Sebastian

Great artist! I've been playing this a lot lately:

That's vinyl. The label is moulded into the plastic (i.e. there is no "edge" of the label where you could - if you wanted to - put your nail and try to peel it off).

That doesn't look like a styrene record. If you post a photo of the record outside of its sleeve, showing the edges of the label, someone on here can tell you for definite if it's vinyl or styrene.

The white demo/promo was definitely bootlegged/counterfeited. Probably done early in the history of the "scene". It is mentioned in the 5th edition of Manship's price guide.

Usually goes for $30-$50 (£20-£30) on eBay and there are at least 3 copies per month most times of the year. A well known US dealer had big quantity of this title (100+) a couple of years ago.

Are we really still going over this? The delta number and run-out groove markings were deliberately forged and copied when they made the counterfeit pressed on vinyl (which is pictured at the top of this thread, it is NOT an original, I don't care what any "top collectors" said, since they are obviously wrong and either themselves own and compare it to the counterfeit OR don't know how to accurately scrutinize the differences between different presses, vinyl vs. styrene etc.). For example: take a look at the MR "stamp" on the vinyl counterfeit of this 45 and compare it to the ORIGINAL styrene press. It does not look the same. It should look the same if it was pressed at monarch (which the counterfeit wasn't). The bootleggers made a mistake when they forged the stamp on the vinyl counterfeit.

Seems to be from Akron, Ohio. Many of the releases on the label are by roughly the same bunch of people recording under different names. More info here: https://www.buckeyebeat.com/harmonics.html

By the way, has got the same basic backing track as the Tommy James version (he wrote it), but with added fuzz etc. Although I love Tommy James, his version of this is weak.

The hype text above is from one of my old eBay listings. The Johnny Thunder version of "I'm Alive" is one of the best pieces of music ever recorded in my opinion. Interesting piece about it in an interview with Bob Dylan from a 1968 issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine: WENNER: Is there anything happening on the current rock and roll scene that strikes you as good? DYLAN: Yeah, I heard a record by Johnny Thunder. It’s called “I’m Alive.” Never heard it either, huh? Well, I can’t believe it. Everyone I’ve talked to, I’ve asked them if they’ve heard that record. WENNER: Is it on the radio right now? DYLAN: I don’t know. I heard it on the radio a month ago, two months ago... three months ago. It was one of the most powerful records I’ve ever heard. It’s called “I’m Alive.” By Johnny Thunder. Well, it was that sentiment, truly expressed. That’s the most I can say... if you heard the record, you’d know what I mean. But that’s about all...

Metronome manufactured and/or distributed these german JayBoy releases: JAY BOY, JB 30.001 - Shadrocks - There Is / Jigsaw JAY BOY, JB 30.002 - Doris Willingham - You Can't Do That / Lost Again JAY BOY, JB 30.003 - Hogs - It's All Coming To Me Now / Motor Cycle Rider JAY BOY, JB 30.004 - E.K. Bunch - Banana / Free

Here it is:

Interesting. Has got the same matrix prefix ("ZLP") as this earlier series that ran from 1949-1950, marketed as "7" LPs": https://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=902 I've got a King Coleman 45 on Columbia with a cat# (41927) that is fairly close to the Herman Griffin (41951) that also has got a solid centre, but it revolves at 45rpm as usual and has got the ordninary red label.

That's not at all how I read/interpret it.

It's now only 2-3 hours to go on these auctions: https://www.ebay.com/sch/pushkings/m.html Thanks for looking!

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Here: https://www.deutschepost.de/sendung/simpleQueryResult.html You need the date of shipping as well though.

Hello! I've listed a bunch of records on eBay. There are label/sleeve scans and soundclips to everything. Check them out at: https://www.ebay.com/sch/pushkings/m.html Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

Is the "Love Ain't..." track a version of this tune by The Del Capris called "Our Love (It Ain't The Same No More)"? It's written by Paul Kyser.

These are by no means complete listings, but might be worth a look in case you haven't seen them: https://www.45cat.com/label/apex https://www.45cat.com/label/quality-ca https://www.45cat.com/label/reo https://www.45cat.com/label/sparton https://www.45cat.com/label/epic-ca

Great stuff, and thanks for the scan.

Big thanks for that info. Indeed very strange! Seems to have been planned for both Music City and Balja at the same time.

OK, sorry I misunderstood. Would still like a copy of that 70's bootleg if anyone has got one for sale.

Big thanks!

Just found this written on here in 2008 by KevH: "found out the Ken Williams "Get to know ya",is taken from master tapes originally owned by the Festival records boss.Done as a demo for Bobby Treetop. Later released as a batch of 200 in '79 on the Spectator label,by the then owner of the master tapes, who shall remain nameless"

In the latest Manship guide it is listed and seems to exist: Ken Williams - Get To Know Ya' / same - SPECTATOR 2 (70s bootleg poor quality) - £20 Also, several mentions of it existing on the internet, but no proof. Would love to see a scan of it in case it indeed exists.