Just got this off the bay for £6.24p :-)

very pleased!

Includes the brilliant 'Your love can save me'

Edited October 12, 201212 yr by Steve Luigi

I got mine mint from a dollar bin 15 years ago. I always play "you're the one for me bobby" on my birthday even though I know it's about Bobby Rogers.

  On 12/10/2012 at 00:17, boba said:

I got mine mint from a dollar bin 15 years ago. I always play "you're the one for me bobby" on my birthday even though I know it's about Bobby Rogers.

Got it for the 'Your love can save me' track. Thought this was the only way to get it, but I saw on a write up yesterday that is was promo'd on a 'Tamla' 4 track EP too. Never seen one and apparently very scarce.

Here's a video with the EP in question. Anyone ever seen one?

Edited October 12, 201212 yr by Steve Luigi

No, not seen that. From the YouTube picture It looks like a later press, 70's or even later - Might have been a sampler for a "Best Of" type LP. Was it on a later LP than Sophisticated Soul?

I've never seen that either Mick, not listed on Don't Forget The Motor City or any other list I can view right now.

Your Love Can Save Me (Valerie Simpson-Nickolas Ashford) publ. Jobete

The Marvelettes; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 27-Oct-66 ; produced by Ivy Jo Hunter ; [lead - Wanda Rogers]

26-Aug-68; LP (S): Tamla S286 Sophisticated Soul

26-Aug-68; LP (M): Tamla T286 Sophisticated Soul [DJ copies only]

09-Mar-92; CD: Motown MOTD 5430 Sophisticated Soul

23-Mar-98; CD (M): Debutante 530 814 2 This Is Northern Soul! Volume 2 [uK]

02-May-05; CD (M): Motown 067 024 2 This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound Volume 1 [uK]

06-Nov-06; CD: Reader's Digest RDCD 5411-3 The Ultimate Motown Collection - Dance Party

  On 12/10/2012 at 00:22, Steve Luigi said:

Got it for the 'Your love can save me' track. Thought this was the only way to get it, but I saw on a write up yesterday that is was promo'd on a 'Tamla' 4 track EP too. Never seen one and apparently very scarce.

Here's a video with the EP in question. Anyone ever seen one?

Where was the write up?

  On 12/10/2012 at 00:22, Steve Luigi said:

Got it for the 'Your love can save me' track. Thought this was the only way to get it, but I saw on a write up yesterday that is was promo'd on a 'Tamla' 4 track EP too. Never seen one and apparently very scarce.

Here's a video with the EP in question. Anyone ever seen one?

Yes, can't view the clip at work, so can't say if it's the same one.

It looked right enough to me, but then what do I know ?

T

  On 12/10/2012 at 07:39, chalky said:

Where was the write up?

It's on the YouTube page .... www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2UHmlkPAEk ... Just uploaders comments really.

The video does show a bit more detail of the label, although you may go blind if you try to read the track listing. Cant see a list number there, but it's so bluury, i could be wrong.

Cheers

Mick

  On 12/10/2012 at 07:27, Mick Holdsworth said:

No, not seen that. From the YouTube picture It looks like a later press, 70's or even later - Might have been a sampler for a "Best Of" type LP. Was it on a later LP than Sophisticated Soul?

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

And that's the very one,

didn't want to use your name in vain Paul, but was hoping you'd seen this.

ATB

Tony

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

that must be worth a pretty penny, never knew it existed!

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

Cheers Paul.

I don't recall ever seeing one. The YouTube clip (I could only see the picture and not play the clip) didn't do it justice.

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

Thanks Paul, that looks great. What are the other two tracks.

Cheers

Mick

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

And I suppose it begs the question of how many more of those promo e.p's were produced for other albums ??

A Shorty Long one would be nice.

Tony

  On 12/10/2012 at 00:14, Steve Luigi said:

Just got this off the bay for £6.24p :-)

very pleased!

Includes the brilliant 'Your love can save me'

good stuff Steve, just sorted myself one too at a similar price, corking track, new to me

Thanks for the info lads, I'd love to see one of those EPs in the flesh, must be ultra rare..

and yes Andy, brilliant track, used to hear in the clubs in the 70s, but never had a copy. :-)

  On 12/10/2012 at 11:13, Mick Holdsworth said:

Thanks Paul, that looks great. What are the other two tracks.

Cheers

Mick

The flip side has :

1) I'm gonna hold on

2) You're the one for me Bobby

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

Wow!! how nice is that, some things are just dam pretty.

Got a white demo of the lp about 8 years ago without the sleeve. Bought a knacked issue Lp for a dollar and used the sleeve from that for my demo Lp

  On 12/10/2012 at 11:49, andyk123 said:

good stuff Steve, just sorted myself one too at a similar price, corking track, new to me

Early Wigan classic......I have one which I got for about £6. Came from Australia and it was still in the shrink wrap!

How does a Detroit album land in Australia and never even gets opened never mind played? 44 years old and it looks absolutely perfect, even the inner sleeve with all the album adverts is totally mint.

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

I didn't know such EP's existed, there's one copy on popsike : https://www.popsike.com/MARVELETTES-Sophisticated-Soul-MOTOWN-45-PROMO-ONLY-EP/300440518230.html

My LP is a white DJ MONO :

Can't see that EP going for the same now as one on Popsike in 2008. I reckon add at least a 1 to the front!!

  On 12/10/2012 at 09:10, soul45s said:

Mick, its a 60s vinyl press, to promote the album, it has to be one of the rarest Motown related 45s

regards Paul

HOLY HELL I WANT THAT!!!

  On 12/10/2012 at 18:59, Steve Luigi said:

Can't see that EP going for the same now as one on Popsike in 2008. I reckon add at least a 1 to the front!!

I could see it going for that. It's an under the radar item and there isn't a huge demand / rush for it. Stuff like that tends to go cheap on ebay.

  On 12/10/2012 at 17:10, Steve Lane said:

How does a Detroit album land in Australia and never even gets opened never mind played? 44 years old and it looks absolutely perfect, even the inner sleeve with all the album adverts is totally mint.

I found a near mint UK copy of that album over here in Japan!

Would like to see a valuation guide for UK Tamla-Motown albums...are there any on the net?

  On 12/10/2012 at 21:24, boba said:

I could see it going for that. It's an under the radar item and there isn't a huge demand / rush for it. Stuff like that tends to go cheap on ebay.

There is now LOL!!

_{Im putting the EP on ebay later today}

Heheh!! I'd love it, but a bit over the top on price for me.

  On 14/10/2012 at 21:32, Steve Luigi said:

Heheh!! I'd love it, but a bit over the top on price for me.

Ditto..............high starting price Paul, not always a good idea.

I'll be checking those euro numbers Very carefully tomorrow

T

Best starting at the lowest you're willing to sell for, and I know it sounds risky, but items starting at 99p invariably sell for more than items with a high start price. As they say in the auction business it's a 'come and get me'