Pete S

Not sure what your point is Nev, are you trying to say that it's worth 2 grand? Is that £15 Solomon Burke record sold at auction for £400 worth £400?

Yeah I saw that. Means f*ck all though does it, we could all stick a record up for 2 grand and hope some mug bites

What do you reckon then Geoff, price wise, someone wants me to sell it for them

The import MCA reissue, if thats whats being referred to, was issued in 1977 the same week as Lee Roye and Joey Heatherton.

I have seen that one before Dave but it may well have been on that very scan that you've shown me before!

Blimey I thought I'd had or seen 'em all, anyone know how common / rare this is, or have a copy?

£15 - £20, same as the Ackee label one - but the Lord Koos has a different B side, Breaking Up making it a little more collectable. Was one for £15 on ebay today.

"They" reckon the one with larger text is rarer but I doubt it

Some people must think us sellers have fallen from the trees. I sold a superb copy of The Maytals - Monkey Man the other day. There was a photo of it, looking spanking new. On the other side, someone had drawn four or five dots on the centrepiece, so I said WOL on B side. This guy who bought it has just sent me a message saying he did not know that WOL meant Writing On Label (despite it being the most common phrase used in describing records), he thought it meant Wear On Label, despite the fact there was a photo showing the perfect label, and he wants a part refund. You can imagine what my reply was. I have also had someone who bought 3 records off me saying he has only received 2, despite me packing them all in the same mailer and remembering doing so. And people wonder why we don't enjoy selling on ebay.

I missed that, what happened?

Bugger, trying to bid on this but am blocked for having 2 non payer strikes - was from when I won 3 singles and the bloke refused to consolidate the post and wanted £6 1st class postage when actual was £1.50, so I refused to pay him

Where was it broadcast mate?

PAYPAL TO pete.smith@freeuk.com please 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. TWO LOTS OF THESE NEW TITLES TO GO - ONE TODAY, ONE TOMORROW (I THINK) INCLUDES MOSES SMITH (COTILLION), MARLENA SHAW, MARTY HILL (COLUMBIA) etc 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 25 Much harder to find version of The Dynamics BETTY LAVETTE - STAND UP LIKE A MAN / I'M JUST A FOOL FOR YOU - CALLA EX 50 Tremendous double sider BOBBY DUKES - JUST TO BE WITH YOU - CALLA EX 30 Nice 70's dancer, instrumental flip THE TYMES - THE LOVE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 15 Same both sides DJ copy JAMES BOUNTY - ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS - COMPASS DEMO EX 50 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 25 Two crossover sides DEAN PARRISH - SKATE - BOOM EX 30 Mod classic instrumnetal - nice issur MARVIN HOLMES & JUSTICE - YOU BETTER KEEP HER - BROWN DOOR EX 25 Classic 70's dancer, vinyl copy. Light label wear. WALES WALLACE - SOMEBODY I KNOW - BRC EX 30 Another nice 70's dancer, great copy BOBBY LESTER - HANG UP YOUR HANG UPS - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 25 Old Casino / Mecca monster 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 25 Stock copy THE SOULFUL STRINGS - BURNING SPEAR - CADET EX 15 Great instrumental, Birmingham Locarno 79! LIZA SMITH - I WANNA LOVE YOU - BIG TOP DEMO VG+ 10 Fierce sounding lady...plays with a bit of crackle

Also GARY BROWN & THE CHANTS - SPOILED CHILD - BROWNIE 105

Thanks Sean

Although this is an unbelievably brilliant record, the hype is astonishing, it's worth maybe £400 and I know nobody would sell it for that nowadays but it literally doubled in price overnight about 8 years back, it was only 15 years ago that it was £30. So good luck to you people raking it in on this one.

I can find these two sides separately on IX Chains records but not this coupling on Black Magic record In RANDOLPH BROWN & COPMANY - TAKE A FEW MORE STEPS / YOU CAN BE CURED - BMRS 001 any ideas? * also MOSES SMITH - KEEP ON STRIVING - COTILLION DEMO, thanks

Not going to argue with you Benji. I was talking about the reissue on Impact.

Think Giant is the original label and original version, Impact is a reissue from 4 or 5 years ago

It's not rare but it's pretty hard on it's UK issues Tim, on Ackee and Lord Koos, I've had 3 copies on Ackee I think but they were a couple of years apart. Benji the version on Impact is a different take.

I heard that too but I think it might be an urban legend which came about simply because he joined The Champs, but it was after Tequila.

Would much rather go by experience than looking in a book...

Jimmy Seals - The Yesterday Of Our Love on Challenge - people keep saying this is Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts - surely not though, the singer sounds like a black guy? I realise that he was a member of The Champs who were on Challenge but he joined after their hits I think.

Thanks Tony. I braved going into Wolverhampton and found some in a DJ Equipment shop for 8.99 each.

