Sebastian

Mine are also 80-minute mp3s. They want you to mark out where each song starts, but you don't HAVE to. I don't do that.

When you get to the upload page you can enter up to 5 categories of your own for each mix. They are the "tags" for your mix. If you put "rocksteady" and "ska" as your categories, your mixes will show up if a user searches for either genre via the search engine. Here's what showed up when I searched for "rocksteady": https://www.mixcloud....tag/rocksteady/ and "ska": https://www.mixcloud.com/tag/ska/ Seeing as you will promote your cloudcasts yourself, it doesn't really matter which category you put them in. The "tags" are more important.

Here is the french white demo followed by the two french issues. NOTE the different catalogue number on the demo SP 399 which also can be found in the matrix of the "drunken intro" issue:

As far as the french pressing goes... The "drunken intro" one has got the following matrix: M3 301861 1 and 96772 A 21 and SP 399A The "count-in intro" one has got the following matrix: M3 308552 1 and 96772 A 22 NOTE the higher numbers in the "count-in" matrix (underlined above). It is most likely the later pressing.

No, you don't have to be a member to listen to the cloudcasts. Anyone can listen. Yes you can. Here's a direct link to one of my mixes: https://www.mixcloud....mix-2009-05-11/ Click the big green button on the above page to listen. Correct, it's unfortunately not possible to download the mp3s or feed the casts to itunes.

I think both french pressings came in that cartoon sleeve. Also the pressing order is the other way around, the second pressing has only got the count-in intro. French 1st press Strata East, picture bag, full drunken intro (credited Gil-Scott Heron on label) French 2nd press Strata East, picture bag, edited intro, only count in (credited Gil-Scott Heron/Brian Jackson on label)

Another option is to upload your podcasts to Mixcloud. Check it out: https://www.mixcloud.com/about/ It's totally free. Everyone can listen to what you've uploaded, but the only drawback is that it's not possible to download the actual MP3 file. Here are some of my mixes, just so you get an idea of how it works: https://www.mixcloud.com/shingaling/ As soon as you post a new mix, an e-mail goes out to all the people that "follow" you.

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Thanks for the matrix info. Definitely two different pressings confirmed. I think that both are french pressings, but perhaps made at different times or targetting different markets etc. Your copy has got a lower M3-number so yours is probably the earlier of the two pressing. Perhaps radio DJs complained about the spoken intro and when the record label did the next batch they edited it out? Hard to know. I also just noticed that on my copy the label credits are different. My copy credits "GIL SCOTT-HERON and BRIAN JACKSON". Your copy only credits "GIL SCOTT-HERON" Check out the scans below (mine is to the left):

Then there must exist two different french demo/promo pressings of "The Bottle". My copy looks exactly the same as yours, but the matrix details seems to be different (from what I can see in your scan). The matrix details on mine (which has got the version that starts with the count-in) are as follows: "The Bottle" side: M3 308552 1 96772 A 22 "Back Home" side: M3 308553 1 96772 B 22 What are the details on your copy?

I just stumbled across the scans below and remembered this thread. Thought they might be of interest.

"Move On Up" is available on both styrene and vinyl. Here's a vinyl copy: And here it is on styrene:

But it was pressed 3 years after the Linda 45 and was released to promote a "greatest hits" LP released in 1969 on Rampart called "Golden Treasures Volume Two: West Coast East Side Revue" which consisted of tunes from the Linda/Faro/Whittier/Gordo/Rampart stable of labels.

You might be right that the majority of the DJs on the northern soul scene wouldn't play it or care for it if that was the case. It's very sad if that's true though. I would enjoy the tune and DJ with it regardless if it cost £5, £10, £300 or £1000. I'm sure a lot of other people would as well. A bit of a paradox (to some) is that a tune like this would definitely get more plays in soul/funk/disco clubs if it was a £10 sound than if it was a £1000 sound (because there would be enough copies for everyone that wanted to own it).

Here's the full image:

I think it's really good.

Probably because the intro sounded out-of-date when Warner reissued that 45 in 1969.

This whole "if it was cheap no one would care about it" thing is ridiculous. How often do you know the value of a record prior to the first time you actually HEAR a new-to-you tune? The first time I heard the track in the clip above my first thought was "bloody hell! what's this? i love it!". NOT "how much is this?" or "ah! it's worth £xxx and as a result it must be great!". Its amount of "soul content" or lack of top notch deep, meaningful lyrics is totally irrelevant. I still don't know what this record sells for or what people "value" it at. Horses for courses. Some people like this tune, some don't.

Yes, previously unissued and included on "Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities 3" (CDKEND 295): https://acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7777

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Considering how Moerer grades his records I bet the 45 will be in what many UK sellers consider to be EX condition. I don't personally want the record in my collection, but I wouldn't let the grading put me off if I was after it (and had the money!).

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Just realised that the Evaline b-side is written by James M. Brown. The "real" "superbad" James Brown's entire name was James Joseph Brown Jr. So most likely NOT him. Have added the scan of the Fabulous Majestics 45 above as well.