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HI ALL The record you are thinking about was on the STUDIO2 LP, other instrumentals come from a CONTOR LP, BAND OF GOLD & TEARS OF A CLOWN, However these were played in 73/4... dancing in the street also come out on HIT US45, MIKE MANSFIELD did record it also, most instrumentals were found on LP's DAVE

HI ALL For info the PLAYERS RECORDS were getting spins at the dawn of the rare soul scene, at the TWISTED WHEEL, and "get right" MINIT 32928 NEARLY GOT A RELEASE ON PRESIDANT, NO SOUND CLIP FOR THIS TUNE? BUT IT IS A CHEAP BUY AT £15 DAVE

:hatsoff2:HI ALL Heres one to make you think! why do I buy expensive records? when I ain't even got a copy of AL GREEN??? MAYBE it's to NORTHERN for to-days "young old boys"? however this forgotton oldie, deserves to get regulare spins, me thinks/ BELL 45 258, AL GREEN - " LET ME HELP YOU" - My Rating is 6****** Value = cheap as chips, but worth a COD more, ENJOY DAVE K

HI ALL As we approach retirement? and if that applies to yourself, you probably got you first RARE SOUL RECORDS on a BOOTLEG? FOR MANY IT WAS Jeff Kings SOUL SOUNDS that started it all, However I think I have got evidence, that proves that there were 2 releases before the SOUL SOUNDS Label, Mentioned before on SOULSOURCE, My Blank copy of CHUBBY CHEKERS DISCOTEQUE B/W TAMS HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME, Which is 2nd release from the source as Roy Gelder has the 1st release, For many years, I have been stumped by not finding out the info, but I believe progress has been made in the last 7 days? As the 45 had a BLANK LABEL with graffiti over it, I decided to remove it all together? in doing so, and to much surprise, I found another label; This discovery has led me to believe that the person behind the release had established links with the MUSIC INDUSTRYM in the NORTH WEST, a MAN UNITED FAN? & a patron of the TWISTED WHEEL CLUB? What ever and who ever was involved, the 45 has a link back to PYE RECORDS, as the revers label was from a small run of PYE (Piccadilly) records, which is valued at £50, Please take a look at the scan of the uncovered MAN UNITED DISC UNITED UNITED , What ever the the history reveals, this is a valuable record in many ways? all info is relevant, any thing will do, DAVE TAMS

HI ALL #6 IN MY NORTHERN SOUL TIPTOP 300, End of 72 got a few spins went big n 73 & was joined by other pink DECCA 45's Johnny Caswell, Lada Edmond Jr + others, the song is a story simmular to te SNAKE,AL WILSON, PLAYED AT A TIME WHEN EVERY RECOR WAS A CLASSIC? DAVE

HI ALL...IT HA TO BE SIDE 2, AS I WOULD PLAY Jr WALKER HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS DAVE

HI ALL With the sad news of the passing of Andy Williams, this old MOD tune, is my way of sating RIP ANDY, https://youtu.be/L4eZJ1OtdlY

HI ALL.....I have yet to meet a UK SOUL COLLECTOR, who has not tampered with the Platters, and destroyed RAREand OBSCURE 45s that MATTER! Having read the post (I Lie) Here are some of my tips, in what I call:- DAVES RULES KO! a) No matter what you think, NEVER attempt restoration under the influance of CHEMICALS? This includes Roll Up's, someone somwhere has a minty SCOTTS ON SWINGERS RIC-TIC, with 1 blemish, caused by OLD H ash, 1 speck. and you have a white spot?...(the Cherry Blossom, must have worn away by now?) b) In a simmular vain, SEEING IS BELIEVING, Evidance is needed, ask yourself "am I qualified" the differance between a car mechanic, and engineer is the mechanic can repair a car, the engineer can design a car and make the tools to make it. c) Replacing a centre in a 45, is realy easy, However STOP & THINK, Ask yourselfm as a kid, did you make AIRFIX KITS, if YES did you get glue on the cockpit? if YES, don't bother, if you never made a ARFIX KIT, When you gad a TOMMY did you use a hankey? or tell your Old Dear it was AIRFIX GLUE? You get my jiz.....st. d) The proper way is the only way, First, you need to find a correct centre from the same month and year for the label,soak the centre for 36 hours, and carfully remove both side of lable, finger nails are best. use a needle file to flatern the area on your disc, where the prong sits, while doing this check that the prongs on the centre are long anough to fit 1/64" to long on each is correct, when fitting the centre, use PVA GLUE, NOTHING ELSE!, LEAVE FOR 6 HOURS, Next step is to check the trueness of the record, sometimes to ensure truenes, a jig can easy be made for this purpos, e) WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED, EITHER USE THE LABEL THAT YOU REMOVED, You should easy make a neat job, if you do the pronds first, again a thin coat of PVA is all that is needed, remove the atr bubles with a rolling action. dabbing will caurse a crease mark? f)Practice first, g) It is against my ethos to sell records that have been restored, without telling the buyer, if this stroke is pulled keep the 45, but get your money back, NEXT WEEK DAVE RULES:- You will need 2 pkt of MORNING GLORY SEEDS,(available from B&Q) and 1 large Nutmeg...... DAVE

HI ALL This record from my BOX has taken me 40 years+, and now thanks to MJ RECORDS, IT'S where it belongs! with me. Quite simply one of the best SOUL RECORDS EVER, BUT VERY VERY RARE AS A UK DEMO, ENJOY,

Hi A real proper Northern Soul List, however the wrong week for me, sadley?

