Pete S

See - easy!

Had one earlier this year - thought it would fly out, think it only went for £175 in the end. He was a doo-wopper though Dave, not a rocker..lead singer of The Spaniels

Dave, as I said above, red and black Ann Dandrea was way before 1977, thanks for backing me up you're completely wrong about the date of Pookie Hudson though, it wasn't pressed until either december 76 or january february 77, now I have it on a Wigan tape from 77 and as you know, they dropped anything that was pressed from the playlists straight away

there's thousands of members so this should not be beyond us!

Right I have just sent this message out to almost 1500 people, I really hope you get a response Chalky, let us know how it goes. If any of the other record dealers with a large mailing list want to help out, they are welcome to utilise my message or any part of it. I just thought I'd mention this as I read it and couldn't quite believe what I was reading. Perecy Williams was a member of the fantastic Detroit group The Metros. He passed away a few weeks ago and he still hasn't been buried as the family haven't been able to afford the undertakers bill. God what a situation. They are trying to raise the remaining balance of $863. Now, my days as a fundraiser are over, for various reasons, but I did think I ought to mention this and direct anyone who is interested to Soul Source where you can read the entire sorry story. Here's the link https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-news/percy-williams-appeal-r2311 anyone who wants to donate, the details are at that link or you can send directly to Roygennard@virginmedia.com via paypal just mention me or planet records and he'll know what it's for. From what I can gather, the family saved up the money, gave it to a relative to pay the bill and she spent it! Percy's been in the funeral home for 6 weeks. You couldn't make it up could you. Anyway I'm going to send them a tenner, it's not much but it's better than nothing! cheers everyone Pete

I don't know that particular record but Preview was a label set up to publish 'song poems', you wrote a song, send it to Preview with your cheque, and they would turn it into a record, there's a documentary called Off The Charts - The Song Poem Story, which features a good interview with Rodd Keith's son and he tells all about Preview records.

Absolutely - set up a paypal account or ask to use someone else's, ask if each member could maybe donate a fiver, Christ if we can donate to buy Gil Blanding one of his own records I'm sure we could help pay for this funeral. Sadly I'm twice bitten, twice shy now so I won't do any fundraising but I can certainly help with mail outs etc.

If it's released via Millbrand Music then it's 100% legal.

Who has?

Especially as you can still pick it up on UK Capitol for under a tenner. The new reissue does look great though.

https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/santa-claus-is-ska-ing-to-town/ HERE'S A GREAT COLLECTION OF SKA AND EARLY REGGAE SCORCHERS TO HOPEFULLY BRIGHTEN UP A WINTER'S DAY, WISH I COULD FIND A FEW OF THESE IN MY CHRISTMAS STOCKING THIS YEAR! SOME RARE AND UNUSUAL SELECTIONS IN THIS LITTLE LOT SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM. GRANVILLE WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA - SANTA CLAUS IS SKAING TO TOWN - GWO VERNE & SON - LITTLE BOY BLUE - GG VERSATILES - WORRIES A YARD - CRAB ERIC DONALDSON - NEVER GET AWAY - PUNCH PIONEERS - PEE PEE CLUCK CLUCK - JJ OCTAVES - YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE - BLUE CAT AUSTIN FAITHFUL - I AM LOSING YOU - BLUE CAT KING CANNON - FIRE BALL - UNITY PIONEERS - MISS EVE - BLUE CAT HEPTONES - LOVE WON'T COME EASY - COXSONE KING IWAH & THE UPSETTERS - GIVE ME POWER - UPSETTER UPSETTERS - SO BAD - RIO LEE PERRY - FEEL LIKE JUMPING - C & N BABA BROOKS - GIRLS TOWN SKA - SKA BEAT UPCOMING WILLOWS - PRIME MINISTERS STATE - KING EDWARDS ALTON ELLIS & THE FLAMES - YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME - ISLAND VISIONS - GLEEFUL - BLANK PATSY - LOVING LOVE - GAYFEET DENNIS ALCAPONE - DANCING VERSION -STUDIO ONE RITA MARLEY - A DEH PON DEM - COXSONE WEST INDIANS - STRANGE WHISPERINGS - CAMEL COOL CATS - WHAT KIND OF MAN - JOLLY WINSTON WRIGHT - MESHWIRE - TROJAN VAL BENNET - SCABADUGA - UNKNOWN GEORGE A PENNY - WIN YOUR LOVE - TROJAN KARL CANNONBALL BRYAN - LOOK WHO IS BACK - TECHNIQUES V. VINSTRICK & JJ ALLSTARS - LOVE IS NOT YOUR GAME - JJ LITTLE ROY - REGGAE GOT SOUL - FAB PRINCE FRANCIS - ROCK FORT SHOCK - IRONSIDE

Also the title of my latest podcast!

They should both be the same price anyway!

