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Most copies of Jimmy Mack on Hamster are 2nd (legal) issues, 1st press is quite a hard one, there are a few differences between them on close inspection, the most obvious being the title ' A woman is SO hard to understand ' (2nd iss) / ' A woman is hard to understand ' (1st iss). Also the original issue label is more of an olive green, rather than the emerald green of the re-release. Price wise, 2nd prob around £15 (but often sold for more as originals), 1st issue £70 upwards ?

Ginger taylor getting the balance just right ?? Give me a break, he is Mr.Predictable, playing the old tried, tested, and TIRED !!

Just got a copy of the previously unreleased ' The panic is on ' by Lou Johnson, but it's on a yellow Big top label, no. 45-105, with ' What am i crying for ' on the flip, not the maroon Big top press with ' Unsatisfied ' on the other side, seen often on ebay. Anyone know why and how it's been pressed twice ?

The demo with title of ' It's against the RULES of love ' easily the rarest one, don't think there is much to choose between the demo's and issues of 'Against the laws of love ' originals, seen plenty of those one-sided demo's in my time - issues possibly just as rare / not rare (if you get my meaning) ! Still a classic northern Philly great.

77 Chas Diamond and Inspirations, sold one couple of months ago for £45, Soul Set (great semi-known) would have thought £25.

Think you're probably right, unfortunately. I personally think there has always been a lot more oldies fans than those interested in new / rediscovered / newly found/ different sounds, even going back to the mid to late 70's, and it got progressively worse when the boys of 69-75 approx made their mid-life crisis comeback in the early to mid 90's ! I think that a scene that is now some 45 years old is rapidly running out of people who want to hear or dance to an unknown 1968 storming Philly obscurity, a fantastic little known 78 soulful west coast mover, or a slightly funky obscure 73 small label soul gem - we're getting older, little new blood is going to appear, and a lot of the punters going now all seem to want the older established / familiar / played out classics, just look at the number of oldies and motown nights up and down the country every weekend. I actually persuaded myself to attend the Spalding soul night at the Sugar Beet club last night, and it was everything i expected (worst case scenario realised several times over) !!! Example - after numerous overplayed things, i asked the next DJ to put on a couple of uptempo 70's, his response was to play 'Itching in my heart ' Supremes, and then another Motown 45 i'd only heard 986 times before. More comments please ! Jez.

Always hated the Shakers ' One wonderful moment ' = bloody awful, and played to death multiple times at Cleethorpes, Peterborough, etc in the late 70's, also always disliked Terrible Tom, Nolan Porter ' Only be sure ', Benzine ' Village of tears ' . - could probably compile a list as long as an arm if i had the time and inclination !!

Got a copy of the 7 Dwarfs ' Stop girl ' on IDEAL 168 i've always assumed as a boot, now seem to think it could be a proper one, due to the info on Manship's current auction site - has the 1168 with oddly scratched 8 in the run-out, any more info greatly appreciated. By the way, don't actually like this record much, heavy stomping US garage psyche that was popular for a while at Notts. Palais around 1977 ! Jez.

Had a few soul packs in the 79's / early 80's, best thing i've kept from a pack from back then is Rhonda Davis on Duke, probably got rid of some slower things that would not have been in vogue then (but would a few years later).

Three USA Originals offerewd for sale before i try them on eBAY - (VALISE 6900 dark red oriiginal) FRANK DELL ' HE BROKE YOUR GAME WIDE OPEN ' (pretty good copy, plays VG++ to ex) offers over £200 ******* (LOMA / WB green issue 2091) LINDA JONES ' MY HEART NEEDS A BREAK ' (nice copy, plays VG++ to ex, tiny amount of label wear) offers over £90. ****** (COLUMBIA 44239 rare red issue) THE PLAYERS ' GIVING UP YOUR LOVE ' / ' GUILTY ' (nice Detroit, Excellent) offers over £70. Would want payment via Paypal as a gift - any offers in the next couple of days please - UK regis post £4 / overseas £8.50 (no sales to Italy/France/S. America). Thanks, Jez. Spalding.

Has anyone ever correctly fixed a warped 45, i've read several variations on the betwwen 2 panes of heated glass technique, but has anyone done this to any great level of success ??

I think that most people who have a number of bootlegs have aquired them because they would never have the cash to purchase an original, or even have the inclination to track one down, they just wanted the 45 on vinyl to play. I probably have some 30 odd boots from the 70's, such as George Blackwell, Salvadors, etc, but didn't actually buy any when they first appeared, just got given them / acquired them over the years, with no intention of ever denying the artists any sort of royalties. I wonder how many of the rare items that have been supposedly legally reissued over the last few years have led to the original artists receiving any payments or royalties, perhaps with the exception of some of the Kent things ?!

Jesse James on Shirley records - fantastic, rare, and very expensive, virtually same backing track as the Impressions (also done by lead vocalist Jerry Butler solo on Vee-Jay).

