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Hi Mark I have never really been a collector of LPs. in saying that, at a quick glance there has to be 300 or more, apart from the classic reggae LPs of 68 -71 Trojan & PAMA, I have got Soul City, Stateside, Atlantic & Stax London, Bell, SUE and so on, What concerns me the most is how many rare LPs did i not pick up at car boot fairs in the 80s & 90s as I never bothered at all, with the stupid northern soul notion of the 70s we don't do LPs & 12" records on our scene? stupid I tells you, however they are still cheap in comparison to a 45 of the same vintage DAVE

HI ALL ...SHIPPING FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAMAICA CAN AT NORMAL TIMES TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS, THIS TIME OF YEAR UNDER 6 IS GOOD OVER 8 NOT GOOD, MY TIP IS REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH THE SELLER OR BUYER, DAVE

HI PETE.. I RATE THIS AS RARE AS ROCKING HORSE S**T. AGAIN A RECORD I GOT FROM JOHN A SOUL BOWL £2.50 IN 1975, NEVER SEEN IT SINCE MY BOX WAS STOLEN, I WONDER IF BIG TIM A, WOULD LIKE IT? THIS USED TO BE THE TYPE OF RECORD HE USED TO LOVE TO OWN, MANY MOONS AGO, AS FOR VALUE AT A GUESS £200+ BUT WORTH MUCH MUCH MORE! A NICE FIND DAVE JUST AN AFTER THOUGH, I ALWAYS ASUMED THAT WHITE LABEL US RECORDS WERE AKLL DEMO REGUARDLESS IF IT STATES THAT INFO OR NOT?? DAVE KIL

HI ADY AND A BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR,,,,,,IN MY YOUTH AS A WEST HAM BOY IN WEST END CLUBS, I HERD RUMORS THAT THE 6AM THING WAS DOWN TO THE PRINCE OF WALES, AS CHARLES OWNS MOST OF THE WEST END, ALL THE CLUBS AND CAF°S CLOSED AT 6 AM THEE WAS 1 AT KINGS CROSS THAT STAYED OPEN, IT WAS FULL OF OLD BRASS & PARAFFIN LAMPS, I USED TO COME FROM THE FLAMINGO AND HEAD FOR THE DILLY, AND ON THE RARE TIMES I WAS HUNGRY THE TAXI RANK AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE WAS POPULAR WITH CLUB GOERS, THE MARQUEE USE TO SHUT AT MIDNIGHT AND HAD NO BAR AT ALL, I WONDER WHAT THE ATTRACTION WAS??? I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD STAY TO 8 AM ANY WAY MATE, THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING AND YOU MIGHT SEE ME BEGGING OUTSIDE WEST END CENTRAL? HAS MICK TOLD YOU OF MY BAD LUCK?? DAVE THE MAN OF MEMORIES (S69)

quote name='Ernie Andrews' timestamp='1294607369' post='1473652'] Well Kev - That is an absolutely fantastic record! My tip for this year is this as a friend wants to buy it off me HI ALL....WILLIAM HOWARD, IS ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS THAT JOHN ANDERSON SHIPED IN FROM TH STATES, AND AT THE BARGIN PRICE OF 85 np STILL GOT A FEW LISTS SOMEWHERE, SO I SAY IT'S A SOUL BOWL CLASSIC. BEFORE A MECCA ONE? IF YOU GET MY DRIFT?? DAVE (TS69) Cold Smoke - Dont fall in Love - DWP records Even the Gasher likes it! Expect it to become a four figure tune One went a year ago for very little money but thats the only copy Ive seen apart from mine!

Hi Mate & HAPPY NEW YEAR....when prices of records such as this, remember in all but 5 cases, the GOLDEN RULE is if it come out in the UK it is worth much less, and UK DEMOS are worth more than stock again with about 5 records that defy this rule , your record is rare though £60+ DAVE S89

Hi Mate & HAPPY NEW YEAR....when prices of records such as this, remember in all but 5 cases, the GOLDEN RULE is if it come out in the UK it is worth much less, and UK DEMOS are worth more than stock again with about 5 records that defy this rule , your record is rare though £60+ DAVE S89

