solidhit

I haven't got a son. And if I did, I dont think I'm old enough to have one that age. I think I should have waited a bit longer before I bought one of these Clara Hardy's... Could have saved myself a bit of money.

Well, one of those was mine. Now, which of you got it from me?

OK, Coops, why is you're avatar a scan of an original Mel Britt, rather than a scan of the boot with the "white ring" around label? Did you scan your own copy of the record that you'd spent good money on? ["Good money" is defined as more than 5 quid (which I think is about the average price for a boot, though still overpriced in my opinion) ] If its not your own record, did you consider the implications of having an original or bootleg as your avatar? If so, please explain. If not, what would you have said to someone who questioned you about having a bootleg scan up? What if Mel Britt himself had expressed dismay about you not buying an original copy from him for a reasonable market-value price? The entire bootleg-condoning community on the northern scene has a lot to answer for in this case. Greg

You don't have to know who discovered it. But that's not the point I'm making. The point is that this wouldn't be an issue is DJs actually sought out their own unique sounds. Copying someone else's "big sound" playist is the problem. If you're a DJ, play you're own sounds. You're own "discoveries" or what YOU like. Don't play what you think people want to hear. That's just a recipe for stagnation. There's nothing "elitist" in playing originals only. Originals don't have to cost a fortune. Play what you think is good, period.

This, I think is the crux of the issue. What is a "big sound" and how does a record become a "big sound"? All records are available only as originals until it's a big-enough sound for someone to re-issue or bootleg. By definition, anything available as a re-issue or bootleg is already a "known" sound. The top DJ's discover their own sounds or re-activate under-appreciated/forgotten sounds. Hence, you have the Butch's of the northern scene. People who play other DJs "big sounds" can only be pretenders to the throne. There are certainly pretenders who play originals only, but they're not playing their own discoveries, are they? They're the ones who are paying stupid money just to be able to play someone else's discovery. Greg

What do you want to pay for Royal VII?

Just updated my sales pages... all prices in US$... a bit of northern.... https://solidhitsoul.com/sales.html a bit of funk... https://solidhitsoul.com/funksales.html

Gene Merideth and Greg Tormo will be spinning rare soul 45s at DC's Tavern in Hoboken, NJ on Thursday, April 20th. The fun starts around 9PM and goes until we collapse in a drunken stupor. Free admission, cheap booze. DC's is located at 505 8th Street, smack-dab in the middle of Hoboken, NJ. https://solidhitsoul.com/happenings.html

I'm willing to put my VG+ against anyone else's EX anytime... The label condition on my, however, is a different story...

I have a copy for sale at US$375... pic can be seen here: https://solidhitsoul.com/sales2.htm

Mel Britt and Montclairs both spoken for now, but lots of other stuff still available...

https://www.geocities.com/solidhit/sales2.htm email solidhit@gmail.com to reserve. thanks, Greg Tormo

No idea which one's rarer. I've had one of each for sale at different times and each time I have it, someone always tells me they want the "other" one.

