James Bounty-Prove Yourself A Lady. How to tell an original?

[Soulboy60]

So I've been looking for a thread on James bounty 'Prove yourself a lady' demo, but can I find the one I want? NO

So I'll just ask you lot out there. How do you tell an original demo from the boot demo?

I have one, looks right I think, has an 'H' stamped in. But I'm not sure. Is there a definitive answer to this question as so far what I have managed to read here is a little bit vague. 3 presses? flexi vinyl? off white? slightly creamy white? scratched matrix?  What is it exactly?

I know someone here knows the answer.

[Kev John]

Discogs 

https://www.discogs.com/master/480351-James-Bounty-Prove-Yourself-A-Lady?srsltid=AfmBOopt0pV5YTYvOHr2AW1bjyQfQTNsxl3rZHyNvq6Z6W9VX5ldOxVv

[Chalky]

54 minutes ago, Soulboy60 said:

So I've been looking for a thread on James bounty 'Prove yourself a lady' demo, but can I find the one I want? NO

So I'll just ask you lot out there. How do you tell an original demo from the boot demo?

I have one, looks right I think, has an 'H' stamped in. But I'm not sure. Is there a definitive answer to this question as so far what I have managed to read here is a little bit vague. 3 presses? flexi vinyl? off white? slightly creamy white? scratched matrix?  What is it exactly?

I know someone here knows the answer.

Have you a scan

[Solidsoul]

The original demo will have either R, H or I machine stamped into the run out groove.

There was three different pressing plants used to make the originals.

Edited February 1 by Solidsoul

[Mike]

19 hours ago, Soulboy60 said:

So I've been looking for a thread on James bounty 'Prove yourself a lady' demo, but can I find the one I want? NO

So I'll just ask you lot out there. How do you tell an original demo from the boot demo?

I have one, looks right I think, has an 'H' stamped in. But I'm not sure. Is there a definitive answer to this question as so far what I have managed to read here is a little bit vague. 3 presses? flexi vinyl? off white? slightly creamy white? scratched matrix?  What is it exactly?

I know someone here knows the answer.

 

sometimes,  if you direct the search to just search the one forum, in this case say the 'box' forum you can get some quality results straight away

such as these...

one topic from 2014 and one from 2008

 

 

[Chalky]

8 hours ago, Solidsoul said:

The original demo will have either R, H or I machine stamped into the run out groove.

There was three different pressing plants used to make the originals.

Booted with a fake H though

[Solidsoul]

14 hours ago, Chalky said:

Booted with a fake H though

Yes I forgot about that, it's a long time since I sold the bootleg of this Northern Soul classic! I have had an original demo with an R in the runout and now have an issue with the R in the runout.

As you all probably know, the original demo has that thin flexible RCA type plastic whereas the boot has that thicker typical 70's bootleg stiffer vinyl. Also I think the print on the bootleg demo is very slightly fuzzy compared to the original sharp print.

Edited February 2 by Solidsoul

[Soulboy60]

On 31/01/2025 at 19:13, Chalky said:

Have you a scan

No Chalky, don't have a scan, I'll try and get one on here in the next couple of day.

I'm pretty sure though that mines the 70ts boot with the fake 'H' stamp. Can't remember where I got it from but I've had it a long long long time and it's never occurred to me to check it. 

[Soulboy60]

Well I don't think there's any need for me to scan my copy of this record. I would say it's definitely a boot of te demo with the fake 'H'.

It's not colour it should be ( it's a shade of cream) and it's not flexible (unless you want to snap it) like it should be.

But it plays fine for a ,..

Thanks to everyone for their help.