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There are also copies floating around on a copycat blue-yellow-green Groovesville label that came out in the past five or ten years and look much more legitimate, with "Our Love Is in the Pocket" on the flip.

I've definitely seen someone on this board trying to sell "Old Time Lover" on Dial for three figures. Is it worth that?

Just picked up a copy of Cornell Blakely, "Don't Do It," on Rich, which I don't think I'd ever heard before. But I'm convinced I know another version of the song, and it's driving me crazy. Anyone know what I might be thinking of??

I grew up in Detroit in the 1960s and '70s, and my next-door neighbors from about 70 to 75 were husband and wife violinists in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra who played many, many Motown sessions. In fact, it was a very musical neighborhood: Gordon Staples, the concertmaster/first violinist of the DSO, who did Motown session work and even got to record under his own name for Motown, lived a few blocks away, as did many other members of the symphony orchestra. The musical legacy of that neighborhood continues: Regina Carter, with whom I attended a Detroit public elementary school half a block from my house, is now one of the most famous violinists in the world. (And Derrick May, there at the same time, invented techno. And John Idan is the frontman for the current-day Yardbirds.) For an example of a fantastic black violinist who played on lots of records, look no further than Don Harris (of Don and Dewey), a child progidy and member of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra as a young teen. This is kind of tandential, but Richard Evans, legendary Chicago string arranger (among other things), put together and arranged the string section for the latest Yo La Tengo album and is currently a professor at the Berklee College of Music, one of the most prestigious music academies in the U.S.

Thanks for the plug!! Now sold.

Prices in U.S. dollars. Paypal only. Email finewine@wfmu.org to reserve. Conditions: M-, VG+, VG 1. Trade Martin, Moanin' (RCA Victor white promo) M- 80 2. Richard Knight, Show Stopper (Allen) M- 25 3. Sylvia Robbins, Don't Let Your Eyes Get Bigger Than Your Head (Sue) strong VG+ (x on label) 20 4. Seleno Clarke, Stimulation (Right-On) FUNK M- 225 5. Little Willie John, Don't Play with Love (King) ONE OF HIS BEST DANCERS M- 80 6. Jeanette Baby Washington, Move On (Neptune) M- 40 7. Porgy & the Polka Dots, Say Yeah (Frisco promo) M- 50 8. Ace St. Clair, Crazy Flu (Stacy promo; x on label; both labels say Doin' the Uncle Willie, but one side plays Crazy Flu) GREAT RARE R&B DANCER strong VG+ 60 9. Pacesetters, I'm Gonna Make It/What About Me, Baby (Minit promo) 2 STUNNING SIDES, DANCER/SWEET BALLAD VG+ 75

I am going to disagree. I think it's quite a tough pull, one of his hardest (not to mention best), whether promo or stock. Much harder to find, e.g., than the priceyish "I'm Shakin'." Here's a challenge for you if you think it's common: Find one for sale.

Great info, guys!! Thanks!

Hmmm. Oh, and the labels on these don't look new; they look identical to other labels from the period. It's just the vinyl...which doesn't look "new," really, just different from other 1963 Kings I've seen.

Really??? You sure it's the one he's talking about and not "Everytime" or "I've Got to Move"? I've never seen "Keep It From Me" on anything but Renfro, but it might make sense that this exists. If so, I'd love to see a label scan!!!

This has been one of my favorites for years! As far as U.S. copies, white promos with the same song on both sides seem to turn up a little more often than stock copies.

I've got two copies of the excellent Little Willie John single "Don't Play With Love." Both have a slightly raised lip on the outer edge of the vinyl, unlike my other King singles from the same period. Why? I know they're not bootlegs. Are they official second pressings or something? Based on where I found them, I think they're indisputably from the 60s and very possibly original first pressings. But why the suspicious lip? (Which, mind you, isn't nearly as dicey-looking as the lip on the Specialty label reissues....) Anyone know anything?

Just picked up a spare M- copy. Label is identical to original, but vinyl has that slightly raised lip....could it be a mid- or late-60s King second pressing of a 1963 single? I'm not sure. Regardless, price is $100 US, paypal only. Email to reserve: finewine@wfmu.org

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Those against pitching up or down must surely think that every single turntable in the world plays at PRECISELY the same speed, which is utter nonsense.

Hi, Barry! Matt

You can call me anything you want...just don't call me late for dinner! I will be there on that Wednesday....It should be a good night. Got TWO guests coming in with records, from Minneapolis and New Orleans! Please be sure to say hello. I'm the fellow with the glasses and the salt-and-pepper goatee.

Just ordered a copy. As a former (and forever in spirit) Detroiter, and a collector of Detroit records with roots in the Detroit music scene, I must say I'm very excited.

Still looking...

I believe it's about the actual, literal, fanged and furry dogs that the police would unleash on black protesters in those bad old days: https://tinyurl.com/q55ul5 And James would be James Meredith, the first black student at the University of Mississippi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meredith

Is it really wise to boast about how you intend to win an auction at any cost? What's then to prevent someone from putting in a bid of, say, $10,000 (or pounds!) and really making you, ahem, dig deep??

I've got a very clean (M-? I'll have to check) one somewhere. May take a little time to dig up. What are you offering?

Hi. We haven't done an Empire State Soul Club night since 2001, unfortunately. The Subway Soul Club is going strong, as is Honky and Pomonkey's monthly 'Dig Deeper' night, featuring a live act plus some of the best, rarest 45s in the world. SELF-PROMOTION ALERT! I DJ every Wednesday night in a dumpy little bar called Botanica, at 47 East Houston Street in Manhattan, from 10 o'clock till 2 or 3 in the morning. It's more a drink-and-listen-and-socialize thing than a dance party, though people have been dancing a bit lately now that the friggin anti-dancing law is seemingly no longer being enforced. I play across-the-board soul 45s, late-50s to mid-70s, including R&B, blues, deep soul, sweet soul, gospel, funk, and, yes, 'northern.' I've been doing this night for 14 years, and in that time it has been, uh, graced by the presence of Keb, Butch, Guy, Randy Cozens, Tim B., John M., Ian W., and plenty of others. Sebastian from this board came through a few months ago and played some records with me. Check it out. Say hi and I'll buy you a beer. It's a lot of fun. M

So is the Tamla Motown version the one that you all "grew up" with? The vocal phrasing is pretty different from the one I'm used to hearing on U.S. radio and on my U.S. 45 (and albums)...right from the start, Smokey goes down instead of up and up instead of down (on "fool" and "public", if you know what I mean....Or is it only the Spanish 45 that has this vocal take?

You mind posting the winning offer when you're done? Been wondering what this goes for. Thanks.