Soul-slider

It's 'Fine City Sounds'...the one with the grumpy Paul, he's ok with me though cos' he knows I'll buy something guaranteed! He always made me coffee and we chat for ages while the misses goes shopping in that fine city. Martin (Circular Sound) is staying though thank God, what else will I do with my time while she skits from store to store trying on the same f****** clothes!!!

Re Edward Hamilton. Mine's red, think the yellow might be rarer (as you probably know). I traded £80 worth to get the red a few years back.

Bloody hope so,I bought Joe King, Royal Esquires & Eddie Ray for £100 the 3. Think they've just turned up in abundance!!! Perhaps should have waited and maybe got them cheaper, I dunno.

Hi Mate, What can I say, sorry to hear about you shutting up shop. The quote I've highlighted red in your thread is true and exact and I have to hold my hands up and say that I'm one of the people who have turned my back on the 'Record Shop'. I used to frequent the record fairs too and spend a few hundred in them,the truth is, I can find those same tunes that were costing me £40, 50, 60 each for less than half that on the internet....and that's a fact!! I'm not talking about huge tunes, because they will always go for MORE on the net (ebay, etc), but some run of the mill upto say £75/100....if you look on the net hard enough, you'll find them. Another factor is time, why bother with frequent trips to the record store (bearing in mind I have to travel 40 miles to Norwich for a sniff of any decent record shops) in the almost vain hope that they will have some 'gems' in when all I gotta do is tap in the title/name of the record I want and you can almost guarantee one will turn up eventually.....albeit mostly from the good ol' USA. Obviously postage and the old "I like to hold it in my hands first" are the winners when it comes to shops, but to be honest, I just was'nt finding the stuff I wanted in the shops or fairs. I had a list of wants for years, that's nearly all cleared up now because of the WWW. I sympathise with you, a guy I've got friendly with who runs a record shop in Norwich is closing down after Xmas, I used to go in there and spend hours chatting and having coffee with him, you can't beat that, but at the end of the day, he could'nt come up with the goods! I think you may have more success on the net mate. John

Someone who does collect ska/rocksteady & reggae is Chris Eubank. I remember him saying on a chat show once. Knockout!

Don't know the Shirelles track, but love all the others. Have the Cornelius Brothers L.P...great crossover stuff,every track on the album is top notch.

These in my 2007 purchases too!!!

Completely agree with you Steve, good taste! Bought the book about this kinda stuff (Heey Baby Days...) fascinating! You'd be surprised which groups were actually WHITE! Did you know that the Tams (one of beach music's top bands) actually 'lost' their black fans in the USA in the 60's and had more success and friendships with their white following......ring any bells.

No 45 ...so qualification is just! 'Why Did You Take Your Love' - JAMES BROWN (from'I Can't Stand Myself') - King. Superb non 45!!

Like me! I paid £60 for it about 7 years ago!!! Best track on the L.P is 'I Need Your Lovin' which I think came out as a 45 on Pama but i've never seen it.

Just about everything on Philadelphia International Records.

??????????? Great track,recently purchased one from my mate in L.A who supplies me with records (he claims he still has 85,000 to get through!!!). Manship rates it @ £40

Superb tune and I agree, it's better than Bob's. I thought it was only available on her first L.P 'Candi Staton' on Fame???

Quality Dave, pure quality!

Thanks for that, but the reason I asked is because John Manship has another one by them in his price guide @ £500!!! From the same year I might add because the flip is the same as on this 45.

We are talking about the UK release are'nt we?

Flip is - 'Goodbye To Love' Late 70s early 80's release????

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DON-CHARLES-THE-DRIF...1QQcmdZViewItem Try this one for size.

A mate of mine who is a bit older than me told me he once got these 2 gems in a Soul Bowl pack THE TEMPOS - I'LL NEVER FORGET (DIAMOND JIM) LAMONT DOZIER - DEAREST ONE (MOTOWN)

He should know the true value, he's been on the scene for a while now and been dealing / D.J'ing in records for a few good years. He's a soul source member too! Perhaps he knows something about that Gene Chandler tune us Brits don't!!!

The label details on my copy (which has the markings exactly as John Manship describes) are not as bright as the print which Dezzie Boy put up, his look almost white (bright silver) whilst mine are a dull silver and do not stand out like Dezzie's does. Also, mine is definitely low-fi......... so, you could be right Stardom my old son!

Spot on John, and the sound is low-fi too.

Open the item you are waiting for on your ebay page, find the 'make a claim' (or something like that) and click on it. You should then be confronted by some questions and info on what to do next. Good luck. ps. remember if you paid via a credit card, if paypal dont cough up get your money back through your card....I did!

Didn't realise it was still going, last I heard it had finished and Dave put a notice in the 'last' issue....about 5 years ago!!!! Dave knows me, I used to contribute regularly. How do we get a copy? John (South)