Philt

Guy had one at Burnley last night but I didn't know him unfortunately. Someone might though and point you in the right direction if they see this Cheers

Think / hope I've priced these really reasonably but let me know if I've dropped any major clangers. Not interested in cheeky offers per se or trades thanks but will do my best if you're looking at a few things, obviously. In the unlikely event anyone is remotely unhappy there'll be no dramas whatsoever this end, as my feedback indicates; just send em back promptly and in same condition for refund). UK Postage as follows: Spec Del £6.22; Signed-for £2.30, First Class Standard £1.20. Overseas signed-for cos they occasionally go missing in some countries, I'll need to check cost and let you know). If you're intent on using paypal I'd really appreciate the F&F (or whatever it is) option if at all poss as they are as low as i can go really and I'm already 'down' on quite a few. Ppal address as follows: Philip@threlfall.fsbusiness.co.uk although cash, cq ok too. 1. - 2. Ex 'Sam & Kitty' c/u: Donnie Sanders & the Don Juans - make a happy home (Afton) Ex+ £150 Thumping blue-eyed dancer and pretty rare. Not everyone's cuppa but hey ho. Recent one on SS went for £175 I'm told so now set sale at 150 3. - 4. Universals - diamonds and Pearls (Cooking) Ex £900 Ooerr matron! Real toughie and an absolutely fantastic record. Nice, clean copy overall with only the odd very light scuff nap. Label has x4 Xs and a tiny bit of 'damage' (hardly!) on a small section of inner edge on one side. Really isn't anything major 5. Temptations - its a lonely world (Jobete 7" acetate) vg+/+ £300 No 7" issue. The odd light scuff nap but nabsolutely nothing to lose sleep over; nice! 6. Carolyn Crawford - I'll come running (Jobete 7" acetate) vg+/+ £350 Alt. take. Really, really good upbeat dancer. No significant condition issues here either 7. Billy Hines - ling ting tong (Wa-Tusi) vg++ £500 Guy's old 'Mylestones' c/u from Tony's Emp. Have a good look at the list below too. Some great, cheaper stuff on offer. You could get a pretty tidy little bunch together for not loads of money, easy. £100+ 8. Celebrities - you didn't tell the truth (Boss) Ex £150 Labels right way round, immaculate and a bargain IMHO 9. Diane Lewis - without your love (Wand) Ex £125 125?Jeez! Great record 10. Chico, Barbara and Jnr - ain't I black enough for you (MEL) vg+ £100 Reduced from last time. Was c/u as Superlatives and still some legs left in it dj-wise I think. Not sh*gged despite the price £70-100 11. BB Carter - cool it baby (KRIS w/d) Ex £100 Always rated this slightly 'gritty' uptempo dancer. Took me ages to get a copy originally and pretty hard I think. Never play it so away she goes, cheap 12. Dynamics - because I love you / woman (Brainstorm) Ex £100 Both sides are magic and its an absolute beggar to get hold of these days it seems. Great copy! 13. Spidells - pushed out of the picture (Coral demo) Ex £85 Reduced. Old 'James & Four Souls' c/u for Guy. As cheap as it's gonna get and a really tidy copy 14. Misty Moore - little things (Pzazz) vg+ £90 Old 'Cheryl Ann' c/u for George S I think it was? Anyway, great uptempo catchy dancer and still under a few radars it seems. A few scuffs and a bit of ringwear reflected in price. £55 each 15. Fabulous Apollos - some good in everything bad (Valtone) Ex Belter! 16. Vonettes - touch my heart (Cobblestone) strong vg+ Has DH and wee bit of hiss right at start but still a steal. (Will play and check it again) What a record!!! 17. John Parker - this thing called love (Brunswick blue promo) Ex 18. Barons - I've got a feeling (Etah) vg++ Another old GH c/u and a reet powerful chugger. 19. Edwin Johnson - ain't that enough to make a man cry (Post) Ex Top tackle £50 each 20. The Majors - lost in a city (Big Three) vg/+ Fabulous Chicago midtempo group. Not a bad copy at all really, especially at that price 21. Vashonettes - a mighty good lover (Checker) vg++ Reduced. Absolute bargain! Great Chicago dancer which needs another push IMHO 22. Drake & the Ensolids - please leave me (Alteen) strong vg+ Playing surface nice and tidy. Label has some wear but not horriffic by any means. Another good un for peanuts. 