Benji Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 If it's really the Mello Souls, that would be the best record JM auctioned in the last 10 years ever. I predict well over 10K. 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Bearsy Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 15k even more if mint and I will defo be having a bid or 2 on it :-) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I know Kenny Burrell paid Shifty £12K for it over 10 years ago now. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Philb Posted June 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2013 15k even more if mint and I will defo be having a bid or 2 on it :-) I don't like it myself, well I'll rephrase that I wouldn't spend that amount of money on it if it was a couple of hundred yes but honestly its not that great the intro is fantastic but once they start singing they are all over the place and then it seems they all lose interest three quarters of the way through. Only my opinion though. 7 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Pinch Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 more mello souls than inspirations on breakthru now isnt there......12k i reckon for this one....fabulous record Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Spacehopper Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 maybe not the best record but one of the rarest ...10-15k dean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The scan has been posted in the rare soul sales group on Facebook Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 more mello souls than inspirations on breakthru now isnt there......12k i reckon for this one....fabulous record How many inspirations are there? 4 copies! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ted Massey Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 How many inspirations are there? 4 copies! Mick Smith and I have one Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
John Parker Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Between Larry and Frank? ... most probably. However, let's not forget there were other recent items in-between those two as well: Eddie Parker - £8.2K+ Counts - £8.5K+ Prophets - £9.9K+ All very rare and very good records (and, perhaps not surprisingly, the last three are all now residing in Japan I believe). But personally I would rather have any of those five ahead of the Mello Souls. It might well exceed the price for the Prophets; but then again, travesties happen all the time. Give me One Gold Piece any day of the week. We Can Make It is not for me though, and as the Mello Souls might say, 'I Got My Pride' ... And wouldn't be surprised if the Mello Souls ends up making an Eastwards journey Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Trev Thomas Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 And wouldn't be surprised if the Mello Souls ends up making an Eastwards journey eastwards as in east coast u.k......beverley perhaps ????? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Phild Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hopefully Bradford 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Seagrave Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 And wouldn't be surprised if the Mello Souls ends up making an Eastwards journey Good point John. Or it could even go back to the USA (big money collectors there too). And that has actually cheered me up! The prospect of at least one copy of this banal, messy, contrived record being sent a few thousand miles away, to lie undisturbed in a private collection, is a rather satisfying thought. I'm feeling more mellow already ... 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Pinch Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Mick Smith and I have one tim brown still got his.....i think there`s 1 more but cant think for my life who`s got it Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
John Parker Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Good point John. Or it could even go back to the USA (big money collectors there too). And that has actually cheered me up! The prospect of at least one copy of this banal, messy, contrived record being sent a few thousand miles away, to lie undisturbed in a private collection, is a rather satisfying thought. I'm feeling more mellow already ... Now is that Mellow or Mello? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
John Parker Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 eastwards as in east coast u.k......beverley perhaps ????? Dont know about that Trev...was it Machiavelli who said everything has its price Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ezzie Brown Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 like the sharing idea of mello souls ...... .......how much for a part share of the hole in the middle???? .......go well with my scratched cracked collection of never wassers and never will be tunes .........ez Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Ss Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hopefully Bradford cheers Phil. Is that my belated birthday pressie from you? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bo Diddley Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Actual Picture AND SOUND CLIP now on website. (bearing in mind the current JM write-up, post no.8 on this thread is interesting ehh Des!! ) Edited June 12, 2013 by bo diddley Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Md Records Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Sorry Des 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pomonkey Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Another copy of the Inspirations showed up on the West Coast not too long ago Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter Richer Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Just to let you know - It's up on the auction site now. OK bidders ... off you go ... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Rimmer Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Up to £5000 already Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Premium Stuff Posted June 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2013 This auction is going to be a right old cock-waving competition 5 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Lionelonthevinyl Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Has anybody got any idea of whose copy it is for sale, or is this kind of info kept private...dont want to upset anyone, just wondered thats all.......Rob Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Has anybody got any idea of whose copy it is for sale, or is this kind of info kept private...dont want to upset anyone, just wondered thats all.......Rob Apparently it was picked up at a record fair in the US for $20! Almost mint as well. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Lionelonthevinyl Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Wow! Thank you for answering my question.....not a bad mark up so far, and what it finishes at god only knows!....Rob Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Premium Stuff Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Apparently it was picked up at a record fair in the US for $20! Almost mint as well. Ironic the seller must have been one of the few that hadn't read Manship's Guide 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 No disrespect but how anyone can compare the Mello Souls to the Inspirations, let alone say it is inferior is beyond me What a record! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 No disrespect but how anyone can compare the Mello Souls to the Inspirations, let alone say it is inferior is beyond me What a record! Which one? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Manfromsoul45s Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Apparently it was picked up at a record fair in the US for $20! Almost mint as well. $20!! that was a bit expensive..Maybe inflation 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Which one? Mello Souls Pete. I know you won't agree Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve G Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) A non soul bod found it.....and then realised what he had found.........There's gold in them thar rekkids kiddo! Edited June 12, 2013 by Steve G 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Pete S Posted June 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2013 Mello Souls Pete. I know you won't agree I like both of them...but if I had to choose it would be Inspirations. 6 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Premium Stuff Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I like both of them...but if I had to choose it would be Inspirations. Me too Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Philb Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Same here Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Louise Posted June 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2013 Apparently it was picked up at a record fair in the US for $20! Almost mint as well. I hope the $20 seller isn't a vindictive assault rifle owing redneck with a facebook account or things could turn very interesting Dave 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Cover-up Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I don't like it myself, well I'll rephrase that I wouldn't spend that amount of money on it if it was a couple of hundred yes but honestly its not that great the intro is fantastic but once they start singing they are all over the place and then it seems they all lose interest three quarters of the way through. Only my opinion though. Surely it's impossible to equate musical content and financial value? Can you ever really listen to a piece of music and think, oh, that's a two hundred quid record. Anything over a fiver is purely down to a complex algorithim based on the quadruple factors of demand, quality, condition and rarity. Obviously this one ticks all four boxes. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post SLAMMINSOUL Posted June 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Just refreshed my memory n had a listen. Please no offense meant but i think whoever pays more than $20 for this is mad! There are thousands n thousands of records better than this for a fiver never mind $20. U could buy yourself an incredible collection for what this will sell at and the collection would be all the better for not having it in it. The rarity far out ways its quality. Average at best but somebody will buy it because they can. Ignorance is bliss, i'm gonna listen to anything by Jackie Wilson now. My ears hurt after that. Atb Clint Edited June 12, 2013 by SLAMMINSOUL 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Benji Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Even though I'm not logged in I can see the auction details on JM's site including the highest bidders ID/email (booboosoul...). Anyone else too? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Philt Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Just refreshed my memory n had a listen. Please no offense meant but i think whoever pays more than $20 for this is mad! There are thousands n thousands of records better than this for a fiver never mind $20. U could buy yourself an incredible collection for what this will sell at and the collection would be all the better for not having it in it. The rarity far out ways its quality. Average at best but somebody will buy it because they can. Ignorance is bliss, i'm gonna listen to anything by Jackie Wilson now. My ears hurt after that. Atb Clint Jackie n MS, slippers n Martens. You need both Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve G Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I hope the $20 seller isn't a vindictive assault rifle owing redneck with a facebook account or things could turn very interesting Dave Annie get yer gun! I think the original finder is on a piece of the action.....maybe another middle man or broker involved (local record dealer / intermediary), but I am sure the finder of this isn't going to come out of this with $20 less commission Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Md Records Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Maybe the Triads are involved, or a Columbian drugs cartel, or international terrorists - The possibilities are endless - This is gripping stuff!! Des 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Or maybe Si from Duck Dynasty.!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bazm Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 How many inspirations are there? 4 copies! Ginger Taylor has/had one Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Corbett80 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 The stuff record collecting dreams are made of. Near mint too!!! Is anyone else as aroused by this as I am??? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 The stuff record collecting dreams are made of. Near mint too!!! Is anyone else as aroused by this as I am??? Sadly nothing about records excites me anymore. Maybe if I came across a boxfull of UK demos. But I barely lifted an eyebrow to this one or any other auctions, apart from the results. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MrsWoodsrules Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) Got to say the more I hear Mello Souls (via youtube), it grows and grows on me, for me it's a real monster tune and has everything, intro, beat, soul, sax break, what more could you want? I bet if i heard it played out, blastin though speakers in a 'euphoric' state, then this tune would really send me to that special place. Hope I get that lottery up this weekend, cos I'd Buy It Now with an offer JM wouldn't refuse if I did........chance per dream. Doesn't someone called Mick H own a copy of this too? Edited June 13, 2013 by MrsWoodsrules 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulman Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 What if, and this really is a what if, all of a sudden it got booted on a look-a-likey label. Obviously the original on offer would still be a trophy item but with a flood of boots getting played up and down the country by would be dj's, how much would it affect interest/price I wonder. Steve Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MrsWoodsrules Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Looks like theres already a boot knocking about. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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