Pete S

Stacks of the stuff on youtube Carl. Too many to list really. Brilliant footage of Little Anthony doing Hurt So Bad but I don't think any footage of Better Use Your Head has turned up yet. I must have going on for 1000 clips of soul artists, but nobodys interested anymore thats why I never bothing compiling dvd's nowadays, I've still got tons of stuff not on youtube from when I used to trade with people.

Yeah I think so, maybe £60 on issue, the issue was scarce then though. But you know me, always expensive anyway

Actually bought myself a record on sunday, High Voltage - Country Road (issue) for £25. Got the invoice yesterday, paid straight away, didn't recognise the seller name but did recognise the email address, and it was someone who's been a customer of mine for at least 10 years, really nice guy and what you'd call a valued customer. Anyway when I paid I said wow how about that, roles reversed, me buying off you now. Few hours later, he sent me a message saying I'd been really helpful to him over the years and he'd like to give me the High Voltage record to say thanks, and he consequently refunded my payment. Makes a nice change to be able to say something good about an ebay deal.

Why would it be on styrene, it's just a standard injection moulded monstrosity, they began creeping into the UK in 1971, after that maybe 80% of Polygram records were pressed like that, the one on the scan matches the UK reissue, which is also available as plastic label and, much scarcer paper label.

It's by Jeanette Williams

Blimey a 9 year old post!!!

