Mal C

When I was at college in the 8ts, a new class mate of mine said his older brother played in Edwin Starr's band, as a drummer, all of us being from the Midlands in the UK, and Edwin living up that way I believed him. So I asked if he could get a picture signed which he promptly did, and I have treasured that for years, although I cant locate it at the moment, It's somewhere... Anyhow I met up with my old College mate last year and he broke the news that the entire class were in on it, and the note was in fact signed by a guy called Curtis, who we all used to rip the piss out of... God Damm!!! That's Revenge.... So Curtis Smith from Chelmsley Wood in Birmingham, if your out there, my response will be swift !!! love George Smith, here's a good one on his only LP... M

Yep thats it (Joe King), bought it off here, Nice thing but I have the released 45, and its not a different mix, so could not really keep it... Eddie Ray two mixes, the one being more acoustic and featured on the Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label LP where it appears as (You Got Me (Demo). Prefer that one personally... the company released the other as a 45 I think, fast and furious track that is, and a minute too long in my opinion. Malcolm

Got the Chuck Jackson of Gene R on here, some years ago, its the Drivelers (Nick Brown's) old copy and signed by the man, to the man!! The Little Charles is from the West Coast and was part of a LA based collection, obviously his name was Coop, Ive seen loads of others all signed the same, be interested to find out if anybody else on here has some of his old tracks, and does anybody know anything more about him? allot of the 45's came over here via Shifty in 2002/3 I think... Got some great Aussie ones, lots of Shirl loves Merv, and all that... Mal

are you referring to Eddie Ray - You Got Me (Demo), Have it on Download, but did it make a vinyl 7? there was a Joe King acetate floating around last year, and I know there is another in the hands of a chap on here, never again, lovely thing but I couldn't sell it, I actually made a loss on it... what a fool.. Mal

is 'seven day fool' on chess or Coronet? Know what you mean on cover versions, there are hundreds, Pete Smith said he had a CD of loads of them, be good to see the track listing on that, personally I gave up collecting them because the quality got so bad, thought Little Pattie - Messin up a good thing was good, I did pick that up recently, and saw an Aussie Don Charles - The Drifter go on evil bay week or so ago, ok version but nothing tops Ray does it... so whats this 'Other'? you cant allude to something without giving us more of a clue? so its the flip of a country 45, what group of labels does it come from? Mal

Sent you an email Jason... M

Here it is... I don't own this 45... Jimmy Smith is mine...

yeah, quite a few on CBS, "Uphill Climb' is the one to get on Yellow Epic... you never see it.. and here's 'That' record by Ms Hines, Eye candy for some...

Ive never seen one Pete, Superiors came up recently, that was nice, but I got outbid big time... I did get Que Sera, Sera recently though, is this the same lots? must be...

OK, to widen the appeal of the thread, here's some nice Aussie Motown for you, I only collect demo's, ones with no bullet sticker showing, sticker would be on the other side.. Regards, Malcolm

I feel like Ive been told off...again... laughs... Dave will you meet me half way>? thats a small visual pun... Whats happened to general chit chat, there are loads of threads where several conversations go on, in fact some of them become so nasty, this one isnt, that its the only way to get involved, ie speak about something else...

loads Benji, I have W&G and Festival Listings (61-69) and Ive highlighted the releases of interest for my reference, but Ive never counted them up.. It seems to me that the stuff between 61-69 is very well documented, but the 7ts and 8ts seem less so, and Ive come across allot of good releases from those decades, but again Ive never counted them up.. Dunnno, how long is a piece of string? £GRAD for the 100 club singles.. Phuttwwwttt... easier to get off your arse and go up there once a year isn't it...thats allot of money.. sorry Dave I'm fueling the Aussie debate I know, but its more interesting quite simply.. Malcolm

Paid the princely sum of £2 for this from a shop in Brum, would have been in the late 8ts, it was always cheap wasn't it, till a couple years back.. Personally Ive always thought it was a pretty uninspiring track.. quite boring really...