23. - 24. Millionaires - and the rains came (Speciality w/d) Ex Absolutely sublime early 70s group dancer 25. Soulful Illusion - to get your love / searching for love (Mercury w/d) vg+ £45 Just a tad frayed around its edges really but not awful by any stretch. Gaz K used to rave about this and why not, two top notch sides for bobbins. Bob H still spins it pretty regularly £35 each 26. Merle Spears & Treats - I want to know (Whit) Ex Absolute give away!!! (and its still a quality 'rnb' dancer btw) 27. Fantastic Four - live up to what she thinks (Ric Tic) Ex Still sounds great. Mr Banks loves a bit of it 28. Jobettes - no explanation / what you gonna do (Kevin) vg++ Two more quality sides for next to nowt, loads of mileage in it yet 29. Dells - your song (20th Century) vg++ Old Morecambe anthem 30. Volumes - gotta give her love / can't live without ... (American Arts w/d) Ex Couple of what looks like smudged pencil crosses on GGHL label. Otherwise really tidy. Class 31. Superlatives - won't you please (be my baby) Dynamics vg++ Class 32. Johnnie Jackson & the Blazers - what you gonna do (J-Mer)vg++ Gritty uptempo belter 33. Garland Green - don't let love walk out on us (RCA) strong vg+ Couple scuffs nap. Can't go wrong with GG £30 each 34. Reflections - you don't love me (WENT) ex Proper record; quality imho! Why this doesn't get hammered everywhere is beyond me (but most things are) 35. Bob Smith & the Boo Kous - what do it mean (Boo Koo) vg++ Upbeat fernky dancer dead cheap 36. Fantastic Four - feel like I'm falling in love again (Soul w/d) Ex Really clean and dead hard on a w/demo as I recall. Think I gave Fingers 40 for it originally 37. Puzzles - my sweet baby (Fatback) vg++ Quality 38. Charades - you better believe it (Harlem Hit Parade) strong vg+ Light marks only nap. Gotta be worth 35 quid ain't it? 39. Nancy Lee - no words for love (Mo Do) Ex As my dad might say, bloody ridiculous! 40. Johnny Colon - what you mean (Cotique) vg++ Not abs sure price-wise but dont think I'm that far away at all. If soulful Latin dancers are your bag this'll do the trick for sure. 41. Samuel Moore & the Chi TNTs - I'm so jealous (DJO) Ex Upbeat, ever so slightly 'funky-edged' (i think they call it) old Stafford dancer. Heard this out quite a bit again just lately and bout time too. 42. Timmy Thomas - it's my life (Goldwax) strong vg++ Always liked this dramatic big beater. If they're your thing you can nick this ere un for next to nowt. 43. Gloria Taylor - total disaster (Mercuy w/d) Ex Still sounds the bizz played out loud £25 each 44. Bobby Jones - talkin' bout Jones (Expo w/d) Ex Absolutely fantastic dancer of course and nice on a tidy w/d too 45. Tripps - give it back (Victoria) Ex Yep. Buy it and play it. 46.Yvonne Baker & Sensations - I can't change (Junior) Ex I still really love this version, so much so that I'm virtually giving it away 47. Orthea Barnes - take my heart and soul (Coral) Ex Just a dead good record for not much brass at all. Nice looking thing too of course 48. Wonderettes - I feel strange (Ruby) vg++ Great oldie at a good price i think 49. High Voltage - country road (Columbia w/d) Ex Same again 50. Spindletoppers - written in your eyes (ABC para w/d) vg++ Belgian / popcon thing at one time as I recall and used to fetch quite a bit more 51. Hal Hardy - house of broken heart (Hollywood) Ex Old 'McKinley Jackson' c/u back in t'day and still sounds great to my luggs. 52. Precisions - into my life / don't double with trouble (Atco w/d) Ex Two great sides again 53. Insiders - I'm just a man (RCA w/) Ex Nice dancer! 54. Magnificent Men - I've got news (Capitol) vg++ 55. Bobby Williams - its all over (Sure Shot) Ex Fantastic £15-20 56. Enticers - calling for your love (Atlantic) strong vg+ £20 Another great record for pennies. Some wol but pretty small and playing surface looks fairly tidy 57. Jean Wells - with my love (Calla 143) strong vg+ £20 58. Gladys Knight & Pips - tell her you're mine (Maxx) strong vg+ £20 Moulded label. Great, big production thing. 59. Invincibles - so much love (Loma w/d) Ex £15 Really like this and defo good enough to air in public I think. Crisp w/d too 60. Eddie Parker - love you baby (Googa Mooga - no pic) Ex 15 61. The Cheers - mighty mighty lover (Penny) Ex £20 Tidy dancer which has had some plays 62. Vito & Salutations - I'd best be going (Sandbag w/d) Ex £20 63. Chuck Bernard - funny changes (Satellite) Ex £20 Two good sides and defo worth a punt 64. Andy Mack - later than you think (Chess) vg+ £15 Scuffs n marks but not knackd and plays ok. Great record for 15 quid! 65. Joe-L - worried (Clissac) vg++ £15 Sorted Detroit dancer for 15 quid! 66. Tim - I need your love (Celtex) Ex £15 Absolutely superb Chicago dancer 67. Jay Rhythm - wouldn't it be a pleasure (Leo) vg++ £15 Tidy little crossover dancer as cheap as you'll find it I think 68. Major Lance - that's the story of my life (Volt) vg++ £15 Always liked those early 70s ML things and this is catchy as ... 69. Mikki Farrow - set my heart at ease (Karate lookeelikee) vg++ Thanks for looking, hope you found something of interest. Cheers Phil

