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JOHN ANDREWS "ITS JUST LOVE" Desperately need a copy of this , pleeeease !!!!!

Chi Lites also did an excellent version on one of their LPs !

Well then , begs the question, what's Dee Dee Sharp up to these days ? Can imagine her doing a PA on the scene performing What Kind of Lady, Happy Bout the Whole Thing, Deep Dark Secret etc etc ................

Lads and lasses , let's keep this all in perspective eh ? There would have been more than a handful of African-Americans in the USA who would have bought and played this record at the time of its release well before it was a glimmer in the eye of the Rare Soul Scene many years later !!!!!! This one-upmanship about who played what first has always been one of the sillier aspects of the Soul Scene ...

For fantastic intros, you also have to throw in THE FOUR PERFECTIONS "I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH"

I've just bought and received a Red and White DEMO of this which was described by the ebay seller as 100% ORIGINAL ! The disc is vinyl - NOT styrene , very new and glossy label , mint condition. Looks too NEW to be true ???? I always thought that the 70's boots were ONLY of the Black & Red stock copies, and they were done in the 70's anyway and look "old". Also the ORIGINAL Red & White DEMOS that I've seen over the years , I seem to recall were styrene only, not vinyl like the one I just bought. Mr Manship's bootleg book description of the difference, especially with run out markings, isn't expressed clearly and leaves me in two minds? Can anyone please help to definitively identify boots vs originals of the Pointer Sisters ? thanks in advance!

Excuse my ignorance but perhaps the above should have read Richard Searling on Bass and "Arranger" Ian Levine ???

This may probably ruffle a lot of soul die hards in the UK but the fact is that virtually all the "rare soul" scenes OUTSIDE the UK today (eg Norway Germany Australia etc) are driven by considerably younger non UK natives of such countries who have created scenes that do not conform to the traditional strictures of "Northern Soul" as we understand it , that is they tend to create their own mix of rare 60s Soul, Latin , Mod Jazz , 50s Rnb , Modern , Deep Funk even , without traditional prejudices and boundaries .... many on here would say god help us to that and claim that sort of musical mix has nothing to do with Northern Soul but truth is these overseas scenes are almost always uniformly exciting and often have that certain buzz that the Northern scene apparently used to have in the late 60s and 70s and these scenes always go about what they do with a genuine love of soul and soulful music in all its various forms. What does everyone on here think ?

Of course this topic has been done to death on here BUT here's an interesting twist to the whole thing ....... a couple of very prominent DJs in this neck of the woods have taken to playing their boots/pressings out at major nighters but at the same they also their bring their ORIGINALS along to prove to any doubting Soul Police who may question whether they indeed do have the original vinyl . So effectively these DJs turn up with two boxes of records , one box with the boots & pressings which get played on the decks and the other with the originals of the same records ! The logic is of course not to wear out their original vinyl rarities. What do the "original vinyl only to be played at major nighters" advocates on here think about this practice????? Is it acceptable ?

Excuse my ignorance , but can someone please give me Ian Clarke's Record Sales web site address ? And the link to Mr Manship's COMPLETED Auction sale prices ? Thanks in advance !

Need a nice clean US copy of this LP Please HELP !

Now that the subject of Harold Melvin has been raised, in the pre Teddy Pendergrass days (ie pre 1969), was Harold Melvin the primary lead vocalist of the group or did he always have another front man taking lead vocals? Furthermore, was Harold the vocalist on Get Out ?

BILLY WOODS Let Me Make You Happy I have a mint Original of this on Sussex : willing to let it go for 5,000.00 UK GBP Must insist on sending it Registered

Will you take $100 US for the Pointer Sisters ? Or if not let me know what you be prepared to take in US Dollars ? Thanks !

Need an Original POINTER SISTERS "SEND HIM BACK" No boots please , must be mint or exc+ , must not have been jocked with , and no cue burn/hiss .... Will pay Mr Manships book price .... or less , of course !!! Please PM me !!!!!

Just realised it's on Anorak records! See above ! But the sleeve is a US Monument sleeve not an Aussie sleeve!

What you need , Jason , is a scan of the Valentines "Breakaway" on an Aussie Monument 45 Demo , one of the Australian Holy Grail Northern releases. Aussie Monument releases were similar to the US in design , that is white with green swirl, but the Aussie's have a solid centre and look much much better! Unfortunately, I don't have scanning facilities to send you a copy, any suggestions ?

Great post Mark , and there's also plenty more information on these labels and artists in Robert Pruter's fantastic book "Chicago Soul". Incidentally Mark, ever thought of coming Down Under (Oz!) to sample the rare soul scene, maybe guest at the National Soul Weekender in October ?

I'm interested in the Leos Sunshipp 45 , but prefer at the least a M- or Exc++ copy . Nothing personal , of course , and I know you have an excellent reputation, but I hesitate to buy ANY vinyl in the VG range. I am open minded on this though so if you want to PM me please feel free . Must not have been jocked with or have cue hiss at the start of the track ..... Cheers!

Saw Terry Callier playing live at a Jazz Club in Sydney, Australia a couple of years back, he did a wonderful acoustic rendition of Ordinary Joe , but not Look At Me Now or Dont Wanna See Myself or Just Cant Help Myself. Can anyone tell me if he has ever performed the latter three toons when playing live in the UK (eg at the Jazz Cafe)?

"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" Georgie Fame (CBS 1967) This is a Northern Monster waiting to happen ! Staggering how few know about this 45 of his ? Anyone on here know it ?

A few weeks back, we had a thread on the greatest male soul singer ever. Well if we have one on the greatest FEMALE soul singer, then it's Aretha who is absolutely on another planet, but behind Aretha , it's Gladys Knight all on her own and then all the rest. GLADYS KNIGHT is the only female soul singer that could come anywhere near Aretha, especially in the sense of being able to tackle all the various styles of Soul RnB and Pop, whether slow , mid or uptempo, Gladys could do it all ! Brill !

Fabulous and extremely rare LP, I gladly paid a LOT of US $$$ for it but easily worth it. Rose is an LP track only, never on a 45, and the LP is a fold out with a glorious colour pic of the guys inside. And yes it's a private pressing LP, so it is , and will remain , genuinely rare. My copy is autographed and it was only distributed at their gigs (it is NOT a live recording). My advice to anyone who is a true SOUL fan, grab it at any price!

And talking of the Showstoppers- SHOWSTOPPERS - PICK UP YOUR SMILE - BEACON BEA 182 -7" Picking up interest at the moment is another Showstoppers 45, the flipside of "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" and the preferred side in that it has a skippy more Northern danceable quality. The vocals are mixed far too far back in the track though which is a shame because they are good - I think. It maybe when of those 45's that sounds better really loud though. I've never heard it out anywhere so I hesitate to commit myself fully but I suspect that if this was played as a rarity by a top name DJ then there are plenty who would take it on board..although in reality it's not that good. So lets file it under 'interesting'. UK recorded by that man Biddu again who certainly got around at this time !

Since I'm on the other side of the world , please tell me , why the demand on this LP ? Suddenly gone big in the UK for a particular track , has it then ? I've got this LP but haven't pulled it out of the vaults for years! Does it really have OC Smith involvement ? Thanks in advance