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Shrills very much like David Ruffin on this one! nice.

Venues that play no soul titles like the Strangeloves is good enough reason to stay well clear.

Just how annoying can it get when records like this are assosiated with a site called Soul-source. The vocalist could be Jagger and the backing track could be duplicated by a four year old in four seconds. Nothing to do with soul and left well alone by soul fans who know what good nothern consists of.

Forgot about that. He had really been on the funny juice. Was my fiesta really capable of going more than fifty miles!, are you sure you did not imagine that? it certainly never went more than fifty miles per hour.

I found that period really interesting for the underground soul scene. All though they were classed as a modern soul event, early and laid back seventies was gaining in popularity Andy Whitmore was really in to it, and Graeme Ellis ( who looks about 14) in the caption had also got a taste for it. So in reality the genre's were infact poles apart. To clarify this, I remember Bob Jones played Bobby Wilson's 'Don't shut me out' while Sam was playing the new Alexander o' neal LP!. Think I went to all three, if there was only three. Happy days, and for once not two hundred miles away. Thanks to Mark George for posting up the Set he played. I am pretty sure that a couple of those tracks have not visited these ears since. A great little caption in history. Andy

Once again the Jim wray lounge brought us another fine selection of that bottomless pitt of down beat soul. The great thing I find is the number of brilliant recordings by well known artists that are new to me or had been overlooked., not to mention the very rare 45s. All the sets I got to listen to had a good number of head scratchers or a visit to the decks. So as a request from Scotters, my selection went like this - Glenn Gray & Cecily Walls 'I do believe in love' S.G Obrey & Bernice ' Let me lay with you tonight' Jed Jeanie Reynolds & the Re- leets ' I don't mess around Washington Denise La Salle ' I'm over You' Westbound Lee hurst 'Whole lot of your love' A&M Billy Butler 'Love grows bitter Brunswick Willie Hobbs 'Love'em and leave 'em Silver Fox Hoagy Lands 'Remiisce' Spectrum Presley Strong ' Let's be together' 31st Century Darnell Pittman 'You hurt me' Dean O' Jays 'Now he's home' Little Star Devastations ' What makes me feel this way' Gimp Junction ' Lets try it again' Fos- Glo 100% Pure Poison 'Dont let your pride' DRL Hard Tymes with the Hard Tymes band 'I ask a question' Ruby Homegrown Syndrome ' Just you and me' Arista W.T jones 'Is it all for you' W.T P roductions Cheers Andy

Exellent selection Terrells being a firm fave of mine. Nice one. Andy

I'm affraid I dont think i'm being a bit harsh. Both tracks sound nothing more than throw away LP tracks to me. So what on earth is so special about 'Sinner man' ? Some could make a case for it's thought provoking lyrics, trouble is there's not enough of them and it's all a bit vague. If that track is her best dancer then it is plain to see why her reputation as a song writer far out ways her reputation as a performing single artist. This is poles apart from her best work.My point is who ever decided to boot this obviosly thought they would score, unfortunatly it's an own goal imo.

Really dont see the reason why anyone should get hung up about it's Authenticity as a release by Valerie Simpson. It's a piss poor version compared to the others like Ed Robinson. Really do wish people on here would spend more time thinking about the value of the music as a black american artform than it's authenticity as a piece of plastic.

Clean copy here Donny. Have sent you a message. Andy

Don't want you to get wrong with anyone, but the Ted ford came out in 75 on US Stallion, two years before the uk one. So it is in fact not uk only.

