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But ...... in extra time Domino plays a double six (excuse the mixed metaphors ) and walks off the victor. Jimmy's version although great, just doesn't (to my ears anyway) have the depth of feeling that Verble's does. Phil

It is a shame. The other side is excellent too.

No? What's it go for? Cheers Phil

In general I would agree. But in then case of this particular song, Chicago wins by a last minute goal

No not in general, but this particular track - "I've Been Fooled Before". A Chicago composition by Bob Lee (co-owner of Toi and Jerhart labels amongst others) and Sherman Nesbury (singer, songwriter, producer and one-time member of the Admirations) this was originally released by Verble Domino on the Chicago based Toi label and subsequently covered by Jimmy Delphs on Ollie McLaughlin's Detroit based Carla label. Which one is the better version? Verble just wins it for me. Phil

I can record some & post 'em up if you want. Which ones? Cheers Phil

Just having a little play through at random off the shelves and come up with a few "forgotten how good these were" cheapo's Little Ben & The Cheers - Baby You're Mine (Rush) Dorothy & The Hesitations - Don't Set Me Up For The Kill (Jamie W/D) The Volcanos - That's How Strong My Love Is (Virtue) Carlena Weaver - Jealousy (Audel) Micheal Washington - Little Girls (Cap City) Robert Taylor - Packin' Up Your Love (Sonic) Billy Sha-Rae - Do It (Hour Glass) - September Jones eat yer heart out! The Remarkables - Is The Feeling Still There (Audio Arts) (whoa whoa) I Love Him So - Nikki Blu (Parkway Demo) Darrow Fletcher - I Like The Way I Feel (Revue) The Miller Sisters - I'm Telling It Like It Is (GMC) Little Carl Carlton - Bad For Each Other (Back Beat) Fantastic Puzzles - Come Back (New Moon W/D) Joe Buckman - Till The End Of Time (Sepia) Bobby Hebb - Proud Soul Heritage (Laurie) Chuck Bernard - Every Hurt Makes You Stronger (Satellite) The Superiors - Can't Make It Without You (MGM Demo) Tony Talent - Gotta Tell Somebody (about my baby) (Vando) Joe - L - (i'm not gonna be) Worried (Clissac) Linda Carr - In My Life (Ranwood) Bobby Sansom - This is It (Acta) The Traits - Some Day Some Way (Contact) Mary & The Desirables - Hurting Hurts (Checker) I may post some more up later. Just loving playing through the tunes. Phil

I can help with Otis Williams. What's it go for? Cheers Phil

I think I visited there with you Mr B? And a couple times with Dave from Caversham Phil

I may as well throw my two pennorth in. Firstly let me make my own stance clear - I am a vinyl collector, when I used to DJ I only played proper vinyl and I spent the best part of my teen and adult life searching for and buying original vinyl and that "passion" was to the exclusion of just about everything (and everyone) else in my life. I re-mortgaged the house to buy records and consequently had it reposessed when I lost the job. Even spent the money I'd saved up for the revenue on vinyl too, the taxman was not best pleased to say the least Still do buy the odd record now and again but have calmed down the last few years. So for me vinyl, vinyl and more vinyl. But .... the best collection in the world doesn't make a good DJ. No way, no how. A good DJ is one who knows how to put a set of records together for the specific crowd for which he (or she) is playing to. Be they rarities, common as muck, vinyl, CD, or even mp3 is irrelevant as long as the paying punters enjoy themsleves. In the context of some venues then original vinyl is just as important as the ability to put the set of records together, but not in most. Phil

This kind of thing is truly sickening, but alas is nowt new. I wrote a letter to Black Echoes magazine about this very thing happening at Bradford Queens Hall niter when Steve Croft and I were running it back in 1988/89. It happened a few times and eventually did work and got us shut down for a while. The green eyed monster is, and never has been, far away on the scene. Hope they don't shut the place down. Phil

