Mike Lofthouse

Just checked amazon and how about this Sean... Frequently Bought Together ++Price For All Three: £16.97 Some of these items are dispatched sooner than the others. Show details Buy the selected items together This item: QUEEN EMILY ~ Queen Emily Audio CD £8.99I Get My Groove: Crossover Soul From The Deep South ~ Various Artists Audio CD £3.99Love And Jealousy: The Deeper Side Of Southern Soul ~ Various Artists Audio CD £3.99

Got to agree those two CD's are the bargains of the year - wonderful stuff and the epitome of 'Just soul'. On your recommendation Sean i'll pick up the Queen Emily - I rarely buy newly recorded Soul - but if there is is even a hint of programmed backing I'll demand a refund personally from you in March The Ronnie Lovejoy tracks on the the two CD's stick out like a sore thumb, sorry Mike

Great track.....was it really a tenner back then?

I went down that road Flynny (use to come in packs of 10 as you say from Smiths and the like) so the majority of my collection has the coloured spines - I colour code by label (sad t**T) so Atlantic is Red, Brunswick Yellow and so on. I have heard people say the plastic liner deteriorates the vinyl - but I've not noticed and they have been in them for over 30 years! Can't get them now so have now adopted the the green paper and card. If a single has an original company sleeve I will put a thin polythene cover on it and file it, and if it is valuable I will put one of the thicker PVC covers used for EP's. What a dilemma - Mike

No, fit perfectly - I buy the white card sleeves from them too but they look standard size.

Get mine from Jazzman Chalky - I think they are the 'Bags Unlimited' type that are very price restrictive to buy direct from the US - https://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/v2/prodtype.asp?s=zbbp5t10&strParents=&CAT_ID=57&numRecordPosition=1 Hope it helps, Mike

I'd go for those antique green paper covers, inside cardboard. The paper covers are great quality and to be honest if kept neat and tidy on shelves don't need the cardboard and of course won't take up as much space. Mike

Chris, it was 'Bob Slater' from Middlesbrough - he use to supply Searling with items from time to time - he gets a name check re Cajun Hart on one of the 'After Hours' CD. He gave Richard his 'spare' UK issue. There must be thousands of 45's out there - he sold his collection in the late 90's. Here is one of them here on YouTube - Mike

'Good read-Great voice,bit of a lad with the drugs and ladies' Think you got it spot on - if I didn't already have it, I'd buy it!! Certainly read and make your own mind up - I thought his life has turned out very sad indeed. Mike

Apart from the period when he has had his reported difficulties - the last month - he has only had one negative feedback in 12 months (and 4 neutrals). Sounds like he is having some difficulty as his father has stated - if it was a scam surely he would just sell one or two big ticket items rather than lots of $5 -$20 items? Whatever, I hope he gets himself sorted and is able to satisfy his buyers. Mike

Johnny Bragg wrote 'Just Walking In The Rain' no 2 US and no 1 UK hit for Johnnie Ray.

The Impressions 'Keep On Pushing' album cover is featured on the album cover of Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' !

Rupert Holmes (of' 'Pina Colada Song' fame) - who was born in Northwich, Cheshire - wrote and arranged the Drifters 'You Gotta To Pay Your Dues', Mike

Nice set Girth ... that Charles Drain track is wonderful, should be massive, great album and flip of Lifetime Guarantee too. Mike

Nice cheapie , flip of his version of 'Blowin' In the Wind' - one here buy it now free postage - https://cgi.ebay.com/O-V-WRIGHT-45-Blowin-Wind-/350389382624?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5194d5ade0#ht_565wt_905

I'd give Hal Records a miss Daz - $335.20 - VG + mind Great double sider - great to hear at Just Soul. Some records played last time I thought I would never hear out! Lofty

Never seen it listed for anything like $43 Sean - guess someone got lucky on Ebay - as Steve says hardest on the label.

.. I have pre-ordered on Amazon and they have advised there is a slight delay - but I can wait at that price and free shipping! Well done Tony with your involvement - another winner Mike

Marvin Gaye was at Chris King's 40th birthday nighter at Bretby ? wow that's some guest

So how hard is the US Strata East 45 given that no one had it when it was a new release? Mike

Anyone remember the 'Northern soul week' organised by the late Les Cokell held at the 'Compass Club' ? not sure how many years he held it but I went in '75 - great time - great sounds !! Mike

Did the US Strata East version come out at the time of 'Winter In America' when it was played as a new release? Mike

A friend sold his a while back for over £400 and it peaked at £770 on Manships - the Old Trafford of the soul world

Cheers Tony. It was a mate at Scarboro who has the record - he played it after we had had a few on Saturday night - I was convinced it was Jr Parker but I vowed to find out. Might of known you would of known !!! Mike

Its on a incorrectly labeled - 'New Vaudeville Band' Fontana 45 -sounds like Junior Parker to me !