A Wee Puzzler

[Northern Soul Uk]

Hi,

I was going to post this in a previous thread on the same topic, but the thread has been locked.

I got a copy of this from a newly opened record shop a few years ago. It was in a pile of records that

they had just bought and I had first dibs

On the other thread it was advised that the original of this was on 'GSF' records released in 1973, and that the

originals has a stiff card sleeve.

Also that the re-release was in a gatefold sleeve, thinner card with the re-release

info, date etc. on the back, also on 'GSF' records.

I am puzzled because my copy fits the description of neither?

This copy is in a single sleeve (not gatefold), with a sticker on the front top centre, with track listings and info,

there is nothing whatsoever on the back of the sleeve just plain black.

The label is 'MMR' records (MMV-1011) and the label is black with a skull on the 'A' side,

and the inverse on the 'B' side, the label has the artist name and the label details.

can anyone please shed some light as to where this is from? I have searched the internet and cannot find

another the same, and no info at all on the label 'MMR', all you get is about the MMR jab?

Any help is appreciated

Thank you

Steve

P.S I should have added the this release is from 1994 as it states on the cover and label.

Edited May 22, 2011 by steveLuigi

[Guest Adrian]

Would be fairly sure its a reissue done for the hip hop crowd, even the sleeve looks like a 90's hip hop 12

[Guest Ste Brazil]

The 'Dope beats from back in the days' kind of gives it away!Ste.

[Northern Soul Uk]

The 'Dope beats from back in the days' kind of gives it away!Ste.

Yes I agree Ste, but what puzzled me was the label it's on, and why there are no others like it on the net as far as I could see.

Nice to have though, just for the 2 Northern tracks, but the other tracks are good also.

[pikeys dog]

100% bootleg.

[Northern Soul Uk]

100% bootleg.

What a one off?

[Godzilla]

What a one off?

Nah. Pretty sure it got a bootleg CD release on that label at the same time.

Gotta admire your determination to make out it's a desirable and significant release though

[Northern Soul Uk]

Heheh! no not trying to do that Godzilla, just confused why I couldn't see any others like it, and some folk as we know do get records pressed up themselves if the original records are hard to find otherwise, thought that might be the case.

Thank you everyone for your replies.

[Trev Thomas]

100% bootleg.

in that case it'll fit in well in his dj sets

[Sutty]

100% bootleg for the breaks crowd, i have one of these sitting around somewhere, it was sold in the independent shops at the time, probably just pressed 1000 or something. Certain it's a UK press as all the rest of the boots at the time were like the numerous funk/breaks white label comps with stickers on. value - a fiver. good pressing though!

cheers Sutty