Guest Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 whats the dearest bootleg /pressing and who sells them Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
good angel Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I got £150 for a look a like boot,about 5years ago. Kev Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
JOE TORQUAY Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I'VE SEEN JOHN & THE WIERDEST ON THE TIE LOOKALIKE GO FOR OVER £100 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Prophonics 2029 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 (edited) Royal Esquires or Clara Hardy or is this just a bit of Spin. Paid £90 = postage for a Billy Arnel of Ebay, it had no picture, so I compalined and got a refund. Edited August 20, 2007 by Prophonics 2026 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Trev Thomas Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 a certain well known dj / dealer has recently shelled out the thick end of 2 grand for a boot of the salvadors Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter99 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 a certain well known dj / dealer has recently shelled out the thick end of 2 grand for a boot of the salvadors He could have had mine for fifty Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Moore Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I once paid $1000 for John and The Weirdest boot leg! Came from Arizona. Managed to get my refund though so I don't know if this counts. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gene-r Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I would say that the two dearerst boots are the Yum Yums lookalike from 1975 on ABC-Paramount, or any of the coloured vinyl 'demos' of I Never Knew by Eddie Foster. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rob Wigley Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 John Hillyard in LA once told me that all the Ray Agee "I'm loosing again" Soultown are Boots ! done for the other side for the USA Blues market. Never came out on anything else ? Whats that worth now ?? Rob Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gene-r Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 John Hillyard in LA once told me that all the Ray Agee "I'm loosing again" Soultown are Boots ! done for the other side for the USA Blues market. Never came out on anything else ? Whats that worth now ?? Rob No more than £20 if it's a boot. But I'll make you a happy man and offer you £30 for your honesty Rob! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simsy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I know it's not the dearest pressing, but a Soul Bros Inc - Pyramid went for £80 about three years ago. Considering it looks nothing like the original, it's crap quality and not even the full song (cuts off before the end and you can hear Ruby Sherry singing her heart out at the last knockings ) I think that's a lot of money for that record. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Prophonics 2029 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi Ian, what's Ruby got to do with it, is that the b-side. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
good angel Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I would say that the two dearerst boots are the Yum Yums lookalike from 1975 on ABC-Paramount, or any of the coloured vinyl 'demos' of I Never Knew by Eddie Foster. Yes,It was a Yum Yums, lookalike boot that I sold for £150, 5 years ago. Kev Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simsy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi Ian, what's Ruby got to do with it, is that the b-side. No no that's just it, Phonetics - Michigan Move is the B side. But as Pyramid cuts out (on the A) just before the end, you can clearly hear a couple of seconds of feminine ingenuity! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest in town Mikey Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 A couple of years ago i paid £90 for a Howard Guyton - I watched you slowly slip away reissue. :-( Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simsy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 A couple of years ago i paid £90 for a Howard Guyton - I watched you slowly slip away reissue. :-( Thinking it was an original surely? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
good angel Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Yes,It was a Yum Yums, lookalike boot that I sold for £150, 5 years ago. Kev Shuuush,IT WAS OF A WELL KNOWN DJ Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 A couple of years ago i paid £90 for a Howard Guyton - I watched you slowly slip away reissue. :-( And it was only when you sold it me that the terrible truth came out Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 The question should really be "what's the rarest bootleg pressing" because these freaks who pay silly money for pressings on ebay are just mugs. People seem so shit-scared to actually put their own prices on things nowadays without consulting a price guide or a web site. John & Weirdest bootleg is worth £30 tops, Yum Yums the same. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest in town Mikey Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Thinking it was an original surely? Yep, as Pete said, I thought I had the original. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ian Seaman Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I would think the rarest ones are these coloured vinyl Eddie foster boots, especially the 4 coloured vinyl ones of which there was only meant to be 4 copys ever made, i have been offered £180 for a blue vinyl copy . Also the 4 coloured vinyl copy bootleg of Manifesto must be pretty hard to find now. Only ever seen 1 copy and belongs to Stu Bower. Ian. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest in town Mikey Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I would think the rarest ones are these coloured vinyl Eddie foster boots, especially the 4 coloured vinyl ones of which there was only meant to be 4 copys ever made, i have been offered £180 for a blue vinyl copy . Also the 4 coloured vinyl copy bootleg of Manifesto must be pretty hard to find now. Only ever seen 1 copy and belongs to Stu Bower. Ian. Its a pity the same cant be said about the Casino Classics ones on coloured vinyl. I've a few of those. Actually they could be considered as the most expensive boots/reissues in my house. Because if they hadnt help capture my imagination about Northern Soul, I may have been saved from this life of beans on taost to pay for a copy of the final Romark track to complete the set ;-) Lost summer love - Stone soul lovin - A touch of velvet..........ended up costing me a small fortune. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest noss Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 The question should really be "what's the rarest bootleg pressing" because these freaks who pay silly money for pressings on ebay are just mugs. People seem so shit-scared to actually put their own prices on things nowadays without consulting a price guide or a web site. John & Weirdest bootleg is worth £30 tops, Yum Yums the same. I have always been lead to believe that the Prince Philip Mitchell b/w Bennie Troy of Silver Top was a hard one. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Supercorsa Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Is this thread meant to be, the most paid for a boot knowing it's a boot or the most paid not knowing it's a boot? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter99 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Is this thread meant to be, the most paid for a boot knowing it's a boot or the most paid not knowing it's a boot? I think it's about the most paid for a boot knowing it's a boot - or what is the most expensive boot out there. I can't believe noone wants my boot of the Salvadors! Maybe it's not a boot! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I once paid $1000 for John and The Weirdest boot leg! Came from Arizona. Managed to get my refund though so I don't know if this counts. We know a nice guy who in recent years paid over £2000 for John and Weirdest, which is dreadful.. a mate who shelled out £300 for Gwen and Ray. A genuine advertised bootleg: the Yum Yums went for £125-ish, often listed @ £100 and sells, can't think off-hand of a more expensive one but JOhn & The Weirest sits in the same bracket. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ezzie Brown Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 i am beginning to see the benefit of never paying more than £150 for a record, and thats a lot for some, i have paid £30 for a johnny my boy boot, but was being greedy as i wanted to sell it on, as i had one already and didnt look properly! that will teach me, have been accused of selling boots when they werent ,a tactic to beware off,if selling to rogues at niters when u r drunk!!!!!!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Harrogatesoul Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Depending on the day Tomangoes / Billy Arnell / Gwen Owens can all match a price of £50 or so. Amazing really - Wish I'd kept all mine that I bought when I were a kid in the mid 80s! Rich Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 We know a nice guy who in recent years paid over £2000 for John and Weirdest, which is dreadful.. a mate who shelled out £300 for Gwen and Ray. A genuine advertised bootleg: the Yum Yums went for £125-ish, often listed @ £100 and sells, can't think off-hand of a more expensive one but JOhn & The Weirest sits in the same bracket. If anyone would like my Yum Yums and John & The Weirdest bootlegs at £50 each I will bite their hand off. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest moggy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Once sold one of those White Fairmount boots of Frankie Beverley Bacause of my heart for £90 And it was advertised as a boot Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Where are all these people when I sell bootlegs and pressings??? Most I've ever got was £32 for Ann Sexton Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Baz Atkinson Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 SEEN THE DEL-LARKS BOOT GO FOR A FEW QUID ON THE BAY! BAZ A Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Once sold one of those White Fairmount boots of Frankie Beverley Bacause of my heart for £90 And it was advertised as a boot bought mine for a fiver at the dome in london about 6 yrs ago....bargain Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
