boba

also it's the internet. it's not real. why care?

thank you. google was not helpful.

what does "good arrer" mean (or is it a typo)?

I'm not 100% sure on this (I am possibly mis-remembering), but I think that when I send registered to the UK I can track it until entry in the UK via the USPS website. Once in the UK you can track it using the same number off the UK website. I could possibly be wrong, but did you try doing that? Thanks.

seller has put remaining items on ebay -- locking thread. p.s. i apologize for anyone he didn't respond to.

i'm not in the UK so i don't know how this works, but did you try contacting / dealing with customs?

you know what this song is about right? it's a (mostly) pro-busing song. one of the only other songs i can think of on the subject is the Greer Bros "we don't dig no busing". i saw the good times episode about this the other day, it was funny because they were talking about being bused to the north side but cabrini green (where the show is supposedly set) is on the north side.

myles is sherman myles, one of the group members. I think Otis Hayes ran the Paree and Peaches label (each of which has at least one other release).

deep album only cut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4kRZV9xD10

technically you didn't "win" the auction -- he cancelled your bid before he ended it right? that is different than if you win and they don't sell.

since this thread is just "name a good soul LP" I will add Chuck Jackson on ABC, Whispers "Bingo", and most of Lamont Dozier's records.

I don't know how to do that, if Mike does that it would be great. Dave Thorley wrote a great letter too. Thanks.

I have this on my private sales list, which I try to not post publicly, but in this case the artist needs money and I'm selling for him so I'm trying to get as much exposure as possible. PLEASE EMAIL OFFERS TO SITPSALES@GMAIL.COM. Notations - Now I know / I don't want to be late - Cash 3669 - Offers over $500 The vinyl is G+, conservatively. Both sides are very glossy with only light to medium scuffing. It plays much worse than it looks, probably due to the quality of the vinyl. The label on the "Now I know"Â side is slightly dirty, probably could be cleaned with some water. The label on "I don't want to be late"Â is entirely covered with writing. But the writing is awesome because it's all the writing of the lead singer flirting with a girl (he had given her this copy and later gotten it back). Super-rare, killer Chicago record that has a 70s northern / crossover side and a sweet soul side. In demand by rare soul DJs as well as by sweet soul collectors. I have never ever seen this for sale and don't know of anyone finding this in Chicago (I'm sure someone has but it's very rare). I got my personal copy in trade with a UK record dealer. It unfortunately plays with some crackle but visually is not bad, so it's probably the vinyl itself. A rare chance to get this 45. https://www.sittinginthepark.com/sales/8-2012/notations.mp3 I will let all people who make offers know what the high offer is whenever it changes. If two days pass after the final offer with no new offers, the record is sold. Thanks for your interest.

BUMP -- please, this is a fairly simple thing that everyone here can do to help a real artist who made some great soul music. Thanks to anyone who wrote a letter already, but this is a more productive use of a half hour or hour than, say, debating OVO or a venue. You may not like me but this is all to benefit someone who is unfairly imprisoned (and who has been in prison for a long time) who made great music. Thanks.

The people who started Dusty Groove were two DJs from my radio station. One of them was one of the original rap DJs to play rap in Chicago in the early 80s (he only retired recently ... rap on chicago radio was very rare until like '86 as chicago was all house music), the other DJ did a show called "The Dusties Party" where he played Soul / Funk / Breaks. Not sure who came up with the term "Dusties", but Art Laboe in LA is known for coming up with the term "Oldies".

No, a lot of the music they play was never even released on vinyl. But they do dig up very weird tracks, so there is some sense of discovery that record collectors have in always trying to find new sounds. As long as the record has the right sound, they will play it. For example, there is a track off the Vanilla Ice movie soundtrack "Cool as Ice" -- I don't know who discovered the track, but it's obviously a rare soundtrack. There isn't a focus on the DJ having originals though, more on the DJ actually doing a good set. Older people (usually 35 years and older, including many people in their 70s) dress up really nice and do sort of complicated steppers dances.

Sean, Chicago doesn't have a group of people that call themselves "the souleros", it's mainly a california phenomenon with two distinct soulero groups. US collectors have always collected soul 45s and for different reasons. For example, lots of doowop collectors branched out into soul. Or locally in Chicago there are "steppers" collectors and people who want "dusties" that they remember. Chicago originated the term "dusties" (which some other places use now) while california originated the term "oldies".

Here is an actual real (and urgent) thing you can do to help Ohio musician Norman Whiteside, member of Wee and songwriter for Capsoul, Owl, etc. He is currently unfairly imprisoned and is facing his parole hearing. Positive letters of support will make a big difference in helping him get released. Here is a real thing that anyone can do to directly help a soul artist, which honestly is a the most direct way I've ever heard of being able to show respect for and compensate an artist for their music -- more than even buying a release directly from them. I hope lots of people will step up and write a personal letter, it probably costs less than $1 to mail and probably takes as much time as writing a long soul source post. Here is a link with more details. Hopefully the parole board will be flooded with messages of support. Thanks in advance for everyone's help: https://numerogroup.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/parole-for-norman-whiteside/

I have an original on black vinyl, can dig it up to get deadwax details. Full info should be in the kreiter guide if you know someone with that. Everyone thought the lead Ralph Johnson (dude with the solo record on masterkey also, also a member of the Ti-Chuans and Original Breed) was dead but I met him a few years ago and he was still kicking then at least.

Yeah, Americans are so stupid and can't read. I missed the post in the thread explicitly saying or even implying to only check the "biggest high quality northern sites", which one was that? As an aside, what is the "second biggest high quality one" after Manship? By the way, I look up any unknown thing on ebay on musicstack before bidding, it gives Manship's prices as well as many many more. How on earth did you get that you had to look at only "one or two of the biggest high quality northern sites"? Is it because you're British? Why on earth would I associate your reading it that way with your nationality vs. your personal reading skills, that wouldn't make any sense would it?

You know Tommy Brown must have been like "I ain't lyin!" when describing Liz' hair.

no it isn't. it isn't worth my time shopping around and discovering and reading through all the different places and private lists to save $5 for example. Winston Churchill's prostitute joke, while amusing as a joke, is an oversimplified reality.