Soulstu

Best thing to look for is the 'MR' monarch stamp - the boots tried to copy the stamp but it looks more like a squiggle, which may be your 'jt'. The real Mccoy has a definite 'MR'.

First thing noticed was the label is too small - a lot of newly issued 45s I've bought recently have this smaller label.

Not posted much this year but still drop by most days. Merry Christmas to everyone on here, and thanks for the facts, the stats, the laughs and the passion!

Bettye Swann - The Money singles - all killer! Most self-penned.

Beautiful set Fred, a pleasure to witness it!

Was it booted on US Hickory?

That'll be him.... Nice guy, good to know he's still around!

My Soul Source bud Bazza, (who I haven't seen for ages) lives near Amsterdam and he used to fly to Birmingham, hire a car, drive to Mansfield to go to Kingsway, Grosvenor rooms etc... Did it for quite a while although he's gone awol these days.

Strangeloves 'Night Time' used as backing for the new Stella advert... just sounds so random, crap all to do with the advert, which is set in Victorian times with a bloke trying to sell Wimbledon tickets! So, until the next one.....

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Thought you'd get at least one reply Chris.... I've never seen a copy of this but I'm sometimes a bit suspicious of double siders with different artists, spartan looking labels with little or no info on etc... ...cue loads of examples to prove me wrong..

OK 'A' then!

Still plenty of clapping today at oldies venues.... Cause your mine - "dadadadadadada CLAP!", Outro to That's Not love, "You Should have held on...CLAP!....a little tighter" seems to be Wigan oldies and earlier though - any later discoveries with the clap?

Isn't the original poster on about the original Roulette version - THE Chosen Few? ...before Kev put the Sheff Wednesday crowd on it!

Thank God!

A big bugbear with me regarding some re-issued northern tunes on CDs is this: Some superb mono vinyl recordings have had the most brutal stereo effect added from the original tapes. The worst examples are the CD versions of Mitch Ryder's Breakout and You Get You Kicks. Unlistenable, specially on headphones, it's isolated parts of the song that should be part of the whole sound, the drums are all in one speaker.... awful! Same goes for the dreadful stereo versions of Frank Wilson and also You're ready now.... maybe its just me?

They've recycled the old Spark LP photo. Tracklist is slightly more adventurous than I would have expected.

Ha ha I'm just a lover of all Rickys - I had an '81 Jetglo 330 (LH) for many years and it was by far the best guitar I've ever had - sounded absolutely fantastic - so versatile. I was the guitarist in a 3 piece indie band in the 80s and 90s. I never used it as a Weller/Townshend clone guitar, got quite a dirty sound out of it tbh, and I also take issue with the myth that the 330 is no good for lead work. Selling it in 95 is a massive regret and they are now well out of my price range. I started off as a bass player at the age of 16 and I always loved (although never owned) the 4001/4003 - it's a design classic - the horseshoe magnet, the upper horn (phwoar!). If you're interested in vintage guitars I've got a nice '63 Hofner Verithin (stock Bigsby) under the bed. My main guitar these days is a Jazzmaster (I've also got a '76 Precision and a 'workhorse' strat - although I've never really liked them!). Gone a bit off topic methinks ha ha!!

Don't ever sell the Ricky!!!!! a work of art mate!

1st issue TMG1170 promo Ex+/M- with pic sleeve £170 inc postage (tracked and signed for). PP gift or add 4% if not. Only four on popsike in the last 2 years, last went for 200, they don't come along too often with the sleeve. Sleeve's in good shape too, used but not worn.

Brilliant article as are all Dave's pieces but the grim trainspotter in me just has to point out that the Supremes pic with Flo in the centre is actually Cindy Birdsong. Sorry Dave. ?

Inspirations - Gotta Find A New Love - so good!

Duke & Leonard - Just Do The Best You Can (see avatar)!

Philly Dog Around the World - the line when Jimmie name checks Georgia and the line before it....sounds like 'Shot it Malcolm N, bleugghhGeorgia' etc... drives me barmy.

Ha ha, just imagine the number of Bobbys, Johnnys, Jimmys, Chucks and Jackies!!!