You've not missed that much. I bought it blind in a record shop in Pennsylvania about 17 years ago for $5.00. I was pretty disappointed when I played it, but overjoyed when some kind soul gave me several £100's for it just a couple years later Phil

I have a DAT of this from the label owner somewhere (was gonna releae it on Soul City at one point). I'll dig it out and bang up a soundfile. Also a couple of other unreleased stuff by them on there. Phil

I have a nice MGM issue. Dunno what's a fair price though? Cheers Phil

Mark, You can always transfer your show to www.presencefm.com we don't ask for funding and are going out live on FM as from the end of this month (only in Bradford though but hey at least it's Yorkshire). Let me know mate. Also going out on Sky as from sept lemme know cheers Phil

Well to my ears, a couple who you just know it's them ... Lou Rawls Jackie Wilson Marvin Gaye (or is that JJ Barnes ) Gene Chandler Don Gardner Phil

It is indeed. Duke & Leonard on Stomp Town Phil

I probably am. Too many brain cells have departed these days. I'm lucky to be thinking at all

I could be persuaded. Didin't sound as good tonight as the last time I played it. It was a cheapo label you're right. But that was then and this is now Oops! Sorry. Started off playing the test pressings then ..... well you know how it is

Me neither. Too much music to enjoy. Now listening to... Mint Condition - Pretty Brown Eyes - A&M Temper Temper - It's All Outta Loving You - Ten Records Sold Out - Sine On (Joey Negro mix) - The Dance Division Tower of Power - You're Still A Young man Love It!!! Phil

Great stuff. Ooh I'll have to dig Emmett Garner Jr out. Ain't played it for ages - choooon! A few more I've been spinning, all British stuff at the minute .... Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache - Deram Major Lance - Too Hot To Hold - Columbia Little Milton - Let's Get Together - Chess Marie Franklin - You Ain't Changed - MGM Junior Wells - Girl You Lit My Fire - Mercury Soul Joe Clemens - Ever, Ever - Plexium Dee Dee Warwick - Do It With All Your Heart - Mercury Five Stairsteps - Stay Close To Me - Buddah The Webs - Tomorrow - London The Fantastics - Ask The Lonely - Deram Bobby Hebb - Some Kind Of Magic - Philips Platters - With This Ring - Pye nInternational Phil

Think I have one of these somewhere. Is it a Philips subsidiary label with a chequered pattern on it? Cheers Phil

Don't know the Daddy Maxfield. I have the King Sporty tho' and agree - superb Phil

Stuff played at home tonight ... Bobby Bell - Drop Me A Line - RCA Victor Walter & Admirations - Life Of Tears - La Cindy Royal Five - Say It To My Face - Tyler 5th Dimension - I'll Be Lovin' You Forever - Soul City Aspirations - You Left Me - Peaches Valerie & Nick - I'll Find You - Glover Honey And The Bees - Why Do You Hurt The One Who Loves You - Arctic Victoria Williams And J.B. Ledbetter - Show Some Sign - Verve The Enjoyables - Push A Little Harder - Capitol Cody Black - Mr Blue - D-Town Jimmy Raye - You Must Be Losing Your Mind - JRE Don Gardner - We're Gonna Make It Big - Master 5 Salvadors - Stick By Me Baby - Wise World Tommy Scott - Pain Reliever - Wise World Foxy & The 7 Hounds - Mirror, Mirror - Wise World Phil Orsi - Lovin' On Borrowed Time - Wise World Laura Lee - I Need It Just As Bad As You (alt take) - Invictus test press Floyd Morris - The Equalizer (Summer Mist) - BBS The Sensations - I Guess That's Life - Way Out The Spindles - To Make You Mine - ABC Paramount Just Brothers - Carlena - Garrison Little John - Just Wait And See - Go-Gate Ronnie McClain - This Time I'm Gone - Triode Marvin L Sims - Get Off My Back - Revue Phil