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    pete - you could of just sent me a message and ask for a listen... i do that often enough. sorry if my descriptions werent good enough for you. i write them mostly off memory because my turntable was broken when i listed those and didnt have a way to hear them.

    or were you just being funny?  :D

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    :lol: Play me Pi r square, I've never heard it.....

    I'll give ya $350.00 for pi r sqaure, but I guess your out of em'! Hey Justin, do Europeans know what "raer" means? I know a lot of stoned So. Cal. hip hop kids relate, but someone in Germany may think you meant "REAR"....

    if you have any interest in these please send me a PM with a price, most records are Mint- to VG+:

    45s

    Soul Authority Unlimited "Get Up Off It Baby/You Are My Darling" on BET

    -dumb raer Indiana Funk with a soulful Ballad on the flip

    Richard Flowers and the Southern Fatback Co. "Do It/I Don't Believe..." on Flowing-East

    -great LA(?) record of Funk and Soul

    Black Haze Express "Pretty Soon/Wont Nobody Listen" on Clintone

    -BHE is a great band with a funky backing on both tracks

    Hard Cover "Do You Care/I Bet She Does It..." on Shanty Town

    -hard to get 45. one side is funky Soul and the other is a nice Ballad.

    Ace Spectrum "Don't Send Nobody Else/Don't Let Me Be..." on Atlantic (2x)

    -great Soul Dancer and the flip is a Ballad

    Pee Wee Ellis "Moon Walk/That Thing" on SS7

    -two funky tracks with one being an Instrumental

    Shay Holiday "Fight Fire with Fire/Its Not How Long..." on Soul Power

    -great Sister Funk

    Wales Wallace "Forever and A Day/same" on Dakar

    -beautiful vocals on this piece.

    Landlords and Tenants "Back Up/Pt. 2" on Buddah

    -ILL INTRO! Drums and congas into a midtempo beat. Beats and breaks all the way through. Great piece!

    Nu Sound Express "Ive Been Trying/Aint It Good Enough" on Silver Dollar

    -funk and soul... used on the brainfreeze or product placement cd

    James Spencer "Take This Woman off the Corner/I Need Your Love" on Memphis

    -funky track with an opening drumbreak

    Sharon Britt "Guess Who.../Rescue Will Come" on Avco

    -two nice Soul Dancers with funky beats

    Soul Generation "I Wonder What/same" on Ebony Sounds

    -great Ballad.

    George Perkins "When You Try.../A Man in Love" on Soul Power

    -two nice Soul tunes on this 45

    Force of Nature "Fools Wonderland/same" on Tommy

    -great Group tune with a midtempo beat. Great Soul dancer...

    Gwen McCrae "Lead Me On/same" on Columbia

    Johnny Williams "Put It In Motion/same" on PIR

    Charles McPherson "Have You Seen Her/same" on Mainstream

    -nice drumming in the bckgrd. Instrumental track..

    Billy Guy "Let Me Go Getto/blank" on All Platinum

    -real cool Funk track

    SOUL "Playhouse Square/same" on Musicor

    Magic Lanterns "Baby I Gotta Go Now/Shame Shame" on Atlantic

    Mainstreeters "Its My Life/same" on Event

    -great Soul Dancer. Funky wahwah in the background with this group vocals harmonizing over it. the guitarist is killing it!

    Bohannon Band "Stop and Go/Save Their Souls" on Dakar

    -its funky! What more do I need to tell you...except that "Save..." is by far my favorite Bohannon track.

    Kate Taylor "Lo and Behold.../Home Again" on Cotillion

    -country Funk?... regardless, its nice.

    Gerri galian "Quizas.../Bu-Bu" on E&G

    -very cool Latin 45. "Bu-Bu" is the dancing joint and is just like that Joe Cuba song(?) "Bam Bam" or whoever does it... my mind is drawing a blank. Great Bassist.

    Sharon Ridley "I Cant Get By/same" on Silver Blue

    -if youre not a fan of her you should be... great female vocals.

    James Anderson "Mama Mama/blank" on Cotillion

    Dawson Smith "I Don't Know If I Can Make It/Pt 2" on Scepter

    ChiLites "Happy Being Lonely" on Mercury

    Carrie Lucas "Simply Carrie" on Soul Train

    Denny Greene "s/t" on Midsong

    Bang "s/t" on Capitol (rock)

    Strikers "s/t" on Prelude

    Kenny Doss "Movin on A Feelin" on Bearsville

    Randy Holland "Cat Mind" on Mother Record Corp (country?rock? the music is killer to me though.)

