Tony Smith

It was a brief Keb spin, before he retired first time

Great record, unfortunately mine is water damaged as were most that turned up about 15-20 years ago....

1 hour ago, Alan Walls said:

I'm yer man T. The label's clean enough from memory, I'll check out the nick of the vinyl tonight. Last price I have noted was from 2 years ago so will need to do some homework.
And no, I won't be bribed over that obscene paparazzi snap on Facebook...

Yer a good lad an' all!!, it's my birthday on Sunday s well!!

From Out Of Nowhere - Tangerine - clean labels etc!

On 16/10/2016 at 10:30, chalky said:

Rolling Stones claiming The Last Time to be their work but was basically ripping off the Staples Singers This May Be The Last Time, fortunately for the Stones the song went way back.   They still took songwriting credits, wonder if anything from the release made its way to the Staple Singers? Then when The Verve used the orchestral version by Andrew Loog Oldham on Bitter Sweet Symphony the Stones sued The Verve for ripping them off resulting in Jagger/Richards getting songwriting credits.

Unfortunately, because the Verve sampled Andrew Loog Oldham instrumental version and the publishing being owned by Allen Kliein, Jagger / Richard didn't get any royalties from that, swing and roundabouts?

Stuff like this is easy to check, given the amount of knowledge on here, Bobby Womack nicked the riff of Satisfaction for his "Nothing You Can Do" on HIM, no one seems to mind that? It's a simplistic assumption to state British groups ripped off tunes, there's more to it than that.

1 hour ago, Chris L said:

Divide by 5 

Amazing!

PM sent

7 minutes ago, corbett80 said:

I like to listen to it on repeat followed by Sheppard Boy directly after.

Just those two back to back for hours on end.

Ha ha

4 hours ago, corbett80 said:

What would a Lynn Terry set you back these days?!

Not enough to wipe from my memory!

Couple of grand for each!

Not Too Old To Cry ABC - nice clean copy - cash waiting!!

Wow! Had them down as a white group!

I had that too, but he didn't play on it, he was Jimmy Delphs guitarist in Ohio in later years...Just found his email:

Hi -- I played in Jimmy's backup band in the early 1980's, after all his recordings. We used to do gigs around Detroit, southeast Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. I was in my 20's at the time and did not realize how significant or profound Jimmy was really. When I listen to him now, he sounds like a cross between Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Marvin Gaye. He can do what each of them did. I saw a posting about "Don't Sign the Papers" where the person said that Jimmy might have been a mega-star in some alternative universe. I think that is correct. Jimmy was perfectionist to work for. He could be demanding. But he was a gentleman. I have heard that he leads a choir in a church in Toledo, Ohio, his hometown.

On 12 September 2016 at 16:15, Sean Hampsey said:

The Turkish copy will have been leased from the UK, as opposed from the USA, via Beacon on the strength of the UK label's success with the Showstoppers.

Makes a neat double sider!

Sean

 

I've got the Turkish one, not dinked and in original sleeve, unfortunately although mint, Showstoppers side sounds like it's been dubbed off a well played copy, "Copp" side plays much better, Beacon's distribution was picked up in the Uk by EMI, Whose HMV Imprint was its outlet in Turkey at the time.

Pm sent

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I'll Be Hanging On  - someone must have one they want to get shot of?

Cheers

Unfortunately both have hairline cracks, both play through though, Jock having the occasion tick but nothing too bad to detract from listening, was a play copy for a while, O-Jays plays with no noise whatsoever. A chance to bag at a fraction of the going rate

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/tony_baroni/m.html?item=172303253968&hash=item281e1301d0%3Ag%3ACS4AAOSwaB5XrZ9I&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Any questions fire away!

Fabulous Downbeats on Hit Kingdom? You sure?

Stagemasters was on Hit Kingdom

11 hours ago, Derek Pearson said:

 

(Kellmac 1010) The C.O.D.'s  “She's Fire” (1966)

(Kellmac 1011)  The Combinations  “What' Cha Gonna Do”  (1966)

(Kellmac 1012 The C.O.D's "Coming Back Girl"

I picked up the west coast demo off eBay a couple of years back for under 20 and was only bidder!

1 hour ago, TRICKY said:

Didnt Tony Diamond also have a release on Capitol?

Yes, "I Don't Want To Lose You" Capitol 2418

3 hours ago, RobbK said:

That means that there was, at least, one regular pressing of the stock issue, in addition to the 6 press run test pressings, and that also means that 6 test pressings were made for the 2nd run.  It COULD be possible that if the two regular stock issue press runs were scheduled for the same day, that only the 2 test runs of 6 each were made, and then, both regular runs were cancelled.  But, the odds against that are probably hundreds to one.  So, it seems that at least one stock issue run was made, and perhaps even 2 were made.  Then, it is likely that they were called back from the pressing plant, or first receiving distributors, and destroyed.  Given that 2 different press runs of the stockers occurred, and, at least 3 escaped destruction,  we've got to assume that these are not as rare as we had previously surmised.

Although, they still must be fairly rare, as most of us have never seen one in all our years of searching.

I think he means the red stock copy of the Mercury release not the Blue Rock.