What the f*ck has that got to do with 'Get Out'?

have you heard the version by Bob Kuban? Or did I imagine it. LP track I think

PADDED CELL - MISTER MISERY - TODDLIN' TOWN RECORDS Near mint copy £120 paypal, card, transfer, all welcome PM if interested cheers Pete relisting as not paid for when ordered previously

It's crap. All versions are. Except Harold Melvin's. In my opinion, obviously

I prefer Will Young's version....

I know I knew what you meant, I wasn't pointing out the fact to you, I was pointing it out to the other chap

The Anna Ford thing stems from one photo in Russ's book, she was there with work colleagues apparently but when he did an interview with Paul Ross on some late night chat show, he said she was a casino regular. Bit like Mick Hucknall, who Russ also says was a regular, despite Hucknall saying he never went to a Wigan allnighter...

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com DECIDED TO PUT ALL PREVIOUSLY LISTED RECORDS ON EBAY AT A RATE OF TEN A DAY, I'LL OFFER THEM ONCE MORE TO THE MAILING LIST ETC - HERE'S THE FIRST TEN CHEERS PETE PATTI AUSTIN - ARE WE READY FOR LOVE - COLUMBIA EX 20 RICHARD ANTHONY & THE BLUENOTES - NO GOOD - SWAN EX 60 SAMMY AMBROSE - THIS DIAMOND RING - MUSICOR EX 100 Great instrumental version on the B side, Bad Night BOBBY BELL - DON'T COME BACK TO ME - RCA DEMO EX 40 CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS - JERK BABY JERK - CARMAX DEMO EX 40 Nice on a white demo BOBBIE BROWN - I GOTTA HAVE YOU - JACKLYN M- 40 BILL BLACKS COMBO - LITTLE QUEENIE - HI EX 20 LITTLE CARL CARLTON - DON'T YOU NEED A BOY LIKE ME - LANDO M- 30 COMBINATION INC - I GOT TO GO - STACEY EX 60 CYNTHIA & THE IMAGINATIONS - HEY BOY (I LOVE YOU) - BLUE ROCK M- 60 POSTAGE £2 RECORDED DELIVERY £6 SPECIAL DELIVERY OVERSEAS £2.50 STANDARD AIRMAIL £8 SPECIAL DELIVERY (REQUIRED FOR OVER £30 ITEMS) PAYMENT - BANK TRANSFER, CARD, PAYPAL, CHEQUE, ETC CHEERS PETE

Pete Waterman was previously best known for discovering Robert Knight's Love On A Mountain Top which was then subsequently reissued and made the top 20. Obviously that was back in 1973.

