Pete S

he means the shop not the magazine Dave

I know people will find this hard to believe but I got a copy of the butcher cover out of a shop in Eastbourne, the guy who ran the shop, Paul, was amazing at finding records, it was like a junk shop really but from there I got things like Anthony & the Aqualads, Detroit Spinners I'll always love you red and white demo, Lewis Sisters r & w demo...anyway he said see if you can sell it and take half the money, it was a pasteover and not in great nick, think I got 200 quid for it, that would have been in around 1994

My copy of that only made £500, was bought by a museum in New York. Slipped through the net I guess.

I've lost count of the amount of records I've damaged by opening the mailers with a stanley knife

Around 2007 I had a copy of Joanne Courcey and Max wanted it, so I said I'll drive over with it, just to be safe I thought I'd pack it in a mailer and as I put it in, I put my thumb through it and cracked it. Took it to Max, he loved it, didn't see the crack (it was very hard to see) and went to give me the £600 we had agreed on and then I said Max, have a good look at it...and I sold it for £200...

I didn't do one I don't think, didn't want to spoil the fun, but just for you.. THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN – CHOCOLATE ROLLS, TEA AND MONOPOLY – IMMEDIATE JACKIE DESHANNON – FIND ME LOVE – LIBERTY BENNY SPELLMAN – FORTUNE TELLER – LONDON DEMO SISTERS LOVE – I’M LEARNING TO TRUST MY MAN – MOWEST DEMO KAREN YOUNG – TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING – MAJOR MINOR DEE DEE WARWICK – WORTH EVERY TEAR I CRY – MERCURY LESLEY DAWSON – RUN FOR SHELTER – MERCURY BROOK BENTON – REVENGE – MERCURY NITA ROSSI – EVERY LITTLE DAY NOW – PICCADILLY NITA ROSSI – UNTRUE UNFAITHFUL – PICCADILLY LEON YOUNG STRINGS – GLAD ALL OVER – PYE DEMO HUGO MONTENEGRO – SHERRY – ORIOLE SHEILA CARTER & EPISODE SIX – INCENSE – PYE NELLA DODDS – COME SEE ABOUT ME – PYE INTERNATIONAL DEMO NELLA DODDS – FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS – PYE INTERNATIONAL DON CHARLES – THE DRIFTER – PARLOPHONE BOBBY SHAFTO – THE SAME OLD ROOM – PARLOPHONE DEMO THE SHANGRI LAS – RIGHT NOW AND NOT LATER – RED BIRD THE CHANTS – BABY I DON’T NEED YOUR LOVE – RCA JIMMY CLANTON – HURTING EACH OTHER – STATESIDE DEMO THE ISLEY BROTHERS – NOBODY BUT ME – STATESIDE THE CHIFFONS – I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’ – STATESIDE JOHN’S CHILDREN – DESDEMONA – TRACK SAMANTHA JONES – SOMEOBODY ELSE’S BABY – UNITED ARTISTS DEMO DELANEY BRAMLETT – YOU HAVE NO CHOICE – VOCALION THE VOLUMES – I JUST CAN’T HELP MYSELF – AMERICAN ARTS DEMO FREDDIE SCOTT – WHERE DOES LOVE GO – COLPIX DEMO THE TARTONS – LONELY HEARTACHES - CRAB

Demo isn't worth £250 Chalky, more like £150. In my opinion. None of those MGM demos are rare.

https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/rocks-in-my-pillow/ Well we're back with a bang with this one, we've got Rock & Roll, Northern Soul, 60's "tittyshaker" Instrumentals, Rockabilly, some UK beat, some belting Rhythm & Blues, and a smattering of fantastic Motown backing tracks which all stand up as classics in their own right. Turn this one up LOUD! JET POWERS – GO GO GIRL / FUNK BROTHERS – NOWHERE TO RUN INST. / MARY SAWREY – A LOVER’S PLEA / THE PHANTOM – LOVE ME / CLEVELAND ROBINSON – WORK SONG / JOHN’S CHILDREN – DESDEMONA (ALTERNATE TAKE) / THE MANISH BOYS – TAKE MY TIP / THE LITTLE DARLINGS – LITTLE BIT O’ SOUL / FUNK BROTHERS – THE SAME OLD SONG INST. / THE THIRD BARDO – FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF MY TIME / THE MASQUERADERS – HOW / ERROL DIXON – ROCKS IN MY PILLOW / BRICE COEFIELD – CHA CHA TWIST / FUNK BROTHERS – YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON INST / JEAN & THE STATESIDES – PUTTY IN YOUR HANDS / THE RUMBLERS – BOSS / NATHANIEL MAYER – I WANT LOVE AND AFFECTION (NOT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION) / J.B. LENOIJ.B. LENOIR – MAMA TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER / FUNK BROTHERS – WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO INST. / TINY TOPSY – MISS YOU SO / DARREL RHODES – FOUR O’ CLOCK BABY / JIMMY CONWELL – CIGARETTE ASHES / THE GAMBLERS – MOON DAWG / THE BARRON KNIGHTS – COMIN’ HOME BABY / AL HENDRIX – YOUNG AND WILD / ELLIOT SMALL – I’M A DEVIL / THE JELLY BEANS – I’M HIP TO YOU

