Philt

Bills to pay so these up for grabs. Strictly graded and all at least Ex unless stated; money back if unhappy. Postage 1.50, 2.50, 8.00. PMs only please: Still available Sidney Barnes - you'll always be in style (Red Bird w/d) vg++ £180 Otis Jackson & Compromisers - turn out the lights (C&F) £100 - bargain! Groovers - I'm a bashful guy (Minit issue) £75 immaculate! Sold Durettes / Perfections - sweet sweet love / I love you my love (SVR) £175 - immaculate copy, Detroit perfection x2! SOLD Dean Courtney / Sharon Scott - today is my day / under lock and key (100 Club 17th anniversary) £100 - immaculate and 2 awesome sides SOLD Shorty Billups - shake off that dream (Solid Gold) £100 SOLD Universal Joint - love won't wear off (Sniff) £275 - sublime x-over. Rare! SOLD Tears - good luck / what you doing (Smash w/d) £125- wol on luck side, vinyl superb! SOLD Shirley Wahls - why am I crying (King) £50 SOLD Moses Smith - try my love (Dionn) £60 - fantastic! SOLD Cheers Phil

got to help me vg+ or better (long as it plays well it'll do) PM if you can help cheers Phil

Trades Carl? PMs only please

Merry Christmas Chalks, nice work mate! Hats off to you for taking the [considerable] time and for having the foresight to document that period coherently and in detail - I can think of a few who would struggle, candles got well scorched, both ends lol. I'd be 16-17 when I started attending many of those nighters in the early eighties and while a bit of me will always be disappointed that I was too young to have attended WC or the Mecca, for obvious reasons, there's another bit that's eternally grateful for the fact that my taste in and attitude towards rare soul was shaped by those people and places in the early 80s. I loved the sense that something brilliant was happening and you were in on it which, I suspect, was how it might've felt right at the outset? Looking back, it could be a bit scary if you were a yoof from the sticks lol; people could be uncompromising and cut you little or no slack which, and this might sound strange, is a good thing I think. Call it elitism, snobbery or what you will but it definitely didn't always feel like an easy ride. That said, in a weird way that's part of what made it special and different and worth doing because if you stuck with it and 'got it' what you got was absolutely the best: music, people, places, experiences. Atb Phil

Not forgetting The Metros - what's wrong with your love. Absolutely fantastic record but dreadful quality unfortunately. Still have both, great memories.

Need to raise some cash so the following have to go unfortunately. All very strictly graded i.e. very good plus means its pretty good really and certainly not shagged! (Money back if you're in any way unhappy of course): 2) Dynamics - yes I love you baby (Top Ten white demo) Ex+ £300 Immaculate! 3) Cliff Nobles - my love is getting stronger (Atlantic promo) vg+ £175 SOLD Label has a little wear (looks like someone has cleaned a fair bit of pen off it. Defo doesn't look awful though; far from it. The vinyl is pretty clean too to be honest, light marks and nothing untoward) 4) Dean Courtney / Sharon Scott - today is my day / lock and key (Kent 17th Anniv) Ex+ £100 One of the best 'Kent's' without a shadow of a doubt in my opinion, two awesome dancers. 5) Mel Williams - can it be me (Modern white demo) Ex £ 150 SOLD 6) Otis Jackson & Compromisers - turn our the lights (C&F) Ex £125 7) Durettes / Perfections - sweet sweet love / I love you my love (SVR) Ex+ £225 Fantastic double sider. Immaculate! 8) Lorraine Chandler - I can't hold on (RCA white demo) Ex £140 Pied Piper magic! 9) Groovers - I'm a bashful guy (Minit issue) NM £100 Old Rob Marriot spin. Great record and on an immaculate issue. Nice. 10) Phonetics feat. Willie Hutch - don't let love get you down / pretty girl (Trudel) vg+ £150 Two great sides! Cheers Phil

Now you've gone vg+ or better just missed one unfortunately on Darren's site. PM me if you can assist Cheers Phil

