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knock 'em dead mark,yeah tina britt "look"has been kicking about for years,cheap as chips,but is so right for today and will only go up in price,sad but true Mick

no,didn't get it mark,great price for a white demo,picked up a test press recently off dave raistrick,might give it a spin at bury Mick

sure has

dean on right now,in fine form,trends"not too old to cry", buddy ace,patrinell staten

used to be a front pager on soul bowl,think john had a few at one time,got mine for £15,great record both sides Mick

list up dated

Otis Clay "special kind of love" President (demo) Ex £20(reserved) Teddy Pendergrass "do me" PIR M- £15 Marv Johnson" I miss you baby" Tamla Motown(tmg713) Ex £10 Diana Ross& the supremes "going down for the third time" Tamla Motown (tmg616) Ex £10 The Furys "I lost my baby/what is soul" Jayboy (boy 61) Ex £15 Wales Wallace "somebody I know" BRC Ex £15 Dee Dee Sharp "happy 'bout the whole thing"(stereo/mono) TSOP M- £10 Odessa Harris "you're what I need" Uptown Ex £40 Sterling Magee "oh she was pretty" Tangerine Ex £30 Marva Whitney "this girls in love with you" (demo) King Ex £30 Denise La Salle "I get what I want" ABC M- £20 PM if interested,P+P is extra PS Gavin ,need your address to send the four wonders to Mick

Hi Tony,record now sold, Mick wrong section

Tina Britt "Look/You're absolutely right" (some marker pen on you're absolutely side) Eastern E+ £40 Patti+The Emblems"it's the little things" Congress (W/D) M- £200 Esther Phillips "nobody but you" Roulette M-£50 Rare Pleasure "let me down easy" Cheri (stereo/mono) M-£30 Four Wonders "just looking for my love" Solid Foundation M- £30 P+P is extra, PM if interested Mick

Yeah had some great nights at the saints,where some of the big seventies records were being played and appreciated,not forgetting the "on the real side sessions" upstairs at the saints,great memories,on the parkers thread derek pearson has some photos which he might....eventually share with us Mick

chull from preston was one of the original DJ's,think the venue on whitworth street was the gallery,some great two room nights with various themes and quite a few northern nights in the early nineties,the diversity of the playlist was something to behold,pre-release exclusives,seventies monsters,beloyd,almeta latimore etc,steppers and sixties classics like barbara lewis "hello stranger" all recieved with equal enthusiasm,sure derek pearson will add to this,being a regular attender as well Mick

pretty sure it only got a 45 release on UK Atlantic? had three copies over the years with and without centres

you'll be very lucky to get one at that price,getting quite a few spins in the north west,via bob hinsley, pick one up before the price rockets,mark I was only joking I'll give you a tenner for yours

Hi Russ,this is an issue,as you say most are demos,definitely on the up demand-wise Mick

Barbara Carr "my mama told me" chess,still looking for lenny williams"I couldn't find nobody" fantasy Mick

one more added to sales Mick

two for sale,if interested PM me Bobby Hutton "come see what's left of me" Phillips E+ £200 Mill Evans "why,why,why" King M- £70 Esther Phillips "nobody but you" Roulette M- £60 P+P is extra Mick

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jo armstead "a stone good lover" about £20

for sale UK rarity The Jones Brothers "good old days/lucky lady"(U K Pye)£150 +P+P record is M- condition,very rare on UK release,PM if interested Mick

pretty certain it was also done by jerry butler,don't know if it came out as a 45,dave rimmer's site might have the info Mick

Wigan,march 1974,got the train from victoria station in manchester,know what you mean ged was a bit intimidating at first,the first record I remember hearing on the first night,velvet satins"nothing can compare to you" seem to remember,there was a few scrapes when "the bikers" got on at ince......happy days Mick

I used to go quite regularly to rafters,seem to remember them running friday and saturday every week! couldn't imagine that happening now,john grant was famous for the special effects at the blackpool mecca all dayers(smoke and mini explosions)think john was from rochdale area originally and worked for british rail,rufus was another jazz funk club around that time in manchester,colin curtis used to do the entire night on his own,berlin at the back of deansgate was another in the mid eighties,will add more,searching the mental flypaper for the info Mick