Solidsoul

Just had a ebay second chance offer from a USA dealer I bid and lost an item with. It was the proper Ebay page and looked right, but when I clicked on certain things on the page it would not download them, so I became suspicious! I went onto my ebay account and looked up my bids and offers section. Surprise, surprise no offers were there. So I think it was from a third party trying it on! Beware if you get a second chance offer, check your bids and offers section on your my ebay!

It's sad to hear about Kev Murphy. Another brick in the Northern Soul foundations gone. Some of those soul nights he put on at Lowton had more atmosphere and better records than a lot of allnighters!

A big record for Richard Searling in the Wigan Casino allnighters around 77/78. It was a very rare item back then as well.

Rare white demo original first issue, of this early Wigan Casino allnighter classic Northern Soul tune. Ex+ condition. £125 includes postage.

I do agree with what you say in your post, but I dare not mention records I like, because there are people who take great delight in telling everyone they are rubbish etc and don't like them.

I don't know if recently booted on vinyl, but there has always been vinyl as well as styrene originals available for sale in plentiful supply.

Frank Lyndon "Don't Go Away Baby" - Uptown. A great Northern Soul allnighter record which was played a lot in Mr M's as well as the main hall at the Wigan Casino allnighters. Although at £415, it is the highest price I have ever seen it go for! The great Younghearts and the Van Dykes got more attention at Wigan, but are still about the usual price.

Square clock design images of the Fuller Brothers demo and issue SC105. Also the release before SC104 and the release after SC106. The colours do differ slightly but they are taken from different sources.

Thanks for those pictures, but Craig W who started the topic has a demo copy with the advance release words down the sides. Your issue copy will have different text layout than the demos.

As I mentioned earlier, there are two original vinyl demos with the writing credits in different places. The machined stamped copies have the Recorded At Allegro Studios info at the bottom and the other demo design has this info on the right hand A side. I don't know if this second design ( different pressing plant?) is stamped or just has etched in matrix numbers. Can someone confirm this either way ?

If it's the demo with Advance Release written down the sides and has the matrix numbers machined stamped in the run out groove, it's a definite original.

Are the numbers in the run out grooves scratched in or machine stamped? I think there are three different label design original demos. Two vinyl and one styrene. There is a styrene 1970's reissue as well.

The first three pictures are of the definite original first issue and has the exact vinyl profile, colour, fidelity and matrix marks as the demo. The question I'm trying to get answered is, are the murky gold label copies, pictured at the bottom, with the low fidelity originals as well? Or are they early counterfeits, as this was a monster record in it's day. Or are they legitimate company reissues?

Here's a Northern Soul classic from the Fuller Brothers. Played at the Torch and early Wigan allnighters and other early 1970's venues. This is a picture of a square clock true original, that is exactly the same as the demo, only without the promo text. This plays loud and great fidelity. Now below is a picture of a murky gold label copy that is often sold as an original, but it looks very suspect to me. The sound quality is low volume and poor fidelity. Does anyone know if this suspect copy is an early bootleg or maybe a company reissue? I know there are the round clock design labels as well.

It was a good price for someone and I think vg++ is alright, but he graded Rudy Love as M-

It was not in mint- condition, so that could be a factor with the price.

The Age Of The Wolf

Andrea Henry was released in 1968.

Then somewhere in the middle there's people like me who went to most of the great allnighters and lived the life style to suit😳, but now through personal reasons, have to be content with mostly staying home and concentrate on collecting Northern Soul records.

Sold. Lee Williams & The Cymbals "Lost Love". B/w Peepin' (Through The Window) (Carnival) Ex condition with d/h in label. Great Northern Soul from Lee Williams & the Cymbals. For some reason always reminds me of Edward Hamilton. That's what I would have covered it up as, if I had discovered it🤔 Real quality group soul track on the flip. £75 plus £4 tracked postage. Copy for sale below. Please ignore the Barbara Lewis track.

As far as I am aware it goes like this:- First is the Despenza release in 1966 with the small block print, Despenza 470. Then the Wand release. Then Despenza with the vertical big print 1968. Then the Despenza with the italic print around 1970.

That's good info about the matrix 12266 being the date. But the later Despenza represses with the slightly different label designs also used this matrix.

Fantastic doublesider of a record, but how did they think it would sell using a name like John and the Weirdest! Did they think, it's so far out, it's in! Maybe they should of stuck with Johnny Hendley as the name👍

Near mint condition (label dh) on this great Barbara Lewis track that fits into the Northern crossover genre nicely💫. £25 plus £2.70 tracked postage.

"Goodbye Baby" Bob Brady - Chariot. Ex+. £100. Looks and plays great. Easily Mislead/ Is The Feeling Still There - Remarkables - Audio Arts original demo. Flip is a good version of the Johnny Summers "Is The Feeing Still There" M- £40. "Thankful For What I've Got" Barbara Lewis - Atlantic Ex+ Great crossover track. £25. All originals and postage to add on. Thanks for looking.