Quinvy

Too many to list over the years, and some were "Discovered" at around the same time period but in different areas of the country, by different people. So it's never totally clear cut. Like Kegsy says, it was only by handing the records to big Dj's to play that brought them to the fore. Some people may have had the same record for years before it broke on the scene. Round these parts, Steven {Brad} Bradley was the man.

Back up and running: https://www.raresoulvinyl.co.uk/auctions/

I had one a few years ago, everybody wanted it, but no one would pay anything for it. I agree it seems pretty rare.

Wise words.

Bidnapper for me since Adam was a lad. Only let me down once when ebay changed all it's security settings last year and I forgot to change my password on Bidnapper.

Can I use that as a cover up? They'll be people searching for that on youtube as we speak.

As title looking for a copy for a mate. PM's please with price and condition. Many thanks.

Who's it by Steve?

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Never thought about Google for some reason. Hardly a rare piece then? Thank Godz.

After the recent thread about Betty Boo - Spellbound - here - I have a mint copy of the Detroit A-GO-GO LP and was going to sell it. What's it worth please?

To quote a cliché that I hate, "it isn't rocket science" you mix it up a bit. Get them dancing, then slip in something less well known [just make sure it actually has a dance beat] if you lose them, get them back again. etc. etc. The problems arise when someone decides they are going to play an hour of unknown dirge with no dance beat.

Oh my God that is bloody bad. One of Mr Levines finest moments I would say.

How can I reply to such a well thought out and crafted post?

You are either at the wrong event, or you are a shit Dj.

Just to throw a spanner in the works. Getting Dj spots has nothing to do with the quality of records a person owns, it's whether your face fits and how much you are prepared to tell everyone how good you are on social media. I know lot's of people who own fantastic records that never Dj, and I know many more who have bugger all to offer yet are lauded by their mates as being something special. There are a select few who are everywhere, like s**t in a field. They promote themselves endlessly on Facebook.

In my experience the one record that non soul people rave about above all others is.................. The Snake. Sorry but I wish I had a pound for every time someone has come up to me and said, "Hey, you're into that northern soul aren't you? I love that snake record"

Name and shame 'em Mark.

Here we go again. There's loads of records like this that have gone up in price. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If it wasn't popular it would still be a £10 record. If you own a copy yet you don't like it, why the hell don't you sell it for £10?

I was led to believe Bobby James was the original release. I like it the best. Brand New Faces is rarity over quality in my personal opinion. Just a load of kids shouting over the backing track. Has to be very rare though.

I was always late for work in the 70's. I could sleep through a hurricane. But the noise of the letterbox followed by a satisfying thud as a parcel of records hit the doormat had me up and there in seconds. Great thread and article.

To me that is the fault of the promoter, who doesn't have a clue as to what his guests want to hear, and he shouldn't be promoting. I've heard so many stories like this, and have experianced it myself. I was once asked to do a spot at a do to raise money for a soul fan who had sadly passed away. He had been a regular at my nighter and loved the stuff we played there. Trouble is, most of the crowd at his memorial do were firmly in the oldies camp. My mate actually had to physically prevent punters from accosting me and shouting abuse. I would never do it again. It had cost me a lot of money to travel there, the sound system was terrible, and I would have been better off with a box of pressings.

Just to let you know, Tim is trying to get his list and auction back to it's old regular monthly date. So until March. NEW AUCTION WILL APPEAR FIRST WEEK OF MARCH SAM FLETCHER NORRIS VINES THE PARLIAMENTS KENNY WELLS DICKIE WONDER THE CARLETTES THE RAMBLERS ARTHUR FREEMAN THE OTHER BROTHERS ALBERT WASHINGTON NICKY C & THE CHATEAUX DEAN COURTNEY

No wonder I could never get through on the phone. I very rarely got my first choice of record, it was very frustrating in those days. I always wanted visit Soul Bowl in person, but it was a bloody long way and I never did make it. I had an arrangement with my boss at work so that I could use the telephone in my department until I got through, then however much time I had lost, I would work when everyone else had gone home. As well as Soul Bowl, Brian Phillips list was my favourite. Again I very rarely got my first choice off the list, and I'm not surprised after hearing that half the countries Dj's were perminently camped outside his house at the time.

Palmer Demo was rarer until an amount turned up a few years ago. I would have the Palmer one given the choice, the sound quality is better.