Pete S

Thanks Nige. And thanks for buying. That one you had, good job you got in early, had 4 calls for it!

No it is 1968 and it's in Harlow, apparently

Good point, maybe it's 1968 when Benfica played Man Utd? Couple of Sue LP's there as well I see and some Marble Arch Blues lp's on the wall?

It's just impossible to name 10 isn't it, I could name 30 Ska 45's, 30 Rocksteady 45's, 30 early Reggae 45's and One Roots 45 in seconds...too many brilliant records

The photo is brilliant I think - he's buying Otis Redding but look at the actual shop, and the records on the shelf behind the counter as well..

No there's loads more than that which I dislike more, anyway I only chose two records in that thread, Larry Houston and Bobby Sheen, I still have my options open on the third

There's a couple of reggae versions of Walking Up A One Way Street, The Clarendonians on Dragon is one...also a UK version of Open The Door Of Your Heart (Errol English?)

I don't like it either!

Remember me asking about this the other week and I was told I was off my head for asking more than £40 for it? I also got £85 for it...

I sold a Rufus Lumley - I'm Standing on Reo on here might have been year before last, £60, could have sold it half a dozen times and I'll be there's not been more than 5 of those ever turned up, sometimes I'm such a mug. The Kurt Harris first mentioned by Steve Foran on page 1 I sold that 18 months ago on Apex, it belonged to Alan Pollard. I think I had the first Regency copy of Donald Jenkins (was auctioned so it must have been quite early) but wouldn't complain if it was already around. I bought Soul Sam's Canadian Epic copy of Call Me Tomorrow off him at the Lafayette in about May 1979, it was in his playbox and he just got fed up of me asking him for it, cost £18.

I did, it was Mick Smith's, I think he got it from Ady

Not just one, I bought one at one of the early Prestatyns and was told that was where it came from. Not that I cared.

Same here, it's just mind-boggling that it wasn't deemed good enough to release.

