Julianb Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Runaway/ What a night - Hot Lead HL4 Reggae thing - can't find anything about it. TIA Julian
Soul-slider Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 All the Inner Mind 45s on Hot Lead are worth in between £5-£30. Not sure about the one you have as I've never heard it. I can ask Marc Griffiths over on the Pama forum if you like as I know he is an expert on this group.
Soul-slider Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I just posted over there Julian and asked about it ok. Should get a reply later and I'll let you know tonight when I get back from work..
Julianb Posted December 20, 2013 Author Posted December 20, 2013 All the Inner Mind 45s on Hot Lead are worth in between £5-£30. Not sure about the one you have as I've never heard it. I can ask Marc Griffiths over on the Pama forum if you like as I know he is an expert on this group. That would be great. Also found Owen Gray - Hurricane/Sugar Shirley Hot Lead HL6 any value on this would be much appreciated. Thanks
Soul-slider Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 No need retiring yet Julian, they are both in the low end of my guesstimate.
Julianb Posted December 20, 2013 Author Posted December 20, 2013 Too late - retired last year! Didn't think they would be worth much, but always better to ask. Many thanks Julian
Derek Pearson Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Hey up Julian - Hot Lead was a Dewsbury, West Yorkshire based Reggae label from the early 1970's. Most if not all of the recordings were done at King Street Studios in Huddersfield. I found a handful of 45s on this label a few years ago and not found any since. Derek After a number of singles on various Pama labels, Ian Smith set up a tiny UK reggae label (Shades) in 1971, with just two releases. Both singles were by his house band - The Inner Mind, one of the very few white Reggae bands at that time. He soon launched his Hot Lead label out of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire in 1972. Eighteen records were issued between 1972 (HL 1) and 1974 (HL 19); HL 13 was not issued. https://www.45cat.com/label/hot-lead
Kegsy Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Beat me to it Derek, I remember seeing these around 1970 probably at the Textile Hall in Bradford. Kegsy
Soul-slider Posted December 26, 2013 Posted December 26, 2013 There are a few by the Inner Mind that sell quite well to old skinheads. 'Reggae Limits' & 'Doggy Bite Postman' are 2 which spring to mind.
Pete S Posted December 26, 2013 Posted December 26, 2013 Nothing on Hot Lead to get excited about I'm afraid. I'm sure Little Stevie's Dad had a record or played on a record on the Hot Lead label. The Inner Mind had a live album on Pama. They were said to be the best white Reggae band in the UK.
Soul-slider Posted December 26, 2013 Posted December 26, 2013 I think the most popular one by the group is on 'Shades'....'Jesse James Rides Again' or something like that?
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