Amsterdam Russ

Never understood the logic that acetates are somehow of less worth than an actual release of something. If there is but one of something on one format, but multiple copies of it on another format, which is the rarer? Even if there are multiple copies of an acetate, their numbers are invariably trivial compared to the number of vinyl/styrene copies pressed!

Sebastian hit the nail on the head with the first reply. Central to this is a misunderstanding by the original poster of what a 'boot' is. A US release issued legitimately in the UK (or any other country) is not a boot. A 45 repressed in a market to cater for demand is a reissue. An illegally pressed record is a boot. The word 'boot' comes from 'bootleg', which originally referred to illegal bottles of hooch hidden inside the bootlegs of smugglers. You've got your reissues and boots mixed up so badly that you need resouling!

I've tried both and Sounds Wholesale are the one for me: https://www.soundswholesaleltd.co.uk/acatalog/7__WHITE_CARD_RECORD_SLEEVES.html

I had a go at putting together a couple of mixes some weeks back. One got pulled from Soundcloud because of a copyright infringement claim, so I favour Mixcloud. I can be found on both sites and YouTube under the name of HarveySoulFinger.

Excellent - thanks!

Adam Wade - Everyone is looking for that someone What label? Looking online, I can see that it got a Stardust reissue, but I can't find a mention of an original release. Similarly, there's no mention of it in the reference guides that I have. Thanks...

For tax reasons. Merchandise used as promotional giveaways would be tax deductible.

Giving it the PVA glue treatment will get all the crud out of the grooves.

Just to confuse things, here's a couple of paragraphs taken from an article on Surinam soul. It relates specifically to a release by William Tennesse on the Gifer label, but the info is relevant but confusing. William Tennessee: A woman good enough for me We never quite understood the Gifer story. Many of these Gifer 45's appear to be printed here, but this one comes from Belgium (labeled Sabam). Yet, as the sleeve testifies there is also a Miami connection. The spelling is not quite consistent (Fennessee?) but even without the typo William Tennessee is hardly a credible name for a US soul artist. We can only picture William sitting on the beach of some Caribbean island. Any other suggestions? UPDATE ~ Well, we got this one wrong. William Fennessee apparently never left the States and the original record was released in Houston as Ovide 300. The other side is "I love you"Â on both Gifer and Ovide. This must be a very rare release, which makes it the more surprising that it was covered in Belgium. The relaxed ballad indeed fitted well in the Surinam soul scene. Here's a link to the original article written by Tom de Jong and Harry van Vliet: https://www.sirshambl...urinam_soul.htm I know Harry, so if nothing is resolved here I'll see if I can remember to ask next time I see him if he's found out any more about the label since that was written.

Does the Gifer 45 have the word SABAM on it? If so, it's a Belgian release.

Love the anecdotes from the article. Added to the Xmas list...

I'm hoping that the might of Soul Source can identify two tracks for me. Both come from an unlabelled acetate. I'd date them to the early 70s. One track is a deep soul rap with a social message with a title of "You ask what's happening" or "What's happening". The other is a four minute funky instrumental/jam that builds nicely. There's a sample of each below... https://soundcloud.com/harveysoulfinger/unknown-funk-soul-you-ask https://soundcloud.com/harveysoulfinger/unknown-funk-instrumental Artists/group, song titles and label anyone?

Funnily enough, I was having a moan to Paul (Soul Shrews) about exactly this 45 on Saturday night at the Amsterdam Soul Club. Countless copies go through eBay, but the price appears to be going up. Plenty of copies of The Chandlers "Your love makes me lonely" drifting through this last year as well. Dee Edwards "Why can't there be love" is another that people are still fighting over no matter the condition. Seen loads of those over the last 12 months. Likewise The Metros "Since I found my baby".

Keb used to play it mid-80's. In fact, I remember him saying over the mic one night at the 100 Club that it was one his all-time favourite tracks.

Won't particularly help, but I'm positive I saw a recently pressed 45 with a pop-out centre earlier this year. Possibly it was at the Utrecht record fair. Thinking back, I recall remarking on the fact that such things could still be made today. It looked really cool. Vague, I know, but my point is that they do exist. Although it could have come out of the pressing plant Bob mentioned of course...

Northern Soul Top Trumps! How absolutely ridiculous. :lol:

Nothing to see - it's just on a plain white label. Chap I got mine from says he found two or three of 'em in a 25 count box he picked up Stateside donkey's years ago.

My copy on the Impression label also plays perfectly. Probably the rarest format of this is the Jerhart white label test press.

No, it's not.

Impression is the first issue.

The original film is set in Harlem. It's not about the Supremes or any other group specifically - it's just about the trials and tribulations of the music industry and the effects of its poison on those who believe it to be a route to fame and riches without consequences. It could be set in any decade - the 1930's, 40's, 50's or 2020's - because ultimately nothing in the music business changes. It's all about exploitation.

Different seller. This one also looks like the previously discussed boot - the text isn't crisp.

As I understand it, that particular umbrella was prototyped by the firms "Gospel" & "Blues". I hear that both firms eventually merged and crossed-over to the other side. God rest their conflicted Soul...

Nice thought, except she would probably have been 12/13 when the track was recorded.

From the Turbo "Greatest Hits" LP..?