Chris Turnbull

Which three tunes acquired this year have given you the most listening pleasure? Off the top of my head I’d say:- Boris Gardiner - More than words can say (Bronco) Gary Dean - You can say (Young) Jimmey Soul Clarke - (I’ll be your champion) I’ll be your winner (Soul Hawk)

Interesting he says ‘strangely it didn’t seem that loud’ - is that anyone else’s recollection as well?

Total niter tune though, takes everything up several notches. Not much of a melody, granted, but the rattling rhythm, raspy voice, blaring trumpets, etc - definite goosebumps for me

How come?

Looking for 12” version only if you can help, VG+ or better Thanks, Chris

Spot on

Anyone else feel irritated when a record you’ve spent time, effort and money tracking down an original of is reissued for a tenner? Willie Tee, Sean Oliver, etc just in the last couple of weeks, and of course thousands more, but I do see red when it’s one of my prized originals Double standards to some extent because I’ve bought some myself, but really only when there’s basically nil chance of me ever owning an original Any thoughts?

Love it, had a copy but was annoyingly harsh / distorted on the high notes and not enjoyable, need to get a replacement

Nice clip here of her singing it

Thanks for looking - please PM if interested. UK postage £7.50 special. Overseas TBC. Photo below of actual record / youtube clip not my copy. No hassle refund if not 100% happy Paul Sindab - I was a fool (Powertree) Ex £300 Few light marks, plays perfectly. Very slight label fade as per photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pve53-TtIVA

All a bit jumpers for goalposts 😜 For someone like me who doesn't have a grand to spend on JM's auction, the choice, availability, quality, decent prices etc on the internet when you're looking for inexpensive tunes that otherwise could take years to find is more appealing than the long haul game pre-internet Being able to listen to and appreciate records now is far more important to me than spending months trying to track them down - maybe it's an age thing Bought loads recently from Chalky's Stafford Modern playlists - Searling, Dave Thorley, etc. Sold a couple on here to make £300 or so, bought the best priced and graded copies on Discogs, had them all delivered within a week or so and able to play and enjoy them straight away. None cost much more than a tenner but obscure enough that I would have spent a long time trying to track them down pre-internet, and my record collection reflects what I actually want to buy and listen to - happy days 😎

Thanks for comments so far, really interesting how all more or less preferred pre internet - I'm the opposite, think my collection much more in tune with what I really like rather than what may have been available at the time, and while it is enjoyable trawling round junk shops, etc, half the time the vinyl quality is poor, you probably end up buying stuff you wouldn't buy otherwise just because it's there, etc. Life definitely too short, I'd rather have an almost infinite choice at my disposal now - quantity, quality, etc Also don't necessarily agree everything more expensive now - undoubtedly it is at the top end but I reckon competition on discogs etc drives prices down for more readily available stuff and there are some bargains if you spend the time shopping around, even on ebay with so many folks selling stuff (another internet plus point i.e. you can easily sell records yourself - on here, discogs etc which tops up the buying funds - wouldn't have been able to do that before)

Came across a tune I didn't know on Youtube, Shazamed it, bought the vinyl on Discogs (where I could have had about 30 graded copies from rated sellers all over the world), will arrive at my door in the next couple of days Contrast with pre internet record collecting - got an old notebook I used to write down tunes from Shades of Soul, etc that of course you had no way of hearing unless you went to a night and someone happened to play them (or on the radio I suppose) - used to take the book round with me to record shops hoping to chance upon some of them, and that if I did they'd actually be to my taste, worth buying, that the copy available was in decent nick, that I could play it in the shop, that the price was right, etc Or buying records blind from trusted dealers ('great beat ballad', etc), or from dealers at niters and hoping they were in good nick Which do you prefer? Internet taken a lot of the fun out of the record hunting element but wins big time for me in terms of choice, reliability, convenience, etc Also interesting how different my record collection is with the ability to pick and choose more easily, rather than just take what you luck upon at a particular time Any thoughts?

Some final reductions on a few that didn't sell recently - please PM if interested. UK postage £3 first class recorded / £7.50 special. Overseas TBC. Photos below of actual record / Youtube clips not my record. No hassle refund if not 100% happy 1) The Ledgends - Fear not / Gotta let you go (Locket) VG+ £90 Few light marks NAP, overall nice gloss, rare first label press 2) Aretha Franklin - Tighten up your tie, button up your jacket (Columbia) VG £20 Looks fairly scruffy but plays great - stormer 3) Gorgeous George - Strange Book (Homark) Ex, maybe M- £130 4) Willie Wade - When push comes to shove (Nite Life) £400 SOLD Label fade as per photo plus drill hole, but vinyl shiny M- 5) Chubby & The Turnpikes - I know the inside story / I didn't try (Capitol) strong ex, maybe M- £200 6) Billy Keene - Wishing & Hoping (Paula 335 WD) VG £85 Quite a few light marks but plays loud and clear, and nice clean labels as per photo 7) Merle Spears - I want to know (Whit) VG+ £60 8/ Marc LaRoi Cummings - Lots of Love (Setting Sun) M- £30 9) Papa Bear & The Cubs - You're so fine (AOTN reissue) Mint sealed £30

This one was on Craig Moerer's ebay listings, different again https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/BORIS-GARDINER-A-Groovy-Kind-Of-Love-More-Than-Words-Can-Say-45-Jamaica-st-/303577995215

Ha I was just going to post that as well! Here's one that was on sale on SS a couple of years ago:-

OK thanks - so some of the blanks are real then?

