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People who only play tracks off the original format?!

You know, I've often wondered if some people just use Discogs as an interest free payday loan Wonga.com substitute. Sell a record you have "in stock", get the money, use it for a couple of weeks, say you can't find it, then refund when you've been paid. Maybe I just have a suspicious and devious mind. And maybe you'll ALL be trying this now...

The mono/stereo promo seems to be more common too. Has this been getting played recently, then?

was one last week for $200... oh, or get it off Angus for £70 might be more sensible. Brilliant track...

Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?!

Oldies v Newies. Crossover v Modern. Originals v Boots. Is Shreddies v Shredded Wheat the latest division to split the scene?

I'm not seeing it with Lenny Curtis. Look like two different records? See what you mean about the Empires, though...

A few decent records for the soul fan on a budget... Paypal preferred, P&P extra, PM to reserve. FOR SALE 45s: 1. DEBRA JOHNSON "To Get Love You've Got To Bring Love" (100 Club 6T 19) EX £45 £40 The 24th anniversary single and for me, one of the best! Few light scuffs, decent EX copy. Why do people pay £50 for the bootleg of this?! P&P extra, paypal preferred. PM to reserve, ta! 2. EDDIE KENDRICKS "Date With The Rain" b/w "Born Again" (US Tamla) EX £30 £25 Classic 70s, always sounds fresh! This copy is in excellent condition BUT the flipside has scuffs and marks and plays with a few ticks and pops (more like VG). "Date With the Rain" plays brilliant, though with no problems! Usually sells for £40+ 3. HAZE "I Do Love My Lady" (US ASI) EX £5 Seventies soul. £15 on Manship. 4. BARBARA LEWIS "Hello Stranger" (UK London) NOC VG+ £10 £5 Rare first 1963 UK release (not red label Atlantic), in original company sleeve. No centre and few surface scuffs, plays fine. Books at £30. 5. Detroit Spinners "I've Got To Make It On My Own" (UK Atlantic K 10571) M- £50 £30 Great seventies track, apparently withdrawn in the UK - and no US release exists on 45. Lovely clean copy in Atlantic company sleeve. 6. The Goodees "Condition Red" b/w "Didn't Know Love Was So Good" (US Hip) EX £5 £3 Great doom-laden girl group classic, but has anyone flipped this? 7. Tom Jones "The Lonely One" (UK Decca) EX £4 £3 Great 1967 mod sound, still pretty under the radar . 8. BENNY GORDON "All The Love I Got" (Estill) EX £8 £5 Alternate version to the Wand release - label says 1959? 9. SOUND OF EXCITEMENT "Please Don't Cry" (US Catamount) EX £10 £20 on Manship. 10. ELVIS PRESLEY "Rubberneckin'" b/w "Don't Cry Daddy" (UK RCA) VG+ £5 Great forgotten stomper by obscure artist. Disc has light scuffs, plays fine. Comes in picture sleeve (think this guy might be white) which is a bit tatty, but present. Bargain copy... ALBUM The Elgins "Darling Baby" (UK Tamla Motown STML 11081) ex/ex £40 £25 One of the rarer UK Motown albums, great stereo copy.

Have you thought about photocopying any? I'd be interested to see an 80s perspective of the scene, being too young at the time. Or I suppose you could scan them and post them up, although I can never really be bothered looking at things like that on-screen, prefer hard copies...

Sorry to be a harbinger of doom, but is it not more likely that's a letraset "A"? Only reason I'm saying that is, if you look closely it looks like it's flaking off - ink doesn't tend to do that, if the ink came off the paper would too and would look like a tear with white paper underneath, not yellow. Just a theory... Amazing record, though, absolutely love it - did it come out on a US label under another name, or am I getting mixed up?

For sale: DEBRA JOHNSON "To Get Love You've Got To Bring Love" (100 Club 6T 19) EX £45 The 24th anniversary single and for me, one of the best! Few light scuffs, decent EX copy. Why do people pay £50 for the bootleg of this?! P&P extra, paypal preferred. PM to reserve, ta!

Playing devil's advocate, I did find myself pondering the possibility that someone could get a Darrell Banks London demo, scrub off the label and glue on a new black and silver version of the label. Cut round the centre prongs with a sharp scalpel until you got it bang on. If you botched it, just scrub off the label and keep going until you got it right. Printing silver ink onto black paper? Not exactly difficult...

Hey y'all, missed the copy listed earlier this week, so am looking for: BETTY BREWTON "Heavy Heavy Lovin" (Sue) If anyone can help, please PM with price and conditon. Many thanks!

Don't you just hate it when the find of a lifetime gets eclipsed by the find of the century?!

Judy Hughes "Fine Fine Fine" influenced by The Castaways "Liar Liar"?

Not read the article linked to, but all the stories "vinyl sales up by 50%, CD sales fallen by 20%" kinda things basically state that vinyl sales are up from 1% of the market-place to 1.5% of the market, and CD sales are down from 80% to 65%. Politicans love spinning statistics to illustrate whatever point they're trying to (falsely) claim...

Everyone's holding back for the Darrell Banks...

An old Jazzman Gerald tape, still got mine somewhere. Some amazing stuff on there, still rare to this day... Pretty much anything by Mickey & the Soul Generation is awesome. "Iron Leg" still sounds great to this day, but "How Good Is Good" is just an out and out killer...

There's two slightly different versions of "Your Love Is Fading" on Suemi. This release has "Lonely Room" on the flip, and the sales blurb states Keb darge played this as a funk spin? Pretty sure that was "It's A Man's World" - the flip of the other release. Mind you, never actually heard "Lonely Room" - maybe it's a funk killer too...

Quote from DENBO: "I'm convinced Richard, even before seeing the videos. The reason why? Because I know TWO people that I'd trust with my lifetime's collection, who are not on these social media sites and who simply don't go to venues anymore, anywhere. These two guys have had two separate, totally unrelated copies in their hands. For me, that's good enough, and I'm normally very suspicious of things until I've seen them for myself." Did anyone ever get to the bottom of the "other two copies"?

Thanks Pete, I was already aware of the seller. Who it would appear doesn't stock the record I'm looking for. Any other suggestions?! It's the kind of record I could imagine you buying then deciding an MP3 would do before flogging the record!

Do you think I haven't tried googling? Do you think I've not searched ebay? Do you think I've not checked Discogs? I asked because somebody on here might have a copy and no longer requires it. Thanks for your help though.

Tried that and... nothing shows up?

Hey y'all! Well, don't think I'll be picking up an original of this any time soon, so does anyone have the Trojan/Gay Feet re-issue Johnny & the Attractions 4-track 10" up for grabs? any help appreciated, just PM with price or links etc. TA!

Well, looks like the post got twice as many views as the others at the same time - my research here is done!