Amsterdam Russ

French WB EP with Loma releases 2013 and 2017...

Hardly. My words were very clear, thank you.

The Snake...

Trust me, I'm enjoying myself

Why 'dirty secret'? I've nothing to hide in my taste of music. I don't need to be clandestine about what I like. And labels like 'over-played' and 'over-rated'are merely subjective statements. One person's 'overplayed' oldie is the Top 10 fave of another. Each to their own. Couldn't answer your question specifically anyway; there are countless oldies that I still never tire of hearing.

Thanks for the explanation of what Popsike is and how it works. I'd often wondered! Thanks too for the explanation into how markets work. Wow, the things you can learn on here! Note how I said "Much as with Popsike" and not "Exactly the same as Popsike". Language is a wonderful thing - it allows us to be very specific in communicating what we mean. Popsike provides us with data about the prices paid for records. JM provides us with prices based on data of prices paid for records. They both provide us with insights into what the market is prepared to pay for records in varying conditions. They are much alike!

I wonder what progress Manship's made with the price guide app...

Nothing to do with memory, Ricky (although I wish it was). I like Bunny Paul and so was curious enough to Google the track, which I'd not heard of before. A couple of clicks later and I was on the forum page where I found the same info you did!

Amazing, you wrote exactly the same words as appears in topic 15 of this forum thread from 2010... https://vintagedetroittvandmovieboard.yuku.com/topic/1757/R-I-P-Fess-Parker

Some of us aren't as old as you, Pete

Much as with Popsike... As for the boot guide, I much prefer it in the back of the main publication where you can cross reference the actual listings with images of legitimate and not so legitimate copies.

A wonderful resource for those like me who don't have encyclopaedic minds when it comes to artists, labels and songs. And then there's the price guide part of it. The key is never to forget that - like all reference works of its kind - it is a guide, not a tablet carved in stone! Couldn't do without it nowadays...

I suspect that the heightened security because of the Olympics may be having an effect. Packages, especially from abroad, may be coming under closer scrutiny. Just a thought...

It's great to know that I'm not alone in appreciating what for me is an over-looked soul masterpiece. Can't say that Dee Dee's version does anything for me at all - 'lily' and 'gilded' are the words that come to mind as far as her take is concerned.

From January 1965 - I'm comin' home / Rainin' in my heart From March 1965 - Good lovin' / Olympic shuffle From July 1965 - Baby I'm yours / No more will I cry I have to say that Baby I'm yours is an absolutely sublime track, my favourite by the group and one of the best on the label (IMHO). All scans taken from the website Discography of Loma Records

That's the one...

Well done that man! Your prize is a two week holiday - in Tehran! Thanks for that. Wow, some high prices being paid for these things! Peter Andre? Not the arse who went around with Jordan for a time? Nice. Australian? I also have an EP by him on the same Brazilian label...

Based on the programme write-up, a more appropriate tune might be 'In my tenement'!

Thanks for the info, links and scans. I'd half expected this to have been released in various countries across Europe, but it seems to be just Italy (anyone else?). I must admit to being curious because of a foreign release of the track I found recently. It's a rather odd release because it's on an EP with 'Gimme Little Sign' and The Supremes 'You keep me hanging on' on one side. On the other is Aretha Franklin with the brilliantly typo'd 'The house that Jack boilt'! and the even better 'Psychotis Reaction'! I was initially drawn to it because the cover listing gives the impression that it's Aretha performing 'Psychotis Reaction', but that just turns out to be yet another graphical error on a very poorly put together sleeve (air-guitar to The Supremes anyone?). Can you guess where this EP comes from??

I didn't know that it was the same backing track, so thanks for that. Always thought it sounded remarkably close - I just didn't figure it was 'that' close...

Brenton Wood's great cover of 'Psychotic Reaction' - did it get a 45 release in Europe at all? I believe it's LP only in the US and UK, but what about other major markets?

Thanks, both. That convinces me of the authenticity of the test pressing. Much appreciated.

Brilliant! Thanks for confirming...

Hypothetically speaking, if the owner of the photo did not give their permission for it to be reproduced in the book then they should have taken legal advice or at the very least made contact with the author and publisher to discuss the following options: a) have the photo removed from future editions of the book, and/or b) negotiate a fee for the prior use of it c) negotiate a fee for future usage of the image If the author & publisher refuse to discuss 'b' and/or 'c', refer to 'a' - and a solicitor. However, if you're talking about a book that was printed some years ago and the copyright owner of the photo has failed to act during that period of time - and knew the image was being used - it is unlikely that any claims will be listened to. However, if the image owner were to learn that the book might be reprinted, then they should make contact with the publisher/author and raise the three points mentioned...

I have a test pressing of this with blank white labels & matrix numbers in the dead wax that read: 3071 (and then in small letters) IRC/45. The flip says: 3092 IRC/45. Does this correspond with genuine releases? I believe the release number for this in the OneDerful catalogue is 4828, so I would have expected this to show in the deadwax, not the numbers I've given. Can anyone let me know if this a reissue, boot or genuine release? TIA...