I Know he deals with a guy in Sydney Pete who has a shop there at the back of Central, Surrey Hills area, very near to where I used to work, same chap who was the source of the Jamaican Sam Dees / Fragile handle with care 45's that swamped the world some years back.... I met him once, thought he was an arrogant sod, so I asked if they were boots, which seemed to piss him off no end... safe to say we didn't like each other... And I know that George and Frank sold shed loads of Aussie 45's into the UK throughout the 8ts/9ts and beyond... makes sense that John Manship was likely a recipient of a whole lot of those... there are various hordes of 45's Ive heard of that came out of allot of strange locations, one guy I visited in Victoria I spent a very hot and sweaty day with in blistering heat, surprised they didn't all bend in my hands, it was a nightmare, went through thousands upon thousands of 45's, really narked of Liza, and found one garland green track, and then he tells me he had been cleaned out of soul stuff years before... God Damn!! Why didnt you say Dude!! and that was the story at allot of places throughout NSW, and other States we traveled trough.. Tamworth was good in NSW, its the country and western music Capitol in Oz, found loads of stuff in 2nd had stores on the fringes of the place, nothing in the center what so ever.. and I actually found some records in a junk shop in a place called Casino, which is on the inside of the Great Dividing range, farming town so how they got there I dont know.... Be honest, Parramatta record Fair nr Sydney was one the best places for me..Miss Goldie took me there initially in 2004, I went pretty regularly there after.. I said no to loads of things there, Shorty Long on TM, Don't mess with the Wkd,, bloody fool... I'm happy to learn, and if your selling, I'm always interested, but at the right price... Malcolm

Did you pick the Clara ward up recently? there was one for sale but the bidding was very silly for it.... rare ones, Only ever seen seen one copy of Donald Jenkins on W&S, Frank in Melbourne has that, and the scans on Dave Flynn's Web site But the rarest 'Northern' Aussie might well be Nolan Porter on Pink Probe, a friend Craig in Sydney found 3 copies well over a fifteen years ago at a Big TV channel sale I think, big sell of, of some sort in Adelaide, there are some on here that were there that day, so they might put the location and date correct, my memory isnt what it was.... anyhow he kept two and sold one to Frank in Melbourne, George in Sydney is said to have a copy also. Tony Drake is very rare, and some of the Garland Green 45's on MCA, 'Jealous kinda Fella' being the most common, then the LP, then I'm told there are two other releases, I'd have to check my records for the titles, but very likely all culled from the LP... Finally the RCA stable always are very hard, 'Lights Out' by the Dynamics came up on eBay years back, never heard of another, pic cover as well... always found the RCA stuff hard to get hold of... oh and festival White Demo's, which do turn up, but you never see them for the good titles, Ive got about ten or so good ones in varying conditions.. any more out there, what do folks think..>? Malcolm

very impressive, and something Aussie collectors will want to see, obviously I collect Aussie with a passion, and sleeves are a big factor for me, they have be right.... I'd bid but I got mine a decade ago for $30 aud... how prices go up. M

christ have you seen how many this lot have re issued on look a like labels?

Thanks Bob, I didn't notice that, but that label is modern isn't it, has to be a recent re issue..? Ahhhh.....Very Swift, cheers mate.. M

Just looking at scans of this, as you do... and noticed these two below, ones R-146 and looks the original deal to me, the other has TR-155 and looks like a very modern Graphic picture of a label, something used to print or produce labels, so all this leads to the question, has this been re issued on a lookalike 45? Cause if it has, I want one till I can afford a nice original, any advice or the 45, gratefully appreciated. Kind Regards, Malcolm :thumbsup:

Is it me, or is the lead singer of the Voltaire's: 'Movin' Movin' On' track, out of tune? Malcolm

