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I think the way recessions generally work is rich people get richer, poor people get poorer. And the more rich people sitting on massive piles of cash, the worse it gets. The more lunatics splashing their cash on bits of plastic, the better for everyone...

Every collector's worst nightmare... I've got a pal who was burgled about a year ago, while he was asleep in the house. His record box was taken, the thieves presumably thought that anything in a flightcase was worth money. Anyway, after the usual contacting all local shops etc. he wandered all the surrounding streets and found his records ditched in a hedge. And let's not forget what led Kenny Burrell to chain his box up - he allegedly got his DJ box nicked out the back of his car along with a couple of golf sweaters. The thieves threw the flightcase into a field and kept the sweaters, so the story goes... I'd advise Craig to check all the bins and side alleys etc. near the venue. And if there's any local grifters who do the carboot sales and junkshops, then alert all these guys - it's the kind of thing which MIGHT surface at a carboot sale and the kind of thing that if someone was selling, they'd probably do them for 50p each - or take £50 for the box. I think buying them back and THEN getting the police involved would be the way to go... if you get a sniff, and alert the police you can be SURE the records will get binned immediately. On a more optimistic note, I found a local (techno) DJs missing box (burgled from his house) in a local secondhand shop THREE years later. Shop was totally cool, gave him the records back for free and the name and address of the person selling - to do with as he wanted. So things can go into cold storage, but these are the kinds of records which if they came up for sale would start alarm bells ringing immediately. And if any crop up on ebay, best thing would be for Craig to "win" them, and suggest meeting in person to pay cash and look at what else they have. With the boys in blue... GOOD LUCK CRAIG!

Maybe not the place, but is there a story behind you finding this? Tell us it was from a thriftstore!

I'd play it just to see what would happen...

You'll need to get it verified by an independent team of experts who meet 3 times a year to discuss these issues. The disc will be carbon-dated (which can take up to 3 months for the results to come in), and if the panel deem it to be acceptable, you'll be offered a certificate after their next meeting (at a cost of £9.95 plus postage) which you then need to get stamped by Butch. Then, and only then, can you play the acetate at an OVO night, provided you have the certificate framed and on clear display behind the decks for the duration of your set.

