Come On Train-don Thomas-nuvj

[ajb]

"come on train" - Don Thomas - NUVJ

deep red label, VG+(atleast) condition vinyl, VG++/EX label

any ideas of cost

thanks

alan

[Chalky]

I've seen it go for various prices, from around £50 to £150. Personally thought it was worth around £75 but books at twice that in the JM guide.

Edited February 13, 2008 by chalky

[Prophonics 2029]

What about a demo or the blue copy.

[Ronjon]

"come on train" - Don Thomas - NUVJ

deep red label, VG+(atleast) condition vinyl, VG++/EX label

any ideas of cost

thanks

alan

I thought the deep red(mauve) coloured version was a boot. Only white DJ or bright pink stock copies are the real thing. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Soul-slider]

I thought the deep red(mauve) coloured version was a boot. Only white DJ or bright pink stock copies are the real thing. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Bright pink & white demo's are kosher.

Red one's.....

[ajb]

I thought the deep red(mauve) coloured version was a boot. Only white DJ or bright pink stock copies are the real thing. Correct me if I'm wrong.

thanks for that

alan

[Guest Matt Male]

Bright pink & white demo's are kosher.

Red one's.....

Also the red boot has silver writing, the pink original is in black writing.

[Guest Glynn Jones]

I used to have a copy on a black label (can't remember what it was) with inst as b side.

The thing I remember most is, the sound was crystal clear and had last three notes on end that you don't usually hear.

Any ideas what this was?

G

Edited February 13, 2008 by Glynn Jones

[Prophonics 2029]

I used to have a copy on a black label (can't remember what it was) with inst as b side.

The thing I remember most is, the sound was crystal clear and had last three notes on end that you don't usually hear.

Any ideas what this was?

G

No thats the blue one, ends with the piano 3 notes. I have a copy some where.

[Guest Matt Male]

I used to have a copy on a black label (can't remember what it was) with inst as b side.

The thing I remember most is, the sound was crystal clear and had last three notes on end that you don't usually hear.

Any ideas what this was?

G

This one? British issue. Says (vocal) on A side so i'm assuming B side is the instrumental.

Edited February 13, 2008 by Matt Male

[Pauldonnelly]

how much a white promo these days? I'm selling.

[Guest moggy]

I've seen it go for various prices, from around £50 to £150. Personally thought it was worth around £75 but books at twice that in the JM guide.

Ive sold a couple of issues, never reached £50 on either on ebay

The good people of Germany seem to love this tune and most copies seem to get snapped up by them

never a £150 record just far too many around, Demo maybe

[Guest Glynn Jones]

This one? British issue. Says (vocal) on A side so i'm assuming B side is the instrumental.

Yep. That's the one, mate.

[Prophonics 2029]

Wow is that red as well, never seen one of those before.

[Guest Matt Male]

Wow is that red as well, never seen one of those before.

No it's not red vinyl, its just a reflection on the black vinyl. Not mine btw.

[Nocker]

What is the blue, normal looking VJ lable then, is that a boot??

[Guest Gogs]

how much a white promo these days? I'm selling.

last one i seen for sale was priced £190 can't remember where or when (maybe too much of the amber nectar )

[Guest Matt Male]

What is the blue, normal looking VJ lable then, is that a boot??

This one? Second issue i always thought.

Edited February 14, 2008 by Matt Male

[Jim G]

What hell is this one ?!!

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DON-THOMAS-COME-ON-T...7QQcmdZViewItem

[Guest]

This one? Second issue i always thought.

The Blue V.J. is a bootleg.

[Prophonics 2029]

What hell is this one ?!!

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DON-THOMAS-COME-ON-T...7QQcmdZViewItem

A load of crap they even ran out of ink so what's the quality going to be like.

[Steve G]

The Blue V.J. is a bootleg.

...or legal reissue?

Can confirm Pink def came first.

Edited February 14, 2008 by Steve G

[Prophonics 2029]

Blue VJ is a different version so it cant be a boot and it has the instrumental version on the other side.

I always saw the blue for years only in the last 12 years seen the pink an white.

