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    Heaps of other stuff from Dave Raistrick from early 80's (when I was a regular customer, Limitations, Four Sights, Soul Communicaters, Lee Bates "Why Don't You Write", Isonics and many, many more.

    Steve Cooper (Bedford) for Tina Roberts.

    Pete Lawson for promoting loads of semi-known sounds

    Tommo from Leicester for pushing Detroit sounds

    I had Tina Roberts in 1979 selling it to Butch in '81, around the same time I sold him the Atlantic's on Marquee and Debonairs(Soul Click). I also had the Empires on Chavis around 1978 too!

    I also turned down the first ever Tamala Lewis in 1977 from George's Golden Oldies,Clifton,New Jersey citing '$100' was way too much. I generally bought Velvet Satins, Steinways and similar off him for $5-10 each, so there was no way I was having any 100 bucks mularky. Martin Koppell bought it instead.

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    The very same guy took me to a store in Newark where I got the first Del Larks Demo(sold to Dave Raistrick)

    Two days later I met George Blackwell's widow and purchased all the vinyl and tapes she had.

    Upon my return to the UK in '79, the whole country had gone Joe 90,Green Onions and Muriel Day mad, so my Soul packs were littered with George Blackwell's Mr Loser,

    Exayveons,Herbs etc! Happy days....thumbup.gif

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    Sorry Kev, I'd forgotten you weren't around in those days were you.

    I was busy selling all my discoveries to Butch and others,

    while I tried my hand producing Dance records

    Tis true, I got lost in the 80's.

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    If you talk to Dave Rivers, he'll tell you that The Coasters "Crazy Baby" was his discovery....plus plenty more. A well respected member of the NS brotherhood for decades so its gotta be kosher%7Boption%7Dthumbsup.gif[/im

    Covered as Freddie Jones.

    More Ian Levine discoveries; Esther Philips- Catch Me Im Falling, Melvin Carter- Midnight Brew, Mel Britt, LittleRichie.

    Russ - Mike Post Coalition

    Richard; Volcanos- Laws of Love

    Pep- The Velours, Little Joe Roman, Danny Monday

    Me: 4 Seasons-I'm Gonna Change, Yvonne Daniels, Lou Roberts, Eddie Regan via Derek Allen.

    Soul Sam: Rubin, Jimmy Mack.

    Rob Moss found the first Moments on Hogg , still got the letter from him saying" guess what I've found It's not The Fabulous Impacts "...Rob also discovered the first Kell Osbourne " Quicksand " , taped 3/4 of it on the end of a tape " what do you think of this - think it would go ? " .Remember taking the tape to Stafford and playing it to Butch and Dave Thorley , think Dave bought it in the end ? Think Rob had one of the first Wayne Anthony's " Blow me a kiss " [ Waylana ] Sold it to Guy who played the flip " Go Go Wedding " instead ...Thought of covering up the top side as Carolyn Crawford as Wayne sounded a little female with his young vocals ...Best,Eddie

    Didn't Kent release it as 'the fabulous impacts'?

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    Here's one from me.....Simon Soussan shouting to me through the toilet window at Ray Avery's in Glendale,California....Baby boy..look for WILLEEEE HUTCH 'the duck' on Dun-hill....do you know what I am saying baby boy!

    I had no idea....but he gave me his copy anyway!

    A first play at Wigan was ceremonously blown away by the Javells(thanks Dave Mac)

    I could have sworn my Vernon Greene on Minit and Obrey Wilson on Columbia would have scored points, only losing losing out to my DJ colleague Richard Searling playing Gary Lewis on a Liberty Demo!

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    From Kev.....

    More importantly who discovered these.......

    Esperanto- Grand Piano Company/ Theme from the Fantastic Plastic Machine- Harry Betts/ Stop- Bobby Diamond/ Keeps on Burning- Burning Bush/ Name It You Got It- Mickey Moonshine/ Nine Times Out of Ten- Muriel Day

    Seeing as Ian D exposed me as 'The Flasher' please own up if you discovered the above!

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    Nope not guilty Kev, but that doesn't mean I didn't come up with some clunkers myself. "Danse A La Music" - The French Fries springs to mind....

    A true horror indeed......now who discovered The Ellusions(I cleaned out Lamon in 1981 of any copies they had, foolishly selling them for £8 each-way too honest!

    Or how about...Bobby Goldsboro-Too Many People, Kiki Dee-On A Magic Carpet Ride and Lord Thunder?

    back in the day dave withers ,rod shard and dave mcaddon discovered possibly the biggest haul of uk demos ever in a recording studio very close to granada tv which was used for overstock i tumbled it on the 2nd day and still pulled a haul out of it richard searling had been in the building and never knew the haul was there the real winner was radio city dj billy butler who took 5 minutes and bought the lot (the real winner david bowie demos ect) richard walked away with one or 2 gems including chapter five and started hammering it in frustration i think but that made it big but he knew of it before posted by steve siz sale (by the way i discovered joey heatherton "when you call me baby" in a junk shop in brussels on black french brunswick and sue lynne dont pity me in the underground market at derek ords stall !!)