Some 45s up for grabs - a few new ones, some reduced. P&P extra. PM if interested. THANKS! US LABELS THE VOWS "Buttered Popcorn" (VIP) single-sided demo EX £10 Early Motown sound. SOUND OF EXCITEMENT "Please Don't Cry" b/w "Why Did You Go" (Catamount) EX £10 £8 HAZE "I Do Love My Lady" b/w "Waiting For The Moment" (ASI records) EX £10 £8 70s group soul. THE LAST WORD "Keep On Bumpin'" b/w "Funky & Some" (Polydor) M- £10 £7 SOLD Two great James Brown funk cuts. Nice copy... STONY ISLAND BAND "Stony Island Band" (Glades demo) EX £12 £10 Rarer and better looking demo - same track both sides. 1978 Florida funky modern soul. ARETHA FRANKLIN "Rock Steady" b/w "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A FOol For You Baby" (Atlantic) EX £3 THE PACERS feat. BOBBY CRAFFORD "You'll Never Know" b/w "Blue Birds Over The Mountain" (Razorback) £20 £15 Great male vocal funker - on other lists for £50+ Ruby Andrews - Let's Get A Groove Going On (Zodiac ) £5 SOLD Tatty looking scuffed VG-, plays pretty well with a bit of crackle - would be £50 mint. Awesome funky crossover. UK LABELS ELVIS PRESLEY "Rubberneckin'" (RCA Victor) VG+/VG £5 Few scuffs on vinyl, plays great. Picture sleeve is a bit worn (side split, some creasing) - hence half price! BILL COSBY "Little Ole Man - Uptight" (Warners K 16346) demo VG+ £5 1973 release, "A" label demo - thought this was mint, but has tiny edge split in the run-in right before the music starts - so not affecting play. DARLENE LOVE "Lord If You're A Woman" (Phil Spector International) M- £5 Great previously un-issued 1977 release, complete with company sleeve MAXINE NIGHTINGALE "Right Back Where We Started From" (United Artists) EX £3 Classic oldie. MARGIE JOSEPH "I Can't Move No Mountains" (Atlantic) M- £20 £15 Great 1975 mover, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. MAJOR HARRIS "After Loving You" b/w "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (Atlantic) M- £3 Smooth 1974 male vocal, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. LINDA CLIFFORD "Runaway Love" (Curtom) EX £4 £3 Classic modern soul/disco stepper. Quiet pressing since they've crammed over 7 minutes onto it!!! BARBARA LEWIS "Hello Stanger" (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. MIKE POST "Afternoon of the Rhino" (Warners) EX £5 £3 Clasic instrumental, in original company sleeve. SAMMY DAVIS JR. "You Can Count On Me" (Dutch 20th Century) EX/EX £15 £10 SOLD Vocal version of "Hawaii 5-O" - old Wigan spin in picture sleeve. CLASSICS IV "Spooky" (UK Liberty) VG+ £4 £3 Original of the Dusty Springfield cover. Few light scuffs, plays great. MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS "One Way Out" (UK Tamla Motown TMG 621) EX £12 £10 Classic oldie, nice copy on UK in company sleeve. MAJOR LANCE "Sweeter" b/w "Wild & Free" (Uk Warners) £5 £3 Nice Curtis Mayfield flip - 1973 release FRANKIE VALLI "Life & Breath" (UK Mowest DEMO) £3 1975 demo copy for UK Motown collectors! DELLA REESE "Who Is She And What Is She To You" b/w "If Loving You Is Wrong" (UK People) NOC £4 £3 SOLD Great funky Bill Withers cover, backed with good deep flip. THE IMPERIALS "Goin Out Of My Head" b/w "I Just Wanna Be Your Lovin Man" (UK Tammi demo) M- £10 Great UK label disco soul. Same label as Ray Munnings, nice "A" demo copy. Good double sider... JIMMY SOUL "If You Wanna Be Happy" (Stateside) VG £5 £3 Scuffed VG copy, plays fine. Would be £20 mint. JOHNNY OTIS "Willie And The Hand Jive" (UK Bulldog) M- £3 Cool Bo Diddley sounding groove, 1974 UK issue. BOB & EARL "Harlem Shuffle" b/w "I'll Keep Running Back" (Sue) £4 £3 SOLD On the ever sought after yellow and red bowtie Sue label. VG+ Few light scuffs (tiny wee scratch on flip), name written on A-side label - half price! THE FLIRTATIONS "Someone Out There" b/w "How Can You Tell Me" (UK Deram) £3 Great UK soul in company sleeve.

Think this post is meant to be about AUCTION bargains... The concept that you can bid the highest in the worldwide marketplace inhabited by super-rich lunatics and STILL get a bargain... Let's face it, everyone's had a Manship set sale bargain and everyone's had a Manship set sale not-so-bargain. But nobody likes to talk about them, do they now?!!

Unexpected, like this re-issue selling for £54??? Still, it's limited, looks good, sounds good and what are the chances of finding an original. Wish i'd bought a spare Soul Spectrum comp now!

I'm guessing two were vinyl, one was styrene? Sticker or no sticker, the minute it leaves your hands it's just chucked into a huge sack which is thrown from van to van. I've had plenty of LPs marked fragile with FOOTPRINTS on the mailers. Royal Mail need to realise that letters will continue to become virtually extinct. Parcels will be their future. Until they price themselves out the market...

Well, that's what supermarkets do, isn't it. Advertise your product at twice the price for a few weeks, then sell everything half price and watch it fly!

Is it JUST and All The Kings Men stuff, or other Maceo related groups?

The issue copy which was sold on ebay came from a thrift store in Philly, so it seems very unlikely that only three were pressed. Judging from the label, that copy had been well used...

How can a pressing to replace a faulty withdrawn run be considered a re-issue? Also, you keep saying "2nd re-press" - there was an initial faulty pressing, which was then (as you say) re-pressed. A "2nd re-press" would constitute a third pressing after this? I find it hard to believe that somebody would split hairs with someone who spends so much time and effort, tirelessly tracking artists and vinyl and sharing their information, such as Andy Rix does. We would all do well to show a little more respect...