TONY CLARKE – LOVE MUST BE TABOO – FASCINATION M- 40 Cracking r&b tune THE IDEALS – YOU LOST AND I WON – SATELLITE EX- 5 SOLD Quality Chicago soul DUFF THURMOND – NOW THAT YOU LEFT ME – NEW VOICE EX 35 SOLD This is a great little dancer but maybe still relatively unknown KELL OSBORNE – YOU CAN’T OUTSMART A WOMAN – LOMA DEMO EX 70 SOLD Nice demo, plays mint THE RACKET SQUAD – THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE MY BABY – JUBILEE DEMO Nice blue eyed dancer M 10 JOHNNIE ALTON – HEARTBREAKS – ALPHA EX 75 SOLD Really unusual one this, not really Northern, not really popcorn, maybe a bit of a mix of both. Bit of info on it here https://www.soultreats.se/#post61 BETTY EVERETT – NOTHING I WOULDN’T DO – ABC VG+ 20 Another scruffy one, ring wear on label, marks, plays EX though EDDY MORRIS – COME ON – LOOK DEMO EX- 20 Nice semi-known dancer, looks VG+, ring wear, plays EX BRENDA LEE – TIME AND TIME AGAIN – DECCA EX 15 SOLD Great dancer, sounds like Not Too Long Ago to these ears HARRY DEAL & THE GALAXIES – WHAT AM I GONNA DO – ECLIPSE M 15 SOLD Nice! THE RUBIES – A SPANISH BOY – VJ EX 5 SOLD Nice oldie LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA – EXUS TREK / IF IT’S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE – HIB PRESSING EX 20 SOLD That first green label pressing UK POSTAGE £2.00 RECORDED £5.90 SPECIAL OVERSEAS £2.30 FIRST ITEM, 50p EACH EXTRA, ITEMS OVER £40 REGISTERED POST £8 I TAKE PAYPAL GIFT, BANK TRANSFER, CREDIT DEBIT CARD, CHEQUE ETC ETC Paypal is pete.smith@freeuk.com CHEERS

Sorry mate it's just one of those things that bug me, like people who write b-b-q

Typically last time I had one, going back ten years now, nobody wanted it, think I got £70 for it. Think I paid £50 for it. About a month later they started playing the b side and off it went. I'd want £250/£300 next time.

People won't buy them on 10" Simon, like someone above said, you can't keep them in your 7" singles boxes, sounds like stating the obvious but I've got 5 or 6 acetate which are 10" and I often forget I've even got them as they are stored with lp's. Besides, 7" records are incredibly cheap to have pressed nowadays. p.s. there's no such word as lable

Thank you, much appreciated. Episode 3 coming up soon.

Well if I described it as an original, I'd expect it to be one, and if I did and it's not - I'd give you your money back!

Dave, sorry but I swapped it for Dean Courtney - Love you just can't walk away - MGM demo.

Why are the cheaper - because they came out in 1974 or 5. The blue and whites like that scan have always been regarded as first bootlegs then reissues. I'd be interested to see pic of a blue label reissue next to a blue label original.

Dark blue label? If so, same as the one I had.