Eyup John, hope you're well mate. My guess is: Cheers Phil

Morning all Following 45s for sale in order to fund something else. I reckon there's probably something to suit most tastes here so have a good look. All really strictly graded (check my feedback). In the unlikely event that you're unhappy just send it back and I'll reimburse you right away, no dramas whatsoever! Postage at UK cost: £1.50, £3.50 signed, £7.00 special. Overseas would have to be signed for and I'd need to check and let you know cost. Paypal ['f&f'] preferred but not essential. PMs only please. 45s Still Available Lorraine Chandler - I can't hold on (RCA white demo) NM £150 (The usual Pied Piper magic. Essential!) Durettes / Perfections - sweet, sweet love / I love you my love (SVR) NM £250 (Truly awesome Detroit double-header in immaculate condition) Out-of-Sights - my woman's love (Saru) strong vg+ £40 (Pat's old 'Clyde McPhatter' cover-up) Vandellas - you've been in love too long (Gordy) NM £20 (Lovely condition and what a record!) Mandells - don't turn your back on me (Transworld Sound) NM £50 (100mph stormer!) Otis Jackson & the Compromisers - turn out the lights (C&F) strong vg++ / Ex £90 (Moody, mid-tempo magnificence from Stafford) Mike & the Modifiers - I found myself a brand new baby (Gordy white demo) vg++ £40 (Black XOL. Tough one!) Springers - (I want you) every night and day (Ves-Thad) Ex £50 (Really beautiful mid-tempo. Guy's old 'Imaginations' cover-up. Not the easiest to find) Sold Voicemasters - two lovers (Frisco) Ex £100 (quality early mid-tempo group. Pretty tough record this) Dalton Boys - I've been cheated (VIP white demo) Ex £100 E Rodney Jones - peace of mind (Tuff) Ex £90 (Just an absolutely fantastic dancer!) Otis Smith - let her go (Perception) Ex £150 (Simply one of the best oldies ever imho) Bobby Angelle - too much for you (Money) Ex+ £175 (Forget the other bloody thing, this is the one to have. Banging dancer!) Miracles - going to a go go (Tamla white demo) NM £40 (Really nice on a w/d, especially in this condition) Chris Morgan - who am I (Bell demo) NM £100 (One tiny smudge on lbl, barely noticeable. Guy's old 'Tony Middleton' cover-up circa 1983. Absolute magic!) Ronnie McCain - this time I'm gone (Triode) strong vg+ £90 (probably doing this down grading-wise to be honest. Sublime X-over dancer) Rose Brooks - I'm moanin' (Soul City white demo) really strong vg+ £90 (not battered by any means; few marks and a bit scruffy but nothing awful - what a record btw) BB Carter - cool it baby (Kris white demo) Ex £150 (Long forgotten Jimmy Wensiora spin. Rare record and great imho. Sticker otherwise really clean) Junior McCants - the boy needs a girl (King) Ex- £45 (bout time someone gave this the exposure it deserves. Great uptempo dancer) Little Richie - one bo-dillion years (SS7 demo) vg+ £55 (bit scruffy that's all, as reflected by price. ) George Jackson - don't use me / I don't have time (Mercury white demo) Ex £175 (Spare copy of this mega double-sider; 'don't use me' is just awesome! ) Jackson Brothers - I've got to hear it from you (Providence white demo) strong vg+ £80 (Old Stafford biggie with a couple of marks that's all. Cheap!) Penny North - thought I had a good thing (Luau) strong vg+ £50 (Forgotten Stafford stormer which needs reactivitating imho.Cheap and you don't see it much anymore either) Jobettes - no explanation / what you gonna do (Kevin) strong vg+ £40 (Two really great sides. One dancer and one truly sublime mid-tempo) Presentations - call on me (AMM) NM £25 (Great underplayed oldie lovely condition) Cheers Phil

Tell you what, if this pr*ck had thousands off me I'd be doing some homework then flying to Germany to give him some feedback. This episode just underlines how collecting rare records puts paid to rationality sometimes. We've all done it I suspect and the unscrupulous know it of course. Unless I know a seller that I'm buying an expensive record from, especially from overseas, I'll always ask for a pic of them holding the 45 next to a newspaper with today's date on it. A friend came up with that and I've done it ever since. No guarantees of course but it's one way of checking that the record is in their possession at least

look into my heart (MH) SOLD Genuine rarity which hardly ever turns up (and an absolutely top-notch dancer of course). Conservatively graded at vg++ ... Which means a few very light, superficial marks; nothing significant at all and dnap. Flip has two biro Xs otherwise labels are great. Need some dosh unfortunately so best offer over £1500 by PM gets it. Paypal preferred but transfer ok too. cheers Phil

Carl Carlton, Four Larks wtf! Incredible.

