Chalky

Butch had a few cracking discoveries last year or so in particular his Masqueraders cover up, I've heard nothing to better it, superb As his Gerri Taylor & Profiles cover ups. He played one out for the first time as well at last Lifeline but can't remember what he's called it

Big Don's Rebellion on Ethon

if you didn't know it you wouldn't be able to name it, surely

there's a guide to grading >>HERE<< think it's Goildmines grading system. A vg+ is valued at 50% of a near mint disc with a vg 25%

Might play mint but one bang of your record box one night and it might not play mint again it doesn't take much of a knock, a bit of unnecessary pressure to crack it right through.

I would have thought practically worthless if the crack affects play etc.....

last one I saw in a sales box, few months ago was £800.

I was just wondering how many Joe Jamas, George Lemons and Lester Tipton's Baz has seen in his years on the Northern Soul scene let alone the last week I bet he's seen more Frank Popp this week than he's seen LT the last few years

much of the stuff from 60's has either got lost, disappeared or been destroyed, much of it unobtainable whilst the likes of Frank Popp are still out there.....you can't compare IMO.

I thought the idea was to encourage discussion not mock those who take the time to post and discourage discussion. Christ, forums neeed all the encouragement they can get right now as most just going round in circles with same discussions

Some one asked a question Baz and others as well as answering are also discussing the description of the record, whats wrong with that or is that a no no now on here

what a crock o'shite....dunno where they get their idea of what Northern Soul is and there's 28 bids as well, even more amazing considering you can listen to it. Why anyone would bid on that after listening is beyond me

anyone mentioned Don & Juan - Heartbreaking Truth yet?

there's nothing wrong with a beat ballad or two in a set IMHO. Mid tempo and beat ballads is my prefered listening at home but I'm not that daft to think you can get a way with a full set of 'em...anyway I prefer to hear dancers, mid tempo moovers when out but I still think there is always room for the odd quality beat ballad or two in a set if done right

I thought the same in places

I'm also sat here scratching my head wondering how some of the records mentioned can me mentioned in a thread about the slowest record ever on the northern scene

Catalinas You Haven't The Right on Scepter

June Conquest is both an extraordinary, and extraordinarily (and undeservedly) obscure soul singer. During the early '60s, she released a pair of singles, "Almost Persuaded" under her own name, and a duet with a man known only as the Demon on "The Only Way to Correct a Mistake (Is to Make One)." She was based in Houston around the time of the latter record, which, like its predecessor, failed to chart, and have since become choice collector's items. By 1966, Conquest was based in Chicago and signed to Curtis Mayfield's short-lived Windy C label, where she only cut one single, "Take Care." Mayfield obviously had a lot of faith in her ability, signing her to Curtom when he organized the company in 1968. Her single "What's This I See" was the first record ever issued by the new label and became a serious local hit in Chicago. Despite this encouraging start, however, Conquest's solo recording career never took off. She next appeared a year later in a duet setting. The idea had been to team Conquest with Sam Cooke's brother L.C. Cooke, who was a pretty formidable soul singer in his own right, but he didn't make the sessions. Instead, Donny Hathaway, who had never before cut records outside the setting of the Mayfield Singers or as a backup singer on various Windy C and Curtom sides, stepped in. It was the start of an auspicious career, but not for Conquest. Donny & June, as they were billed, didn't tear the charts up with "I Thank You," "Just Another Reason," or their remake of "What's This I See," but the sound they got anticipated Hathaway's subsequent celebrated duets with Roberta Flack. Indeed, the single "I Thank You," which went almost unnoticed in 1969, finally came into its own three years later, reaching number 41 on the R&B listings and number 94 pop when it was reissued in the wake of Hathaway's success with Flack. It wasn't enough to rescue Conquest's recording career, however; she never cut another record and later gave up singing. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Kenny Ballard & Fab. Soul Bros - There Will Never Be Another - Dynamo

June Edwards Come On And Tell better known as Faye Crawford - What Have I Done Wrong - RCA

I just had to double check my original post

sure will be good to see you both again

More like £50 Shute. Have seen as high as £75 but £50 a fair price. 5 inch Erect issue is almost 7 minutes long.....sure Acid Jazz is a shorter re-mixed version, slow intro not as long for a start, not 100% sure about the acid jazz release but sure someone will confirm.

What about the Barons Of Soul, first played plus two....how was yours and others thinking when you realised this?

I personally not bothered what anyone else thinks, if it floats my boat, whatever the style, year or tempo then thats all that bothers me