Davidwapples

Sell the rarest first as you may get enough money for what you need without getting rid of the lot. You could also sell any that have been boot legged or are on cd so you can get cheap copies to listen to. Dont expect to get anywhere near market value if you sell quickly in bulk, when I tried to sell some a while back I was offered as little as 30/40 percent of market value, not book value

Cheaper on the lp about 300, the 45 is about 1200. Was reissued on Red vinyl recently

It's a tricky question but will give it a go. People go to northern soul nights to hear records they like , the more they like the better the night is for them so they are likely to attend again and tell others so increasing the numbers to keep the event going , it doesn't matter if they hear it off a boot , reissue etc I have seen some top dj's from back in the day play from cds , Colin Curtis , Kev Roberts Brian Rea etc and the floor was full . One dj I know has a massive collection of tunes , all the greats and has played at all the large events but he includes one record in his set usually that packs the floor but it is not an original , very few people know this and even less seem to care , he said he can not get an original as its very rare £3k but has the means to get one should it come up , I only found out as I went to ask if he would play the flipside for me and saw it was on a carver. It is the only non original I have ever seen him play in 15 or so years. It seems that the ones who moan about it either want their shot at djing and can't get a booking or are people who want to keep djing themselves and dont want other people coming in stealing slots . I also think that the over pricing of records does not help , what is worse a dj playing a £10 boot of a £100 record or a dj playing the original of the £100 that he has just had to pay £250+ to a dealer for. Nobody needs to play bootlegs but nobody wants to see an empty dancefloor or have to pay a fortune for 2 and a half minutes of sound on a 7"single , is it just being lazy and not finding your own originals? People will play what they want , sometimes try to deceive others with look a likes , promoters wont mind if numbers are high and dancefloor is full. Obviously there are a few events that you wouldn't expect boots to be played at , those like the 100 club with good reputations but if its a reunion of an event from 40 years ago and people want the original djs , some may not still have the tracks played then as musical taste and situations change

if you don't want the hey love side you can pick up a pressing with try my love on the other side on ebay for about 10/15 as opposed to paying a bit more for the 70s one , try searching for try my love instead of girl as sometimes they are listed as that was in demand a few years back

One was listed earlier today or yesterday on Facebook.for 25 quid. Think it may have been dave pinches

11 copies on discogs, shouldn't be more than 20 to 25 delivered tops

First us demo version I've seen with a small spindle hole :P

Wow they are priced great. I paid 50 for Dennis Robinson when I bought my copy on it's own several years ago. I would have def bought it if I didnt have a copy Hope you sell it

Try des parker on here soul inc. He has done me packs in the past. John Powney did great packs before he died.

I have never seen a bootleg let alone one of the demo

Would you make as much selling the rare and in demand ones yourself and getting 100 percent of the money than letting the dealers pay 50 percent on the whole lot? If you list the grapevine set in one go that should geta fair bit. If you sell yourself you may not need to sell them all to get the amount you need You can replace most tracks on cd reissue 45 or mp3 cheaply or if its a v rare one or acetate get a carver cut before sale

I was offered about 35/40% of the market value when I enquired about selling up a few years ago , not the book value. Dealers will take the good oldies they can flip out quickly for a bit more but low ball or refuse the lower price stuff I have found. I sold off most of my records above £50 and bought some others that were a lot cheaper. Sell the rare stuff yourself then do some small packs with the rest to shift them quickly

Has this ever been released on a cd ? , i know its not available on vinyl at the moment. Thanks

If its uk grading record collector mag says a very good copy is worth approx half of that of a mint copy , but on the northern soul scene usually goes for 75 % of a mint price for some daft reason like greedy dealers finding idiot wanna be dj buyers with top cash burning a hole in their wallet lol

epitome of sound , moses smith , ruby andrews , ring leaders , al kent on rictic

Has anyone had one of these recently , I was looking at getting one and wondered if anyone had bought one and what type of things they got , I saw the old thread about them but realize that the contents change with stock etc thanks

The 2 different labels have different versions of stranger at my door , one on soul clock was listed yesterday somewhere , probably facebook i think for about £170

Met him a few times locally, sorry to hear this sad news

Interesting to see they value barbara mcnair uk demo at 400 and the soul scene its selling for 800 to 900. Are people just overpaying on the scene.?

Double page feature about UK Motown this coming issue.

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There was a Richard Searling interview a month or so ago with his new book out

Keep the best conditioned one or sell the one you get most money for or trade whatever the person who has something you want asks for

Most nights are just about the numbers through the door, the music played is second to the bar takings and entry money and the format is behind these .

But old boots seem acceptable and just part of the scene back in the day to many