PAYPAL TO pete.smith@freeuk.com please 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. HERE'S TODAY'S SELECTIONS EDDIE FLOYD - BABY BYE - SAFICE EX 15 A good R & B thumper backed with a lovely harmony ballad PAUL FLAGG - WHAT DID I DO WRONG (TO YOU BABY) - ATLANTIC EX 15 This guy has a fantastic gruff voice, this sounds like a late 60's Stax dancer 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 THE FLAMINGOS - SHE SHOOK MY WORLD - PHILIPS EX+ 15 Most of The Flamingos Philips 45's are excellent, this one is no exception 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 20 1976 Chicago dancer LINDA GLASS - BEFORE LOVE BEATS ME GOIN' - VIBRATION VG++ 40 Few marks but only one or two pops, label signed and dedicated by Linda Glass 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 THE LOVELITES - GET IT OFF MY CONSCIENCE - LOVELITE VG+ 25 This one has a little noise in the right channel, pretty sure it'd be okay for djing, selling at a third of full price but if you don't think it's worth £25 I'm happy to refund. Hard to find on this original. RICKY GEE - I WILL GET YOU THERE - CONDUC EX- 10 Good cheapie dancer from Chicago MILT GRAYSON - YOUR OLD STAND BY - DERBY EX+ 100 Two really good early 60's Big City Soul sides (B side Wayfarin' Stranger) this is 250 quid elsewhere! CURTIS DAVIS - YOUR LOVE AND MY MONEY - BEV MAR DEMO EX- 40 Gritty R & B dancer, Pittsburgh label, ZTSC number - rare demo copy LANDY McNEAL - COUNTING ON YOU BABY - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 30 This is the rarer double sided demo with"Stand Up And Be Counted" on the B side 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 40 Superb harmonica driven instrumental. Has a small crackle before the record starts otherwise is perfect JAMES COIT - BLACK POWER - PHOOF EX 20 Stamped original and also THE WIGAN CASINO TAPE ARCHIVE £20 PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE WERE RECORDED ON PRIMITIVE MONO TAPE RECORDERS OFTEN USING A PLUG IN MIC, SO EXPECT 'LIVE' QUALITY. SOME OF MY TAPES TOWARDS THE END ARE IN TRULY SUPERB QUALITY BUT I TEND TO PREFER THE RAW, ATMOSPHERIC ONES. YOU ARE WELCOME TO USE ANY OF THESE TAPES AS PODCASTS etc BUT PLEASE CREDIT THE SOURCE. ALSO IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THEM WITH FRIENDS THAT'S NO PROBLEM BUT PLEASE DO NOT SELL THEM, ESPECIALLY ON EBAY. I MAY NOT HAVE THE COPYRIGHT ON THE MUSIC PLAYED AT THESE VENUES BUT THE RECORDINGS ARE MINE AND IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO RESTORE THEM AND GET THEM FIT FOR PURPOSE. AND LOTS OF BATTERIES TO RECORD THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.. HERE ARE THE WIGAN CASINO LIVE TAPES EARLIEST RECORDING OCTOBER 73 This tape is from October 1973, the earliest Wigan tape in existence as far as I know, just a month into the Casino's lifespan. The playlist is pretty much as to be expected, mainly comprising records from The Cats, The Torch and places like Va Va's. Much of the tape was cut to pieces where the original taper started recording then changed his mind. Tracks I had to cut off this tape included Terrible Tom, Jr Walker (I Ain't Goin' Nowhere), Morris Chestnut, Freddie Chavez and Lou Ragland (I Travel Alone). Very interesting to see LOU RAGLAND in there though, I had no idea until today that this was spun and then dropped for 3 or 4 years. It's a fabulous tape, usual mono quality, great atmosphere and the clapping during Mike Post Coalition is spine tingling. You'll wish you were there - I did! DJ's are cut from the tape mainly but I can definitely hear Martyn Ellis SEPTEMBER 74 Probably the most exciting Casino tape I ever uploaded, of course it's been downloaded and split up by people posting it on youtube but this is the full original. You can touch the atmosphere. 7TH JUNE 1975 this was recorded in the main room at Wigan casino on June 7th 1975 and features Richard Searling and Russ Winstanley. I made two edits in this one, cutting out Pain It Black by Love Sitars and Run Baby by Dalton James & Sutton from Russ's spot, otherwise it's as it was recorded - blimey it was 38 years ago! Starts off quietly but sound improves by the second track. 23RD SEPT 1975 2ND ANNIVERSARY Just nearly one side of a C90 cassette, this is a fantastic snapshot of Wigan Casino in late 1975. The DJ for the first track is Alan Rhodes. His handover to John Vincent at 18:20 on the recording is one of the greatest, most thrilling bits of DJing many of us had ever heard at the time. And still is to this day 9TH OCTOBER 1976 This late 1976 period was fantastic and I’m really sad that this is my only remaining tape from that period, I did have others but they were lent out and never returned. Two things that I enjoyed about this, listen to The Champion and you can really hear the sound of feet on that dancefloor, what an atmosphere (this is a little cheat as I actually recorded that 2 weeks earlier