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PETE SMITH 14 MARKET LANE LOWER PENN WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4UJ 01902 340255 07784 507360 Pete.smith@freeuk.com HI FOLKS, HERE'S TODAY'S LIST, ALSO IF INTERESTED I HAVE REOPENED MY EBAY STORE AND AM GOING TO LOAD IT UP WITH ABOUT 500 ITEMS (UK & US) IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. https://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/PLANET-RECORDS-Northern-Soul-Sales__W0QQ_armrsZ1 USA ORIGINALS *************** DEE ADRA – DON'T NEED A REASON – DYNAMIC DEMO VG++ 40 Fairly strange Texas female dancer – rare but oddball MARJORIE BLACK – ONE MORE HURT – SUE EX 75 Sheer brilliance. ROSE BATTISTE – HIT AND RUN / I MISS MY BABY – REVILOT EX 225 SOLD Apart from paper scuffs, this is about as good as it gets, plays MINT THE BLOSSOMS – THAT'S WHEN THE TEARS START – REPRISE DEMO M- 50 THE CAPITOLS – DON'T SAY MAYBE BABY – KAREN DEMO EX 60 SOLD Their best THE CHYMES – BRING IT BACK HOME – OKEH DEMO EX 60 Same track as Linda Lyndell – Bring Your Love Back To Me – but better! THE CHECKMATES LTD – KISSIN HER AND CRYIN FOR YOU – CAPITOL M- 125 SOLD Incredible Stafford/100 Club oldie, I'd keep this if I could afford to LOUIS CURRY – YOU'RE JUST PLAIN NICE – REEL EX- 275 SOLD One or two non sounding marks, this plays brilliantly and at that price it's a bargain THE DAISIES – COLD WAVE – CAPITOL EX 40 Early Wigan stormer MILL EVANS – I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE – CONSTELLATION M 30 Lovely copy, with the Stars label design too FRANKIE & JOHNNY – I'LL HOLD YOU – HICKORY DEMO EX 150 SOLD 100% guaranteed original demo, fabulous ROOSEVELT GRIER – IN MY TENEMENT – RIK DEMO VG++ 75 SOLD Light crackle right at start, fantastic after that SISSIE HOUSTON – BRING HIM BACK – KAPP DEMO EX 60 SOLD BOBBI LYNN – EARTHQUAKE – ELF EX- 25 Nice green issue THE LOVETTES – LITTLE MISS SOUL – CARNIVAL DEMO EX 40 SOLD Quite a rare original demo CHARLES LAMONT & THE EXTREMES – I'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVIN – CHALLENGE DEMO M 150 SOLD Another brilliant big sound from the mid to late 80's BOBBY MANDOLPH – GOT TO GET YOU BACK – VAULT DEMO M- 75 JOAN MOODY – WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT – SYLVIA WHITE DEMO M 50 Very rarely find this on a white demo – cracking track too WILLIAM PATTON – DON'T BE SO MEAN – KING DEMO M- 40 SOLD Good lesser known uptempo dancer RAY STEVENS – A B C – MONUMENT M 40 Fine midtempo/beat ballad tune, came out on UK London, recommended THE SUPREMES – STONED LOVE – SPANISH TAMLA MOTOWN EX 40 SOLD This is the version with the long intro that I had the other week, could have sold it five times so I got another one. Comes with nice pic sleeve also. PAT THOMAS – I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY'S FACE – VERVE M 50 Lovely version – rare mint stock copy STEVE TYRELL – PAYDAY SOMEDAY – ALL BOY EX 60 Northern/popcorn dancer KIM TOLLIVER – I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOOT TO DANCE ON – CASTRO DEMO EX ? We all know this is common on it's blue label issue but this is a white demo and so far I've yet to find anyone who's even seen one let alone got one! So no idea how to price this one. THE TEEN TURBANS – WE NEED TO BE LOVED – LOMA DEMO EX 40 THE VOLUMES – ONE WAY LOVER / I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF – AMERICAN ARTS EX/VG++ 60 SOLD Few marks and the odd pop but nice enough and a rare issue ROSE VALENTINE – I'VE GOTTA RIGHT TO KNOW – RCA ISSUE M 100 SOLD Nothing looks better than a black RCA stock copy! SCOTTY WILLIAMS – FEAR – MONA LEE DEMO EX 75 Stafford oldie, nice Leftovers from last week, quite a lot but it was a very big list last week – all reduced to sell MAXINE BROWN – AM I FALLING IN LOVE – ABC DEMO EX 40 Great copy, vinyl WILLIAM BONNY – LOVE LOVE LOVE – MERCURY EX 15 Great version, a real old Torch stomper BILLIE DEARBORN – YOU NEED ME TO LOVE YOU – BELL DEMO EX- 30SOLD Used to be a £100+ record a few years back – nice midtempo/beat ballad girl 45 JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS – IT'S GOT YOU – JUBILEE DEMO EX 30 Totally mad Wigan oldie from the very early days – weird space sound effects subside to a real stomper in the old fashioned sense of the word. Don't think it gets much turntable time nowadays but it's one of those `lost' oldies and I know for a fact I've never had a copy before. THE EMBERS – IT AIN'T NO BIG THING – BELL DEMO EX 20 Great version JACKIE EDWARDS – KEEP ON RUNNING – WIRL VG++ 25SOLD The rare original version, not sure if there was a USA release, few marks but this is a great copy considering the state that they are usually in DARROW FLETCHER – THE PAIN GETS A LITTLE DEEPER – GROOVY EX 20 SOLD Wheel classic PHIL FLOWERS – DISCONTENTED – DOT DEMO M- 30 Beautiful looking green demo of this Torch classic WALTER JACKSON – IT'S AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM – OKEH DEMO EX- 20 Killer beat ballad. B side label has water damage to a third of the label THE SENSATIONS WITH YVONNE BAKER – I CAN'T CHANGE – JUNIOR DEMO EX- 40 The rare first issue # 1010, Mend The Torn Pieces of course on the flip, this is a rare demo, again one or two marks so price adjusted THE SWEET THREE – I WOULD IF I COULD – CAMEO DEMO EX 30 Forgotten oldie – nice grey/white demo LEE TILLMAN – ALL THESE THINGS – MICHELLE EX 40 Rare issue, only ever seen white demos before BILLY WATKINS – THE ICE MAN – ERA DEMO EX- 45 Forgotten Wigan oldie, few marks, plays fine THANKS FOR READING – HOPE YOU FIND SOMETHING OF INTEREST I TAKE CREDIT CARDS, PAYPAL (THERE'S A CHARGE FOR THIS OVER £50 SORRY), CHEQUE, CASH, AND BANK TRANSFER. POSTAGE: ANYTHING UP TO 3 RECORDS 1.80 RECORDED DELIVERY. AFTER THAT, 20p EXTRA. SPECIAL DELIVERY IS 5.50 AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR ANYTHING OVER 50.00 – YOU ARE ONLY INSURED FOR 38.00 WITH RECORDED SO IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT YOU TAKE THE SPECIAL DELIVERY OPTION IF YOU BUY AN EXPENSIVE RECORD. OVERSEAS, SAME PRICE FOR STANDARD POSTAGE AND 6.00 FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Well said Bechio, very passionate and f*cking spot on with most of that. All these people complaining about the watering down and commercialisation of Northern Soul; it doesn't matter anymore - it would have done 30 years ago but now the scene is just too small and it's getting smaller, eventually it'll disappear if elitism starts to rule again. Okay so theres dance lessons and soul mugs and Frank Wilson watches - but really, so what? How does it actually affect you? Does it do any harm?

