purist

Whilst going through the boxes and palying a few today saw this gem, Black & Ward "Back Up (Against Your Persuasion) " RCA PB50053. Fairly certain this is only on a 45 in Canada, and boy can Laurel Ward wail her soul on this tune !. Has anyone got any info on Gary & Dave - Tender Woman on Quality?

Laura Lee's Ric-Tic 45 To Win Your Heart is on Canadian RCA. Strange because some Ric-Tic's are on Canadian pressed Ric-Tic and some are on Reo/ Quality. Supposedly there are two Edwin Starr's on Canadian RCA - Headline News & S.O.S. but I've not had them myself so would somebody please put up a scan?

Thanks for the later career info and the motown connection, that I didn't know. Now I'm Mr. Blue is a real favourite of mine.

Was there more than one singer named Mickey Denton in the 60's? I was looking at a photo of the line up of the Fraternity group, The Casinos, and noticed the name. Some internet research led me to think that they could be one and the same, but none of the articles about the Impact/Amy artist mention the Casinos, but the articles about the Casinos say that their Mickey Denton sang on numerous tracks ( as well as playing instruments) Just based on the photos they could be the same, they're both dark haired with the same shaped face, but I'm not convinced? I did read that there's a character in a story by the same name and this character is a singer with some problems, saved by a manager, or something? any help or opinions?

Get a Kent 45, good sound quality, original vinyl release (think there's also an album on Timmion?)

Can I make an early nomination for this to be the post of the year?

We were talking about the loss of traditional record shops on here a while back weren't we? This documentary currently being shown on BBC Four or iPlayer, called "Sound It Out" will ring bells with many on here, but the thing that really made my ears prick up was when one collector said he'd learned that he could have his collection melted into a coffin - so he really could take his collection with him !! well worth a watch if you spent half your life in them like wot I did.https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nwfxx/Sound_It_Out/

great minds think alike ;-)

I think you've missed out some info vital to getting the correct advice. Firstly, you've failed to mention quantity. If you have a collection that runs a few hundred originals best advice would be different than someone who has a collection that runs into thousands, with bigger quantity then the danger is that once you sell off the big ticket items nobody will really want the rest at average values. Every week lots of records in the middle range fail to attract even a single bid on ebay or source, not because they are bad records or in bad condition, but because many collectors only chase certain titles at any given time. If I was going to advise you on the best way to sell up I'd say approach pete smith (or somebody like him) and get him to sell them for you on consignment. Pete has a strong repuation, and the right customer base. Then he'd do all the work and he'd get the best price but would actually get them sold (there's no point anybody saying "you could get more" for certain items when its about getting them sold. Selling 10% of your collection and being stuck with the other 90% just so you got another few $$$ on 4 records doesn't make any sense to me when you are trying to realise the maximum amount of cash) The downside to having somebody sell them this way is that you dont get any money up front, but if the aim is to get a large quantity gone in a reasonable amount of time for a decent percentage then consider this. I'm fairly sure there's a regular seller in the US who would do a similar job in a similar way, but you'd need to do research into their reputation. I'm guessing any consignment seller would give you an approx idea of what you could expect before you go into the deal, and if its somebody who really knows the trade then they know what the best price would be, and what titles sell and which don't. You will see what prices they are selling them at if you get a copy of their sales list, and you'll know what percentage of that amount is coming back to you. Whatever you do, (selling on soulsource/ebay/selling to a dealer/making parcels and selling them off to different dealers/etc, there's plenty of different options) I think you'll be very unhappy if you let anybody "cherry pick" your collection for the cream/goodies first. Use the best records to sell the middle and lower records.. Time is the factor that only you can dictate. A friend of mine was offered 12,000 for his collection by a major dealer. The money would have been paid over a matter of weeks (6 postdated cheques of £2k each). Instead the records were sold individually over a two year period and so far have realised almost 50,000 with 30% of the records still unsold with some cream still left. Swings and roundabouts, more time might equal more money but if the world economy continues to go downwards then maybe next year nobody will be buying records??? best of luck whatever you decide.

