Pete S

I just said that as well LOL

It's not though, it's been played 30 years ago...

I sold one of those on here, last year or 18 months ago.

I'm jealous

Soon as I can

Just come across a copy of Sylvia - I Can't Help It on Soul City - has Dave Godin's handwriting on the centre (June 7) and an A written on the label - have to say I've never played this record before, I just did, it's brilliant!

If you have a look on Karen's facebook page you'll see that they appear to know who took them...

An alphabetical journey through some of the greatest tracks of all time — kicking off with tracks beginning with letters A, B and C. Some beauties on these, and lots that have never been on any of my podcasts before. BUSTY BROWN — A BROKEN HEART THE HEPTONES — A CHANGE IS GONNA COME KEN PARKER — A CHANGE IS GONNA COME THE HEPTONES — AIN’T NOBODY ELSE THE PIONEERS — ALI BUTTON PAPA RITCHIE — ANNIE PALMER THE TENNORS — ANOTHER SCORCHER THE JAMAICANS — BA BA BOOM ALTON ELLIS — BABY I LOVE YOU THE RAVERS — BADAM BAM NORA DEAN — BARBWIRE AUGUSTUS PABLO — BEDROOM MAZURKA VERSION DERRICK HARRIOTT — BEEN SO LONG DERRICK & GEORGE — BEN JOHNSON DAY DOCTOR ALIMANTADO — BEST DRESSED CHICKEN IN TOWN DELROY WILSON — BETTER MUST COME ALTON ELLIS — BIG BAD BOY JOHNNY MOORE & KARL BRYAN — BIG BIG BOSS BORIS GARDNER — BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS LLOYD & DEVON — RED BUM BALL DERRICK HARRIOTT — BORN TO LOVE YOU ALTON ELLIS — BREAKING UP THE RUDIES — BRIXTON ROCKET BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS — BUS DEM SHUT CLANCY ECCLES — C.N. EXPRESS THE MAYTONES — CALL YOU UP KEN BOOTHE — CAN’T YOU SEE MAX ROMEO — CHASE THE DEVIL ERIC DONALDSON — CHERRY OH BABY THE TENNORS — CLEOPATRA THE SKATALITES — CLEOPATRA KEELYN BECKFORD — COMBINATION BIG YOUTH — CONCRETE JUNGLE DELROY WILSON — CONQUER ME HOPETON LEWIS — COOL COLLIE ERROL DUNKLEY — THE CLAMP IS ON DERRICK MORGAN — THE CONQUERER (FAST VERSION) DENNIS ALCAPONE — THE CONQUERER https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/a-to-z-of-reggae-the-great-jamaican-musical-alphabet-part-1/

PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED A LIST OF ALL REMAINING GRAPEVINE 2000 TITLES, THIS INCLUDES THE ONES FROM THE WEEKEND BUT ALSO ALL OF THE REMAINING MODERN / CROSSOVER RELEASES AS WELL. THIS IS THE LAST OF THE STOCK, THERE ARE NO MORE AFTER THIS. SOME TITLES THERE ARE ONLY 2 COPIES REMAINING. ALL ARE £10 EXCEPT THOSE PRICED SEPARATELY. CHEERS PETE 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com GRAPEVINE 45’S £10 each unless stated ELECTRIC EXPRESS HEARSAY (VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL) G2K-101 BOBBY WAYNE —LONG HARD ROAD/DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO) G2K-103 THE MAGNETICS (FEATURING JOHNNY MCKINNEY)-THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE G2K-104 MATT BROWN-THANK YOU BABY/SWEET THING G2K-107 GEORGE HOBSON-LET IT BE REAL/A PLACE IN YOUR HEART G2K109 Monster crossover tune SEX-IT’S YOU (BABY IT’SYOU)/EXTENDED VERSION G2K -113 ARCHIE HODGE-I REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU GIRL G2K- 115 BILL CODAY-A MAN CAN’T BE A MAN (WITHOUT A WOMAN)/SANDRA WRIGHT-A MAN CAN’T BE A MAN (WITHOUT A WOMAN) G2K-117 SWISS MOVEMENT-I WISH OUR LOVE WOULD LAST FOREVER/ONE IN A MILLION G2K- 118 THE MAGNETICS —I’LL KEEP HOLDING ON G2K- 119 As in Lee McKinney & The Magnetics THE SPRINGERS-NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY/I CAN’T BELIEVE G2K -121 Absolute classic and millionaire’s only on original THE FOUR DYNAMIC’S THINGS THAT A LADY AIN’T SUPPOSED TO DO G2K - 122 JONES BROTHERS- GOOD OLD DAY’S/LUCKY LADY G2K -123 MELVIN BROWN & JAMES MATHEWS LOVE STORMY WEATHER G2K- 124 THE CARBON COPIES-JUST DON’T LOVE YOU G2K- 125 C. P. LOVE TRICK BAG/PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MORE G2K-127 Alternate version of The Excuses — sounds like same backing track L.V.JOHNSON-TRYING TO HOLD ON/I LOVE YOU, I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU G2K -129 THE MAGNETIC’S WHEN I’M WITH MY BABY/COUNT THE DAYS G2K -130 £15 Outstanding double header MATT BROWN-EVERYDAY (I LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE) G2K -133 THE CHESTERFIELDS-THINK IT OVER/M.R.S BAND WHY DID YOU LEAVE G2K-134 £15 Nobody could believe it when this turned up — same backing track as Yvonne Baker — You Didn’t Say A Word. Has an unissued Harthon instrumental track on B side TOMMY TATE-DO YOU THINK THERE’S A CHANCE/IF YOU GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY G2K -137 BOBBY RICH-THERE’S A GIRL SOMEWHERE (FOR ME) G2K -139 SYL JOHNSON-ALL I NEED IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU/DO YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS G2K -140 THE VINES-AFTER THE RAIN/SO IT BE G2K -146 This has the same backing as Shadow Of A Memory — girl vocal. B side is a brilliant group track JOHNNY MOORE-YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW/COME FLY WITH ME G2K -147 THE SAINTS- I’LL LET YOU SLIDE/CAL BRANDON-I KEPT ON SMILIN’ G2K -148 JERRY WILLIAMS-WHEN YOU MOVE,YOU LOSE/THAT’S THE GROOVE G2K -151 Two good dancers back to back ANITA ROBBINS-I CAN STAND A LITTLE BIT MORE/CHUCK BROOKES-LAST MINUTE PLANS G2K -153 (8 COPIES AVAILABLE) THE PRECIOUS THREE-I NEED A MAN/WENDELL WATTS-YOU GIRL G2K -154 (12 COPIES AVAILABLE) THE MASQUERADERS-THAT’S THE SAME THING/HOW BIG IS BIG G2K -157 £15 Absolutely belting Northern with crossover biggie on flip GORGEOUS GEORGE —YOU CAN’T STOP A WOMAN/GET UP OFF IT & IT’S NOT A HURTING THING G2K -159 (3 TRACK SINGLE) EDDIE HOLMAN-SWEET MEMORIES ARE HAUNTING ME/GROOVIN’ AT THE GO-GO (INTRUMENTAL) G2K -160 A brilliant unissued Harthon dancer from Eddie, very similar to Where I’m Not Wanted. Bonus is the instrumental of The Four Larks on the B side THE DETROIT MAGNIFICENT’S-IS THIS A WOMAN’S WAY/WHERE CAN I FIND LOVE G2K -161 £15 This is the amazing alternate version using the backing track of Youngblood Smith’s You Can Split. Soulful midtempo track on the B side AL WILLIAMS-TRY THEM (VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL) G2K -162 £20 An amazing unissued cut from La Beat Records — 100% Northern, like a cross between I Am Nothing and How. POSTAGE IS EXTRA £2.50 RECORDED DELIVERY EUROPE £4 REST OF WORLD £5 PAYPAL/CARD/TRANSFER THANKS FOR READING

I must have been lucky then!

It ought to be! Cheers guys.

That is a very very early badge though Kegsy, not the one in the picture which I'm not sure about but the proper Russ & Kev one, as I said, I had one in the 70's, I was given it in 1975 by my Auntie's husband who went to Wigan for the first 6 months or so, so it was sold at the Casino.

Just come across this on one of my shelves LITTLE TONY & THE HAWKS - THE TEARS / SWEET LITTLE GIRL - RENFRO 314 It's on John Manships site for £200. What could I reasonably be able to get for it, anyone?

Sold a VG one recently for £75

RIP Rick, very sorry to hear this news

That doesn't look quite right to me. I sold one of these for £10 in 1979. Thought I was laughing all the way to the bank, £10 for a patch?