Some 45s up for grabs - most reduced. (and a MAGMA 300 x 45 DJ trolley bag - see end!) P&P extra. PM if interested. THANKS! US LABELS RUMPUS "My Love's Gonna Get You" (Dash) M- £35 £30 SOLD REDUCED! Classy 1976 modern soul dancer, seen on other lists for £75. Lovely clean copy. SOUND OF EXCITEMENT "Please Don't Cry" b/w "Why Did You Go" (Catamount) EX £10 £8 HAZE "I Do Love My Lady" b/w "Waiting For The Moment" (ASI records) EX £10 £8 70s group soul. THE LAST WORD "Keep On Bumpin'" b/w "Funky & Some" (Polydor) M- £10 £7 Two great James Brown funk cuts. Nice copy... STONY ISLAND BAND "Stony Island Band" (Glades demo) EX £12 £10 Rarer and better looking demo - same track both sides. 1978 Florida funky modern soul. ARETHA FRANKLIN "Rock Steady" b/w "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A FOol For You Baby" (Atlantic) EX £3 THE PACERS feat. BOBBY CRAFFORD "You'll Never Know" b/w "Blue Birds Over The Mountain" (Razorback) £20 £15 Great male vocal funker - on other lists for £50+ Ruby Andrews - Let's Get A Groove Going On (Zodiac ) £5 Tatty looking scuffed VG-, plays pretty well with a bit of crackle - would be £50 mint. Awesome funky crossover. UK LABELS JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS "Hey Girl" (Pye) M- £50 £40 SOLD In demand 1975 crossover, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. MARGIE JOSEPH "I Can't Move No Mountains" (Atlantic) M- £20 £15 Great 1975 mover, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. MAJOR HARRIS "After Loving You" b/w "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (Atlantic) M- £3 Smooth 1974 male vocal, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. MARK LOYD "She Said No" b/w "Everybody Tries" (Parlophone) EX+ £50 £40 SOLD His "other" record. Two good pop beat sides, in original company sleeve. Books at £75, on Manship for £100. LINDA CLIFFORD "Runaway Love" (Curtom) EX £4 £3 Classic modern soul/disco stepper. Quiet pressing since they've crammed over 7 minutes onto it!!! BARBARA LEWIS "Hello Stanger" (London) NOC VG+ £10 £7.50 Rare first 1963 UK release (not red label Atlantic), in original company sleeve. No centre and few surface scuffs, plays fine. Books at £30. MIKE POST "Afternoon of the Rhino" (Warners) EX £5 £3 Clasic instrumental, in original company sleeve. SAMMY DAVIS JR. "You Can Count On Me" (Dutch 20th Century) EX/EX £15 £12.50 Vocal version of "Hawaii 5-O" - old Wigan spin in picture sleeve. CLASSICS IV "Spooky" (UK Liberty) VG+ £4 £3 Original of the Dusty Springfield cover. Few light scuffs, plays great. MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS "One Way Out" (UK Tamla Motown TMG 621) EX £12 £10 Classic oldie, nice copy on UK in company sleeve. MAJOR LANCE "Sweeter" b/w "Wild & Free" (Uk Warners) £5 £3 Nice Curtis Mayfield flip - 1973 release FRANKIE VALLI "Life & Breath" (UK Mowest DEMO) £3 1975 demo copy for UK Motown collectors! DELLA REESE "Who Is She And What Is She To You" b/w "If Loving You Is Wrong" (UK People) NOC £4 £3 Great funky Bill Withers cover, backed with good deep flip. THE IMPERIALS "Goin Out Of My Head" b/w "I Just Wanna Be Your Lovin Man" (UK Tammi demo) M- £10 Great UK label disco soul. Same label as Ray Munnings, nice "A" demo copy. Good double sider... JIMMY SOUL "If You Wanna Be Happy" (Stateside) VG £5 £3 Scuffed VG copy, plays fine. Would be £20 mint. JOHNNY OTIS "Willie And The Hand Jive" (UK Bulldog) M- £2 Cool Bo Diddley sounding groove, 1974 UK issue. BOB & EARL "Harlem Shuffle" b/w "I'll Keep Running Back" (Sue) £4 £3 On the ever sought after yellow and red bowtie Sue label. VG+ Few light scuffs (tiny wee scratch on flip), name written on A-side label - half price! THE FLIRTATIONS "Someone Out There" b/w "How Can You Tell Me" (UK Deram) £3 Great UK soul in company sleeve.Some nice condition 1970s UK soul 45s up for grabs. P&P extra. AND A DJ BAG! SOLD Was given a MAGMA DJ case for Christmas a couple of years back, and it's never been used - so thought I'd offer it on here, because I'm trying to de-clutter: https://magma-bags.co...glebag-300.php3 It holds 300 7"s in two lanes, and is fully padded on all sides with detachable lid and a flap for a few albums, headphones etc. And the real bonus? It's got an extendable trolley. The model pictured is camouflage (cool for dubstep DJs, perhaps not for the unassuming northern soul jock) - but this one is black and now out of stock everywhere. You can still find the discontinued camo ones for £94 on-line... and that's discounted from the full price of £120. I'm looking for £100 inc. shipping for this. It's never been used, and it's still in its cardboard box. Ideal gift - to yourself! SOLD PM if interested. Thanks for looking...