Hi about 10 years ago, was the right time to find much of your wants, since then world Music, libary & soundtracks have gone through the roof especially KPM 45s. price are high, I have a couple of decent places you can try (if they still exist) also quite a few bits have been reissued, my advice chevk first?

HI Not quite, the same problem, but I could never leave a bargain, and when it comes to RARE UK SOUL, the never rule is a bit like an addiction, it is definitely obsessive, For example car boot sales charity shops and so on, if i come across say 3 SUE RECORDS OR 3 ACTION 45'S I Find it impossible to walk away, and G&W R&W DEMOS, I never leave, the pros & cons are, you start to collect the complete label output, but how many copies of "oh how happy" or "night train" do you need? or third rate uptempo POP 45's on DEMO LABELS,?? When I go to a RECORD FAIR, this mind set disappears, and a normalisation returns, one benefit I love from collecting is finding those records that we see every where, the big selling records of the 7T's mistra demo, Guy Darrell SANTA PONSA DEMO, Over the years I have got most on DEMO, & I can assure you all, that some are very hard to find, so I have to have them , This is a problem as I don't sell records any more??/ DAVE

WOW WHAT A GREAT TUNE THAT IS POSTED? ALSO TO BE ADDED ARE THE JOB RACKERS ONE STOPS, IF YOU ARE IN LUCK, ALSO AT THE VIP RECORD FAIR WOLVERHAMPTON Are you going you? to fair you sen DAVE

HI ALL ... WIGAN 4Th ANAVERSARY SEPTEMBER 77, i CAN'T SAY THAT i HAVE YOU MEMORY RECAL LADS? However I was there I am sure Mick Ady & Pete And, was also there, I remember Pep haggling me over the price of records with his haggling smirk face inclusive of smile, every record had one price 50p if you said yes the game went on lowering as he was doing me a favour, trying to think were or what speaker you would tape from as there always tape records on the stage and young kids running up checking the bloody things, if on the right side that's were a lot of BEDS & CAMBS, TENDED TO BE? the Wolves gangster were always patrolling the BOGS and were around my age, so as you have the tape and it's from the 4Th, 100%, you must be right? However I thought it was GINGER who was meant to have played it 1st? so if PEP played it, does that mean the GINGER PART IS B****KS?? as he also is on tape, did John Vincent play it at SOULFUL SAMANTHA SHEFIELD SUMMER SEVENTY SEVEN S**T DAVE 69

HI ALL After many years I have my own copy of this classic from the Isley Brothers, so a BIG UP to TRICKY who gets my full endorsement in every which way, if you want good service when buying from SOULSOURCE FOR SALE PAGE, "WHOSE THAT LADY" ORIGANAL, UA714 Value a TRICKY DEAL £50 & Worth every penny Rated********* 1964 sit back ENJOY DAVE K

HE MAKES SKINHEAD DOLLS? PETE HAVE YOU GOT HIS ADDRESS,SO I CAN GO ROUND, SMASH THEM UP IN LIL TINY BITS PUT IT ON A PLATE. SCREEM AT HIM! EAT UP MATE, AS IN 24 HOURS YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE SEE.....S**T....ASK FOR PERMISION NEXT TIME PAL the SPIRIT of 69 are watching DAVE

PAGE 4 FEEDBACK HI ALL,,, PAGE 4, COMMENTS AND A REMINDER OF THE THREAD RULES, IF i WAS TO MARK THIS PAGE? IT WOULD BE STOP THE 1 LINE POSTINGS, AS 9 RECORDS A PAGE, (ALL EXCELLANT PICKS) IS NOT GOOD WITH ALL THE BANTOR REPEATED, AND MEANINGLESS TO THE CASUAL READER. THIS PAGE LETS ALL PREVIOUS PAGES DOWN, IF YOU ARE MAKING COMMENTS AT LEAST DO 2 PARAGRAPHS, ALSO AS MENIONED, GIVE AS MUCH INFO EITHER ABOVE POSTING OR WITH POSTING, PLEASE, SORRY BUT IT HAS TO BE SAID PAGE 4 IS A POOR REFLECTION ON THIS THREAD, IF YOU DIAGREE, TAKE ANOUTHER LOOK?? DID NOT QUITE GET THE RED NECK ROCK RECORD, BUT QUITE LIKED IT? DAVE

