Modern day soul packs anyone?

[Scotters]

Was an interesting thread on here a while back on soul packs in the 70s / early 80s, stories of what are now very rare and sought after 45s nestling amongst dozens of other then largely unknown / unpopular sounds, all for what these days look like bargain prices..but no doubt still a fair dent in the weekly wage back then!

Still see occasional soul packs posted up in sales on here, sometimes on the bay etc...so is anyone still getting that buzz of the parcel delivery of largely unknown or the blind-buy of a bundle of 45s or 12s etc?

I was lucky to be introduced to Rod Dearlove of Voices a couple of years ago and he’s been kindly pulling together some amazing modern day soul packs for me every few months or so when funds allow..this latest box of goodies arriving this weekend which Rod’s called ‘The lost 12's of the Golden Era of Indie Soul!’...and a few 45’s too.

This latest box delivered to my neighbour last week as I was out..the look on her face was a picture when she struggled round with it and said “I think this is more building materials or tools for your garden project?!”, to which I replied “no, an early Bithday present from me to me of old records!”

...Ahhh the buzz of a parcel treat of old records hey!

So whether it’s a blind-buy pack or an order of carefully chosen records, cheap or rare, just a couple in a parcel or a bumper box delivery that’s going to make the postie or delivery guy sweat a bit, be intetested to hear of mid-summer treats landing elsewhere out there!

Cheers! 

[Guest Spain pete]

Certain shows on solar radio are my modern day soul packs nowadays , but l do wish l could turn back the hands of time and taken my addiction    more seriously back in the day

[Peter99]

I suspect that the soul packs of today bare no resemblance to the 70’s ones. As in antique dealing’s everyone knows the prices of everything these days. 

Pete 

[Guest Gogs]

A modern 1 that i've just received on UK demo , but agree there are not as many packs being sold now.

 

 

[Twoshoes]

 I've got one arriving soon, a gift from a mate in France who no longer has a record player, he tells me he sold his good stuff years ago but still has a few in the loft, he's warned me not to expect much but the anticipation and excitements still  there,one mans rubbish hopefully becomes my treasure, I'm not interested in value by treasure just something that makes me smile and my ears sing.

[Roburt]

Contempo, Soul Bowl, Oldies Unlimited, Black (K)night & more ... ohh for the golden days of soul packs.

Edited July 9, 2018 by Roburt