Lazy I think Johnny Weston - 'Spaghetti' on here - has one for sale. Sure I saw it in his box last night. Worth a try anyway

Clean as poss but not too fussy so long as plays well cheers Phil

Hope the 100 is rammed Ady. Alternatively, if you can't manage a niter or dat der London, we're having a little bash in the NW where, and I don't think I'm speaking out of turn, you'll hear some of the best sounds played on our scene over the last 30+ years - major rarities, cheapies n things you can't hear anywhere else, side by side. A fiver and a bit of effort is all that's required. Contrary to what some would have us believe it ain't all doom n gloom n wall to wall tosh, not even up here and not by a long chalk.

Cash needed for new vinyl so five crackers for sale. Price inc Spec Del UK (overseas would be signed-for, at cost obviously, I'll check and let you know) All strictly graded i.e. Ex means just that! Money back if unhappy no dramas, just send it back in same condition. Tangeers - what the use / let my heart and soul ... (Okeh) Ex £450 HOLD Fabulous Impacs - my baby (Bomb) Ex+ £160 HOLD Spidells - pushed out of the picture (Coral demo) Ex+ £100 Stafford 'James & Four Souls' c/u. Ozzes class. Really nice copy too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCrtPPEeAE&feature=player_detailpage Betti Lou and Bobby Adams - dr truelove (T-rax) Ex £500 HOLD Sity and James - you needn't tell me (Sprout) Ex- £350 HOLD Clips ain't my copies No trades ta. PM if interested Cheers Phil

Yeah like it!