It's definitely on in Dudley

I'll wait for it to come on Sky I think...can't get worked up about it

Link should be working I know some people were just getting my ebay, I replaced that with the correct one but it kept doing it, don't know why

MORE UK LABEL CHEAPIES GENE CHANDLER — NOTHING CAN STOP ME — SOUL CITY EX 15 Classic oldie OTIS LEAVILL — IT’S SO AMAZING / THERE’S NOTHING BETTER — ATLANTIC EX 15 Two great Chicago sides DIANE JENKINS — TOW A WAY ZONE — CRYSTAL M- 15 One of the greatest Mecca discoveries of all JACKIE PAYNE — I FOUND MYSELF — BARAK M- 15 Excellent uptempo dancer from 77 — rare on UK THE BARONS — NO MORE BABY LOVE — JAY BOY M- 10 Very obscure Jay Boy 45 out of New Orleans ETTA JAMES — TELL MAMA / I’D RATHER GO BLIND — CHESS EX+ 10 Two classics BOBBY WELLS — LET’S COPP A GROOVE — BEACON M- 20 Yellow label. Another Classic oldie. EDWIN STARR — SOS STOP HER ON SITE / HEADLINE NEWS — POLYDOR M- 5 So cheap yet still sounding awesome NEWBY & JOHNSON — SWEET HAPPINESS — MERCURY M- 5 Forgotten oldie P.P. ARNOLD — THE TIME HAS COME / IF YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN — IMMEDIATE M- 8 If You See is a good uptempo dancer UDELL T. ANDERSON — KEEP ON LOVING ME — DIRECTION DEMO EX 15 Rare and very obscure Direction 45, also done by Guy Fletcher on Pye, two good male vocal sides JACKIE WILSON — I BELIEVE I’LL LOVE ON — CORAL DEMO M- 30 Pounding dancer from the pen of Eddie Singleton on beautiful blue demo. Has A side demo label on both sides but track B plays a ballad. THE ENCHANTERS — WE GOT LOVE — WARNER BROS EX+ 25 Very rare on British — and usually found as a demo LEON HAYWOOD — I WANNA THANK YOU — CAPITOL EX 20 Another hard to find on on UK. Very small tol. T.D. VALENTINE — LOVE TRAP — EPIC DEMO M- 10 Wigan monster

PETE SMITH Pete.smith@freeuk.com THE FOLLOWING RECORDS ARE ALL ON THE GRAPEVINE 2000 LABEL AND ARE LONG DELETED. THEY ARE BRAND ‘NEW’ OLD STOCK AND ARE ALL UNPLAYED MINT COPIES. MAKE THE MOST OF THESE FOLKS AS THEY WON’T BE AROUND MUCH LONGER, AND LOOK AT THE PRICES SOME OF THE ORIGINAL GRAPEVINE LABEL THINGS SELL FOR. ALL ARE NORTHERN AS WELL… THE SPRINGERS — NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY / I CAN’T BELIEVE £10 Absolute classic and millionaire’s only on original THE MAGNETICS — I’LL KEEP HOLDING ON / JACKIE BABY £10 As in Lee McKinney & The Magnetics THE DETROIT MAGNIFICENTS — IS THIS A WOMAN’S WAY / WHERE CAN I FIND LOVE £20 This is the amazing alternate version using the backing track of Youngblood Smith’s You Can Split. Soulful midtempo track on the B side EDDIE HOLMAN — SWEET MEMORIES KEEP HAUNTING ME / GROOVING AT THE GO GO (INSTRUMENTAL) £10 A brilliant unissued Harthon dancer from Eddie, very similar to Where I’m Not Wanted. Bonus is the instrumental of The Four Larks on the B side JERRY WILLIAMS — WHEN YOU MOVE YOU LOSE / THAT’S THE GROOVE £10 Two good dancers back to back THE VINES — AFTER THE RAIN / SO IT BE £10 This has the same backing as Shadow Of A Memory — girl vocal. B side is a brilliant group track THE CHESTERFIELDS — THINK IT OVER / WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME BABY £20 Nobody could believe it when this turned up — same backing track as Yvonne Baker — You Didn’t Say A Word. Has an unissued Harthon instrumental track on B side THE MAGNETICS — COUNT THE DAYS / WHEN I’M WITH MY BABY £10 Outstanding double header THE MASQ(UER)ADERS — THAT’S THE SAME THING / HOW BIG IS BIG £10 Absolutely belting Northern with crossover biggie on flip AL WILLIAMS — TRY THEM / INSTRUMENTAL VERSION £20 An amazing unissued cut from La Beat Records — 100% Northern, like a cross between I Am Nothing and How. GEORGE HOBSON — LET IT BE REAL / A PLACE IN YOUR HEART £10 Monster crossover tune C.P. LOVE — TRICK BAG / PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MORE £10 Alternate version of The Excuses — sounds like same backing track POSTAGE IS EXTRA £2.50 RECORDED DELIVERY EUROPE £4 REST OF WORLD £5 PAYPAL/CARD/TRANSFRE THANKS FOR READING