Hi Tim, thanks for the info - the copies I've seen have been a mixture of Bronco label and white labels - any idea if any of the white labels are proper 60's test pressings or are they all the 90's boots? Cheers, Chris

Still looking

12 nice tunes priced to sell - scroll right down. Please PM if interested. UK postage £3 first class recorded / £7.50 special. Overseas TBC. Photos below of actual records / Youtube clips not my records. No hassle refund if not 100% happy. 1) Seventh Wonder - Captain of my ship (W.G.) VG+ £40 2) Jo Armstead - There's not too many more (Giant) VG £40 ON HOLD Some marks and light scuffs but plays loud and clear, fabulous 3) Sidney Thomas - Look let's make love (Parallel) VG+ £30 Label slightly discoloured, vinyl a couple of light marks hence price, but plays great 4) Gorgeous George - Strange Book (Homark) Ex, maybe M- £150 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JCpNosgIs 5) Willie Wade - When push comes to shove (Nite Life) £450 Label fade as per photo plus drill hole, but vinyl shiny M- 6) Chubby & The Turnpikes - I know the inside story / I didn't try (Capitol) strong ex, maybe M- £225 Awesome double sider, really nice copy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcOObqA_vHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOsGRg5KMNo 7) Bunny Shivel - Top Twenty (Capitol) M- £25 ON HOLD Stomping Guy H blue eyed 80's spin, brilliant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAMWNpgRwYk&t=5s 8/ Billy Keene - Wishing & Hoping (Paula 335 WD) VG £100 Quite a few light marks but plays loud and clear, and nice clean labels as per photo 9) Merle Spears - I want to know (Whit) VG+ £65 10) Marc LaRoi Cummings - Lots of Love (Setting Sun) M- £40 Lovely clean original copy 11) Papa Bear & The Cubs - You're so fine (AOTN reissue) Mint sealed £35

12 nice tunes priced to sell - scroll right down. Please PM if interested. UK postage £3 first class recorded / £7.50 special. Overseas TBC. Photos below of actual records / Youtube clips not my records. No hassle refund if not 100% happy. 1) Seventh Wonder - Captain of my ship (W.G.) VG+ £50 2) Jo Armstead - There's not too many more (Giant) VG £50 Some marks and light scuffs but plays loud and clear, fabulous 3) Sidney Thomas - Look let's make love (Parallel) VG+ £40 Label slightly discoloured, vinyl a couple of light marks hence price, but plays great 4) Gorgeous George - Strange Book (Homark) Ex, maybe M- £175 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JCpNosgIs 5) Willie Wade - When push comes to shove (Nite Life) £500 Label fade as per photo plus drill hole, but vinyl shiny M- 6) Chubby & The Turnpikes - I know the inside story / I didn't try (Capitol) strong ex, maybe M- £250 Awesome double sider, really nice copy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcOObqA_vHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOsGRg5KMNo 7) Bunny Shivel - Top Twenty (Capitol) M- £30 Stomping Guy H blue eyed 80's spin, brilliant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAMWNpgRwYk&t=5s 8/ Billy Keene - Wishing & Hoping (Paula 335 WD) VG £120 Quite a few light marks but plays loud and clear, and nice clean labels as per photo 9) Merle Spears - I want to know (Whit) VG+ £75 10) Marc LaRoi Cummings - Lots of Love (Setting Sun) M- £50 Lovely clean original copy 11) Papa Bear & The Cubs - You're so fine (AOTN reissue) Mint sealed £40 12) Joey Heatherton - When you call me baby (MCA) VG- £15 Plays a bit like someone's stood on it but still enjoyable Many thanks!

Used to have it / tried hard to like it but too messy for me - great in places then a bit bewildering musically in others On the subject of rhyming slang, just reading John Cooper Clarke's autobiography and he quotes some funny ones i.e. 'On the sausage' = Dole 😄

Thanks for looking - please PM if interested. UK postage £3 first class recorded / £7.50 special. Overseas TBC. Photos below of actual record / Youtube clips not my record. No hassle refund if not 100% happy 1) The Checkmates Ltd - Kissin' her and crying for you (Capitol) VG+ £150 SOLD A few light marks NAP, nice shiny vinyl and labels plus company sleeve 2) Helen Shapiro - He knows how to love me (Columbia) Ex, maybe M- £195 Plus company sleeve. Really nice clean copy, fabulous mid tempo British https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYEnUfP4UX8 3) Moody Scott - My lovely lady (Straight Ahead) Ex £75 ON HOLD Vinyl nice and shiny, a few light marks under strong light NAP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86qOUDngwF0 4) The Young Hearts - I've got love for my baby (Minit) Ex £25 5) Bernie Moore - I wanna be loved to death (Burdett) VG+ £30 SOLD Superb mid tempo Stafford spin, bargain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2Dwv72nq0

Looking for a nice clean copy Cheers, Chris