Benji

Sometimes records are like London busses. You can't find a copy for ages and then two turn up within a few days. This is the one everybody's looking for. No 45 release anywhere else in the world. This sure has started to dry up especially in playable condition. EDWIN STARR - I JUST WANTED TO CRY - GERMAN TAMLA MOTOWN SOLD £80 including 'signed for' post worldwide! Vinyl VG++, sleeve VG (bit worn but still enjoyable item) Went for £123 on Manship's! PM please to reserve. Payment Paypal only, as gift preferred

it's a bootleg from mid/late 90s. I had one too at the time. I think they came with blank labels originally. It looked so boring that Dave McCadden printed a mock UK TMG label scan in his Soul Galore fanzine for readers to cut out and stick on the record.

Would a irish Probe release be so unusual? I have it on german Probe, ties in with the UK Probe reissue ca. mid 70s. And if they released it over here in Krautsville why not in any other european country aswell? Wouldn't be surprised if it came out in France, Spain, Italy, etc. too

Just spotted this on Ebay, dutch release:

You're right, this isn't one of them. Actually I know of only one collectable* Sammy Gaha release "Thank you thank you" which came out in France and later on in Canada.

I think there can be only one answer - No

Do yourself a favour and use the adjective "written" as in "written by ..." for your description, "wrote by ..." is just plain wrong.

Why should a 2nd press state a different year? Year of copyright was still 1990. Also I'm pretty sure that 1st and 2nd press are indistinguishable. Must have been only a few months or less between them.

seconded. I'll eat my pants if this is a 70s production.

Maybe? But I was more thinking about somebody, e.g. artist, going to a record pressing factory with the master tapes and his own designs for labels and sleeves, etc.

A literal meaning of "private press" could be that it's a non-commercial press, i.e. never meant to be sold just to be given away. But whenever I saw this term used in a record description it actually means what Bob already said, a private press, personally funded, usually by someone who was involved in the production of the record, e.g. artist, producer, or friend/relative of them.

And how about the flip "please don't go". So soulful it hurts. Though in terms of 'danceability' "those lonely nights" is the side to play.

No problem. It's mono though it's some sort of "enhanced" mono giving it a bit of stereo effect. And it's THE Gloria Jones singing! Anyway, what I didn't know and really surprised me is that Jimmy McFarland is a blue-eyed singer.

100% agreement. perfect template for what a Northern track should sound like.

seconded! just treated myself to a copy after I foolishly sold the first one a few years ago.

Never said it's not a full length version. I just said it's not the stereo Rita & Tiaras take. It's by Gloria Jones and in mono.

Mark, thanks a lot! Lovely version, bit sparse on backing but the group vocals make up for it. If you ever think of selling I might be ....

Wow, that's nice. Funny Face Girl is a lovely song. Ok, I admit, pretty light weight and poppy but a nice tune nevertheless. What's the Chancellors track like? Similar to Gene Latter or completely different approach.

For sale: EDWIN STARR - I JUST WANTED TO CRY - GERMAN TAMLA MOTOWN SOLD £80 including 'signed for' post worldwide! The one everybody's looking for. No 45 release anywhere else in the world. Rarely turns up with the original picture sleeve. Vinyl VG++, sleeve VG (bit worn but still enjoyable item) Went for £123 on Manship's! PM please to reserve. Payment Paypal only, as gift preferred

I bought the download MP3s. Well pleased. $7.50 for all the songs is more than fairly priced. And just to point it out: the Gloria Jones take of Gone With The Wind is NOT the stereo extendend version that came out on Joy Boy. Completely different versions. PS: wouldn't mind an instrumental take of any of the McFarland's versions

Len, note my spelling it's just the oldest post with "OVO" that dates jan 2005. Respective thread is actually about a flyer stating "OVO" and Mike asking what "OVO" stands for.

The oldest post I could find mentioning "OVO" dates back to january 2005....

Are you guys seriously turning a tongue in cheek freebasing thread into another OVO vs pressing discussion?

:lol: :lol: re. OVO: sounds like a disease, like "i just go diagnosed with OVO"

George smith lovely!