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For sale: UK Only. Grading used: VG+, EX , M- Please see photos below to confirm condition. The link below each record is to a sound clip from the actual record for sale: Postage for records over £75 is Royal Mail Special Delivery at £7.50, below that it's Royal Mail 1st Class signed for at £2.80. Thank you for looking. Sam Fletcher - I'd Think It Over / Friday Night - Tollie 9012 - VG+ £325 + postage. **SOLD** There's a little wear on the labels and a few small marks that don't effect play on the vinyl, plays perfectly. Styrene original with stamped (MR) . https://www.dropbox.com/s/3vmkfmn5thno0bn/samfletcherthink.mp3?dl=0 Fabulous Peps - With These Eyes / I've Been Trying - Wee 3 - VG+ £70 + postage. A few tears on the flip label and a few small marks that don't effect play on the vinyl, plays perfectly. https://www.dropbox.com/s/w5zda8lnrrb1a17/fabpepseyesld.mp3?dl=0 Dorothy Berry - You Better Watch Out / Ain't That Love - Planetary 101 - VG+ £140 + postage. There's a little sticker residue and numbers written on the labels and a few marks on the vinyl that don't effect play. https://www.dropbox.com/s/v5kj4g8ibwzqmh6/dorothybwatch.mp3?dl=0 Dynamics - I Need Your Love / Love Me - RCA Victor 9084 - VG+ £325 + postage. There's a little wear on the labels and a few tiny marks on the vinyl none of which effect play. https://www.dropbox.com/s/gs2hjq2bj9gmrz7/dynamicsneed.mp3?dl=0 George Smith - I've Had It / When Love Turns To Pity - Turntable 713 - EX - £130 + postage. Clean labels with just a few small marks on the vinyl, nothing that effects play. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bepeql6n99v16tp/georgshadit.mp3?dl=0 Gracie Darnell - The Bad Guys / So Long Lover - Ruth 101 - EX - £130 + postage. There's a little wear on the labels and a couple of tiny marks on the vinyl that don't effect play. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0q91mg8zawt9h88/graciedarnellbadguys.mp3?dl=0 Patti Austin - Leave A Little Love / My Lovelight Ain't Gonna Shine No More - Coral 62500 - EX - £125 + postage. Just a tiny amount of wear on labels with a few marks on the vinyl that don't effect play. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4crdfvak5w3bgel/pattiaustinleavealittlelove.mp3?dl=0 Richie Havens - I Can't Make It Anymore / Morning Morning - Verve 5022 - EX - £75 + postage. Just a tiny amount of wear on the labels with a few small marks not effecting play on the vinyl. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mxs1vhmji636tu9/richiehanymore.mp3?dl=0 Rose Valentine - I've Gotta Know Right Now / When The Heartaches End - RCA Victor 9276 - M- £100 + postage Clean labels with clean vinyl. https://www.dropbox.com/s/im3fzwnz7atvnx3/rosevalentineknowrightnow.mp3?dl=0 Kenny Carter - I've Gotta Get Myself Together / Showdown - RCA Victor 8841 - VG+ - £100 + postage Just a touch of ring wear on labels with just a few small marks on the vinyl none effecting play. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zdsmux3k056r88s/kennycartergetmyselftogether.mp3?dl=0

For sale: UK Only. Moses Smith - Keep On Striving / Come On Let Me Love You - Cotillion 44075 Demo - EX- £350 SOLD Please see photos for condition. Link to sound clip from this record: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wgnjtqq1uxs8fkh/mosesstriving.mp3?dl=0 Bobby Treetop - So Sweet So Satisfyin' / Valentine - Tuff 415 - EX - £600 Please see photos for condition. Link to sound clip from this record: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lv39e6o9qp5jr88/bobbytsatisfyin.mp3?dl=0 Postage £7.50 Royal Mail Special Delivery. Payment by PayPal only. Thank you for looking.

