Pete S

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.

Actually you are spot on there, it's the riff from The Everly Brothers song Walk Right Back.

No I'm serious, 1200-1500, don't think Chalky (from Dudley) got 1000 for his last year

Half that...

I think the last one I had was £20. Hard Way To Sell.

Mark, you need to know about Monarchs pressing code: it's a 5 figure number (changing to a 6 figure number circa 1975) and it is invaluable for dating manufacturing dates of records. For instance, an original record from the mid 60's would start with a 5, 6 or 7, pressings/bootlegs from the mid 70's tend to start with an 8, 9 or 0. This is just off the top of my head, I'm sure someone has the key somewhere.

Trust me to be the odd man out, I've got this and I only play the "I washed my hands in muddy water" side, never even played "Mohair Sam" I don't think didn't Jerry Lee Lewis do one or both of those tracks?

Interesting, but they only get about 300 viewers, specialist market really?

I know, before reading that I had no idea I desperately needed a Direction label demo of any description

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com A HANDFUL OF TUNES FOR SALE…MAINLY POPCORN/NORTHERN I PUT SOME LINKS TO YOUTUBE CLIPS OF THE TRACKS BEAR IN MIND THESE ARE NOT THE ACTUAL COPIES OF THE RECORDS I’M SELLLING! MINE ARE USUALLY MUCH NICER… LESLEY LANGLEY – NEW YORK – US ATCO DEMO M- 50 SOLD Fantastic UK produced girly stomper, practically unknown on this US release til I found it a few months back. 100 quid plus on UK Polydor. THE PETER HAMILTON GENERATION – HEY GIRL – JAMIE DEMO M- 100 One of the greatest instrumentals ever, Doni Burdick – Clouds cover up and was used by Ian Levine as the basis for the Venetia Wilson record. Fantastic track. THE VOLUMES – I JUST CAN’T HELP MYSELF / ONE WAY LOVER – AMERICAN ARTS DEMO EX+ 100 SOLD Possibly the greatest double sider ever, and this is it’s rarest format, the black label demo with silver lettering. Cheap as well. PETER TROY – VERDICT OF LOVE – FLAVOR EX 40 Excellent popcorn dancer RODGE MARTIN – I’M STANDING BY – DOT EX 30 Really nice popcorn Stand By Me alike, backed with his version of They Say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtFwrY4t4M0 JOANIE SOMMERS – I’D BE SO GOOD FOR YOU – WARNER BROS M 40 Beautiful Brill building girlie classic PEGGY MARCH – LOSIN’ MY TOUCH – RCA ISSUE M 60 Impossible to find black RCA issue – never seen another one – absolutely fantastic beat ballad THE IMPACTS – PIGTAILS – DCP DEMO EX 50 Lovely male group dancer from 64. TONY WILLIAMS – HOW COME – PHILIPS DEMO EX 40 Classic popcorn/Northern dancer. This is a US copy not a UK one like in the clip AZIE MORTIMER – PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE – SWAN DEMO M- 50 Another cracking early 60’s dancer SAMANTHA JONES – I DESERVE IT / THAT SPECIAL WAY – UA DEMO EX+ 25 Two brilliant sides, classic Spector sound KIP & KEN – TROUBLE WITH A WOMAN – CRUSADER M- 30 The most obscure record on this list, you need to hear it yourself I think Paypal preferred but I can take cards if preferred. Postage extra UK £2 recorded £5.90 special Overseas I’ll quote you but I won’t send items over £30 unless they are registered

You should just forget it - I sold a Moments on here last year for 500 or 600 quid, the person who bought it said to me - you know I'm going to put a few hundred on top of this don't you - and I said well thats nothing to do with me, good luck to you!

Link to part 2

For whom though?

Part 2 features.. 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

Well there was no intro because I already did one, at the start of part one, it was a non-stop 70 minute job, I only split it cos it was too big to upload to vemo where it's hosted. Next one I do, I am thinking of wearing a disguise when I do the intro, like a moustache and a hat. Just to make it interesting.

Cheers mate, but thats not gonna happen now, in the process of selling them all off at the moment, shame.

No what really frustrates me is when I have a really, really good record and nobody's interested it, so I end up selling it for peanuts, then 6 months later it appears on a JM auction and goes for way more than I was originally selling it for, good example, Sweet Nothins Cry Baby Cry w.demo, I could think of loads if I put my mind to it. It's like people need that big seal of approval before they'll take a chance on something.

Glad that I could help!

https://vimeo.com/29315156 As promised, but slightly sooner than I predicted, here comes Part 2 of the the second epsiode of Lost Gems, the music is better than in part one I think, and it covers the labels beginning with L through to W. Hope you enjoy it, listen out for the incredible Freddie Scott record at the end. cheers, Pete

Rich I have just realised I made a mistake with the Elena record; it's actually recorded by Roulette Records in the States - it even says so on the label but the writing is so small that I didn't actually see it previously! No wonder it sounds so authentic.

No, seriously Keith, if I wasn't trying to save every penny at the moment I'd have bought it but I can't justify spending £60 on myself at the moment, thanks for the offer though.

I'd do what I mentioned above - sell it at half the auction price. Or auction it starting at half the auction price

OK it'll be uploaded and ready in about 90 minutes pop pickers!