Kris Holmes

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Collecting old 78s was one of my first forays into serious record collecting. I specialized in blues, jazz, R&B, Rock & Roll, Doo Wop & local New Zealand stuff, traded with a lot of overseas collectors. I ended up with a pretty strong collection of about a thousand quality titles. I sold up around 10 years ago since I had started focussing on 45s more & LPs also. Let everything go on ebay in a massive listing frenzy & made some good money. I thought I was 78 free after that but about a year/18 months back found a box of about 30 that I had stashed at my parents place years ago (really good UK modern jazz from the late 40s/50s). Sold them off locally really cheap (some dude got bargains, I think I sold him all them for $20 or something ridiculous, there is just no local 78 market here anymore because everyone died....) & have been really 78 free since then. Funny thing is like the week after I sold that last little box off I got phoned about a 1000 piece early jazz collection for $1000. I went and looked at it, could have made my money back easily off maybe a dozen of the choice titles. But ultimately decided I didn't want to venture down that track again so I bought the paper goods & passed the record buy onto another local collector. So yeah, 78 free & loving it Oh yeah, just made some good cash on ebay off some african ethnic 78s from the 40s/50s got them from the deceased estate of a family friend for free, they lived in africa for a bit after WWII, interesting sounding stuff, pretty cool music actually.

it's so hit or miss really, i used the oven & two sheets of glass method for years & had maybe a 60% success rate. sunshine sucks because you can't regulate the heat. oven is more accurate but can vary even from record to record & thickness of vinyl etc. you'll never get the warp out completely in my experience, even when you "pack" the record between the glass to counter for the raised label. also if the warp plays through but is just annoying you asthetically then just leave it alone. putting it under weight without heat might work but will take ages & works even less with 45s than LPs. once i had heated the warped record i would leave it under weight to cool for a few days to help the set the warp reversal but ultimately the best solution is to just not buy warped records

always dug this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2rZ6fRqzp0 and this

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I just emailed Carol Kaye & she confirms that she actually played the bass on all versions of this track

I do like the Bobby Rush 45 I have on this label, pretty sure I have other good ones filed away but am blanking on what they are right now.

sounds like a calliope (essentially a bunch of different pitched whistles controlled by a keyboard) but i don't know if it's a real one or something simulating it. edit, just youtubed calliope, probably a small one such as this

RIP, sad indeed

latest edition here https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/23998454

i thought so but that's so ridiculous i thought there must be more to it. can you still leave negative feedback if the seller cancels the transaction?

so what happened? you won it for less than he hoped & then refused to sell it to you?

