Sebastian

It is styrene if you can peel off the label from the 45 or if the label is painted onto the record (as on Amy, Mala, Bell, Togo 45s etc.). It is vinyl if the label is moulded into the vinyl and you CAN'T peel it off.

Sounds like Johnny Colon on Cotique to me. It's a fantastic tune if so. Love this kind of stuff and couldn't care less whether you could "dance northern" to it or not.

That's a fantastic tune! Extremely fast and very funky.

I have no idea... but I'll definitely be playing his "Shhhhhhh (For A Little While)" the next time I DJ at a northern venue. Fantastic tune with James shouting short phrases all over it and what sounds like him kicking the shit out of the Hammond B3 organ... A manic stomper.

5 tunes I would champion if I DJed at northern venues more than once a year: Jimmy Ellis - Puttin' It On Your Mind - SALEM Fabulous Dimensions - I Can't Take It, Baby - SAPPHIRE Little Sherman & The Mod Swingers - Price Of Love - SAGPORT and ABC Shirley Wahls - Because I Love You - CALLA Danny White - Natural Soul Brother - SSS Most of them still with decent price tags as well.

GONE NOW

Was just reminded of the fact that I have a spare copy of David Flynn's and Ady Croasdell's old Dexter Manley cover-up: Boston Hitesmen - Can't Let It Ride - MTA w/d Nice atmospheric mid-tempo tune. The vinyl looks a bit scratchy, but plays fine except for a couple of clicks on the intro. No major stuff really, but click HERE to listen to an MP3 recorded directly from the 45. £45 including postage. PayPal payments only, please. Let me know if you're interested (fonzeus@telia.com). Thanks for looking!

... and if anyone needs a double sided white demo of this, let me know.

"My Hang Up Is You" was issued as a 45 in the US as GSF 6891 with "It's A New Day" on the flip. "I'm Your Pimp" however was never oficially issued on a US GSF 45. The short/long version 45s that are around of "IYP" are all bootlegs.

The 45 coming up for sale is very rare these days. I was just feeling a bit grumpy earlier today and I'm sorry if I came across like a brat, it was not my intention.

A record can't "get" rare unless you destroy a whole bunch of copies and I doubt that is what have happened. "Hard to find", "very few people willing to sell their copy", "in-demand" etc. is probably more fitting descriptions. But it hasn't become rarer. Now, 200 or so copies of a record in circulation should probably be considered rare by most standards anyway, so I guess I'm just waffling on about nothing here...

IMESHO = In My Ever So Humble Opinion (I suppose...!?) SITC = Soul In The City PMSL = Pissing MySelf Laughing

"I Believe In Miracles" is one of my all-time fave tunes. Just brilliant. There are usually a couple of copies for sale every month on eBay. The original LP is considerably harder to get ahold of and with a price to reflect that. There are quite convincing bootlegs of the LP available on eBay most of the time though if you just want to hear it.

IMO = In My Opinion IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMVFHO = In My Very Fuckin' Humble Opinion

Their great "Girl In The Hot Pants" on SBI is a blasting messy funk tune. Wouldn't mind a copy myself if anyone is selling

