Benji

Will give it a spin at our do this coming thursday and report back. Don't know what I was thinking of when I said the whole songs sounds like Jackie Wilson ca 66/67. Vocally yes, BH sounds a bit like JW if by purpose I don't know but that's just where any similarity ends IMO.

Was wondering, what is the common opinion about it now? Is it really a mispress? Have any other copies surfaced from anywhere else after or prior to the 7/8 copies on Ebay last month? Received my copy two days ago and have to say I still haven't made up my mind whether I like it or not. Intro reminds me of the Pied-Piper stuff on RCA and the whole songs sounds quite like Jackie Wilson ca. 66/67.

For sale: SOLD EDWIN STARR - JUST WANTED TO CRY - GERMAN TAMLA-MOTOWN 45 £85 including 'signed for' post worldwide and Paypal fees The one everybody's looking for. No 45 release anywhere else in the world. Comes with original picture sleeve, VG+ condition, plays really great. Last copy on Soul Source sold for £150! PM please to reserve.

It's not that once you've exceeded the threshold Ebay is going to change your account from private to business seller. But there are different terms for private and business seller. E.g. you can be liable for an item lost in the post as a private seller, even if that term only applies to business sellers.

Don't know if that helps as it's only valid to german Ebay accounts, but if you exceed a certain number of sold items over a certain period of time, Ebay Germany considers you to be a business seller even if you're registered as a private seller. is there anything similar with Ebay UK?

Nice one, picture reminds me of the Playboy centerfold she once did (not that I saw it myself, been told about it *cough*) I know she did a 45 on Epic that fetches quite some money. More in a Popcorn/Mod thing I recall...

Isn't it that as long as it's a one-off and for your own home listening pleasure you're entitled to cut a carver of a track you don't own the rights for? And you're not allowed to sell it on?

Yes, "I won't play Popcorn at a Soul do again" written 100 times on the lid of my DJ box...

I was guilty of making L. Trider and Profiles quite popular here in Southern Germany over a decade ago. Don't know if I'd play them nowadays (probably not). Wish I had been guilty of making any of your top three tunes popular One that left me gobsmacked from the very first time was George Freeman - Down and out. Fantastic production...

Were there any other releases on Party Time apart from Houseparty and Four Perfections? And can somebody confirm that Showstoppers and Four Perfections were one and the same group? Would like to have a Party Time demo of Houseparty to sit next to my Four Perfections demo Anyone?

For sale: Ortheia Barnes - Till You Lose It / Second Time Around - Noteworthy 12" (EX) £15 Extd and edited versions of both songs on each side. Lovely stepper from this Detroit legend. Price includes p&p in Europe! If interested please PM, thanks!

Now sorted. PS: those GEMM prices are very "optimistic"

And it doesn't work at all when you're living in a country with restricted privacy settings for Ebay (e.g. Germany)...

A nice bunch of quality 70s singles for sale. stepper, mid tempo, uptempo, boogie. You name it I sell it RON PREYER - IF YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE - SHOCK VG+ £8 (lovely stepper) PERSONAL TOUCH - IT AIN'T NO BIG THING - PAP EX £30 (great dancer, original of Donna McGee) BRASS MONKEY feat. FLORA WILSON - YOU ARE EVERYTHING/PARTY WHEN I CAN - APPLERAY EX £30 (Rare stepper, 50 on Manship's site, uptempo boogie on flip) GRACE JONES - SORRY - BEAM JUNCTION EX £10 (great uptempo) WILL HATCHER - YOU HAVEN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET - WHEELSVILLE EX £25 (light blue label 1st press no piano intro) SOLARIS - YOU AND ME/A CASE OF THE BOOGIE - DANA M- £10 (classic mid/uptempo dancer b/w uptempo boogie) RHYZE - I FOUND LOVE IN YOU/JUST HOW SWEET IS YOUR LOVE - SAM M- £10 (great doublesider!) Soundclips or scans available on request. Paypal only. Postage from Germany for up to 5 records is £3.00 to Europe, tad less within Germany, tad more rest of world. Please PM me if interested.

According to Facebook it's Honky and Mr. Robinson (aka Pomonkey) dj'ing, make your guess ....

Different backing tracks tho they have some similarities. Lee Jennings sounds brill to me, proper northern as they say...

Steve, 15 years more likely. Here's a scan of the tracklist lifted from a previous thread about Art Gentry

A close friend of mine is trying to find a nice copy of Five Royales - Catch that teardrop either on Home of the blues or ABC. Doesn't have to be mint but should be playable at least. Please PM me with price and condition, no "make me an offer" stuff. Thanks!

I agree. Nothing wrong with giving a record a really good cleaning or trying to remove skips. But if a record is so battered only skimming would help I'd rather leave and simply accept it as it is

Another way to spot a polished record w/out even playing it, is to compare condition of the vinyl and the label. Usually only beat up/fooked up records are polished/skimmed. If a record is in bad condition the label is pretty worn/battered/dirty/whatever too most of the time. So if you hold a record with a nice shiny playing surface but a worn label, it's very likely it had been skimmed.

All you need are a magnifying glass, a thin needle and a steady hand. 1) Find the exact spot where the record skips (use magnifying glass). 2) If it jumps because of a scratch going cross the groove*, take the needle and slowly run it along the groove across the scratch to even the scratch. Use slight pressure only on the needle! Repeat it at few times. That usually removes the skip and only leaves a (usually minor) click when playing. * if it jumps because of a scratch running along the grooves or a pressing fault there's hardly anything you can do I'm afraid.

I don't think that a publisher's acetate can indicate any possible german release. Peter Schaeffer's Europaton company did promote songs to record companies all over Europe. I guess your acetate was done for reference or promotion hence the english sticker on it. If it was released in Germany I never seen it or even heard of it before.

For sale: MOJOBA-I KNOW / (same) -POLYDOR WD (strong VG++/EX) £50 SOLD Lovely dancer, check the sound clip. Scans of both sides are attached to clip. Postage from Germany to Europe £3.00, tad more outside Europe, tad less within Germany. Please PM for further info. TRADES WELCOME!

You're right. Blatant bootleg label. As lovely as these multi-coloured 45s look, they're pressings. Surprises me how some that wouldn't touch a bootleg with bare hands now discuss the beatuy of yellow vinyl