Willie Hutch Love Runs Out/ Bobby Hutton-Lend A Hand Uk Abc

[Hayden Road]

How can I tell the difference between the 77/78 UK release and the current ones that are all over e-bay?

 

Or is there no difference at all?   

[Pete S]

Well if it's been reissued it's not going to have the proper stamped details in the run off like on the 77 release.

[John Benson]

Can't say as I'd noticed the UK release of this getting any other issue - or have I missed something?

I'd have to check the ones you mentioned to see.

[Modernsoulsucks]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bobby-Hutton-Lend-A-Hand-Willie-Hutch-Love-Runs-Out-Nothern-Soul-Vinyl-45-Listen-/301116165111?pt=UK_Records&hash=item461bec0bf7

 

This I assume.

 

ROD

[John Benson]

Hmm, I see what you mean, there's some 'suspect' copies out there. first glance I'd say the ones with no middles, like the US releases are dodgy, the original UK 45 was a solid centre, I don't remember seeing any dinked copies.

 

 

If there are any, the big 'A' in the middle is bigger than the hole that would be left.

I'm fairly sure that it would still be partially visible if it had been punched out for juke box use etc.

The solid centre ones look OK to me. But if anyone knows more, do tell 

[John Benson]

I thought that looked like the 70's release, this one looks suspect: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOBBY-HUTTON-LEND-A-HAND-WIGAN-CASINO-MONSTER-NORTHERN-SOUL-LISTEN/291096144803?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20202%26meid%3D5321532341809040480%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9063%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D200925531663

[John Benson]

Mr Smith himself asked about some of these a few years back... The plot thickens: 

[Guest Gogs]

My copy (that i've always believed to be orig uk) has the small hole with large black "A", has a scratched run-out mark reading ABC-4206-A1 + ABC-4206-A2.

 

Well if it's been reissued it's not going to have the proper stamped details in the run off like on the 77 release.

[Guest Gogs]

Found this one on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Northern-Soul-BOBBY-HUTTON-LEND-A-HAND-Hear-/261413206473?pt=UK_Records&hash=item3cdd70f9c9

 

not sure if it's just a bad picture, but on scan of mine (below) you can clearly see 3 circles going through the letter "A"

 

[Guest Gogs]

Over a hundred views since i posted and still no definite answer. 

[pikeys dog]

The one you've posted above (with the ridges running through the A) is an original UK 70's issue.

 

You can tell this because of the anti-slip milling to the vinyl around the label .

 

The other, more recent ones don't have this.

 

I wouldn't trust the large hole one as far as I could spit a watermelon - more so when you look at the sellers other items - all recent boots....

[Sjclement]

The original UK releases will have a "grip" running around the outside of the lable 

[John Benson]

Just in case anyone is confused, 'anti slip milling' and 'a grip running around the outside of the label' - means the same thing 

[Kev John]

The 1 with the anti slip grip is the original 77 release 

 

all others are dodgy boots  imo

 

Kev   

[Tony A]

Just in case anyone is confused, 'anti slip milling' and 'a grip running around the outside of the label' - means the same thing 

 

I was thinking that also John. 

[Sjclement]

Just in case anyone is confused, 'anti slip milling' and 'a grip running around the outside of the label' - means the same thing 

 

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