Pete S

Here you go mate https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow

Custom Emidiscs are more or less worthless - 'real' Emidiscs are worth money. If you find an acetate with two Northern tracks from different labels, thats been custom made and once the records were pressed, the Emidisc became redundant anyway.

Had a couple of Musicor wd's of it. UK copy is rare though, bit surprising because her first single is quite common. Here she is.. https://www.marilynpowell.co.uk/

Bernard Williams reissue but described as original, over £100 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERNARD-WILLIAMS-HARTHON-ITS-NEEDLESS-TO-SAY-FOCUSED-ON-YOU-NORTHERN-SOUL-/261263306338?pt=UK_Records&hash=item3cd481ae62

What country, what artists?

No you are right, 15 isn't a lot, I just started the topic because two went up for sale in the same place on the same day and I was really surprised.

Only 29 views on the entire topic though, I guess a lot of people have the section filtered out maybe? Compared to hundreds when I did the recent Wigan ones?

Trouble is there's loads in there that are of no interest to anyone into Northern like the Motown stuff at the start (nobodys going to pay £3 for Touch me in the morning for instance), if you removed that stuff and sold them as a Northern collection you'd have more or luck. Not being nasty or anything, just telling you from a prospective buyers point of view.

So the question is - how many?

Yep

Two unplayed copies go up for sale (on here) within 24 hours of each other. Any thoughts?

There must be half a dozen Jades, I know there's a girl group of that name as well

Thats what they were all called back in those days, never 'clubs', I used to do my own 'disco charts' consisting of records they played at our local youth club disco - the term changed meaning about 75/76 I guess

Volume 4 was fantastic, I bought it from the record/tv shop in our village and wore it out, it had I'll Keep Holding On, Frances Nero, Al Kent, stuff like that, yellow cover with two cartoon dancers on it.

It's really easy to give a proper description of a record though - play it and write down what you hear - look at these entries off a list I did today, nothing ambiguous about it, I'm sure it's obvious how the records will sound? SOUL BROS - TNT / MARCIA GRIFFITHS - MR. EVERYTHING - RIO 121 G++ TO VG NO CENTRE HAS CRACKLES AS PER A RECORD THATS NEVER HAD A SLEEVE I BOUGHT THIS DESCRIBED AS EX MINUS, SOMEONE NEEDS GLASSES £15 THE UPSETTERS - RETURN OF THE UGLY / I'VE CAUGHT YOU - PUNCH 18 LOTS OF MARKS BUT PLAYS WELL WITH SOME NOISE G+ TO VG £15 DERRICK MORGAN - ME NAH GIVE UP / BEVERLEYS ALLSTARS - DREADNAUGHT - PYRAMID 6053 Awesome early reggae tune from Derrick and 'Johnny Melody'. Crackles a little at the start, improving as it progresses. No centre and small writing on label. Essential Skinhead reggae. Classic Ska instrumental on B side but that is only G+/VG VG/VG++ £35