There are people out there who consistently play high class sets / records that not everyone else does (and which aren't necessarily all worth a fortune). Takes considerable effort, knowledge and skill to do that I reckon. As Gareth said earlier, they all cost the same to make didn't they. Still under 20 quid and as good as most IMHO https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ukz1qXz7RUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j9cKbsBveE&feature=player_detailpage

Composers great double sider and dead cheap

That's Fortnum's Ronco sound system for ya Ted Yep, recorded in a phonebox near you. (Which only adds to its charm imho and perhaps goes some way towards explaining its rarity?) Looked for it since Guy used to play it without even a sniff til that one turned up last year. Just shows they're out there ... you just gotta give it 25+ years in some cases

I'd go anywhere and everywhere I could hear what I wanted to, as often as I could. Think most of us were the same weren't we?

I think those of us who might consider ourselves part of the 'rare' scene have only ourselves to blame in some respects. It's all become so fragmented, which is one reason why there seem to be so many dos with little or no real atmosphere. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy then: why would you travel to that? Ironically enough, it's the very use of categories n pigeonholes like 'rare', 'underplayed' etc etc which add to the problem imo, by further fragmenting things. To me they're totally meaningless and divisive. As we all know and as everyone says, there's something which happens every weekend which is nothing whatsoever to do with people who collect seriously and / or who have been / still are regular nighter goers. The odd one or two might make the occasional, tentative foray into the real deal and stick with it which is fantastic; most never have and never will though and I'm happy about that to be honest. Rather than blame everyone and everything else, the people who claim to be really 'into it', and have the scars to prove it, need to get off their arses, stop being so self-absorbed and ego driven, get things in perspective and start pulling together. What got you into it? For me it was "kinell, what's that" ... dancing like a maniac and losing yourself alongside a load of right into it, like-minded numpties, wading through boxes looking for stuff and talking b*llocks. Its harder n harder to find nowadays (not the b*llocks , there's any amount of that still) Whether our mam likes a bit of Freda Payne with her mates and thinks shes into 'NS' doesn't worry me one iota. The fact that for so many the things which made it different and special, including [musical] quality, integrity and broadmindedness - first, second and last - seem to have got lost somewhere along the way does though. We don't help ourselves most of the time. Gone too far? I dunno but I'm less and less motivated by and enthusiastic about much of whats on offer these days. (Not the music / records btw, they're still first, second n last).

Funds needed for new vinyl so following for sale. All really strictly graded (vg+ means just that, not fooked - check my feedback). No dramas anyway, just send it back as is if you're unhappy. Clips ain't my records. No offers or trades thanks. Paypal f&f preferred but no dramas, just PM if interested. Postage at cost of course, overseas will be signed (I'll see how much) Moonlighters - lonely baby / right on brother (Lamp) Ex+ £275 SOLD Absolutely sublime Indiana group sound with 'funky' uptempo flip. Tough un to find. Small biro scribble on label, nowt significant. Vinyl NM Willie Parker - I've got to fight it (M'Pac) Ex+ £90 Tough one on the label and a bloody fantastic uptempo dancer. Three wierd vinyl 'bubbles' in run out dnap in any way. Otherwise NM https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DjInYk_xets Mickey Lanay - I'm gonna walk (Vulcan) Ex £90 The oft used 'ripe for reactivation' applies here I think. How good does this sound now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVBao8GZJN0&feature=player_detailpage Al Hughes - take it or leave it (Scope) Ex+ £300 Rarer record than many think I reckon. Detroit pounder and rarely as clean as this when they do turn up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWr0uJI7eo&feature=player_detailpage Cookie Scott & Chevelles - I don't care (Orr) vg++ £250 Absolute quality!!! Few light scuffs n marks dnap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYhH9xIT3mc&feature=player_detailpage Susan Rewis - they say ... (Columbia w/d) Ex+ £100 Old 'Denita James' monster c/u for Guy. Immaculate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ZqEbY0nnQ&feature=player_detailpage James Shorter - ready for the heartbreak / modern day woman (La Beat) Ex+ £70 SOLD Great double sider. Again, pretty immaculate condition Irene & Scotts - I'm stuck on my baby (Smash) vg++ £70 Slightly 'bubbly' label, DH and a hint of wear but absolutely nowt to worry about. Kin magic record! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6XMAg7kNg&feature=player_detailpage Chico, Barbara and Jnr - don't cry (ain't I black enough) MEL vg+ £150 Few scuffs n marks and a bit of label wear but not sh*gged by any means. Old 'Superlatives' c/u and still plenty of mileage left in it (pitch it up a tad!) Can't find a clip but if you know it you'll know you won't get it cheaper. Cheers Phil