Must be clean. 2nd press (orange label) is ok. Thanks

This is a mixture of my doubles/oldies playout boxes and some stuff that gives me condition anger (I have low tolerance) Grading is NM/VG++/VG+/VG/VG- etc. I'm fussy about condition, so my VG+ records are probably fine for people who are less picky than myself). Most of the VG++ to NM stuff is from unplayed stock I've picked up over the years, so that stuff should all be super clean. A few interesting NZ presses scattered amongst it. $5 each is ballpark, will cut deals if you buy a few. I kind of just want this shit out of here. International postage is from NZ & is $8 then $1 per additional. Next step for these is probably the rubbish bin next week, seriously. Everything should play through & be reasonably listenable, but I haven't listened to some of these in a while and most of these grades are visual. Just ask if you want me to double check something or need more info. Prices are US Dollars. Opensouls - Turn It Up (FTC) NM (New NZ sisterfunk w/pic slv) Opensouls - Dollars (FTC) NM (New NZ sisterfunk/soul) Black Seeds - Afrophone (Black Seeds) NM (New NZ Funk) Cracker - There Was A Time (Break Beats) NM (funk edits) Hector Rivera - At The Party (Barry) VG Jackie Wilson - (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real (Brunswick) VG Mable Henderson - I'm On The Battlefield (Golden State) VG- (Bay Area Gospel) Ted Taylor - Big Wheel (OKeh) VG+ (R&B) Bugaloo Brass - Grazing In The Grass (Decca NZ) VG+ (exploito latin) The 7A3 - Coolin' In Cali (Geffen) NM (pic slv is G) Roy Ayers - Running Away (Polydor) NM (unplayed stock) Arrested Development - Mr Wendal (EMI) VG+ (writing & tape on label) Arrested Development - Fishin 4 Religion (EMI) NM (unplayed stock) Arrested Development - Tennessee (EMI) NM (unplayed stock) Bad Company - Feel Like Makin Love (Island NZ) VG+ (wol) The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (Liberation NZ) VG+ Sugar - Tilted (Creation UK) NM Brother To Brother - Chance With You (Turbo) VG++ (wol, Funky) 3rd Bass - Brooklyn-Queens (CBS NZ) VG++ (sol) Anthrax - Indians (Island NZ) VG+ (orange vinyl w/pic slv) Joe Arnold - More Today Than Yesterday (Cotillion) VG (wlp soul instro) PP Arnold - If You Think You're Groovy (Stateside NZ) VG+ Christian Harmonizers - Troubles Of The World (Hummingbird) VG- (gospel funk, noisy) The Who - La La La Lies (Festival NZ) VG- (noisy) Keil Isles - Johnny B Goode (Tanza NZ) G (noisy early NZ rockabilly) Johnny O'Keefe - That'll Be Alright (Festival NZ) VG- (OZ rockabilly) Jimi Hendrix - s/t EP (Polydor NZ) G (noisy no pic slv) Normie Rowe - It Ain't Necessarily So (Sunshine OZ) VG- (noisy OZ garage) Chris Farlowe - Stormy Monday (Philips NZ) G (noisy, no centre) Fantastic Four - Romeo & Juliet's I Don't Want To Live Without You (Ric Tic)VG (edge crack plays through) Roy Orbison - Twinkle Toes (London NZ) VG++ Joe Tex - Skinny Legs & All (Atlantic NZ) VG+ Billy Preston - Slaughter (A&M) VG++ Earnest Jackson - Hogwash (Stone) VG- (wol) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Funk-In-Wagnal (Dunhill) VG+ Creedence Clearwater Revival - Commotion (Fantasy) VG+ Four Tops - Something About You (Motown) VG++ Al Wilson - Willoughby Brook (Rocky Road) VG++ KC & The Sunshine Band - Do It Good (TK) VG+ The Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You (Pye NZ) VG+ King Curtis - Soul Twist (Capitol) VG- Johnny Colon - Mombo Suzie (Cotique) VG Staple Singers - I'll Take You There (Stax NZ) VG++ (wol) Al Wilson - Listen To Me (Rocky Road) NM Curtis Amy - Bongo Blue (Palomar) NM (promo unplayed copy) The Impressions - Sometimes I Wonder (ABC) VG+ (2nd press) Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (Checker) NM (unplayed 60s press) Aretha Franklin - Respect (Atlantic) VG+ (gold label reissue) Marvin Gaye - Little Darling I Need You (Tamla) VG- Max Frost & The Troopers - Shape Of Things To Come (Tower) VG+ Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions (Atlantic) VG+ (gold label reissue) Black Crowes - Hard To Handle (Def American) VG+ Seattle Pure Dynamite - I Wonder Love (One World) NM (lookalike reissue pressed off centre) Cookin Bag - This Is Me (Solid Gold) NM (lookalike reissue pressed off centre) Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (Brunswick) VG Jackie Wilson - Higher & Higher (Brunswick) VG (gold label reissue) Ike & Tina Turner - Poor Fool (Sue) VG Prince Tui Teka - Tekapuna (Ode) VG++ (early 70s NZ funk) TSU Toronadoes - Getting The Corners (Atlantic) NM (lookalike reissue) The Larks - The Jerk (Money) NM (unplayed stock) Bill Cosby - Little Old Man (WB) VG- Major Lance - Hey Little Girl (OKeh) VG- Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (Bamboo) VG++ Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (SMP) VG+ (80s reissue) Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Motown) VG- (80s re label tears) R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House (Tamla Motown NZ) VG+ Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up (Atlantic) VG The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number (Trojan) NM (2000s re) Kai Winding - Comin Home Baby (Verve) VG++ Jr Walker - Shotgun (Tamla Motown UK) VG+ Soul Swingers - Brighter Tomorrow (Topaz) NM (lookalike re) Sam The Sham - Wooly Bully (MGM) VG+ Lloyd Price - Have You Ever Had The Blues (W&G NZ) VG+ Four Tops - Turn On The Light Of Your Love (Dunhill) VG++ Dennis Coffey - Scorpio (Sussex) VG+ James Brown - Say It Loud I'm Black & I'm Proud (King) VG- Booker T & The MGs - Soul Clap 69 (Stax) VG++ The Rugbys - You, I (Amazon) VG Mitch Ryder - Jenny Take A Ride (New Voice) VG- Mar-Keys - Last Night (London NZ) VG Booker T & The MGs - Hang Em High (Stax NZ) VG+ (sol) Phil Upchurch - You Can't Sit Down (UA) VG (silver spotlight reissue) Gladys Knight - It's All Over But The Shouting (Soul) VG++ Erma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart (Shout) VG Major Lance - Um Um Um Um Um Um (Columbia NZ) VG+ The Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys (President NZ) VG+ Clarence Carter - Slipped Tripped & Fell In Love (Atlantic) VG+ Al Green - It Ain't No Fun To Me (Hi) VG+ Soul Clan - Soul Meeting (Atlantic) VG++ Rufus Thomas - Do The Double Bump (Stax) VG++ Ernie K Doe - Mother In Law (London NZ) VG++ The Beatles - Day Tripper (Capitol) VG+ (80s re) Clarence Carter - Sixty Minute Man (Fame) VG+ Dee Dee Warwick - Foolish Fool (Mercury) NM (unplayed stock) Lonnie Mack - Memphis (Goldies) VG+ (re) Hot Jam - Tobacco Road (Sun Dyl) NM (unplayed stock) Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Fantasy) VG (80s re) Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (Decca Ger) VG (80s re w/pic slv) Merry Clayton - Suspicious Minds (Ode) VG++ Georgie Fame - Beware Of The Dog (Epic) VG+ The Contours - Do You Love Me (Motown) NM (80s Dirty Dancing re) Freda Payne - Cherish What Is Dear To You (Invictus) VG+ Freda Payne - Deeper & Deeper (Invictus NZ) VG Brenton Wood - Oogum Boogum (Festival NZ) VG Isley Bros - Twist & Shout (Wand) NM (lookalike boot) The Temptations - My Girl (Motown Yesteryear) VG++ (re) Dorothy Moore - Here It Is (Contempo UK) VG++ Blue Magoos - We Ain't Got Nothin Yet (Mercury NZ) VG+ (no centre) Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin (Silver Spotlight) VG++ (re) Dion - Runaround Sue (Laurie) VG Jackie Ross - Selfish One (Chess) NM (80s re) Isley Bros - Behind A Painted Smile (Tamla Motown UK) VG Joe Jeffrey Group - My Pledge Of Love (Scepter NZ) VG+ The Platters - Washed Ashore (CBS NZ) VG++ Dusty Springfield - I'll Try Anything (Philips) VG+ Len Barry - Bullseye (Brunswick UK) VG+ (sol) Ramsey Lewis - Hang On Sloopy (Chess) VG+ (reissue) Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water (Cadet) VG+ Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart (Revilot) G (wol) Jay & The Techniques - Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie (Smash) VG+ Four Tops - Are You Man Enough (Probe NZ) VG+ (sol) Blues Image - Pay My Dues (Atlantic NZ) VG++ (wol) Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Stax) VG+ (wol) Soul Survivors - Expressway To Your Heart (Stateside NZ) VG+ (no centre) The Orlons - The Wah Watusi (Cameo) G Bobby Hebb - Sunny (Philips NZ) VG+ (no centre) Isley Bros - Shout (RCA) VG+ (80s re) Wilson Pickett - I Found A True Love (Atlantic NZ) VG+ James Brown - I Got You (A&M) VG++ (80s re) The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me (London UK) VG+ Bunny Sigler - Let The Good Times Roll (Parkway) VG+ Candi Staton - Stand By Your Man (Capitol NZ) VG+ Al Green - Let's Get Married (Hi) VG+ Syl Johnson - We Did It (Hi) VG+ Dee Clark - Your Friends (Vee Jay) VG Syl Johnson - Try Me (Twilight) VG++ (flip is noisy) Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (Invictus NZ) VG+ Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night (Double Gold) VG+ (80s re) Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle (Era) VG+ (re) Ramsey Lewis - The In Crowd (Argo) VG+ Shocking Blue - Venus (Colossus) VG Vikki Styles - Mark My Words (Leno) VG++ The Temptations - Smooth Sailing (Gordy) VG++ The Impressions - Long Long Winter (ABC Paramount) VG+ Joe Simon - Come On & Get It (Sound Stage 7) VG++ Barbara Lewis - I Say Love (Atlantic) VG+ Shirley Scott - Soul Shoutin' (Prestige) VG+ Bobby Moore - Hey Mr DJ (Checker) VG+ Chuck Jackson - Hand It Over (Scepter/Wand Forever) VG++ (re) Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor (Goldmine) VG++ (re) Sam & Dave - I Thank You (Stax) VG+ Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Motown) VG Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor (Black Magic) VG++ (re) Jacqui James - Don't Touch Me (Pye NZ) VG+ (rare NZ 60s female soul) Georgie Fame - El Bandido (Columbia) VG+ (wol) Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me (Stax) VG++ Dennis Coffey - Ride Sally Ride (Sussex) VG+ (promo) Joe Jones - The Big Mule (Roulette) VG++ (promo, sol) Roy Head - Treat Her Right (Viking NZ) VG Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (Columbia) VG+ Jose Feliciano - Hi Heel Sneakers (RCA Victor) VG++ Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' (RCA NZ) VG++ The Ikettes - I'm Blue (London NZ) VG+ Ramsey Lewis - A Hard Day's Night (Cadet) VG+ Dave & Ansil Collins - Double Barrel (Interfusion NZ) VG+ (no centre) The Foundations - Give Me Love (Uni) VG++ The Impressions - We're Rolling On (Ampar NZ) VG (wol) Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (Tamla Motown NZ) VG++ The Pips - Room In Your Heart (Top Rank NZ) VG+

everyone got older & moved on.

one & the same

oh yeah, that record sucks dude, but in fairness i do think you are the one who initially alerted me to it.

let me fix this bit for you...

Yes, Wash Hopson Singers on the Songbird 45s, also The Hobson Family on the Select-O-Hit 45s/HSE LP & then finally The Hopson Family on the Jewel 45s/LP.

I've loved that Willie Smith 45 on Genuine ever since I first heard it years ago. But in all fairness, I'm also a funk collector & would not play it at a Soul or Northern Soul night. At a funk night, absolutely.

calling the number was a joke, it's way old.

Ronald Stack or Stark Vocals on Mr Jolly Man sounds like the singer was a Roy Milton fan at least....

cool tracks/find, voice does sound familiar, but maybe it's just the style, could be a singing sax player in the Louis Jordan vein. Does the name on the label throw up any leads, I can imagine someone cutting an acetate & then naming it with contact details. Did you try calling the number....