John Reed

Crossroads aint a bad LP either if you like the singer/songwriter type stuff. I particularly like Monday Morning Blues, havent played it in years and I don't think theres anything for the dancefloor.

If Anglo are listing it at £350 then I wouldn't be surprised if some minters start popping out of the woodwork

Are you after a demo of Arnold Blair as the issue can be a bit trickier to get and genrally a bit more expensive.

0012 - The Answers - Things Gonna Get Better Tomorrow / What Happened Girl

Other side is She Blongs To Me

Funny you should mention Roy Wright. The Mike Pearson I mentioned has exactly the same colour lable design as Roy Wrights Mica release Hook Line & Sinker which also has the Al Benson connection

3002 - Jungle Jim - Masai (Do The Masai Children) / Masai Instr. (Do The Masai Children) 3004 - Midnight Mover Unltd - Follow The Wind Pt.1/ Follow The Wind Pt.2 3005 - Midnight Mover Unltd - Truck In (Instrumental) / Put Your Mind In Your Pocket 3006 - Butterscotch - Something Has Got To Change Part I / Something Has Got To Change Part II

2047 - Mike Pearson - Are You Happy / Need To Belong - Crash This record is a completly different design to Jimmy Dobbins and the Steelers and doesnt mention Chicago. It also has "Sound Of The Future" which I dont think is on the other Crash releases. The reason I think they're linked is that this and Jimmy Dobbins are both Jerhart publishing and produced by Bob Lee. One that Vince sold a while back

slightly off topic, has anyone ever got a record which has a high value on the outside and didnt get hit with the customs charge?

If anyone wants to get rid of an unwanted copy of Rufus Hunter - Win Or Lose - 724, It'll be greatly appreciated.

its 30 yrs old, it came out in 1982

His latest blog talks about finding some undiscovered Nigerian stuff. Having worked in Africa and with Nigerians, going crate digging there he must be a very brave man. Excluding the recent news footage, it's always been a dangerous place to go and I know a few ex-pat Nigerians who don't particularly like going back.

Right again, Dave. I'm starting to think that the 3rd Flight release was a bit of an anomaly compared to the other releases.

Dave, Just checked and by jove your right. Slap me for my tardyness, will change my listing So there's 1001 to find. It's not Sharen Clark cos that's 1000 for both the A/B side and Bobby McNutt's Hold Tight is 1002 and that's the A-side, so I wouldnt have thought they'd put 1001 on the B-Side, or would they?

1000 - Sharen Clark & Product Of Time - I'm Not Afraid Of Love / Mama Did't Lie (Sho Come True) - 1971 (Also released on APT 26009) 1001 - ? - ? / ? - ? 1002 - Bobby McNutt - Country Loving Country Style / Hold Tight - 1972 1003 - Eddie Fisher & Allan (Dealth) Merry and Yodi Gang - Homeboy Part 1 / Homeboy Part 2 - 1972 1003/4 - 3rd Flight - Third Flight / Love, Love, Love - 1972 1004 - De De Turner Happining - Outside Of Memphis / Anyone Or Anything - 1972 1005 - LaVel Moore - The World Is Changing / I Just Want To Be Your Man - 1972 1006 - Sharen Clark & Product Of Time - That's A Good Reason / It's Not Your Business - 1972 1007/8 - Ames Harris Desert Water Bag Company - Checking Myself / People - ? 1009/10 - Georgettes - Hard, Hard / Would You Rather - ? 16857 - Daphine Williams - I Love You / I'm Your Man - ? Looks like 3rd Flight, 1003/4 was a was a duplicate number,different label design to the other Yodi releases but was a Young Desciples production. Daphine Williams was completely different in design and numbering but was also a Young Desciples production.

Top double sider

The Night The Lights Went Out / I'm So Glad You Came Along is a great disco/soul double sider. I saw them at the Circus Tavern with Harold Melvin and the Three Degrees. They were bottom of the bill, but for me they stole the whole show.

Missed that one. A case of silver disc blindness. Some more.... Staple Singers - Slow Train - Stax Ponderosa Twins + 1 - Tomorrow's Train - Astroscope Four Tops - Last Train To Clarksville - Motown Diana Ross & Supremes - How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone - Motown Willie Hutch - Train Of Love - Motown Jerry Butler - That Train - Motown Eddy G Giles & The Jive Five - Eddie's Go Go Train - Murco Bettye Lavette - My Train's Coming In - SSS International Southwind - Get On Board The Train - Venture Where's Pete Waterman when you need him, surely he'd have a few up his sleeve.

Ive always liked You Keep Me Coming Back which is probably a bit too Boogie for most on here.

You should be able to pick em up for about 50 quid each

Do you also want stuff by James "D Train" Williams or Box Car Willie?

Hank Ballard - Funky Soul Train - King Don Thomas - Come On Train - Nuvj Kimico Band - Soul Train - Avco Eddie Bond - Here Comes The Train - Erwin Sam Dees - Last Train To Tampa - Shotgun Tommy Tate - This Train - Juana Controllers - This Train - Juana James Brown - Night Train - King JB's - All Aboard The Soul Funky Train - People O'Jays - Love Train - PIR Bunny Sigler- Love Train - PIR Little Royal = Soul Train - Tri-Us James Carr - Freedom Train - Goldwax Bobby Barnes - Freedom Train - Raina Betty Lavette - My Trains Coming In - Silver Fox Roger Collins - Soulful Train - Pompeii David Morris - Come watch my Train Go By - Jamie Greg Perry - Will She Meet Ther Train In The Rain - Casablanca Ray Charles - The Train - ABC Gladys Knight & The Pips - Friendship Train - Soul Glydys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia - Buddah Cissy Houston - Midnight Train To Georgia - Janus Keisha Brown - Midnight Train To Georgia - Little Star Dothothy Norwood - Get Aboard The Soul Train - GRC Jr Walker - Dancin' Like They Do On The Soul Train Equals - Funky Like A Train - Shout Milt Mathews - Stop The Train - H&L South Shore Commission - Train Called Freedom Isley Brothers - Get Down Off The Train - T Neck Golden Nugget - Gospel Train - Cotillion Tobi Lark - Freedom Train - Cotillion Little Richard - Soul Train - Brunswick Melody Kings - The Train - Song Bird Mighty Clouds Of Harmony - The Train Is Gone - King Don Thomas - Train Keep Moving - Cal-State Titus Turner - Get Down Off The Train - Turbo Kim Weston - Another Train Coming - Tamla Bobby Boseman - Astrological Soul Train - Tangarine Stacy Lane - Funky Little Train - Excello Fred Briggs - The Train Song - Congress Johnson Bros - I'm Taking The Train - Smoke House

GC Cameron was Out Of My Mind/No Need To Explain.

At a guess the one you may have wanted is the one without the address as the one with the address is a different mix, sort of softer if you know what I mean. Think they came out at the same time, but more than happy to be told otherwise if wrong. Its got some great southern style guitar work.

From a black music perspective he does tick all the boxes, from ballads, soul dancers, funk and 80's boogie. I would expect his live shows to be very dynamic.