Pete S

Please Operator - So despite having no Detroit credits on the label at all, that I could see - is that a Funk Brothers track, recorded in Detroit? I had no idea.

Dave, on that clip above, Rob's put the different version up...no backing vocals etc

Zero I think...

Absolutely amazing Rob, where are you getting this stuff, I can't believe there's an instrumental to Please Operator, was really enjoying ripping the audio out of that one until it faded out at 1 minute 30

Dave, didn't he used to play Back Street purely instrumental version?

That whole clip is absolutely amazing

Where it still remains...apparently the other side is fine

No idea why they'd call it San remo Strings. It's the Detroit Symphony and was procured by Mr. Soussan when he released Bari Track, gave it out on a couple of acetates. Not released until a Goldmine LP late 80's then on a white label as the B side to a pressing of Barbara McNair. Both were pressed slightly too fast.

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I've had an issue - I think I've had issues of all the rare Parkways (C Cooper, J Grant, V Baines etc) except for Ben Zine not that I'd buy one anyway

Never too late! I didn't learn til I was 40. Massive regrets now that I didn't learn earlier.

Best wishes to you and your girlfriend mate, hope it all works out okay for you both

Dave, possibly a silly question but why not drive a car to the venue instead? £60 petrol as opposed to £134 fares.

It's not, it's original, credits on the right are correctly justified

PETE SMITH pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 SOME NICE ORIGINALS AND ONE EXTREMELY RARE ITEM UP FOR GRABS.. GEORGE (JUKE) BYRD — I’M AVAILABLE — PAY TONS EX 200 Very rare Indiana local release before TRC SAM COX — LIFE IS LOVE — RENFRO VG+ 125 Old Torch spin, some marks and a little crackle near start SUSAN COLEMAN — THE AGE OF THE WOLF — REMMIX EX 125 This is a proper original with a real Nashville Matrix stamp, not a fake one like those bootlegs. Very hard on original, small writing on label where publishing company name has been crossed out for some reason. Sound quality is fantastic. THE ANTIQUES — GO FOR YOURSELF — LA SALLE EX OFFERS Can't remember the last time I saw one of these for sale so looks like am going to have to ask for offers. This is the extremely rare ANTIQUES - GO FOR YOURSELF on the Detroit label LA SALLE. The vinyl is in great shape, a few hairlines and signs of use but play grade is a very strong EX with just some crackle before the record starts, after that, perfect. Current offer is £800. ANTHONY & THE SOPHOMORES - HEARTBREAK - ABC DEMO EX 30 Light stain on label SAM ANDERSON & THE TELSTARS - STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA - KING VG++ 25 Small wol BOBBY BYRD - I FOUND OUT - FEDERAL EX+ 25 JAMES BOUNTY - AUCTION ON LOVE - RED DOG EX 20 THE EXOTICS - LET'S TRY TO BUILD A LOVE AFFAIR - EXCELLO EX+ 20 THE EMPIRES - HAVE MERCY - DCP DEMO EX 20 EVALINE - THINK YOU BETTER LEAVE - SOUND STAGE 7 DEMO VG++ 25 Small stain on label THE FAWNS - NOTHING BUT LOVE CAN SAVE ME - CAP CITY DEMO EX 15 THE THREE DEGREES - WARM WEATHER MUSIC - METROMEDIA DEMO EX 15 THE FADS - THE PROBLEM IS / JUST LIKE A WOMAN - MERCURY DEMO EX- 80 Is EX+ really, slightest background crackle right on the intro DANNY BOY THOMAS - MY LOVE IS OVER - GROOVY EX 20 CAROL ANDERSON - HOLDING ON - MID TOWN EX+ 25 BARBARA ENGLISH - ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE GONE - WARNER BROS DEMO VG++ 20 THE SONICS - CRESCENT WALK - WHITE CLIFFS EX 80 Beautiful copy - these are usually VG. Not the greatest pressing quality. JOHNNY NASH - TOWN OF LONELY HEARTS - GROOVE EX+ 45 THE DELCOS - JUST ASK - SOUND STAGE 7 DEMO EX 100 TINY WATKINS - RUN, RUN. RUN - GOODIE TRAIN EX+ 75 ERNIE ANDREWS - WHERE WERE YOU - CAPITOL EX 20 THE INTERTAINS - I SEE THE LIGHT - UPTOWN EX 25 OLIVER JOY - YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU - BIG DEAL EX 60 Stamped DJ copy DAN BRANTLEY - YOU GOT TO PROVE IT / BEGGIN' AIN'T MY BAG - FEDERAL DEMO EX 50 MR. CALDWELL - I NEED MY BABY / COLD COLD WORLD - SCORPIO EX 75 I TAKE CARDS, PAYPAL, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE etc PAYPAL NAME IS pete.smith@freeuk.com PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT RESERVE RECORDS, THEY ARE SOLD ON A FIRST COME, FIRST PAY BASIS 1ST CLASS RECORDED IS NOW £2.50 FOR ONE RECORD WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS. SPECIAL DELIVERY IS £7.00 OVERSEAS: EUROPE IS £4 AIRMAIL, £9.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST. REST OF THE WORLD IS £5 AIRMAIL, £10.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST.