    Snafu "All Funked Up" on Capitol (funky rock)

    Bux "We Come to Play" on Capitol (rock)

    Pharoah Sanders "Thembi" on Impulse (jazz)

    North Shore Appeal "Moondance" on Hula (Hawaiian group w/ mixed songs)

    Good Seed "s/t" on Village (country rock? From Indiana)

    Jim Lowe Trio "Miles of Time" (Bay Area Jazz sealed)

    Milt Matthews Inc "s/t" on CUR (sealed... anyone know this?)

    Tommy Youngblood "The Soul of..." on Kent (Soul sealed)

    Here and Now "For the First Time" on Terry (mixed songs, Private Press... "Classical Gas" "Joy to the World" "Proud Mary")

    Rocky Roberts and the Airedales "s/t" on Brunswick

    Dennis Coffey "Evolution" on Sussex (funky Rock)

    AEIOU on Ultrasound (kids record... with funky ass music! Unfortunately there is a chunk taken out of the record that messes up the first minute or so of both sides. But the Long E plays perfect.)

    Keisa Brown "s/t" on Park Place

    Home Grown "II" on KKUA

    Gille Fountain and the Black Affairs "Run Runner" on Production3 (?) (French-African? Music..."Babylon Come Down" and "Living Unity" are the two Reggae tracks.)

    Society of Seven "Simply OurSelves" on Silver Sword (Hawaiian... with the funky "I Gotcha" and "Superstar" which has a great drumbreak.)

    12s

    Theo Blaise Kounkou "Zenaba" and "Liteya Choc" &

    Sam Mangwana "Zela Ngai Nasala" and "Timithe" on

    Adios (African/Island?... both groups are accompanied by L'African All Stars... "Timithe" has a great beat to it. very nice piece...)

    Mohawks "Whiter Shade of Pale/My One Desire" on Star

    Bumble Bee Unlmtd "Bumble Bee Rap" on Salsoul (with Uptown and Downtown mixes)

    Thunderflash "Not A Day Too Soon/Comin from Me This Time" on Jam

    Power (Modern Soul)

    Freddy B "Freddys Dead" "Fred Benz!" "Why" "Dope Cut" on Serious Sounds (Raer Bay Area Rap 12")

    CZR feat. Rappalot "Dance to the Drummers Beat" on Undergroung (Hip-House that can make Cosmo and Ayers smile...)

    Gigolo Tony "MYOB/The Player" on 4Sight

    Sparky D "Sparkys Turn (Roxanne Youre Through)" on Nia

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    :rolleyes: Ole' Andy Cobb (from Norwich, now living in L.a., Ca USA) is flogging a Sy Hightower "I know your leaving me" on Carmen Vg- plays Vg+ for $750.00 or best offer; He just signed in on the forum as andycobb, and cannot post his ad, so I'm doing it for him. Email him at spinsoul@hotmail.com if interested, or call him at 323 219 9694 for more details! Please do not contact me, I'm just helping him out, he has the record, and will answer all your inqueries himself. Thank you! Mr. Mike :sweatingbullets:

    Hi,

    Does anybody have a copy of Inell Young - Next Ball Game - Big 9 that they wish to sell?

    I am mainly a Funk collector but believe this has a Deep Soul flip so somebody on this forum may have it?

    I'm after a Mint copy if possible.

    Thanks

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    whistling.gif I gots one! $125.00, mint as the day it was made, if you still need it! Lemmie know! mikevague@hotmail.com thumbsup.gif

    Mike i'll give you 2 pound Fifity and a $5 voucher for In & Out

    DJ

      :P

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    :D In and out? What will Michelle think, ya bugger? We's sellin' records over here, NOT services, dammit!! :lol: Oh yeah, I guess we all scared Mr. Northwest back into the sunset w/ ol' chubby in his hands (not that one you perverts!); He's informed me it's goin' up on ebay!! I guess he don't want a M- Nathan Williams on Lime or Ty Karim You just don't know! Oh well, so much for the world of trading... :D

    A tad unfair I think. For one the advent of the Wold Wide Web means it's a global market now. When I sell stuff on eBay it goes all over the world. I've sold soul 45s to Europe, the Far East, Australia and yes, even the USA.