yet the Ray Pollard struggling away...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/mayfairmenthol/m.html?_ipg=48&_sop=1&_rdc=1

IT's a bad album but it's hard to find, that third one

BARGAINS! ALL ORIGINAL USA COPIES. MOST ARE HALF BOOK PRICE. CHEERS PETE pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 JACKIE DAY — WHAT’S THE COST — SPECIALITY EX 10 FOUR SONICS — IT TAKES TWO — SPORT M- 10 ANDRE WILLIAMS — PEARL TIME — SPORT M- 10 JOE SIMON — NO SAD SONGS — SOUND STAGE 7 M- 10 THE WHISPERS — I CAN REMEMBER — SOUL CLOCK EX 10 SOLD GINO WASHINGTON — GINO IS A COWARD — SONBERT EX- 15 Sticker mark on label — rare issue SHELIA BANKS — RETURN — STARVILLE EX 50 Very rare Chicago tune — 150 quid elsewhere EARL VAN DYKE — 6 BY 6 — SOUL EX 10 SOLD JOHNNY DARROW — DON’T START ME TALKING — SUE VG++ 15 BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND — CONDITION RED — JUBILEE EX+ 15 THE MIRACLES — THE MAN IN YOU — TAMLA WHITE DEMO EX+ 20 SOLD THE IMPRESSIONS — YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING — ABC EX 20 SOLD T-K-O’S — THE FAT MAN — TEN STAR M- 15 MAMIE P. GALORE — YOU GOT THE POWER — THOMAS EX+ 15 SOLD LOLITA & THE EXOTICS — TOO, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE — LIBRA M- 15 OLLIE JACKSON — JUST A LITTLE WHILE — PEPPER EX 15 SCOTT BROTHERS — TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN — TODDLIN’ TOWN EX+ 20 GEORGIA PROPHETS — MUSIC WITH SOUL — CAPRICORN DEMO M- 15 SOLD THE BLUE NOTES — HOT CHILLS AND COLD THRILLS — UNI (dh on label) M- 10 RENA — I LOVE YOUR BEAT — FACTORY BEAT EX 30 GARNET MIMMS — BABY DON’T YOU WEEP — UNITED ARTISTS EX 10 CHRIS CLARK — FROM HEAD TO TOE — MOTOWN EX 10 MARY FORD — ONE IN A MILLION — UPTOWN EX+ 20 SOLD Canadian — usually on Tower label ARLENE BELL — IT AIN’T EASY — VELVET M- 20 GENE VITO — UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY — DECCA DEMO M- 30 UNIT PLUS — WHAT’S THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS — VERVE DEMO M- 15 TROY KEYES — IF I HAD MY WAY — VMP M- 10 TINA FLORENCE — TOO MUCH FOR ME BABY — APT M- 30 SOLD LINDA LYNDELL — WHAT A MAN — VOLT EX 15 SOLD PEARL WOODS & THE GEMS — THINK OF POOR ME — WALL EX 15 ED HENRY & THE NICKELS — I LOVE ONLY YOU — NU SOUND DEMO VG++ 30 GEORGE FREEMAN — DOWN AND OUT — VALIANT DEMO VG++ 75 SOLD JOE TEX — YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT BABY — DIAL EX 10 SOLD THE POETS — SHE BLEW A GOOD THING — SYMBOL EX 10 SOLD THE SEMINOLES — TROUBLE IN MIND — HI LITE EX- 50 POSTAGE IS EXTRA 2.50 1ST RECORDED 7.10 SPECIAL OVERSEAS, WILL QUOTE PAYPAL / CARD / BANK TRANSFER ALL WELCOME CHEERS