Sebastian

No, that's a later version and not the same as on the italian 45. The version on the italian 45 can be found on the "...Explosion...!" LP on Alston (#4402) from 1976.

I've attached scans of the italian 45 below. Manship auctioned a copy a couple of months ago for £347.

Yes, that's 100%. Don't have a copy myself, but have seen a scan. Manship even mentions it on his site.

It was originally released on VIRGITONE in the mid-60s. The COSMIC release is a reissue from the mid-70s (1976 if I remember correctly). Have no idea what an original copy goes for, but the reissue can be bought pretty much any week of the year on eBay for $20-$40.

Only 1-2 hours left on these auctions now. Thanks for looking! :-)

Do you happen to have a scan of this? Don't think I've ever seen a vinyl copy of this record, only styrene ones. Would be great to know if vinyl copies exists as well.

Might be of interest that there are two different label variations of the original vinyl LLOYD release as well. Don't know which one was first, but they have got differing publishing details and one of them credits The Rocketeers as the backing band. I have a feeling that the "Tree Pub" was the very first issue, but I'm not 100% sure.

There's about 2 days left on these auctions now.

The record in the scan above looks like it's pressed on styrene, not vinyl. It would surprise me if it's vinyl as you can clearly see the edge of the paper label in the scan (vinyl have moulded labels).

Hello! I've listed a bunch of 45s on eBay. There are label/sleeve scans and soundclips to all records. Check them out at: https://shop.ebay.com/merchant/pushkings ___SOUL / FUNK / NEW BREED R&B 45s___________________________ ALTON McCLAIN on Polydor ("It Must Be Love", alt. UK-mix!) ARLENE BROWN on Dynamite BABY LLOYD on Loma (JAMES BROWN production!) BROTHERS TWO on Action UK BUKI YAMAZ on CBS CAROLYN FRANKLIN on RCA Germany EXCITERS on Atlantic Sweden GWEN McCRAE on Atlantic ("Funky Sensation") IVORY JOE HUNTER on Capitol UK JAY & THE AMERICANS on United Artists UK ("Livin Above Your Head") JIVE FIVE on Beltone KETTY LESTER on London UK KING GEORGE & HARLEM KIDDIES - Please Grow Up +3 - RARE EP! LESTER WILSON on Liberty France LITTLE RICHARD on Manticore MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL on Tamla Motown ("Ain't No Mountain...") MERRY CLAYTON on Ode Sweden NILSMEN on RJR ("Sand Step" / "Le Winston") NINA SIMONE on RCA Germany PUGH ROGEFELDT & NATURE on Metronome Sewden RONNIE LOVE on Dot Denmark ("Chills And Fever") ROY BROWN - Saturday Night +3 - RARE UK London EP ROY HYTOWER on Braintstorm SAVOY BROWN on Parrot ("I'm Tired") SOUL INVESTIGATORS on Timmion Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

I think so. I've only ever seen the Bob Smith and Final Seconds 45s on that label. BOO-KOU 421 - Bob Smith & The Boo-Kou's - What Do It Mean / That Thing Is Green BOO-KOU 422/423 - Final Seconds - Lost On A Highway / Society Does anyone know of any other releases?

Thirded! A great gritty tune with a nice funky edge. The CAB release was first, then it came out on CAMILLE and as Adam wrote above, the sound quality on the CAB copies are superior. Sorry, don't have a copy for sale at the moment.

Horses for courses!

Not strange as it was Little Feat who played on the backing tracks on both his Lizard and ABC stuff. Great group.

You are right, I thought you were refering to the $125-copy on eBay that was mentioned above which is listed as MINT. Craig has got 2 VG+ copies in stock. His VG+ tends to be what most people consider to be M- in my experience.

No, it's mint.

I have a list here with the latest 70 weeks of Manship auctions if it's of any use.

Darrell Banks - Is Here ! - Acto demo LP - £159 Carmelita - Rosebud c/w Isn't It Lonely - Carmen - £334 Esther Phillips - Just Say Goodbye - Atlantic demo - £357 Soul Excitement - Stay Together - Pink Dolphin - £209 Ron Keith - Gotta Go By What You Tell Me - A&M - £458 Johnny Wyatt - This Thing Called Love - Bronco promo - £211 Lovers - Without A Doubt - Frantic - £861 Jackie Day - Naughty Boy - Phelectron - £1636 Major Lance - Come See - Columbia DEMO - £55 Martha and the Vandellas - I'll Have To Let Him Go - Oriole - £416 Fabulous Apollos - The Ine Alone c/w Determination - Valtone promo - £373 Sons of Moses - Soul Symphony - Soft - £118 Melvin Davis - It's No News - Ke Ke - £504 Masqueraders - How c/w I'm Gonna Make It - La Beat - £793 Larry Santos - You Got Me Where You Want Me - Festival DEMO - £230 Anna Belle Caesar with Lionel Hampton - Little Annie - Vergara - £276

You probably would get a better response on the funk forum or on eBay. £60 is a good price for a M- copy of this 45.

It's a seriously rare 45 (probably Luther's rarest) so I don't know why it should be a cheapie? I sold a copy a while ago that looked scratchy but played great for about £140. That was cheap as far as I'm concerned.

Barbara Hall "You Brought..." as well. The all-green copy is vinyl, the other one is styrene.

Apple Corps. it seems. But one could argue that, as the recording is 50 years old, it's now "public domain". Don't think the interested parties would agree though...

Yes, a lot of people probably know it as it was included on one of the "King Northern Soul" CDs from Kent/ACE. Not the easiest King/Federal 45 to track down, but not especially in-demand either it seems, so it usually goes for £15-£25. Would go for more if it was popular. Great vibes-heavy ballad b-side as well!

Yes, they did use PSR as their promo prefix on a lot of labels. Here are some non-soul things: PSR 355 - Suzi Quatro - Primitive Love / Shakin' All Over - RAK RECORDS PSR 359 - Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run / Let Me Roll It - APPLE RECORDS PSR 368 - Cliff Richard - The Leaving / Nothing To Remind Me - EMI RECORDS PSR 369 - John Lennon - Interview / Whatever Gets You Thru' The Night - EMI RECORDS PSR 436 - Survivors - Pamela Jean / After The Game - CAPITOL RECORDS PSR 442 - Kate Bush - On Stage EP (4 tracks) - EMI RECORDS PSR 476 - Sheena Easton - It's Christmas All Over The World / ? - EMI RECORDS

Can't stop laughing at this one... Would be good if they at least got the title right... They all look horrible to me. What a complete and utter waste of time and effort. The mind boggles.