    Also, why should somebody's location preclude them from getting the best price for an item. It's not unknown for people in this country to sell antique furniture, for example, to the States as you can get a better price there.

    The fact that US citizens are aware of the value of soul 45s nowadays is just part of the price we pay for having access to many more records.

    You only have to look at how many of regularly buy from America now compared to 20 years ago.

    We can't have it all our own way mate ranting_1.gif

    Godz

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    ranting_1.gif Tell it like it is!! Right on, , Godz, you are paying attention, while some are not! John Manship makes a FORTUNE off US buyers, I got $8000+ worth of records from him last year alone! (Not to mention the great trades I've gotten from other UK & Japanese dealers over the years!) We are everywhere, the soul economy is strongly fueled by the UK, but it is rapidly shifting EVERYWHERE!!! whistling.gif

    Have I read this right?

    The idea behind some of it seems to be that's it our fault for not telling the American dealers years ago that they shouldn't be selling that record they have listed as $3 for $3 because it's actually worth $300 in the UK.

    So if we dishonestly bought their records at the price they were asking for it's our fault now that they have bumped the prices up and view us with distrust. Is that really what you're saying Mike?

    In the interests of international relations, and ensuring that this never happens again, I've just spent an hour on the phone to some bemused peasants in Colombia trying to explain to them that we're all happily paying through the nose  for their produce so they should up the price at their end.  :sleep3:   :D

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    :graywanker: That wasn't the point! If the records already priced, then buy it without guilt! If its an auction, bid on it what your willing to pay! If a dealer is in the dark, okie-doke does nobody any good, and thats where the stereotypes are built. I thought it a little mean spirited to pick on Northwest records for "fishing for a value"! For god's, sake whats wrong with that? People trust people when their straight and fair, and some unsavory characters from the UK have, in the past, messed it up for others, everywhere! The only way that stereotype will go away is when those actions stop, that's all. Nobody said $900 was unfair, Mr. Smith, but it might not be all of it, either....As I said, there are US collectors who want these records as much as you. :)

    :thumbsup: Mr. Northwest records; Email me at mikevague@hotmail.com, I'll get your phone # or you-mine, and I'll sort you out proper for the Chubby Checker! Pottsy( hello Ady!) is right, some of us LA collecters will pay, and very fairly, for rare soul! Playing games with prices is so pre-cyber age, Americans think UK collectors who bullshit with prices are the biggest reason they don' t trust a guy in a store with an English accent! Those days are over, give up! Pay up, or shut up! Better yet, drag your ass over to the US like Ady has and truely see for yourself how many US Doo-wop dealers are John Manship Jr. now! Face it, Getting rare records (RARE, not just in demand!) is really getting difficult, but money ALWAYS talks, bullshit walks! I don't blame the US dealers as they were kept in the dark a long time, god knows how Nancy Yashiro rammed me several years! People all over the world love this music ONCE THEY FINALLY GET TO HEAR IT! Ady's and Kev/Gabbys LA events proved that, so any Uk collector or hustler whos trying to intimidate a mild mannered US dealer will probably get outbid by a Japanese or American collector in the long run, anyway! A record is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it, ALWAYS! Don't hate deep pocketed fools, let em' overpay if they want! But don't low-ball, especially in public!! We US collectors usually purchase records based on their quality and rarity, not what got played at Wigan, cause we weren't there. So be nice to us, Mr. Smith! There is no entitlement implied whatsoever, but no 20+ year soul collector from the UK should start shaking down US soul lovers for loving the music as much as they do, let alone getting a fair $$ for it. I think some folks have a hard time knowing they gotta drop $2-3000 on a trip here just to gather up some flippable merch for their lists that will pay their airfare. The antique and estate dealers in the ghettos in La all know about Northern Soul now, they are online (probably reading this rant) and all of em' have got Manships and Kopple's books. This means if I want to buy La based local soul records, they try to charge me full wack mint prices IN POUNDS for beat up 45s that barly a year ago would probably be only be $1-3! This is a pattern that is sure to grow! In essence, if someones got the goods, pay up, no games. Thank you. thumbsup.gif