Is it just me? I hate those white mailers, when you open them the top rips to pieces. And peeling tape off them is nearly impossible. And pen smudges when you write on them. Brown card mailers all the way. Re-usable, made from re-cycled material, stronger.

Or you could just list the price on your original post and save everyone the hassle of pm'ing you???!!!

Replied to your pm...

Sold!

In these situations I just say what happened. Give positive feedback, and state that full refund was given for a misgraded record. Or be more charitable if you feel like it...

Womack and Barbara Hall reserved...

Hi all, was given a MAGMA DJ case for Christmas a couple of years back, and it's never been used - so thought I'd offer it on here, because I'm trying to de-clutter: https://magma-bags.com/web/e/produkte/singlebag-300.php3 It holds 300 7"s in two lanes, and is fully padded on all sides with detachable lid and a flap for a few albums, headphones etc. And the real bonus? It's got an extendable trolley. The model pictured is camouflage (cool for dubstep DJs, perhaps not for the unassuming northern soul jock) - but this one is black and now out of stock everywhere. You can still find the discontinued camo ones for £94 on-line... and that's discounted from the full price of £120. I'm looking for £100 inc. shipping for this. It's never been used, and it's still in its cardboard box. Ideal gift - to yourself! PM if interested...

Some nice condition 1970s UK soul 45s up for grabs. P&P extra. JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS "Hey Girl" (Pye) M- £50 In demand 1975 crossover, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. BOBBY WOMACK "Home Is Where The Heart Is" (CBS) M- £20 Classic 1976 modern gem, tricky to pick up as a UK stock copy. Couple of light paper scuffs, nice copy. MARGIE JOSEPH "I Can't Move No Mountains" (Atlantic) M- £20 Great 1975 mover, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. BARBARA HALL "You Brought It On Yourself" (EMI International) M- £15 Classy 1975 gem, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. Been hitting £20-30 on US, must be rarer on UK? MAJOR HARRIS "After Loving You" b/w "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (Atlantic) M- £3 Smooth 1974 male vocal, looks like old store stock. In original company sleeve. PM if interested. Thanks for looking...

For sale: ELOISE LAWS "Love Factory" b/w "Stay With Me" (Music Merchant MS 1013) EX+ £75 (inc. shipping) Classic 1973 funky northern, definite original stock copy (black text, purple logo etc. same as copy in youtube clip below) - clean copy, PM to reserve. TA!

Thanks for that, got a feeling it's highly unlikely Mr Bailey would have one now. But will drop him a line...

Callum, don't know if you got my pm... Okay, I think two bumps is probably sufficient before I move to France and concentrate on finding this full time. Anyone?????!!!!7