Yes thats the one...it's all segued together if I remember correctly

PETE SMITH pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 SMALL LIST OF UK LABEL ITEMS FOR SALE POST EXTRA, DETAILS AT END OF LIST DON DRUMMOND - SCANDAL / MY IDEAL - ISLAND 094 VG SWOL £10 ERIC MORRIS - DROP YOUR SWORD - ISLAND 150 MINT MINUS STUNNING COPY £20 THEO BECKFORD - GRUDGEFUL PEOPLE - ISLAND 243 MINT MINUS STUNNING COPY £20 THE HEPTONES - ONLY SIXTEEN / BABY - STUDIO ONE 2033 VG+ WOL £20 BABA BROOKS BAND - GIRLS TOWN SKA - SKA BEAT 218 EX £20 BABA BROOKS BAND - ONE EYED GIANT - SKA BEAT 220 EX MINUS £20 SOUL BROS - TNT / MARCIA GRIFFITHS - MR. EVERYTHING - RIO 121 G++ TO VG NO CENTRE HAS CRACKLES AS PER A RECORD THATS NEVER HAD A SLEEVE I BOUGHT THIS DESCRIBED AS EX MINUS, SOMEONE NEEDS GLASSES £15 THE UPSETTERS - RETURN OF THE UGLY / I'VE CAUGHT YOU - PUNCH 18 LOTS OF MARKS BUT PLAYS WELL WITH SOME NOISE G+ TO VG £15 THE MARVELS - FIGHT A BROKE / SAIL AWAY - GAS 138 TWO FANTASTIC SKINHEAD REGGAE SIDES, LABEL SLIGHTLY FADED ON FIGHT A BROKE SIDE, PLAYS GREAT VG++ £40 PAT KELLEY - HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE / TRY TO REMEMBER - GAS 115 VG++ CRACKLES RIGHT AT START £25 PAT KELLY - HE AIN'T HEAVY / WITH ALL YOUR HEART - GAS 171 VG++ NO CENTRE £15 RARE, LAST ISSUE ON GAS I THINK THE SOUL BROTHERS - ON THE TOWN - DOCTOR BIRD 1033 VG++ NICE CLEAN COPY £20 THE GAYLADS - YOU SHOULD NEVER DO THAT - DOCTOR BIRD 1031 VG++ NICE COPY £20 DANDY - I'M YOUR PUPPET - DOWNTOWN 416 EX £15 FABULOUS COPY KING STITT & ANDY - HERBSMAN - CLANDISC EX 15 Original turquoise label. Sticker mark. CLANCYS ALL STARS - C.N. EXPRESS / I WAS MEANT FOR YOU (LEE PERRY) - PAMA 722 CONDITION: EXCELLENT MINUS £40 REALLY NICE COPY THE PIONEERS — EASY COME EASY GO — PYRAMID 6062 EASY COME, EASY GO / BEVERLEYS ALL STARS - ONLY A SMILE NO CENTRE, LOOKS A BIT USED BUT PLAYS SUPERBLY CONDITION: VG++ TO EX- £50 THE CORSAIRS - GOODNIGHT MY LOVE / LOVER GIRL - UNITY 558 EX+ 15 Mint minus, possibly unplayed THE RIO GRANDES — SOLDIERS TAKE OVER — PYRAMID 6001 SOLDIERS TAKE OVER / MOSES CONDITION: VG TO VG++ £20 LEE PERRY - THE UPSETTER / THANK YOU BABY - AMALGAMATED Reissue from the Lucky Sevens box set MINT £15 THE PIONEERS - CATCH THE BEAT / SIR GIBBS ALL STARS - JANA - AMALGAMATED 828 VG/VG+ £15 THE VICEROYS - SEND REQUEST / UNKNOWN INSTRUMENTAL - BIG SHOT 582 A bizarre 1971 release credited to The Teardrops and Laurie's Allstars, but it actually plays the 1968 rocksteady classic "Send request" by The Viceroys. B side is a Derrick Morgan backing track also from 68. No centre. VG+ £20 STEVE COLLINS - DING A LING, TING A LING - BIG SHOT 620 MINT MINUS £15 THE MESSENGERS (KEN BOOTHE) - IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK / JUST LIKE A SHELTER - MIRTO Super version of the Syl Johnson number, this was available by sending in tokens from a drink called Nutrament! Some light pops but generally EX. VG++ £20 DERRICK MORGAN - ME NAH GIVE UP / BEVERLEYS ALLSTARS - DREADNAUGHT - PYRAMID 6053 Awesome early reggae tune from Derrick and 'Johnny Melody'. Crackles a little at the start, improving as it progresses. No centre and small writing on label. Essential Skinhead reggae. Classic Ska instrumental on B side but that is only G+/VG VG/VG++ £35 ANDY CAPP - POP A TOP / RECO - THE LION SPEAKS - TREASURE ISLE 7052 Great copy, small writing on centre EX £15 AUGUSTUS PABLO - TALES OF PABLO / TALES DUB - TROPICAL 035 Early melodica classic. Name on label in black felt tip. EX £15 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 POSTAGE RATES HAVE CHANGED AGAIN, 1ST CLASS RECORDED IS NOW £2.40 FOR ONE RECORD WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS. SPECIAL DELIVERY IS £7.00 OVERSEAS: EUROPE IS £3.50 AIRMAIL, £9.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST. REST OF THE WORLD IS £4.50 AIRMAIL, £10.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST.

