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There are 37 versions of the LP I would check on Discogs

So Gilly and Jilly we know Who are the second lot of fictitious writers ? And licensed from Goldmine ? https://pennimanrecords.com/pages/contact

https://www.firerecords.com/the-mystery-of-the-peanut-duck/

I have one of these in my box and searching on the net it appears that Mark Dobson "Butch" had the acetate (see blog below), I can't be sure, perhaps Butch Music was/is a coincidence If he is the mysterious owner (or was) I wonder if he knows or can be bothered, if he does, to name our lady Wonder who Gilly / Jilly were ? The secret world of Northern Soul ? https://soulstrutter.blogspot.com/2020_03_04_archive.html

Does a UK buyer have to pay 20% import VAT on the hammer price ?

So this is pre-order in April next year ?

100 % it's a personal thing from a lifetime ago but he does know his stuff

Spot on and they often stated "Not For Sale". That would really mess things up, imagine if they were banned from sale😀

A well thought comment which I agree with so much.

No Idea TBH

Made a start me thinks never knew who Preston was Preston Edmond Peters Prince Preston With The Belvederes ? https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vB4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=Prince+Preston+With+The+Belvederes&source=bl&ots=8FzzI9oK4b&sig=ACfU3U0pngsufT7Pwy4nr8d5Vzq4-sYmbA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHgoHl44D0AhWOi1wKHXZGBe8Q6AF6BAgVEAM#v=onepage&q=Prince Preston With The Belvederes&f=false

The amount of boots I have had...... Little off topic but well worth a look Manship does not pay me for advertising

Nev span it The Palais I seem to recall 1979

Clearly a very important record

We always said it was about a 2.5K max record and the sucker on Manships "should" be supporting charity than wasting money, It's a mad world

At 2 years old you had great taste in music Sadly you are incorrect though, as it is classed as a "crossover" record on the Northern Soul Scene

Italian ....."Tema Del Lupo" a music theme (funk, disco)

Spot on Thread here

No.......scene Belgium's 'Popcorn': the last underground music scene in Europe https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/feb/05/belgium-popcorn-underground-music-scene-europe-northern-soul

Apologies if this has been covered before (Please direct me) I was looking at the 2 singles my Mel Heuston and nothing came up until a search revealed this (RIP). "Mell was born on December 23, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio to James and Lee Anna Hueston. Mell joined the Army in 1960 after completion of Boot Camp; he was deployed to France where he spent most of his six years, in Special Services, which included the Honor Guard. Mell was a man who enjoyed entertaining, be it singing, spinning records as a D.J. and hosting many gatherings with friends and family at home. He was blessed to have the opportunity to tour with Bobby Purify as James Purify, performing such songs as “I’m Your Puppet” for about ten years. Mell was a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus. Mell worked for Costco in Goleta from the time they opened until 2013." https://www.independent.com/obits/2019/07/18/melvin-hueston-obituary/ My issue is that WIKI states Although "I'm Your Puppet" was their biggest hit, they had several further successes on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B chart in the US in the late 1960s, including a revival of "Shake a Tail Feather", originally by The Five Du-Tones, and "Let Love Come Between Us". Oliver's cover of the twosome's 1968 hit "I Can Remember" reached the top 25 of the Billboard Easy Listening Chart in the mid summer of 1970. The duo continued to record and tour together until 1971, when Dickey retired from the music business for health reasons and returned to Tallahassee, where he worked as a city maintenance supervisor as well as singing and playing guitar with his church and as a member of the Bethlehem Male Singers. James Purify then worked as a solo singer until 1974, when Penn introduced him to Ben Moore (James B. Moore, born 1941, Atlanta, Georgia). Moore had previously worked with Otis Redding, James Brown and as a member of Jimmy Tig and the Rounders, before forming half of the duo Ben and Spence, who recorded for Atlantic Records in the 1960s. Moore adopted the stage name "Bobby Purify", and the duo toured together until the 1980s. They re-recorded "I'm Your Puppet", which became a number 12 hit in the UK in 1976, and an album, Purify Bros.. I will leave it to the experts to help with correct info please as well as confirm if Mel is same singer in the singles

Careful now, before some people state that the Belgian Popcorn Scene is a "genre" too. I wonder if they have stickers on the back of their cars stating "Belgian Popcorn Is A Way Of Life"

We had this discussion before Northern Soul does exist as a Scene and that's it (apart from a few pop records made for the wonder that was Wigan Casino) no record was recorded as a Northern Soul record, it was just an invented name by my mate Dave Godin (RIP) when came up North and named it so

Jazz Funk is both a genre of music and was/is a scene too, I attended both as a youngster in the Midlands and Manchester Colins words are good https://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk/electrospective-event-colin-curtis-interview/

It's just a time thing and Dj's moving on by playing newer stuff and always looking for records "not played" on the scene which they could if the dance floor demanded it. The rave seen has changed in a similar way since it started too (but not yet as long in the tooth) I always liked the mish mash and laugh when any one tells me they have some Northern Soul records

Northern Soul is a "scene" that happens to play records from all over the shop (sometimes pinched from other scenes) It's just a name R&B, Soul, Funk, Reggae, Boogie, Disco, Latin Jazz, Boogaloo, Garage are many of the genres