    Steve.....amazingly Joey's brother is one of my closest friends. She lives in Beverly Hills(as you do) and was married to Lance Rentzel(remember his Columbia 45?) I remember hearing the Instrumental to it from writer Johnny Madara in the late 70's.

    None of which takes anything away from the discoverer of Johanna Heatherton's classic. Arise Sir Siz!

    Dave/Ian , yes was at the Gables I was was with Rob that night :thumbup:

    Cheers

    Swifty

    Linda Jones(Ian Levine)

    More importantly who discovered these.......

    Esperanto- Grand Piano Company/ Theme from the Fantastic Plastic Machine- Harry Betts/ Stop- Bobby Diamond/ Keeps on Burning- Burning Bush/ Name It You Got It- Mickey Moonshine/ Nine Times Out of Ten- Muriel Day

    Seeing as Ian D exposed me as 'The Flasher' please own up if you discovered the above!

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    searling spun it ,but ive a tape at wigan with him spinning for guy hennigan in the record bar....gr8 gr8 tune..

    And probably the most expensive flop in Dance floor history.

    On a side note...Ruby Andrews was at the session in 1966!

    Not me as far as I remember, maybe Ian Clark or Tony Rounce who worked there as well.

    I do remember buying Jimmy Thomas on Parlophone from Ady at Cheapo along with an unknown Jerry Fuller-Double Life. It ought to have gone straight to Wigan, but somehow I sold it to Ian at the Mecca and surprisingly it went big.

    You have to consider at the time, the Mecca's biggest tunes were things like Vicky Sue Robinson's Turn The Beat Around!

    Oh yes, the Detroit Executives, Pocorn Wylie and the Perigents as 30p cheapies on one of his lists! Those were the days........

    Ian D :D

    I wonder who the DJ was to initially play.......

    It Really Hurts Me Girl, If That's What You Wanted, Seven Day Lover,Cashing In, Jodi Mathis, Eula Cooper,

    Bill Brandon/Lorraine Johnson, Dushons, Admirations, Lee David, Lynn Randell, Susan Barrett, Tony Clarke, Gil Scott Heron, Eloise Laws, Anderson Brothers, Frankie Crocker?

    Obviously some talent in discovering that little lot.

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    Dead right Pete. Bob Slater and Jack Wardle - swapped the EP for cash and a pile of emi discs.

    Interesting Ian mentions 'Send Him Back' - Jack still insists he played it to Ian - who declined it then later turned up with a copy whistling

    Bob was also credited by Richard Seerling on the 'After Hours' cd with giving him the UK issue of Cajun Heart. I feel sure one or two of you on here will have a 45 with Bob's name on :rolleyes:

    Mike

    Jack of course went onto have a career as a Whitby ticket distributor!

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    Larry Clinton.

    John Manship to Soul Sam - Soul Sam to Richard Searling

    L.C. was found in Orlando, Fla 1976 in the front room of pot-smoking kitten thrower; i believe the full story is featured in Neil Rushton's new book.

    Don Gardner.

    John Anderson to John Manship for £3.00 John Manship then sold it to Ian Levine for £3.00 at the Ritz circa1976.

    the above deal, is almost legendary as he also bought Inspirations - Breakthrough, Utopias - LaSalle the 3 cost him £26.00 in

    total i think he beat me down to £25

    Sorry Golden 101,  The Inspirations - Breakthrough came from Neil to me.. and then to Levine. Although I did do a few deals with Colin, but I think Neil sold me it, Neil will know best.

    Ian categorically states he discovered it in 1973. Battle it out on Twitter!

    Here's a few to chew on:

    inspirations- No one else can take your place. Neil Rushton to Colin Curtis

    Don Gardner correction- Brad to Colin Curtis

    other Brad to Colin Curtis finds Del Larks, Freddie Chavez,

    Silhouettes.

    A few from me...... Willie Hutch(Dunhill), Sandra Philips(Broadway), Seven Souls plus most of the Canadian schlock Todays People, Debbie Fleming, Black and Ward etc. Probably tons more, some I want to forget!

    John had the finance and a great contact in Bernie Binnick, a former label owner in Philadelphia(BB Records- The Showmen etc). A great link to John Lamont's House of Sounds in Upper Darby, PA

    Bernie generally lined up the hits with John flying in to scoop em up.

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    I would say these three are gonna take some beating !! > 4r.gif

    Lovely isn't it! I think this was the photo shot for Pye Disco Demand by Dave McAleer in the Summer of 1974.

    Russ has the Gloria Barnes album that featured You Dont Mean It. I think the A&M single of Towanda had not been discovered at the time.

    Richard's holding Free's Taking It Away. Ironically a failed spin for him. As for me, I have no idea what the heck the 45 is. Could be Ernie Marbray or George Juke Byrd, both being championed by yours truly...to no avail.

    Rumours of a clutched Javells acetate were seriously distorted!

    Kev,

    I bet you was happy with that price back then.

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    I did not give it a second thought. The disc sounded boring and stale with no real danceability.

    I love it today though.

    Funny thing is, I thought The Cashmeres on Hem at £70 was about right in 1978. I let that go to Richard Searling, while selling Bobby Kline for £3 and a certain record on Triode for £30. Hence I am no record dealer today!

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