Sebastian

Why? A recent and as far as I understand perfectly legal re-issue by UK label Outta Sight, isn't it? Their logo is even clearly visible on the label on all of their releases!

You probably mean the "ARP" stamp. Many of the locally released VEE JAY and EXODUS 45s has indeed got an ARP stamp (i.e. the mastering and/or the pressing plates were made at American Record Pressing Co. in Michigan). But the 45 you're asking about was most likely pressed somewhere down south and the plates were not manufactured at ARP (hence not having an "ARP" stamp in the run-out groove). I don't know the name of that particular pressing plant, but many US labels used it and many of those 45s have got fairly scant details in the run-out grooves (sometimes just a scratched in matrix number and a signature). Here's a FAME label 45 by Dan Penn under his pseudonym "Lonnie Ray" that was pressed at the same plant as your Fred Hughes 45:

I was so surprised that you included The Cars in the bunch of groups you mentioned above that I just had to do it.

By the way, why should it have a "Nashville Matrix" stamp?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSKkyriwV_4

Definitely a US press. Has got the same kind of lettering as many SUE / SYMBOL / etc releases. See below:

Two of my favourite solo recordings by him are "Brand New Man" on EPIC (sublime Goffin/King penned tune!) and his early rocking version of "Money" on MOTOWN: :ohmy:

Not that it proves anything, but Ian did have the 45 up for "offers" earlier this year on one of his lists. Spreading the rumour that the 45 actually didn't exist and that the label was "made up" by Ian seems to have been an attempt to divert people from actively trying to track down the 45. Having said that, I've only ever seen the scan of the 45 which I posted above. I've never seen another copy for sale anywhere. So... anything's possible, I guess?

Might be one of these: Cry To Me: Stupidity: Save It: Maggie's Farm:

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Really looking forward to that one! Just found this tracklisting on a website. Hope it's correct? 01. Out Of Left Field - Percy Sledge 02. I'm Your Puppet - Dionne Warwick 03. Sweet Inspiration - The Sweet Inspirations 04. A Woman Left Lonely - Charlie Rich 05. I Worship The Ground You Walk On - Etta James 06. I'm Living Good (Version 2) - The Ovations 07. Take Me (Just As I Am) - Solomon Burke 08. Cry Like A Baby - Arthur Alexander 09. It Tears Me Up - Jeanne Newman 10. Slippin' Around - Art Freeman 11. I Met Her In Church - Tony Borders 12. Are You Never Coming Home - Sandy Posey 13. Let It Happen (Alternate Take) - James Carr 14. Everything I Am - The Box Tops 15. Feed The Flame - Ted Taylor 16. Watching The Trains Go By - Tony Joe White 17. In The Same Old Way - Arthur Conley 18. Denver - Ronnie Milsap 19. Dreamer - Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles 20. Good Things Don't Come Easy - Irma Thomas 21. I Need Someone - The Wallace Brothers 22. He Ain't Gonna Do Right - Barbara Lynn 23. Wish You Didn't Have To Go - Tommy Roe 24. Let's Do It Over - Joe Simon

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Not a 45 that turns up very often in my experience, but as for value I have no idea. Probably mostly of interest to Jimmy Webb and sunshine pop collectors. The Supremes LP-only version is one of their best ever recordings in my opinion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK_wM_18dbA

That 45 on ACTION surely can't be by the same Benny Harper who released the 45 on HARPER-SOUL? David included it as the last tune in this 6-pak of his from back in 2000:

There might be more releases on the label, but "L.O.V.E." is indeed one of them:

Yes. A bit weird that "Indication" is credited to a duo though. As far as I can hear there's only one person singing!

Hello! I've listed a bunch of records on eBay. There are label/sleeve scans and soundclips to everything. Check them out at: https://shop.ebay.com/pushkings/m.html SOUL / FUNK / R&B 45s: High Keyes, Johnny Copeland ("I Ain't Gonna Take It"), Patrice Holloway, Jimmy Hughes, Alvin Robinson, Ben Harper, Slim Harpo, Timi Yuro, Dynamics, Eddie Holland, Barbara Lynn, Dan Penn, Johnny Sayles, Larry Williams & Johnny Watson, Show Stoppers, Sunny & The Sunliners, Baby Ray, Harvey Scales, Megatons etc. SOUL / MOTOWN LPs: Martha & The Vandellas, Marvelettes, Monitors, Diana Ross & Supremes, Patti Drew Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

The latest 6 copies sold just the other day for $438-$540. So roughly £300-£350.

The LP regularly sells for $30-$40 on eBay (there are two expensive buy-it-now copies on there right now). Very few known copies of the 45 however so there's no established "value" for that one as far as I know.

Issued both on an LP and a 45 on the SILVER SPOON label. Re-issued a couple of years ago on that SOUL "O" SONIC 45. The original LP looks like this: The original 7" looks like this:

My bad, I have gone back and edited my posting so that it reflects my true opinion. Let's just agree to disagree.

Ofcourse some people can and are conned by re-presses, but people who know how to check these things does not get conned. You will not be fooling anyone. Especially not if you're trying to counterfeit an existing release. I mean, just such a thing as the volume of the sound on the disc. How are you going to get the volume at the exact same dB as the original? With the exact same wave form? That is nigh on impossible. And I'd be surprised if there is even ONE pressing plant that will be willing to forge ARCHER / NASHVILLE MATRIX / GlobeNASHVILLE etc. stamps and put into the deadwax.

Do you seriously believe that it's possible today to make a perfect replica of a 40+ year old 45? There are so many things to "get right" that you're bound to mess up somewhere along the line. Even if you've got the old master plates you will not be able to pull it off, because something in the label printing or the consistence of the vinyl is bound to give it away as a repro.

Same thing. Never use PVC outer sleeves and use high quality non-plastic lined paper inner sleeves. As far as LPs are concerned, one of the worst examples I've come across is the Sweden-only debut LP by Boz Scaggs ("Boz" from 1965) which actually was issued with a plastic lined inner sleeve which over the years has reacted with the vinyl. No one knew it at the time of its release, so few people changed the original inner sleeve for a standard paper inner. As a result that LP is almost impossible to find without those "streaks" or dulling do the vinyl which results in hiss, noise etc. I'm sure there are lots of other examples of this.