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com ANOTHER NICE LITTLE BATCH OF ORIGINALS TODAY… PLEASE NOTE I NO LONGER RESERVE RECORDS SAM WILLIAMS — LOVE SLIPPED THRU MY FINGERS — TOWER DEMO VG+ current offer 550 Selling this for someone else — bad news it has a hiss on the start, on the piano intro, otherwise fine and although marked, one of those which people would call ‘perfect for djing’. So if you go by the rule that a mint one would be worth 1200, anyone interested should get an idea of what sort of offers we’d be looking at. THE BELGIANETTS — THE TRAIN — OKEH DEMO EX 30 Big popcorn tune TOMMY BUTLER — MOVE ON STAY GONE — CHATTAHOOCHIE EX+ 25 THE BLEU LIGHTS — THE END OF MY DREAM — BAY SOUND EX+ 30 Semi-known dancer CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS — JERK BABY JERK — CARMAX EX+ 30 Old Stafford spin, should have been a monster. Barry White involved. BOBBY BELL — DON’T COME BACK TO ME — RCA DEMO EX 40 Old school stomper from The Cats DEAN COURTNEY — WE HAVE A GOOD THING — RCA DEMO EX 50 Couple of marks but plays absolutely perfectly, no noise or clicks GODOY COLBERT — BABY I LIKE IT — REVUE EX 50 Same backing track as Len Jewel — All My Good Lovin’. Drill hole on label (through the R in the surname on one side) BENNY CURTIS & THE LITTLER DIRTY HEARTS — DIRTY HEARTS — RESIST EX 150 SOLD Blimey this is rare nowadays, and this is one of the few copies that doesn’t have the store name “Sax’s” written on the label. It does have the initials AR on the label. Classic Wigan stomper that rarely turns up. THE CONTENDERS — (YOU GOTTA) DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO — EDGE M- 30 Nice oldie, remember buying this on my first ever visit to Wigan THE FANTASTIC FOUR — AIN’T LOVE WONDERFUL — RIC TIC DEMO M 50 One of the toughest Ric Tic white demos — ‘books’ at 100 BEVERLY ANN GIBSON — A THREE DOLLAR BILL — JUBILEE M 60 Stunning mint styrene copy — East Coast press like this is rare TOMMY G & THE CHARMS - I KNOW WHAT I WANT — HOLLYWOOD DEMO EX+ 25 JANIE GRANT — MY HEART, YOUR HEART — PARKWAY DEMO VG++ 60 SOLD 100% original demo with date stamp on label, tiny wol and a little crackle on the bass intro otherwise a belter EDDY JACOBS — WAS I SO WRONG — KISS KISS M- 75 BARBARA JACKSON — BIG MAN — WARNER BROS DEMO EX+ 40 Stunning girly dancer — tune sounds like “The 81” TAMIKO JONES — I’M SPELLBOUND — GOLDEN WORLD DEMO EX+ 125 SOLD Still sounding as good as it did almost 40 years ago, always hard to find SAMANTHA JONES — SURROUNDED BY A RAY OF SUNSHINE — UNITED ARTISTS (ITALY) M 30 Lovely mint copy with great picture sleeve LONNIE LESTER — YOU CAN’T GO — NU TONE EX+ 100 SOLD One of the biggest records of the last decade LONNIE LESTER & CHUCK DANZY — AIN’T THAT A SHAME — NU TONE EX+ 30 SOLD Underrated! RUFUS LUMLEY — I’M STANDING — HOLTON EX 125 SOLD Very rare stamped original, I’ve seen nearly a dozen copies of the ‘very rare’ Afford single by him in the last few months but not one copy of this. LESLEY LANGLEY — NEW YORK — ATCO DEMO VG++ 60 This is so hard to find on US Atco — actually it’s hard enough on UK Polydor — super dancer, got 100 for my only other copy. This one has a little crack right on the very edge, not on the playing surface, and a few marks and a tiny storage warp but plays practically mint. If you want an “under the radar” dancer, this one’s not in the price guides. As always, 100% guaranteed to be as described. LANDY — DOCTOR GOOD SOUL — MOON SHOT EX 40 SOLD One of the true underrated Northern Soul 45’s…brilliant JACK MONTGOMERY — BABY TAKE A CHANCE ON ME — REVUE ISSUE M 150 SOLD Here you go, not only the far rarer stock copy with the instrumental on the B side, but it’s stone mint still in it’s company sleeve LEE ROGERS — JACK THE PLAYBOY — PREMIUM STUFF EX 30 Excellent double sider later reissued with different B side, this is the first issue BETTY RENNE — YOUR KINDA LOVE — LAWN EX 30 Was once tipped to go huge — never did — nice girly fingersnapper. Tape mark on label THE SECRETS — I FEEL A THRILL COMING ON — OMEN ISSUE EX- 70 This is a super-rare green label issue, first I’ve ever seen I think, looks a little used but plays totally spot on HELEN TROY — I THINK I LOVE YOU — FRENCH KAPP EP EX 125 SOLD Super rare EP with one side by Helen Troy and the other by Babs Tino, comes with it’s original EP which is in great shape, the vinyl has a few marks but plays near mint on I Think I Love You. DON THOMAS — COME ON TRAIN — NU VJ M- 60 SOLD The original pink label copy — rare original GINO WASHINGTON —PUPPET ON A STRING / GINO IS A COWARD — SONBERT VG+ 30 Rare first local release for this one and his only release on Sonbert OSCAR WRIGHT — FELL IN LOVE — FAIRMOUNT DEMO VG++ 75 SOLD Just a few light pops on this one. Brilliant midtempo dancer. Striped label. NANCY WILCOX — COMING ON STRONG — RCA DEMO EX 40 Classic dancer LARRY WILLIAMS — YOU ASK FOR ONE GOOD REASON / I AM THE ONE — OKEH M- 50 SOLD Brilliant double sider ERNIE & ED — INDICATION — UK JAYBOY M- 185 SOLD So many people after this at the moment THANKS FOR READING I ACCEPT PAYPAL, CARD, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE etc PAYPAL TO pete.smith@freeuk.com POSTAGE 1ST CLASS RECORDED £2.15 SPECIAL DELIVERY £6.30 OVERSEAS I’LL QUOTE YOU BUT REGISTERED IS £8 CHEERS PETE

Have you received it yet, it might just be the photograph

I'll try in future.

I asked the missus what she thought of it as she came in when it was playing and she said, I've heard better steel bands at our village carnival

Not quite but it's worth £50 to £75, agreed on that. I get one or two per year on average.

Three or so years ago I couldn't get 100 on a WD, think I took 50 on it, then it gets put up for auction and sells for something ridiculous, so in answer yo your question, in real terms I'd say 125 to 150.

Yeah it's alright

SAM WILLIAMS — LOVE SLIPPED THRU MY FINGERS — TOWER DEMO VG+ OFFS Selling this for someone else — bad news it has a hiss on the start, on the piano intro, otherwise fine and although marked, one of those which people would call ‘perfect for djing’. So if you go by the rule that a mint one would be worth 1200....offers over £500 and I'll give it a week to run

Anyone know if there's a Belgian boot of THE BEGIANETTS - THE TRAIN - OKEH DEMO? I have one, vinyl, stamped matrix but someone said that there's a counterfeit of this.

Right thanks guys. Already had two people offer £150 in that small space of time so I think I might actually get a bit greedy on this and go higher, tax bill next week and absolutely nothing to go towards it yet so might have to bring my prices into the real world for a fortnight

How much does the panel think I should ask for a mint or mint minus copy of ERNIE & ED - INDICATION / BEAUTIFUL WORLD - UK JAYBOY? Offers maybe? (Remember selling this for £3 or £5 back in the old Beatin Rhythm magazine days )