Chris L

Sellers don't actually "charge" for postage, they price it up and the decision to accept it or not is the buyers'. I always add it to the price of the record and make my decision on total cost. Buying from the US can range from $10.00 and anything up to $28.00. If it's the latter I always challenge it and ask for an explanation, usually they'll come down, I quote the USPS website calculation. UK postage costs are pretty good, perhaps only bettered by Holland and the US. Paying up to about £2.75 for a 1st class signed for (remember there's £50.00 insurance included) isn't extortion and anything over that value should go special delivery at about £5.50 - 7.00.

I made myself one from cardboard, I take it with me when I go the post office just in case there's a discussion with the person on the other side of the counter.

This is at £270.00 right now with less than a day t go, will probably go over £300.00, looks in "reasonable" condition. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371238525493?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Many thanks

I wasn't aware of that, I bought about 7 or 8 of them in the US and Italy. Down to my last one, any suggestions for a replacement ?

This is neat : https://www.vinylrecordfair.com/clean-vinyl-records/

I've just had the reverse, a mint copy of Valentines - Breakaway, used to jump in several places now plays fine

It's quite difficult to tell them apart. I have friends who have owned boots for years not knowing that they were not originals. Also I know someone who bought a boot only to find it was an original. Buy it on Jay Boy it's an original release and there are no pressings Good luck.

Well, if you have paid via Paypal you should be covered, I would go that route because I'm guessing you won't be buying from him again. Good luck.

Columbia Glacier, Canada, June 2008 Boat Bar-B-Que Malaga beach 2013

Call the soul police

One on Ebay at £25.00 3 days to go. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2055119.m570.l1311.R1.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xotis+smith+let+her&_nkw=otis+smith+let+her+go&_sacat=0

So true, if you're a 60s man like me entering the era of the 70s you get to hear and buy some great stuff for not many shekels

Here's some : Jerry Butler - Moody woman - Mercury Exciters - Number one - Shout Rocky Roberts - Just because of you - Durium Fontella Bass - Rescue me - UK Chess Fuller Brothers - Time's a wasting - Soul Clock (later issue) Bobby Hebb - Love, love, love - UK/US Philips (a real must have) Billy Butler - Right track - Okeh/Soul City Gene Chandler - Nothing can stop me - Stateside/Soul City/Constellation Gene Chandler - Fool for you - Stateside/Constellation The Impressions - You've been cheatin'/Can't satisfy - Stateside Barbara Lewis - I remember the felling - Atlantic Shirley Ellis - Soultime - CBS Soul Bros Six - I'll be loving you/Some kind of wonderful - Atlantic (probably an EX/VG+ at that price) Ruby Winters - Like a yo-yo - Diamond Jackie Ross - Keep you chin up - Brunswick Otis Smith - Let her go - Perception Dells - Run for cover - Cadet Steve Mancha - Keep on loving me - Groovesville Jackie Moore - This time baby - CBS Jeff Perry - Love don't come no stronger - Arista Tyrone Barkley - Man of value - Midsong Bobby Bland - Shoes - Duke Maxine Brown - One in a million - Wand Homer Banks - A lot of love - Liberty Billy Butler - Burning touch of love - Brunswick Ovations - They say - Goldwax Mitch Ryder - Breakout - New Voice Spinners - I'll always love you - Motown Edwin Starr - Way over there - Gordy Supremes - Love like an itching/He's all I got - Motown James Carr - That's what I want to know - Goldwax Fantastic Johnny C - Don't depend on me - Phil la o soul Judy Clay - You busted my mind - Scepter Spyder Turner - Can't make it anymore - MGM Junior Walker - Road runner - Sou/TMG Nancy Wilson - End of our road - Capitol Drifters - Baby what I mean - Atlantic Four Tops - Something about you - Motown Futures - Party time man - Janus Showmen - Take it baby - Swan (well worth having) Darrell Banks - I've got that feeling - Atco Inez & Charlie Foxx - Tightrope - Dynamo/Stateside Lenny Welch - You can't run away - Mercury Bobby Freeman - I'll never fall in love again - Autumn Williams & Watson - A quitter never wins - Okeh Esther Phillips - Catch me I'm falling - Atlantic Shirley & the Shirelles - Look what you've done to my heart - Bell Marvin Gaye - Lonely lover - Motown Spinners - Truly yours - Motown Welcome to the soul scene ! Price wise it's a tough buyers market right now but you should be able to get all the above for less than £30.00 a piece. It really depends on what you intend to do, if it's a bedroom DJ then these are fine, maybe even playing in a pub with some mates. If you want to take it further be prepared for some serious spending. Good luck

Think you'd be hard pushed to buy this on an original at a tenner, they're going for about £30 - 40 right now.

Frankie Beverly - If that's what you wanted.

Used to have this on Greek Top Tunes label

Once upon a time you used to be able to contact other bidders, shame can't do that now, I'd ask them why they are bidding £50+ when it's there as a buy now at about a fiver

A fairly famous DJ once told me that if the dance-floor was emptying he'd put this on always guaranteed to get 'em up and at 'em...............

Both Torch & early Mecca sounds, Nigel Martin had 2 or 3 Eddie Parkers' in about early to mid 1973.

I couldn't see any old fashioned black & silver TM labels in Italy so I guess you're right. Trust the Italians to use flair and colours

I haven't read all the other posts so forgive me if there some repeats, here goes Eddie Parker - I'm gone Pat Lewis - No one to love Luther Ingram - Exus trek/If it's all the same to you Dells - Run for cover Tony Clarke - Landslide Garnett Mimms - Looking for you Johnny Wyatt - This thing called love Nolan Chance - Just like the weather Denise LaSalle - Love reputation Vel-vets - Got to find me somebody ..............................................

Worth risking the danger of getting there and looking for a copy

Here's some Italian Motown. Not sure if they are really 1st issue or early 70s 2nd releases.

Have a heart Pete !! I haven't ever been able to post 3 for £2.34 nor 2 even, mind you I ship them in tea chests