Rich B

You know you've spelt Mansfield incorrectly in your signature don't you? LOL! Best, RB

Christ almighty! How come we never heard that before? Or did we and I was asleep? I have the seventies version by Richard Parker (on a 10" acetate) but that is just dying to be played isn't it? I would have thought the winning bid would be more. best, RB

Very nice Matt, can we have more details please? Best, RB

Very nice, who is it by? Best, RB

As my Bernie Wiliams and Billy Woods got worse I had some high quality photocopy labels made and stuck on bootlegs for "playing out". I always carries the originals to prove I had them though! Now I couldn't care less what format they are, just as long as I can put them on my ipod... regards, RB

It's you baby (it's you)! RB

Oh yeah, Mind & Matter (though I preferred Merlin & the Magicians as c/u names go). RB

C & M's band originally played by Polk though - at CH! Covered as something, was it Mad Dog & the Pups? Elbie Parker "Please keep away from me"? a vile tune but the dancers loved it for some reason! Best, RB

There are vinyl and styrene Jeanette Whites, as is the case with a lot of A & M releases. That said, never seen a vinyl 'YDMI' though. best, RB

I agree with your sentiments entirely MB, but on this occasion Selecta weren't the culprits! May be someone on this forum feels like entering the confessional? I hear confession is good for the soul... best, RB

The white boots are the same as the early Anderson brothers and several other including Timothy Wilson "I must love you", Dave Newman "Make up your mind", Sandra Phillips "World without sunshine" wdj plus some others. Coarse vinyl, with a ridge around the middle of the label. The Anderson brothers were even sold on the GSF sleeve. They are a different batch entirely to the clever Soussan boots with PB on the run out. Very common around Nottingham once upon a time. With the exception of Tim Wilson, which was black on pale blue, everything done was black on white to keep it simple I expect. They weren't particularly numerous in the grand scheme of things. Pete S is right, normally sold for about £8 a copy. Some friends got burnt because they believed the dealer rather than me, hey ho! RB.

Blue is a legal re-issue, no surprise they continued playing it while Russ had copies to shift though! I was there the night it was first played, definitely a pink copy, because I went to ask what it was.. Didn't see a promo until later on. It was one of those tunes that seemed to be played forever, and ever and ever! Best, RB

The one I had was. RB

Towanda on A & M is without doubt the best vesion. As I recall the LP (in '74) was always much harder to find (it's worth finding though) and you only played the Ohio Players if you couldn't get Towanda! Once upon a time the brown issue was just unheard of, but the wdj does look nice. It was also re-issued in '75 on the silver A & M with the letters as large as the label. I run out of puff long before the end of it these days! Regards, RB

I had both of the blue designs but I also had a white one with the reverse 'S' tamp too. For years I thought that was the original. A local supplier (choosing my words carefully) had a limited quantity of dubious white copis, so when the stamped white one turned up I just assumed it was 'the one' then got the dark blue one, then the royal blue 'paper' demo. Plenty of choice then - almost as many originals as "Tainted love"! Regards, RB

Where's this tune then Beeks - don't tell me you've got cold feet? or are you building the tension? Don't keep us in suspense, RB

Hey John, You're just being modest now aren't you? Seriously, how many of us had "the other side"? And let's be honest, I only bought it because it was a Levine tip in "Hey Mr DJ" - a mistake a made more than once to be honest! I had the Don Gardner recording too - and that was just as bad. I do wish I'd picked up a Gorgeous George though.... Nice to hear from you, take care, RB

Definitely right on that point Flynny. I just wish I had played "All I need" before I sold the northern stuff - obviously it was filed there because of the 'cookin' side! So when I did finally hear it you can imagine my displeasure. The Lady release was sold by Soul Bowl for about £1.50 wasn't it? Regards, RB ps John Benson have you got everything!

Slightly off topic but I love the Nervous label! Best, RB ps if it's good enough to make it, it won't need covering up....

A very sad day, like many others Arkwright st was where I bought my first import (Creative Source "Who is he?" - still got the very copy!) but it has loked on its uppers for some while now. I did buy the complete Ty Karim there about a month ago though, so clearly they still know thier stuff - you won't find it in HMV I betcha! While on the subject of ex employees, Trevor East who appreared on Tiswas on a regular basis worked at Arkwright st, he went on to be head of sports or something for Central TV. As for Robs, after he appeared on BBC east Mdlands website he did get a vist from H & S - didn't do much good though! Sad times, RB

I quite liked it, but it is very 'white', I wouldn't play it out of the house. Best, RB

And looking good it is too Eddie, thanks for that! I got my Yum Yums from a guy who thought he was scamming me by selling me a bootleg, as I was giving a dj a ride who had the bootleg (he had been given it by the bootlegger if I recall correctly) I was able to compare them. And believe me I had no qualms in giving the con man £7 (yes, £7) for a lovely mint demo! Best, RB

I had one as you describe, looked like an issue but had the promo blurb printed on it, it said "Just another heartbreak" though - which of course is what the lyrics say. £45 in 1986(ish). I thought that was a lot of money, even in '86. Three figures in '79 was a heck of a lot! Best, RB

As for the Del Larks I would have to say more than 100 - but as most are tucked away in collections you don't get a real idea of the volume. There was talk (by people I trusted) of someone having a 25 box at the Mecca one Saturday. I think Eddie Parker is harder, but, I reckon the Appreciations would be scarcer of the two... What about real copies of the Salvadors? or Ernest Mosley? Best, RB

Couldn't agree more, I remember playing Jimmy Conwell and a couple of other Mirwood things out in about '76, and some old geezers (so they must be really old now!) refusing to belive they could be real as thier were only 1 or 2 copies of each when they were only really worth about £2 - how things change. But I would have thought a demo only worth a tenner even now - so what do I know! Best, RB