Stevie

Bobby Adams - You got next to me baby - Pilma (M-) £40 Roy Brown - Slow down little Eva - Imperial (M-) £40 Little Jimmy Griffin - If things don't change - R (M-) £20 Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

"Searching for Soul" by Reg Stickings. Think Dr Pickles on here is a mate of Reg or had something to do with distribution.

What would you prefer us to talk about Chalky? A reminder of how people feel about bootleggers on a forum such as this does no harm in my eyes.

OK you've had it since '77 Pete but in those days there was no alternative. Would you still buy a boot today or would you get it on CD, MP3 instead. Must admit in this day and age I really have difficulty understanding the attraction of buying a boot for playing at home. My guess is that in the main they're being bought by "DJs".

What Mark say sums it up ...

I asked earlier in this thread - who is running the R&B room?

Bobby Adams - You got next to me Baby - PILMA (M-) £40 Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

The records that intrigue me are the 'difficult to obtain' category, which some confuse with rarity. These are the records that will plummet in value during the next decade. The truly 'rare' records will always command a premium IMO.

If you can afford it and you like it why not? Having said that, the situation regarding boots/reissues would put me off spending a significant sum on anything R&B at the moment.

Anyone know who's running the R&B room?

Roy Brown - Slow down little Eva (M-) £40 Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

Little Jimmy Griffin - If things don't change - R (M-) £20 ** Recently seen on 2 lists at £50 ** Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

Bobby Adams - I think you want my girl - COLPIX (Ex) £50 Bennie Turner - Morning Teardrops - SKYMAC (Ex++) £40 Little Jimmy Dee - I went on - INFINITY (Ex++) £30 ******** or all 3 for £100 this list only ******** Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

Sorry Andy - that's what happens when going off to make tea and toast halfway through typing a reply :-)

It's not something I like particularily when records are produced as facsimiles of the original. If they came out in bright yellow colours with 'Noddy Records' written in red then maybe I would alter my opinion, after all it would make no difference to those who just want to own a copy of something they can't afford would it? Until that happens I'll form my own view.

Bobby Adams - I think you want my girl - COLPIX (Ex) £50 Oberia Martinez - Gotta think it over - KEITH WD (Ex) £50 Bennie Turner - Morning Teardrops - SKYMAC (Ex++) £40 Little Jimmy Dee - I went on - INFINITY (Ex++) £30 Davey Jones - Love your way - APT (Ex) £35 Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

Had to nip out earlier - PM's now replied to.

Big Buddy Lucas - I can't go - CAPRICE (EX) £80 SOLD Don Hines - Baby tell it like it is - HI (EX) £25 Lavern Baker - Love me right - ATLANTIC (EX) £20 Al King - On my way - TRIAD - (M-) £15 Little Eddie Mint - Bring yourself back here - MEMO WD (EX) £30 Jackie Wilson & Linda Hopkins - Say I do - UK CORAL (M-) £10 Johnny Little John - Kitty O - MARGARET (M-) £15 Drifters - Drip drop - ATLANTIC OLDIES SERIES (M-) £10 Rodge Martin - They Say - DOT (Ex) £20 SOLD Sugar Pie Desanto - Crazy Lovin' - CHECKER (M-) £10 Oscar Boyd - When things get a little Better - HERMES (M-) £10 Al King - On my way - TRIAD (M-) £10 Joe Simon - Long Hot Summer - SS7 (M-) £10 Toni Harper - Fallin' - RCA (E+) £20 Hank Ballard - Do it Zulu style - KING (E+) £15 SOLD Little Jimmy Griffin - If things don't change - R (M-) £20 Billy Storm - Baby don't look down - LOMA (M-) £30 Alvin Christy - I'm so proud - PINPOINT (M-) £15 Butanes - Don't forget I love you - ENRICA (M-) £15 Lillian Offitt - Miss you so - EXCELLO (EX) £15 Little Joe Cook - I'll never go to a party again - 20th CENTURY FOX Promo (Ex) £25 Payment by paypal gift please. Postage to UK, Ireland and USA only. Standard postage within mainland UK is £2, Registered £3.

Agreed Pete - particularily from those dealers who grade 'visually'...

Some of the 'Soul,Soul'Soul' series were very good for early soul/R&B. These came out on Sabam which I'm fairly sure was connected to Marginal.

Very occasionaly I might play off an LP. Up to now I've just taken the album with me and hoped for the best, but would be interested if anyone has a simple way to keep them safe without carrying a bloody great box around. Was thinking maybe one of those student portfolio cases with a couple of thin ply stiffeners might do the job?

Thanks for that Scott ;-)

Bobby Adams - You got next to me baby - PILMA (M-) £45 Payment by Paypal please. Postage within UK £3 recorded. Please note I only post to UK/USA/Ireland.

'Shades of Soul' for me too. They also put together some cracking tapes. 'Soul Notes' was a local mag for Penrhyn Old Hall in North Wales which contained a good mix of content. The Old Hall finished at 2.00am but nearly always turned into a niter for those who were lucky enough to be invited back to Bob Shaefers after. Dave Mcadden wrote a great review of this venue in 'Manifesto' which I loved for its irreverent slant on things during its early days.

Have a M- Ruby Lee with clean labels for £35 plus P&P Stevie