Hi Al, one of my favorite labels, Who was the behind the great island records REMEMBER RONNIE WALKERS TOP GIRL DANCER AT WIGAN??? HERE ARE SOME RARE UK PHILIP'S, DAVE

]HI ALL.....DON'T I WISH I HAD THE INFLUENCE? I WOULD LIKE 2011, TO BE A YEAR OF FORGOTTEN OLDIES ESPECIALLY THE CHEAP STUFF, STARTING OF WITH TWISTED WHEEL CLUB SOUNDS RELEASED ON THE CHESS GROUP OF LABELS? SUCH AS THESE OLD PLATTERS HAPPY NEW YEAR. DTHEDRUG/ DAVE KIL. THIS SHOULD BE MASSIVE IN THE 1st 3 MONTHS of 2011, KTF

HI SOUNDS LIKE THE GREAT KO KO TAYLOR ON CHESS FIRE, BIG RECORD FOR HER WHEN PLAYED AT THE TWISTED WHEEL, ONE OF THE EARLY IMPORTS I GOT FROM CONTEMPOS IN 71, MY KIND OF SOUL DAVE S69

YES YOU COULD SEND HIM A SHIT PARCEL! TO START WITH?? DAVE S69

Hi All ..... Just a game of 'CAT N MOUSE' Pete, but it's a shame for many an artist from the 50's & 60's who never knew that their song was recognized by black music purists over the pond and now back in the US of A. recognize the quality of it's all in the groove. Dena 2 sided classic, should have been rewarded with a local state Hit at the least, it's a record that was very elusive for the likes of myself when I had a US collection of some Merritt, I must play the boot at least once a month, DAVE S69,

HI ALL ...DONT BE PEDANTIC PETE, I KNOW I CANT SPELL, BUT I DON'T RECALL SAYING ANSEL DID NOT WRITE PREFORM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I SAID/STATED HE WAS NOT AT THE SESSION, AND FOR THE RECORD, AS I PERSONALLY KNOW DAVE BARKER IT,S HIS LYRICS, FINAL. HE JUST GOT THE SESSION FEE, EXACT;TLY THE SAME AS 99.9% OF RECORDING ARTISTS, VOCALIST OR MUSICIAN, AS FOR DAVE, 9 YEARS AGO HE(DAVE B) NEARLY COME TO WOLVERHAMPTON, AS A SURPRISE GUEST ON MY 50TH BIRTHDAY IN THE PLOUGH & HARROW,?? ALSO A LESSER KNOW FACT IS THIS:- THE LATE PAMA DICE TOASTED OVER RARE SOUL WHEN I DJ ed IN A PUB IN WANDSWORTH ROAD, BACK IN THE 90s AND I HAVE THE TAPE TO PROVE IT" SO THERE, HOW UNIQUE IS THAT MATE, BUT I DIGRESS IN THE CON FORT THAT MARK LAMAR, KNOW SWEET FA, HAVE DUG OUT 100 NEL TITLES PLUS QUITE A FEW SPARES, SOME I WILL GIVE YOU OTHERS MAY HAVE A COST/ DAVE "I USED TO WORK ONCE UPON A TIME"

HI ALL... DJ DERICK IS THE DOGS, HE LOVES HIS MUSIC AND AS SUCH GETS THE WELL DESERVED THANKS FROM HIS COMMUNITY, BUT I BET HE GAS NEVER WORE A TONIC WHISTLE DAVE

