Benji

some pressings read "diamond mind - suppliers of soul" on the label. anyone know what this means? is this some sort of bootleg distributor? or a play with words as it sounds a bit like a well known UK "reissue" label?

john, click here, scans of both labels at bottom of page gene, glad you're still happy with it. i sort of got bored with it, had it for quite a few years and i think i played it only a couple of times...

VG+ in reggae terms, that's like straight out of the frying pan seriously, if it plays ok w/out major clicks or scratches and only minor surface noise, name your price... PS. off topic but as you're selling soul and reggae discs, are you using the same grading standards for all records or do you use different standards? and speaking of standards, is there a seperate record collectors grading system for ska and reggae discs? (i've bought ska discs "graded VG according to RC system" and they were more like G-!)

pete, popsike search brings up one copy that recently sold for 26 quid , condition was EX but no center here what condition is your copy? benji

hi, am trying to locate a copy of Blues Busters with Wee Willie Williams- Little Vilma - UK Limbo/JA ??. can somebody help? TIA benji

mr. gashmeister, any chance of a scan? never seen or heard of it over here in krautsville.... TIA benji

small list of mainly classics on original, UK or reissue format. PM me or e-mail here for further details. TIA benji CANDY AND THE KISSES-THE 81-LOST NITE-£3 THE MIRACLES-COME ROUND HERE-TMG UK 761-£3-VG++,NO CENTER,TL DEE CLARK-THAT'S MY GIRL-STARDUST-£3-LABEL PAINTED BLACK APART FROM CREDITS GARNET MIMMS-LOOKING FOR YOU-SOUL FOX-3-LABEL PAINTED IN BLACK MARTHA & VANDELLAS-JIMMY MACK-TMG UK 599-£3-VG++;SOL R. DEAN TAYLOR-GOTTA SEE JANE-TMG UK 918-£3-NO CENTER DAYBREAK/BILLY WOODS-EVERYTHING MAN/LET ME MAKE YOU HAPPY-GOLDMINE UK-£3 EDWIN STARR-WAR-MOTOWN YESTERYEAR-£3 MARVIN GAYE/TAMMI TERREL-TWO CAN HAVE A PARTY-TMG UK 868-£3-VG,LABEL WEAR FOUR TOPS-SEVEN ROOMS OF GLOOM-TMG UK 612-£3-VG++,NO CENTER BOOKER T & THE MG's-TIME IS TIGHT-STAX-£3 MARY WELLS-YOU LOST THE SWEETEST BOY/TWO LOVERS/MY GUY-TMG UK 820-£3 SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES-THE TEARS OF A CLOWN-TMG UK 745-£3-VG++; SMALL SOL MARVIN GAYE-LITTLE DARLING-TMG UK 796-£3-VG++ J BLACKFOOT-STREET GIRL/HIDING PLACE-SOUND TOWN-£3 SANDRA FEVA-LOVE CAME RIGHT ON TIME-JERNI-£3 TEMPTATIONS-MY GIRL-GORDY-£3-VG+ D.GARDNER/B.WASHINGTON-BABY LET ME GET CLOSE TO YOU-MASTER FIVE-£3 THE CARSTAIRS-IT REALLY HURTS ME GIRL-SOUL HQ UK-£5 JUDY STREET-WHAT-SOUL STOP UK-£5 FOUR TOPS-I GOT A FEELING-TMG UK 601-£5 JACKIE WILSON-SINCE YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO BE HAPPY-MCA UK-£5 EARL VAN DYKE-I CAN'T HELP MYSELF-TMG UK 814-£5-SOL LENNY CURTIS-NOTHING CAN HELP YOU NOW-STARDUST-£5 JACK MONTGOMERY-DEAR BELOVED/DO YOU BELIEVE IT-SOUL CITY UK-£5 FOUR TOPS-I GOT A FEELING/SAME OLD SONG-TMG UK 803-£5-VG++ BILLY BUTLER-THE RIGHT TRACK-EPIC UK-£5 AL KENT-YOU'VE GOT TO PAY THE PRICE-RIC TIC-£5 THE IMPALAS-WHAT SHOULD HE DO-BUNKY-£5 FRANKIE VALLI-THE NIGHT-MOWEST UK-£5-NO CENTER THE FASCINATIONS-GIRLS ARE OUT TO GET YOU-MAYFIELD-£7-VG+ R. DEAN TAYLOR-GHOST IN MY HOUSE-TMG UK 896-£7 CHUBBY CHECKER-AT THE DISCOTHEQUE-LONDON UK-£7 THE CHARTS-DESIREE/FELL IN LOVE-WAND-£7-WOL NOLAN PORTER/RICHARD TEMPLE-IF I COULD ONLY BE SURE/THAT BEATIN RHYTHM-BEATIN RHYTHM UK-£7 DOBIE GRAY-OUT ON THE FLOOR-CHARGER-£7-VG THE DU-ETTES-EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-PRESIDENT UK-£7 TOMMY & CLEVE-BOOGALOO PARTY-CHECKER-£7-HEAVY LABEL WEAR,PLAYS FINE THE IMPRESSIONS-YOU'VE BEEN CHEATING-STATESIDE UK-£10 THE FLIRTATIONS-STRONGER THAN HER LOVE-FESTIVAL (COUNTERFEIT)-£10 TONY CLARKE-LANDSLIDE-CHESS-£10-VG+ THE VELOURS-I'M GONNA CHANGE-MGM UK-£10 THE BLUES BUSTERS-INSPIRED TO LOVE YOU-BMN-£10-1ST LABEL DOBIE GRAY-HONEY YOU CANT TAKE IT BACK-WHITE WHALE (COUNTERFEIT)-£10 JOAN MOODY-WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT-SYLVIA-£10 HERBERT HUNTER-I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU-SPAR (COUNTERFEIT)-£15-RARE ONE! FANTASTIC SHAKERS-THE BIGGEST MISTAKE-THE FANTASTIC SHAKERS-£15-SMALL LABEL DAMAGE RONI HILL-I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU UP-ROULETTE-£25 THE HILL SISTERS-MY LOVER/OH MY LOVE-SPACE-£25 SID HERRING-DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE-MUSCLE-£45