The record dealer from the US has sent a very detailed reply which hopefully shows that it's an original, here's his message: It is an 100% original. The copies I have originally came out of Buckley's Record Shop out of Nashville which operated through the 1950's or earlier and closed in 1974. The owner moved the records to Guthrie,KY where he retired to and sold them out of some large tin buildings there.They ran an ad in Goldmine Magazine advertising them in the 1980's and they were all auctioned off there in June 1987 after he died. I got them from some old hoarder that bought a pickup truck load at the auction and left them in a old house full of his junk for over 25 years untouched. I bought about 12,000 records which were mostly in 25 count boxes 3 or 4 years ago.I only have a few copies of this one left now. Buckley's was one of the 3 big Nashville distributors with Randy's and Ernie's and they all had weekly radio shows on Sunday to advertise their shops that broadcasted all over the east coast which introduced much of this music to the public. A friend of mine bought a similar stash that had been in a school bus south of Nashville a few years ago that came out of the same auction with mostly different titles. I got a lot of Duke records including the Buddy Ace,Miss Lavell,multiple Jr Parker,several Bobby Bland,Earl Forrest and a lot of Song Bird gospel titles.I had to clean the old record mold release film off of them on my VPI cleaner.

That is great news he's keeping the record, if I find out anything I'll be the first to let everyone know. I was reminded that I raised a similar question 3 years ago when a whole bunch of mint records on Rojac/Ovide/Zodiac/Peacock/Sure-Shot turned up. All in that same Texas area as Duke records and was advised at the time that the 'rumour' was that there were records in storage, not that I have seen them :-)

Why would I be offended! I'm a collector too :-) I'd really love to know where this one was pressed and when it was pressed. As I said above it came from a reputable dealer so hopefully there might be some information that tells us something. I've already spoken to several others and none of us where aware of this being pressed twice. One interesting comment was that if it's a boot/re-issue it may have been pressed up for a different scene than the soul scene, maybe the doo-wop collectors.

I was the seller :-( I'm trying to find out myself, as yet I haven't heard back from the dealer in the US who I bought it from as an 'original'. But I get the feeling that this might be a 'Don Robey' illicit money maker, he seems to have had that sort of reputation of just printing up 'extras'.

Don't forget to check the auctions ending today

The Rare Records Vault Over 50 records on Ebay 'auction', ending Sunday evening 29th January, to view and listen to in the Ebay Shop (click the link above). Including the following :- Etta James - Seven Day Fool I.A.P. Co - Check Yourself Wales Wallace - Forever And A Day Willy Wiley - Just Be Glad Maxine Brown - Yesterday's Kisses Walter Jenkins - Back In My Life All with pictures and sound files.

Appears that I'm not the only record buyer to deal with this issue from this dealer. I've been informed that he also tried the $66 postage charge for just posting one record! Anyone else ;-)

A short note about a rogue Ebay seller in the USA '1966ponyred'.Purchased 6 inexpensive records from his Ebay auctions for $87, so under $15 a record. He states that over 4 records his postage is $23.50, which is not cheap but it's his pricing so fair enough. He also has a note saying he will charge $66.75 when required.Gullible me assumed that this $66 would be for high value shipping and not my lowly $87 purchase. So I was surprised to see he had added the maximum amount.But not nearly as surprised when he messaged me to say I could pay the cheaper price if I payed outside of Ebay to his personal Paypal account ... as friends&family, which would leave me no come back if things went wrong. Which is all against every Ebay seller policy. So it was either pay the very expensive shipping or pay outside of the Ebay protection. For me I didn't like the options, so I'm cancelling the purchase.My message is unless you want to pay $66.75 for postage from the USA to the UK be aware of the dubious practices of the Ebay seller '1966ponyred'. I have contacted Ebay support and will be going through their procedures which hopefully will allow me to leave the negative feedback on this sellers account. Not because of the hike in postage to $66, which made me choke, but because he wanted me to pay outside of Ebay procedures.