There's a very scarce French RCA of this.

This thread sums up why Source is such a great forum. Without the original post it had never occured to me that these records which joined my collection decades apart could be the same man, what with it being such a common name. To think the singer of the USA 45 (which I'm fairly certain came to prominence at the Catacombs via my old mate Blue Max, which is where my copy came from) would be the same guy as on the Searling 80's spin "Win Your Love" ( which I remember from Stafford, would that be where it started?) let alone where and when the "Your A Devil " & "Talkin Bout Jones" joined in, goodness knows ( sadly I feel I'm not alone in treating both these records like so many other great-but-cheap 45's, you buy one, you sell one off, you buy it back, then let it go again, daft really, no point selling them when you know you're only gonna need to buy it back Of course now we all want to hear the album tracks that we don't know !!! darn, it's not easy being a soul vinyl addict is it

try this link to hear it - https://www.nightbeatrecords.com/?pid=16841291

I spent a massive amount of time in record shops in the pre days, and their loss to me is HUGE. They were a meeting place where plans were laid and friendships made. And it wasn't just about the records we bought. Yes, I know I can go online and buy sleeves, boxes, cleaning products etc and the service will be (in most cases) excellent, but I can't talk about what I heard some DJ play at the weekend at the same time. We'd spend endless hours trying to work out what some cover up was, and every like minded soul who stepped across the threshold could join in. If you were lucky you'd be included when the kettle was put on, and maybe one of us would pop to the corner shop to fetch biscuits, and all of these activities were accompanied by a northern soul soundtrack and a constantly flowing conversation that changed as every new person joined in. Maybe it's better for finding records now we have the WWW., it's certainly easier, but it cold and sterile. Our scene is as much about the human contact as it is about the music or we'd all just be armchair collectors..... or is that where we're heading ?

Does anybody have a King George RCA 45 "AH HUH / SO LONG JOHNNY " label number 47-8846 that they will sell me? I've got a wdj so need the black issue to go with it.

I was offered 1200 for my copy a couple of years back. A perfect dance floor record imho, cause you can play it anywhere any time and it'll do the business.

got it now, different numbers, 32148 inst/voc, 34467 voc both sides (got there in the end ! )

https://www.popsike.com/Patrick-Bradley-Just-One-More-Chance-Decca-32148/4014772507.html

Like you I thought that was the case, but I can confirm definitely that there's 2 different presses of the demo, one with vocal only both sides, and one with vocal one side inst on t'other. they both looked the same with just a casual glance, never bothered to look close enough to see what if any difference there was

info already posted in RobbK's post

It's possible that the vinyl released would be in the format of 'one side issued, flipside unnissued, or at least if I was doing this project that's how I'd do it. So what should we be hoping for on the 6 singles ? which of the released product should make up the 6 tracks? I'll start with saying they MUST include - Ernestine Eady ( surely one of the all time greatest female vocal Northern dancers) Imperial C's ( imho one of the greatest group northern dancers) what else ?

"I don't know" is probably my favourite of his, funnily enough I posted this to the BBH group earlier tonight. Down the years I've played this in venues and it's always drawn interest, and like others have said, I was surprised folk didn't know it. I've kept both the WIRL and the Alladin because the WIRL looks nicer ( like an american 45) but the Alladin plays better perhaps it's a Wolves t'ing ??? (D the D, Pete S, Me ) btw not to be confused with his " I Don't Know But Why" track - does anyone know of a vinyl 45 release (7 or 12) of this, I only know it from cd album? ( but think it's lovely in a gentle swayer stylee)

I just tried to listen to it on utube, but the only version I could find on there is sung in swedish, so - a). is your copy him singing it in english? b). do you have a sound file, or know of a link where i ( and others) could have a listen to it ? cheers john

Are we right to presume that this is the same Teddy Greene, who recorded one of my favourite Stafford era songs, the majestic mid paced dancer " Cry " on Capitol ? (just noticed that this song is co-written and produced by Robert Bateman, so would they have been the same session?)

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