Mick Sway

Excellent copy of this now rare 2000 Bridge's " Crying For Love" , previously unreleased US Bang recording from 1981. Record has a few light marks and one that causes a very light tick at the end of track 2, otherwise very clean. Still has it's original shrink wrap, hardly played. £130 including P&P (UK only), by Paypal F&F only. PM if interested.

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Enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the info. I wasn't trying to get into a controversy, by stating the availability of the 45, the "alternative version" escaped me.

Though I did say that I do not know the provenance of this record, I have queried the legitimacy of Sonic Wax releases with them on a previous occasion and they vehemently assured me that all their releases are totally legit. I doubt if any one can prove otherwise, and imop ,people should be very careful in their responses. I'm not a member of the Soul police, so I won't loose any sleep over it. Sometimes you have to take things at face value.

I don't pretend to know all the ins and outs of the history of this one or the info referred to in the above links, however you can pick up a Sonic Wax legit re-issue copy for a reasonable £15 here.

Thought I'd revive this as word of warning, since I've been hammered twice, in the past 3 weeks. Today I've been charged £23 , including the Royal Mail £8 collection fee, on an Ebay order from sudz-53 valued £67 + £11 postage. Before Christmas it was £13.50 on an order for a beaten up copy of Soft Walkin', £17+£11 postage, from seller jemo6470 . I guess that it's my own fault for not reading their listings properly, as they state that payment of the Customs liabilities is the buyers responsibility. Nevertheless, despite having bought from the US since the 80's, I must have been lucky, since I've never come across these charges before. The falling dollar doesn't help, I guess. On top of paying, you also have to wait an additional two working days for delivery. In case anyone's interested, click here , for the latest Tax and Customs , regulations.

No , I'll certainly look it up,thanks.

Dino & Doc A woman Can't do Volt

I love the classic oldies too, but there's a world o soul out there.

Hate to be a fly in't ointment, but great as the records are, personally I look for things I don't know, not necessarily rare. Sorry , but those are my thought anyways.

When these pressings started appearing on eBay, years back now, a few members Soulsource tried to bring that corporations attention to these booters, but gave up after getting zero reaction from the company, despite the fact that at the time it was against eBay policy (it still probably is) to sell bootlegs on their site. I wonder whether anyone's pursuing either eBay or Amazon for their share of the profits and or their failure to adequately police the products that are selling. As the BBC's watchdog program so often uncovers, these sites are rife with counterfeit products , often proving to be falsely CE marked and dangerous to the public. In the course of the trial of these guys it has apparently been stated by the authorities that there has been "no complaint from members of the public". Given that some of the DJ personalities involved in the music industry have on occasion expressed their concerns about the counterfeiting business, I find this difficult to believe. I guess that it is beyond the governance of any authority to bring the web sites themselves to book.

Nice double sider on UK Action or Sansu , you takes your pick. Betty Harris ‎– Ride Your Pony b/w Trouble With My Lover Action 4535 1969 I'm opting for the b/w cos I like the way it swings.

Has anyone played the flip to Lezli Valentine "I'll do Anything" , it's backed with a beautiful Bert Keys produced, crossover tune ? Lezli Valentine I've got to keep on Loving You All Platinum 1968

Here's one that's new to me, my copies on the Barclay, French issue Frankie Gee Date with The Rain

Two good sides with this one which was surprisingly new to me until I heard it on one of Ian Levine's excellent pod casts. Hence acquisition became a priority, £10-£20 should secure a decent copy. Sounding a little on the Detroit funky side a la Parliaments , no surprise with Don Davis being involved. The Mad Lads - Love is Here Today and Gone Tomorrow Volt

Sorry if my post is perceived by you as negative and causes any offence. I havn't posted anything that is factually incorrect, which may be of interest to any potential buyer. However Chalky/Admin feel free to delete it, as I don't seem to be able to. My apologies.

Sorry to say they obviously couldn't be arsed to trawl the net. FYI Manship has a minter for sale for £75. Worth about twenty quid in that condition I'm afraid, great record though it is. I believe that there are also second issues, very similar to the first, as it was re-pressed by the company following demand from the Torch & Cats, so it may also depend on the label design.

Great stuff, mine's ordered. Thanks for sharing.

Very to-day, as you say the intro of "we people" is very Lou Pride. Also came out on Watts USA Nice one PS still suffering, hope the one in doors is feeling better.

Before the sciatica laid me low, I played the other side of The Power of Love, which is actually the A. Struck me as a nice RnB fingersnapper, if such a thing exists: Amanda Humphrey Call on Me:

African Music Machine The Dapp A great alternative take on Archie Bell's Tighten Up, also came out on Contempo in the UK. Nice

Why not invest in half a dozen underplayed tunes if you've got the dosh, with respect there's plenty of scope to add to the collection out there. A UK Maxi single copy is good enough for me these days, which was still technically, a first UK issue anyway. Not that I've got that kind of auction money sadly.