Denbo

Metal middles, yeah, know what you mean. Doesn't happen on all American imports but when it happens, it always seems to happen on those made from styrene rather than vinyl, don't you think?

Hi Joan, My understanding is that American 45s had large holes for the Jukeboxes and rather than make seperate 45s with small holes for those 'other' types of record players, they just made adapters so that their 45s could be played on both. The UK releases came with small holes but also with a bigger 'push-out' centre so they could be used on UK Jukeboxes. Having said that, I could never understand why it was that many UK releases got pressed without that larger push-out centre. How would they be converted for use on UK Jukeboxes I sked myself? Unless of course, there were two types of UK Jukeboxes, one with small spindles and one with large spindles?

Best of the bunch, for me, by a mile. Cheers for putting me onto this one Pete!!!

Aha, PhilD, whatever happened to the General Johnson test pressing? Did you manage to work your way through them all yet? Still waiting to hear back from you. I know, we all forget things from time to time, and I am no exception, believe me. Anyhow, how's about it, any luck? Please say yes!!!

Bloody Hell, never, ever seen these before!!! Call myself a UK label collector??? :¸(

Good stuff Pete, enjoyed them all, especially the first one. Is that a UK label Collins Downbeat?

Another GREAT posting Pete and thanks so much Soultrader for being on hand with all that useful knowledge / information. Are we able to add these kind of postings within Soul Source to a Favourites section of our own???

GOBSMACKED Pete. Thanks SO MUCH for all these postings, especially this one, brought tears to my eyes . . . . no kiddin'

Love ya. Thanks.

Hi JumpinJoan, Hate to pester you but did you dig out that Masqueraders f45 or me. Quite happy to pay you for the record. You don't have to GIVE it to me. But I did appreciate the generous offer. Regards, Denbo.

Here's a few to be getting on with; Discography for DeLuxe Records 6088Otis Williams and his New GroupMiss The Love Tell Me Now19556090Otis Williams and his New GroupGum Drop Save Me, Save Me19556091Otis Williams and his CharmsThat's Your Mistake Too Late I Learned19556092Otis Williams and his CharmsRolling Home Do Be You19566093Otis Williams and his CharmsIvory Tower In Paradise19566095Otis Williams and his CharmsOne Night Only It's All Over19566097Otis Williams and his CharmsI'd Like To Thank You Mr. D.J. Whirlwind19566098Otis Williams and his CharmsGypsy Lady I'll Remember You19566105Otis Williams and his CharmsBlues Stay Away From Me Pardon Me19576107Annie LaurieIt Hurts To Be In Love Hand In Hand19576115Otis Williams and his CharmsWalkin' After Midnight I'm Waiting Just For You19576125Donnie ElbertWhat Can I Do Hear My Plea19576130Otis Williams and his CharmsNowhere On Earth No Got De Woman19576135Annie LaurieIt Must Be You Please Honey Don't Go19576137Otis Williams and his CharmsTalking To Myself One Kind Word From You19576138Otis Williams and his CharmsUnited Don't Deny Me19576140Annie LaurieYou're The Only One For Me Out Of My Mind19576142King CurtisThe Stranger Steel Guitar Rag19576143Donnie ElbertBelieve It Or Not Tell Me So19576148Donnie ElbertLeona Have I Sinned19576149Otis Williams and his CharmsDynamite Darling Well Oh Well19576151Annie LaurieLove Is A Funny Thing Nobody's Gonna Hurt You Baby19576156Donnie ElbertWild Child Let's Do The Stroll19586157King CurtisWicky Wacky - Part 1 Wicky Wacky - Part 219586158Otis Williams and his CharmsCould This Be Magic Oh Julie19586160Otis Williams and his CharmsLet Some Love In Your Heart Baby-O19586161Donnie ElbertMy Confession Of Love Peek-A-Boo19586165Otis Williams and his CharmsBurnin' Lips Red Hot Love (Do This Love)19586168Donnie ElbertI Want To Be Near You Come On Sugar19586173Annie LaurieSomeday, Someway Hold On To What You Got19586174Otis Williams and his CharmsDon't Wake Up The Kids You'll Remain Forever19586175Donnie ElbertJust A Little Bit Of Lovin' When You're Near Me19586178Otis Williams and his CharmsMy Friends The Secret19586181Otis Williams and his CharmsPretty Little Things Called Girls Welcome Home19596182Annie LaurieSince I Fell For You Lost Love19596185Otis Williams and his CharmsI Knew It All The Time Tears Of Happiness19596186Otis Williams and his CharmsIn Paradise Who Knows19596187Otis Williams and his CharmsBlues Stay Away From Me Funny What True Love Can Do19596189Annie LaurieIf You're Lonely It's Gonna Come Out In The Wash Someday19606201Vicki AndersonWide Awake In A Dream Nobody Cares1966 Oops, list didn't turn out quite the way I expected, sorry.

