Benji

Well, obviously many disagree with me and keep their copies. Or they're greedy and wait if it get's even more expensive.

Awful record (IMHO). Plenty of copies around. Don't know where they disappeared to. Ended up with two copies after I bought two 15 count soul packs from two different UK dealers in the early 2000's. Can't see what's so special about it....

IRS seized the remained stock of Ray Dobard's Music City Records shop, about 250.000+ records, in the early 2000's. IRS put the lot up for auction, John Manship and two other dealers won it. Ray shut down the shop in the early 70s and left everything untouched ever since. The stock was unbelievable. Ray did not just run a record shop but he was a wholesale distributor as well. Many record companies sent him promos, boxes of undistributed records, etc. etc. (e.g. still sealed promo mailers from Shrine, or 25 count boxes of Jackie Day on Phelectron). I wouldn't be surprised if somebody says that of every 1960s west coast/california Northern Soul 45 at least one copy was in this find. I'm convinced JM is still auctioning stuff from that 'find' and will be for many years to come.

I rate SW @ 100 in EX/M-. So 50 for a VG+ is fair.

I love it and I'd play it out if I were dj'ing. Best version as well IMHO.

Many UK releases were not taken from a master tape but dubbed from the US 45 equivalent. Maybe they dubbed BL from disc and fiddled around with the mastering to improve sound quality?

BOB BRADY & CON-CHORDS - GOODBYE BABY - CHARIOT (EX,dh) £50 SOLD Top quality Northern Soul oldie, what else is there to say? Bob Brady - Goodbye baby (clip).mp3 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P from Germany: £3.20 standard / £5.10 signed for / £6.50 fully insured (EU only) Payment Paypal only. As gift if possible but not necessary. Please PM for details.

Updated.

It's a quote from an austrian website for an 2004 allnighter: https://www.recordshack.org/pages/flyer/sos_backgrounds_english.html

That makes more sense I guess. But 96/97 more likely. I won my own copy in the Shades of Soul competition but got a second copy shortly later from a local funk collector. He got it from Kent but didn't know what to do with it, wasn't funky enough for him.

Give "Help the door" a try. A great record. And definitely soul. Straight on my wants list.

Sorry for hijacking this thread. Are steppers and rare groove sounds still played out loud anywhere? Just wondering....

two from my collection: Paying the cost to be the boss, Heartbreaker. Both solid R&B worth a spin or two

I guess you'll find out the german release is much rarer than the UK one. And I don't want to even think about the italian one.

I guess most copies are "lost" nowadays. Tucked away at the back of the collection of some music business promotion guy or offloaded at the local 2nd hand record shop.

90 made.

Yes, probably from the west coast find.

Yes, plenty of threads about it. But none of them prove that any copy exists apart from Ian Clark's. Here's a link to Sebastian posts showing a scan of Ian's copy:

Isn't the 7" an 80s release? Or am mixing it up with a different BP track?

yes. will PM you.

JESSE GOMEZ - BABY I'M COMING AT YOU/LACE - MANKIND (EX) £70 Nice doublesider. One side more uptempo, flip quality stepper. All around great condition ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P from Germany: £3.20 standard / £5.10 signed for / £7.90 insured (EU only) Payment Paypal only. As gift if possible but not necessary. Please PM for details. Youtube vid's for reference only, not taken from record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0RT9DQpg4o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yoNWE4ACQI

You mean, like this:

List updated and some prices reduced.

I really like "Wrong side of town" ever since it came out well over 10 years ago. Nice lyrics. Excellent vocals. Catchy melody. Is it Northern to me? Yes and No to a certain degree. Certainly no upfront Rare Soul material. What I dislike about it and what still leaves a pretty sour taste in my mouth is the scam that IL tried to pull back then. Bullshit stories like "first ever copy found back in 1971 got broken when some famous name sat on it on a bus to the Mecca". Selling a copy to Ginger for a 4 figure sum. etc. etc. That's basically why I never bought a vinyl copy of it. I don't want a record in my collection with such a history. And finally I said it back then when it came out and I say it again now: Anyone who doesn't hear it's a new production, you're probably deaf.

Two lesser known/forgotten Northern Soul 45s for sale: THE SATISFACTIONS - USE ME/KEEP ON TRYING - SMASH W/D (VG++, sol both sides) £15 underrated double sider. Usually 25+ SOLD BILL HEAD - I AIN'T GONNA CHANGE FOR YOU - DEAR D/J (EX) £15 SOLD Northern Soul in texan style. Nice demo. forgotten Casino spin. Again, usually 25+ on lists ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P from Germany: £3.20 standard / £5.10 signed for / £6.50 fully insured (EU only) Payment Paypal only. As gift if possible but not necessary. Please PM for details. YT clips for reference only, not taken from actual records! SATISFACTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaf7QzPmFD8 BILL HEAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ESnHGuTRG0