RS I think, briefly, but primarily Shaun Gibbons at Morecambe still c/u. Still got mine. Rare record, took me years to find out what it was (by accident). As you say, not everyones bag by any means but hey ho. (For me it'll forever be 17 or so and absolutely away with em lol) Good luck with the sale Dazz Atb Phil

Richard Anthony magic, rare too

Was just thinking that. Rob Marriott's 'Ambassadors' c/u wasn't it? Great record!

I bought the one on here a couple of months ago, one went through ebay sometime in last 12m. Other than that never had a chance to own it since I started collecting. In my all-time top half a dozen

Played the Mustangs out for ages on and off pitched up to about +3 (that may even have been a spare I picked up Mark, from memory?) The hook always reminds me a bit of the Chandlers. Anyway, really fair price I think as not a common 45 by any means.

Didn't watch it 'live' for fear of having to curl up in a ball [again] but caught it on here last night - thanks for posting it up! (Searling was eloquent as ever, enjoyed that extended clip of him being interviewed). Thought it was ok on the whole; good in parts with the odd moment but then that's a pretty fair reflection of a night out these days. Pretty much everything has been said I think so won't add much other than ... They say there's no such thing as bad advertising don't they? My only regret is that the things the programme 'advertised', in the main, weren't really the bits that need advertising IMHO. That said, you've gotta start somewhere and if one or two have a look as a result I can't see that being a bad thing. (Thought it captured the 'feeling' bit pretty well which is never easy is it). Question is, how many would really get with it and stay with it beyond the social / nostalgia thing? That's the enduring problem for the bit of the 'scene' I like to think I'm part of and which, in my opinion, was never and has never really been represented via the media much at all beyond the Tony's / 100 Club clips of yore which, in Blackburn's case, presented it in a somewhat gloomy, parochial light. Anyway, as I say, you gotta start somewhere ... gloomy and parochial is something to aspire to, naturally; those young uns'll get there in the end if they stick with it Overall, it was both better and worse than it couldv'e been IMHO (if that makes sense).

Did anyone advise Guy re the black singer 'rule'? People move on and Keb's done a fair bit of that in his time and good on him. Influential though he undeniably was, I'm not sure he was the only person breaking records during that period was he, or necessarily the best / most prolific for that matter? Moreover, how could what one person played and what he thinks now, some 25+ years later, be used as some sort of yardstick to compare a decade and a bit / with what went before? One fella's opinion at the end of the day and I've always respected the fact that he's always had one and never been afraid to express it (or loose the proverbial cat ) It's been said before on here, sh*te got played everywhere including Stafford and a good number of the things which patently weren't 'northern' in the 'traditional' sense don't stand the test of time that well because, erm, they were of their time. Some feckin unbelievable stuff got an airing too though and, exciting or not, I'd rather here Bobby Mac's shy guy than feckin rockabillly or wtf it is I think I've probably bitten there

