Kris Holmes

I kind of want a lookalike FW just because I know that I'll never actually find a real one

The Vontelles - Trying To Get You Back/Sit Down & Cry on the Stage label. uptempo northern group from Philadelphia on a pale blue label. so mythically rare I've pretty much given up hope have it on a old cassette & have only heard of one other copy in the 10 years I've known of it.

Jackie Wilson - Sweetest Feeling gets claps here in NZ

For me it's the Holmes label, the Kris label & then any records I find by my uncles Marvin, Nate, Carl, Eldridge & Richard "Groove" Holmes. I come from a musical family.

I don't own either so can't comment on the double up but this way he's doubly sure & the bootleg guide is bound to be more portable than the full price guide

oh hell yeah, the first Otis 45 I ever owned,

I need a clean copy of this if anyone has one? thanks

sad news RIP I love this track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvHdhdnLh0

OK, to give you a leg up. if you're a newbie to this & plan on starting collecting then you should buy these. get familiar with the info here cross reference prices people are asking with actual completed ebay auction results on these sites https://www.collectorsfrenzy.com/ (updated daily, covers records $15 & up & is free to use) https://www.popsike.com/ (has been running longer but is updated infrequently, covers records $25 & up & costs to use after a certain amount of searches) Condition is important. If you don't want to be disappointed with what you receive do not buy records from UK or Euro dealers which are graded Ex or lower & do not buy records from US dealers graded VG+ or lower. Sure you can be pleasantly surprised every now & then blind buying VG+ or Ex records but for the most part it's becoming rare. A lot of us know our stuff because we have looked at millions of 45s over decades of digging. There really is no substitute for gaining knowledge about this stuff by being out actively being in contact with records in quantity. Watch out for people on here selling stuff as originals, my girlfriend got taken by a very convincing, "experienced" dealer who went out of his way with long stories etc & convinced her the records she was getting were originals at original prices only to receive a number of bootlegs from the 70s/80s/90s/00s. As a beginner use the above tools at your disposal & get into it.

these are legit reissues but should not be considered under the original vinyl classification.

I had one of their 45s but couldn't get past the similarity of the singer's voice to Corey Glover of the band Living Colour. I'd play the 45 & have flashbacks to the 80s & the songs "Cult Of personality", "Glamour Boys" etc. Couldn't handle it

no

i also collect gospel & some of those 45s which turn up are the truth is there is just so much out there that we'll never have a complete grip on everything.

It's pretty crazy being down here in New Zealand, speaking to expat UK people & it seems like such a high percentage of them have some sort of "soul" past. It must have been a pretty big initial "flash" in youth culture in the mid-60s/early-70s which pulled a lot of people in for a moment.

I love Otis Clay, so many great tunes. dig this

some of the episodes are definitely better than others but I have filed the box set, it has some great footage.

mainly R&B this week Part 1 https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18339103 Part 2 https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18340083

Robert Parker & the "Barefootin" variations. Jamo Thomas & the "I Spy" variations.

I've been reading some old UK Jazz Music mags from the 40s & 50s which have some pretty outlandish claims in them which the clarity of time has debunked. Just made me chuckle to then pick up Manifesto & see that statement

this i did not know.

Keith Rylatt in August's Manifesto on Johnny Copeland's "I'm Going To Make My Home...": "Penned & produced by Huey P Meaux, aka Huey 'Piano' Smith..." lol vs

I'm all about giving away extras to good homes.

You have 45 days to open a case, I usually give the item a month to arrive (internationally) then contact the seller & then if there is no response or no refund forthcoming I will open a case within a couple of days of that. As a buyer I always get my money back. As a seller I always refund in full if an item doesn't arrive.

they tried launching these a few years back but the price & temperamentality of it all never caught on. Hopefully these guys have sorted a way to make them cheaper & better........

https://soundcloud.com/kris-holmes/tight-situation-clips Limited to 300 Hand Numbered copies $10US each Postage is from NZ & is $8US (+$1 each additional copy) to most places. PM for paypal details. 130 copies sold already.