Soulfuljules

got mine on here for 40 ukp a couple of years ago. top tune imho, never played it out in front of a proper crowd thou so can't really comment on dancefloor reaction... would really like to know a bit more about the record label. was james brown actually involved in that?

I am very often abroad on biz-trips so i always arrange that records are sent to my parents' place in order to avoid waisting time at the post office etc... anyway, 2 years ago i bought a copy of john bowie - you're gonna miss a good thing - merben and received it together with another parcel (a cheap r&b record). After returning from a trip I (thought I had) collected the 2 records and left the cardboard boxes at my parents'. After a couple of hours i received a call from my mother, totally gutted saying "ahm... I think i made something wrong with your records... one of those got cracked while i was bending the cardboard box to put it in the trash bin, but the other is still perfect". I was totally sure i already had the JB with me and the other records i have at my parents' are neither super rare nor expensive. So i asked her "alright, alright what's written on the label?" "ahhh something like meben, ah no merben, it's a red label" I really felt like dying, only at that moment i realised i had left the JB inside the box as well as the 10$ r&b 7" which of course was immaculate. only had the chance to look at the record for a few moments and that was it! It took a while for me to completely forgive her

mine sounds alright, very powerful production but i'll give it a listen later on today

totally agree with the above-stated! it's a fantastic mid-tempo, and one of Paul Weller's favorite b-sides!

it sounds like you still hadn't paid for that. not that much you can do about it other than probably threatening him to shame him in public, happened the same to me but a with a much worse excuse ("my dog hit a box full of records which fell on the floor and yours got cracked")...

yes, never heard it played anywhere, nor seen on playlists but i also assumed this was a mega classic since it was featured on an 8t's kent compilation (it's torture?) g

hello, a reliable price is 100 ukp in ex/mint conditon. top tune!

Hello, i've been looking for this beauty for about 8 years now. never seen one anywhere, never seen it listed, doesn't show up on popsike either... Is it really rare? How many known copies? Approx value? Needless to say... feel free to pm, email, call, visit, harass me should you have one copy for sale giulio

how much was he asking for ?

Brilliant tune. you should also check out Irene Reid's version on Pilgrim, which i personally prefer. great funky xover feel to it!

Thank you! Really pleased about it, thought i'd never had one but managed to source a copy quite cheap, which added a bonus pleasure to the beauty itself

Hello, just got a beautiful mint copy of Betty Turner - Winds Kept Laughing on Crescent. On the "Winds" side there's a stamp stating "Thanks From George Jay" which i've seen is also present on other copies on popsike. Is this stamp present on all copies? What's the story behind it? Apparently there are no credits for George Jay on the record. Thanx, g

yeah you´re right. didn´t know how to put "beat-mix" in english, but what i was actually interested in is to know whether before let´s say 1968 (that´s more or less when the club dj -as we mean it today - first appeared in the us, according to LoveSavestheDay) djs in the uk were playing (roughly) in the same way we are now used to hearing them at clubs. so i guess the answer is yes

so, were you one of the pioneers? just kidding...

Ok! might not have been that clear, but i was actually referring to the first r&b/soul-related djs. 1947 sounds quite early to me, can´t even imagine how you could possibly do that back then, let alone queing up... what kind of equipment was he using back then... and most important... what kind of records??

Hello, don´t know whether this has been already discussed or not, but... I have recently read a fantastic book called "love saves the day" which is actually a truly well documented and passionate "history" on the american disco scene, let´s say from ´70 until ´79. What surprised me the most is that, according to the book, the first "proper" djs (selecters who could actually mix records creating a proper atmosphere) in New York appeared in the late 60´s courtesy of italian-americans like francis grasso and michael cappello. Until then people were going to small clubs (or discotheques - a concept which had been "imported" from France) where the main source of music were either live bands or juke-boxes and occasionally the odd dj who would spin some recs without even trying to create a flow or some kind of atmosphere. how about the uk? who were the first "proper" djs to spin records on 2 separate record players and when would you say it first started? I am not talking about proper mixing, just djs who would try and create an emotional atmosphere a proper musical flow for the dancers. Thanx for taking the time to read and (hopefully) answer this. Giulio

there is also another italian issue (maybe it's this very same one) with a nice picture sleeve. not incredibly rare but not that common either...

yep! luther ingram much better than the other 2 imho. had a wilson picket german 7" a while back, but the sound is very low, never liked it when played out in a club. still superior to f bridges thou (imvho)

oh yes! didn't know that one. found a copy on ebay last week listed with a sound clip and liked it instantly. g

Hi everybody, was just wondering if anybody could give me any info on Lynne Randell - Wasn't it you , later covered by the Action (whose version appeared on the B side of their rare German 7" Harlem Shuffle). What label was it released on? Avaialbility? Price? Many thanx! g

Got my french copy thru ebay at a very very good price 2 yrs ago. was a bit worried with the sound quality because normally sound quality on french pressings is a bit low but on this one is excellent. super production!

This one has been sorted, still looking for the others. g

Thanx for that, didn't really notice it. However 400 ukp seems to be a bit too much for this specific record (for me at least), would pay approx 200/250 UKp for a nice copy. anyone? g

Hello, I am looking for a clean copy of Willie & The Might Magnificents - Take My Lovin I am not really interested in the other side of the stock issue "Check it Baby", so a nice demo (which has Take my lovin on both sides) of the above mentioned would be great! Also looking for Motifs - Baby You've got it - Galactic Bobby Sanders - The Way I Feel - Pick-a-Hit Gaturs - Hunk o Funk please pm or email soulfuljools@yahoo.com G.