Sebastian

Me again... £10-£15 seems to be an appropriate "value" for Otis Leavill. This just sold on eBay, vinyl copy, properly listed, with label scan etc.: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=4713619601 Anyone paying £40-£75 for this 45 must be very, very, very impatient.

Both those prices are over the top. It should be £15-£25.

Hello! I've listed a bunch of records on eBay. All of them has got sound clips and label scans. Check them out at: https://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpushkings Rare and obscure soul/r&b/funk 45s like: LEO PRICE on Up-Down ("Hey Now Baby") GREG PERRY on Alfa ("It Takes Heart") VINYL DJ COPY! BETTY HARRIS on SSS ("There's a Break In The Road") JERRY TOWNES on Penny MARTHA VELEZ on Sire JOHN RHYS on Impact BOBBY WILLIAMS on Sureshot M-M & PEANUTS on Money DEON JACKSON on Carla FOUR SONICS on Sport GLORIA EDWARDS on Deluxe JOHNNY OTIS on King MADLYN QUEBEC on Venture JOHN ANDREA on MGM YVONNE FAIR on King J.P. ROBINSON on Alston Some boogie/modern soul 12"s: CARL BEAN 12" on Motown ("I Was Born This Way") REVELATION 12" on Handshake ("Feel It") Rare UK Tamla Motown LP: EARL VAN DYKE - That Motown Sound Mega rare rocksteady/ska 45: ROYALS / CANNONBALL BRYAN on Amalgamated And for those of you who are into that kind of stuff... an insanely rare NYC punk 45: STIMULATORS 7" Loud Fast Rules / Run Run Run ...plus some more. Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

Indeed. Release info for the two "I Can't Make It Anymore" releases: 1967 - MGM 13692 - I Can't Make It Anymore / Don't Hold Back 1971 - MGM 14263 - I Can't Make It Anymore / I'm Alive With A Lovin' Feeling

I have a swedish Tamla Motown copy around here somewhere if anyone's interested. Send me an offer if so. It's in EX condition (at least) and plays great.

I disagree with you on everything you wrote above. But you knew that... To me there is no such thing as a "wrong" dance beat. Just people who don't know how to move to music that doesn't come with a 4/4 thump thump thump thump beat.

You sure introduced me at least to "Years Of Tears". I only knew that 45 for the flipside earlier. 2 good sides made me splash out £20 on it quite soon after I found out about it. The Frank Polk version is better than Rivingtons IMO, what does it matter whether it's any good for "northern purposes"?

What else is there? Nah, just kidding. Yes, I'm very into gritty r&b/soul that leans heavily towards the rock'n'roll side of things. I like my soul/r&b with an edge. Saying that, I also love plenty of non-gritty soul as well... Ahhh! I love it all. I'm glad you liked my selection!

So you're saying that you actually LIKE the "girly backing"?

Interesting how taste differs. ALL other versions, including myself singing it in the shower, are better than the Maurice Jackson version in my opinion. It's that dreadful opera singer in the background which completely ruins it for me.

The Swan issue is from 1965. The one on BB was released in 1967.

I think it's a great piece of mellow early 70s soul!

It's a bit tricky, but possible... let's say that you want to download Pete's second northern mix... The mix can be found on this page: /index.p...cmd=si&img=3943 Go to "view source" (or something like that) in the tab next to "edit" (can't remember what it's called in english) in your browser. A new window opens. Click "edit" and then "search". Search for "mp3". You will find this link: uploads/1110659428/gallery_1893_80_1922682.mp3 Now... paste that after the following: / And you'll get a link like this: /uploads..._80_1922682.mp3 Now... "right click" on the link above and choose "save target as". Do this for all the files you want to download... Or Mike could just add an option of "download this file" on the sounds page...

Stick it on eBay. I've seen Buddah distributed copies go for $30-$100. I can probably give you £25 if you don't need it.

The original was indeed issued on the red Pure Soul label. It sold loads and loads of copies when released so should be easy and cheap to pick up. Manship has got it for £15 but that is WAY too much. Not booted as far as I know. Here are some copies on eBay: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=4704475956 https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=4711126399 https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=4712386358

Indeed, that Rivingtons 45 is a fine double sider. "I Love You Always" is the preferable side IMO although both are fantastic. Recent copies on eBay have been selling for $50-$65-ish... I.e. £20-£35-ish I guess. Have never seen a vinyl copy, only styrene demos and issues. Has anyone got a vinyl one? Wanna sell it?

Thanks for all of your comments! Really glad you liked my selection of tunes.

Glad I could be of help. Now... sort me out with a copy of that Zodiacs 45 please...

think you have to encode it at a fixed bit rate. go for: MONO sampling rate: 22050 constant bitrate: 48kbps

Originally issued on Startime as Johnny Love.

Glad you liked it. Frank Polk recorded the original version of it on one of his Capitol 45s. A much "deeper" take on the tune and probably the preferable one to my ears (if I have to choose, which I thankfuly don't ). Here's an RA of Frank Polk as well:

The german Bear Family label will release all episodes on DVDs over the next year or so. There will be 4 or 5 episodes on each DVD. The first 3 volumes has already appeared. Check them out: https://www.bear-family.de/mailorder/showon...ng=&p=BVD+20126 https://www.bear-family.de/mailorder/showon...ng=&p=BVD+20127 https://www.bear-family.de/mailorder/showon...ng=&p=BVD+20128 Haven't bought them myself yet, but judging by the extremely high standard which Bear Family usually has, I'm sure these DVDs are very nice indeed.

I just put together an MP3 mix of some current soul/r&b faves of mine for another forum and thought that perhaps someone here would be interested in hearing it as well. Just some random stuff I found in the pile of 45s next to my turntable this morning. Click HERE to stream or click HERE to download the entire file. Timmy Willis - I'm A Man - JUBILEE Freddie North - (I've Got To) Hold Back - A-BET Willie Parker - I've Got To Fight It - M-PAC Bobby Taylor - Oh, I've Been Bless'd - V.I.P. Irma Thomas - In Between Tears - FUNGUS Neal Brown - If By Chance - CHART SOUND Sterling Magee - Keep On - SYLVIA Warren Lee - Ever Since I've Been Loving You - DEESU Impressions - Love Me - CURTOM Clarence Carter - Back In Your Arms - FAME Willie Williams - Name It - RCA Hueys - You Ain't No Hippie - INSTANT Bobby King - Thanks Mr. Postman - FEDERAL Gary (U.S.) Bonds - Workin' For My Baby - LEGRAND Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up - CHESS Elliott Small - I'm A Devil - A.B.S. Betty Wright - Baby Sitter - ALSTON Rivingtons - Years Of Tears - VEE-JAY Willie Tee - You Better Say Yes - ATLANTIC Timmy Willis - Easy As Saying 1-2-3 - JUBILEE Enjoy... or don't...

The Fiery Spartans was probably just a name for the backing band which Major Bill Smith came to think of while ordering the labels for the 45... the label states "vocal by Pic & Bill". The flipside, entitled "Cool", is the exact same instrumental recording which was issued 15 times or so on Charay by different artists as "Patsy". Here's a scan of the Fiery Spartans disc:

No, sorry, that's one of the few 45s by them that I still haven't been able to locate a copy of.