For Sale, Walter (Butterball) Davis - Girl Stop Begging / La Cade Records Ltd / M- £100 Classic Crossover track, great intro...nice price for this as well, normally goes from £120 up to £150... also: The Cold Power Unit - The Hippy Strut / Cold Power VG++ £10 ** SOLD TO A COSSACK ** Recent release and Limited run of 200 pressed on this one, would be mint - but has a mark across the flip side, it came like that, but its one of those done with a finger nail, does not sound at all, Hippy side is mint, great Tighten Up... I know Jason at Soul Stacks sold straight out of this within a day or listing it... good record.. You pay Post £2.50 for 1st Class signed for (insured up to £50) £8 for Reg signed for post (insured up to £500) within the UK. Scans is the actual tracks for sale, the You Tube clips simply so you can listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1LBUfW-tjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJlDmkSHpF0 Kind Regards, Malcolm

notice the Aussie Sandy Wynns - The Touch of Penis, John Manship has up in his auction, in the wrong sleeve... If I was paying £131 and counting I'd want that to be correct, thats an Aussie sleeve but was not used post 1963... So if your reading this, it should be a Red stripped sleeve, yep 'Looks gorgeous' as it says in the blurb, but its not as it looked when it was issued... small matter, but makes a difference... Malcolm

Love Energy Flash, especially at a Soul Do.,,such a big track wasn't it... I think allot of folk on here will love the Garage type / DJ International stuff, it's soulful, but once you veer violently off towards Dance Opera, R&S, New Beat stuff... They can't get away fast enough... Personally I love it, its basically pure twisted aggression!!!! and I just can't find that in Soul Music, so it caters for that side of me....

Hi all, list of the remaining 45's from my Eccentric Soul Omnibus Box set. All Great look alike reissues, sound quality is brilliant and most have been played once or twice, all in their original sleeves, be happy to supply an Mp3 for your i-Tunes with any order. Post £2.50 / 1st Class Signed for within the UK (Insured up to £50) for a single disc, if your interested in more that one I'll come back with a rate. All £10 each Now Reduced to £5 Each or all 15 remaining 45s for £50 (That's about £3.33 per disc) Trust - Explosion b/w Funk Power / Star Fox Hot Snow - Me & you b/w Four times the Love / Relevant Records The Free Mind - Just Jammin b/w After Were Gone / Twin Town The Techniques - When your Away b/w Get Technified / Techniques records Deep Heat - Do It again b/w She's a junkie / Deep Heat Records Suspicious Can Openers - Tuesday in the Rain b/w Fever in Your Pants / Mo-Soul Stone Creations - The 'It' Song b/w Hands on a Golden Key / Fly-By-Nite Union - Strike b/w Come to My house for Lunch / Mesa Records Third Generation - Love is Gonna rain down on Me b/w Mother Nature / Prison Soul Black Fur - when We get Together Soon b/w Feel the Shock / Bar-Tone Hifidelics - Hifidelics Groove b/w Quiptown / Quip Duralcha - Jody is gone b/w Ghet to Funk / Micro Tronics Sound Everyday - Get Next to You b/w Is a real thing / Soundtech Studios Directory - Feel it in Your bones b/w world and Creation / Zodiac Clifton White - Ain't No Love b/w The Grade A / PMRC ----- Now - Land of Now b/w Lovin You is easy / Now Records ** SOLD ** The Mixed Breed - Gotta get Home b/w Wise / Innovation Records ** SOLD ** The Energettics - Rainy Days and Mondays b/w You Make me Nothing / Cobra Records ** SOLD ** The 13th Amendment - The Stretch b/w Hard to be in Love / Slave ** SOLD ** Tickled Pink - Never Can say goodbye b/w Reach Out / Knip Knip ** SOLD ** Black Soul Express - When I Left you b/w Party time / BSE ** SOLD ** Aggregation - Can You Feel It b/w A Child is Born / Charity Records ** SOLD ** Kind Regards, Malcolm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC14CpTF4kY