Denbo

And think about this one. When a record is simultaneuosly released in Canada as well as the USA, is that one in Canada also a 're-issue'? How can it be a re-issue if it got released just over the border at exactly the same time, or within a week or two. These American Import, must have the so-called 'original release' elitists get right up my snozzer.

Well said mate.

means what?

NO!!!! If it's the first time it's been released here in the UK, then it's an original first time release, here in the UK.

ABSOLUTE BOLLOCKS, it's not a re-issue, it's a first time release HERE IN THE UK. Now if it came out on Cream in the USA AFTER the original Peachtree release, THEN it would be a re-issue. Just my opinion, of course.

Actually, if you think about it, don't you think the backing chorus where they sing 'Soul In The Sun', which sounds like a bad recording, might in acual fact be an attempt to sound like the horn off one of those long distance trains you get in the States? Pete, please don't send me those pictures of hearing aids. Think about it and use your imagination, don't you think it does sound like one of those train horns. Go on, admit it, I might be right.

Once again, well said that man.

No problem Ernie. Thanks for looking in the first place. Appreciated. Denbo.

Well said that man.

I don't know if they got paid either but I'm certain we would have heard about it directly from the artists if they hadn't. And wouldn't it have been splashed all over the papers if they hadn't. You know what the Americans are like for suing each other over the tiniest of things. Did we see any actual claims for non-payment to these artists? No, I stick by what I said earlier, even though it might not be the best example in the world I could have used.

Didn't Ian Levine just try to emulate the Northern sound with his own personal twist? Yes, he also tried to make money out of it, ie run it as a business with profits and losses. Did he exploit the Northern scene? Yes, he did. But at the end of the day, people didn't have to buy the records he produced. Did the aging artists that he worked with deserve a chance at making a living? Yes, they did. Again, people didn't have to buy their records. But those that did helped these people earn an income for a short period of time. So, isn't Tommy Hunt just doing the same?

We all have our opinions and obviously, mine is a little off from yours. Ho-hum.

Thanks Mace. Nail on the head comes to mind.

Yes, the recording is pretty bad, especially that chorus, but it's the sentiment that counts. TH is paying tribute to all of the Northern Soul fans who have given him a welcomed income for many years . . . . don't you think? Or am I just a silly old fool?

Tommy Hunt was on live in St.Helens last month and whilst he is no longer in his prime, he gave a great performance for his age and I thought his vocal of Champion was very good indeed. I'm guessing the studio recording on vinyl would be even better.

I take it "Oh My Gawd" meant you didn't like it?

Sorry Pete, I DID edit my initial comment with the question, what did you think of it.

Yes. What did you think of t?

Hi Ernie, Like I said within the first three lines of my original posting, as follows; Offers Invited - R&B and Soul Best offers after one week will be notified. Or even sooner if it's the right offer. Also, will be sending you a PM regarding your offer later today.

Okay folks, this is how my little auction went. But first of all, I would like to thank everybody who took part and for taking the time to make me his or her offers. To give everybody who didn’t bid, or for those who were thinking of bidding but didn’t know where to start, the following list shows the best offers I’ve had to date. Anybody wishing to improve on their offers, or anybody wishing to improve on the offers I’ve received to date, please do so now, as I will be concluding this auction on Sunday afternoon, 20th January 2008. Jamie Coe – Cleopatra – Bigtop, Ex+ /BEST OFFER SO FAR £50 Jerry Jackson – Gypsy Eyes – Kapp (Demo), M- /BEST OFFER SO FAR £45 American Youth Choir – Keep Your Fine Self Near Me – UK Polydor, M- /BEST OFFER SO FAR £60 Betty Everett – I’ve Got A Claim On You – UK Sue (Demo), Ex- /BEST OFFER SO FAR £55 The Cobras – Shake Up – Stax, Ex- / slightly warped not affecting play whatsoever. This is a rare record so keep that in mind. Steve Alaimo – So Much Love – UK HMV, Ex /BEST OFFER SO FAR £45 Trini Lopez – Sinner Not A Saint – German Columbia ‘Stateside’ Series, Vg++ Sally Stanley – I’ll Have To Let You Go – Excello, Ex- / slightly warped not affecting play whatsoever. This is a hard one to find so keep that in mind. /BEST OFFER SO FAR £65 Louis Jordan – 65 Bars – Tangerine (Demo), M- vinyl / slight water damage to label. /SOLD George Allen – Come On Home – Soto Play, Vg++ Rare /BEST OFFER SO FAR £125 The Orlons – The Wah-Watusi – UK Green Columbia, Ex+ vinyl / Noc Eddie Burns – Mean And Evil – Harvey, Ex / small label tear /BEST OFFER SO FAR £70 George Barnes – Trainsville / Spooky – Mercury, Vg++ / small dent in vinyl not affecting play whatsoever. This is a rare record, a double header, so keep that in mind. Little Emmett Sutton – Mom, Won’t You Teach Me To Monkey – Federal, Ex++ / M- /BEST OFFER SO FAR £45 Sonny Til & the Orioles – Hey! Little Woman – CP Parker (Demo), Ex++ /BEST OFFER SO FAR £65 Jimmy Rogers – I Can’t Believe – Silver top Chess (original, not a repro), light noise from heat swish, not affecting play whatsoever, otherwise Vg++. This is another rare record so keep that in mind. Ernie K Doe – Love You The Best – Minit (Demo), Ex+ The Corsairs – Time Waits – Tuff, M- Chubby Checker – Karate Monkey – Parkway (Demo), Ex++ /BEST OFFER SO FAR £45 Laurel Aitken – Love Me Baby – UK Starlite (original), Ex Gentleman June Gardner – It’s Gonna Rain – Emarcy, M /BEST OFFER SO FAR £70 Ray Johnson – Dizzy Baby Dizzy – Liberty (Demo), Ex++ / M- /SOLD The Blues Busters – I Won’t Let You Go – Sunshine, M /SOLD Harold Jackson – The Freedom Riders – Edsel (Demo), M- /BEST OFFER SO FAR £155

I'm after a belter by her on Congress I think. Can't remeber what it is but it's in my little Wants book at home. What's this one like? Anybody able to post a soundbyte for me? Thanks.

It's okay, mine is SOLD. Thanks anyway. BTW, winners of my little auction will be notified tonight. I'm at work right now AND full of a bloody cold . . . . AGAIN!!!

My sentiments exactly, on everything you've written here. That so-called repro does look really real. As for the 'alternate' version of Joe Tex's Pneumonia, it's on a legit re-issue Joe Tex Lp, from the States, the title of which escapes me now as I'm away from home, BUT, the story goes that when they came to put the Pneumonia track on the Lp, they found that the master tape had been lost, so they found an alternate take, which has a more pronounced organ riff in the background, and put that on instead.

Hi Marc, No, I'm not suggesting the buyer might have thought it was an original. Unless of course he or she didn't see the comment about it being a repro. Do you know if this Tiny Topsy 45 repro had a different artist on the flip side? Forget that last comment. I've just checked and it's Tiny Topsy on both sides. Although I can't remember off the top of my head if it was 'Everybody Needs Some Loving' on the flip of the original? I still have my issue but I'm away from home at the moment. Denbo.