The Rare Records Vault Over 50 records on Ebay 'auction', ending Sunday evening 20th December, and another 50 or more to view and listen to in the Ebay Shop (click the link above). Including the following :- Willie Tee - Walking Up A One Way Street Lola Sands - To Whom It May Concern Otis Brown - Somebody Help Me Jimmy Holiday & Clydie King - Ready, Willing And Able Don Gardner - My Baby Likes To Boogaloo Silky Hargraves - Hurt By Love All with pictures and sound files.

The Rare Records Vault Nearly 50 records on 'auction', ending Sunday 13th December, and another 50 or more to view and listen to in the Ebay Shop (click the link above). Including the following :- Pinkertones - It's Not The Way You Walk Gloria Parker - The Best Thing For You Baby Vala-Quons - Window Shopping On Girl's Avenue Chances - A Better Day Is Coming Geraldine Curry - You're So Wonderful Art Freeman - Slippin' Around With You

The Rare Records Vault A few good titles up for 'auction', ending Sunday 1st November, more on 'buy it now' in the Ebay Shop (click the link above). Including: Danny Monday - Baby Without You Ann Sexton - You've Been Gone Too Long Channel 3 - The Sweetest Thing Ruby Winters - Better Bessie Jones - No More Tears Godoy Colbert - Baby I Like It

The boot 'rumour' was just something mentioned to me a very long time ago, I certainly never heard it anywhere else nor ever found the slightest proof that there were boots. i know the record was a hit in Chicago in 65 I didn't think it was a national hit though. Maybe the success in Chicago had Satellite quickly pressing more demos to see if they could build on its 'hit' potential around the USA resulting in three different demo labels.

Thank you , that's cleared up a few questions :-) But here's another question lol Are all the 'Dj Copy' releases printed the same way? I've seen the all white label Vontastics 'DJ Copy' with the wording 'DJ Copy' printed on both the LEFT and the RIGHT sides of the record , I'll try and attach a photo. I think I might end up buying one of all of the different versions just to check , well if I had any money I might ;-) Cheers, Rand

I always thought the plain white label 'DJ Copy' of the Vontastics 'Never Say Goodbye' was a boot and the blue and white label DJ Copy was the only legit version. Saw a photo of a white label DJ Copy with dates written across it and in that typical beaten up and used state of a mid 60s record that had me thinking maybe it was a legit pressing after all. Does anyone know for sure ? I'd love to know. Cheers, Rand

Without sounding prejudicial towards the seller, I'm curious to find out if any other record buyers have had dealings with an Ebay seller in the USA who has numerous mint/near mint copies of records on Rojac/Ovide/Zodiac/Peacock/Sure-Shot. Artists like Big Maybelle, Creations, Bud Harper, Masters of Soul. I know that 'finds' of ex shop/unsold stock do turn up so all is probably ok, so has anyone had a record from them and checked it? The seller is in Houston, Texas , "m.xiomara1". Cheers Rand

All records graded using Soul Source system: M- As good as it gets, practically an untouched record that plays as if it were brand new store stock VG++The odd barely discernable surface mark or minor blemish, nothing that will affect play in any way. VG+ A few more marks or light scuffs than a VG++ record but still sounds fine for listening and/or DJing. No scratches.Light surface wear. A used but far from abused copy. Paypal as a gift preferred. Post & Packing: All records posted in secure and safe cardboard mailers. UK Recorded £2.00 for records under £50 UK Special Delivery £6.50 for records over £50 Overseas please contact me for postage. Willie Tee - First Taste Of Hurt - Gatur 509 (Green Label ,small label tear on flip side) - VG++ - £150 SOLD Garland Green - Girl I Love You - Revue 11001 (slight ring wear on label) - VG+ - £100 C.L Blast - What Can I Do - United 224 (Blue label) - VG++ - £60 Gene Chandler - I Can Take Care Of Myself - Constellation 169 (White Demo) - M- £60 Four Sonics - Where Are You - Triple B 0002 - M- £60 Four Exceptions - A Sad Goodbye - Parkway 986 (White Demo) - M- £80 Big Joe Turner - Two Loves Have I - Bluestime 45001 - M- £60 Janice - I Need You Like A Baby - Roulette 7083 - M- £110 Pic & Bill - Talk About Love - Charay 99 - M- £125 SOLD Lee Barry (Barry White) - I Don't Need It (White Demo) - M- £60 Sunday - Ain't Got No Problems - Alteen 9631(slight ring wear) VG++ - £80 Godoy Colbert - Baby I Like It - Revue 11037 - drill hole - VG++ - £70 Thank you, Rand May