Edited February 14, 2008 by Prophonics 2029

[De-to]

A load of crap they even ran out of ink so what's the quality going to be like.

they ran out of ink because they have so many boot 45s for sale,yet again more bootlegs on e-bay!!!

[Jason S]

last one i seen for sale was priced £190 can't remember where or when (maybe too much of the amber nectar )

Did it actually sell though cos my white demo's still here and it's only £60

[Steve G]

Blue VJ is a different version so it cant be a boot and it has the instrumental version on the other side.

Yeah good point, Thomas also did the slower "train keep moving" on Cal State,and later "Calling me home" so he obviously had a thing about going on journeys back home

Edited February 14, 2008 by Steve G

[Nocker]

That white lable on ebay is a rip off!!!

Funny the comments as i bought the blue one at Wigan from Russ's little shop on the balcony whilst is was still a played sound, a few weeks later the pink ones appeared and i always thought them to be the second/boots especially with a label like nu.vj....it always struck as as being a not quite right...well you live and learn. By the way is the DJM one the same as the pinlk one or the blue one???

Cheers John

Edited February 14, 2008 by Nocker

[Steve G]

That white lable on ebay is a rip off!!!

Funny the comments as i bought the blue one at Wigan from Russ's little shop on the balcony whilst is was still a played sound, a few weeks later the pink ones appeared and i always thought them to be the second/boots especially with a label like nu.vj....it always struck as as being a not quite right...well you live and learn. By the way is the DJM one the same as the pinlk one or the blue one???

Cheers John

Pink was 73, Blue was 75 ....where's me anorak

[Ric-tic]

That white lable on ebay is a rip off!!!

Funny the comments as i bought the blue one at Wigan from Russ's little shop on the balcony whilst is was still a played sound, a few weeks later the pink ones appeared and i always thought them to be the second/boots especially with a label like nu.vj....it always struck as as being a not quite right..

i think exactly what you think, i swear the brownie one was the way i remember it being played at the mecca

[Nocker]

Steve

Sorry mate but i am not so sure!!!! I am still convinced in my mind the blue was first, as i said i bought mine when it was still a "played" sound not when it had peaked and the pink one appeared. But i am willing to be convinced. Cheers John

[Steve G]

Steve

Sorry mate but i am not so sure!!!! I am still convinced in my mind the blue was first, as i said i bought mine when it was still a "played" sound not when it had peaked and the pink one appeared. But i am willing to be convinced. Cheers John

I got the blue one first too - just like you - from Cheapo Cheapo - which was like an extended version of Russ's booth upstairs at the Casino only in Soho. Was told by John A later that the pink one is the first issue. The blue one does have a 75 date on it. Steve

[Prophonics 2029]

Think I got my blue from the shop with a casino classic but that was 1978.

[Guest Matt Male]

To my mind the pink NUVJ is the original 1st issue, the blue VJ is a legal reissue, the black DJM seems to be a legal British issue of a slightly different version probably taken from the blue VJ, the deep red is the boot. Mind you i would say this as i've got a pink one

I can see where people are coming from about the blue VJ one. I remember loads of these about late 70s/early 80s before seeing the pink one, mind you this makes me think even more that the blue is far more common than the pink. Having said that if you look on popsike you'll see the blue fetch £50 being sold as an 'original'.

Having said all that i seem to remember seeing a black VJ at some point. Is that a demo? Can anyone confirm?

[Chalky]

I thought the deep red(mauve) coloured version was a boot. Only white DJ or bright pink stock copies are the real thing. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I was referring to the pink ones when I quoted what I thought they are worth...

[Kjw]

how much a white promo these days? I'm selling.

I remember Dave Withers having about 200 of the white demos - he struggled to get rid of them at £5 each - early 90's I think

[Guest Budgie]

Didn't Neil Rushdon import the pink copies early 70's.Along with various releases on Brown Door.I always thought it was a California release and Vee Jay is a Chicago area label.

Pete.

[Guest CliftonHall1]

Didn't Neil Rushdon import the pink copies early 70's.Along with various releases on Brown Door.I always thought it was a California release and Vee Jay is a Chicago area label.

