed D/ Name and shame C/ Punch his lights out Hope this helps Richard

Just under £800 actually Dave Just wondered what the Manship copy went for as that was also very nice nick. Cheers Richard

Anyone recall what the Precisions - I Wanna Tell My Baby/My Lover Come Back (D-Town 1033) went for on John Manship's auction a few weeks ago please? Cheers Richard

West Coast Blue Issue Cheers Richard

Manship's Guide says 1975 Cheers Richard

Hi Dave Never seen a genuine 60s Laurie copy myself. Cheers Richard

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WDJ with lines Cheers Richard

This should be in eBay Sales Links not straight Sales

I actively try and avoid buying records that are 'in demand' and so are also at their theoretical top price. This means that if I didn't already know the record before its current phase of popularity I will just wait until the demand and price drop - which they very often do. Most importantly (and this for me is one of the key aspects of successful of collecting) is the active researching and hunting down of good records that have not yet had their time (i.e. before they go big and go up in price) - but not everyone has the time or inclination to do the hard work with this. Paying top price for 'in-demand' records, unless you are a DJ, seems like a waste of money to me. Cheers Richard

Hi all Can anyone let me have a current email address for Graham Anthony please? PM only thanks Richard

Hi all I'm going to miss the Dean Anderson Northern Soul show tonight on Boundary Sound 7-9pm - https://www.boundarysound.co.uk/ I think John Manship is the guest tonight. I would be really grateful if someone could please record it somehow for me (CD, soundfile etc). In return I will do you a CD with the 21 tracks of 60s Detroit that I played when I was guest on the show last week. Thank you Cheers Richard

How much is postage from Bags Unlimited or the USA anyway - anyone know? Cheers Richard

Dynamics on Brainstorm is in Manship's Price Guide (5th) at 50 quid. Cheers Richard

Saw that one - ended April 1