46 of the rarest soul/funk 45s to come from the most miniscule independent labels with facsimile label artwork. 108 page hardback book. MP3 download. Label art 45 adapters. All housed in a retro, vinyl-covered, embossed carry case.

Looks incredible. A no brainer purchase for people who love 45s.....

Watch the saga unfold https://www.numerogroup.com/eccentricsoul/

I can't wait

It's gonna cost a fortune to import, but I got my order in already.

Although I gotta say that some of the sample tracks they've put up aren't as inspiring as I'd been expecting.

hahaha. the "elements of peace" single was recorded in the little town i live - monterey, california. i live on the old decommissioned Fort Ord Army base.

small world....

  On 12/08/2012 at 01:15, ljblanken said:

hahaha. the "elements of peace" single was recorded in the little town i live - monterey, california. i live on the old decommissioned Fort Ord Army base.

small world....

Drove thru your town a few years back, singing 'I'm on the freeway to Monterey', who sang that ? My memory is shot !

  On 12/08/2012 at 19:56, polyvelts said:

Drove thru your town a few years back, singing 'I'm on the freeway to Monterey', who sang that ? My memory is shot !

Arnold McCuller think it was LP only but sure one of our Scandivian cousins will have a 45 tucked away somewhere.

  On 12/08/2012 at 20:23, jocko said:

Arnold McCuller think it was LP only but sure one of our Scandivian cousins will have a 45 tucked away somewhere.

Cheers jocko ! Classic 80s modern !!

  On 12/08/2012 at 19:56, polyvelts said:

Drove thru your town a few years back, singing 'I'm on the freeway to Monterey', who sang that ? My memory is shot !

oh sorry i didn't respond - was out of the country and offline for a bit there...but now back in foggy monterey eating squid and chips!

Edited August 16, 201212 yr by ljblanken

Arnold McCuller did come out on a 45 - have a demo copy of this...

just got this yesterday, amazing. listening right now.

I couldn't bring myself to buy this set......I should really pick up the book cos that looks great, but as far as the rest of the box is concerned, it would have sat in the corner, gathering dust. I'm probably missing out, but I still can't deal with buying reissue 45's, no matter how nicely they're packaged.

Edited November 2, 201212 yr by Greg Belson

  On 02/11/2012 at 19:06, Greg Belson said:

I couldn't bring myself to buy this set......I should really pick up the book cos that looks great, but as far as the rest of the box is concerned, it would have sat in the corner, gathering dust. I'm probably missing out, but I still can't deal with buying reissue 45's, no matter how nicely they're packaged.

book + mp3s is an alternative.

but, come one man, can you truthfully tell me that 90% of your collection just sits in a corner gathering dust most the time anyway? i know mine does

besides, there are a number of 45s in there which i'll probably never own originals of

  On 02/11/2012 at 19:11, Kris Holmes said:

can you truthfully tell me that 90% of your collection just sits in a corner gathering dust most the time anyway?

I can truthfully tell you that my LP's are pretty dormant...........but I'm in my 45's crates everyday. I think the book & mp3's would work.....the book for me, and the mp3's for the wifey and the car. I'm pretty much a slave to the OG 45, mate.....it's a curse, I tell you!

  On 02/11/2012 at 19:21, Greg Belson said:

I'm pretty much a slave to the OG 45, mate.....it's a curse, I tell you!

i too know that curse, but am not against trying to break it every now & then when the op presents

  On 02/11/2012 at 19:21, Greg Belson said:

I can truthfully tell you that my LP's are pretty dormant...........but I'm in my 45's crates everyday. I think the book & mp3's would work.....the book for me, and the mp3's for the wifey and the car. I'm pretty much a slave to the OG 45, mate.....it's a curse, I tell you!

It's definitely a curse Greg. I've majorely scaled down my LP's and 12"'s over the last 4-5 years and now those particular sections have become easily manageable again. I'm finally getting to my 45's and doing the same operation again which will run for the next few years before it's in a similar state. I'm moving house at the moment, which is a major focus in terms of what do I need to actually lug to another location at the risk of filling 2 rooms with physical plastic.

My problem is that I've also been collecting CD masters for the last 22 years and now the sheer scale of my CD collection is challenging the sheer scale of the vinyl collection.

I've been running out of room for the last 40 years now I think about it......

Ian D

ou of interest what was the extra record # 46 (now sold out) ?

another one by the Soul Walkers.

there other rel. "never say.." on cardinal avalon ? I have that but not the other (even rarer) one that comes with this box. still havent made up my mind wether to buy or not though..