58 views but nobody wants to buy it? and i thought i had it priced for a quick sale :angry: anyway, it's now down to 150 incl. p&p. bargain or what?

for sale: kenny shepard - what difference does it make - maxx 332 (DJ copy) condition: nice vg++ price: 170 GBP including insured post in europe or registered post rest of world. payment either paypal (world wide) or bank transfer (euro zone only!) please PM me or drop me a line here . scan and/or audio file available on request. cheers benji

on a tape from an early 90s weekender radio program i have guy hennigan playing it covered up as by the salvation army band. he also played the esquires listen to me covered up as by the flights of fantasy (or something like that). BTW, can send quality scans of a- and b-side (instr.) if still required.

GONE!

for sale: the hyperions "why you wanna treat me like you do" chattahoochee 669 condition: nice vg++ with a very slight warp not affecting play! this is the rarer release with the misspelt title, correct title would be "... treat me the way you do", lovely rarity! price: 450 GBP including insured post in europe or registered post rest of world. payment either paypal (world wide) or bank transfer (euro zone only!) please PM me or drop me a line here . scan and/or audio file available on request. cheers benji

john, unless someone stands up and confirms that it was pressed by XY in say 1978 due to demand, your description reads not like original and counterfeit but more like 1st issue and 2nd issue done by the label owners. maybe the record did sell well on release and they pressed another say 500 copies?

if you mean proper R&B tracks played on the scene, i'd say stuff like richard berry - have love will travel little walter - my babe charles sheffield - voodoo (this is a late 50s recording, isnt it?) are among the oldest played. but oldest 'proper northern' tracks? how about jimmy ruffin on miracle? 61'ish...

up! still want one ...... cheers benji

hi, i'm after an original copy of herbert hunter - i was born to love you. any condition from VG upwards considered. please either PM me or email me! cheers benji

Astra was a Pittsburgh based bootleg label, think a local radio DJ was involved. basically they "reissued" all the local hits...

unissued acetate said to be/covered up as by the "united four". think it was supposed to be a harthon acetate, hence the group name. did a small research on it couple of years ago, if i remember correctly acetate was originally played by richard searling at wigan, anyone confirm? brill tune!

ariola and hansa were both separate sub-labels to BMG Germany. in the 70s the collaborated under the name of "ariola-hansa" all over europe but operated from germany, hence my assumption that the italian release of KOW was licensed from germany. i reckon, as the rights to KOW were owned by BMG Germany back then and they did a centralised licensing, that infact all worldwide releases of KOW were licensed from germany (even though it was a UK recording). so next time you're on the dancefloor think "thanks to them krauts"

has anyone dealt with this vinylmusic bloke before? i ordered a record two weeks ago and promptly paid, guess what? neither got a record or reply to e-mails ever since

hi, i've just been offered a copy for 40 quid which i think is a bit steep. what do the price guide say? it's not really an in-demander, is it?

anyone out there with a nice copy for me? TIA benji

might be interesting for some, that the "hansa" logo you see on top of the "durium" scan was the german label for "KOW". so i guess durium licensed it from german hansa and not from UK ariola...

two different bootlegs that i'm aware of: 1) yellow label and black lettering lookalike(original yellow issue has blue lettering) 2) W/D lookalike which is one-sided (original W/D has a b-side) so originals are pretty easy to distinguish from pressings, aren't they?

doh, pete, you're right. didn't have the manship guide at hand when i posted. original "case of tyme" is green with stamped ZTSC matrix. manship guide doesn't really say there's an original crediting "james lewis ...", he says "bootlegged twice with a yellow label black lettering. once in vinyl, once in styrene, delta #102883" IMO this means, there's no original "james lewis...", what do you think?