John Reed

It was her last release on Avco Embassy and I don't think that stuff has ben put on a compliation. The single should be easily picked up for a few quid and it also got a release in the UK

Cant see the embedded youtube links, so apologies for duplications, but here are a few that I love, although some might not be really crossover...... Rance Allen - There Gonna Be A Showdown - Truth Little Milton - I'm Living Off The Love You Give - Stax Rance Allen - Up Above My Head - Truth Johnnie Taylor - Love In The Streets (Ain't Good As The Love At Home) - Stax William Bell - A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart) - Stax Mel & Tim - Don't Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman - Stax L V Johnson - Don't Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman - Volt Mel & Tim - Free For All - Stax Eddie Floyd - I Am So Greatful - Stax Eddie Floyd - I'm So Glad I Met You - Stax (flip of the above) David Porter - I'm A Tellin' You - Enterprise

His solo version was also a massive play for Norman Jay in rare groove clubs in the 80's

So this is the 3rd version that popped up on acetate on ebay about 18 months ago? Grey & Hanks must have really touted this around at the time are there any more versions knocking around? Must be from the Atlantic/Atco sessions knowing that the others are from 1978ish

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Bet it looks really trippy going round on a deck with the black spiral and the white A

One of the best growlers around, fab tune

Sorry, but to me this sounds nothing like a Motown record, its pure Muscle Shoals all the way...

The first one is a red label with a big/fat font. The re-press label is more a pinkier red and the fort is smaller

Would be very nice to see it on a special Kent EP with other chess masters..... I live in hope

Reading those reviews did make me laugh

Just buy Gaslight for around a fiver

I think that one just pips Born To Be Wild

Volume 1 has a previously unreleased take of Van & Titus and vol 4 has two unreleased Jaibi tracks

Agreed they are a great series of CD's. I know that more uptempo material is included but always wondered why Matildata Jones' Wrong Too Long was included considering Part of the game is on the flip.

That's a great double sider and worth a tenner of anyone's money

One US seller I dealt with wouldn't do a combined postage for 2 recortds I bought. I accepted his postage costs but disagreed with him not combining postage. I told him that for the price I paid, I would expect it express delivery and signed for. It came express delivery and give or take a couple of dollars it was the postage he requested. You might have to bite the bullet and pay the postage and if the postage cost is more than a couple of dollars less than the stamp, put in a claim for over charging postage.

There are many many reasons why these issues are rare and have been discussed in the rare demo or rare issues threads. Contract or distribution problems, artists dying or leaving the group. A lot of southern soul records suffered from terrible promotion and distribution issues.

So how much will a wrong sleeve knock off the price... a grand or so?????

A strong VG one sold on ebay last year for just under $3k, so wouldnt be surprised if it smashes through that considering the condition. As people have said, it sure does look pretty

2121 - Prettyboy - Anything You Want / Don't Tease Me - 1985 2188 - Dorothy Moore - Read Me My Rights - 1992 - CD Single 2190 - Dorothy Moore - Stay Close Home - 1993 - CD Single

1015 - David Smith & Sweet Fever - Gimme A Little Sign / Your Love Took Me By Surprise - 1972 1016 - Louis Heyward - Hey Fool / I Love Everyone - 1972 2143 - Little Milton - Room 244 / You're So Cold 2144 - Latimore - Slow Down But Dont Stop / One Man One Woman One Love - 2145 - Johnnie Taylor - Everything's Out In The Open / Got To Leave This Woman (are you sure this is also 2143?) 2147 - Little Milton - His Old Lady And My Old Lady / A Possum In My Tree 2148 - Denise La Salle - Don't Cry No More / Eee Tee 2150 - Latimore - Careful Man / All You'll Ever Be 2151 - Little Milton - I Don't Beleive In Ghosts / I Was Trying Not To Break Down 2152 - Danise La Salle - Bring It Home To Me / Write This One Off 2167 - Denise La Salle - Chain Letter / Drop That Zero 2176 - Latimore - Stop Half Lovin' These Women / A Home Away From Home 2184 - Denise La Salle - Don't Jump My Pony / Don't Pick It Up

Thought you weren't buying vinyl any more?

Further to Gareth's post.  The 2 step scene eveolved fro what was then known as a "blues Party". Where someone would open up their house of flat to people.  A sound system would be hired such as Touch of class and they'd sell alcohol and these parties could go on all weekend.  I remember paying £2.50 for a can or Red-stripe in the mid 80's.  These blues parties were more reggea focussed.  The 2 step sound systems still followed the reggea shound system rules where you had a DJ and an MC working in harmony and sound systems not only failed or florished on what they played but also the quality and interaction of the MC with the crown and the DJ

I'd say the issue goes for the same as the demo