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And on and on and on it goes.... Once a record has been booted - that's it. Game over. Anyone can play it, everyone knows it. Play it if you like, but really... if you're buying an original AFTER it's been booted, then all you're doing is showing off how much more money you have than "Billy Bootleg". You don't have better taste, you don't have more skills, you don't know how to make a set flow - ALL you have is MORE MONEY. Who cares? And if you're worried about the warm-up guy playing all your "big tunes", then you should have a better playbox... I've said it before and I'll say it again - people get hung up on OVO. Maybe the definition of the word "original" needs looked at - maybe ORIGINAL shouldn't mean "rare historic artefact" but should mean ORIGINAL as in something fresh, something different, something new? "Oh, I can't believe blah blah played xxxxxxx - how original!"

Sorry, only joking, just wanted to see how many views this post would get... A few decent records for the soul fan on a budget... Paypal preferred, P&P extra, PM to reserve. FOR SALE 45s: 1. BERRY STREET STATION feat. CAROLYN SULLIVAN "I Don't Care No More" b/w "King Bee" (Le Cam) M- £50 £40 SOLD! Great double sider, with the down-tempo downer classic "I Don't Care" aka "Dead", backed with a great mod instrumental (same as "Funky Funky" by Betty Brooks) - has sold on ebay for £100+. 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. Maxine Brown "Let Me Give You My Lovin'" (US Wand) VG £15 £10 SOLD! Not the prettiest copy of this classic - it's styrene and has a weird looking kinda stain about the size of a five pence piece, but it plays through this with no problems. Plays well, with just light background at times. Label has owners name in felt pen both sides. SO... to use a well worn phrase "fine for DJing" - usually sells for £30+ 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 Detroit Spinners "I've Got To Make It On My Own" (UK Atlantic K 10571) M- £50 £35 Great seventies track, apparently withdrawn in the UK - and no US release exists on 45.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 Great 1967 mod sound, still pretty under the radar . 8. BENNY GORDON "All The Love I Got" (Estill) EX £8 Alternate version to the Wand release - label says 1959? ALBUM The Elgins "Darling Baby" (UK Tamla Motown STML 11081) ex/ex £40 £30 One of the rarer UK Motown albums, great stereo copy.

Actually, I just posted one of these for sale last night - and hadn't seen this thread. Just keeps getting stranger. Think the record is equally in demand for the new breed R'n'B flip-side "King Bee"...

FOR SALE: BERRY STREET STATION feat. CAROLYN SULLIVAN "I Don't Care No More" b/w "King Bee" (Le Cam) M- £50 Great double sider, with the down-tempo downer classic "I Don't Care" aka "Dead", backed with a great mod instrumental (same as "Funky Funky" by Betty Brooks) - has sold on ebay for £100+. Nice condition, Paypal preferred. PM to reserve, thanks! Scan here: https://www.popsike.com/Mod-New-Breed-RB-45-BERRY-STREET-STATION-King-BeeI-Dont-Care-No-More-Le-Cam/221494710286.html

Have you been to see a certain film, by any chance?!

What was the sketch with the second copy Denbo was talking about? Did that ever get clarified?

Version? Is this not the original?!

The downside of this is that it has become a big problem for small independent labels trying to get anything pressed, since the few remaining vinyl presses are working round the clock manufacturing product for major labels which were very quick to try and put the nails into the coffin of a format they found unprofitable... Wish I could find more information on the rumours that major labels bought a pressing plant in the late 80s and... tossed it in the sea. To help speed the death of vinyl.

Am I missing something here? Are CD players really that much smaller than vinyl decks? From the comments above, sounds like if it was a "bring your own vinyl" and you had decks set up, you might get a good reception. As it is, everyone has given it a big thumbs down. Just saying, like...

I quite agree - who cares how much a records costs or is worth? If you're a decent DJ and play a set that gets the dancefloor going, you're a good DJ and will get regular slots. If you're an average DJ and play a set that consistently empties the floor, then you're a shit DJ and you won't get any slots. Nobody wants to go to "The £25 and under OVO Northern Night" - they DO want to go to the "Totally rammed, jumping dancefloor Soul Night". The two could easily be the same thing...

FOR SALE: 7" Gloria Gaynor "This Love Affair" (UK Polydor 2066 922) M- £20 - RESERVED! Lovely condition top copy of this great 1978 crossover dancer - in Polydor sleeve. P&P extra, Paypal prefered. PM to reserve. TA!

FOR SALE 45s: 1. The Hesitations "Push A Little Bit Harder" b/w "Born Free" (UK London) EX NOC £25 £20 Great UK and Euro only 45 northern classic - this copy is in nice shape (couple of paper scuffs), but no original centre. In London company sleeve. 2. EDDIE KENDRICKS "Date With The Rain" b/w "Born Again" (US Tamla) EX £30 £27.50 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. Maxine Brown "Let Me Give You My Lovin'" (US Wand) VG £15 £10 Not the prettiest copy of this classic - it's styrene and has a weird looking kinda stain about the size of a five pence piece, but it plays through this with no problems. Plays well, with just light background at times. Label has owners name in felt pen both sides. SO... to use a well worn phrase "fine for DJing" - usually sells for £30+ 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 £40 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? ALBUM The Elgins "Darling Baby" (UK Tamla Motown STML 11081) ex/ex £40 £30 One of the rarer UK Motown albums, great stereo copy. Paypal preferred, P&P extra, PM if interested...

