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Happened to me once - I bought a Pink Decca demo of Lee Roye - Tears off Ebay and when I got it it was the MCA pressing with a copied label.

Obviously went straight back to the seller. Funnily enough he didn't think he'd done anything wrong - he seemed to think I should have guessed it wasn't genuine based on the price I won it at! :yes:

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Not sure, but weren't the bootlegs pressed on vinyl - that copy shown is styrene

It was booted twice on Contact, once on multi-coloured label and again on a sky blue label.

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One of the most blatant fakes I've ever seen - Mick Smith told me he asked the seller if it was an original and the seller said it had only ever been bootlegged on the Contact label - which I presume this is, with another label stuck on top

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Yeah, call me a fool but I'm the rash young man who bought this! I should know better and yes, on reflection, the label typeface certainly looks dodgy but I've only ever noticed white demos before - must have had a few beers too many! I'm usually pretty careful and just assumed it was legit. The 45 hasn't arrived yet but looks like I'll be demanding a refund (even though the listing of course says no returns for the item). Hello Mr Paypal!

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Benelew, you aint the fool, many people could have been duped on this one, we all know of the the two contact reissues, and its never been booted on mercury, so on the face of it ,( its an original), but the opportunist counterfeiters are still at it..

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Benelew, you aint the fool, many people could have been duped on this one, we all know of the the two contact reissues, and its never been booted on mercury, so on the face of it ,( its an original), but the opportunist counterfeiters are still at it..

Thanks Big Chris, I e-mailed the vendor and he was apologetic and believed himself it was legit. He's offered me a refund to protect his reputation which is good of him.

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THINK IT SHOULD BE A STAMPED NUMBER YWI-39299, SAME AS THE NUMBER BELOW THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL LABEL, OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

REGARDS, BRI PINCH.

SUNDAY CHILLOUT, 16TH AUGUST, HORSE AND GROOM PUB, EAST LAITH GATE, DONCASTER.

Thanks Bri, I appreciate it, just checked a couple of mine from same period (Jerry Butler, Lorraine Ellison) and they have stamped YW then serial number, then 1 or 2 for A or B side. Picking disc up from PO tomorrow morning when all will be revealed!

Cheers!

Benelew

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THINK IT SHOULD BE A STAMPED NUMBER YWI-39299, SAME AS THE NUMBER BELOW THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL LABEL, OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

REGARDS, BRI PINCH.

SUNDAY CHILLOUT, 16TH AUGUST, HORSE AND GROOM PUB, EAST LAITH GATE, DONCASTER.

Thanks Bri, I appreciate it, just checked a couple of mine from same period (Jerry Butler, Lorraine Ellison) and they have stamped YW then serial number, then 1 or 2 for A or B side. Picking disc up from PO tomorrow morning when all will be revealed!

Cheers!

Benelew

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One of the most blatant fakes I've ever seen - Mick Smith told me he asked the seller if it was an original and the seller said it had only ever been bootlegged on the Contact label - which I presume this is, with another label stuck on top

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Spot on Pete! I received the 45 this morning and even though it looks like STYRENE in the scan it is indeed on VINYL and has C102 scratched in the run-out! Not a bad attempt despite the fundamentals being wrong? I wonder how many more there are? I've been promised my money back so it will be returned forthwith!

benelew

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Spot on Pete! I received the 45 this morning and even though it looks like STYRENE in the scan it is indeed on VINYL and has C102 scratched in the run-out! Not a bad attempt despite the fundamentals being wrong? I wonder how many more there are? I've been promised my money back so it will be returned forthwith!

benelew

I'll have half a shandy then :lol:

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And theres a white demo of the above.

on a similar note, anyone got a scan of mamselles "open up your heart"?

has this been booted, if so anyone got scan of boot for comparison.

just got one cheap, and was starting to worry a bit it cud be boot. cheers in advance.

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on a similar note, anyone got a scan of mamselles "open up your heart"?

has this been booted, if so anyone got scan of boot for comparison.

just got one cheap, and was starting to worry a bit it cud be boot. cheers in advance.

Mamselles i dont know,ask jocko on here he as it.

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on a similar note, anyone got a scan of mamselles "open up your heart"?

has this been booted, if so anyone got scan of boot for comparison.

just got one cheap, and was starting to worry a bit it cud be boot. cheers in advance.

a) I don't think it was booted

:cool: if you're talking about that one that just went cheap on ebay, it was real, it just went cheap on ebay

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