HERE'S WHAT'S LEFT FROM THE LAST DOZEN OR SO LISTS, I'VE REDUCED PRACTICALLY ALL OF THEM pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 DOROTHY PRINCE - SEEK AND YOU'LL FIND - MPAC EX £25 Shouty-voiced Stafford dancer, decent price for this. BILLY PROPHET - PUPPET ON A STRING - MERRIMAC EX £30 One time £100 sound LOU RAWLS - YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - CAPITOL EX £10 Classic 60's Soul THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - BRING YOUR LOVE TO ME - MOONGLOW EX £10 Old 100 Club / Stafford spin AL REED - SORRY ABOUT THAT - AXE EX £20 New Orleans R & B style dancer RONNIE & JOYCE - ON THE STAGE OF LOVE - ALPHA EX £20 Minor Wigan play - proper Northern as well MERLE SPEARS & THE TREATS - I WANT TO KNOW - ATLANTIC DEMO EX+ £50 Big record a few years back, uptempo R & B influenced dancer, this is a superb copy. JOHNNY NASH - WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS / DEEP IN THE HEART OF HARLEM - GROOVE EX- £50 Gets a minus grade for a couple of non-sounding marks, both sides play EX+, cracking uptempo dancer "What Kind Of Love" plus a bonus B side, the Jimmy Radcliffe penned beat ballad "Deep In The Heart Of Harlem". Great double sider at a good price. THE PACETTES - DON'T READ THE LETTER - REGINA EX £15 Nice girl group tune fromApril '64 THE PLATTERS '65 - RUN WHILE IT'S DARK - ENTREE EX £10 Latin-tinged dancer THE PERSIANS - GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF - PAGEANT DEMO VG+ £20 Lots of marks but plays with practically no problems at all. This is the original, midtempo version of the Little Rose Little number and it's beautiful. B side "Steady Kind" also excellent. Rare on this white demo, has two black stersisks and number on label. JOHNNY MOFFETT - I FOUND JOY - CANTERBURY EX £10 Uptempo dancer with a deep soul flip MARLINA MARS - JUST FOR THE BOOK - CAPITOL VG++ £15 One of her least know 45's, excellent girl group / popcorn dancer AZIE MORTIMER - (I GET THE FEELING) YOU'RE ASHAMED OF ME - UNITED ARTISTS DEMO EX- £20 More Big City soul, few marks on vinyl but plays mint, this also has a promo sleeve (corner cut) MR. TEARS (PARIS) - DON'T LEAD ME ON - 4J VG+ £15 Used copy, ring wear and a few marks on vinyl, minor crackle in parts but generally plays great. JIMMY NORMAN - THIS I BEG OF YOU - SAMAR EX £15 Big production, great voice, would have been huge if it had been harder to find BOBBY NEWTON & THE INCREDIBLE SAXONS - DON'T FIGHT THE FEELING - LORRAINE EX+ £20 Unusual dancer out of Reading, PA. ALAN BRUCE - I FEEL BETTER - GARRISON DEMO VG+ £25 This one is regularly seen at £100 but has a couple of pops at the start and slight label wear - official A side, a slowie, is only VG. 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 KENNY LONAS - WOULD YOU BELIEVE - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 25 A far lesser known but still really nice version of the William Hunt track LITTLE TOMMY & THE ELGINS - I WALK ON - ABC EX- 40 Been tipped for years but never going to go big now, still booking at £100, great track though, like a faster tempo Stand By Me ALTO LEE - WHO CAN I TURN TO (IN THE WIND) - 87-30 RECORDS EX 25 Bizarre Jerry Williams effort incorporating a Bob Dylan classic with one of his own songs and a great 'recorded in England' message on the label...yeah right HENRY MOORE - SHE'S A LOVER - HERMITAGE W/DEMO VG++ 10 Don't know anything about this early 60's dancer...slow burning beat ballad on the B side though CASINO ROYALE - GET YOURSELF TOGETHER - KEY LOC EX 40 Good, brassy dancer from san Antonia, Texas ELDRIDGE HOLMES - HUMPBACK - JET SET EX 20 Uptempo dancer, new dance craze - don't think The Humpback ever caught on though THE MARVELLOS - DOWN IN THE CITY / IN THE SUNSHINE - MODERN DEMO EX- 25 In The Sunshine is a lovely, typical Van McCoy tune. This side is EX, other side is VG++. THE INTENTIONS - TIME / COOL SUMMER NIGHT - UPTOWN EX 25 Two really nice vocal group sides, both midtempo JIMMY NORMAN - FAMILY TREE - MERCURY EX 75 Storming dancer, Johnny Brantley production. Ballad B side bit crackly at start. BOBBY JONES - BEWARE A STRANGER - USA DEMO VG++ 20 Great lesser known oldie, plays fine, X on label and very small label damage (looks like another label got stuck to it at some point) JESSE JOHNSON - HOLES IN MY SOUL - OAK EX+ 10 70's dancer JERRY JACKSON - GYPSY EYES - KAPP DEMO VG++ 20 Great early 60's Big City Soul, few surface marks but plays great, name on label JOANNE MORGAN - JUST HOW LOUD (MUST THE MUSIC PLAY) - MGM EX 20 Rare black issue copy DEON JACKSON - OOH BABY - CARLA EX 15 Classic Detroit floater PAUL (GUITAR RED) JOHNSON - PRETTY EYED BABY - CHECKER EX 15 Not the R&B you might expect, more of a popcorn type dancer, very nice BILLY CONN - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN - FEDERAL EX 30 Nice early soul with uptempo R & B flip JIMMY HOLIDAY - SHIELD ALL ROUND - KT EX 20 Brilliant and underrated lesser known THE GAINORS - TELL HIM - TALLEY HO EX- 20 Early Van McCoy composition, popcorn style dancer, one small non-sounding mark on the vinyl YVONNE GOMEZ - MY MAN A GO GO - HAWAII EX 20 Amazingly this one still books at £100! This copy is a tiny, tiny bit offcentre, I mean really tiny. JIMMY GRESHAM & THE GIBSON KINGS - NOBODY KNOWS (THE TROUBLE I SEE) - KITTY EX 40 150 in JM and 40 in Anglo...best go lower I think EDDIE FLOYD - BABY BYE - SAFICE EX 15 A good R & B thumper backed with a lovely harmony ballad CAROL FRAN - ANY DAY LOVE WALKS IN - PORT DEMO EX- 40 Not like her R & B dancers, this one sounds like a big N.Y. production with full orchestra - great stuff. Non-sounding mark on the vinyl hence the minus grade MILLIE FOSTER - LOVE WHEEL - PRESIDENT DEMO EX 40 How has this not sold? Cracking R & B dancer, produced by Robert Banks, couldn't find one when I wanted a copy! GUITAR RED - SHARE YOUR LOVE - MOD ART EX 15 1976 Chicago dancer GERRI GRANGER - YOU MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT - DOUBLE L EX+ 10 lot of these records never get played because they're "common", consequently loads of good sides get overlooked - like this one RICKY GEE - I WILL GET YOU THERE - CONDUC EX- 10 Good cheapie dancer from Chicago MILT GRAYSON - YOUR OLD STAND BY - DERBY EX+ 75 Two really good early 60's Big City Soul sides (B side Wayfarin' Stranger) this is 250 quid elsewhere! CHARLIE GRACIE - WALK WITH ME GIRL - SOCK & SOUL DEMO EX 15 Minor spin in the 70's, nice midtempo dancer THE GLOBELITERS - THE WAY YOU DO - PHILTOWN EX 15 Good group harmony dancers, oddball B side is like a soul; version of Three Blind Mice! LITTLE SONNY - WADE IN THE WATER - ENTERPRISE EX 30 Superb harmonica driven instrumental. Has a small crackle before the record starts otherwise is perfect JEAN ELIAS - HOW LONG CAN I GO ON FOOLING MYSELF - BACKBEAT EX 15 Crossover - new one on me THE FIVE SHARPS - THE FIFE PIPER - CAMEO EX 20 Much harder to find version of The Dynamics JAMES BOUNTY - ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS - COMPASS DEMO EX 40 Great dancer totally overshadowed by "Prove Yourself A Lady" - talk about a forgotten oldie TAWNY REED - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY - CONGRESS DEMO EX 20 Nice UK version, here on a scarce USA release VAN McCOY - LET ME DOWN EASY / SOUL IMPROVISATIONS PART 2 - BUDDAH EX 20 Classic 70's FRAN OLIVER - TOMORROW MAY NOT COME / YOU WON'T GET AWAY - BBS EX 20 Two crossover sides DEAN PARRISH - SKATE - BOOM EX 25 Mod classic instrumental - nice issue HANK JACOBS - ELIJAH ROCKIN' WITH SOUL - CALL ME REISSUE EX 20 As stated, this is the lookalike reissue not the original LONNIE YOUNGBLOOD - LET MY LOVE BRING OUT THE WOMAN IN YOU - CALLA EX 20 Stock copy LIZA SMITH - I WANNA LOVE YOU - BIG TOP DEMO VG+ 10 Fierce sounding lady...plays with a bit of crackle AL JAMES - SOCKA TING - BIG BEAT EX 15 Another dance craze that never caught on! DEAN PARRISH - TELL HER - BOOM EX 30 Another lovely Boom issue DON HART - KEEP ON HOLDING ON / I CAN MAKE IT - COOL SCHOOL EX 60 This is a rare 45 - was withdrawn and titled changed to "Soldier Coming Home" THE PEACHES - BABY THINK IT OVER / MUSIC TO MY EARS - CONSTELLATION EX 20 Two girl group thumpers GAIL KELLY - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING - CAPITOL EX 20 Rare blue eyed midtempo dancer - uptempo dancer on the B side too CAMEO - FIND MY WAY - CHOCOLATE CITY EX 10 Ah happy memories... THE HUMAN BEINZ - NOBODY BUT ME - CAPITOL EX 15 Needs no introduction BILLY WATSON - GET MYSELF TOGETHER - BARRACUDA EX 25 Used to get tipped a lot this one, never did become popular though - label is not the Detroit one paypal to pete.smith@freeuk.com 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.