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com HERE'S ANOTHER SELECTION OF UK 70'S & 80'S NORTHERN SOUL CLASSICS. I'LL DO A SPECIAL POST RATE ON THESE, PAY £2 FOR HOWEVER MANY RECORDS YOU BUY (UK ONLY!) SO BUY 10 AND YOU'LL ONLY PAY POSTAGE FOR ONE. CHEERS PETE THE ADMIRATIONS - I WANT TO BE FREE / YOU LEFT ME - SOUL CITY EX+ 8 ADAMS APPLES - DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON THIS WORLD - BRUNSWICK M- 12 DOUG BANKS - I JUST KEPT ON DANCING - NITE TIME M- 10 BOB & FRED - I'LL BE ON MY WAY / PARLIAMENTS - HEART TROUBLE - SEVENS M- 8 JERRY BUTLER - MOODY WOMAN - MERCURY (ORIG) EX 8 BELLES - DON'T PRETEND / BETTY BOO - SAY IT ISN'T SO - WIGAN 25TH EX+ 6 GEORGE 'BAD' BENSON - SUPERSHIP CTI EX 4 VERNON BURCH - AIN'T GONNA TELL NOBODY - UNITED ARTISTS M- RITA DACOSTA - DON'T BRING ME DOWN - CONTEMPO EX 5 BUBBA LOU & THE HIGBALLS -OVER YOU - STIFF DEMO EX 20 BARONS OF SOUL - YOU NEED LOVE - GRAPEVINE (DEMO ONLY) M- 20 BOB & EARL - HARLEM SHUFFLE - CONTEMPO EX 5 Original version b/w an instrumental version, no idea where it's from BOOGIE MAN ORCHESTRA - LADY LADY LADY - CONTEMPO EX 5 JOHNNY BURKE - LOVE ON A LEASE PLAN / L.V. JOHNSON - GOT TO GET RID OF YOU - GOLDMINE SOUL SUPPLY TEST PRESSING M- 15 This only came out on a Sevens demo, this is the test pressing of that demo BAD WEATHER INC - I NEVER NEVER KNEW - SOUL CITY EX 6 BABE RUTH - ELUSIVE - CAPITOL EX 10 MEL BRITT - SHE'LL COME RUNNING BACK, CHRISTINE COOPER - HEARTACHES AWAY MY BOY, FRANKIE KARL - YOU SHOULD OF HELD ON, DAMON FOX - PACKIN' UP - OOTP EP EX 10 MAXINE BROWN - ONE IN A MILLION / LET ME GIVE YOU MY LOVIN' - PYE M- 10 BOBO MR.S OUL - HITCH HIKING TO HEARTBREAK - LONDON M- 15 BLACK IVORY - PUSH COMES TO SHOVE - POWER EXCHANGE M- 5 CHIFFONS - SWEET TALKING GUY - LONDON EX- 5 CASHMERES - SHOW STOPPER / LET THE DOOR HIT YOUR BACK - SOUL CITY EX 6 JULIAN COVEY & THE MACHINE - A LITTLE BIT HURT - ISLAND 70'S EX 15 CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LONELY - DEMAND M- 10 GENE CHANDLER - THERE WAS A TIME - BRUNSWICK RED DEMO EX+ 20 CASUALEERS - DANCE DANCE DANCE - PYE swol EX 5 DENNIS COFFEY - GETTING IT ON '75 - SUSSEX M- 5 CONTOURS - JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING - TAMLA MOTOWN 723 EX 8 RODGER COLLINS - YOU SEXY SUGAR PLUMB - FANTASY EX 5 DONNA COLEMAN - YOUR LOVE'S TOO STRONG / CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LONELY - AVIN/COLSOUL tri centre M- 15 THE COMMODORES - THE ZOO (THE HUMAN ZOO) - TAMLA MOTOWN EX- 5 CAMEO - FIND MY WAY - CASABLANCA DEMO M- 5 LITTLE JOE COOK - I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU BABY / AGENMTS - TROUBLE - WIGAN 25TH M- 6 DEBONAIRES - LOVING YOU TAKES ALL OF MY TIME / PATRINELLE STATON - LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR - SEVENS M- 6 THE DEVONNES - I'M GONNA PICK UP MY TOYS - UK EX 5 SAM DEES - LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SOUL CITY M- 6 DEL LARKS - JOB OPENING PARTS 1 & 2 - SEVENS M- 8 FATS DOMINO - IT KEEPS RAININ' - UNITED ARTISTS M- 5 AL DE LORY - RIGHT ON - CAPITOL EX 5 DAVID & THE GIANTS - TEN MILES HIGH / SUPERLOVE - CAPITOL EX 10 ERIC & THE VIKINGS - HURTING / WILLIE JONES - MY BABY AIN'T NO PLAYTHING / DETROIT STRINGS - IN THE POCKET - KOOL KAT M- 15 EMPIRES - YOU'RE ON TOP GIRL / THE DELITES - LOVER - SEVENS M- 8 ELGINS - PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE - TAMLA MOTOWN 787 EX- 5 ELECTRIC EXPRESS - HEARSAY - GRAPEVINE 2000 M- 6 EXCITERS - REACHING FOR THE BEST - 20TH CENTURY DEMO EX 25 FOUR TOPS - FOR YOUR LOVE - ABC M- FOUR TOPS - FOR YOUR LOVE - ABC DEMO EX FOUR PERFECTIONS - I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH / EDDIE HOLMAN - HURT - WIGAN 25TH M- 6 FANTASTIC JOHNNC - DON'T DEPEND ON ME / GEORGE CLINTON - PLEASE DON'T RUN FROM ME - HOUSE OF SOUNDS M- 6 FOUR TOPS - SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE - PROBE EX 6 FORTSON & SCOTT - SWEET LOVER - GRAPEVINE 2000 M- 10 JAMES FOUNTAIN - SEVEN DAY LOVER - CREAM EX 10 GENTLEMEN & THEIR LADY - LIKE HER - PYE EX 5 DON GARDNER - CHEATING KIND / GREATER