Sebastian

Hello! I've listed a bunch of records on eBay. There are label/sleeve scans and soundclips to everything. Check them out at: https://www.ebay.com/sch/pushkings/m.html Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

Is the "Love Ain't..." track a version of this tune by The Del Capris called "Our Love (It Ain't The Same No More)"? It's written by Paul Kyser.

These are by no means complete listings, but might be worth a look in case you haven't seen them: https://www.45cat.com/label/apex https://www.45cat.com/label/quality-ca https://www.45cat.com/label/reo https://www.45cat.com/label/sparton https://www.45cat.com/label/epic-ca

Great stuff, and thanks for the scan.

Big thanks for that info. Indeed very strange! Seems to have been planned for both Music City and Balja at the same time.

OK, sorry I misunderstood. Would still like a copy of that 70's bootleg if anyone has got one for sale.

Big thanks!

Just found this written on here in 2008 by KevH: "found out the Ken Williams "Get to know ya",is taken from master tapes originally owned by the Festival records boss.Done as a demo for Bobby Treetop. Later released as a batch of 200 in '79 on the Spectator label,by the then owner of the master tapes, who shall remain nameless"

In the latest Manship guide it is listed and seems to exist: Ken Williams - Get To Know Ya' / same - SPECTATOR 2 (70s bootleg poor quality) - £20 Also, several mentions of it existing on the internet, but no proof. Would love to see a scan of it in case it indeed exists.

I guess the SPECTATOR "label" credit in that CD was just a bunch of smoke and mirrors then? I've always been led to believe that it was issued as a bootleg 45 in the 70's, but I've never seen a copy, so that's probably wrong.

It's a fantastic version. Was included on one of the Goldmine CD's (one of the "Northern Soul Fever" volumes if I remember correctly). If anyone has got the 45 for sale, please get in touch with me. It's on Youtube as well:

Does anyone know which of these 45's was released first? Ballads - Butterfly / Confessing The Feeling - MUSIC CITY 897 Ballads - Confessing A Feeling / Butterfli - BALJA 1001 Thanks in advance.

Are you not thinking of "I'm A Coward (When It Comes To Love)" written by Springsteen himself (with refererences to Hulk Hogan, Mike Tyson etc. in the lyrics)? Obviously influenced by the Gino Washington tune but actually a totally different song.

I seem to remember that being Bobby Wright "I Thank You Girl" on JUDITH, the flipside to "Baby I Need You".

The flyers/posters for the Dig Deeper nights in New York are always fantastic in my opinion.

Was googling something entirely different but happened to find this clip of a guy called Aka Shaic from New Mexico who apparently has been "missing for over 30 years, living in trees, caves and abandoned houses". Is it the same guy that released the "Ain't No Big Thing Do" 45 on DOVE SONG from 1978? Surely it must be? That 45 is from Albuquerque, New Mexico. [edit: apparently it is, just read the comments on the YouTube clip... anyway, might as well keep it up here for those of you who might not have seen it] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNx7UcLlggo

If that record had been properly listed (on both eBay UK and US, with a soundclip, with some marketing on forums etc.) it would've gone much higher. It was only listed on eBay UK and didn't turn up in searches on the US site no matter how you went about it. I'm with Pete on this one, the issue that sold on eBay above is the only relevant version in my opinion but horses for courses I guess.

OK, I had a look at past posts in this thread and it seems like: "Drum roll intro" and double-vocal version has got matrix numbers: 174-1719 NON-"drum roll intro" and single vocal version has got matrix numbers: 174-1719-1

The stampers for the two issues were made from two different "mothers". There simply must be some difference, if not in the numbers/etchings then at least the amount of turns or width/space between the last groove and the label will differ between the two pressings.

The matrixes can't be the exact same on both issues. They differ in some way.

You've got good memory! I did indeed include it on some swap CD during the early 2000's. I used to play this tune a lot around 2002-2004. I absolutely loved that tune back then, but haven't played it in years. Just played it a moment ago, probably should dust it off again.

The handling fee in Sweden is 100 SEK = £9.25. Two times during the past week I've had to collect packages where the customs fee was about 70 SEK and the handling fee was 100 SEK...

Yes, the ITZY release has been "bootlegged" as well, twice at least.

It's interesting to note that between Manship's 5th edition and 6th edition price guides, he has changed the wording describing the ITZY release from "Pittsburgh reissue" in the 5th to "Pittsburgh issue" in the 6th and upped the "value" from £50 to £100. The Itzy release is a RE-ISSUE, why would anyone collecting original 45's have any interest in it?

Pete had a black labelled copy. The original black labelled release of "I Want To Share..." must be far rarer than either of the pressings of "It's You Girl". Perhaps not an as good or in-demand tune, but much harder to find.