arnie j Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 i heard that someone paid £100 for a four tracks,like my love for you,mandingo boot ! bought mine for £6 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Royal Esquires or Clara Hardy or is this just a bit of Spin. How do you spot a boot of Clara Hardy? One of the books says it goes for approx £1500 (sorry haven't got the other book) & 2 have just recently gone for £200 each on e-bay. As far as I could see they were both originals. Thanks Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wiganer1 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 If anyone would like my Yum Yums and John & The Weirdest bootlegs at £50 each I will bite their hand off. ======= i paid £100 for a yum yums boot from Ebay a few years ago! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Netspeaky Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Royal Esquires or Clara Hardy or is this just a bit of Spin. Paid £90 = postage for a Billy Arnel of Ebay, it had no picture, so I compalined and got a refund. Royal Esquires has never been booted. Why did you pay £90 for what was bound to be a boot, there was no way you were going to get a Billy Arnell for that price, that should have told you instantly what you were bidding on, and if that didn't start bells ringing then you can always ask some basic questions to clarify what you are bidding on. Buyer beware always comes to mind when doing anything on ebay. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 ======= i paid £100 for a yum yums boot from Ebay a few years ago! Christ, why??? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
pikeys dog Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 (edited) Sold a boot of The High Keyes 'Living A Lie' on eBay for £56 a few years ago - clearly marked up as not being an original copy and with a scan of the label too. Also sold a boot of the Invitations 'What's Wrong With Me Baby' for a mad sum (can't remember how much exactly but it was a lot), to a U.S. collector - clearly advertised as a boot, and even pointed out to the buyer before payment was made - he replied saying that he wanted it because it was a boot, and it was the first one he'd seen after years of searching - turned out he was a full on 'Dynovoice' collector and he had to have it. Edited August 21, 2007 by pikeys dog Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Nick Hackett Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 What about that Johnny Watson..Its better to cry..a few years ago. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 How do you spot a boot of Clara Hardy? One of the books says it goes for approx £1500 (sorry haven't got the other book) & 2 have just recently gone for £200 each on e-bay. As far as I could see they were both originals. Thanks they were originals, some copies turned up. I don't understand why when some copies turn up people just assume it is a bootleg because of what it's "supposed" to sell for. like are they trying to protect the value of their 'real' originals that they paid $2000 for? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gavin Page Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 John Hillyard in LA once told me that all the Ray Agee "I'm loosing again" Soultown are Boots ! done for the other side for the USA Blues market. Never came out on anything else ? Whats that worth now ?? Rob Off topic sorry. John Hillyard what a man Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sean Hampsey Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 What about that Johnny Watson..Its better to cry..a few years ago. How much do they go for Nick? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 How much do they go for Nick? I think the first one was four figures...then another leaked out...then it became obvious they were pressed on modern plastic and it was all a scam Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 the John & the Wierdest boots are quite hard to spot though are'nt they?,what with the originals being hard? Probably into weighing the vinyl to spot 'em? Sold mine i think to JM ,HOPE IT WAS A BOOT Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 the John & the Wierdest boots are quite hard to spot though are'nt they?,what with the originals being hard? Probably into weighing the vinyl to spot 'em? Sold mine i think to JM ,HOPE IT WAS A BOOT If you hold the boot to the light the vinyl looks almost reddy/brown - plus if you put the needle on the record, it's totally silwnt and then you hear the slight hiss of the original come in Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sean Hampsey Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I think the first one was four figures...then another leaked out...then it became obvious they were pressed on modern plastic and it was all a scam Ah. Thanks Pete. I get it. Nick was referring to the price of the first one that turned up, rather than the current price of the ones that turned up in quantity. To be honest, I had thought that these were legitimate pressings, rather than Boots. I believed that they were newly pressed 45's, by the owner of the Valise label, of previously unissued material, from legitimate tapes of his own (unreleased material). He also pressed up a lovely Frank Dell track around the same time, in "Welcome Home" and did a limited run of JGW on Red vinyl which is quite rare I believe. Sean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 If you hold the boot to the light the vinyl looks almost reddy/brown - plus if you put the needle on the record, it's totally silwnt and then you hear the slight hiss of the original come in thanks PETE,have heard that before ,just forgot, must be old age .But i ain't got it now to hold up to the light.As for the hiss,my hearing's never been that good......... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Simsy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Sold a boot of The High Keyes 'Living A Lie' on eBay for £56 a few years ago - clearly marked up as not being an original copy and with a scan of the label too. Strewth! Sold an orange crackin up 2nd issue for £45 just before Christmas.. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Black Gold of the Sun Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 a certain well known dj / dealer has recently shelled out the thick end of 2 grand for a boot of the salvadors And Got His Money Back Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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