Think it came out as a single with Neil Rushton's new book 2 months back, issue and demo

Well done Dave. Ebay not taking any notice of reports sent to them about this item (by me), as par for the course.

Cheers for that. Must be known then (to one or two people)

I'll see if I can get a recording up Glyn, it's definitely 'northern' I'd say from the early 70's.

anyone know this - not in any of the books - pretty good uptempo crossover dancer SONNY BRICEREST - WE GOT TOGETHER / HAPPINESS IS - AZETTA trying to find a value..

No it was recorded in 71 but reissued in 76 on that label Pauline.

I was just about to send the guy this message: It's just a one sided acetate someone had cut to order, they've stuck a label off another ABC release on it, it never got a UK release anyway and it wasn't even discovered until 1977! It's also got nothing to do with Motown, why would it? It's worth less than a fiver, how you've managed to get a bid of £75 on it is just beyond belief but I didn't send it cos I'm not in the mood for an argument this morning, my gout hurts too much LOL if anyone else wants to send it, go ahead!

Anyone see that Bobby Mac - Shy Guy on ebay last night? I thought I'd have a crack at it so I set a snipe up over $350. As the day prgressed I started wondering about it and eventually asked the seller if it was the reissue and he confirmed it was. Guess who forgot to cancel their snipe bid and won it at $288?

I've never had an off centre one. It does sound a bit offcentre mind.

lol no it's brown parcel tape stuck to the cardboard of the recently opened box

Bugs me a bit so I very rarely use it, a record has background noise or clicks but it "ok to dj with". So when you dj with it, do the ba ckground noises and click suddenly disappear as if by magic or something?

Paul, sorry just sidetracking for a minute, is the reason you never put out a DVD of OUATIW because of not being able to get copyright clearance on the music used on the soundtrack? (This isn't a catch question, I'm just still genuinely gutted I never got to see it!)

If anyone needs a nudge in the right direction, Flanny is one of the most professional sellers (and buyers) I've dealt with on here. Well pleased with our transactions.

So have I got the only white demo then?

What are the chances, eh?

Yeah I gave her all the broken and hissing styrene ones to play with Rob, around 30 of them

I think one of those went through ebay a few years back. Looks amazing.

Yeah it's got to be rare, think I only got about 25/30 for it.

Phil prepares to listen to his George lemons single for the first time

Sorry, disagree completely, Popsike is completely useless as a price guide because it reports auction results. Two people bid a record up, auction price. Nothing to do with set sale price.

Yes but that's the point - it's the only place to say anything where you can stop the person/victim buying it!

There's at least half a dozen I'd buy but the problem is the usual one, they are priced at more or less exactly what I'd sell them for (therefore they are obviously very reasonable! ). Sometimes I wish I just collected records and didn't just buy them to sell. Jock Mitchell, only ever had that once, fantastic record.