Sunnysoul

It might be fair to say that the Northern scene has always attracted its share of (manic) depressives who appear to be (on the surface) miserable people who seek solace in the form of getting off on the fantastic music ...... Ummmmmmmmm... apologies for the amateur psychology !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't argue with the above Ady but some would probably associate Thom Bell with the 70's (Stylistics, Spinners) rather than the 60's when he worked most notably with the Delfonics...

That's the boot then isn't Ian ?

Definitely an EP originating from Asia. Seen a few of these in Oz over the years. Not worth much more than a tenner I would say as it doesn't have any of Brenton's "northern" orientated tracks. Ones to look out for are the three EP's issued in OZ , all very rare and with nice mid tempo dance tracks taken off the Brenton Wood LPs ...

I picked up a white demo recently of the Bill Brandon disc .... can you guys tell me whether there is any question about the white demo's being legit ? And also are the boots that are surfacing appearing as white demos or issues ? Need your help on this . Thanks!

Brilliant Pete ? Sounds like another August and Deneen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember reading old copies of Blues & Soul and Black Music from the 70's and they always referred to this group as a "bogus" Dramatics , never really elaborated on how or why. Can anyone clarify whether this group had any (legitimate) connection to the real Dramatics ?

Has any one got an original of Gwen Mcrae's " Melody of Life " LP to sell me at a fair price ? Please PM as soon as possible ! The title track is definite future 70s monster on the scene !

CALIFORNIA MONTAGE ! Who said instrumentals aint got no soul ? One of the greatest soul instrumentals ever !

GLENN YARBOROUGH " ITS GONNA BE FINE " (RCA) Was this popular at Wigan ?????????????????????????

While we're on the subject of Mel and Tim , does anybody agree that their version of " Free For All " beats Phillip Mitchell hands down !!!

Think the point everyone is missing, is that for American music collectors , if an old record never got past the disc jockey promotional stage, then in their eyes it was NEVER released at all. On the other hand, in the eyes of rare soul collectors , such records WERE regarded to have been originally released , as demos of course , as we refer to them.......... Thats why American discographers often fail to list records that only get to the promo stage... and I think that is how Elijah Cole sees the situation...

Why all the fuss ! Sorry guys , I'm big modern soul fan but this Storm 45 represents the worst in dirge like mechanical funk , leaves me absolutely cold. Why would you wanna pay more than a fiver for this I have no idea !

Seriously, if anyone has an original first pressing of the Mixed Emotions 45 , I'd be more than happy to pay a good , fair price for it . Please PM me !!!

Reminds me of James Coit " Black Power " !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a mint original 45 on Beale St if anyone's interested, for trade only though... PM me if anyone's interested ! Cheers!

Ken , got this on an Aussie Festival label release , amazingly, I'll have to dig it out of storage if you really want me to , but I do remember it saying on the label something like "licenced from .... Records in England ... so its definitely a UK production , its a strange record and I always thought 1969 / 70 was a bit late for a UK act doing Stax soul covers ??????????? The whole UK soul movement of Geno / Jimmy James etc were on their last legs by then weren't they ?

Round Robin " The Vulture " on Capitol from about '66 ... completely brill David Axelrod produced dancer ... Round Robin was a black DJ / TV personality on the West Coast in the 60's , of course his hit was " Kick That Little Foot Sally Anne " which the old timers tell me was a big 'un at the Wheel....

Typically sensitive response Pete !!!

Believe it or not , have this on a beautiful original AUSTRALIAN RCA Demo, but it will take one hell of a mighty trade to get it off me. You're welcome to PM me and try !

The reality is that there are loads of genuine and serious soul collectors who , for very good reasons such as work or family , have a reasonably large income but neither the time nor inclination to go trawling through ebay lists or websites or spending hours going to record shops or record fairs or sorting through 1000's of records in warehouses BUT regard Mr Manships site as a very simple easy safe accessible and convenient way to buy rare soul records..............

David Ruffin " What You Gave Me " (Motown LP) Uttterly fantastic version of Marvin & Tammi toon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Didn't Kev Roberts say that Russ Winstanley or a colleague left the original Frank Wilson 45 on a hot plate and slightly warped it and that is why the UK release had the jump at the beginning? Can Kev or anyone else elaborate on that story please ?

All this talk about about great cheapies right under our noses makes me think of this record I picked up last week for $2.00 US thinking it would be rubbish. Its only ever been a few pounds for sale and in Manships guide is the lowest value disc by this group... but its completely fabulous up tempo golden era soul...AND they're a well known group... Its the Persians on GWP " I Cant Take It Anymore " Can't believe this has never been massive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone know this ?

Wanted DESPERATELY !!!! Stevens & Foster "I Want to Be Loved" on Jerri Please PM me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!