Pete S

You know all this fuss about the Oxford Knights 45, people saying it's a boot or it isn't a boot...well most of them come from *** ******* right? Well I have the reissues of this, and Moses Dillard, Joe Tex, and they clearly have Licensed from Ripete Records USA on the labels. Yet Mr ******* bought one off me and asked if I had any other Ripete titles...but didn't someone say he worked for them or owned them or something? I'm a bit confused.

This isn't everything but it's as far as I've got, if anyone wants anything before the list goes out officially, shout up. PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 Pete.smith@freeuk.com 07950 359384 New arrivals, and reduced stuff FREDDIE HOUSTON - SOFT WALKIN' TOTO VG+ 30 SPENCER STERLING - JILTED - BIG TOP M- 60 Note this has a storage warp not affecting play apart from that it's mint minus, big big beat ballad/midtempo JAI AUBURN - PUSH SWEEP / NOTHING COULD BE WORSE - MALA VG+ 50 Two r & b dancers, rare issue THE SOUL CITY - I SHOT FOR THE MOON - MERCURY DEMO EX 40 PAT LEWIS - WARNING - SOLID HIT EX 30 Beautiful copy THE OZELLS - PLEASE DON'T GO / THE GOSSIPS - CUB EX 60 Two great early 60's dancers - girl vocals RANDOLPH WALKER - ACHIN ALL OVER - MALA DEMO VG+ 25 Great dancer but scruffy label! LITTLE JEANETTE - CRAZY CRAZY - GREEN LIGHTS VG+ 60 Tremendous record - same as Jo Jo Petite - but this has a bit of noise in the right hand channel, I can honestly say it's "perfect for dj-ing" but it means I'm selling it at half price BENICE SWANSON - LYING AWAKE - CHESS EX- 20 Actually a UK recording issued on US Chess... CAROL KAY - THIS TIME YOU'RE WRONG - WRIGHT SOUNDS DEMO M- 40 Class oldie, Stafford era GERALDINE HUNT - TWO CAN LIVE CHEAPER THAN ONE - BOMBAY VG- 75 Yellow label but again this is a scruffy copy, plays remarkably well, I wouldn't list it otherwise...just a few clicks at the start then fine... LYNN TAYLOR & THE PEACHETTES - SWEET LITTLE GIRL - CLOCK EX- 30 If you like 'em early, you'll love this, very bluesy r & b sound - male vocal by the way THE MARVELETTES - I'LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON - TAMLA VG+ 10 Writing on label BROTHERS, SISTERS & COUSINS - SMOKE STREAM - NASCO EX- 20 A real forgotten oldie from Wigan - quite rare on original GALE GARNETT - I'LL CRY ALONE - RCA EX- 40 Stock copy THE BROADWAYS - YOU JUST DON'T KNOW - MGM EX- 20 Brilliant BATISTE BROADUS - GOT THIS PAIN - CAPA EX 40 R & B again, goes right over my head at times LITTLE FRANKIE LEE - I GOTTA MAKE A COME BACK - PEACOCK EX 50 Absolutely brilliant dancer RONNIE MILSAP - TOTAL DISASTER - WARNER BOS DEMO EX- 40 Another good early 60's dancer NEW REISSUES SHE'S GONE-HAMILTON MOVEMENT/ CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU-CONNIE LAVERNE(SOUL BEAT) LEGIT REISSUE HUNG UP ON YOUR LOVE-The Montclairs / IM WAITING-Bill Bush(Paula) I'll PAY THE PRICE-MOSES DILLARD(MARK 1V) / UNDER YOUR POWERFUL LOVE(DIAL)-Joe Tex LEGIT REISSUE I'M SUCH A LONELY ONE-OXFORD NIGHTS/SHE LOVED ME-ATHEN ROGUES(DELPHI) FROM THE MASTER TAPES LOVE IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS-Alfie Davison / IF YOU CANT TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD(ABOUT MY BABY)-Mark 1V(SOUL POWER) LEGIT REISSUE IM COMUN HOME IN THE MORNUN Vocal/Inst- LOU PRIDE(Suemi) LEGIT REISSUE SHE'S WANTED-LARRY CLINTON/ YOU NEED LOVE-IRMA AND THE FASCINATORS(Harthon) LEGIT REISSUE METHODS OF PAYMENT: ALL CREDIT CARDS / PAYPAL / CHEQUE / POSTAL ORDER / CASH POSTAGE: £1.00 standard £1.50 recorded SPECIAL DELIVERY: £5.00 OVERSEAS POSTAGE: EUROPE £1.50 ELSEWHERE £2.25 REGISTERED £5.50

