Chris L

Aren't the black ones earlier issues ?

See two bidders retracted their bids down to £650.00 now !!

No not bootlegged not a real biggie or worth doing I would have thought. Black issue, white demo.

Good luck, years and years ago you could pick one up for about £25 - 30 whilst the US ABC ones were going for more than £50.00, don't know why it changed.

They do go for silly money right now, at least £100.00, you'd be better off getting the US ABC release.

That's true, the whole gaggle that used to be stocked at that Leighton Buzzard record shop (can't remember the name) in the 1970s (Hesitations, Younghearts, Rose Batiste, Barbara Mills, etc) sell now for near original money. In a dark room it's tough to tell them from originals and the Johnny-come-lately/Bedroom DJs do buy them.

I sell quite a bit on Ebay, you'd be surprised how many buyers come back and say "Oh! I didn't see/read that". I am sure they just see the photo-scan, price and bid accordingly.

I'm pretty sure I had some on vinyl

I believe the record just made it into the Billboard Top 100

Wouldn't mind seeing a copy of that. Back in about 1998/99 I bought about 10 copies of Johnny Sayles in the US, all were DJ copies and the seller scratched out the "not for sale" text they were originals but has less text on them than regular copies. I'm guessing because of the 1960s chaos to get records pressed standards were not always followed.

Mines the top one, I've had all of them and prefer the bottom one, never like the white one much, but hey-ho as long as it's an original.

And yet in 1972 it was quite a rare record.

All three of these are orginals

Was never booted, did you see one on Popsike where seller says it's a re-issue or boot ?

Original EX Younghearts @ £60.00

Not much, about + - £20/25.00

The white WB demo is worth having, big old Torch number in it's day.

Key Men is a boot.

Dreadful version

If you ever get asked "what is a Northern Soul record?" then probably this is the best thing you could play.

That is one beautiful watch, well done !

I'd buy more record if international post was less expensive. If a seller puts "free postage" be sure he/she'll put the starting price to cover that, fine if it's $12.00 from the US but not so good if they ask $20 - 25. I know it's not easy but best way is to buy a whole bunch from the same seller or get a local mate to collect all your record purchases and ship as one lot.

Not booted, came out on UK Tamla Motown. Worth about + - £40 depending on condition.