EXPERIENCE - DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER - EMIDISC Fairly low fi EX 8 GENERAL ASSEMBLY - SENSITIVE MIND - DESTINY DEMO M- 8 BOBBY GOLDSBORO - TOO MANY PEOPLE / IT'S TOO LATE/ SHE CHASED ME - UNITED ARTISTS EX 5 GUITAR RAY - YOU'RE GONNA WRECK MY LIFE / VICKI LABATT - GOT TO KEEP HANGING ON - GRAPEVINE 2000 M- 6 HYTONES - YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW MY NAME - BLANK TEST PRESS FOR UNISSUED BOOTLEG M- 35 EDDIE HOLMAN - THIS COULD BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - SALSOUL EX 8 ISAAC HAYES - DISCO CONNECTION - ABC EX 5 HONEY & THE BEES - BE YOURSELF / TWO CAN PLAY THE SAME GAME - SEVENS M- 6 TOMMY HUNT - LOVING ON THE LOSING SIDE - SPARK EX 4 CELESTE HARDIE - YOU'RE GONE / THE CAPITALS - I CAN'T DENY THAT I LOVE YOU - SEVENS M- 8 PAUL HUMPHREY - COCHISE - ABC EX 5 THE IMPERIALS - DO WHAT I GOTTA DO - POWER EXCHANGE EX 4 THE IMPERIALS - WHERE YOU GONNA FIND SOMEBODY LIKE ME - POWER EXCHANGE EX 4 EARL JACKSON - SOUL SELF SATISFACTION - ABC EX 10 TOM JONES - STOP BREAKING MY HEART - DECCA (boxed logo) EX 8 L.J. JOHNSON - 24 HOURS A DAY / YOUR MAGIC PUT A SPELL ON ME (remix) - AVI DEMO EX ??? MILLIE JACKSON - A HOUSE FOR SALE - SPRING EX+ 20 CHUCK JACKSON - I CAN'T BREAK AWAY - PROBE EX 8 CHUCK JACKSON - I'VE GOT THE NEED - ALL PLATINUM M- 15 This one is made with a large centre, don't recall seeing one like this, nice JERRYO - KARATE BOOGALOO - LONDON EX 6 CAROL KAY - STOP AND YOU'LL BECOME AWARE - DESTINY DEMO M- 5 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - JUST WALK IN MY SHOES - TAMLA MOTOWN EX+ 8 JOBELL & THE ORCHESTRA DE SALSA - NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - PYE EX 6 JUST BROTHERS - HONEY / CARLENA - HALEY M- 8 JOHNNY JONES & THE KING CASUALS - PURPLE HAZE - CREAM EX 6 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - BABY DON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND - BUDDAH EX 5 KEITH - DAYLIGHT SAVIN' TIME - MERCURY EX 5 TOBI LEGEND - TIME WILL PASS YOU BY (& RADCLIFFE / PARRISH) - RK EX 5 MAJOR LANCE - OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART - WARNER BROS DEMO EX 25 White demo with a nice clear Major Lance autograph. The A side, Without A Doubt, has a scratch for the first 30 seconds. LITTLE JOHN - JUST WAIT AND SEE / DONALD JENKINS - SOMEBODY HELP ME - MAFMON EX 10 LITTLE HANK - TRY TO UNDERSTAND / MR BANG BANG MAN - GRAPEVINE M- 8 LITTLE ANN - WHAT SHOULD I DO / O C TOLBERT - I'M SHOOTING HIGH - KENT M- 10 LITTLE ANN - WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL / I GOT TO HAVE YOU - KENT M- 10 LIMMIE & FAMILY COOKIN' - I CAN STOP (ANY TIME I WANT TO) - BAREBACK EX 6 BOBBY VALENTINE - USE IT BEFORE YOU LOSE IT (& LUCKY CHARMS & PADDED CELL) - LSC EX 8 DENISE LASALLE - DO ME RIGHT - WESTBOUND EX 8 MAJOR LANCE - INVESTIGATE / AIN'T NO SOUL - CONTEMPO EX- 5 Both versions from Live At The Torch LP, no centre LIFE - CAT'S EYES - PHILIPS EX 6 TAMALA LEWIS - YOU WON'T SAY NOTHING - DESTINY DEMO EX 12 JOHN LEACH - PUT THAT WOMAN DOWN - DESTINY DEMO EX 12 JODI MATHIS - DON'T YOU CARE ANYMORE - CAPITOL EX 10 RAY MARCHAND - YOUR SHIP OF FOOLS / THE PUFFS - I ONLY CRY ONCE A DAY NOW - JOE BOY TEST PRESSING M- 15 JOSEPH MOORE - I STILL CAN'T GET TO YOU / MOUSIE & THE TRAPS - IT'S ALL IN THE WAY - JOE BOY DEMO M- 15 BARBARA MILLS - QUEEN OF FOOLS - LONDON VG++ 6 PHILLIP MITCHELL - FREE FOR ALL (WINNER TAKES ALL) - JAYBOY EX 12 JOHN MILES - ONE MINUTE EVERY HOUR - ORANGE EX- 5 MR SOUL - WHAT HAPPENED TO YESTERDAY - TRENTHAM GARDENS ANNIVERSARY M- 8 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES - DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - PHIL INT EX 4 GARNET MIMMS & TRUCKING COMPANY - WHAT IT IS - ARISTA EX 5 MIAMI FEATURING ROBERT MOORE - PARTY FREAKS - JAYBOY M- 4 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES - REACHING FOR THE WORLD - ABC EX 5 PAYMENT: PAYPAL, CARD, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE ETC PAYPAL IS pete.smith@freeuk.com CHEERS PETE

And of course there are hundreds of genuine Emidisc acetates.