Kenny Smith----Help Please BOOTLEG??? On Ebay

[Okehdownsouth]

Hi All you experts out there, is this a bootleg?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHERN-SOUL-Kenny-Smith-Lord-What-s-Happened-LISTEN/153165682279?hash=item23a962d667:g:vCYAAOSwAclbjbM~

[Dave Pinch]

Later 1976 issue done by the artist I think... Not a bootleg.. Remixed a bit too... Always sold as an original

Edited September 8, 2018 by dave pinch

[Okehdownsouth]

OK but it is the same as these:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenny-Smith-Lord-Whats-Happening-Go-For-Your-Self-Northern-Soul-Funk-45-7-/151555186509

[El Corol]

1 hour ago, Okehdownsouth said:

OK but it is the same as these:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenny-Smith-Lord-Whats-Happening-Go-For-Your-Self-Northern-Soul-Funk-45-7-/151555186509

No, that's a later reissue with a different b side to the first one you posted.

[Woodbutcher]

Bit of a giveaway on the second is the 2012 date on the label ... 

[Modernsoulsucks]

6 hours ago, dave pinch said:

Later 1976 issue done by the artist I think... Not a bootleg.. Remixed a bit too... Always sold as an original

 

 

I have no idea whether "real" but first time I saw this was when Sousson turned up at the Mecca with it along with those "good" replicas of Salvadors [and others I've forgotten].

Edited September 8, 2018 by modernsoulsucks

[Okehdownsouth]

Thank you for the help

[Dave Pinch]

6 hours ago, modernsoulsucks said:

 

 

I have no idea whether "real" but first time I saw this was when Sousson turned up at the Mecca with it along with those "good" replicas of Salvadors [and others I've forgotten].

I think he got Kenny to re record it Rod mid 70s.. We could argue that it wouldn't exist if not for the scene

[Corbett80]

Are we talking about the Goldspot release?

 

If so pretty sure this is the 1971 original QCA pressed first issue, with GAR following on. 

 

The lowdown from Kenny's own mouth can be found here:

 

https://www.shakeitrecords.com/cincinnatisoulspectrum/smith/index.html

 

Also:

 

And

 

 

I've also spoken with quite a few collectors about this who've all confirmed the same. You can hear it differs as it's rawer than the later GAR cut.

 

Cheers,

 

J

Edited September 16, 2018 by corbett80