Bileo - You Can Win

[Cunnie]

Am I missing something here?

A blue second issue currently more than an Orange original with a day to go.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bileo-You-Can-Win-Rare-Modern-Soul-45-Watts-City-mp3-/360494535548?_trksid=p2046732.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D2736124981386070076%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D180991136737%26

[Dave Pinch]

real and rarer martin altho a 2nd press type o thing

[Peter99]

Am I missing something here?

A blue second issue currently more than an Orange original with a day to go.

https://www.ebay.com/...d=180991136737

Blimey. I'm sure I've got a blue one somewhere - might have a look in a bit. Always thought it was dodgy.

[Hammersoul]

Looks like buyer didn`t realize they were getting a 2rd press maybe? . Is this really gone up that much? I paid about a £10/15 from Crazy Beat in the 90`s for a Orange one. Oh my god i`m sounding like Simon Murray in his Soul Bowl days .

[Dave Pinch]

yes was only a tenner til maybe 10 years ago ..gone up a bit gotta be £100+ on either orange or blue imvho

[Sean Hampsey]

Looks like buyer didn`t realize they were getting a 2rd press maybe? . Is this really gone up that much? I paid about a £10/15 from Crazy Beat in the 90`s for a Orange one. Oh my god i`m sounding like Simon Murray in his Soul Bowl days .

I was sent an FOC box full, of Blue and Orange copies (about half dozen of each) plus full Press Kit, from the label owner, 30 years ago, Wayne.

Owzat!

Sean

[Guest Nick Harrison]

Am I missing something here?

A blue second issue currently more than an Orange original with a day to go.

https://www.ebay.com/...d=180991136737

Demand has risen and it's value too - throughout the european mainland including Sweden.

£80 uk pounds and over - is common for the Blue. As a growing interest has been created in Bileo, via Robot People/Things Will Be Better Tomorrow by Bill Williams (Bileo connection ?) on WCM, which has become popular also.

Edited October 20, 2012 by Nick Harrison

[Guest Polyvelts]

I got mine from manship must have been 1982 ish, deffo Clifton hall era, he put quite a big ad in black echoes with a list of current stuff - ot sykes - stone crush, dustin Wilson - have some sympathy, supurbs - in and out of love etc. I think you could buy pick 5 for £20, something like that anyhow.

Mine was a blue one, must have been pretty much a new release at the time I was surprised hearing the blue was a second issue, it deffo wasn't due to demand from the uk Market, only remember hearing it get a few spins, must have been a local LA hit ??

[Barry]

I got mine from manship must have been 1982 ish, deffo Clifton hall era, he put quite a big ad in black echoes with a list of current stuff - ot sykes - stone crush, dustin Wilson - have some sympathy, supurbs - in and out of love etc. I think you could buy pick 5 for £20, something like that anyhow.

Mine was a blue one, must have been pretty much a new release at the time I was surprised hearing the blue was a second issue, it deffo wasn't due to demand from the uk Market, only remember hearing it get a few spins, must have been a local LA hit ??

It was a very big record though, got spins everywhere, went straight to the top of my wants list when it broke.

Paid £30 for mine then which was a couple of bob at the time.

[Jim Ohara]

As a collector of all types of soul over the years and having had many rare 70's stuff and sold them to fund other projects, why anyone would want to pay anywhere near £100 is beyond me

Bileo is not a rare record, and whilst it is part of modern soul history and background, in my opinion it's not particularly soulful

There are many many records out there at a fraction of the price that are streets ahead of this

Only my opinion of course

Jim

[Barry]

As a collector of all types of soul over the years and having had many rare 70's stuff and sold them to fund other projects, why anyone would want to pay anywhere near £100 is beyond me

Bileo is not a rare record, and whilst it is part of modern soul history and background, in my opinion it's not particularly soulful

There are many many records out there at a fraction of the price that are streets ahead of this

Only my opinion of course

Jim

It is only your opinion Jim, yes.

[Jim Ohara]

It is indeed Barry

But there is also some fact - the record isn't rare!

Jim

[Barry]

It is indeed Barry

But there is also some fact - the record isn't rare!

Jim

...and?

[Jim Ohara]

And ..... Merely a response to your " in your opinion jim"

End of thread

Cheers barry

Jim

[Guest Nick Harrison]

And this was my very first copy supplied by Kev Roberts via a Black Echoes advert, when Kev lived and supplied in the USA .

Which tempted me to sell my second purchased copy on a orange label many years later, believing what Kev had written on the outer paper sleeve was accurate.

Nick.

[Hammersoul]

And this was my very first copy supplied by Kev Roberts via a Black Echoes advert, when Kev lived and supplied in the USA .

Which tempted me to sell my second purchased copy on a orange label many years later, believing what Kev had written on the outer paper sleeve was accurate.

Nick.

So Blue could be first press? Has anyone been in touch with band to confirm?

My view is they were pressed on differant colours at same time at differant pressing plants,used to happen a lot,some thing to do with East/West coast rivalry thing.

[Hammersoul]

I was sent an FOC box full, of Blue and Orange copies (about half dozen of each) plus full Press Kit, from the label owner, 30 years ago, Wayne.

Owzat!

Sean

That defo tops me lol

Have you still got the press kit Sean? Might give a clue what colour was first.

[Simon M]

Dave Raistrick has the answer Wayne . Pretty sure its orange