It indeed is a brilliant label and most of the stuff they released is great. That is if you're into that New Orleans kinda groove. The label was run by Marshall Seahorn and Allen Toussaint. There were two label runs. The 450 series was Bell distributed and ran from 1965-1968. The 1000-series was going from the late 60s until the late 70s. Here's a discography that is slightly more comprehensive than the one on Soulfulkindamusic (anyone got the missing numbers?): Sansu 450 - Betty Harris - I'm Evil Tonight / What A Sad Feeling Sansu 451 - Willie Harper - Soda Pop / You, You Sansu 452 - Betty Harris - Sometime / I Don't Wanna Hear It Sansu 453 - Sansu 454 - Diamond Joe - How To Pick A Winner / Wait A Minute, Baby Sansu 455 - Betty Harris - Twelve Red Roses / What'd I Do Wrong Sansu 456 - Rubaiyats - Omar Khayyam / Tomorrow Sansu 457 - Curly Moore - Get Lowdown / Get Lowdown Sansu 458 - Jimmy London - Untrue / Come On Back Sansu 459 - John Williams & Ticktocks - Little Tighter / Operation Heartache Sansu 460 - Diamond Joe - Don't Set Me Back / Hurry Back To Me Sansu 461 - Betty Harris - Lonely Hearts / Bad Luck Sansu 462 - Benny Spellman - But If You Love Her / Sinner Girl Sansu 463 - Lee Caldwell - You Got Me / Easy, Easy Sansu 464 - Willie & Allen - I Don't Need No One / Baby Do Little Sansu 465 - Prime Mates - Hot Tamales / Hot Tamales Sansu 466 - Betty Harris - Nearer To You / I'm Evil Tonight Sansu 467 - Wallace Johnson - Something To Remember You By / If You Leave Me Sansu 468 - Curly Moore - Goodbye / We Remember Sansu 469 - Eldridge Holmes - Without A Word / Until The End Sansu 470 - Raymond Lewis - Goodbye My Love / Smooth Operator Sansu 471 - Betty Harris - Can't Last Much Longer / I'm Gonna Git Ya Sansu 472 - John Williams - Do Me Like You Do Me / Blues, Tears & Sorrows Sansu 473 - Curly Moore - You Don't Mean / Don't Pity Me Sansu 474 - Betty Harris & Lee Dorsey - Love Lots Of Lovin' / Take Care Of Our Love Sansu 475 - Diamond Joe - Gossip, Gossip / It Doesn't Matter Anymore Sansu 476 - Wallace Johnson - Baby, Go Ahead / I'm Grown Sansu 477 - Eldridge Holmes - Beverly / Wait For Me, Baby Sansu 478 - Betty Harris - Mean Man / What'd I Do Wrong Sansu 479 - Betty Harris - Hook, Line & Sinker / Show It Sansu 480 - Betty Harris - Ride Your Pony / Trouble With My Lover Sansu 481 - Art Neville - Bo Diddley / Bo Diddley Sansu 482 - Art Neville - Heartaches / I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You Sansu 483 - Sansu 1000 - Sam Ironing Board Moore - This Is A New Day / ? Sansu 1001 - Tommy Ridgely - What A Mess We're In / Sometimes You Get It Sansu 1001 - Allen Toussaint - Dancin' Lady / Headwinds Sansu 1002 - Lee Bates - Shake, Baby, Shake / Shake, Baby, Shake (disco version) Sansu 1003 - Lee Bates - Dance With Me / ? Sansu 1004 - Tony Owens - Confessin' A Feeling / ? Sansu 1005 - Sansu 1006 - Ernie K-Doe - You Got To Love Me / Stoop Down Sansu 1007 - Sansu 1008 - Sansu 1009 - Lee Bates - Waiting, Wishing, Hoping / Easy, Easy Sansu 1010 - Sansu 1011 - Bobby Marchan - Shake It, Don't Break It / Do You Wanna Dance Sansu 1012 - Lee Dorsey - Hey Babe / Say It Again Sansu 1013 - The Specials - I Can't Find Another Sansu 1014 - Meters - They All Ask For You / Hey Pocky A-Way Sansu 1015 - Meters - Mardi Gras Mambo / ? Sansu 1016 - Ernie K-Doe - Hotcha Mama / She Gave It All To Me Sansu 1017 - Lee Dorsey - Soul Mining / Draining Sansu 1018 - ATG - Dancin' Lady / ? 50 of the tracks in the 450-series has been compiled on the "Get Low Down" CD from Sundazed. Check it out here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...4771802-2972461 All of the great Betty Harris recordings on Sansu (plus those of her's on Jubilee and SSS) has been compiled on: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...4771802-2972461 Ace stuff!

£75-£100 is "reasonable" - if not slightly too much - for the Curly Moore 45. Fantastic tune though (and the flip is OK too).

Regarding Gordon Keith, indeed it's usually seen listed at £75-£100 these days... but the last couple of copies on eBay has struggled to reach £25-£35.

Derek Martin - Breakaway - ROULETTE Tracey Ullman - Breakaway

I've sold two w/demo copies. The first one at £280 (8 months ago) and the second one at £300 (4 months ago). Have never seen an issue copy of this 45. Actually, if it was issued, being on a major label, there must've been loads of copies pressed, but I guess they all can be located in gospel and rock'n'roll collections these days (the tune is written by Leiber/Stoller, sounds like a "Searchin'" cash-in and all that). By the way, the Voices Inc. LP on Columbia includes a different, less punchy (doesn't have the fuzz guitar) version of "Thinkin'", the rest of the album is gospel.