Set sale soul and funk 45s. All US originals. Prices are in US$. Postage $3 for 1 45 within USA $0.50 each additional 45, $6 airmail for 1 45 outside USA $1 each additional 45. Send email to solidhit@gmail.com to reserve. Cash, check, bidpay OK. No Paypal, unless you add in their fees. Artist ... Title A ... Label ... Condition ... Comments ... Price US$ Al Tamms ... Come here you ... Midas ... M- ... 250 Alvin Green & Greenfire ... Turning on and tuning in ... Green Fire ... M- ... 250 Archie Bell/Drells ... Dog eat Dog ... Atlantic ... M- ... 20 Baby Washington ... Leave me alone ... Sue ... VG ... 30 Beverly Crosby ... Have we become prisoners ... MPR ... VG+ ... 300 Beverly Shaffer ... Where will you be boy ... One Der Ful ... VG ... 50 Bill & Will ... Goin' to the river ... Checker ... M- ... 40 Bobby Adams ... You get next to me baby ... Pilma ... VG ... (sold) Bobby Russ ... Wake Up ... Salem ... M- ... 40 Boris Gardner ... Metling Pot ... Jaguar ... VG+ ... 200 Bunny Foote Watson ... I got all the love you need ... Caldonia ... M- ... 60 Charles Mintz ... Give a man a break ... UpLook ... M- ... 35 Charmers ... Natural Self ... Stuyvesant ... M- ... girls ... 30 Circulations ... Tell me ... Hess ... M- ... 350 Coal Kitchen ... Chained to the train of love ... Sunday ... M- ... 300 Cookie Jackson ... Suffer ... Okeh ... VG ... 25 Cool Sounds ... Boy Wonder ... Warner Bros ... M- ... wdj ... 50 Cool Sounds ... Who can I turn to ... Warner Bros ... M- ... wdj ... 50 Del Phis ... I'll let you know ... Check Mate ... VG+ ... lbl wr ... 150 Dicky & Gloria ... Mr Clean ... Diamond ... VG ... 100 Dori Grayson ... Be mine sometime ... Peermont ... M- ... 30 Ed Terry ... All I want is you ... ST ... M- ... 125 Frankie Vaughn ... Hercules ... Philips ... M- ... Beat ballad ... 75 Freddie Waters ... Love is a two way thing ... Tee Jay ... M- ... 40 Freddy Scott & Orch ... Pow City ... Marlin ... M- ... 25 Gunga Din ... Snake Pit ... Valise ... M- ... 40 Gwen Kousar ... The hardway ... Stork ... M- ... 75 Hot Chocolate ... Keep my baby cool ... Duke ... M- ... 30 Invitations ... Swingin on the love vine ... Diamond ... VG ... 30 Joe Tex Band ... Chocolate Cherry ... Dial ... M- ... 45 Joey Irving ... Don't throw your love away ... Vincent ... M- ... 200 Johnnie Wade ... Just two people ... Campo ... VG+ ... girlie ... 250 Johnny Wells ... Lonely Moon ... Astor ... M- ... R&B ... 50 Julia Dewitt ... If you want your man ... Cord ... M- ... 50 June Evans ... I need to ... Center Stage ... VG ... lbl wr ... offers Kathy & Sha-Onas ... I feel good ... Tomohawk ... VG ... sol, 2 JB covers ... 100 Les Cochons Bleus ... Pal Bump ... PAL ... VG ... 250 Lionel Robinson ... Steppin Out ... Knight ... M- ... 150 Lou D Washington ... Smokey ... Steeltown ... M- ... label tear ... 75 Madeline/Monitcellos ... Binding Ring of Gold ... De Vel ... M- ... Funky ... 100 Mel Anthony ... Why must it end ... Duel ... M- ... wdj sol ... 100 Mel Britt ... She'll come running back ... Fip ... M- ... 1800 Mighty Makers ... Cut the Cane ... M&M ... VG ... wol ... 500 Nate Reese w/ Brown Sugar ... A message to the people ... 360 Degrees ... M- ... 75 New Jersey Queens ... Party (and don't worry about it) ... Magnet ... M- ... 350 Notations ... Leading Lady ... Cash ... VG+ ... lbl trs ... 175 Percy Welch & Hornets ... Scratch ... Soul Bag ... M- ... coh ... 100 Phil Orsi ... Love is slipping away ... Sonic ... M- ... 150 Players ... What about me? ... Tarx ... M- ... 650 Preston Love ... Cissy Popcorn ... Hudson ... VG+ ... 650 Rance Allen Group ... Aint no need of crying ... Truth ... M- ... classic! ... 10 Raw Soul Express ... A Hard Way Out ... Raw Soul Express ... VG+ ... 500 Ray Frazer & Shades of Madness ... Your eyes ... Carriage ... VG ... wol ... 125 Renaud Plus Three ... Stop ... Mount Vernon ... VG ... 200 Richard Brown ... Sweet and Kind ... Steeltown ... M- ... 40 Richard Shann & Complexus ... The wooly buger ... 360 Degrees ... VG ... 75 Ricky Williams ... Discotheque Soul ... Citadelle ... M- ... 100 Ronnie & Ramblers ... Woman of Mine ... R and R ... VG+ ... 200 Sandpipers ... All over but the crying ... Tru Glo Town ... M- ... girls, label tear ... 30 Saundra Franklin ... It's okay ... Guyden ... M- ... wdj xol ... 125 Seleno Clarke ... Stimulation ... Right-on ... M- ... 250 Shelley Fisher ... I know how ... Aries ... M- ... 60 Sidney Barnes ... Wait ... Gemini ... M- ... Beat ballad ... 100 Smokey Brooks ... Spin it jig ... Now ... M- ... 40 SN & Cts ... Pleasure of your company ... Sunburst ... M- ... 20 Soul Lovers ... Shake and Finger Pop ... American Playboy ... VG+ ... 100 Sparkz ... I'll show you ... Bell ... VG+ ... dj ... 75 Universal Mind ... Something fishy going on ... Red Coach ... M- ... 15 Universal Minds ... Chance at love ... Charles ... M- ... 75 Van Jones/Jays ... I fooled myself ... Silver Sound ... VG+ ... 50 Versatiles ... Cry like a baby ... Staff ... M- ... 75 1984 Love Machine ... Your breakin my heart ... Melon ... M- ... Donna Coleman c/u? ... 250