Rick Cooper

This is a previous thread about drill holes. The answer by Paul Mooney(27 April) is the correct answer, all talk of BB holes , hot needles , stringing on wire,ship ballast, etc is total rubbish.

Thanks Dave and Steve. It was back again today sitting on the same post for five minutes before heading off . If it's going to be a regular visitor I'll try to get some better photos. Rick

OK it's not a great photo, taken on a small, old camera through a dusty window but could someone identify it. I've seen it hovering above the roadside behind the trees and getting chased off by a load of rooks when it got too close. It's been back a couple of more times so could be it's patch. It's about 5 miles from Macclesfield, Cheshire so won't be anything fancy. Rick

Just got another one of these Atlantic CDs and instead of throwing away the bit of paper wrapped round the edge of the CD found the Japanese site for the complete listing. https://shop.wmg.jp/shop/g/gSETRB-1/?icid=related It's a bit hard to follow but found releases for Linda Jones,Honey and the Bees,Paul Kelly, Lou Johnson, Barbara Lynn, Darrell Banks as well as all the obvious stuff. They're not on the Amazon UK list so possibly only available from Japan. Also the Jazz listing https://wmg.jp/jazz1000/index_01.html A few releases veer towards soul but most hardcore jazz. Those Atlantic guys sure loved their jazz. Rick

Mike As Westender already posted they are in decent plastic cases, not the lightweight ones of some budget labels. The ones I've got have the lyrics and track listing in English and a page of Japanese text. I know what you mean about Sam Dees, bought the Atlantic box set for this then it came out in the Japanese series, grr. Rick

Maybe most people have seen these listed on a number of internet sales sites but does anyone know more about them. Is there a site that lists the whole series, Amazon lists about thirty five but are there any more? Is it an ongoing series or are they overstocks from Japan that will soon be gone? Have they appeared in any supermarket bargain racks yet? There is also a jazz series with some hip be-boppers and cool vocalists......... nice. . Again is there a list for these? For anyone who hasn't seen them a search of "Japanese Atlantic Soul and R&B Range" on Amazon brings them up . Other sites sell them as well but not as easy to find . At around a fiver each they are worth getting although there are no bonus tracks, just a straight re-issue of the original albums. Rick

Yeah , lots of Chess/ Checker/Cadet and yellow Stax but I don't remember Duke labels in quantity. I don't suppose any of the thousands of Precisions- If This Love were left when Global sold up. Rick

Ebay has some from £10 to £15 ,of which a couple are the first issue and others could be but not clear in the photo. Rick

Pete Global bought some overstocks from Selectadisc which didn't sell so these would have ended up with Rollercoaster in Stroud .I can't remember exactly what they were but think included some of the MGM Verve reissues. They also would have got quite a lot of mid 60s Motown. Rick

Pete The original has the anti slip serrated ring ,as did all singles in the 70s. The later issue on Cream was ,I think, done by or on behalf of Rollercoaster when William Bell came over to perform at the Gala Gran in the 90s . Rollercoaster bought most of the stock when Global Records/Cream closed down. This would have included all the unused Cream records labels,which there were thousands, so they probably did a deal with William Bell to press up a quantity using the original labels. The re press copies have "Orlake" in the run out which was a pressing plant. If I remember rightly they did the pressing for all the original Cream issues but the re press must have been re-mastered as the markings are different. So I don't think the 90s re press is a boot but a short run to tie in with William Bells visit. He would have been aware of this as I have a signed Cream re-press by him. It had been planed for James Fountain to come over with William but I think he died just before, or was very ill ,and died later. Rick

The local heron and still there when I got back with a camera. Rick

Rod Thanks for that , so I've not completely lost the plot even if the details are a little hazy now. The letters I got from Bob did go on at length not unlike some all nighter patrons ! Rick

Rob (or should that be Robb) Your mate Rod S told me this but I've obviously got the wrong name so it could be C.... or maybe M..... Rick

