Andreas B

Hey Fish, I actually found your old posting searching for more info on this record, so grabbed the mp3 from there So I gave this another spin just now, and actually the mix I have on this 45 has sax throughout, don't know how I missed that. So I guess it is a different recording. The sauce thickens.

...anyone?

Today's haul of happiness: Johnny Dunn - You're Hangin' Me Up / False Pride (Veep promo) Steve Mancha - I Need To Be Needed / I Don't Want To Lose You (Groovesville) The Toys - You've Got To Give Her Love / You Got It Baby (Musicor promo) Exsaveyons - I Don't Love You No More / Somewhere (Smoke) Dunn & Bruce Street - The Moment Of Truth / If You Come With Me (Devaki) Leonard Howard - I Got A Love / There's A Girl (Heres) The Capitols - Tired Running From You / We Got A Thing Thats In The Groove (Karen) Hector Rivera - At The Party / Do It To Me (Barry) Jimmy Norman - I Don't Love You No More / Tell Her For Me (Little Star) (an extra copy because I love this tune so much)

Also, mine has "Not For Sale" scribbled on the label so it could be some kind of promo pressing?

Hey all, hoping someone here can help shed some light on this record for me. I recently got a copy of it, appears to be a very under the radar tune. Most scans I've seen of the label show that there's 2 songs on either side, making it an EP? A side: I Got A Love / There's A Girl B side: If You Want To Be True pt. 1 / pt. 2 The copy I got only has the A side tracks, though. So there must be two pressings of this song. I've listened to clips from the other "EP" version and it appears to be the same recording. Thanks!

Very very cool to hear

The Melvin Elling is a fantastic record, love that tune.

Doesn't sound too bad despite the grading either! WOW, my holy grail right here, wish I had the cha-ching for it

Last little score on this UK trip. One of the best breezy crossover tracks out there, been after it and found it in a so-so record shop in Soho for less than half of what I've seen it selling on here for. Chuffed. The Impressions - Wherever She Leadeth Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y7GJE3SnDQ

Flip of that Johnny Gilliam, "Its over" is an essential spin of mine, great record and an amazing voice. Someone should definitely jump on it!

A few good budget northern 45s here for sale. Shipping from Denmark is £3 within Europe / £6 elsewhere. NOTE: records will not ship until next week. PM if you're interested to reserve Royal Five - Say It To My Face / I'm Gonna Keep Lovin' You (Tyler boot) - EX £10 Jimmy Delphs - Almost / Don't Sign The Papers (Karen) - EX- dh £15 Rarer dark blue label pressing on vinyl, drill hole and one small mark NAP Edwin Starr - Girls Are Getting Prettier / Its My Turn Now (Ric Tic) - EX- £10 Madeline Bell - Picture Me Gone (Philips) EX £10 Eddie & Ernie - The Cat / I'm Goin' For Myself (Eastern) - VG+ - £8 Eddie & Ernie - I Can't Do It / Lost Friends (Eastern) VG (plays GREAT) £15 Oscar Toney Jr. - Ain't That True Love / For Your Precious Love (BELL) - EX dh - £8 Jackie Lee - Your P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y / Try My Method (Mirwood) VG - £5 Howard Tate - Glad I Knew Better / Get It While You Can (Verve) EX- £15 Soul Sisters - Think About The Good Times / The Right Time (Sue) EX- dh - £15 Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle / I'll Keep Running Back (Island UK) VG+ centre out £5

Urban Outfitters (cringe) sells a few different models from Crosley and other makers. Easy if you just want to drop into a shop for one. Also Guitar Center in the US would be a good bet. I'm thinking its time I get one of these too.

Dave, for sure will see you there tomorrow, looking forward!

Hey Jon, was out there at the Camden Stables today and unfortunately learned that Nino passed away about 3 weeks ago. The stall he ran has been taken over by an antiques guy, no more records and he didn't have a clue where his stock had gone. Another seller there said that Nino and his girlfriend were both DJs, so maybe she's taken up his old stock? Even though I'd never met him or visited before still felt quite sad about it.

You can break down a lot from this text. "Pressing", for example, is a word with a different context to northern collectors. The word "version" could imply that its some kind of different recording than the one commonly known...something that could actually excite a lot of buyers if such a thing existed. Seems all around that the guy just simply doesn't see these things under the same microscope that we do. Still though, we'd assume that regardless of how its worded... and with a soundclip, label scan, and so many guides both online and in print available to (and usually in possession of) buyers of northern soul... that nobody in their right mind would bid up that much on it. But someone did, and chances are that even though the fine print was a bit confusing to this scene's buyers, it most likely was just someone who had the money and really wanted it, regardless of where, when, and by who it was pressed up.

I can wait for that.

Well then this surely has to top the Tomangoes at £324 (crisis averted thanks to the SS scrutiny treatment), as the highest selling boot of all time then. Right? "Rare boots" are really a situation where its "as much as the buyer is willing to pay", since to most of us they should be worth f***k all compared to the original. But I guess for a certain class of collectors in this scene if it looks close enough and isn't nearly as high-ticket priced as a true original artifact, these things are ok? As someone who's not been collecting rare soul too long (certainly not as long as most of you) I bought my fair share of pressings at the start, but knowingly so. I just wasn't ready to make that much of a financial dive into it, I suppose. But as its been mentioned on here in the Tomangoes boot post, a lot of these have really horrible sound quality. Granted they haven't been on the block so long, but for my money's worth if I was happy enough to purchase mostly represses of the rare sounds I love, I'd rather give it to someone like Outta Sight who seem to at least do a great job of mastering them.

Been happily digging since arriving in London wednesday. So far: Silky Hargraves - Hurt By Love (D-Town) Chuck Jackson - Hand It Over (Wand) Otis Clay - Show Place (One-derful) Geraldine Hunt - Just Believe In Me (Roulette) 4 Seasons - Beggin' Tony Clarke - The Entertainer

Pete, you're right, a standard issue unless its one of the rarer W/D copies should have the Four Brothers on one line with the distribution text under it, as this thread and popsike shows.

I was more thinking it could be good trade stock for the future, I really like the tune but it could be one to pass on if I have another want I'm after. But like I said, picked it up fairly cheap so no major loss.

hmph! thanks for the info though.

TOO GOOD! If I had a drink right now I would have spat all over my computer when he mentioned "Footsie"!

Just picked this one up locally (a NEVER situation when you live in Denmark) Sam & Kitty - I've Got Something Good https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=84NPP5cvpEA

Hey all, I just got a copy of this for presumably very cheap. Yellow label vinyl issue with the FB logo/name on two lines, no Atco distribution text. looks identical to this one (though in much nicer shape ) : 10467 etched into the deadwax at about 10 o'clock if the Label name center is 12 o'clock. Original or boot?

Been a top want of mine for a while now, so uplifting! Reminds me of Sammy's "I Never Found A Girl", very similar vibes.