- I had a good time (Peacock) Ex+ £600 SOLD A truly excellent + copy (label and vinyl) of this magic dancer. Really hard in this condition! I'll do Special Delivery UK. Ppal (gift) preferably. cheers phil

JM auctioned mine maybe 5 years ago. Can't remember what it went for now. It's rare but does turn up periodically

Such sad news. Really, really nice fella x

pm me with details if you have one vg+ or better cheers Phil

I hear you Ivor and agree with much of what you say ie there are obviously numerous reasons why fings ain't what they used to be. Just me railing incoherently against a scene that's changed and changing, inevitably. Atb Phil

Precisely my point Joan. You used to have to make a real effort to hear and dance to certain records, which made them really special (to "some people" [sic]) anyway); this was one of them for me. You know, something really out of the ordinary, which you couldn't just stumble on, get easily or anywhere else. A bit like the scene funnily enough ... Ad Libs - in style anyone? Still folk wonder why there are 50+ events on every weekend, why loads just can't be arsed anymore and why there are suddenly 1500 'djs' knocking about (chasing and / or playing largely the same records). Really? Quelle surprise! Select from the following options: a. sit on your arse on YouTube; b. wave a big, fat wad at it; c. start a night in a pub with 25 in; d. play wtf you want, regardless; e. Post hallucinogenic bollocks in look backs. = bobs yer uncle (without having to look in a box or travel more than fifteen miles, tops). Too easy and does nothing constructive whatsoever for [what's left of] the rare scene IMHO. If that sounds like grizzling or ingratitude I'll have to own the former I guess but not the latter. In a world where virtually everything is there on a plate, it seems, the things that aren't still hold a strange - some might even call it bizarre - attraction, unfortunately. (Maybe I'm over thinking or over egging it? Dunno, possibly. Keep telling myself it ain't that important ... Then find myself posting on here lol). None of that is to knock Secret Stash in any way, shape or form though - if you think that you've missed the point entirely! They've done some fantastic stuff and more power to them

Hour and a bit in no order whatsoever inc a few requests: Luther Ingram - run for your life (Hurdy-Gurdy) Betty Lavette - stand up like a man(Calla) Little Tony and the Hawks - give me your sweet love (Etah) Titus & the Flirtations - stronger than her love (unissued) Dennis Edwards - Johnnie on the spot (Intl Soulsville) JJ Barnes - chains of love (Groovesville) Marvin Gaye - lonely lover (unissued Jobete) Turbines - we got to start over (Cenco) Two Plus Two - look around (Velgo) Irma & the Larks - you need love (unissued instr) Honeybees - lets get back together (Garisson) Del-Tours - sweet and lovely (Starville) Temptones - girl I love you (Arctic) Informers - a hard way to go ( Blackjack) Eddie Holman - she's wanted (Unissued) Combinations- whatcha gonna do (Kellmac) Marvelous Ray - whirlpool (Abner) Fascinators - in other words (Bombay) Ray Pollard - this time (Shrine) Les Chansonettes - don't let him (Shrine) Brand New Faces - brand new faces (Lujuna) Robert Jones - losing (unissued) Pee Wee Shuck and Huey - beside myself (Flagg) June Jackson - your welcome (Musette) Prophets - (if I had) one gold piece (Shrine) Monique - if you love me (Maurci) Magnificent Seven - never will I (Dial)

Thirty years. Bloody hell

Magic

I love the idea of collecting NM records. Only problem with that is it'd mean I'd never, ever own or have owned most of the things I've really, really wanted for 30 years. I'll take a Walter and the Ads that's 'ok for dj-ing with' if anyone is selling one. Or should I hang on for a minter?

They're not if Joan's got anything to do with em! Princess of darkness. That was one of her preconditions George: "those lights n windows have gotta go." It's dark by comparison with most venues but we'd have it like night if we possibly could. Never mind the atmosphere, there's nowt worse than realising you're on a night out in a room with loads of other old, overweight, bald folk when you thought you were still at the cutting edge. Pitch black n dingy rules ok Len