Surely got to have the 2 great Garland Green Revue 45's in there = Ain't that good enough and Girl I love you, could compile a list of hundreds, if you're including slower soulful northern tracks, plus earlt to mid-seventies soul items. Plus nobody mentioned what I've always considered one of the greatest things ever commited to vinyl, the immense ' BYGONES ' by Bull on Bell !!

HAVE A NICE COPY OF THE EBONY'S PHILLY NORTHERN RARITY ' I CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE YOU ' / ' BACK IN MY ARMS ' on US AVIS 1001 (Excellent) - WOULD BE WILLING TO SELL IF DECENT OFFER RECEIVED. WOULD PREFER PAYMENT BY PAYPAL AS A GIFT IF POSSIBLE. Jez, Spalding, S. Lincs.

Hello, never heard the Jesse James on Match - any good ? thanks, Jez.

Just been sorting out a load of 45's for clearance / car boots, etc, seem to have 2 copies of ' CUT YOUR MOTOR OFF' by BLACK NASTY feat HERBIE THOMPSON. Both look to be proper US originals, but titles and scripts in different styles, and the address of label 18307 James Couzens Detroit is near the top of one, and the bottom of the other 45. Any ideas ?? Thanks, Jez.

The abbreviation M.V.P. means the MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - a sporting term used in major US sports events such as the Superbowl, indicating the man of the match (and worth the most millions of dollars) !!

A few 45's to sell - UK bids / offers only please . PAYMENT by PAYPAL as a gift. Best offer received by midnight Sunday 27th March will secure. LEE BRACKETT - RUBY / SAVE A FOOLISH MAN (Excello DJ) VG++ to Excellent, clean labels Min offer £180 TOWANA & Total destruction - WEAR YOUR NATURAL, BABY / HELP ME GET THAT FEELIN' BACK AGAIN (Romark black iss ) Excellent Min offer £185 DETROIT SOUL - ALL OF MY LIFE (Music Town 45-502 yellow iss) Excellent Min bid £95 JAY & AMERICANS - GOT HUNG UP ALONG THE WAY (UK Utd Artists G/W Demo) - Excellent to mint minus, lovely looking 45, centre intact, super Min offer £95 All from my own collection, some i've had for over 30 years. All will be sent SPEC DELIVERY INSURED at £2.50 each (i'll stand the extra postal cost). Good luck, Jez.

Thinking of changing my car within the next few months, and need to raise some cash, Wondering which option would be best to sell several 45's - EBAY / J. MANSHIP AUCTION SITE / SOUL SOURCE SALES ? 45's may include JADES (MODE), DETROIT SOUL (MUSIC TOWN), LEE BRACKETT (EXCELLO), plus a few others. Jez.

JUST BEEN GOING THRU' SOME OLD SOUL MAGS IN THE ATTIC, CAME ACROSS A LIST OF SOUNDS I HAD WRITTEN DOWN FROM WIGAN CIRCA 1980 - COVER UP SOUNDS THAT I'VE FORGOTTEN OR NEVER FOUND OUT WHAT THEIR REAL IDENTITIES WERE ? - BILLY WOODS / HOLLY MAXWELL ' NOTHING MORE THAN YOU ' // BABY WASHINGTON ' ROUND IN CIRCLES ' // BRIAN HOLLAND ' THANK YOU GIRL ' // CARLIS MUNRO ' ALL I NEED IS HALF A CHANCE ' // DETROIT WHEELS ' LIKE A GOOD GIRL SHOULD ' // MICHELLES ' DO WHAT YOU WANNA ' (SURE THAT WAS DEE DEE BARNES ON ARCTIC). ANY INFO OR COMMENTS ? THANKS, JEZ.

Hello any Soul Source watchers - I'm drinking BULMERS CIDER !!!! and spinning these current favourites : TURN ME LOOSE - LEON AUSTIN / GET OUT OF MY LIFE - MARVA WHITNEY (both KING) // DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU - M. LANCE (UK Contempo) // PLEASE LOVE ME - BETTY EVERETT (One-der=ful) // THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT - RB HUDMON (Atlantic) // PLAYED OUT PLAY GIRL - ARTHUR FREEMAN (Excello) // TLC - SOUL MERCHANTS (Moonville USA) // IF AT FIRST - ENERGETICS (TOP-Top) // TALK DON'T BOTHER ME - PROPHETs (Jubillee) // JUST A DREAM - IMP WONDERS (Day-Wood) // I'M A CYDER DRINKER - WURZELS (Somersetpissup) .... God bless SOUL MUSIC and C-I-D-E-R !!!!!!!!!!!!

Had an EMI of ADAM'S APPLES ' DON'T TAKE IT OUT ' when it was a monster in 1976, also still got an EMI I had ordered in the early 90's, one side GEORGE LEMONS, the other side GEORGE PEPP.