Mick Boyle

Richie Havens sounds like Rob Thomas (louth) singing so Spyder gets my vote all day long

Started the addiction in 77 and although I love the music I fell out of love with DJing. I think I have done far more than I could of ever dreamed of. Two years ago I decided to sell and was unsure how I would cope so I let about 65% go. Some of them killed me but got over it and no regrets. May let the rest go next year Still attend soul nights and always will The Mrs is sick of me saying I used to have this. Being honest I thing coping with the separation of your vinyl depends on your personal life style, if you got other interests to throw your self at then its not to bad. If you haven't your doomed

Yes they were defiantly boots for sale but the one Rob Smith was selling were 100% gen Also found out that he had A demo with some issues

Anita Henson Mick ? Thats the one - How many do you want When Im in the states and every shop has a copy then I hate them But When I need a quick guide or some info then there ace Love em or hate em there here to stay and we all have one. Dont we

Years ago I found a guy in the states selling a copy of Bit By Bit (cant remember the artist) it was in Manships book at £500 and he was asking $10. Didnt know the record but sounded like a good deal, I called him and he asked if i wanted a demo or issue as he had a load of them. So I had a few - as you would, turned out to be a miss print or incorrect price entry or something like that in the price guide. Aaagggghhhhh

And now I find out there's two issues of the Salvadors The plot thickens

I heard years ago that they started off as The Classics Anyone know if this is correct

Way Hay - I feel that Im not so daft now Was there 2 superbads or what.

I thought it was superbad until I checked. As stated age is creeping up and fast

I thought this track came out on a K Tel album, Super Bad or Black Explosion but just checked and its not there. I cam remember it on a TV advert years ago and have always loved it. A massive intro to match cloud nine. This video gets the message across but isn't pleasant viewing

No way would I do that Im thankful they have bought the record and paid for it. They must receive it and think great, end of. I personally would and do notify seller that it got here safe and sound Some of us may be a dying breed - but a sale is a sale and I wouldn't leave neg feedback for that...

I sold three records in the last few weeks on SS None of the buyers have let me know that they even received the record safely Not complaining - Just saying

Yep sounds like Holy Grail to me

If my memory serves me correctly, didn't the story go - About 8 copies were pressed up with the Bunky label on and they were sent to personal friends from the label owner. Not making it Holy Grail if true Fantastic find and yes im jealous

Cleared some vinyl out 2 years ago. Mel Britt 70s copy was the 1st to sell and was asked for by almost everyone who knew I was selling. A lot went on ebay and I was shocked to see 70 reissues like Gloria Jones CGWM - Milliannairs YGTLYB and Porgy and the Monarcs MHCFY easily out sold originals like Ben Zine - Tymes HSC and Chaumonts INYL (Bay sound) Why is a boot so much in demand. when theirs perfectly good original records available at a lower price. Are these boots now Rare I think Steve G hit the nail on the head with - Rare is the most over used word.

Shrine - Classed by many as the rarest label in the world. Tap Shrine into the search tool on popsike

I say well done to those early pioneers of soul searching. The likes of Anderton, Rastrick, Roberts, Wherry, Crosdell and many more spent there hard earned cash on expensive flights and traveled to dangerous places just to hopefully find a forgotten gem(S). All in the name of the UK soul scene. Now the world has witnessed our great discovery Snooze you loose

I reckon you got a bootleg book Just checked the pics and yes all the selves are on show so I see what you mean

This book is the dogs dangleys, not up to date as its been out for a few years now but it has a rating system for - price - rarity - quality 250 full colour pages of all the records you dream of

Also - Dose a rare record make us go stupid.. Little auction story When Rich B announced he was selling up his 60s northern he had a few items he felt were not worthy to go in the sale and gave them to me (foc god bless his cotton socks) There was a bootleg of Bernie Williams with scanned labels on (still got it). Rich had a real one that was cracked with selotape on the b side so he played the boot with labels scanned from his original including scanned selotape.. Shortly after a friend of mine was DJing in the states and wanted to take a box of boot look a likes for safety reasons. As I had a good collection of boots as well as ov he borrowed about 20 of me. I got them back a week later no problem. 2 weeks later on ebay there's a Bernie Williams for sale from the same area my mate went to. This record also had selotape on but not cracked so I compared the picture to my boot and its the same record, faded label in same areas selotape the exact same position though im sure they would of put real selotape on top. The guy winning it at the time had sold me a couple of records in the past so I thought I would warn him. He ignored my warning , carried on bidding and won it. I never heard from him again. Two questions - 1-did he think i was interested and just trying to put him off, - 2 - Was my boot used to make a counterfeit from.

Lets not forget that the foreign market is getting bigger every day, especially Japan. Im told that the majority of the big stuff that hits the market is send abroad Hopefully enough to keep our beloved dealers in business

Spot on Len - Been there two many times Just to add insult to injury Rumors, fables and stories around the turn tables. Were that Chris King turned up to a Notts Pally alldayer with that many Mel Brits he used a small trailer. "‹All original found on a trip to the States "‹I can not verify this and don't want to start a Mel Britt argument Its obviously supply and demand that justifies the prices (but) if there are lots safely tucked away in collections then cometh the day - Who knows

Ian, Rich B who is on SS and may verify - He negotiated Rob Smith down to £2.50

I had a chat with John Anderson about the Billy Woods. The story goes - The PR man from Sussex records visited him with a large box of Billy Woods, Sussex had just gone bust and the PR man wanted to get rid quick. There was no record player available so john took a punt for 20 or 50 (I forget which figure but it was one of them) at $1 each. What happened to the remainder is unknown but John said that as the rep was now off the payroll they probably went into the nearest skip

After seeing the comments on the JM auction thread I thought that the rarity of the Velours issue had proved itself after so few turning up in so many years. Lets not forget that its more or less every month that a mint Shrine record hits the market. Back in the day records like the Tomangos, Cashmeres and even Mel Britt were common. Rob Smith and Chris king had box counties of Mel Britt offloading it at £5 a go. JM Millionaires book states that there are around 25 known copies world wide of the Devotions - Do do de dop, when that book was printed I knew of 4 copies in Nottingham and even 2 on my street. How are these numbers worked out and how accurate are they When Gwen Owen came to the UK first time she brought with her 4 copies of Wanted and Needed. Two had identical run out track info and two were totally individual, this stating that there were at least 3 pressing machines up and running, we know it takes about 10 seconds to turn a vinyl donut into a pressed record so just how many were made. Yes I know 95% could of been used as ballast on a ship to Hong Kong and yes i do except that it is extremely rear. Just makes me wonder how many there was to start with. When the soul collection pensions cash in I think the true quantity of records mat be realized and the real rare records will be even more valuable Any thoughts