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Thanks, Tim, for the fascinating history and opinions. Anyone need a copy of this? Message me.

This guy has a long history of complaints against him. Check out the Vinyl Vigilante group on Facebook for many, many examples. He ripped off a good friend of mine for a multi-thousand-dollar record recently that he probably never had a copy of. His MO seems to be to pump up his positive feedback with cheapish sales, then lower the boom on the occasional unsuspecting victim by selling a big-ticket item that doesn't exist.

Same seller, same record, two and a half years ago: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1484989138379594/permalink/2911793879032439/

I think it's fantastic, but maybe that's because I acquired one fairly recently after having it on my wants lists for many years.

New to me. Like.

My two cents, as someone who has had and enjoyed most of the records in question for years: Elbie Parker's voice sounds nothing like Bobby Parker's. If not for the coincidence of the name similarity, no one hearing their records could ever be talked into thinking they're the same person.

Makes sense! Thanks!

Many Brico youtube vids come from CD comps and not original 45s. I would surmise that in this case, the higher-pitched vocal is from the 45, the lower-pitched one from some unreleased-on-vinyl master-tape relic that was included on a compilation.

Nice, never heard.

Les Harris, And the Bull Walked Around Olay? Matador is gored by bull and dies. But '50s, pre-soul.

Cash waiting. Thanks, Matt

This is way too cryptic for me to follow!

May own many or most, impossible to tell. Definitely doesn't own ALL, as I've discovered many uploads that show a picture of a 45 and don't play the released 45 version at all but a CD-only take released later. Can't think of any examples off the top of my head, mind you...

It's possible!

Whoa, great instro, thanks.

Such sad news. I was at that 1990 live performance of Grapevine that Kesalocasoul posted above. I dedicated last Friday's radio show to Strong: https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/124376

Funny, I hadn't known either until a couple of months ago, when I saw and bought one.

I think you guys have a hard time wrapping your mind around the idea that it's now more than ever before a worldwide collectors' market, with a world of tastes.

Thank you! I'm from Detroit and visit there many times a year, so I'm very interested.

Is it possible to watch this? Can anyone provide a link? Thanks.

Against the love laws I have sinned!

Off topic: Thanks for reminding me how great the Perfecta single is. Pulled out my copy and will now be playing it out next chance I get.

Oof, I misread the bit about "19,8,83" above. I thought it was carved in the runout. Now I see it's written on the label. Never mind.

Fascinating stuff, guys! Is the conventional wisdom now that "19,8,83" is some kind of quirky/flubbed way of expressing 1983 or that it refers to the 19th day of August, 1983? If the latter, that is pretty irrefutable evidence that it's a Canadian release, because no Americans write dates that way. In the U.S. it would be "8,19,83."

Two Plus Two continues to decline in price.