Mal C

Heard 'Inspirations - Your Wish Is My Command' in B&Q last weekend, the unexpected thing was I'd heard it a week before in the same store!

Ok, to finish this thread off, here is a scan of the 9ts boot of this, plus the flip... The date stamp thing is truly horrible, looks awful and it cuts or starts at the drum roll...so incomplete... not good like most I'm not mad on boots, but sometimes you gotta get the best copy you can...

blimey, I mean where do you start? Northern wise, all the big labels, or major labels are out there. You want small label stuff really if you were to find things that were not on CD, obscure Northern tracks on local labels. These are a few I have grabbed, that I have never seen on a CD via Kent or SS, or any of those labels, that said Numero have mede massive efforts in getting the more obscure label / numbers out there, so you really can never tell... and some of these are not straight Northern, probably collectors stuff... If you want to swap Obscure tracks, I have thousands, happy to send some in return, The Toronados - Clap You Hands & Skate / WINLEY Records Inc Little Willie Johnson - Loneliness / VANDELLA'S The Affluents - Tom's Song / USA The New Continentals / TEEPEE

Hi folks, lots of sixties today. ---------- Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters - Cry Baby / United Artists (Canadian) EX++ £20 Very nice Canadian issue of this one. Lots of sheen and clean vinyl, really is nice to look at. Freddie Scott - Hey Girl / Coplix (Canadian) EX++ £20 Another classic sound, and beatuful Canadian copy. Ty Karim - All at Once / Lighten Up / Romark (Kent second issue) EX++ £10 Classic Northern dancer...track for me is 'All at once'... Sam Ward – Sister Lee / Groove City EX++ £20 Seventies boot, nice thick vinyl copy. Prince Arthur & His Knights Of The Round Table - Walkin Uptown / ABC Paramount WD EX++£20 Wicked Organ Instrumental, was featured on 'Soul Class of 66' back in the eighties.. great 45.. Lee Lamont – I’ll Take Love / Back Beat EX+£5 Plays fine, and label is fine, but has a warp.. you can’t here it at all Deon Jackson – You Got Love / You’ll Wake Up Wiser baby / Carla EX++ £20 One of his classic ‘Carla’ sides, common 45, but oh so good… Patrice Valentine – Our Love (A Special Blending) M.J.R records EX++ £30 This has a great Soaring verse, I always thought this was totally right for the 100 club, starts slow, but when Patrice gets there, this track flys!! Steve Mancha – You’re Still in my Heart / Groovesville EX++£12 Classic detroit 45, nice copy, play and label. Harold Burrage – Master key / M-Pac EX+£20 Class early Chicago track from veteran singer Harold Burrage, this is a brilliant track. Garnett Mimms – It Was Better to hurt Her / United Artists WD VG++ £10 Nice clean label, lots of sheen but a few clicks on the intro. ------ I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or if I don't know you, you pay for the Pay Pal Fees. Postage: £5.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) Anything worth over a £50 via Special Delivery, £9.50 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. cheers Malc

your right, they all get the 'i' and the 'e' the wrong way round...

Wow, I remember walking into HMV in B'ham, and seeing multiple copies on display of 'The Northern Soul Story 7' I think they were all £8.99 back then... probably one of the best they did in that series...

I know Trev, I like that "somebody pressed the record button too late" it smacks of those cock ups that make record collecting so interesting. Love the Soul Supply guys, their LP's were essential, but there have been a few instances where the wrong track was laid next to the wrong title, Soul Incorporated on Emblem (Yellow and shield design) for instance on the 'Untouchables' LP... maybe that’s for another thread.

so they cocked up and just started at the drum roll for the Sevens reissue.. It had to come from somewhere! I'm glad we have nearly got to the bottom of this, it's been bugging me for years!

Ahhh. we may never know for certain, but that sounds very plausible doesn’t it? booted form a CD. Do you know what the name of the CD was andy?

Yeah, having listened to them again, you could edit that intro at the drum roll quite easily... as I said, the see through Brown Vinyl one, the earliest boot of this does have the full piano intro. I did think that bootleg was either later 9ts maybe early 2000s as it was discussed on here at the time.

Here's the full piano intro...

So the 70's one (see through Brown Vinyl) has the full piano Intro. does anybody have an original with the short drum roll, then in, like this one in the below clip?

