Kris Holmes

i think i actually still have it on Jay Boy or President from memory.

there is also a german otis redding comp lp which has wilson pickett on the cover & I might still have the Impressions budget best of LP which pictures the Drifters on the front,,,, will check. One of the early Stateside 45s here came as Martha & the Vandells. I also have a Miles Davies jazz LP

the explosion label is 1st.

wish i could casually pull a copy of "Deep Dark Secret" out of my loft.

yes, most of the people involved, owners & artists have been sourced. agreed there is some good stuff on the label & thankfully much of it is not too tough to get your hands on.

just to clarify I have the one in the first picture which is legit wlp. i was panicking because I got the idea that people in the other thread were implying that any version of this release with the word Colt split by the picture of the horse was a boot. I also had to dig my copy out to check that it had the address on the label & that the label was genuinely white since I hadn't seen my copy for a while. I can breathe easy again

ok, just checked out a bunch on popsike. I think it goes something like this: WLP - with Madison address (sometimes crossed out), Sheldon stamp & scratched release number in deadwax (this is consistent with other wlp colt 45s I have but the release number does not match the sequence as my others are 3 digit numbers) Gold stock - Colt written under the horse, label type/credits similar to wlp (original stock, the gold label matches other gold label CJ related stock 45s I have. If consistent with these this should have the Sheldon stamp in the deadwax also) off white (light green) stock - Colt written below the horse but with different label credits (original 2nd press??) the picture which started my panic off white (light green) promo with the word Colt split by the horse, no label address. Is this a boot or updated version of the wlp? Is it Sheldon stamped? Are there any other variations?

ok, just checked out a bunch on popsike. I think it goes something like this: WLP - with Madison address (sometimes crossed out), Sheldon stamp & scratched release number in deadwax (this is consistent with other wlp colt 45s I have but the release number does not match the sequence as my others are 3 digit numbers) Gold stock - Colt written under the horse, label type/credits similar to wlp (original stock, the gold label matches other gold label CJ related stock 45s I have. If consistent with these this should have the Sheldon stamp in the deadwax also) off white (light green) stock - Colt written below the horse but with different label credits (original 2nd press??) the picture which started my panic off white (light green) promo with the word Colt split by the horse, no label address. Is this a boot or updated version of the wlp? Is it Sheldon stamped? Are there any other variations?

perhaps the label design change occured between the wlp & stock copies, could have something to do with the address being crossed out on some promos & then being absent completely on the stock copies?? Of course a wlp with colt written below the horse would screw that theory....

ok, & do originals have the word Colt seperated by the horse or below the horse? I think my white label is actually ok.

to the original poster, does your Bobby Woods have "Sheldon" stamped in the deadwax?

this is the one i was sold, except the 1615 W Madison address isn't crossed out. it is the same label design as all the other Colt 45s I have (Homesick James etc) The first time I have seen the other design is in Dave's post. I have emailed the seller asking what the story is....... If it was booted as promo on that label design I will not be impressed.

so the wlp is on the label design you posted & not on the one in the original post?? I bought a wlp on the label design in the first post on the word it was an original & am about to send a furious email...

that bobby wood is a boot? how do you tell? if so I have a bone to pick with someone on here..................

I guess I just expected something a bit broader from the editor of Record Collector magazine. After all, they've run northern soul lists in the past etc.

I had quite a bit of stuff to post in this thread but got busy. I love The Monarchs "What Made You Change Your Mind" on SS7. I recently got Piney Brown "Nashville Wimmin" which I'm liking at the moment. Ella Washington has so many great sides. A lot of the common titles like Ella Washington & Joe Simon got local New Zealand presses on the Monument label. They look really nice but aren't great (as loud) pressings as the US ones.

Duke of Earl/Kissin In The Kitchen actually has 2 original color variants here in NZ I love the Live '65 LP (& Rainbow 45) the screaming is off the handle :thumbsup:

Out of interest for rare records sake..... As chosen by Ian Shirley for The Word. 1: The Quarrymen That'll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger (1958 UK private press 78rpm, £150,000) Only one copy in existence, and Paul McCartney owns it. He repressed a batch in 1981 on 45 and 78 for friends, and even the repress goes for £10,000. 2: The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967 USA Capitol SMAS 2653, LP, £62,000) Around 100 copies in existence. Artwork features the faces of various Capitol execs pasted over those of the Beatles and some of the historical figures on the cover. 3: Son House Dry Spell Blues Pts. 1 & 2 (1930 USA Paramount 12990 10'' 78, £31,000) Any Son House 78 on Paramount is worth a small fortune. 4: Willie Brown - M&O Blues/Future Blues (1930 USA Paramount 13090 10'' 78, £15,500) Of the six sides Willie Brown recorded for Paramount, these are the only two where original copies are known to still exist. 5: Skip James Cherry Ball Blues/Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues (1931 USA Paramount 13065 10'' 78, £15,400) Said to be near impossible to find in playable condition. 6: Jackie Brenston Rocket 88/Come Back To Where You Belong (1951 USA Chess 1458 7'' 45rpm, £12,500) Only six copies pressed on 45. 7: The Prisonaires There Is Love In You/What'll You Do Next (1954 USA Sun 207 7'' 45rpm, £12,500) Only three known copies. 8: Joe Hill Louis Boogie In The Park (1950 USA Phillips 9001 10'' 78rpm, £7,500) First release on Sam Phillips' first label, pre-Sun. 9: Sex Pistols God Save The Queen/No Feelings (1977 UK A&M AMS 7284 7'' 45rpm, £7,500) Infamous UK punk grail. 10: The Beatles The Beatles (1968 UK Apple PCM/PCS 7067/68 individually-numbered 2LP, £7,000) Mint low-number copies of The White Album are highly sought after. I think no. 0000011 went for something near £7k relatively recently. Four of the first five numbered copies (but not no. 0000001, so rumour has it) are/were owned by The Beatles themselves. 11: Daniel Augusta Hunt Lonesome Old Jail/Greyhound Blues (1953 USA Sun 183 7'' 45rpm, £6,200)e Scooped by John Tefteller on eBay in 2009 for $10,000. Even Sam Phillips himself didn't think this existed on 45. 12: Queen Bohemian Rhapsody/I'm In Love With My Car (1978 UK EMI 2375 7'' 45rpm, £5,000) 200 copies on blue vinyl, given away to execs and journalists at a dinner to mark EMI Int'l winning the Queen's Award For Industry in 1978. 13: John's Children A Midsummer Night's Scene/Sara Crazy Child (1967 UK Track 604005 7'' 45rpm, £5,000) Withdrawn 45 from Marc Bolan's stint with John's Children is a grail for both psych- and Bolan-collectros. 14: The Beatles Please Please Me (1963 UK Parlophone PCS 3042 LP, £3,000) Mint mono copies with the black/gold label are scarce, and mint stereo copies are scarcer still. 15: Billy Nicholls Would You Believe? (1968 UK Immediate IMPC 009 LP, £3,000) Only 100 finished copies entered circulation before Immediate went bust. 16: Washboard Sam Diggin' My Potatoes/Bright Eyes (1953 USA Chess 1545 7'' 45rpm, £3,000) Re-recorded version of his 1939 hit. 17: Turner Moore I'll Be Leaving You/I Love You Tenderly (1959 USA Mel-O-Tone 1147 7''45rpm, £3,000) Rockabilly grail. 18: Tinkerbell's Fairydust s/t (1969 UK Decca LK/SLK 5028 LP, £3,000) UK psych grail that never got a full release because the band was dropped. A handful of finished copies made it out into the world. 19: John Lennon Unfinished Music No.1 (1968 UK Apple APCOR 2 LP, £3,000) Stereo copies fetch £500, but the withdrawn mono pressing goes for six times that amount. 20: David Bowie Space Oddity/Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud (1969 UK Philips BF1801 7'' 45rpm, £3,000) Stereo copy with picture cover it's the cover that commands the price. Discuss.................. Seems pretty rock, funny that no Northern 45s make it over 3k? No Shrine? Frank Wilson?

first 100 are gone

Grammy nominated even

Listen to clips of both sides here: https://www.divshare....ad/12483970-d6c Since last year's Elder William Smith 45 went down well. Here is another, the follow up I guess. Limited to 300 hand numbered copies. $10 US each International Airmail Postage is from New Zealand & is $8 US for the first copy then $1 US for each additional. PM me for paypal instructions.

i'm just watching the youtubes now, very enjoyable, sad that People's Records burnt down although now it has reopened at a different spot.

seems weird seeing GRT using the old label design on that Dramatics 45.

ehhhh...... Pitchfork only gives it 6.8 out of 10. Syl is not as raw as James Brown, not as funny as Joe Tex & not as successful as Al Green. Numero shouldn't have bothered & just done a concise single CD.............. James Brown biographer Douglas Wolk reviews Syl Johnson's Complete Mythology