Current bid £800

He was WAY ahead of his time with some of those titles, this is well before R&B really took a foothold

He's just using a youtube clip of the Outtasite release, his record is on Parkway

Currently at £700

There's two, one blank label with Danny Moore on B side, one proper design with HYMOS on B side. Don't think Richard Domar did them but he was one of the first to sell them.

All Solid Hitbound Productions originals are styrene aren't they?

Can't remember the last time I saw one of these for sale so looks like am going to have to ask for offers. This is the extremely rare ANTIQUES - GO FOR YOURSELF on the Detroit label LA SALLE. The vinyl is in great shape, a few hairlines and signs of use but play grade is a very strong EX with just some crackle before the record starts, after that, perfect. No ending date for this yet, I'll announce that later.

That's a boot, if it's pale blue

That's a terrible record!

PETE SMITH Pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 MIXED LIST — ALL ARE PLAY GRADED — A LOT OF THESE HAVE A FEW MARKS SEEMINGLY CAUSED BY CONSTANT REMOVAL FROM CARD SLEEVES BUT I’VE PLAYED EVERY ONE AND THE GRADING REPRESENTS THE SOUND QUALITY USA ORIGINALS ROY HAMILTON — CRACKIN’ UP OVER YOU — RCA EX 150 Lovely black stock copy. BOBBY PARIS — PER-SO-NAL-LY — GERMAN POLYDOR EX 50 Comes with superb picture sleeve of the singer THE TRIUMPHS — WALKIN’ THE DUCK — VERVE EX 20 Original stock copy. This one has surface marks but plays MINT JOHNNY SAYLES — I CAN’T GET ENOUGH (OF YOUR LOVE) — ST. LAWRENCE EX 75 SOLD 100% original. Obviously been played but play grade is MINT again. LITTLE JOHNNY BLAIR — MOMMA’S GONE — HOUSE OF THE FOX EX 25 Nice original, few hairlines not affecting play JO ARMSTEAD — I FEEL AN URGE COMING ON — GIANT VG++ 20 SOLD Some marks and the odd pop for the first minute — fine for djing as they say EDWIN STARR — MY WEAKNESS IS YOU — GORDY EX 15 Plays great — ring wear on raised part of label FRED HUGHES — BABY BOY — BRUNSWICK EX 20 Plays mint EDWIN STARR — I WANT MY BABY BACK — CANADA TAMLA MOTOWN EX 20 Looks amazing on this label L.J. REYNOLDS & CHOCOLATE SYRUP — THE PENGUIN BREAKDOWN — LAW-TON M- 5 Forgotten oldie, massive instrumental version of Phil Lowman etc UK FRANK BEVERLY — IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANTED / EDDIE FOSTER — I NEVER KNEW — SEVENS M- 6 FRANK BEVERLY — IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANTED — INFERNO (Clear Vinyl p/s) M- 5 SOLD MIKE POST COALITION — AFTERNOON OF THE RHINO — WARNER BROS EX 8 DARRELL BANKS — ANGEL BABY — ATLANTIC (Red/Blue) EX 6 SOLD FATS DOMINO — IT KEEPS RAININ’ — LIBERTY M 12 SOLD Don’t see many of these, 68 issue black label ISLEY BROTHERS — TELL ME IT’S JUST A RUMOUR BABY — TAMLA MOTOWN M- 10 JOHNNY CASWELL — YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE / THE STEINWAYS — YOU’VE BEEN LEADING ME ON — KENT 106 EX 15 This first Kent series from the 80’s is hard to find now EAL WRIGHT & HIS ORCHESTRA — THUMB