Wrong. First bootleg was a crappy styrene one with poor sound quality and no attempt to replicate the label design. It was done again a couple of years later in a very very good lookalike form, on vinyl, first time I saw one I thought it was real, and interestingly whoever booted them actually drew black X's on them in marker pen to make them look more authentic.

No, I don't keep records anymore, I just sell them, but I've had the yellow demo and the black issue. My honest opinion is that they are all overpriced, but what isn't these days!

I'd just like to say that every record ever made is great

Not quite sure what the point is, are you trying to turn this into a playschool? These are grown up lads who don't usually mind if you tell them that modern soul is crap, they just laugh it off and give it back. How can you offend someone by saying you don't like a record?

Yeah why are you writing in text/chavspeak?

Does anyone think that this might not be an original?

Steve if you think about this properly you will remember that this was played for 3 weeks tops at Wigan before it was booted so it's one of those blink or you'll miss it records which shouldn't really be branded a Wigan 'classic'. Anyway it was a Yate record. But I'm not saying it's no good, it's a great record, and I've only had one copy ever!

Exactly. If everyone had the same opinion and we all have to pussyfoot around being nice to each other and agreeing all the time, it defeats the object of having a discussion list.

Does that mean everybody's got to like it now and triple the price?

It was going to be £60 actually...like, what it's actually worth

It's not rare in the slightest, it used to be as common as Cody Black on Ram-Brock and regularly came as a filler in soul packs in the 90's

I bought a thousand 45's blind yesterday - labels looked interesting but don't have any titles - that's the gamble you have to take. Took every penny I'd got as well, so it's make or break timee.

and I'd better double what I was gonna ask for mine next week!

It was very hard to find out when the actual close date was...I got an email saying 'keep bidding' so they were using the method where any bid extends the time, but I thought the rules weren't explained very well to be honest. Charging that amout for one single is outrageous and I don't blame you for not paying it. They shouldn't be allowed to advertise on the site if they are going to rip people off.

Gospel A Go Go, a likely story But what a fantastic record. Why shouldn't this be played out, you can't get much more soulful than this.

Yes it is. How come none of us know this chap?

Allelujah!!!! p.s. I don't miss Remus

See when I hear that record I don't cover my ears and start screaming "nooooooo!!!!!", I immediately think of hearing it at Wigan at 3 in the morning and it sounding great, and dancing to it, and seeing everyone else dancing to it, so therefore I equate it with a happy time in my life. I don't think, wow this must have been recorded in London with several white session men all of whom had beards and long sideburns, it would have been better if it was by a black girl from the projects in Detroit. Paula Parfitt now lives in Greece by the way.

About 6 months ago it was decreed that anyone who quoted the Stemmons Express song title incorrectly, like you have done, would be banished. It's LOVE not LOVER

Had time to sleep on this and am reopening it mainly because of Winston so thank him Sorry I closed it but I wasn't prepared to have that scenario repeated where someone has a pop at me and I get bollocked for retaliating. Some people only ever read one side! Anyway, I've got another terrible record for you to analise, this one is as bad as or worse than George lemons: bugger I've forgot the artist...Dancing a Hole in the World.

Oh right, so he can insult me but I can't reply back, yes? If you're going to start that game again, where I can't reply, then I'm taking my ball back home. Nice one.

Yeah and hangers on like you fall for it every time...