Pete S

Bit of an understatement there Mark - the Philips demo is one of the hardest of all UK 45's. I've never had one, I've seen one in the flesh. It was always known as one of the rare UK pieces, even back in the late 70's. And you can't pick an issue up for 75 nowadays.

I'd rate this 125 tops

It's on Polydor Tim - Mary Love is on King

You're lucky! My mothersaid she couldn't think what to get me so she got me a f*cking turkey! Not even a whole one, a crown..from Aldi!

Yes you're right of course - I was thinking of the UK releases where "Always" had "Wouldn't it be something" on the b side and "Magic Potion" instrumental didn't get a release

I sold Kev Spittles cracked copy for £500 this year - played mint though

Rearrange these words into a well known sentence

https://cgi.ebay.com/THE-QUOTATIONS-MY-IMAG...1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm afraid that it was not to my liking

That really is a brilliant couplet

Not mine mate, Rob Pheasant's, his website is absolutely brilliant - and different https://www.roundblackrecords.piczo.com/?cr=2&rfm=y

Thank you Craig, you saved me from being savaged for offering an opinion, it's your turn to go in the stocks

https://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery2.ph...anceid=61025240

The 73 issue of jerry Williams is a white one too

One of these currently on JM's auction...I haven't got it yet but will have in a week or so, got one off ebay last night, if anyone's interested let me know and I'll sell it privately before it gets listed.

Yeah I was just wondering why I'd had 3 asks for it!

PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 Pete.smith@freeuk.com LATE XMAS PRESSIES ANYONE? IT'S JUST A MIXED BAG OF STUFF THAT I NEVER GOT ROUND TO LISTING FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. AS IT'S CHRISTMAS I'LL TAKE PAYPAL ON THESE WITHOUT THE CHARGE, AND OF COURSE I TAKE ALL CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS. AND CASH. CHEERS PETE p.s. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO HAVE A LOOK IN MY EBAY SHOP, OVER 300 ITEMS IN THERE, BOTH NORTHERN SOUL AND SKA. https://stores.ebay.co.uk/PETE-SMITHS-PLANE...Q3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm NORTHERN SOUL ORIGINALS BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDITION RED - JUBILEE M 10 BOBBY BLAND - GOOD TIME CHARLIE - DUKE VG 5 MARSHA BRODY - RIGHT COMBINATION - HOT SHOT M- 10 CHUBBY CHECKER - AT THE DISCOTHEQUE - PARKWAY VG++ 10 JUDITH DURHAM - AGAIN AND AGAIN - UK COLUMBIA DEMO M 30 THE EXCITERS - BLOWING UP MY MIND - RCA EX 50 The original first issue THE FORMATIONS - AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS - MGM EX 5 JOHN GARY - HANG ON TO ME - RCA DEMO M 10 Old Searling spin MAMIE GALORE - IT AIN'T NECESSARY - ST LAWRENCE EX 10 ANITA HUMES & THE ESSEX - WHAT DID I DO - ROULETTE EX 50 THE HERBS - PUT A HURTIN ON MY HEART - SMOKE M 20 EARL HARRISON - HUMPHREY STOMP - GARRISON M 10 LOU JOHNSON - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME / MAGIC POTION (INST) - QUALITY (CANADA) EX 40 Not sure if this coupling came out anywhere else? Looks dead smart too. AL KENT - THE WAY YOU BEEN ACTING LATELY - RIC TIC M 10 GARNET MIMMS - A QUIET PLACE (JOHNNY DOLLAR) - UNITED ARTISTS VG+ 10 Brilliant big city soul THE PARIS SISTERS - LONG AFTER TONIGHT IS ALL OVER - REPRISE EX 30 Great version produced by Jack Nitzsche THE RUMBLERS - SOULFUL JERK - DOWNEY DEMO EX 40 DUTCH ROBINSON - CAN'T GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU - UA DEMO M- 50 THE ROMEOS - MON PETITE CHOW - LOMA EX+ 20 Great latin tinged instrumental THE SHIRELLES - YOU'LL BE SORRY - SCEPTER EX- 15 Peculiar issue as it's usually called "March You'll Be Sorry" JOE SIMON - I GOT A WHOLE LOT OF LOVIN - SOUND STAGE 7 EX 10 Gold label not the usual black one - later issue? SHADES OF BLUE - HAPPINESS - IMPACT M 5 THE SEEDS - PUSHIN TOO HARD - GNP EX- 10 Might keep this for me jukebox EVIE SANDS - BILLY SUNSHINE - CAMEO DEMO EX- 5 JOHNNY STEWART - CMON AND MONKEY WITH ME - START VG+ 15 SHORT PEOPLE - WHY'D YOU PUT IT TO ME BABY - GUSTO EX 10 LEON THOMAS - L-O-V-E - FLYING DUTCHMAN DEMO EX 15 ROY THOMPSON - SOOKIE SOOKIE - OKEH VG 15 Crackles at the start - pretty scarce on issue though THE TRADITIONS - MY LIFE WITH YOU - BAR CLAY EX 50 WILLIE WILLIAMS - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PLAYED FOR A FOOL - ABC VG+ 35 Bit crackly hence price - 100 quid for a minter, black stock copy DORIS WILLINGHAM - YOU CAN'T DO THAT - JAYBOY DEMO M- 10 Scarce London distributed US Jayboy LENNY WELCH - A HUNDRED POUNDS OF PAIN - MAINSTREAM EX 10 POSTAGE IS £2.00 RECORDED DELIVERY. £5.00 SPECIAL DELIVERY. ANY ITEM OVER £50 MUST GO BY SPECIAL DELIVERY. SAME RATES FOR OVERSEAS EXCEPT ANY ITEM OVER £30 MUST GO SPECIAL DELIVERY AND THIS COSTS £6.00 NORMAL AIRMAIL IS £2.25

Do you have to say it's great to be able to post on this thread?

Well they did at the time because they were so hard to find - it's hard to believe that something like "Please let me in" was once so hard to get that it was bootlegged.

I wouldn't know mate, I've never drunk it in my life, it was\the old man's (or womans!)

I always used to use neat whiskey for cleaning tape heads

Which only a few would have heard of and would sell about 10 copies if published. The book is a good representation of the northern scene and at least 300 of those top 500 should be in there

It's another Major Bill Smith label I think

"Louis" - never even heard of it let alone seen it! Keep em coming, great stuff

Wa-hey, an addition!