HI ALL I RELY DON'T THINK GOD BLESS HER, SHE WOULD BE ENTITLED TO ANY MONEY AT ALL PETE, THE CASH FROM ALL SALES WOULD GO TO STUDIO PRODUCERS & COMPANY DIRECTORS, WHO OFTEN ARE THE SAM PEOPLE, BACK IN THE 60 S POP GROUPS IN THE UK WERE BEING RIPPED OF UNTILLTHE BEATLES STARTED TO WRITE SONGS FOR THERE LPs TRUE.i TELLS YOU IN THE STATES WE ALL NO THE DETROIT SAGA OF H.D.H, AND IT WAS NO DIFFERENT AT THE ED WINGATE SET UP, SHE WOULD HAVE SOLD THE SONG FOR $15+ AND GOT A RECORDING FEE OF $20 THATS ALL ALSO IF LUCKY THE STUDIO MIGHT GIVE A PROMOTION DEAL, THATS HOW THEY MADE A LIVING, DESMOND RILEY, RIPPED DAVE BARKER OFF FOR 1000s BY JUST PAYING FOR THE TUNE AND RECORDING SESSION, RILEY EVEN PUT ANSELL COLLINS ON THE LABEL, HE WAS NOT EVEN AT THE SESSION, MOST OF A FAVORITE RECORDS AND ARTISTS HAVE LINED THE BOSSES POCKETS NOT THE ARTISTS, NOW IT'S ONLY BEEN 15 TEARS OR SO THAT HEY MADE MONEY, AND THATS ALL OVER SINCE THE INTERNET CAME ALONG, WE ARE ALL TO BLAME AS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR RECORD COLLECTION WENT TO PAY THE ARTIST, AND WHAT DJ HAS GOT A LICENSE TO PUBLICLY PLAY RECORDS, ONE DAY SOME ONE WILL COP IT, DAVE GODIN USE TO RANT ON AND ON ABOUT THIS TOPIC, ALONG WITH THE ONCE POWERFUL MUSICIAN'S UNION, DAVE "KEEP MUSIC LIVE"

HI ALL......YES BANG ON, THAT NIGHT MYSELF AND MICK SMITH GOT THERE EARLY AND SAT TALKING TO ROSE FOR HALF HOUR, SHE WROTE A REALLY NICE LETTER AUTOGRAPHED THANKING ME AND MICK AND ALL THE GREAT FANS OF HER MUSIC, SHE WAS VERY TIMMED, AND JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT ANYONE HAD EVEN HERD OF HER??SHE LOVED ENGLAND, I TOLD HER ABOUT EDWIN STAR BEING AN ENGLISH MAN, A WEE BIT OF ENVY SHOWED. WE ARE ALL HUMAN, I LIKE HER "I MISS YOU BABY" FOR A KID SHE AIN'T THAT FLAT?? DAVE 2011

HI ALL....I AM NOT 100% SURE, BUT HAVE ALWAYS ASUMED THE PLAIN VJ LABEL WAS IN THE MAIN USED ON WEST COAST BLACK ARTIST, LOCAL DIST SAN FRISCO, LA, WATTS AND THE REST, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BEATLES ON THIS LABEL, GREAT RECORDS TO BE FOUND ON ALL ASPECTS OF THIS LABEL. DAVE 2011.

HI ALL....I AM NOT 100% SURE, BUT HAVE ALWAYS ASUMED THE PLAIN VJ LABEL WAS IN THE MAIN USED ON WEST COAST BLACK ARTIST, LOCAL DIST SAN FRISCO, LA, WATTS AND THE REST, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BEATLES ON THIS LABEL, GREAT RECORDS TO BE FOUND ON ALL ASPECTS OF THIS LABEL. DAVE 2011.

HI ALL ,,, I LIKE BOTH SIDES OFF THIS TRACK, UNRELEASED IN THE US (COULD BE A COMPANY DEMO) THIS TYPE OF SOUND AND WHY THE UK COMPANY WANTED IT, MUST HAVE BAFFLED THE YANKS, OR CONFUSED THEM AT LESSER. SO OBSCURE IS IT, THAT WHEN I GOT 15 COPY'S STRAIGHT OUT OF THE PRESIDENT WAREHOUSE, BY JIM SILLES & DOG EYE DAVE, IN FACT IT IS THROUGH THIS SOURCE THAT MOST OF MY PRESIDENT COLLECTION COMES FROM, IT HAD MANY LABELS AND OBSCURE ARTIST, WHEN THEY GOT THE ED & ERNIE JAY BOY RECORD, THE SHELVES STILL HAD SOME STOCK, IN MOST NUMBERS EXCEPT RAY MERELL? THE QUESTION IS WHY? AS JIM SILLES WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR GAINING HIS FOOT THROUGH THE DOOR, HOWEVER IT IS CLEAR TO ME SOMEONE ELSE IN THE KNOW TOOK THEM AS THE RECORDS SHOW THERE WAS 75 RED A DEMOS & ONLY 50 ISSUES, THESE AMOUNTS WERE COMMON PLACE AT PRESIDENT (I STILL HAVE A FEW 200 CARTONS WITH RELEASE # WRITTEN OB THEM' SO THE ED AND ERNIE ARE JUST AS RARE AS THE RAY MARREL. I DID FIND A DEALER WITH A FEW RED A DEMOS AT NEC 20 YEARS BACK, AS I HAD NO CASH I TOLD PEP ABOUT THE DEAL I MADE £50 EACH, BUT PEP BEING THE MAN HE IS WANTED THEM AT £20 EACH , THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO PISS OFF, AND I LOST THE DEAL/ SO WHO DID GET THEM, I USED TO THINK IT WAS PETE WID OR IAN CLARK . I NOW NO I WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS ONE OF THEM?? ON CERTAIN RECORDS LIKE THE 2 MENTIONED THE DEMO IS NOT AS RARE AS THE STOCK COPY. BUT WE ALL LIKE THA BIG RED As DAVE KIL