Hi everybody, There are two intros, as far as I can tell, to John and the Wierdest, one with a Piano lead in, the other, just short drum roll and in. What do folks know about these two different intros, is one a bootleg version, there was a good one (Bootleg) in the 9ts/early 2000's, which was dark brown to the light, or did it get originally realeased like this, was this a legit Radio edit? Scan below shows running time 2.04, don't have another scan to compare to this one.... Any ideas?

Hi folks, more seventies and crossover 45's here... ------------ The Olympics - Girl, You're My Kind of People / Warner Bros WD EX+ £45 I guess a Semi know 45, this is a brilliant 7ts track, nice on demo Patti York - He's Comin' In The Morning / United Artists EX++ £40 Classic from 1971, written by Jimmy Briggs, Produced by Larry Maxwell. The Drivers Ft Chuck Freeman – Blackbird in Despair /American Int Records (Demo) EX++ £100 Great vocal from Chuck Freeman, this is a nice midtempo crossover sound. The Continental Four - What You Gave Up / Jay Walking EX++ £15 Classic 7ts Northern, real nice copy... Percy and Them - Look in the Mirror of My Eyes / Trying to Find a New Love / Roulette WD VG++ £200 Reduced to £150 Had this 45 for years and it's been fine, slightly scruffy labels, some noise, but overall a good copy. The Natural Four - Heaven Right here on Earth / Curtom EX+ £10 Sheer class from Natural 4, also their title track from the Lp of the same name. Windy City - If by Chance / Mono-Stereo versions / Innovation II / EX+ £15 Supreme slowie from this brilliant Chicago outfit, this is the first release before Warner bros. Loleatta Holloway - I Know Where You’re Coming From / AWARE EX++ £15 Flip of ‘Show must go on’, this is the side for me, absolute blinder of a record! Chuck Jackson – One of those Yester years / All Platinum EX++ £10 From 1977, George Kerr produced, I’ve always liked this track, really good one for a tenner. Barbara Lewis - Don't Forget About Me / Atlantic EX++ £15 Goffin and King brilliance! Absolutely superb track! --------- You can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or pay for the Pay Pal - 4% fee, or vis Bank Transfer. Postage: £5.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) Anything worth over a £50 via Special Delivery, £9.50 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. cheers Malc

Hi there, more nice tracks here... ------- 100% Pure Poison - You Keep Coming Back / EMI EX++ smol/swol £150 Classic UK EMI seventies dancer, real nice copy. Moody Scott - We've Gotta Save it / Seventy 7 EX++ £35 Very underrated track in my opinion, this is the business. Clean-Clean copy ,label and play Debbie Taylor - Never Gonna Let Him Know / Let's Prove Them Wrong / GWP EX++ £20 Real nice copy, LPTW is the same song as Bobby Moore on Kay-O, fabulous 45 this is, both sides... Lilly Fields Hoagy Lands - Sweet Soul Brother / Spectrum EX++£25 Reduced to £20 Sweet as you like, this is a killer record from Lilly and Hoagy. As above, real nice copy. George & Gwen McCrae - Winners Together or Losers Apart / CAT EX+ £15 A Classic! nice 45, play and label. The Younghearts - I've got Love for my Baby / Minit EX+£20 Bobby Sanders Production, arranged by Arthur Freeman, great record, with eastern riff in it… Leroy Taylor - Oh Linda / Decca EX++ £150 Very nice Issue here, classic Chicago 45, lots of sheen and shiny label 🙂 The Star-Tels - What More Can I Ask For / LAMARR EX++ £15 Classic Chicago 45, nice condition label and play. The Lost Family – Blow your Mind / International Music Bag EX++£80 First label on this Mecca Classic, very nice copy. William Bell – I Forgot to be Your Lover / Stax EX++ £15 Absolute classic song, and spanking copy, play and label, no dh Eloise Laws - Love Factory / Music Merchant / EX++ wsol £175 Vinyl Dist Copy, plays really clean. MECCA Classic from 73 --------- You can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or pay for the Pay Pal - 4% fee, or vis Bank Transfer. Postage: £5.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) Anything worth over a £50 via Special Delivery, £9.50 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. cheers Malc

I used to go to the Exchange, I think Maria had her hands in all the good local venues, I'd never seen so much polished presentation when going into venues to secure a night, she had it DOWN! Good Groove were down in Surry Hills wern't they? I used to work down there for a few years.