Pete.

[Guest CliftonHall1]

True.

Natty Neil bought the PINK Originals in from a warehouse find in California. I took a box of 100 from him along with Buster & Eddies etc.

NuVJ relates to the first effort by the daughter after relocating from Chicago to CA . Rather like Gordy and Motown had done.

I later saw the "mother" plates she had of Beatles 45's.

Dave McCadden had a quantity of white demo's in 80's from a Transvestite "Push & Plug" guy (sorry) in CA.

[Guest Matt Male]

NuVJ relates to the first effort by the daughter after relocating from Chicago to CA . Rather like Gordy and Motown had done.

Very interesting stuff Alan.

So does this mean that COT was reissued on NuVJ from VJ, meaning VJ is the first issue, or (which i hope) that NuVJ was first and then issued later by VJ Chicago?

It's looking like no one has the definative answer apart from the dates 74/75. Fingers crossed for the pink one.

[Steve G]

Very interesting stuff Alan.

So does this mean that COT was reissued on NuVJ from VJ, meaning VJ is the first issue, or (which i hope) that NuVJ was first and then issued later by VJ Chicago?

It's looking like no one has the definative answer apart from the dates 74/75. Fingers crossed for the pink one.

Sorry but no Sean - again pink first, blue second. Steve

[Sweeney]

Very interesting stuff Alan.

So does this mean that COT was reissued on NuVJ from VJ, meaning VJ is the first issue, or (which i hope) that NuVJ was first and then issued later by VJ Chicago?

It's looking like no one has the definative answer apart from the dates 74/75. Fingers crossed for the pink one.

The famous old VJ Records based in Chicago closed in 1966.

The revamped label COT appears on (Vee Jay International) was based in California and run by a couple of former employees that bought the Vee Jay name and rights to back catalogue.

Quite why they decided to release/re-release 'Come On Train' is anyone's guess. I don't think I've seen any other contemporary/new release Vee Jay International recordings of the period (1975). The 1001 catalogue number would indicate the first release on the revamped label.

I've always thought the NuVJ was the original and that the blue Vee Jay International was a later reissue. Both definitely seem to be from California.

[Guest]

Blue VJ is a different version so it cant be a boot and it has the instrumental version on the other side.

I always saw the blue for years only in the last 12 years seen the pink an white.

Well the Fidels "Try A Little Harder" also turned up on the same Blue V.J. label, and thats not original.

[Guest Gogs]

Did it actually sell though cos my white demo's still here and it's only £60

don't know if it sold or not but Mr Manship has one for sale at £175 so your still a bit on the cheap side.

[Guest]

I was always under the impression that the pink one came out first.

[Steve G]

I was always under the impression that the pink one came out first.

It bloody did - for the last time Pink first blue later. ANyone that says otherwise is not correct .

VJ went bust and NuVJ was a reincarnation, but it still came befofre the relaunched VJ (International) in 75.

Steve

[Hermanthegerman]

Ive sold a couple of issues, never reached £50 on either on ebay

The good people of Germany seem to love this tune and most copies seem to get snapped up by them

never a £150 record just far too many around, Demo maybe

It is in demand in the german scooter scene.......

[Peter99]

It bloody did - for the last time Pink first blue later. ANyone that says otherwise is not correct .

VJ went bust and NuVJ was a reincarnation, but it still came befofre the relaunched VJ (International) in 75.

Steve

So Steve. Just for clarity it was definitely pink then blue?

[Nocker]

Steve.

As the one of fist to cast doubt on the sequence..I now accept PINK first Blue second, but what i will say is the blue ones were more readilly available before the pink ones surfaced Cheers John, great info and a good debate....

Edited February 18, 2008 by Nocker

[Steve G]

Steve.

As the one of fist to cast doubt on the sequence..I now accept PINK first Blue second, but what i will say is the blue ones were more readilly available before the pink ones surfaced Cheers John, great info and a good debate....

I agree, think the blue ones were mass imported I guess, Steve

[Prophonics 2029]

The missing link. White Demo, Pink Issue then Blue.