Someone at Motown had their finger on the pulse, can't remember the name of the album but in around 1970-71 they released a compilation album of top dancers including "Six By Six" and the sleeve notes tell us that people travel the country just to hear this track.

I've been playing records since I could just about walk, why stop now? I can't put an mp3 on a turntable. It's the same thing when people say they prefer LP's to CD's. You can't cherish a CD like you can with an LP. MP3's and itunes etc are fantastic for storing a library of music but nothing's ever going to take the place of an actual vinyl record which you can touch and go through the process of removing it from it's sleeve, putting it on the deck and putting the needle on the run in in anticipation. MP3 - you just click a button. Where's the love there?

Here's a two hour special featuring - well basically a bunch of tracks that I like, as usual - with a mixture of 60's and 70's tunes, all designed to keep the dancers happy. I must warn you, there are some quite left field selections in this lot, but at least it keeps it fun. Some of these you may not have heard for 30 years, some you might have heard yesterday, but I think it's a pretty entertaining affair and to keep within the spirit, they were all recorded from vinyl (hence a few pops and clicks here and there). HARRY BETTS - THEM FROM THE FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE THE COMBINATIONS - WHATCHA GONNA DO BENNY CURTIS & THE DIRTY HEARTS - DIRTY HEARTS DAWN - BABY'S GONE AWAY SPYDER TURNER - I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE LARRY ALLEN - CAN'T WE TALK IT OVER THE FI DELS - TRY A LITTLE HARDER G. DAVIS & R. TYLER - HOLD ON HELP IS ON THE WAY THE TRANELLS - BLESSED WITH A LOVE THE CARTER BROTHERS - SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE ELLIE GREENWICH - BABY ROBERT THOMAS - SALVATION JOE JAMA - MY LIFE THE GATURS - YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT SISTERS LOVE - I'M LEARNING TO TRUST MY MAN SAM WARD - SISTER LEE BOB'S BAND - LOCKES THEME FELIX CAVALIERE - NEVER FELT LOVE BEFORE AL DE LORY - RIGHT ON MANDRILL - NEVER DIE MIROSLAV VITOUS - NEW YORK CITY THE CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE KEEPS DRAWING ME CLOSER ALPACA PHASE III - I LIKE TO PARTY LIFE - TELL ME WHY VAL PALMER - BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN FRENCH FRIES - DANSE A LA MUSIQUE FLOWER SHOPPE - YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY LARRY SANTOS - YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME (LP VERSION) THE INSPIRATIONS - NO ONE ELSE CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE THE BAJA MARIMBA BAND - ALONG COMES MARY SAN FRANCISCAN TKO'S - MAKE UP YOUR MIND BARBARA PENNINGTON - TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY ANDERSON BROTHERS - I CAN SEE HIM LOVING YOU JACKIE TRENT - YOU BABY THE BLENDELS - YOU NEED LOVE THE VONDELS - HEY GIRL YOU'VE CHANGED SAM DEES - LONELY FOR YOU BABY BETTY LLOYD - I'M CATCHING ON ARIN DEMAIN - SILENT TREATMENT D.C. LARUE - CATHEDRALS (12") THE NIGHTS - LOVE KNOCKED YOU DOWN JAMES FOUNTAIN - SEVEN DAY LOVER MAMIE LEE - I CAN FEEL HIM SLIPPING AWAY SILVETTI - SPRING RAIN ROBERT TANNER - SWEET MEMORIES JOHN HARRIS & THE SOUL SAYERS - HANGIN' IN https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/soul-showdown-60s-vs-70s/

What I mean is - not everyone who has bought a copy is a dj - I bought it - although I'm now a podcast dj!

I'd say a VG- record is one thats never been kept in a sleeve and looks battered but plays well in comparison with it's appearance - and of course all someone has to do is post a sound clip, like you say

They all sound the same.

Has anyone ever seen an issue?

n.b. am a bit stuck there as this website is designed using wordpress and I haven't got a clue about it, am totally dependent on the lady who built the site, and even she doesn't know why the shopping cart doesn't work properly so I'm just thankful that I sell most records via my mailing list.