at the 4th Anniversary but left it on the tape) and even better, Danse A La Musique — it sounds like people clapping but that is the sound of feet ‘stomping’, not clapping. I remember recording that sat on the balcony overlooking the dancefloor and watching the packed dancefloor in sheer awe. DJ's here are Richard Searling, Keith Minshull and (mainly) Pep, who was of course a hero to most of the Wolverhampton crowd. Nice of him to play my request right at the end... 12TH FEB 1977 This was a fantastic night at what was my favourite period of Wigan late 76 to early 77. I recorded this from the back of the room with the recorder sat on a table so it's not digital quality but the atmosphere is, of course, second to none. DJ's are keith Minshull and Richard Searling. 21ST JULY 1977 This one I recorded back and to the right, looking at the stage, the recorder was on a table right on the edge of the dancefloor, if you listen to the climax of the second chorus of "I Wanna Know" you will actually hear me trip over my Adidas bag whilst doing a spin LOL. Sorry this one picks up quite a lot of talking, I can recognise at least 4 of them as if it were yesterday. DJ is Keith Minshull and it's a pretty atmospheric recording. 24TH SEPT 1977 4TH ANNIVERSARY This is the last 30 minutes of the 4th Anniversary at Wigan casino, 24th September 1977. I taped this from the back left of the room. It's notable for featuring the late Martyn Ellis doing one of his rare Wigan spots, he's the first DJ on, followed by Russ Winstanley ending the night with an awesome, atmospheric 3 Before 8 (well 4 before 8 if you include Gerri Granger). Sound quality is as you would expect from a cheap cassette deck but if you love the Wigan atmosphere you'll enjoy this. 15TH OCTOBER 1977 I remember this was a really quiet night for some reason so I sat on the stage and recorded this with the tape recorder placed on top of one of the speakers - hence it's great quality. I prefer my Wigan tapes with more atmosphere and clapping but today's generation seem to prefer the music, so here's the first part of Richard Searling's spot from 15th October 1977. 25TH SEPT 1980 7TH ANNIVERSARY This is a phenomenal quality recording of the 7th anniversary (taped by an old friend Rich Simner) and the highlight is undoubtedly a sensational spot from Richard Searling, playing many of his then cover ups and top sounds. Although the sound quality is fantastic, you can also hear the clapping, so good stuff all round. This track listing may not be exactly right as I know I cut out a few of the Modern sounds when I originally edited the tape, I've not listened to it before posting it. I know you'll enjoy this one, it's definitely one of the best I've got. MR. M'S STUNNING QUALITY RECORDING Northern Oldies lovers, get ready, this one will blow your socks off. This is a typical hour spent in Mr. M's which was of course the offshoot or overspill room to the main room at Wigan Casino. I have to admit that I didn't frequent it much - the whole reason for doing the 160 mile round trip was to hear exclusive records, not stuff they used to play at our local youth club, but of course thousands of people did enjoy M's so this one goes out to you lot. The sound quality is outstanding, so good that it sounds like a 'line in' recording. The DJ is Brian Rae (I think - sounds like him anyway). It's a really good spot and I'd date it to some time in late 1977. END OF AN ERA THE LAST ALLNIGHTER SEPT 19th 1981 This is an edited down document of the last ever 2 hours at Wigan casino, this was the 'real' end of an era allnighter (the hastily arranged second one doesn't count), this was obviously my last ever visit and it was a fantastic night, as you'll hear from this very emotional recording. If you were ever a Casino regular, I wouldn't be surprised if this has you in tears, not only at the end, but also listening to the atmosphere on tracks like A Little Bit Hurt, Move On Up and Tainted Love - it has never been equalled and it never will be. This isn't the best quality tape I've put up by a long chalk but it's priceless as a historical document. ALSO CLEETHORPES 1975 LIVE TAPE (FANTASTIC) This is the only live recording I have from Cleethorpes Pier, and it’s from it’s peak really, when it’s playlist matched or even surpassed that of any other venue in the country, late 1975 going into 1976. What I love about live tapes is the atmosphere, the clapping which sadly seems to have disappeared over the last two decades, but what makes this Cleethorpes tape special is that you think you are hearing clapping, when in fact it’s the sound of FEET stomping in unison — just listen to So Is The Sun for proof of this…it sounds like their going to stomp the pier into the sea! Anyway, Cleethorpes 75, the DJ is Pep apart from on the last three tracks, not sure who it is that takes over. £20 including postage paypal to pete.smith@freeuk.com