Nick Soule

I’ve seen that one - it was auctioned a month or so ago by a different seller. I’m not sure how it went from being graded VG- to EX+ condition, but either way, I’m looking for one with clean labels. https://gripsweat.com/item/333766647584/clifford-binns-youve-got-to-help-me-carrie-45-northern-soul-1st-pressing-hear

Looking for an EX or better copy of: Clifford Binns "You've Got To Help Me" Carrie (orange label original only) Thanks!

Fun fact: Lou Beatty opened a bank after he got out of the music business. Here’s a clipping from a 1968 newspaper, the bank address is the same as the label headquarters on 14th Street.

The Fred Bridges article on soulfuldetroit does say that Lou Beatty partnered with James Hendrix to start La Beat, but that James was a “low key figure” at La Beat. I would assume he was around for at least a little bit to receive that description from Fred. I’m not sure when James moved back to Nashville. https://soulfuldetroit.com/web12-fred-bridges/fred-bridges-text/06-fb-Lou-Beatty.htm

Pink or green label?

Looking for a clean copy of: The Pen Etts - That’s No Way To Spend My Time (Becco) Thanks!

I wasn’t aware the was a bootleg of this. The styrene demo that I have has M1274F-61984-B S 16A etched in the deadwax.

Looking for an EX or better copy of: Wilson Pickett - Let Me Be Your Boy (Correct-Tone) Thanks!

Bob Abrahamian did an interview with The Traits/Center Stage in 2005. The episode can be found here: https://sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html

The Patrice Holloway acetate seems cheap? It’s not a good record, but worth a lot more than that on an actual issue.

There’s been at least two in similar condition that have sold in the last year or so for £6,000, so I don’t think this price is very surprising - especially right now.

Looking for a copy of: Joey King - Come Back Summertime (Check-Mate 1017) Thanks!

Looking for a stock copy of: The Originals - Call On Your Six-Million Dollar Man (Soul 35121)

Was this played on the radio then or just something you saw in a shop and bought?

Do you mean The Desires who did “Black Girl” on Starville with the same cat. number?

Way too much.

There was a small thread about this seller on a Facebook group when the records where initially listed for sale. The general opinion was that he didn’t actually have the records that he was listing, at least the “grail” 45s he listed all at once. I asked repeatedly for pictures of the Andantes 45 he had with no response. He was also asking for payment as a gift and not through Discogs, which adds to the suspicion. Hope it works out for you...

Is this your record that’s being auctioned, Frankie Crocker?

I really don’t think the copies without the Archer stamps are bootlegs. Why would Lorraine have bootlegs mixed in with other 60s stock? And like I said in an earlier post, the only other two that I’ve turned up were well used copies that were in collections comprised of records from the 60s.

Earlier this year some left over stock from Lorraine Chandler's estate was sold to a record store in Detroit. It included copies of The Four Sonics and Joe Buckman records on Sepia, Perfections on Drumhead, Eddie Parker on Triple B, along with about 5 stock copies and 1 demo copy of the Eddie Parker on Ashford. The demo copy had the large and raised ARCHER stamp, but the stock copies had no stamp at all. I've only found this record twice before - once in Chicago and once in Detroit, and neither of those copies had the stamp either.

Looking for a clean copy of: Count Ferrell - Wizard Of Ah’s (LeRegal) Not looking for the Astra copy. Thanks!

Hard to tell. Doesn't sound as present as the two other pressings that I have, but it's not noticeably poor quality.

The artist and song title text on the white label copies from above are the same style as on most Monarch and later ARP (my ARP pressings from around this time use a shorter and thinner font) pressings. The credits and label text looks the same as most ARP pressings. But there are no pressing plant identifiers in the run-out grooves on these copies, just the master numbers etched. A quick look on eBay shows several of these for sale, all from east coast sellers. Also, all of the completed sales I'm able to find that have WOL only have the former owner's name or a price written - no radio station or distributor stamps or stickers. I'd say it's a good guess that these are the Raynoma copies, but would love if someone was able to confirm.

I've seen the post on Discogs suggesting that this copy could be the Raynoma copy as the labels don't quite match up with other Motown releases from the same time with the catalog number formatting, the lack of "promotional/audition copy", and the drill hole, but there is a post on 45cat where someone believes it to be a promotional copy specifically for jukeboxes. Someone has to know?