Pete S

Don Ray is brilliant, what are you talking about

This bit I think, in the first post of the thread also got me thinking about other first rate soul and dance sides that were only issued, as 45s, on legit-release oldies 45

I've only ever seen one issue - I'll buy it back off you!

Me???

Got you a present Tone

HERB WARD – STRANGE CHANGE – ARGO DEMO VG++ 325 Few marks and bit of label wear on the edges but very very strong player, perfect for djing and I'll enclose a sound clip of the actual record below.  Tough record and proven floorfiller for the last 30 years!

The Roy Hamilton cd is great by the way

I should also add that despite Gary Dean being advertised for sale on here for £800 or similar, I still have one for sale at £450

How about Freddie Chavez selling for $1050 on sunday - wasn't even an issue, just a demo, I wouldn't have thought more than £250!

PJ Proby's version is okay but very "pub singer-ish", it's not within a million miles of the Idle Few version

Two different labels though - Jenny & Jewels, Betty Wrigley etc are on Hit not Spar, the equivalent of UK Embassy

Probably a couple of years back when they 'reformed'. When I tracked down the lead singer in the late 80's, he told me he often called himself John St John!

Crazy Cajun John, but I think you're right

Also the version of As Quiet As It's Kept on Lost Nite is a totally different (and better) version than the one that came out on RCA. I'll add The Charades - You Better Believe It - Harlem Hit Parade

Steve "red face" G

They ceased to be sensible dress in 1979 and they look ridiuclous nowadays, whoever's wearing them. In my opinion.

It has Mark Loyd on the B side Paul.

Anyone agree that this is the original name and they chose to change it for some reason, or did they run two very similar labels at the same time?

Saw them at Wigan...well I say saw them, they were on but I probably went in M's!

Sorry - still disagree - Embers came out on it's own first on Sidewalk.

Steve I have to slightly disagree with you there, I think this is later, maybe even 79/80 because the Embers was booted on Sidewalk in 1977 and the Jewels booted on MGM late 77, remember those blue vinyl 'demos'.

Has The Embers on the other side, only seen this a couple of times before - licensed exclusively to Northern Soul Galore Productions

Use a magnifiying glass and a scalpel to cut the scratch back into the groove. I've done this and it worked. But don't blame me if you slip!

Depends how you are defining blue - the boots are kind of duck egg blue, well more like off white with a blue tint - the originals are light blue