Eddie Hubbard

Yes I remember that as well Julian , Dave even mentioned covering up a few records on the train whilst on his first trip to The Wheel , in his B&S column , Tommy Sears " Get out " [ Chalet ] was another one .Cheers ,Eddie

Another great album is " An album full of soul " on Stateside , contains Dee Irwin " You satisfy my needs " , Brooks O' Dell " You better make up your mind " and Gladys Knight " Stop and get a hold on yourself " and more .......Best ,Eddie

Thanks for your suggestions Alan , one of my best days record wise , was walking into a record fair locally and getting practically mint copies of Brenda Holloway album for £20 , and all 3 Bell cellar full of soul albums for £8 each . You're right ,Brenda never got released Stateside .Hope you're well mate ,Best ,Eddie

I've posted up a scan , and a sound file from the record , it's not like I'm trying to fool anyone , so could do without your clever comments thanks very much .Eddie

For sale £70 George Blackwell " Mister loser " Smoke , great midtempo and hard to find [ seen for £200 on a top list recently] .Sound file attached .PM me , paypal, cash , cheque etc .Best ,Eddie mister_loser.mp3

For sale Lou Ragland " I travel alone " RARE AMY issue . £450 This record would normally be around £900 mark , however the label has lifted slightly at the bottom [ see scan ] and there is some cue burn at the start , plus a little hiss as the record plays .The flip side " Big Wheel " plays perfectly and the label is clean .I've attached a sound file from the actual record , so you can listen to it . If interested , please PM me .Paypal at eddie@hubbard09.freeserve.co.uk or cheque , cash etc .Best wishes ,Eddie lou_ragland.mp3

Great article , very thought provoking ,The TV guys never seem to get it right do they ? Best ,Eddie

I got one of these a few years back , had never seen it for sale before, is it rare Neil ? Best ,Eddie

Cheers Pikey , lots I don't know there , probably didn't sell a bean ? Many thanks ,Eddie

Wow , whats on the " These kind of blues " set ? Best ,Eddie

The only format I've got it on is the "Avco mobile discoteque" various artists album , good version . Best ,Eddie

The Betty Harris album is a great one as are all the Action albums ,Bobby Bland - Piece of gold , Al Greene - Back up train , Action packed soul [ various ] etc .Never seen the Mighty Sam for sale , got to be a tough one .Thanks ,Eddie

Yes , I was thinking that as well Pete , is it a proper label or just a test pressing ? , I know there's no cover to it .This is the one Searling left on his car roof when he drove away isn't it ? Best ,Eddie

Following on from the UK '45's thread ,as an album collector I'd be interested in what are considered the rarest and best UK albums ? Two to throw into the hat from my own collection " Chartbusters USA " a great compilation of Okeh sides on UK Columbia , includes Walter Jackson " Where have all the flowers gone " and The Artistics " This heart of mine ". My copy came from John Abbeys collection when his ex -wife discarded them to a junk shop. Also Major Lance " The Rhythm of " UK Columbia , never seem to see this around , bought mine off Brian Rae at Wigan for £10 in the 70's .Any more suggestions , there must be loads ...........Cheers ,Eddie

Some items sold now ,Best ,Eddie

Cheers guys , lets hope someone takes your advice !! Best ,Eddie

Cheers Ian , Shawn Robinson SOLD . Best ,Eddie

Geraldine Hunt - Winner take all [ABC WD ] £200 Virtually mint ,original sleeve Shawn Robinson -My dear heart [Minit DJ ] £180 RARER vinyl release mint - Luther Thomas - She'll stick by me [ Punch ] £25 great R& B style dancer , Deep flip The Jets - Everything I do / I was born with it [Port ] £20 slight ring wear on top side hardly noticable The Chessmen - Why can't I be your man [Chess ] £20 Great forgotten oldie Sven Zetterburg - Heartaches was all you got [Last Buzz ] original label £25 Kenny Gamble - Ain't it baby [ Arctic WD single sided ] very clean " Arctic " etched in vinyl £40 Master 4 - Love from the far east [ Tayster 6024 coloured DJ ] £65 Arnold Bryant -House in order [ Mercury WD ] £30 GREAT OLDIE , RARE DEMO Gloria Parker - The best thing for you baby [ Samar ] £30 , some water damage on flip side , great oldie Wigan The Fidels - I'm giving you notice baby [ Dore ] virtually mint £75 The Two fellows - Stop [ don't give up your loving ] [ Mutt ] £25 The Ulti -Mations - Would I do it over [ Mar - v - lus ] £20 Stafford Mint - Eddie Sull - I'm looking for my baby [ Renee ] £25 great Chicago mover , slight label fade in corner of flip side The Par fays - You got a good thing going boy [ Fontana ] £20 superb femme dancer Art Wheeler - Thats how much I love you [ Cee - Jam ] £70 Brilliant oldie , great Deep flip Mint - Spandells - Say no girl - [ Dimension ] £30 great femme dancer George Blackwell - Mister loser [ Smoke ] Great midtempo , hard to find £70 Hope you find something of interest , PM to reserve , Paypal eddie@hubbard09.freeserve.co.uk or cheque , cash etc .Postage is £2.00 for cheaper items , sent recorded , higher price items £5 postage , sent by special next day delivery .Best Wishes ,Eddie

Think it was late Wigan , early Stafford Paul . Gary Rushbrooke spin ? Best ,Eddie

Used to think Jethro from Wolverhampton was one of the best , really natural style .Who was that guy who used to dance near the front corner of Wigan , black hair , not a great dancer but amazing spins ? He's on the "this England "film a lot.Often wondered if these guys / girls ever collected , they were never in the record bar , always " out on the floor ".Best ,Eddie

Real one's Ian , I got £350 for mine which seemed like a fortune at the time - not now tho ' !! Best ,Eddie

I was with you when you found them Neil , and bought one of each !! Tell us the story of how you turned up the Mel Britt's , because I had one of those off you via an ad in Echoes , £8 I think ? Best ,Eddie

Hi Ian , I'd have thought that you'd get at least 60 to 70 quid for the Frank Wilson ? Best ,Eddie

Hi Kev ,I had the tall feller from Stoke experiance in 1980 , during a trip to Seattle with Rob Moss .I knew Tim Ashibende was going 2 weeks before me [ with Nogger ] , and his image haunted me in every shop I went it in " Hey you from England ? We had 2 guys in just last week !! " Anyway in this particular shop we got the same old story , but while Rob was chatting to the owner ,I had a browse through some ' 45's on the counter .Half way through I found a Steinways on Oliver for about $ 2 , this was my top want at the time and I'd already found another copy in Vancouver , so we thought it might still be worth having a dig . A few hours later we'd bagged around 150 ' 45's including Ray Pollard " Drifter " issue , Checkmates Ltd " Kissin ' her - Capitol ,Lee Andrews - I've had it - Crimson issue , 2 Dan Folgers - Way of the crowd , Ernie Andrews Fine young girl , Star Treks - Gonna need magic , Attractions That girl is mine , Kenny Carter all his RCA sides , and many more .... On the same trip I found Paul Anka Can't help loving on Canadian Red RCA ,Deena Johnson I'm a sad girl Simpson Black issue [ only one I've ever seen !! ] Claudia Greene on ABC , plus loads of 70's albums [ still sealed ] Bobby Womack , Lamont Dozier etc from an electrical shop for around 30p each .Best Wishes ,Eddie

I love " Get away " by Gordon Chambers off the Angela Johnson ,Cliff . good CD . Best ,Eddie