Steve L Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Conversation topic last weekend was the value and rarity of certain records and Mel Britt came up. A mate of mine asked me how many original copies there would be knocking about, not having a clue I thought I'd consult the oracle. I know its an impossible question to answer but what would be your guestimate??
Guest JIM BARRY Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 a lot i would say that it's in every top collector's possesion. and most well known dj,s too , it was in mine when collecting, and now resides with mick h.
Steve G Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Probably 200 odd. But it's played to death.....
Cheltsoulnights Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) Not that many on Demo and the 3 i have seen for sale had seen better days. On issue its sat in a few collections but as in both copies is hardly ever for sale and rightly commands a £1000 + price tag in top condition I'm looking for a mintish demo by the way Edited February 8, 2011 by CheltSoulNights
Steve L Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Any advance on 200 copies then? Thought this might have (not might of) provoked a few more responses from all you knowledgeable collectors out there BTW I know its overplayed
Harrogatesoul Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Must have been a fair few.. There was even a find of quite a few copies in Chicago itself not too long was there? Which I found quite amazing really considring how long its been known etc.
Prophonics 2029 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Had a look on Popsike and see more boots for sale than originals so how many boots were pressed up 1000?
Guest DeeJay Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 i'd say lot more than 200 still great choon price is a reflection of demand rather than rarity. DJ
Ritchieandrew Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 More like 500 upwards, It's rarity is due to demand rather than copies available. I remember John Anderson at a Whitchurch Alldayer, had more than a few of them, when it first started to get played. Fabulous record though. Rgeards Ricardo.
Russ Vickers Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 As I'm in Baghdad right now, can someone pse remind me how you tell the boots/reissues please. Thx Russ
boba Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 As I'm in Baghdad right now, can someone pse remind me how you tell the boots/reissues please. Thx Russ isn't this one of the boots that's super hard to distinguish?
Harry Crosby Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) The bootlegg has the delta number 100275, which means made in 76 , also the boot has a white outer ring on the label. Edited December 17, 2011 by HARRY CROSBY
Guest JIM BARRY Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Harry is correct! colouring on yellow and blue stripes is different!...the boot is lighter yellow.
Guest allnightandy Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 A couple of years ago on Ebay there was a test pressing of Mel Britt But it was an acetate and most of the vinyl covering had come off it was in appalling condition and unplayable but the guy still wanted about £600 for it
Dave Fleming Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 I have a vinyl boot with a machine stamped ZTSC 142593 for "SCRB" and ZTSC 142592 for "LIM" in the run outs,anyone come across this one before, i got it off P Brady in the mid 80s.. Dave f....
Dave Pinch Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 dead easy to tell boots from real if you got em side by side.. real one has the typical ztsc machine stamp anyway dave
Guest allnightandy Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) colouring on yellow and blue stripes is different!...the boot is lighter yellow. It also has a fine white ring around the outside of the label Edited December 17, 2011 by allnightandy
Guest turntableterra Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 anyone who was in detroit in 2009 will remember the incredible experience of watching mel singing along and clapping as well as he could. it was one of those times you wont forget. i asked him "did you really want her to come back"? he just gave a smile .....................any one got any pics
Chalky Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 A couple of years ago on Ebay there was a test pressing of Mel Britt But it was an acetate and most of the vinyl covering had come off it was in appalling condition and unplayable but the guy still wanted about £600 for it This one...
Guest turntableterra Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 awesome chalky, and cheap at half the price
Guest allnightandy Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 This one... Yes thats the bugger , Did you buy it ? or were you selling it ?
Chalky Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Yes thats the bugger , Did you buy it ? or were you selling it ? Neither just took a copy of the scans off ebay.
Deepdown Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Have to ask, did the acetate sell ??? I can't imagine anyone paying anything like that for a wall decoration. Nice to look at though Skeeny
Trev Thomas Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Have to ask, did the acetate sell ??? I can't imagine anyone paying anything like that for a wall decoration. Nice to look at though Skeeny yes it went for just over 60 quid
clarky22 Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 heres a pukka one, was for sale on here jan 20011
MrsWoodsrules Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Don't think anyone would doubt the quality of soul here, the vocal, the strings, even love that label, but it just gets so tidious after 30 odd years, although would still own an original with pride of place if I had one. Aid.
Prophonics 2029 Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 If you had one Mrs woods you wood stop knitting for a few years. Lol
Deepdown Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 £60.00 seems about right I know how gutting it is to find something like that an then you see the condition :( I remember when I found a different take to the Four Dynamics - Things That A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do on an acetate as soon as I heard the opening bars (it had a longer instrmental intro and sounded a little faster) I started to get that wonderful feeling you get in the pit of your stomach then the thing turned into an absulute mess you couldn't hear anything but static talk about a sinking feeling
KevH Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 £60.00 seems about right I know how gutting it is to find something like that an then you see the condition :( I remember when I found a different take to the Four Dynamics - Things That A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do on an acetate as soon as I heard the opening bars (it had a longer instrmental intro and sounded a little faster) I started to get that wonderful feeling you get in the pit of your stomach then the thing turned into an absulute mess you couldn't hear anything but static talk about a sinking feeling I'd pay £60 for that wall art.
Guest allnightandy Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Hows this for the crappiest boot /repress of this once great tune https://thumbs3.ebays...DOX3GoA/140.jpg Edited December 22, 2011 by allnightandy
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