A RIDE — CAPITOL DEMO M- 15 Mint UK demo — nice RUFUS LUMLEY — I’M STANDING — EMI M- 10 SOLD Mid 70’s reissue which sold about 10 copies LOU PRIDE — I’M COMUN’ HOME IN THE MORNUN’ / BOBBY HUTTON — LEND A HAND — GOLDMINE SEVENS PROMO ONLY M- 15 Never issued — only available as this promo only 45 CHUBBY CHECKER — YOU JUST DON’T KNOW — LONDON EX 15 Took them until 1978 to reissue this FATS DOMINO — IT KEEPS RAININ’ — LONDON EX 15 SOLD Original silver top London BILL BLACK’S COMBO — LITTLE QUEENIE — LONDON DEMO M- 15 Very nice red demo copy MR. FLOODS PARTY — COMPARED TO WHAT — BULLDOG DEMO EX 20 Rare 1975 demo with silver A LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON — TOO LATE — EPIC EX- 15 Absolute classic. Plays mint THE SAPPHIRES — THE SLOW FIZZ — PROBE DEMO M- 20 Some of these 70’s demos are very hard to find. This one from 18th Jan 1974. THE TAMANGOES — I REALLY LOVE YOU — GRAPEVINE M- 25 Withdrawn Grapevine 45 — they dubbed from a 45 and you can tell by the intro GUY DARRELL — I’VE BEEN HURT — CBS 202082 EX 30 Very hard original UK CBS copy from 1966 — monster in the late 60’s and early 70’s — couple of hairlines but again, plays mint LINDA JONES — I JUST CAN’T LIVE MY LIFE — WARNER BROS EX 50 All time classic. Tiny name written on label. USA PRESSINGS, REISSUES, BOOTS JERRY COOK — I HURT ON THE OTHER SIDE — CAPITOL EX 20 SOLD Still can’t believe this is a counterfeit BITS ‘N PIECES — KEEP ON RUNNING AWAY — NASCO M- 20 SOLD Reissue off the original stampers JOE HICKS — DON’T IT MAKE YOU FEEL FUNKY — AGC M- 20 Monster revive spin BOB RELF — BLOWING MY MIND TO PIECES — TRANS EX 15 Brilliant double sided classic THE CARSTAIRS — HE WHO PICKS A ROSE — OKEH M- 20 The 1972 official repro, small 45 on label, looks unplayed EDDIE PARKER — LOVE YOU BABY — ASHFORD EX 20 This is Archer stamped but it’s not quite straight so this is a reissue THE VIBRATIONS — CAUSE YOU’RE MINE — COLUMBIA SPECIAL PRODUCTS EX 15 Couple of thumbnail marks but plays EX LENIS GUESS — JUST ASK ME — SPQR EX 15 Early bootleg, looks the part but is vinyl not styrene. Two X’s on label SAXY RUSSELL — PSYCHEDELIC SOUL — THOMAS M- 15 Pink label reissue from 76 LITTLE RICHARD — I DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS IT — OKEH DEMO M- 10 SOLD Not sure when these Okeh demos appeared but they are counterfeits MEL WILLIAMS — CAN IT BE ME — OUT OF THE PAST EX 15 SOLD The now rare Out Of The Past press from 73 TERRIBLE TOM — WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER — MAVERICK EX 8 SOLD Stormer THE FOUR LARKS — GROOVIN’ AT THE GO GO — CANTERBURY EX 10 Has the superb I Still Love You on the B side THE TRIUMPHS — WALKIN’ THE DUCK — VERVE DEMO VG++ 10 Plays EX. I honestly don’t know if this is original or not, it has a scratched out matrix and another one stamped in and scratched in ZTSP number. Not that it makes a lot of difference… POSTAGE IS £2.50 FOR FIRST 3 RECORDS IN THE UK (RECORDED) OVERSEAS WILL QUOTE PAYPAL, CARD, TRANSFER, ALL WELCOME Cheers Pete