All records graded using Soul Source system: M- As good as it gets, practically an untouched record that plays as if it were brand new store stock VG++The odd barely discernable surface mark or minor blemish, nothing that will affect play in any way. VG+ A few more marks or light scuffs than a VG++ record but still sounds fine for listening and/or DJing. No scratches.Light surface wear. A used but far from abused copy. Paypal as a gift preferred. Post & Packing: All records posted in secure and safe cardboard mailers. UK Recorded £2.20 for records under £50 UK Special Delivery £6.50 for records over £50 Overseas please contact me for postage. Eddie Wilson - Toast To The Lady - Tollie 9033 (red promo) - VG++ - £75 Cavaliers - Hold To My Baby - RCA 9054 (white promo) small writing on label - VG++ - £60 Tommy Keith - Loving You Comes Easy - Vibration 577 - M- £40 Otis Leavill - Baby Why Can't You Hear Me - Brunswick 55337 (drill hole in label) - VG+ - £30 The Lost Souls - I'm Your Love Man - Glasco 300 - M- £75 Tommy Neal - Goin' To A Happening - Vault 938 - M- £35 SOLD Tempests - Would You Believe - Smash 2094 - VG++ - £12 The Enchanters - You Were Meant To Be My Baby - Loma 2035 - VG+ - £20 Etta James - Seven Day Fool - Argo 5402 - VG+ - £35 Whispers - Needle In A Haystack - Soul Clock 1004 (yellow label version) - VG++ - £8 Mercy Men - You Made It Thunder - Gee 001 - M- £30 Charles Mann - Hey Little Girl - Lanor 529 - VG++ - £25 Bobby Byrd - Lost In The Mood Of Changes - Smash 2018 (drill hole in label) - VG++ - £25 Inez & Charlie Foxx - Tightrope - Dynamo 102 - VG+ - £20 Ace Spectrum - Don't Send Nobody Else - Atlantic 3012 (demo) - VG++ - £20 Marv Johnson - I Miss You Baby / Just The Way You Are - Gordy 7051 (drill hole in label) - VG+ - £10 O'Jays - Hold On / Working On Your Case - Minit 32015 - a few storage marks on label - VG++ - £30 Human Beinz - Nobody But Me - Capitol 5990 - VG+ £5 Thank you, Rand May

