Chalky

I’m not blaming the shops far from it. It is those up the chain who are obviously the ones exploiting the market. Why do they feel the need to hike the prices for one days release? Why not market at the usual prices? i wouldn’t pay RSD prices so I’m certainly not paying hiked prices after by the scalpers.

£40 was at several places. £30 is still a bit pricey IMO for an LP when I usually pay just over £20, Lee Fields and Kelly Finnegan just two at that price.

some of the RSD prices are a bit fast buck too, not just the exploitation merchants later, how can they justify £40 for an Lp (Alice Clark)? Not just the AC either. It is a con and a rip off.

Ace collector Mark Jones joins Dean and get in the studio The Twisted Sisters rock up to cause mayhem for Dean and Gez in a three hour special.

The group was out of Baltimore

I have permission to post the photo... You have Elaine Jones and Earle Beall stood behind Al Jefferson

Two of the members of the group were Elaine Jones and Earle Beall. They are on a photo that went through ebay some years ago stood behind a Dj or studio technician. A mate owns the photo, it had been defaced, someone had coloured the hair in for some reason. I will ask if it is ok to post.

Excellent article and pictures of Anita Humes & The Essex https://doowopheaven.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-essex-aka-anita-humes-essex.html

You forget to take into account all the copies that have turned up since 1973 and demand, or not

Fabulous voice. I wondered why she had been quite, she gave birth last year! These two tracks recorded prior to the event. Hope there is another Lp forthcoming as the last was great.

John Manship Auction tonight.. Richard Marks Did You Ever Lose Something / Never Satisfied Tuska: 112 DJ (45s) Two clean labels, vinyl reveals several light surface marks. Not one affecting them stylus of the mighty power of the productions, playing Ex+ throughout £1,202.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:06 Sweets - Something About My Baby / Satisfy Me Baby - Soultown 105 Sweets Something About My Baby / Satisfy Me Baby Soul Town: 105 (45s) Two clean labels, matched only by near flawless vinyl. A real beauty. £2,527.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:06 Life - Tell Me Why / That’s Life - Reprise REP 1185 Life Tell Me Why / That’s Life Reprise: REP 1185 (45s) Two perfect labels, full gloss Mint minus vinyl only revealing a fine hairline or two from storage in it’s birth-sleeve. £200.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00 Neo Experience - Human / God Make My World - Sahara M.W. 88701 Neo Experience Human / God Make My World Sahara: M.W. 88701 (7") Two flawless yellow labels, bright, crisp and unblemished. Vinyl is immaculate! You will not acquire a finer copy. £262.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00 Monitors - Greetings! ...We’re The Monitors / 1969 Canadian press - Tamla Motown SS 714 Monitors Greetings! ...We’re The Monitors / 1969 Canadian Stereo press Tamla Motown: SS 714 (LP) Original Phondisc inner sleeve houses, two perfect labels and unblemished vinyl. The cover reveals only very mild signs of storage plus a solitary but forgivable flaw a small bb drill left corner. A truly spectacular example £61.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00 Little Ronnie and the Chromatics - What A Day This Have Been / Speak What’s On Your MInd - H L S 1003 Little Ronnie and the Chromatics What A Day This Have Been / Speak What’s On Your MInd H L S : 1003 (45s) Fine vinyl with hardly a blemish, listen both sides play beautifully clean. Labels have water damaged. A-side label has mild h20 wear, text is fully readable credits. The flipside label is worse, see label images of both labels. £252.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00 Roosevelt Grier - Soul City / 1964 7” 6 track mini-lp - Ric SLP 1008 Roosevelt Grier Soul City / 1964 7” 6 track mini-lp Ric SLP 1008: SLP 1008 (EP) Flawless vinyl, perfect labels, unblemished picture cover, complete with the ultra-rare “operator pack” on the reverse. £95.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00 Bobbi Lynn - Earthquake / Opportunity Street - Stateside SS 2088 DJ Bobbi Lynn Earthquake / Opportunity Street Stateside: SS 2088 DJ (45s) Two unblemished promo labels, fine clean vinyl only revealing a few minuscule hairlines under direct light. As you can hear both sides on £156.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00 Pauline Rogers - I’m Just A Woman / I’ve Been Prentending - Flair-X FL 5001 Pauline Rogers I’m Just A Woman / I’ve Been Prentending Flair-X: FL 5001 (45s) Two flawless labels, perfect previously unplayed vinyl, all housed in the extremely rare birth-sleeve. Insanely rare condition! £186.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 10/04/2019 18:00

It isn’t so much the formulaic nature of the record but the sort of repetitiveness of the tracks, the one you played at Rugby for instance. With yer 60s and indeed 70s & 89s you got verse, chorus break etc. But each to their own.

I never hear anything like Jasper Street at your typical northern or even across the board nights, (if ever there was a stupid term that is it 😂 ) if anything like this did get played it would clear the floor in seconds.

Some more writing on the Philly group. Late 50s there was also a West Coast group of the same name, mainly surf, 1970 there was a Dutch group, so not an isolated name. No mention of them being the Trenton group. https://www.waybackattack.com/revels.html

People cannot see facial expressions so unless you use some sort of emoji others don't know what you are implying

I remember Brian Goucher playing Lisa as a pre-release, I think

There wasn’t one member of the late 50s Philly group in amongst any of the Trent Town group, not going by the signatures. Also a different spelling. It was said on the other topic that it is thought they were different groups. There is a vast amount of group names used by more than one group so it is more than feasible Re-vels or a derivative was also used. The Philly group had just one release post 61, in 1964 so it is quite feasible the name wasn’t even around or in memory by the time the Trenton group were about!

It would appear they are the same if it is accurate

According to the copyright of entries Johnnie Starr is a pseudonym of John M. Arnold Discogs also lists a few other with slight variations in the spelling, others too if you follow the links https://www.discogs.com/artist/719983-Johnny-Starr

Unless it sounds northern (60s/70s retro) in its style they aren't interest. Most aren’t interested in anything different 60s wise so try and get them to accept new releases is never going to happen.

Not sure, its on their site. I’m not trying to put you off buying it mind.

I was the first to contact Alice’s grandson and put him in touch with Ace and I’m pretty sure Dean Rudland said they had already done what they are claiming?

The Alice Clark has already had a release on BGP (Ace Records) and is still available, white vinyl too if memory serves

I also have to disagree, you can’t be looking too hard if you think new releases are a bit thin on the ground. I would imagine the review from 66 is also a tiny fraction of records released with plenty released at that time that were of interest to us.

But Richard was a Clifton Hall resident as well as Wigan. Arthur and Sam also did a fair few trades with Richard so maybe some did start life at Snaith and then onto the Casino/Clifton Hall.