Dysonsoul

THIS is the rarest title on villa by the magicians - real hard to find at least £200..

Those oxford knights " are certainly not originals that he's been selling . don't touch em for sure !

That was Chalky BTW who posted that

I'm 99.9% certain this is one of the pressings done by Anglo American. There was only 100 of each done and as far as I know they have all gone. We put one of the last full sets up on e-bay and it only fetched summat like £60, worked out a tenner each, bargain judging by the price of boots these days. The person who boughjt it does contribute to this site Although I'm not 100% if he got a full set. The remaining sets weren't complete as all the Suspicion ones had gone before the rest. There was the one sided boot from the 80's, again white label and also the other boot which was the Detroit Prophets, the speeded up version.

James you're quite right there is a middle ground - i used " everyday people " as a example because i know all the funk guys are chasing it and i wish this kind of record would be accepted by the masses cos it's very soulful with a funky tinge, but these kind of 45's will always be a purists taste.infact i sold a spare to soul sam cos he's probably the only major name guy who would play it out ( don't think he's used it yet ) and maybe get away with it.so i know where you're coming from, if everything goes to plan and the back room at sherridens is renovated then we'll certainly be playin stuff like that and we'll give you a go without a doubt.

I'm afraid funk just ain't gonna work at northern niters, it's hard enough breaking northern newies ! i play -richard marks -tuska , everyday people - world full of people , not really the funk scene's typical " funk " but as funky as we can go and these get little reaction other than the odd bit of interest from " soul " collectors. it would be nice to mix all styles and genres in one room but those days went years ago.James why not make a trip up to lifeline and judge for yourself if your style would fit the bill ? ....

" MISCHIEF " ME PERSONALLY THINKS EVERYBODY IS EQUAL ON THE SCENE ,FROM DANCERS TO TOP NAME JOCKS LIKE SEARLING ETC.. I'D SAY THERE IS KINDA PECKING ORDER THAT COMES WITH EXPERIENCE , RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY IT IS THE WAY IT IS BUT BELIEVE ME I ALWAYS REGARD THE PAYING CUSTOMER AS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IN SOME WAYS COS THEY'RE PAYING TO HEAR WHAT MUSIC POLICY AND RESPECTIVE VENUE THEY CHOOSE TO ATTEND ! SO AS LONG AS YOU LOOK AT THE LINE UP AND MUSIC POLICY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET . I'LL TELL YOU WHAT FOR ALL THE GREAT UPFRONT STUFF KICKING AROUND FEW DO WHAT GEORGE BLACKWELL - CAN'T LOSE... ,ART FREEMAN - SLIPPIN AROUND AND MANY OTHERS OF THAT ERA DO ,COS LET'S FACE IT THEY ARE THE GREAT RECORDS ! ENJOY THEM FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN - I STILL DO....

Mr bicknell you say the scene is in the shite , which scene ? oldies clubs are busy ( stoke etc.. then you have lifeline niter on with at least 2 of the all time greatest dj's has residents playing as upfront as it gets and great guests ! the upfront scene is in the shite cos the moaning fuckers never show up ! it's there on a plate top venue top jocks and top music,f*** me what does it take to get folk in free blow jobs ??

that's right mark,this is just part of the learning process ,not forgetting a lot of the people who left the scene and came back just after stafford these kind of records are new dicoveries. shag mine wish i could find new discoveries as good as - " bigger and better "....

I remember george sharp doin' me a sales tape about 18 years hytones, attractions - why shouldn't a man cry.. to mention a few all were £5 @ all the titles were kicking around and never really made it ,but collecters like myself snapped em up and the truth is they never came along again in quantity ! this will happen in the future with these £20-£30 sounds of today for sure. the ABET release is by no means rare a simple case of demand and more importantly quality - let's be honest these things are not on the shelves at asda.....

I'l tell you what if i had 45's at them prices in my sales box i'd never sell a record ! i can't find these customers. on the other point of sick of hearing the same stuff scenario - the upfront 60's -70's crowd are the worst people for moaning and not showing up at forward looking venues- it's been the same since stafford ended !

little mary staten- many moons ago i bought this for the deep side " helpless girl " still one of the best deepies for your money ! andy d.

let me know what you got to trade ,i got a spare of the donnie murphy- red bug .off list . andy d.

it's always difficult pin pointing exact quantities of records but the tom dieppero story is pretty much correct he did work at motown and did aquire the frank wilson along with the famous haul of unissued motown stuff that he sent to dave withers and rod shard- stafford era, around the same time i worked at browny's and tom paid a visit and gave us the 4 c90's packed with fantastic unissued tracks ie - don't beat arond the bush, boy from crosstown -ect.. a short time before he died, he was a real gent and fantastic fellow the truth is ( i'm sure he won't mind me saying all this stuff was stolen from motown then based on the west coast ) i still have them somewhere ! i know of another frank wilson in the u.k and another in the states but never the less a true rarity that will never come along fact ! sure frank offered a lot of money for it and so did gordy when he bought the most complete collection of motown in excistance from a u.s collector ( that was missing the above named item ) so all in all not a big mystery but a interesting history of a true masterpiece ! andy d.

Tutona sounds like the label, can't quite remember. Not that rare, I've had two at least and no of other dealers and collecters who have or have had a copy. £300ish.