Hi All way back in 1971, i used to DJ in a few pubs in Letchworth & Hitchin (North Herts), my first mobile Disco consisted of a Roger Squires disco mixer 100 watt WEM AMP, 2 WEM speaker cabs, and 2 Garrard SP25 MK2 Decks I really believe that they were the DOGS B, 10 x better than the later SP MK3, the MK2 was strong and robust, in 1974 i was working in the Free Trade Hall Manchester, snooping about looking for equipment left by the last band who had played there, mics where a good little earner, this was the 1st time i had a good look at a TECHNICS SL- 1200, the whole Deck was so different to the Garrard, first thing is the weight of a deck, second was the smooth curves and shape of the deck, and 3. was the tone arm, the head and stylus was so easy to set up and balance depending on the cartridge used, no fiddlings about just a lock lever and 2 wheels to zero, (do you ever think not to adjust the the arm/ I do it routinely). I suppose there success is the downfall of the deck, the rarely break,? I reckon they will be using the SL 1200 long after I pass on??? DAVE KIL

THE ONLY COPY I HAVE SEEN IS MINE, HAD IT SINCE 72, VERY RARE? THESE DAYS WHAT DID YOUSELL IT FOR?? HOW MUCH!!!

HI EVERY ONE, THIS IS SO INDEMAND FOR SALE, SENSIBLE OFFERS ONLY, WILL TRADE FOR RARE UK SOUL. 1. DEAN JONES - WOMAN SKA-DE-LA-DE-DA. - VALIANT WHITE DEMO, IN A GOOD CRISP CONDITION, MASIVE IN EUROPE, THIS IS MOD MOD MOD, INSTANT FLOOR PACKER, HARDLY SEEN THESE DAYS, HENCE TOP OFFERS ONLY , AUCTION ENDS 10 PM 27TH DECEMBER 2010,WILL NOTIFY EVERYONE AT 10.15, IF YOU WANT TO BID OR TRADE, PM ME ANY TIME? 2. DOBBY DOBSON 12" - "WHAT LOVE HAS JOINED TOGETHER" - SUCCESS, 1982, IN THE LST 5 YEARS YOU CAN COUNT THE COPYS ON BOTH HANDS, THIS IS FAR THE BEST VERSION BY FAR, RECORDED IN 68 ON RUPIE EDWARDS SUCCESS LABEL AND WITHDRAN AND DESTROYED BY ORDER OF COURT THE 7" COPY IS RARER THAN GLEN MILLER, THE 12" COPY IS ALSO VERY RARE BIDS START AT £50 CONDITION MINTY , 3, AS ABOVE BUT A VG COPY SET SALE £35 ORBEST OFFER, p&p TO BE ADED, MORE RARE BITS TO LIST OVER CHRISTMAS, CHEERS DAVE KIL. AUCTION ENDED AT 10 PM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED 2 ARE STILL AVAILABLE PLEASE PM ANYTIME DAVE

THATS GREAT NEWS FOR ADY AND THE REGULAR DJs AND STALWARTS OF THE PLACE, ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION AND PATRONAGE TO SAVING IT IS A EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR YOU AND THE SCENE, DAVE KIL

Hi bad luck, it hurts no matter what you have in the box they were your records, yes the place to go would have been spitifields market on a wednesday there are a lotta record dealers, however that may make you more pissed of if you see your records and the dealer is haveing none of it, Dave