Ady Croasdell

Spot on as ever Sebastian, it's one of his best.

Rob, I the Joe Hunter that died was the Joe Hunter from the Funk Brothers and Pied Piper productions, not Ivy joe Hunter who I think wrote and sang for Motown. Ady

And if so who wrote it? Ta Ady

Well there you go, some of them seem to be out via legitimate operators, so we're all happy.

It wasn't sarcy, I meant it. You must assume I'm having a go when I'm not.

That's right, i must have misread your reply, soz.

Not if it's a dealer whose job it is to sell rare records. I've under priced hundreds of singles but that's me being slow, I wouldn't expect anyone to give me more than I asked for, though if they really got a bargain I might not rush to do business with them again.

If no-one paid you for it and no one's complained, it looks like you've done something noble and worthy; congratulations.

The bit that gets me is when a UK dealer tracks down an artist, writer or producer and gets some great records off them but only gives them as little as possible. Personally I think they should give at least 50% of the current value. it's different if it's a dealer or collector, they're in the same game and it's up to them to judge the price, but to tell an artist they think they're great and take them for a ride at the same time is a bit thick.

How many times: the artists got (or should have) their royalties first time around on the first pressing and should get them each time they are subsequently reproduced for sale.

I didn't miss the point at all, you asked what would people's reactions be and I gave you mine. I focused on three things and the fact you got hold of the tapes is one other thing. I've got recordings of the Family from Colour Me Pop and hundreds of acetates no-one else has but I wouldn't release them for profit until I'd sorted the right people out. I don't particularly want it any way I was responding to your invitation to comment. I think I stated a preference that a lot people on here would prefer.

As you so rightly say Pete it would be a bootleg, assuming you don't own or have leased the rights to the film, recordings and songs. If you did it for costs i doubt if many people would be upset, if you sold for profit what you don't have rights to, they may be more upset. However I believe you have done it in the past so why run it by us now? You're not developing a social conscience are you?

But that's only for the publishing of the song for the songwriters, you'd still need to get the label owners permission for the music and artists and do a deal or you'd still be technically bootlegging!

Mark, the first thing you'd need to do is talk a record company into letting you do it by explaining why it's worth their while to give you something for nothing. In Kent's case it's for publicity for tracks from current or future CDs. In many cases we own the recordings but sometimes other label owners let us do it as the anniversary singles are so prestigous nowadays that they are happy to be associated with them. Itll be hard for you to convince a company that your single will mprove their sales. Some companies may do it for a flat royalty fee that theyll share out with artists etc but that would cost a fair bit. good luck.

It's on a relatively easy to find US Kent single but wait until you hear the new version we've just found called 'Queen Of Fools' I'm playing it for the first time at the Rocket on Saturday.

Have a quick and full recovery and when you're better watch the Richard Prior sketch on heart attacks, you'll never eat pork again!

No but watch them singing Doo Wop on Soul Brittanica on Friday night BBC 2, brilliant

I started playing it at the 100 Club on an acetate Kent had done for me and I got one for Keb at the same time which he played at Stafford and Leicester and around the country. The anniversary single would have been 1986 and the Horaces release 1988. There were two or three presses on Horaces (later ones have bar codes) and eventually it came out on Kent I think in the nineties. It's still available on a Kent single with Dean's 'Bricks' on the flip.

I care desperately! I just wanted to get more details for you. I'll reply soon. Ady

We're bitches (do i win anything?)

Thanks Mark, I'm sorted now. Ady

Contact me at ady.croasdell@btinternet.com if you can help. There'll be a reward! Cheers Ady

Thanks for keeping the suggestions coming folks, we've decided on the first six which i'll post up later in the week but we're always interested for future releases.

I & Roger Armstrong, one of the directors of Ace, were interviewed for background info, on the recommendation of jerry dammers, and didn't hear any more until we were invited to the preview which involved free booze and grub: so I went. I wasn't expecting too much, though it was super to see Ian levine at the pre-film soiree, but it turned out to be a terrific documentary with some great appearances and apt reminiscences from Georgie Fame, Eric burdon and a brilliant old mod whose name i've forgotten but compiles ska and reggae CDS now I think. There's some brilliant footage of Jimmy James and some incredible doo wop from the Chants, among others and Geno is very funny. Northern gets a quick mention though as the first doc was meant to be the 60s scene it's technically in the wrong show unless they put more in that as well. Mr Levine gets to contribute a few words too. Well worth watching but about the UK scene as it happened rather than the Northern end of it.

I actually went into Ainley's record shop in Leicester and asked for 'Heart Felt Emotion' and the girl knew what i was talking about.