If you hold it to the light and can see light through it, it's a counterfeit, done at the same time using the same vinyl as John & The Weirdest.

Been after this on ages since I found it came out on UK. I had it on a Jamaican blank but sold it ages ago. It is of course Dave "Collins" Barker.

Really?

Looks very similar to me. Same haircut, same nose

As close to mint a copy as you could wish for but as I don't use mint, it's in EX+ condition. Keep On Striving on side 2 had one tiny pop on the intro but is easily EX if not EX+. Really nice copy in it's original company sleeve. £225 including postage in the UK. Overseas post £9 airsure. cheers Pete pete.smith@freeuk.com

George Lemons "private test press" total one off apparently https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/George-Lemons-Fascinating-Girl-Rare-Northern-Soul-45-Private-Test-Press-/231029461800?pt=UK_Records&hash=item35ca6dd328

Wow - I've never seen that before either Gene

I've got the most recent Tim Brown one you can have for a tenner plus post if you want it, more or less as new

That's this one Grant

They emailed me today saying they'd had a copy returned but didn't know if it was off me or someone else, so thats 2 people with bad copies, good to know I wasn't the only one

You may have done, there's hundreds of records I can never remember having had - until I see an old list of mine!

I'd already replied and thought I held my tongue pretty well.. Phil the record was near mint, the label as you can plainly see by the picture has no wear whatsoever and everyone knows that WOL is the most common record grading abbreviation of the lot, if you want to return the record because it has five dots on the centre of the other side that is absolutely fine and I am happy to give you a full refund, but a part refund, I would never do that and I actually state I don't do part refunds in the advert for precisely this reason. cheers, pete

C'est la vie - only on 20% of that anyway so got a fiver out of it

Van Dykes bootleg £60 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Northern-Soul-The-Van-Dykes-Save-My-Love-For-A-Rainy-Dat-Tears-Of-Joy-/321179052876?pt=UK_Records&hash=item4ac7c36b4c

First time I got this, it had been my top UK want forever, Gary White got me one and I knew he'd posted it registered post, except I was a bit mental at the time and was positive my postman was nicking things from me, so I got up at five thirty and actually walked over to the sorting office (it was 200 yards away from where I lived) and I waited for the postman to come out, I then followed him on his round until he came near to my house, got ahead of him, went in the house and waited til he rang the bell, I was hiding behind the door and he jumped out of his skin when I opened it the second he pressed the bell anyway the record was there, though I lost a copy of Harvey on Tri Phi a couple of weeks later... n.b. I have no idea how following would have helped the safe delivery of the record, as I say, I was slightly hatstand at the time

I only ever heard it at Wigan. Quite a pleasant record I thought.

Slight difference from the £25 I was told it was worth and agreed to sell it for

I'll show you his actual message: Dear mayfairmenthol, Hi there, received my record in super fast time, thankyou. however I misunderstood wol, I took it to be small" wear on label", not" writing on label". I am happy to keep the record, I wondered if you might consider a part refund. kind regards Phil