Sebastian

I didn't say that it is better than the Jackson Sisters version. But I did say that it is, no matter what anyone of you think of it, a very rare 45 and would command a big price if a copy came onto the market and I'm right about that.

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Many people with a lot of disposable income are after it. £150 is far too low, it would go for much more than that. Even the "wrong" Capitol 45 by him sold for almost £100 just a few weeks back on eBay.

The soundclip that Lasse posted on EMS came from my white demo copy. That demo copy has since become his white demo copy. By the way, I don't think there was any competition at all between the Jackson Sisters and Mark Capanni versions in the marketplace at the time of release. There are 14 months between their releases (Jackson Sisters issued in September 1973, Mark Capanni issued in November 1974). I think it's just down to the Mark Capanni version not finding any airplay or sales. Not soulful enough for r&b radio, too soulful and string ladden for MOR/AOR radio. Plus the production must've sounded very dated if you take into consideration the other singer/songwriter type records that were issued in 1974/1975. Don't get me wrong, I love the tune and think it's a masterpiece, but I can see why it failed to stir up any interest with the general public at the time of release. Would be great to find out the details of those european albums if anyone on here has got them.

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Do you have any info about those albums?

Yes, it must be amazingly rare. There really hasn't been any well publicised copies for sale "out in the open" since the existence of his version became a bit better known, so who knows? Seems to be very few copies around. It definitely should be £500+ based on rarity and quality and I think it would reach something along those lines if a M- copy was auctioned on eBay with soundclips etc. Then again... it's on Capitol and is one of those discs that you might get lucky with and pick up cheap on Gemm.

Mark Capanni's version of "I Believe In Miracles" is fantastic and without a doubt one of the absolute hardest to find major label 45s I've ever tried to track down. It came out as both a mono/stereo white demo and also on an issue with "If Life Was A Ferris Wheel" on the flipside. I've had both, but sold my white demo a couple of months ago. It went for considerably more than £50... His other 45 on Capitol is great as well. Info about both: Mark Capanni - I Believe In Miracles / If Life Was A Ferris Wheel - CAPTIOL 3982 Mark Capanni - A Day In The Blue / If Life Was A Ferris Wheel - CAPTIOL 4092 Yes, "If Life Was A Ferris Wheel" is the b-side on both 45s.

Hello! I've listed a bunch of records on eBay. There are label/sleeve scans and soundclips to all records. Check them out at: https://shop.ebay.com/pushkings/m.html ___SOUL / FUNK / NEW BREED R&B / BOOGIE 45s _________________ ALLEN TOUSSAINT - When Can I Come Home - SANSU SWAMP FUZZ AL TRAHAN - Can I Feel It - SPINDLETOP BLACK LIGHTNING - Trouble - MCA BOBBY HEBB - Evil Women - CRYSTAL BALL BOBBY WAYNE - You're Blowing My Mind - LA VAL BOBBY WILLIAMS - Let's Work A While - NOR-MAR CARLTON BASCO - Don't Chain My Soul - FREEDOM CHANTELS - Indian Giver - VERVE COOKIES - I Never Dreamed - DIMENSION DEE EDWARDS - Why Can't There Be Love - BUMP SHOP DOROTHY BERRY - Don't Give Me Love - BIG 3 THREE DYNAMIC WALTER B - Before I Fall In Love - NEW BREED EDDY JACOBS EXCHANGE - Pull My Coat - COLUMBIA ENCHANTING ENCHANTERS - Boss Action - BENMOKEITH FRANKIE BEVERLY - Color Blind - GREGAR HARRISON & MAJESTIC KIND - Can You Fine Me Love - COIN INVISIBLE MAN'S BAND - Really Wanna See You - BOARDWALK ISAAC CLARK - Do The Dog Funk - MIRO JAMES FOUNTAIN - My Hair Is Nappy - PEACHTREE JAMES REESE - Let's Go / Jody's Freeze - NAJMA LEE MOSES - Got That Will - MAPLE LIGHTHOUSE - One Fine Morning - EVOLUTION LUCILLE MATHIS - I'm Not Your Regular Woman - A-BET MARIE QUEENIE LYONS - See And Don't See - DELUXE MARVA WHITNEY - What Do I Have To Do - KING NELSON CALLOWAY & BIG JAY BUSH - Funky Horns - VANGEE SIR GUY - Let Home Cross Your Mind - D.P.G. SONNY HARRIS - The Vibration - SAN-EL STUFF COMBE - Ride The Rhythm - GALA TORQUES - Bumpin - LEMCO VINCE EVANS - Speak Ghetto Speak - BRAVE WAYNE CARTER - Mad Mouth Woman - MOOTREY'S WAYNE CARTER - Peter In Or Out - MOOTREY'S WHOLE DARN FAMILY - Seven Minutes Of Funk - SOUL INTERNATIONAL WILSON BROTHERS - You Took My Future Away - RCA WINFIELD PARKER - I Wanna Be With You - P&L WOODEN GLASS & BILLY WOOTEN - Monkey Hips & Rice - INTERIM YVONNE FAIR - Say Yeah Yeah - DADE Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

Original: Counterfeit (pressed with different stampers):

Dwight Franklin recently pressed up new copies of it. The recently pressed copies has got the matrix etchings scratched out. More info here:

25000 copies were pressed. Most of them were destroyed, but it is believed that about 100-200 copies slipped out.

It's the other way around. It was much easier to manufacture a convincing counterfeit during the early-to-mid 70s because the production methods were similar to those during the 60s. But despite trying really hard, the bootleggers always got something wrong (the number of turns in the run-out or run-in grooves, the width of the playing surface, volume of the sound etc.). Another point is that a record that is only available on styrene quite simply can't be counterfeited these days, because there are no pressing plants left that make styrene records.

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And you haven't noticed that the backing tracks are very similar?

Have another listen, Pete. Both tunes have the same tempo and the backing tracks are, if not the same, then extremely similar.

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No, I don't think many will agree with you on that. You will not be able to find the right kind of plastic for the vinyl, the new mastering will be different, the paper for the label will be different, the printing style will be different etc. The only counterfeits of 60s records that have even come close to look and sound convincing I have ever seen were produced during the early 70s.

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I agree, one of the most beautiful recordings ever in opinion.

Yes. He was a session guitarist and played on loads of records as part of the Wrecking Crew. He's a fantastic guitar player (as well as singer obviously).

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Yes. The International Music Bag copies I've had sounds just as good as the INNOVATION II copies though (and the IMB copies are on vinyl, not styrene).

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You're ofcourse right, but I just want to mention that it did get a late 70s reissue on the red US Stax label (STAX 1037) so that people don't buy the reissue by mistake. Fantastic tune in any case!