Pete S

Bit like when I asked my Missus when I asked her if I could be her "Back Door Santa". Didn't want any presents that year...

I think it's a case of someone wanting it at the right time - last time I had one, a demo copy, I just couldn't sell it and I was asking £125 which I thought was reasonable. Then I saw one go not long after for £150. I remember paying £5 for it as an unknown early 90's.

Don't you have enough broken hearts crowned across the town, more or less

If liking that sh*te is a sign of having taste then I"m glad I've got none

01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com HI FOLKS - ANOTHER REALLY NICE SELECTION OF NORTHERN SOUL 45’s TODAY (IF YOU WANT THIS LIST A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT APPEARS ON SOUL SOURCE, ASK TO BE PUT ON MY MAILING LIST) AL & RAY — I SHOULD HAVE GONE — DICKSON EX 25 R & B dancer JEWEL AKENS — I’VE ARRIVED — ERA EX 50 SOLD Same song as Steve Flanagan — but better JACKEY BEAVERS — BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES — GRAND LAND EX 125 Stafford classic KENNY BERNARD — AIN’T NO SOUL — COMPASS EX 20 Tough stock copy C-QUENTS — IT’S YOU AND ME — ESSICA EX 50 Nice lesser played oldie JIMMEY (SOUL) CLARK — SWEET DARLIN’ — SOULHAWK M- 50 SOLD Lovely copy THE CHYMES — BRING IT BACK HOME — OKEH DEMO M- 100 Nice version of Linda Lyndell with a cracking beat ballad/midtempo flip JIMMY DOBBINS — LITTLE MISS PERFECT — CRASH EX 25 Uptempo R & B FOUR PUZZLES — ESPECIALLY FOR YOU BABY — FAT BACK M- 50 Lesser known dancer, gritty vocals, really nice HELENA FERGUSON — MY TERMS — COMPASS EX 20 Torch oldie HELEN FERGUSON — FORGETFULNESS — 20TH CENTURY EX 40 Hard to find girlie dancer FUNKY SISTERS — DO IT TO IT — AURORA DEMO EX 50 Another Torch classic. Grey and white demo. ART GRAYSON — BAD DREAMS — 4 CORNERS M 40 Mint and still in company sleeve THE GLORIES — I WORSHIP YOU BABY — DATE DEMO EX+ 85 SOLD All time classic — lovely copy in Date sleeve ROSE HARGROVE — WHY AM I LOSING YOU — AFCO EX 30 Shouty R & B lady THE KITTENS — IS IT OVER BABY — ABC EX 40 Nice dancer — rare issue LITTLE GIGI — TAKE THE BITTER WITH THE SWEET — SELECT EX 75 Fast R & B dancer SANDY LAYNE — HOW MANY TIMES — LOMA DEMO EX 20 Forgotten early Wigan dancer. ‘Not for sale’ crossed out on the label, little warp n.a.p. LIBERTY — GIRL YOU BETTER WAKE UP — BASF M 20 Brilliant Cleethorpes dancer, unplayed, in company sleeve THE LEDGENDS — FEAR NOT — COMMONWEALTH UNITED M 50 Rarer stock copy — again, in company sleeve THE LOVETTES — LITTLE MISS SOUL — CARNIVAL ISSUE M- 40 Much harder to find on this red and black issue copy GARNET MIMMS — LOOKING FOR YOU — UK UNITED ARTISTS EX+ 125 Possibly the best copy I’ve ever had. Has a tiny sticker on the label, otherwise near perfect. You’d never need to upgrade this one. CHOLLI MAYE — YOU WILL NEVER GET AWAY — GOLD EX 40 SOLD Excellent early 60’s girl dancer ONE’SY MACK — NEVER LISTEN TO YOUR HEART — GHETTO EX 50 Crossover rarity DIANA NEWBY — EVERYTHING’S WRONG — KAPP DEMO EX 40 Really good version of the Chubby Checker number PATTY & THE EMBLEMS — ONE MAN WOMAN — KAPP EX 30 Totally overlooked uptempo dancer — worth a listen THE PASSIONETTES — MY FAULT — PATH M 40 Absolutely cracking Stafford spin — uptempo girls — not had one of these for ages THE PUZZLES — MY SWEET BABY — FAT BACK EX 50 Great oldie — Mecca? A.C. REED — MY BABY’S BEEN CHEATING — COOL EX 75 Still capable of packing the floors, one of the first R & B biggies THE RAYONS — YOU CONFUSE ME BABY / BE GOOD WHEN I’M GONE — FORTE M- 100 Can’t tell if this is male or female, funky uptempo dancer, Hammond organ, with a good midtempo flip. Not sure about the price of this one, books/on sale elsewhere at £200 WANDA ROUZAN — WOULD YOU LOVE ME / LONG TIME NO SEE — FRISCO EX 50 Nice New Orleans double sider ROY REDMOND — AIN’T THAT TERRIBLE — LOMA EX+ 40 SOLD In-demand version YOUNGBLOOD SMITH — YOU CAN SPLIT — VERVE DEMO M- 200 SOLD One of the greatest Northern dancers EVER BUDDY SKIPPER — RESTLESS BREED — DEESU EX 20 Strangely addictive New Orleans dancer SAM E SOLO — LOVE IS NOT A GAME — IMPERIAL ISSUE M- 50 Really nice on a stock copy OTIS SMITH — LET HER GO — PERCEPTION EX+ 125 SOLD Still sounds stunning after all these years. 100% original. THE SWEETHEARTS — NO MORE TEARS / THIS COULDN’T BE ME — KENT DEMO EX 100 Two great sides, No More Tears could have been a Motown record THE TEEN TURBANS — WE NEED TO BE LOVED — LOMA DEMO M- 40 Love this, an early version of Toni Lamar — Just In The Nick of time really — well same tune anyway, just a lot more uptempo THE TRENDS — THAT’S HOW I LIKE IT / NO ONE THERE — ABC DEMO EX+ 80 SOLD Fantastic double sider — one of their best uptempo dancers with a brilliant midtempo flip THE VOLCANOS — HELP WANTED / A LADY’S MAN — ARCTIC EX 30 SOLD Blue label, black lettering original — two great sides especially Help Wanted LITTLE JERRY WILLIAMS — I’M THE LOVER MAN — LOMA EX 20 Nice dancer from 1964 THE WOODEN NICKELS — NOBODY BUT YOU — VAULT ISSUE EX+ 190 SOLD What a beauty — stock copy too, first I’ve ever had. Pounding Northern Soul at it’s best. CALVIN WILLIAMS — LONELY YOU’LL BE — NORTHERN DEL-LA EX 70 Rare on this label, especially in decent condition WENDY WOODS — DON’T HURT ME NO MORE — SINCERE EX 125 Late 60’s / early 70’s dancer I TAKE CARDS, PAYPAL, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE etc PAYPAL NAME IS pete.smith@freeuk.com POSTAGE RATES HAVE CHANGED SLIGHTLY, 1ST CLASS RECORDED IS NOW £2.25 FOR ONE RECORD WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS. SPECIAL DELIVERY IS £6.35 OVERSEAS: EUROPE IS £3.20 AIRMAIL, £8.50 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST. REST OF THE WORLD IS £4.20 AIRMAIL, £9.50 REGISTERED POST.