HI PETE For the record you are probably right maybe £100 tops, MJ Records had £50 in 87, with the comments CLASSIC OLDIE (V-Rare Yellow DEMO). my point of view on the price of records, as you no, Is that if you took 5 people and said "I want you to find me a copy of XXXXXXXXX 45 in EX-MINT for me to play this SATURDAY Night?" and this may be achieved by some people on SOULSOURCE, as they are in the no, However the public would struggle, if you follow my drift, As I am a fool I have every issue of RC-Magazine, why I really don't no, as it was this publication that, in my opinion made a president of turning set sale items, and allowing the orid OFFERS, To be used, then come EBay with Auctions, this allowed us to get hold of records OK, it also took away a chunk of my hobby so to speak, looking in charity & junk shops, also car boots, However as I have done this in the past, and like yourself looked through 100,000+ 45s I have not seen this record at all, to conclude I have a liberty , Demo if you no someone, as the LONDON means more to myself, Our PEP use to play the liberty demo, he has his fans? that would like it? it's in excellent condition if not MICK will be at the next VIP RECORD FAIR with ROY GELDER yourself Rob Pheasant, & myself, what is the date for this meet up PETE? IT'S WORK DAVE

HI ALL Early Friday morning? or 12 to 12 Thursday= I have played this record 4 x in 4 hours, It's Jimmy Ruffin's 1st record (I think, ) and the B side, record never released by UKE EMI Tamla Motown, so it has a bit of value in 2012, and if you have not heard this before, I hope you can see the potential of this sleeper, I Recommend it, but what do I no?...So why did I pick this? I have about 600 Motown records, and a shelf of 300 record that just sit there, tonight I picked the SOUL LABEL, The label does live up to it's name, playing the EARL VAN DYKE 45s the FLICK Pt2 is class, 6x6 classic Jr Walker records fantastic with GOT TO HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING, brilliant, the INTRO is in the top 10 of all time, one of my favorite records, of course I ain't got a frank Wilson but I have the 2 records it was sandwiched against, What I like in particular about the Jimmy Ruffin 45, is the backing track, so so familiar, the record sounds more RIC-TIC than MOTOWN, does this backing track come from GROOVESVILE,?? JIMMY RUFFIN - "HOW CAN i SAY I'M SORRY" - SOUL S3516, Rated ***** Value £10+ should really be played to night by any DJ ,,,, maybe you? please enjoy this record, and tell me the backing session players? please DAVE https://youtu.be/_-cvrJISbOY

HI All .......I remember him, it's Leggy the low down BUM, who was always assing about, he had bad breath? hallo toasties?

HI ADY, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT JOE WILKS! was not in the frame? if so I have dropped a bo**ock, anyway she was a good sort, and made my nights at WIGAN IN 73/74 as did all the Bedford & Cambridge CROWD, good old days and the very best days at the CASINO WERE THE FIRST 3YRS, can't think of a better place until 75, not counting the MECCA, PS-RE:-TAMALA LEWIS, that was your find? (TAMLA) LEWIS, I think you lot should take the credit, I would? DAVE?

HI ALL GREAT DANCER, I THOUGHT SHE LIVE IN CAMBRIDGE? With Joe Wilkes? remember LEGS & JOE in the STUDENT PRINCE? 1969 and going up the DOT, I have GOERGINAS ADDRESS?. DAVE Who's Phil?

HI ABSALUTELY BANG ON BRUVVER! IT WAS AS IF "RANKING JOHNNY BOY" IM IN THE ROOM WITH I, I actually have been after this record since 1984 when it was listed on MJ RECORDS LIST £50, SOLD. This copy in ex+ condition. come from well known London dealers and collector of UK RARE SOUL WIL JOHNSON, Who has had many treasures on his lists over the years, in 2012 I really miss the days when a RARE RECORD LIST, was posted, apart from Will J, Ian CLARK & MJ Records, every now & again, the concept has almost gone,MARTIN KOPEL had a great list, also Dopey Dick, list of 20000 records was a good read?? the thing with proper lists they were crammed with all the records I wanted, most lists are today filled up with 7t's DISCO B sides and re-packaged as rare, of course It's a matter of taste but RARE well maybe good yes, but classic soul??? I think not, MODERN SOUL sounds great if your making LOVE, (SO ONCE YOU HAVE PLAYED 1 RECORD?) YOU GET MY DRIFT DAVE

HI ALL, MUST HAVE NORTHERN SOUL, YES INDEED A FEW FIXES OF THE GREAT LARRY HALES ONCE.NOW AND AGAIN! The pounding Brass Beat, got the CASINO into GEAR at 3.45am, and it pleases me that Pete still has his original copy as this is a true Wolverhampton Stomper, that's what I call all records with this BIG BEAT, some call it NORTHE SOUL, "GET HIP MAN! My copy is DIANOND ISSUE, 2 Things about the record 1, it was considered for a $TATESIDE RELEASE?? 2, demos exist on the same label as the issue? oh 3, I once got confused about the BOBBY DIAMOND Record?? can you believe that???OK you can :lol: DAVE

HI ALL......HOW RARE IS THIS UK 45 IN 2012? We all no this Non-Northern Soul classic, even if you were not in the CLASS of 72, issued on LONDON, LIBERTY & EMI INTERNATIONAL, FATS DOMINO "IT KEEPS RAININ" LONDON HLP 9374 DEMO, HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU SEEN THE DEMO? IF EVER? I would love John Manship to do one of his excellent and descriptive write up, any ideas and maybe a speculative value as well? PS my scanner is broken?? DAVE