Okay. Good reaction. Couple of points however; 1. I said right from the start that this was in no way a swipe at John Manship, in fact I've already said that he and his staff do a wonderful job of making all this information available to us all. For which I am very grateful. He doesn't have to do it but he does, for the love of the music. So once again, I congratulate John Manship and his staff. And lets face it, we couldn't have this discussion if they weren't there, could we? 2. In a way, I'm quite pleased that a lot of these rare records are crap. Up until now I thought I was missing out on something but I'm not. And it also means that I can sift through the few that I DID like and despite their rarity, stand a chance of getting a few, providing of course I can come up with the dosh, or cunjure up some remarkable good luck. Imagine how I'd feel if ALL the records on the Rarest of the Rare were brilliant, that would be disheartening as a collector, I wouldn't stand a dogs chance of collecting them all would I? As it stands, I feel the few that I really liked could be within grasp before I snuff it. Mind you, I'd have to sell a few out of my collection to fund the quest, my wages will never go THAT far. 3. Once I've been through the whole of the Rarest of the Rare list, just to satisfy my curiosity, as Mark Bicknell pointed out, I will be going through everything else on his site that offers a soundbyte because therein lie the true quality Soul and R&B records, many of which are latent monsters and as yet undiscovered gems of the future. Thanks for reading my views everybody and for your feedback, the posting was well worth the effort.

Not much more to say than that really. And don't just come back at me with the comment, "They're rare". Elaborate. No offence to John, I respect the guy enormously, this is not a swipe at him or his site and all the hard work put in by himself and his hard working staff, just the ever growing list of so-called rare records that are listed. But let's be honest now, a lot of them are really crap aren't they and must only be there simply 'cos they're rare, but not necessarily good? I mean, perhaps they're rare because they were crap when they first came out and all but a few somehow escaped getting binned, trashed, melted down, burnt at the stake, etc, which makes those that are left, RARE. Has anybody gone through the whole lot and actually listened to them all? I've been doing so for a few nights now and am so far very disappointed. NOT at all the hard work John has put into populating the list and making it available for us all to see and listen to, but by what is considered good enough to be included in the list. There, I'd better stop now before I go too far and inadvertantly offend somebody with my own personal opinions and observations. Just thought I'd share that thought with you all to see what kind of feedback / reaction I get. Forums are about stimulating thought and opinions. Lets have some.

Looks good, yeah. You sure they won't ship abroad? Think it says, Free shipping is only available within the 48 contiguous United States. Which suggests, if you're prepared to pay for shipping then . . . . ???

:o)

In that case, can I have your Grapevine copy? And don't worry, the feeling of feelin old only gets worse

BTW, is there any other way of getting it on a 45? Or perhaps on an Lp? Don't like CDs!!!

When and where did you get it for a tenner. Not that I'm expecting to do the same, just out of sheer curiosity . . . . and to rub salt into my already gaping wound!!!

What's the price on this one?

Hi Des, Thanks for the info. Do you still have it and if so, can I purchase it from you?

Cheers Sean. Top man.

Hi everybody, Can anybody tell me about; Sonja Clay - Deeper In My Heart. What label is it on and release number and is it possible to grab a copy, or is it one of these high price 45s?

Was this ever released, either 45 or Lp track? If so, what on? Where can I get a copy? What's it worth?