UK only I think - great version.

He ought to be done under the trades description act, that record was never played at Wigan! Plus it's a one sided disc, and the photo is terrible.

Dear me.

Miming wasn't her speciality

Yeah it is a male, definitely. But a male with a similar voice to SFTKO's singer.

Have you got one extremely long arm by any chance?

No it's a woman, same as on the TKO's, very very deep voice but listen to the lyrics

If that's her real name, maybe she is PRINCE ELLA as in Prince Ella & Sidney Jones (Baby, Sugar I Love You)???

Could well be - what a fantastic voice.

No problem at all, nice that others can get to hear them, also they help to wipe away some of the lies that people tell about Wigan only playing pop music!

Dave I found the tape track listing, not the same tape as yours as no Bobby Patterson, starts of with Celebrities on Boss, anyway it's on there covered up as Marie Knight.

Track 1 is Russ, then RS up to Ronnie McNeir when it's Keith Minshull, then Billy Woods onwards is all Pep

He doesn't know if you'll have to pay customs or not though, you just have to pay if you get unlucky and customs get hold of it. Ebay actually tell the US sellers to put a message saying 'item may be subject to customs charges' and says basically what he says, I think they actually get frightened into putting the full value on, I just ask them before it ends if he intends to put the full value on and if he says yes, I don't bid.

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 3rd 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. I can also hear the late Phil Shelton saying “fancy recording Wigan” into the mic, first time I’ve ever noticed that…a bit spooky. https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/wigan-casino-9-10-76/ WILLIE MITCHELL — THE CHAMPION MATT LUCAS — YOU BETTER GO GO RICHARD POPCORN WYLIE — ROSEMARY WHAT HAPPENED BOBBY HUTTON — LEND A HAND JOHNNY WILLIAMS — JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING JAY & THE AMERICANS — GOT HUNG UP ALONG THE WAY RONNIE McNEIR — SITTING IN MY CLASS MYSTIC MOODS — ASTRAL TRIP FRENCH FRIES — DANSE A LA MUSIQUE BILLY WOODS — LET ME MAKE YOU HAPPY YUM YUMS — GONNA BE A BIG THING MVP’s — TURNING MY HEARTBEAT UP NORMA JENKINS — CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT ADAMS APPLES — DON’T TAKE IT OUT ON THIS WORLD ROSCOE & FRIENDS — BROADWAY CISSY MYSTIC MOODS — ASTRAL TRIP RAIN — OUT OF MY MIND RON HOLDEN — I’LL FORGIVE AND FORGET

Don't remember, sorry, but I think the track listing of the tape is on the back cover of Beatin Rhythm 14 or 15, I think I have one in the garage so I'll have a look later. The tape also had names like 'Cornelius Dwyer' and 'Dewey Black' on there.

Sold a beautiful blue issue of this a while back - never seen another one - really did look stunning

Could be down to size as well? I struggle with this as well.

I wouldn't give you £4.50 for it it any condition!

Both big scans are of the bootleg Benji, they both have stuck on labels as far as I can see. There was actually a counterfeit before that one with a moulded label as well.

I sent someone £20 this morning, it said transaction failed, so did it again 10 minutes later, said transaction failed, then got two receipts saying my payments had been successful - paid same person twice apparently..