Here are some of Bob's lists When I first bought from him he got records from my wants list but later stopped this and issued his sales lists. I think he must have built up quite a big stock and knew what prices to ask. Later on he had to get rid of his bulk titles and issued a sale list. I got some of these from him but I think Neil Rushton bought a lot from him. The "C Hardie" is Celeste Hardie and were 50p each. Rick

Paul Just found this letter from Bob Cattaneo which explains your Carstairs bootleg memory. He seems to think it was OK to sell the Carstairs and Servicemen boots as long as he didn't actually arrange the pressings. The Casanova Two record he claims were not boots were the very thin demos which he possibly could have got done by Early Bird, but who knows. Rick

Sheff' List 60 from May 1973 Single page list from July 73 Rick ps. I kept Soussan's lists but don't have an auction list I did in 75 or 76. I'd be very grateful if anyone that has a copy could get in touch, thanks.

No one was playing crossover etc in 73. I was trying to make the point that if Simon had stuck with northern, would he have been able to pick the winners as new styles of music got played from late 70s to now. I suspect not as he was too far away to pick up on new trends and only liked the sort of records he was sending over to Russ. His hatred of funk has already been shown so I don't think he would have liked new stuff. However we'll never know. Rick

Kev OK , "a few" was a bit vague as I had got a bit bored with Soussan and Wigan's sound by 74/75 and didn't follow his discoveries or know what they were, except "Footsee" which was one of his I believe. I think it's fair to say that Simon only liked one type of record and would not have anything to do with seventies, mid-tempo, RnB, crossover, beat ballads or anything else, and as such should not be considered a progressive influence. Here is another of his lists from 73 which includes his top wants. These are mainly Ian Levine's discoveries which answers Seffsoul's original question as to did Simon discover the stuff he was selling in 73 ie ,no but by 75 he was supplying you and Russ with new stuff and Selecta Disc with boots. Rick

I can't be sure but probably Simon sent Russ records on approval as he needed to get them played so he could hike the price of his remaining copies. He sent me Jerry Williams "If You Ask Me" even though I hadn't ordered it or he had listed it. Most of the titles on this list were discovered by other people as he had only left the UK a few months before. He did discover quite a few records over the next couple of years , Ian D will know which ones. I sent off for his list after he put an add in a mag, not sure which one though, and he sent lists as long as you kept buying. Rick

Ian I've got five lists from April to July 73 but not the one with the Bob Relf " Reaching for the Best" on . He must have found a lot of stuff as soon as he got to West Hollywood as the lists all came within a few months. Maybe he preferred supplying bootlegs to searching dirty warehouses as the lists stopped coming by 74. Rick

Paul Yes, at Global. Bob Cataneo may have been blamed for the Carstairs demo bootleg but I have never heard that and wouldn't suggest he did them. Someone once told me Bob was obsessed with security at his home and had installed heavy doors and multiple locks, anyone confirm this? Rick

Ian Here's that list from July 1973. As well as the "Soulclap" club how many of the titles on the list didn't exist. Rick

Paul No, I was . Posted the story on a previous Carstairs thread some years back. I dealt with Bob and got some great stuff from him including a Carstairs demo just after Ian L started playing it. Still got some of his letters and lists , will dig them out . Accused him of bootlegging Casanova Two and he was very indignant so he may have got it done legit . Rick

Got this Nancy Wilson on a CD but managed to get a UK copy of the single last week for it's starting 99p bid on eBay. What's going on? Don't people want stuff like this or are they too busy paying silly money for boots. Anyway I don't mind but feel sorry for the seller. Now I've got another 20 or so from here to try to get but don't think I'll be lucky again. Rick

A real tear jerker this one , even William Bell, Velvet Hammer and Pharell W wouldn't be so happy hearing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk9xnsVygZQ The great Paul Williams gets every last drop of emotion from the words whilst the others provide the perfect backing. Unissued at the time , maybe too intense, for Motown. If it had been issued, the recording may have faded out before it does here but that would have lost the last gasp from Paul. At the time Paul Williams had a very troubled life, marriage break up, failing health, drink , drugs and rows within the group. He took his own life, although some people question this, which adds further depth to the record. Rick