Uk Grapevine Pre-Release Acetates - Which Releases? How Many?

[Derek Pearson]

Pretty certain this subject has been dissected many times before but a cursory run through soul source and the internet beyond didn't show up anything.

 

The UK Grapevine label run by John Anderson of Soul Bowl, Kings Lynn fame released 49 singles between the years 1977 - 1980.

 

I personally bought many of them as new releases from Woods record store in Bradford at the time.

 

However I can distinctly recall seeing Kev Joss (a well known geezer from the North East at the time) carrying summat like a Grapevine pre-release white label promo acetate with hand written credits - might have even been 10" or single sided? - across the record bar of a well known club in Wigan.

 

I was immediately impressed and slightly jealous.

 

Has anybody got any label scans to help ease my curious mind.

 

Does anybody know (or seen a list of) which Grapevine releases got this pre-release acetate treatment?

 

Numbers wise I suspect only a couple o' dozen of each acetate were made and distributed out to influential taste makers of the day.

 

Derek

[Mike]

just tagged this thread with a "grapevine" tag Derek

 

so info shows via below and the tag link here

 

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/tags/forums/grapevine/

 

this one has fair bit of into 

 

 

more here

[Rupert]

Theres two in sales today

[Tfk]

Pretty certain this subject has been dissected many times before but a cursory run through soul source and the internet beyond didn't show up anything.

The UK Grapevine label run by John Anderson of Soul Bowl, Kings Lynn fame released 49 singles between the years 1977 - 1980.

I personally bought many of them as new releases from Woods record store in Bradford at the time.

However I can distinctly recall seeing Kev Joss (a well known geezer from the North East at the time) carrying summat like a Grapevine pre-release white label promo acetate with hand written credits - might have even been 10" or single sided? - across the record bar of a well known club in Wigan.

I was immediately impressed and slightly jealous.

Has anybody got any label scans to help ease my curious mind.

Does anybody know (or seen a list of) which Grapevine releases got this pre-release acetate treatment?

Numbers wise I suspect only a couple o' dozen of each acetate were made and distributed out to influential taste makers of the day.

Derek

Hi Derek

Hope alls good - 2 of the albums acetates and 2 45s , from same source at the same venue ....

Best tfk

Edited October 26, 2013 by tfk