This 'scene' has been 'dead' for donkey's years and dies again periodically in some people's eyes; depends what you want out of it I guess and its fair to say that those who appear to want what I do are in a minority and have been for quite some time. Hey ho, if people sat on their arses and did nothing when Wigan closed its doors half the people on here wouldn't ever have got involved at all, myself included. The days of loads of quality new discoveries being played to buzzin rooms loaded with right up-for-it obsessives have gone for good, as have the days of a handful of major nighters scattered around the country acting as a focal point for what you might (or might not) call the 'hardcore' i.e. those looking for something beyong retro kitsch. That's sad for sure, in my eyes anyway, and I'd absolutely love it to be different but various things - age, economics, access to records / knowledge, egos i.e. everyone's a dj, saturation, watering things down, grabbing what you can, its all about me and all the other stuff that's been mentioned already - dictate that that's the way it is and, in my view, the way its gonna stay. (If you think it through and look at the things which underpinned and drove it, along with the passage and ravages of time lol, that was always gonna struggle in the world we live in now wasn't it?) Personally, I'd kill for another early - mid eighties but it ain't gonna happen again, ever. In the absence of that I'll settle for the odd night out with like minded people who want largely the same things i do out of it. Those people and places are fewer and farther between for sure but I'd like to think that as long as there's people left who genuinely care about it they'll find each other and make something worthwhile happen, they always have.

I've played it out too Dek but the complete indifference was lost on Al Hughes as everything I play is greeted with the same thing. Pretty rare record I think and of those I've seen most appear to have been handled by bears.

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Following for sale as need to pay for a couple of new 45s Nowt too heavy price-wise but all good records imho. All v. strictly graded, money back etc ... Clips not my copies, all play abs spot-on. (Hope it's ok to post several clips, if not apols; Rod the Mod will sort I'm sure. Dunno what I'm doing lol) Postage UK £1.50, £2.50, £5.00, overseas will be signed for. Paypal and all that tackle ok. Little Charles & Sidewinders - talkin' bout you babe (Decca) Ex £90 Very minor label wear and the odd v light mark. Proper record Grier Bros - weeping baby all the time (Melody Disc) Ex+ £200 Dead clean copy of this absolute stormer which seems to have totally disappeared. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kUDS61DL04&feature=player_detailpage Detroit Emeralds - things are looking up / holding on (Westbound) Ex+ £80 SOLD James Shorter - ready for the heartbreak / modern day woman (La Beat) Ex+ £70 No intro needed. Pretty immaculate copy and two great sides again Bates Sisters - so broken hearted (Nola) Ex+ £30 Girlie uptempo dancer. Had a few plays at one time. Pretty obscure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-7Xbba37S0&feature=player_detailpage Jobettes - no explanation / what you gonna do (Kevin) Ex £70 Odd light mark but nothing major at all. Great double-sider, up and downtempo (check the flip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=akOJxmWKLU4 Diane Lewis - without your love (Wand) Ex+ £150 Rumbling dancer, magic record and in immaculate condition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzcZed27uv0&feature=player_detailpage Carl Hall - my baby's so good (Mercury w/d) £70 SOLD Creations - just remember me (Globe) Ex+ £50 Superb! Old Searling spin / c/u. Spare copy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1lrNYqSLQ&feature=player_detailpage Vashonettes - a mighty good lover (Checker) Ex £70 Tiny ring / bit of dirt on label but hardly noticeable and odd very light mark nap. Brill dancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Qxd7PvUFuAQ Merle Spears & Treats - I want to know (Whit) Ex+ £60 Rarer label, dead clean and pretty cheap I think https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iZ-38G2UEZc Bobby Jones - talkin' 'bout Jone's (Expo w/d) Ex £35 Most I've seen seem to be battered, nice demo and absolutely fantastic record imho https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ek1HCy7sifM United Image - love's creeping up on me (white label test press) Ex £70 What a record! Gotta be rare in this format. Handwriting on label https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZyfutnzFFDI Puzzles - my sweet baby (Fat Back) Ex £50 Again, the odd insiginificant mark nap. Spare copy https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=K3pCcBhujIs That'll do for now atb Phil

Enjoyed that Uptights, Superlatives ... quality stuff!