I was searching through some old files recently , and found a four - page sales list of original 45s I had put together from 1982 . Needless to say , reading it again after 24 years , and looking at the prices that were allied to each disc , the respective buyers of discs from the list must have clapped their hands more than the audience at an Edwin Hawkins Singers Concert ......
As stated , the list is a four pager , with over 200 sides listed : what follows is just some of the " bargains " I let go .......
Roy Hamilton " Crackin' Up Over You " ( RCA Black Issue ) ....... £ 5
Roscoe Shelton " Running for My Life " ( Sounds Stage 7 Issue ) ...... £ 6
Herbert Hunter " I Was Born To Love You " ( Spar Issue ) ....... £ 7
Darrell Banks " I'm The One Who Loves You " ( Volt Issue ) ...... £ 3
Terry Callier " Look At Me Now " ( Cadet Demo ) ........ £ 5
Tony Middleton " To The Ends Of The Earth " ( MGM Demo ) ....... £ 4
Pookie Hudson " This Gets To Me " ( Jamie White Demo ) ....... £ 16
Shane Martin " I Need You " ( Epic Issue ) ....... £ 8
Younghearts " A Little Togetherness " ( Canterbury White Demo ) ....... £ 10
There are many examples of bollock dropping on the list , but I have had to stop , as the tears from my eyes are falling onto the keyboard ......
Just before I get my coat , surely the biggest example of testicle releasing - think King Kong - must go to this ...........
Rita DaCosta " Don't Bring Me Down " ( Mohawk White Demo ) ....... £ 10
I was searching through some old files recently , and found a four - page sales list of original 45s I had put together from 1982 . Needless to say , reading it again after 24 years , and looking at the prices that were allied to each disc , the respective buyers of discs from the list must have clapped their hands more than the audience at an Edwin Hawkins Singers Concert ......
As stated , the list is a four pager , with over 200 sides listed : what follows is just some of the " bargains " I let go .......
Roy Hamilton " Crackin' Up Over You " ( RCA Black Issue ) ....... £ 5
Roscoe Shelton " Running for My Life " ( Sounds Stage 7 Issue ) ...... £ 6
Herbert Hunter " I Was Born To Love You " ( Spar Issue ) ....... £ 7
Darrell Banks " I'm The One Who Loves You " ( Volt Issue ) ...... £ 3
Terry Callier " Look At Me Now " ( Cadet Demo ) ........ £ 5
Tony Middleton " To The Ends Of The Earth " ( MGM Demo ) ....... £ 4
Pookie Hudson " This Gets To Me " ( Jamie White Demo ) ....... £ 16
Shane Martin " I Need You " ( Epic Issue ) ....... £ 8
Younghearts " A Little Togetherness " ( Canterbury White Demo ) ....... £ 10
There are many examples of bollock dropping on the list , but I have had to stop , as the tears from my eyes are falling onto the keyboard ......
Just before I get my coat , surely the biggest example of testicle releasing - think King Kong - must go to this ...........
Rita DaCosta " Don't Bring Me Down " ( Mohawk White Demo ) ....... £ 10
Chapper's has one in his sales box for £ 750 .
Such is life .
Question : What did you let go for silly money ?
Malc Burton
The CORNER POCKET , Mexborough , South Yorkshire
Saturday , October 21st : Guest DJ - ROB SMITH
Edited by Malc Burton