Hi folks, nice Crossover and Seventies for a wet leafy Thursday, weekend coming, get yourself some 'Soul' to celebrate! ----------------- The Four Flights – All I Want is You / Almeria EX++ £50 Very nice 45, very small clink/chip on outside edge, dnap or the run in groove, otherwise a nice copy. Candi Staton – You Don’t Love Me No More / Capitol EX++£15 Sheer Class! Canadian Copy, lots of sheen, nice bright label, and play. Candi Staton – Too Hurt to Cry / Fame EX+£15 Again, sheer Class! From her LP ‘Stand by Your Man’, every home needs this 45. Betty Lavette – You’ll Wake Up Wiser / ATCO EX++ £60 One of two 45’s Bettye had on ATCO, the other is a brill slowie, this one, seventies crossover heaven! The Tribulations – Mama’s Love / Imperial EX++£50 Nice nice label and play, really great laid back crossover track, highly recommended. Magnificent Men – Forever Together / Capitol EX++£20 Group greatness here, has got it all, those vocals are absolute bliss. The Mirettes – Ain’t You Trying To Cross Over / UNI Demo sol EX+£15 I have an Aussie MCA so this copy can go, what can you say, it’s a brilliant all time crossover track, nice on demo. Dee Dee Warwick – When Love Slips Away / Mercury £20 Absolute class, she made some mighty fine 45’s, this is probably one of the best, its outstanding, in every way! Pat & Pam - Hey Love / DAY DREAMING EX++£15 Daughters of Lucy Cordell (WVOL) fame, who had 3 releases on their father’s labels in the early 7ts, you all go mad for ‘I Love You Yes I Do’ this is better, in every way, and a fraction of the price. Hearts of Stone - If I Could Give you the World / VIP EX++ dh £25 One of those lesser known seventies’ tracks, it’s a killer track this. Nice heavy vinyl copy. ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or pay for the Pay Pal - 4% fee. Postage: £5.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) Anything worth over a £50 via Special Delivery, £9.50 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. cheers Malc

Hi folks, nice Crossover and seventies ones here. ----------------- Al Perkins – Yes, My Goodness, Yes / ATCO EX+£10 Few marks but plays fine, think his sister Velma Perkins also did this sone, both brilliant. Willie Hightower – Because I love You / Capitol Demo £90 Class sound and very nice demo, clean play and label.. Lawrence & Jaibi – You Make Me feel Good / Diggin Deep EX++£15 The Voices of East Harlem – New Vibrations / just sunshine EX++£15 As good as anything they did, this is a brilliant song. Carl Stewart – Ain’t Going Back to That / Mercury demo sol EX+£30 Crossover classic from 73, very nice track this. The Players – Why Did I Lie / Minit EX+£35 Another of those late 6ts lad back crossover records, I love em. Seattle Pure Dynamite - I Wonder Love / One World Records (2nd Issue) EX++ £45 This is the reissue of this blinding 7ts track, sad to let it go! The Relatives - Lenient with my Love / Archway EX+£50 Reduced to £45 Very Catchy 45, great crossover track this, also on an LP that came out some years back… Five Keys Feat Rudy West - Stop! What you’re doing to me / Landmark EX++£45 Always been atound, and always been brilliant... Morris Jefferson – It's The Last Time Around for Me / Good Luck EX++ £45 On Lucy Cordell's label, brilliant modern track form 1980. ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or pay for the Pay Pal - 4% fee. Postage: £5.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) Anything worth over a £50 via Special Delivery, £9.50 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. cheers Malc

Wasnt quite sure where to put this lot, but I've been scanning old stuff, and found this from a local Sydney Paper about 2004/5. Arthur, (R-L) Maria O, Samantha (Miss Goldie), Alex, (dont know the far left Soul sister, i never met her) think they are all in Melbourne now. Soul Miner, I thought he did windows..anyhow, blast from the past down under...

A day in London

Ok, this isn’t my photography, but I used to work for Sleaze Nation Magazine, and from time to time I'd get asked to pose for ad shots, as I always hung about... not doing much! So, this was a company called 'Genie' who I guess were getting in on the early texting services... I'm not actually sure how, but they paid for the advert to be done... All I'll say is I'm obviously not the dog with a poorly leg, but I feature in all the other shots. To my shock, en route home one night on the Victoria line, they did a 48 sheet poster of this.... 😳😳😳😳😳

Uni pic here, a mate (Russ Bloore) in boating Jacket, I guess 91/2, taken in the infinity curve at UCE Birmingham, my only go at Fashion Photography.....he always was a cool buggar...