PETE SMITH 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com HI FOLKS, QUICK LIST OF SOME DECENT NORTHERN TITLES HERE TONY CLARKE – LOVE MUST BE TABOO – FASCINATION M- 50 Cracking r&b tune JOHNNY GILLIAM – FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER – BO-MAR DEMO VG++ 80 SOLD Incredible record. Has scuffs and the odd pop here and there but plays absolutely fine. Small name on label. I’d want double this price for an EX one. THE IDEALS – YOU LOST AND I WON – SATELLITE EX- 10 Quality Chicago soul THE ORLONS – ENVY (IN MY EYES) – CAMEO DEMO EX 50 SOLD Beautiful copy THE INVITATIONS – WATCH OUT LITTLE GIRL – MGM DEMO VG+ 100 SOLD Don’t let the grade put you off, it’s well played and has marks from not being kept in a sleeve but it plays really great with just a couple of pops. Trust me J DUFF THURMOND – NOW THAT YOU LEFT ME – NEW VOICE EX 40 This is a great little dancer but maybe still relatively unknown MAURICE JACKSON – FOREVER MY LOVE – WEIS DEMO VG+ 25 Nice midtempo dancer, rare on white demo, light noise near the start but again, plays fine. KELL OSBORNE – YOU CAN’T OUTSMART A WOMAN – LOMA DEMO EX 80 Nice demo, plays mint KERRY ADAMS – FAST TALKING LOVER – CALLA M- 20 SOLD Obscure uptempo female dancer THE RACKET SQUAD – THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE MY BABY – JUBILEE DEMO Nice blue eyed dancer M 15 WYNN CAMERON – WHERE CAN I GO – MOMENTUM EX 35 SOLD Think this is a blue eyed Stafford dancer too THE ACCENTS – YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN – ONEDERFUL VG+ 70 Okay this is a tired looking copy, label a bit grubby and with a little writing, vinyl looks vg, have played it all the way through and it play grades at ex minus at worst – counted a couple of very minor pops. THE SOULFUL TWINS – I CAN’T LET YOU GO – SABLE VG++ 60 See comments above really, this one plays fantastic despite looking only vg/vg+ play grade EX, has some ring wear on the label both sides. Not pristine by any means but a great play copy JOE & GEORGE – NO ONE LOVES YOU – NOW DEMO M 30 Really nice demo DAWN GLASS – A SECOND THOUGHT – ABC DEMO EX 30 SOLD Country singer going Northern. 100 quid on JM JOHNNIE ALTON – HEARTBREAKS – ALPHA EX 100 Really unusual one this, not really Northern, not really popcorn, maybe a bit of a mix of both. Bit of info on it here https://www.soultreats.se/#post61 THE PUR’SWA’DERS – LOVE IS A MAGIC STORY – MICA VG++ 75 Absolutely magical midtempo sound. Plays EX one or two minor background pops – certainly value for the money, 200 on JM at the moment. Has a little ring wear on the raised part of the label. BETTY EVERETT – NOTHING I WOULDN’T DO – ABC VG+ 30 Another scruffy one, ring wear on label, marks, plays EX though THE SWEET THREE – I WOULD IF I COULD – CAMEO DEMO EX 20 Mecca oldie EDDY MORRIS – COME ON – LOOK DEMO EX- 30 Nice semi-known dancer, looks VG+, ring wear, plays EX BRENDA LEE – TIME AND TIME AGAIN – DECCA EX 20 Great dancer, sounds like Not Too Long Ago to these ears HARRY DEAL & THE GALAXIES – WHAT AM I GONNA DO – ECLIPSE M 20 Nice! THE RUBIES – A SPANISH BOY – VJ EX 10 Nice oldie LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA – EXUS TREK / IF IT’S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE – HIB PRESSING EX 25 That first green label pressing THE 5TH DIMENSION – TOO POOR TO DIE – UK LIBERTY G&W DEMO M- 20 SOLD Lovely demo of an underplayed dancer UK POSTAGE £2.00 RECORDED £5.90 SPECIAL OVERSEAS £2.30 FIRST ITEM, 50p EACH EXTRA, ITEMS OVER £40 REGISTERED POST £8 I TAKE PAYPAL GIFT, BANK TRANSFER, CREDIT DEBIT CARD, CHEQUE ETC ETC Paypal is pete.smith@freeuk.com CHEERS

Great track, I just remember getting it on a tape with no info whatsoever, I called it Wendy Andrews because that was the name of my girlfriend (and soon to be ex-wife), and it was on a CD I put out of ultra rare tracks at the end of the 90s'. Never knew who had the original until now. Coincidentally, I got a record by a 'real' Wendy Andrews a few years back.

Great choice. Good luck mate.

He sure has, not seen him for ages but I always enjoyed every spot I've ever seen him do.

No but that seller is - a brain

That's what a lot of great Northern Soul is and that's why we love it.

See this is where it just goes mental - Susan Barrett, presume you are talking about a black RCA copy, £200 sensible price, £300 tops, £400 is a joke and £600 is farcial. just because you love Johnny On The Spot, that doesn't hide the fact that copies have turned up, the price has gone down and it was only mediocre in the first place. Going by the records you're talking about, you don't have to worry about the pennies, lots of others do though and the original question was whether it's right to suddenly bump up the price of something just because a nutcase pays twice it's true value in an auction. * Mick Smith told me to say that now that Susan Barrett is worth £600 apparently, he'll sell his for £500.