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    Picked this up a few months back. Actually posted but no one replied. So, I thought I'd try again. The 45 in question is:

    Luther Davis Group-Keep On Dancing/You on INNER I 101 circa 1977

    I figure it would have to be pretty rare as it was an Independent local release, here in Bakersfield, CA(proof to MR. Potts that Bakersfield is not TOTALLY rooted in truck stops and the raising of livestock whistling.gif ) Is this totally unkown or just not anyones cup of tea? Not really my bag, so if anyone is interested in trade let me know. Here's a sound sample:

    Anyone's help would be nice, even just to tell me to shut up about it. huh.gif

    -Mike

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    :thumbsup: Michelle and I have been hard at work once again, and proudly offer our latest ebay auction! All 45s start at a low $5.25 each, and there are many bargains! Please give us a view, and keep in mind the first set will be closing on Monday (check auction for exact times). Thank you for all your business; our last run was extremely sucessful (some dealers purchased over 50 singles!), and we look forward to another winning round!! Feel free to email me at mikevague@hotmail.com with any questions, etc...Happy bidding and good luck!! Ktf, Mike

    :lol: Let me say this; I live in California, have my whole life, and I found a copy of this single in a derilect shop app. 40 miles from Oakland very cheap a while back. Please keep in mind there would be a 1% chance a European bootleg would be anywhere near its original origin (San Fran.), let alone before most Americans rated it! The label is signed "To Amy, from Edward on 1 side, "to Amy" from Benger? (I can't quite read the handwriting-sorry!) Edwert" on the other. I'm assuming these are band members that autographed it to one of the 300 "friends", ok? Anyway, I'm 99.9% sure this is the real mc coy, and I ain't seeing NO engineer credits nowhere!!! I also received a spare from Oslo Norway (Hello Bjorn!) that was a little cleaner, and it is identical, 100%! So, to set the record (parden the pun!) straight, having found it in the wild near San Fran. in an environment that still doesn't know much about "rare soul", I will tell you European collectors this copy only had the producer, NO ENGINEER listed on it! I don't know any collector in the states or anywhere that ever saw one with that listing, EVER!! Mr. Elijah, if you are reading this, email me at mikevague@hotmail.com and straighten this out, at least make sense of this mess! Until I hear from you and physically inspect this other variation you speak of, I will go on record (corny pun again!) to say copies of this 45 w/o the engineer credits are the 1st pressing. Nuff' said!!! Mr. Vague

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    sad.gif Like a genius, I just posted this message in the wrong forum; Anyway, I could use some extra $$$, so I'm considering sensible offers for a lovely Ty Karim in very strong VG+, plays VG++. Please contact me at mikevague@hotmail.com for inqueries! I probably will have some other big ticket 45s for sale, just bought another sweet collection; stay tuned! Regards, Mr. mike

    Hey Troublemaker, get it Wright (haha)! I seem to be having difficulty getting the new show as well! What am I doin' wrong? By the way, I recently found an AMAZING columbia test press 45 I want you to hear; I don' t think it came out, dunno, maybe you can phone and I'll play it for you when ya getta minute...I wanna hear mo DEEPFUNK RADIO, so what do I do??? Regardsssss, Mr. Mike

    Billy Quarles on Columbia........my copy is on RALLY, this is the first issue isnt it ? Columbia second,anybody confirm ?

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    :thumbsup: The rally issue is the first, and has a slightly different title! Columbia stock is tough; I found a handfull of the rallys, and I've been flogging them around $20.00 each. But I think the Columbias are more scarce, at least in the states, anyway......

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    :)Please give a look at thatgirl75 auctions on ebay, many dealers/collectors are practically stealing bargains over the last couple of days, and lots of quality titles are still at $4.99!! Check it out by 4pm UK time Dec. 9th, as 150+ quality bargains close!! Thanks again, Your pals in L.a., Mike and Michelle!

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    :thumbsup: Mike and Michelle are back with a nice list of tidy, clean classics and rarities starting at a reasonable $4.99 with no reserve! Please have a look, many bargains to have! Monday and Tuesday we will listing 300+ funk/soul rarities as well as the many tasty soul tracks available now!! thatgirl75 on ebay; Thank you & good luck!!! Mr. Mike Vague in sunny L.A.!

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