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FREE POSTAGE! HENRY LUMPKIN - SOUL IS TAKIN' OVER - BUDDAH (GER, WHITE DEMO) EX+ £20 Great underrated Detroit dancer on what I guess is the rarest format available: white label demo copy on german Buddah. Complete with original picture sleeve. Record is in such a fantastic condition I doubt it was played more than once or twice before. Sleeve is a nice EX Henry Lumpkin.mp3 BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDITION RED - LONDON (GER, WHITE DEMO) EX £10 SOLD Again, pretty rare format. Genuine 1968 white label demo on german London, complete with nice looking picture sleeve. Record is all around EX condition, sleeve is VG+. A few minor creases plus tiny date/name stamp on it. Baltimore & Ohio.mp3 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P from Germany: FREE standard / £1.90 signed for / £3.40 fully insured (EU only) Payment Paypal only. As gift if possible but not necessary.

Many pressing plants offered rather generic label designs if customers didn't have their own. I guess that's the reason why many of the early SS boots look rather amateur-ish.

IMO many mix up proper instrumentals and instrumentals that are just backing tracks of well known Northern Soul records. I really like the proper ones whereas the latter ones don't do it for me most of the time. Don't know if this was already posted but it's one of my top favourite proper instrumentals. They hardly can get better than this one. Chaumonts - Now you've gone.

There's also a LP only Version with an extra verse. Some" Best of" compilation.

credible yes. soulful? not really. As good as it is, eventually it's just an alternative blue-eyed version of a fantastic song* * I know FW is played to death and any dj/punter playing/dancing to it is guilty of necrophilia.

Thanks!

Neither do I. Not saying it's not possible but the vocals are different. And the backing on the acetate sure doesn't sound like a Shrine production. @Marc: Any evidence it's the same group?

If the TP really came from the ARP plant I guess it has a ARP stamp in the run out.

Dave, Johnny Watson = yes, some tried to pass it off as a 60s press. Four Voices gold always been advertised as represses from the same stamper (AFAIK). It's not the first time the alt take of Professionals is reissued. So I don't think it will kill the track now. Or do you guys think it's different this time because it's on a lookalike?

Curtis Lee sold. Hoagy Lands reduced. Have yourself a nice collectable! Apparently both sides not available anywhere else.

John, thanks for confirming an original acetate does exist. What's on the flip?

Can't find the album. Means I probably sold it What a c*nt I am. I still have so much dross from my soulful dance days and it looks like I sold the goodies.

Evidence? Because that would be like a personal dream coming true.

Isn't that a double album? If so I think I got it hidden somewhere in the record room. Must have a look tonight.

Yes.

Just a thought but maybe the 45 take isn't on any of the tapes?

CURTIS LEE & THE KCP'S - EVERYBODY'S GOING WILD/GET IN MY BAG - CBS (EX) £40 SOLD looks and plays lovely, only a few very light paper scuffs. sticker on flipside. B-side's a nice funky 6T's dancer. Comes in original sleeve. Fair price (IMO). Here's what Pete Smith says about it: Curtis Lee - Everybody's goin wild (full).mp3 Curtis Lee - Get in my bag (full).mp3 HOAGY LANDS - I'M YOURS/ONLY YOU - STATESIDE (EX) £15 10 Slow to midtempo popcorn-ish track, different take to the US ABC release! Flipside is cover of the Platters and seems to be a UK-only release. Few light scratches NAP. Comes in a nice looking Parlophone sleeve. Very obscure release. Hoagy Lands - I'm yours (full).mp3 Hoagy Lands - Only you (full).mp3 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P from Germany: 3.10 standard / 5.00 signed for / 6.50 fully insured (EU only) Payment Paypal only. As gift if possible but not necessary.

I can't recall the orig 45 take of the Professionals being reissued on any kind of format. I agree with Pete, none of the reissued takes (if there were more than one) sound as good as the 45 one.

Didn't know that. Are they counterfeits? And if so, what's the difference. Might buy one of them just to give my recordless Dearborn sleeve some use

No. unreleased. Don't know if genuine acetates do exist. I know of at least one homemade one.

50%. Not bad for someone who's never been interested in Motown.

Try the guys @ Sundae Soul https://www.facebook.com/sundaesoulrecordings I'm pretty sure they know if there's anything happening in Frankfurt

PS. https://indangerousrhythm.blogspot.de/2008/08/frankie-karl.html

Picture doesn't show Frankie Karl & Chevrons/7th Avenue Aviators but the gospel group Cogic Singers. Frankie is bottom left, bottom right Billy Preston, Gloria Jones far right (all info c/o indangerousrhythm.blogspot.com)

Cheers Pete!