If counting cd's by solo artists then it must run into thousands. There are so many artists who re- recorded material from the days when they where in a group. However from a vinyl perspective L. J Reynolds solo and Dramatics, Philip Wynn solo and Spinners, Jerry Butler solo and Impressions, General Johnson solo and Chaimen of the Board, Eugene Record solo and Chi lites, William Hart solo and Delfonics, Mark Green solo and Moments spring to mind. In fact it must run into the thousands with LP tracks. As others have also mentioned there are numerous 45's which are infact the same record, all be it a slightly different mix, Reggie Garner as Gods gift to Women springs to mind. Andy

Sherrell Bros The Price Currison £600 SOLD Very few light sleeve marks, otherwise m- .Top crosover soul piece. Roy Wright Heartbreak Crash £150 SOLD Fantastic northern that seldom comes to market vg++ plays perfect. Michael Lizzmore Promise that you'll wait Capitol £75 Dramatic beat ballad from 72, white demo vg++ plays perfect. Peggy Scott Things have more meaning now Old Town £30 SOLD In- demand, and similar period to the above, very soulfull 45. white demo vg++ Rick Webb Loving you ain't gonna be easy Mjn £50 Haunting mid tempo. bad warp but plays fine. vg, really tough to find. Linda Clifford I just cant let this good thing get away RSO £50 SOLD One of the most in-demand 45 on that group of logo's. few very light sleeve marks. Chuck Brooks I Believe in love Malaco £40 Several versions of this Gladys shelley song, but this is the one imo. vg++ Alice Taylor Sounds ridiculous Stage- art £75 SOLD Really good backing tracks on both sides, vg++. 70's uptempo Hokis pokis Find what your looking for Wax Trax £40 Really tough to find on a 7" catchy uptempo from 1980 vg++ Barret Strong Love will make it alright Phase11 £15 Soulfull midtempo, not around much these days. vg++ Bobby Taylor Just a little bit closer Mowest £30 As above. vg++ Betty Wright Good by you hello him Epic £15 Wonderfull ballad, my favorite from her in that period. not easy on 7" vg+ Most titles you can clip on you tube. paypal for payment please. full refund if not happy. Cheers Andy

Exactly Dave, Some people just dont get it! Like I said in my previous post on this topic and what several have mentioned since , it is friction caused by revolving the disc several times back and forth faster than the speed it actually plays at. Most man made materials have different tolerances regarding friction and rubbing before they increase in temperature and become damaged. Like I mentioned before it's not rocket science.

Carolinas boot if I remember. There are some pretty obscure looking boots out there, most of which are probably ten times rarer than the originals. Others that spring to mind are Mandrill 'Too late on Mud island, Betty Wright 'Man of mine' on Tnt. Think the Invitations 'Look on the good side' is on some odd looking thing as well. The Randy Brown cut has an A.C Reed track on the flip, which is normaly the give away. Andy

The reason why so many styrene copies of all those old chestnuts start with a hiss is simply because of all the dj's who actually owned them had no clue how to treat them. If you watch them 90% revolve the bloody thing back and forth at a speed 5 times faster than they were designed to play at, no wonder they suffer from cue burn. The stylus weight x friction equals disaster. Hardly rocket science.

Maybe looking to move this one on, and a bit unsure on current value. So any thoughts would be helpfull Cheers Andy

Check Dave Thorley , I know he had one a few weeks back. Andy

The Hy-tide release is from Alabama. The record was then picked up for release on Ted Jarrets T- Jaye set up which was in Nashville. The Hy- tide copies were hard to come by throughout the eighties and early nineties, however a few more seem to have surfaced in recent years. Lovely piece of music which ever way you own it.

Know what you mean, should have been covered up as Abba!

Yes, Roy hamilton is a good example, however he's way too polished and caberet for me to get worked up about what his vinyl sells for. No I did not miss the point, maybe it would have been better not mentioning any recording lable for the reason I gave, and quoted Belita woods 'magic corner' which has been on ebay all most every other week since time began, yet still goes £50 when trashed.

There is one here, but it's a bit fried bacon

Could not agree more. however I think picking on Rca was probably not a good example. Infact history has proven there are thousands of titles on stock copies on pretty much all the major logos which have eluded collectors for years, Some would argue this head scratcher was more prevelent towards the old dimise of Vinyl in the eighties than at any other. So when you find a copy of Candy Bowmen 'Since i found you' Rca 7", give me a shout. Even finding the Grey & hanks version on a 7" is not a 'next day job' unlike 80% of these of these so called £200 northern records.