Mal C

Tricky, Ive always regretted selling anything, but I think back on what I actually miss, and I buy em again... if I can... you do have to wonder when you get to 2nd, 3rd or 4th copy of a track, is it worth buying it back! good luck with your decision, for myself, I'd only sell if they dont make your liver quiver, otherwsie you probably wont miss em...

Stanley Mitchell - Quit Twistin My Arm / Get it Baby / Groove City, think I got a ton of others on the same day, all off Bham rag market, I put back Ray Merrell demo, and 21st Century demo on Dot, cause I didnt fancy the names as being any good!! young and dumb... !

Thought it was a great interview, his charm came through, even as an 81 year old he sounded sharp, and very with it. I loved the anecdote about meeting Ike Turner and saying he was there to elope with Tina, then being told he was too short. Only gripe I have would be around the editing of the ending, these things can be hard to edit down, I’ve tried it a few times. The endings come too quickly, best way I found to do that was to script the endings, know where you want to finish, that way they wind down to a close naturally.... if that makes sense.

The 7ts Mel Britt Bootlegs were pressed at Monach, in Styrene and vinyl.

another Bluesy one, but really good

Are the vocals' by Towanda Barnes on that LP?

The ‘Sound’ pound The ‘Rhythm Den’ Or a left field one ‘The Hairy Boodwah!’

Blimey, it's starting to set in...!

The Ojays - Love Slipped Through My Fingers / Pickwick Lp, and I think '16 greatest hits' on trip, anyhow LP only on first Viynl release. Clifford Binns - 'I'm Human Too', Carrie 'Reissue' Lp that came out in the 8ts.

Pic & Bill - Baby Come Back

Ralph Graham - she just sits there / you had to hurt someone/ Up Front She just sits there is my pick, but what an awesome 45…. The Tears - good luck my love /what your doin to me / Smash, ‘Good luck’ is in my top 20 Northern tracks… both sides are the business

Fabulous 45, if truth be known, I never much went for ‘your my mellow’ but the other side is totally solid Detroit soul track at its very best

Hi folks, few wants below, nothing really expensive there, but nice copies only pls, play and label. Shirley Thomas - Life / 10 YA / TENYA Records Delores Riley ‎– Hey, Boy! / Instant One Way - Didn't You Know It / MCa Tony Gregory - I'm Gonna Break Down / Dynamic Jewel Bass - Let Your Love Rain Down on Me / Malaco Fresh - You / MCA Thankns in advance Malc

His ‘Cold Hearted Woman’ is an absolute masterpiece! What a singer he was ! Rest in peace John Edwards

got a tinge of 'Afternoon at the Rhino' that one... i like it...

Never went, but I like this one, I'm assuming it got played at Wigan? Jimmy (Soul) Clark Band ‎– Sweet Darlin (Inst)

Hi folks, need a very nice replacement copy of this track must be at least Ex++ label and play, no marks, or wol, unless it’s a radio station copy. Demos always preferred. Shirley & her Squires - Drip Drop / Constellation cheers malc * to add to above anybody got any good Aussie released soul, R&B, Mod, or jazz 45s, or Sleeves

Don't know whether this interests anybody, maybe it would if it was your town growing up. I moved from Acocks Green in B'ham to Shirley, then to Knowle/ Solihull in the 7ts. Anyhow these are two images of Solihull High Street, the one from the late 5ts, and I guess the other being grabbed by me tonight from the Solihull council web page, pretty recent. Dunno about you, but the 5ts looked like a pretty good lively high street. Tony Turner and me travelled up to Newark last year, never been there before, looked like a nice market town, but as our hosts (Dean/Gez) said, not what it was. Perhaps folks could post up their high street, then and now... be interested to see the change, good or bad. btw, if there was a solar flare, could it oblitorate Acocks Green, its become a s**t Hole now 😞

Its ok, it is what it is, a great dad with his kids jamming... they just happened to get it out on vinyl. Not the most inspiring of auctions this time, nothing there you would drop your knickers for... Sonny Herman I like allot, and Ive never had copy of Terry Callier, Linda Lloyd has always been about, A. C. Reed reminds me of the 100 club and 1999/2000 when it was being played everywhere... The Isonics I cannot stand, never liked it, El Anthony is great but just an oldie init...

Me too, I’ve got it on Aussie Epic I think. I do occasionally play it. Reminds me of scooter dos in the 8ts… who said it was better that bill bush? Good on ya… I hate that bill bush record, the one on Ronn right? Give me Tony Galla any day, oh and I’ll take a rain check on ‘Red Light’ unless I’m feeling nostalgic:/)

Promotion and feedback, simple. That said certain producers and by extension the promotion guys had their preferred artists, so indi and one off recordings were doomed in most cases to not get beyond demo stage, even if they had sold well in their local areas. I think we forget sometimes with what it was like back then, certainly from what I’ve read, the music industry was segregated, and as the two markets came together, allot got lost in the mix. Don’t they have a term in sales, ‘low hanging fruit’ Michael by the C.O.D.S is a great example, but for every ‘Michael’ there were 10 lesser or unprompted records, equally as good but without someone to really push them.

Hi folks, need a very nice replacement copy of this track must be at least Ex++ label and play, no marks, or wol, unless it’s a radio station copy. Demos always preferred. Shirley & her Squires - Drip Drop / Constellation cheers malc * to add to above anybody got any good Aussie released soul, R&B, Mod, or jazz 45s, or Sleeves

Hi folks, this is replacement need, I want an absolutely spanking copy of Major Lance - Story of my life /Volt. needs to be paper label, vinyl copy, demo preferred. if you got a copy that fits that description drop me a pm. And this is a cheapie, no silly sod prices pls… malc

So whats the later 76 second issue? can we see it above, anybody got a scan we can look at?