Me too, please. fonzeus@telia.com

Here are a bunch of records that I have for sale. Both a bunch of new items and some that I've listed earlier but either hasn't been sold or people haven't sent the money... all of them have been reduced in price as well. E-mail me at fonzeus@telia.com if you're interested in anything. PayPal payments are prefered, but cash is OK as well. Postage is extra. You can click on titles marked in blue to hear a sound-clip. LPs Wilson Pickett - It's Too Late - DOUBLE L - £40 (the original release for the fabulous US LP-only "Baby Don't Weep". the rest of the album is brilliant as well. nice mono copy in great shape) Pic & Bill - Thirty Minutes Of Soul - VIBRATON - £40 (this fine italian LP includes the awesome dancer "Talk About Love" as well as 11 other of Pic & Bill's awesome tunes - a whole bunch of superb ballads but it also includes the LP-only dancers "Baby Come Back" and "You Walk So Fine" as well as favourites like "It's Not You" and "Nobody But My Baby". i can't recommend this LP enough.) Heartstoppers - Heartstoppers - ALL PLATINUM - £50 (includes the LP-only crossover masterpiece "Where Does The Love Go". a very rare LP) 45s Shirley Wahls - Because I Love You - CALLA - EX (wol) - £30 (blasting uptempo dancer with screaming vocals. as good as they come) Ace Spectrum - Keep Holding On - ATLANTIC - M- - £20 (much better and more danceable than "Don't Send..." and quite a bit rarer as well) Salem Travelers - Give Me Liberty Or Death - CHECKER - EX - £25 (fabulous and obscure male group tune - slight warp NAP) Rose Hargrove - Knocked Down Kicked Around - HELL'S - EX+ - £20 (in-demand r&b-ish dancer) Joe Simon - Long Hot Summer - SOUND STAGE 7 - EX - £10 (if you don't know this, definitely check it out. pounding old-school northern dancer. flipside ballad plays a bit noisy, but it's crap so no need to worry.) Bates Sisters - So Broken Hearted - NOLA - EX+ - £7 (untypical New Orleans girlie dancer) Huey (Piano) Smith - Don't You Just Know It / High Blood Pressure - ACE - EX+ - £5 (more New Orleans stuff and two mindblowingly superb and absolutely timeless sides, I can't describe how much i love this stuff. I would eat this 45 if i could.) 3 Degrees - Drivin' Me Mad - SWAN - EX (sol) - £5 (stomping 60s girl group oldie) Little Milton - If Walls Could Talk - CHECKER - EX+ - £5 (pounding uptempo dancer with superb vocals, another one of those club soul tunes that are so good that it's ridiculous) Tammi Terrell - This Old Heart Of Mine - MOTOWN - EX - £5 (classic uptempo version) Etta James - Payback - ARGO - EX - £5 (great dancer) Dynamics - Misery / I'm The Man - BIGTOP - EX+ - £5 (two great uptempo dancers, essential stuff) Big Mac - Rough Dried Woman - RONN - M- (dh) - £5 (rough uptempo r&b belter) Smokey Robinson - Ever Had A Dream - TAMLA - M- - £5 (mid-tempo 70s dancer) John Andrea - (Just Can't) Let It Ride - MGM demo - M- - £5 (original version of Boston Hitesmen on MTA, big production, old Wigan spin) Dey And Knight - I'm Gonna Love You Tomorrow - COLUMBIA w/demo - EX+ - £5 (atmospheric mid-tempo tune)

Let me know if you need my tracklisting for that CD, should have it here somewhere. I'd also need tracklistings for most of the other CDs in that swap... have got a pile of 30 or so CDs here with no clue on what's on most of them...

That's just bizarre. What if I put the alarm clock at 3:56, got up and placed a bid myself when there was only 5 seconds left. That's what we all had to do before the sniping sites got going.

There's a styrene copy for sale here: https://www.45-rpm.com/features2/features2.htm Price $8500. :-o There's also a sound clip from the actual record. Another copy was available from here but has been sold: https://www.northernsoulman.com/tommy_tate_45.htm