Ted Massey

A lovely kind generous man R.I.P. Kev, lovely words Paul 

On 13/03/2025 at 10:47, Woodbutcher said:

I know that Ted but it's more of a ball-ache to then format the info to post on here , for everyone who might be interested to see , rather than just taking a fullpage screenshot of the finished auction.

You can't afford to wait until 6:15 because as soon as an item's been paid for it gets wiped off the page , some items sit for a good while but a lot get cleared quite quickly , which is why we both missed the Turbines as I said earlier.

The Turbines was still there at 6.30 when i looked 

16 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

Steady on fella , it ain't finished yet , it's not a race you know ... 

If you are on Johns Email list you get an email showing the auction items at around 17:15 you can click on them individually later and see the results i did at 6.30 tonight so there's no need to sit there sweating like Zanetti lol I think most are finished by 6:15 anyway so what's the rush 

On 10/02/2025 at 21:24, Chalky said:

He got one of the first 5 if I remember rightly, John Anderson find.  Sure Mark will know and maybe comment if hen reads this.  From Val Shively????

Mick got his after the first 5 but it was from the same source

On 08/02/2025 at 14:23, Chalky said:

There was 5 copies I think initially found.  Butch first, Carl F etc.  Few others have it now.

I bought Carls a long time ago sadly it was in the stolen ones easily recognisable as it has a Chips sticker not easy to remove either  

On 01/01/2025 at 10:28, Mike said:

read somewhere that Apple tv is free for the next 2/3 days

almost right

here are

Enjoy Apple TV+ for free the first weekend of 2025


Stream Apple TV+’s library of award-winning original series and films for free from January 3-5

Its worth it to binge Slow Horses which is fantastic Gary Oldman is ace in it

On 18/12/2024 at 20:27, Peter99 said:

Hi Ted

I hope you're well. I'm going to try Oxen on your recommendation. 

Peter

Ok Pete back at you 

14 hours ago, Koolkat said:

What happened to Ralph Graham?

around 1100

7 minutes ago, Mal C said:

I did all of em, but havent watched the finale ep, worth spening the time?

Most definitely and there's a new series of 1923 coming if you watched them and 1883

I'm watching Boston Legal from the beginning how i had never seen it before i dont know. ive never experienced so many laugh out loud moments. William Shatner is brilliant in it. I'm at series 3 episode 9 and the last few with the Little lady in them have been wonderful.

Oh and watch Landman on Paramount+ its really good  

Blimey I didn't realise I had this on the shelves might just give it a spin tomorrow at Strictly 

The A side One step too many is excellent as well 

Cross on Prime excellent USA detective series with a serial killer

Oxen on C4 (Walter Presents) ex army special forces guy routing out corruption

Both highly recommended 

29 minutes ago, Valleysoul said:

Halfway through this and it's very good. If you're interested in podcasts I can highly recommend - Assume Nothing 'The Handler' on BBC sounds. Memoirs of a Special Branch officer during the troubles and how he handled IRA 'touts'

 Gerry Armstrong would not have been happy 😏 i thought i was excellent and binged it 

On 24/09/2024 at 12:51, Geeselad said:

I know someone got sacked from the casino for the practice, allegedly. And a certain individual played a cut of the admirations at winsford allnighter, it didn't go to well🤣

it was the Mello Souls at Winsford wasn't it 

The Ravins is different from the original 

14 hours ago, neckender said:

Joseph Webster:   a very few copies turned up in the early 80s and I was able to get one on a US record trip. I was playing mainly 6ts in my spots for the first 20 years, so JW with many other Modern tunes remained in my collection. The few other people that got a copy of JW did give it a few spins during the late 80s, but had little impact (places like Thorn) It wasn't until just before 2000 did it get some plays at the all-nighters/weekenders and became a monster tune. Keb and I began playing it and before long it was massive. Soul Sam heard me playing it at some venue and managed to get a copy from Ted. I think Ted realised he'd made a mistake when he found out I was spinning it.

Too bloody right Mark and Sam didn't know it until he heard you play it. He asked John Weston if he knew who had one and John mentioned me from that moment Sam nagged me for weeks.  I had bought it of Rod Dearlove for 500 quid, i eventually got one back from the States and unfortunately it was in the stolen ones. This is the label scan so easily recognizable unless its been turned into something else label wise   

On 22/08/2024 at 10:56, Mal C said:

Not to blow this thread in a different direction, but on unreleased acetates and all that, I have a list below that I have MP3's on,  with no info as to who, where etc... maybe folks can fill in the blanks? If they are / have been Butch spins,  cool....

Lebaron Strings - I Have Faith In You (inst) This acetate was sold by Mick Smith well over a decade ago, I missed out on it, but its the same as Doni Burdick as far as I can tell.

Vivian Carroll - Oh Yeah Yeah (long intro) - I guess the orig cut, the 45 got the shortened to a radio edit?

Jimmy Bishop Trio - If You Can't Be True - nothing on this what so ever.

Clay Fulton - One Hundred Years (Unreleased) - no idea, good though

Jimmy Sherman - My Heart's Wide Open - no idea, good though

Charlotte O'Hara - The Touch Of Venus - dreadful version, but interesting none the least...

Billy Vera - People That's Why - version of Idle Few, great record, maybe Billy was in the Idle Few?

Shane Martin - I Don't Want To Talk About It - lack lustre version of Nancy Aimes

Little Charles & The Sidewinders - Win Your Love

Dee Dee Sharp - I'll Do Anything He Wants Me To

And the biggies for me, this is brilliant, The Skyliners - All The Time acetate, and Detroit Rhythm Section - Backstreets, which was a Guy Hennighan spin for sure, does he still have that?

Malc

** if I might, also, De-Lites - Lover (alt version) that I think Pete Smith saw this on Ebay, years and years ago, he managed to grab the MP3, hense we all got it, but the acetate, I wonder who got that, did it end up in the uk or Stateside, or Europe?

 

Think that Back Street is on the b side of one of Rob Moss's releases Take him away is Ruby Andrews 

Was he lead on My Baby ? no it was DR according to Video 

There was an article in the Daily Mail (yes i know lol) saying we were lucky that he lived a long life along with the others. Apparently they were recording on Top of the Pops in London and and the session over ran so missed the flight which happened to be Flight 103 the Lockerbie one. 

14 hours ago, Soulfulsolutions said:

Added soundfiles for "no trespassing" in my post above, one at normal speed and one slowed down a tad

Much better slowed down 

The value of the records i had stolen goes up weekly the F****** B****** 

Mighty Lovers cover up the greatest record ever 

5 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

Ted Massey Rare Soul Tapes  #1 and #2 are two of the first ones on my page sir ... 

I'm honoured thank you sir 

Dave Rimmer will probably have some of mine  and Johns he made plenty of money out of them in the 90's lol

The Patches - I’m gonna make this world a better place - Phax records 

I’ve seen the one on Discogs btw