Sebastian

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Valli's vocal might be superior, but the production on the Timebox version is absolutely fantastic. It sounds gigantic. The Four Seasons version sounds like a poor demo in comparison.

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

Here you go:

If it's of any help to you, a copy of the Belgian issue fecthed $160 on eBay six months ago.

For some reason I can't get the soundfiles on the site to play, but here are direct links to the 30-second soundclips: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Daptone/Previews/THE%20IMPRESSIONS/01%20Rhythm.wav https://s3.amazonaws.com/Daptone/Previews/THE%20IMPRESSIONS/02%20Star%20Bright.wav

I understand what you mean, and I agree to a point, but I'd put money on that probably 95% (or more!) of Metallica's fans had never heard the Budgie version, or the original version of Diamond Head's "The Prince" for example. Exactly in the same way that 95% of the people that dug Mayer Hawthorne's version of "Maybe So, Maybe No" hadn't heard of The New Holidays. It's a way of paying tribute to your heroes or alerting people to good songs. From a "rock" perspective I've always loved when my favourite bands have recorded some covers as b-sides etc. If nothing else, it gives you a glimpse of their own record collections. And when it comes to a gigantic group like Metallica, the sheer impact of them recording a cover of an obscure NWOBHM tune is immense.

That is such a fantastic piece of music in the same vein as much of Dan Penn's 60's stuff. I love it!

Just stumbled upon this... the clip is a The Cowsills tune from 1967, but (oddly!) between 1:55-2:10 in the clip there is 1973 footage that I've never seen before from a pressing plant where 25-count boxes of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" and Edwin Starr's "You've Got My Soul On Fire" are being packaged. Not very important, but weird and a bit interesting I thought...

Really? "Dancing All Night" is still widely unknown. If I had a spare copy and I'd stick it on a properly advertised eBay auction with a soundclip it wouldn't surprise me if it sold for a couple of hundred dollars.

Here we go:

I have the 7" of Ike Strong's "Boogie Land" vocal b/w instrumental on WILLKERR. Will dig it out and put up a scan. I've only ever seen it for sale once and that was when I bought it. Would probably go cheaper than the MABLE 7" if it turned up, but it's far rarer. There's a 7" by Infinity on WILLKERR as well.

That is indeed a very obscure 45. I've only seen it for sale a couple of times. As for value, I have no idea, but still "under the radar" to most people I'd guess. That group released an LP as well: https://djsoulparanos.blogspot.se/2012/05/good-intentions-those-good-intentions.html

Slightly off-topic, but does anyone know if Ike Strong's "Boogie Land" was first issued as the flipside on the MABLE 7" or on the WILLKERR 7" (which also seems to be a lot rarer than its 12" counterpart).

The version by Naturals on SHOUT is also decent. I personally like the country version by Linda Martell as well.

It's a cover of the same tune, but Hunt's Determination Band has got a totally different backing track.

No, but the other side "I Need Love" does.

Revolution Of St Vincent perhaps?

I was the seller. That one really surprised me. 6 different bidders over $100. 4 different bidders over $150. Some of them regular posters on here.

Ofcourse! I'd personally never dream of bidding earlier than the last 10 seconds in an eBay auction.

Why don't you just cancel your bid? https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow

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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

Indeed. When I visited the Fame Studio about two years ago I was allowed to take a look into the "record storage room" (was not allowed to touch anything or buy the records though...). There were thousands of 45's in there. Unopened distributor boxes etc. All of it original old unsold stock.