Richard

Here's my Rythm & Soul 10, nothing that's gonna shake the foundations of Northern Soul but all nice inexpensive dancers that I think hold their own: Oh Baby Doll - Bob & Earl You Better Check Yourself - La' Shell & The Shellets I Call You Lover But You Ain't Nothing But A Tramp - Margie Hendrix I Still Believe In You - Sterling Magee Look - Tina Britt Heart Of A Child - Percy Sledge So Tired - Willie Hightower Baby Don't You Weep - Wilson Pickett Don't Believe Him - Stacy Johnson Lets's Go Together - Pat Lewis Cheers Richard

Frog Stomp - Floyd Newman on Stax The Hawg (part 1) - Eddie Kirk on Volt are another couple of real favourites of mine.

Sorry but sounds like Line Dancing material to me. Nice voice but......................

Do you mean Voltaire Pier? If it is I had a copy of this arrive today but on the Omega label, came with a near mint picture sleeve. I really like it If anyone doesn't know it there's a sound file of this on www.soultime.org.uk on the records page.

There are still bargains out there on the net though, just takes a bit more patience and a lot of digging. Ok perhaps you're not gonna pick up all the in demand biggies but there are plenty of nice records out there. For instance on the web I bought a Pye acetate of Name It And Claim it by Darryl Stewart that was scheduled for realease on Pye Disco Demand but was shelved, I paid £20 for it last year. I didn't want to keep it as it was an acetate and I'd keep playing it (I didn't want it to just be an ornament) so sold it on Manships auction, he got me about £500 for it. So I used the money to buy some other stuff I was after. This is only an example and ok it isn't gonna happen that often but does prove there is stuff still out there if you take the time and effort to have a good look around. Cheers Richard

You know what? I think this cd lark is the way forward. Repent all sinners and burn your evil vinyl!!! In in fact I am currently burning every record I've collected over the last 20 odd years then I'm off to HMV to restock with heavenly cds. Seriously do you think that's what everyone on here is going to do?? If what you want is for everyone on here to say that cds at clubs are fine then you're beating your head against a brickwall. Your not going to get everyone to say "theres a club at so and so that play those lovely cds, come on lets all travel from all over the country to go there". Sorry mate it ain't gonna happen I'm afraid. Please though do read my 1st post as I'm not a cd'phobe but just being realistic. Cheers Richard

If it's 'for millionaires only' you can count me out then, I'm done to me last 20 quid till pay day

Don't really see a problem if you are buying your cds to play at home, in the car or whatever. You can't really knock the cd option if you're on a tight budget. Personally I'm lucky enough to have a reasonably understanding Mrs, but like most people I don't tell her every penny I spend on records nor if I paid quite a bit for one or two (but of course I'll tell her if I picked up something really cheap ). Also I'm lucky to be in the position to have the money to buy them (of course not everyone is). Lots of the records that are talked about on here are way out of my league, so I just have to stick to my spending money for the month and pick up the best tunes that I can. There are plenty of really good cheaper original records out there, things like I'm A Good Guy by The C.O.Ds, that are £5 and £10. If you look around enough you can actually build a really nice little collection but still be on a budget. Plus if you pick them up cheap and they do take off then happy days. You'll only find problems if you are trying to start a night playing cds. Otherwise keep buying your cd's and enjoy them, after all it's better to have your favourite music in an affordable form than not at all. Perhaps if there are any good cds that come out you could give us a review of them . All the best Richard

I like the Okeh label on the record on the left Ah, beat me to it

There's a track by them called Broken Man, it's the b side of something - just can't quite recall the a side of hand. Don't think it's rare or that but it's quite a nice tune.

Funny enough just picked up 3 copies of Too Late by Tavares on Capitol for a quid a each. That's my fave 70's track at the moment

Was it On A Magic Carpet Ride?? if it was there is a sound clip on Mr Manships site. Cheers Richard

Oh oh me too, if there are 2 spares around please give me a shout as well please. Ta Richard

Hmmm, thought I'd try out your recomendations and just bought an Aussie copy of this for about £7 (bargain). Let you know what I think when it turns up. Cheers Richard

Would anyone know if a a load of these been found, have seen a few floating about cheap(er)?? Ta

The Swan copy plays so much better than BB, I'm sure there was a discussion on here a while ago about Take It Baby/In Paradise about whether the Swan or BB was the 1st issue but having both I'm possitive it must be Swan.

Hi Godzilla Just PM'ed you back, thanks for that. Richard

Get a copy of Take It Baby by The Showmen on Swan - luvvverly tune

Hi all Anyone out there have a copy of Get Down With It by Little Richard on Columbia that they want to part with at all?? perferably in in Ex condition or better please. Cheers Richard

uroffal, thanks for that. Anyone know if the demo is worth more or less than the issue. I've got a few thing I'm swapping with someone so we are trying to it work out so it's fair both ways. thanks again Richard

Hi all Would anyone have a clue as to how much a single sided demo copy of Spanish Maiden by Tony Middleton on Storm would go for at all?? Thanks very much Richard

Hi all Does anyone have the prices for the auction that finished last night please? Ta Richard

That's right and it has You Ain't No Big Thing Baby on it but that's still the alternate take, I think the LP was also (re)issued on Major Minor, in fact I seem to remember reading it was the 1st LP released on Major Minor

The UK King release is a different take, it has a hammond break mid way through and the vocal is slightly different. The Roulette version is much better IMHO. If my memory serves my right I think the Roulette release came out in 1963 and on King was 1966 . Cheers Richard

Hi all Could anyone give me an idea of prices I should expect to pay for a DJ copy of The Sweethearts This Couldn't Be Me/No More Tears on Kent and also a DJ copy of Sam & Dave You Ain't No Big Thing Baby on Roulette. Thanks Richard