If you can't be bothered downloading the file and opening it up in Word, here you go folks. Don't say I'm not good to you... JOE DUNLOP GLENAVON HOPE MOUNTAIN WREXHAM LL12 9HH TEL : 01978 761739 mob 07739394787 POSTAGE £2 50p 1ST DISC THEN 50P PER RECORD ADD 80P RECORDED £6 SPECIAL DELIVERY Www.soulmountain45.com U S IMPORTS AL EX UNLESS STATED 1 Vernier domino I've been fooled before toi 100 2* Piney brown Ain't it a shame D-Jin 50 3* rob fortune crazy feeling Paramount 25 4* al green Don't leave me hot line 8 5* formations At the top of the stairs. 'Ydj, MGM 15 6* Louise curry I'll try again tomorrow 'wdj' M-s. Vg+ 30 7* summits I'll never say no dc int 60 8* jj barnes Real humdinger ric tic 15 9* bobby Jonz To win your love Dispo 20 10 dave love Colalined baby. 'Wdj, issue 25) solid soul 100 11* billy butler ill bet you Brunswick 20 12* don heart Lovers hideaway Tuba 75 13* bobby Williams Keep on loving me sureshot 25 14* Wesley Paige ive got to find out for myself Rojac 20 15* JACKIE WILSON Whispers BRUNSWICK 6 16* joan moody We must be doing something right. 'Wdj, Sylvia. White label black text 40 17* marie knight Come tomorrow 'wdj, okeh 25 18* pearlean gray Don't rush me baby dcp 40 19* lezli valentine The cowards way out all platinum 40 20* brenda lee eager There ain't no way Mercury 30 21* jean and joe Don't shoot me down Dot 100 22* fascinations Hold on mayfield 20 23* BETTY LLOYD I'M CATCHING ON BSC 400 24* Charlie whitehead How can I forget dynamo 40 25* margaret whitehead I'll never go away Tra-x 75 26* 125th st candy Loving you baby is so very hard to do Uptie 25 27* Sydels You don't know lang 75 28* founders I don't want a second hand love triode 75 29* Joan Reagan Idont talk to me about love''''''''WDJ'''''' CBS. Uk 100 30* norman Johnson Our love will grow Action uk 30

For sale: EDDIE KENDRICKS "Date With The Rain" b/w "Born Again" (US Tamla) EX £30 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! Postage extra, Paypal please, PM to reserve. Thanks!

Does the story not go that John and Keb were on a buying trip, and the record was found by Keb - but the deal was Keb got the funk and John got the soul. Awesome record, love it to bits!

Right enough, no copies showing up like that on popsike or 45cat. Looks pretty legit to me, though...

For sale: The Hesitations "Push A Little Bit Harder" b/w "Born Free" (UK London) EX NOC £25 Great UK and Euro only 45 northern classic - this copy is in nice shape (couple of paper scuffs), but no original centre. In London company sleeve. P&P extra - Paypal preferred!

And "Soul Heaven" got used on Deep Sensation's, err, "soul heaven" along with chunks of Syl. Classic deep house, divert your ears if such things offend you!

Does feedback as a buyer even matter? As a buyer you either pay, in which case the seller sends you the goods. Or you don't pay, in which case the seller doesn't. Discogs automatically leaves negative feedback for non-payers, so it's easy to spot the dodgy ones. Feedback as a seller IS important, since that might sway whether you want to buy something or not, or influence whether someone might buy in the future. I've never once heard a seller go "oh, don't know if I'm going to sell this record to so and so, they've got 96% feedback..." If you pay, you've paid! Big deal!

Pete, I'm not talking about the Record Collector "second copy" I'm talking about Denbo swearing on his collection that there are two copies out there verified by authentic real people...

Hang on... So there ARE two known copies now? When did that happen??!!

Videos? Thought they were photos... and has been pointed out, photoshop is quite good. Well, photoshop isn't, the users can be. Record Collector's e-mail newsletter said a second copy had turned up, but think they were having a laugh - it's quite hard to tell. sorry, just seen your links - not working on my ipad...

Hurrah! I own ONE of Butch's set... one more than I thought I would, to be honest...

I love how everyone talks about how dealers know the price of everything nowadays, like when they were making up soul packs in the 70s, they didn't have a clue and were right royally arsing up by putting Purple Mundi's and rare funk 45s etc in there. Back then, soul packs were stuffed full of the crud nobody wanted, too. I'm sure a soul pack bought now will throw up a few gems a decade down the line, as people start getting more into 80s stuff and future genres like "three step" and "power ballads" come to the fore...

DEE EDWARDS A GIRL CAN'T GO BY WHAT SHE WEARS