All records graded using Soul Source system: M- As good as it gets, practically an untouched record that plays as if it were brand new store stock VG++The odd barely discernable surface mark or minor blemish, nothing that will affect play in any way. VG+ A few more marks or light scuffs than a VG++ record but still sounds fine for listening and/or DJing. No scratches.Light surface wear. A used but far from abused copy. Paypal as a gift preferred. Post & Packing: All records posted in secure and safe cardboard mailers. UK Recorded £2.20 for records under £50 UK Special Delivery £6.50 for records over £50 Overseas please contact me for postage Fabulous Four - If I Knew - SaintMo 300 - VG++ - £20 SOLD The Satisfactions - Use Me - Smash 2131 (white demo)tiny writing on label - VG++ - £12 The Shirtails - The Ceiling - Prime 2715 - VG++ - £25 The Vibrating Vibrations - Surprise Party For Baby - Neptune 28 (white demo) - VG+ - £35 SOLD Exsaveyons - I Don't Love You No More - Smoke 600 - M- £45 Larry Davis & The Marvels - The Magic Is Gone - Decca (promo copy) - VG++ - £45 SOLD Channel 3 - The Sweetest Thing - Dakar 4520 (white demo) slight bubbling on label with storage mark - M- £110 SOLD Billy Joe Young - I've Got You On My Mind Again - Paula 240 (white demo) price stamp on label - VG++ - £15 SOLD Joe & George - No One Loves You - Now 4 (DJ copy) - VG++ - £65 Ruby Winters - Better - Diamond 230 - VG++ - £80 Jimmy Holiday - I've Been Done Wrong - Diplomacy 23 - VG+ - £15 Please PM me for details or any further information regarding the records: Thank you: Rand May

Only speaking for myself but I can't think of a 'soul night' or an 'all nighter' in the South that would be a 'must attend' event no matter who was DJ'ing or what the musical policy was, the closest would be Alfie's annual Southampton All Dayer. The biggest reason for me is that with todays transport links I can be in London in an hour and Manchester is just a 4 hour drive so I can already listen to the best DJ's at great clubs with wonderful atmosphere and brilliant tunes. On the other hand the closest to a new 'must attend' event in the South that would get me 'excited' would probably be a weekender. Perhaps a Friday night to Sunday morning event, that would give the best DJ's from the South three maybe four sessions to 'wow' us and mix up the music 'genres' and plenty of time to chat with friends old and hopefully new ones as well. (With the added bonus that whether it was an hotel or a holiday camp it means my bed is closer when I finally crash lol) Again the sort of thing that would make it a must attend for me would be a 'meet & greet' of an artist or producer that has had an outstanding contribution to the music we love so much.

There are all nighters in Southampton all the time! Just not Northern Soul nighters. I'm pretty sure that Rhino have had all nighters at Bank Holidays for the last 10 years, and Junk have them nearly every month, the last one I think was the beginning of July. Mind you if you don't know anything about Techno, Rave, Drum & Bass you might have missed them. Still that doesn't move the 'rare soul scene' forward and it is a great loss if Sal and Rod are made to feel that their passion and dedication is under valued when it shouldn't be. I have no idea how to set up an event let alone promote it and I'm not suggesting for a minute that this nighter could have been arranged any better but maybe something different needs to be tried, again I wouldn't know what ,I have no experience at all. Just trying to remain positive and hoping that Sal and Rod can find the magic button to get the sort of attendances that their hard work and dedication deserve.

In answer to the original posters question; "Is there any future or desire for Niters in the area stretching from Portsmouth to Bournemouth?", my answer would be yes. I suspect that Southampton or Portsmouth could sustain enough interest to develop an oldies/classic all nighter on a regular basis. However I haven't seen anything that implies that Bournemouth has enough local interest to develop a regular, all nighter with 150-300 people that isn't a 100% oldies/classic event. I don't think that it's a coincidence that the longest running, best attended night within a reasonable distance of Bournemouth (Bisley) is an oldies/classic night. At the previous Bournemouth all nighter , the rare/underplayed 2nd room DJs played to a dance floor with no more than a handful of people dancing and most of the time an empty floor between 8 and 12. The passion, great taste and devotion shown by those in the South towards rare , underplayed, funkier sounds deserves better and I hope Rod and Sal can develop something special at another venue.

One day I would love to find a soulful 6TS vinyl stash that hasn't been cherry picked. Hope it's a great weekend for you

Writers credits for 'The Right Kind' are to J.Pheeny if that's any help, who is also credited with 'What's Your Name'. The histories I've read about Blackwell & Stevens early days starting up Sue records do lend to the theory that the vocal is an American R&B track.