Benji

What I tried to say is that there's only the one test press that is proper. any acetate/dub in circulation isn't legit. My own acetate isn't too but at least came from the same source. Chalky, do you think RCA gave permission to Ady to cut acetates of all the unreleased stuff?

What I meant to say that it was cut off the master tape. Whereas all other dubs were cut from tape recordings in circulation.

to be precise: one sided 12" vinyl test press on german RCA. Came with sound engineers notes why it failed to pass quality control @ RCA in Cologne. If you listen closely to a good quality recording you hear some sound distortion about 2/3 into the song. test press is of the supposed A-side of a Blackrock LP that never came out. test press of the B-side exists too but is of no interest to soul fans. Any acetates/dubs apart from the test press are bogus. My own 10" acetate came from the same sound engineer but was custom cut for me.

You're pretty close Richard. Very slow but with a beat. Bit like Modern Soul's answer to the 60s beat ballads (but a tad slower). Not to be confused with "2step" that was popular 10 odd years ago (Craig David etc.).

Legendary producer/arranger Claus Ogermann moved back to Munich in the mid 90s. Brought a basement full of 1960's records with him and sold most of them to local dealers for peanuts. One of the dealers ended up with the 7". I was one of the first to go through the lot. And I said hello to 25 count boxes of Lynne Randell - Stranger in my arms - Epic P/S and Shawn Elliott - The joker - Roulette W/D. Bought them for a few Deutschmarks each and sold/traded most to UK dealers. Infact, I financied two trips to the 100 club that way. Before anyone asks, of course he had boxes of Tony Middleton on Mala and MGM too. Plenty of demos and issues. But some c*nt tipped him off that a local Jazz dealer ripped him off and he refused to sell them to anyone.

Philly Groove release is slighty different mix to original I recall.

Never really got into the "pretender" side but always loved "picture" ever since I heard it on a SKM tape almost 15/20 years ago. Wasn't it a big cover up for Gary Spence in the late 80s/early 90s.

Now on Ebay, UK only uptempo Northern 45. Great dancer. Starting at $4.99 no reserve THE CHANTS - BABY I DON'T NEED YOUR LOVE - RCA (UK) Click here

Indeed I do old chap

I understand it that EH simply forgot about LC and both unreleased tunes

Bunch of quality Modern Soul 45's on Ebay. All starting at $4.99 no reserve RON PREYER - IF YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE - SHOCK ORTHEIA BARNES - TILL YOU LOSE IT/2ND TIME AROUND - NOTEWORTHY MELVIN MOORE - ALL OF A SUDDEN - SKY HERO (Reissue) LARRY DEE - IT'S NO WONDER - L&S GEMINI - SOMETHING SPECIAL - M&M CHARLES JACKSON - I'M GONNA GET YOUR LOVE - CAPITOL D/J BILL BRANDON - YOU MADE MY LIFE SO BRIGHT - PRELUDE W/D Click here

thanks. never knew that.

I didn't get half of that on Ebay. Must be doing something awfully wrong...

Never seen an issue of it. Only stereo/mono demos. bootleg is mono both sides, isn't it?

Avoid the Brite Lite 12" at any cost! Completely different mix. Unless you only want it for the ballad side, that's same mix on 7" and 12" from what i remember.

So do I when buying from german sellers. I know what the postage is (€1.45) , I know how much a mailer costs (€0.30). So any seller charging more than €2.00 gets less stars from me.

Have a look yourself, it's still up there. Ronnie & Robyn - Sidra 2nd - 100

Complete misunderstanding. Too many 3* ratings could even ban sellers.

One last bump before I'm going to blow my remaining funds on hookers and crack. Anyone? Especially for lower priced stuff.....

Bought once off that site w/out doing a proper research before. Ended up paying twice its going rate. Prices are unbelievable in some cases. E.g. Ronnie & Robyn - Sidra's theme - pressing @100

I know how you feel! I always post within 24h after payment and charge actual postage only, yet I used to get marked down every there and then in DSR for dispatch time and postage charges.

Updated and a few prices I'm willing to pay added.

Of course they make a great reading. All of them "bargain find way in the past" topics we already have. But hardly a topic about bargain finds in the last 5-10 years, do we?

French press of Seven Souls - I still love you with p/s, €1.50 buy-it-now. Only real bargain I had in the 2K's.

German Vogue. Greenish sleeve?