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... and this is exactly why he's held the number one spot as long as he has. Eye watering stuff.

Originally this classic when surfaced was on white demo format. No issues surfaced. A red boot surfaced in the mid 70’s. Then in around 1980/1981 it appeared on John Anderson’s list for £6. Suspicions arose at the time as some strange things had been happening with records on Castle and Arctic to name a couple. Eventually after a week or two the dust settled and the pink issues started appearing in sales boxes everywhere for a year or two you could pick it up for between £5 and £8. Turned out a ‘mother lode (100’s)’ of the ‘mythical issue’ had been unearthed. This would explain the scarcity of shows on popsike, as the pink issues are extremely rare in the wild, in short, the issues never got issued. A couple of other obscure boot attempts are also out there including a one-sided thing. Someone on here may have the old soulbowl list from that time. Mind you, it was at a time when Johns list had things like Edward Hamilton (Baby Weep) for £6, Marie Knight £6, New Wanders £4, Carol Anderson £3, Will Colin’s £3.

It is a super cool piece.

RARE TOONES – SET SALE 2 All of these rare 45’S are available on a first come, first serve basis. There are some very hard and seldom seen items in this batch. Good Hunting! Grading: M / M- / VG+ / VG / VG- UK Postage: Special Delivery £8.50 International Postage: Tracked & Signed £14.00 Payment: PayPal, Bank Transfer E-mail: raretoones@gmail.com Tel: 07951 600068 . TNJ’s SHE’S NOT READY / I DIDN’T KNOW NEWARK M- £1,000 SOLD Group soul harmony perfection. Chased on multiple scenes for both sides, and one drop of the needle on either side ushers you into mid-tempo heaven and pure bliss. This is a top drawer, 5 star rarity. DORI DEAN DAVEY BABY / THE NEWS AMON M- £2,000 The mythical Detroit release Amon 815. From 1965, comes one of the most sought after 45s among Detroit collectors. Drenched in the influences of early Tamla Motown, this glorious, female early sweet soul ballad, is arguably one of the best ever to be laid down on vinyl. The flip is a wonderful catchy mid/uppish tempo soul dancer, killer sax break, infectious early RnB tones, group harmonies, with excellent potential to go. Seriously rare with 2, possibly 3 known copies. Labels are in pristine condition with some light marks to vinyl. A lovely near mint copy of this blisteringly rare Detroit soul 45. FLO BURTON HUNGARY FOR LOVE ARISTO VG+ £300 Rare New York release, a horn driven sister funk that takes no prisoners and keep it tighter than tight. A killer funky edged northern dancer. CAPRELLS DEEP LOVE / HEY GIRL BANO VG+ £150 Take the Cassadons on Beltone, jazz it up with some early 70’s rifts, gritty vocals and you have this bright, uplifting crossover dancer. A hard one to find. FALCONS (I’M A FOOL) I MUST LOVE YOU BIG WHEEL M- £100 Always in demand. Northern classic in super condition. GEORGE HUGHLY THAT’S WHY I CRY / YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING BUDDUH VG+ £125 Gorgeous crossover with a powerful dancer on the flip which has been totally overlooked by most. HARVEY & 7 SOUNDS GLAMOUR GIRL CUCA VG+ £300 Classy, beautiful mid-tempo group rarity. DONALD MOORE I’LL BE YOUR LOVER DIMOKRASI VG £400 Very rare 70’s Cincinnati release. Vinyl has many surface marks but retains gloss with music strong and loud. Labels in nice clean condition. SAM & KITTY I’VE GOT SOMETHING GOOD FOUR BROS VG £300 Elusive white promo format (vinyl not styrene). Very Rare. Vinyl has several scratches and marks with labels in clean condition. Music plays clear, loud and strong. INSPIRATIONS I MADE A CHANGE / HIP SNAP GALAXIE VG+ £750 SOLD Almost totally unknown and impossibly rare Chicago 45 from 1966 (yes, it’s the Midas group), an old Burnley cover-up. A stunning mid-tempo sweet soul harmony track with an almost totally unknown flip, no RnB here, it’s full on, dead centre male group northern, that has the potential to lite-up dancefloors across the country. THE CHEQUES STIX AND STONES / IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW HEATWAVE VG+ £300 Super rare up-tempo blue-eyed soul. A few marks and surface scratches on vinyl, but otherwise a nice clean copy with clean labels and nice gloss to vinyl. Great article about the group and label by soul commentator and author Mark Windle over at 'A Nickel & A Nail', check him out! Link here: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/blogs/news/deeper-the-cheques-e-mark-windle EDWIN RILEY WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME / I LOVE MY BABY ICU M- £400 Rare Texas release - double sided – two lovely group mid-tempo dancers. JEFF SMITH & UNIVERSE HIDDEN SECRET INCENTIVE VG £200 Killer Ohio Release. Jeff Smith aka The Chandlers (Blue Rose / ColSoul) in full flow in this incredible modern 70's floating dancer. Brilliant. CASINO ROYALE GET YOURSELF TOGETHER KEY-LOC M- £200 Rare Texas release. Powerful bouncing mid-tempo with wailing horn and soothing melodies. A real winner. LADY WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LOVE MARK-LIN M £200 Stunning copy of this scorching hot dance floor monster. A modern classic in the making with demand soaring for this rare 45 that remained buried in the heather for way too long. FOUR COINS MAYBE SHE’S RIGHT LAN-CO M- £2,500 SOLD Monster group soul crossover. Huge for Sam all over the country. Super rare and brilliant! CROWN FOUR BIRTH OF A PLAYBOY / LOVE FOR MY GIRL LEE JOHN VG+ £700 A master class in 60’s northern soul, wrapped-up and delivered on two awesome sides that have rightly taken their place in northern soul folklore. Killer group northern that hits the bullseye every time. Stunning condition. DOC OLIVER TIGHTEN UP YOUR GAME LUCKY INC. VG+ £400 Top draw up-tempo northern, a proven rarity just waiting to roar. Almost mint but for some light label stain around edge. SPIEDELS DREAM GIRL PROVIDENCE VG+ £750 Wonderful classic double sider, mid-tempo northern in beautiful condition. MARVA LEE OLD AND GREY / FIRST MIGHT TOGETHER RUGBY VG £750 Super rare Philly release. Vinyl retains gloss with a few scratches and surface marks. Labels are good with some ring wear. Music comes through loud and strong. Powerful dancer that packs a punch at both northern and mixed venues. A very hard record to find in any condition. VANGUARDS ALL THE WOMEN I’VE WANTED SHIRLEY VG+ £125 Lush crossover production with a group ballad on flip. Nice and still ‘under the radar’. EPSILONS MAD AT THE WORLD SHRINE VG+ £250 Gorgeous group two-sider on this strange little unknown label. W.D. JORDAN YOU CAN’T KEEP RUNNING AWAY SILVER CITY M- £300 Killer funky modern. Powerful and brutally rare. LUCKY CHARMS TIED TO YOUR HEART SUGARHILL VG+ £400 ON HOLD An old Gary Rushbrooke spin from the late Wigan era, thumping Tennessee soul, horns, breaks, spins, it’s got the lot, with an infectious start and opening strings that remind me of a certain Prophonics 45. Check it out! THE ROYAL VII HAND OUT LOVE WINDMILL VG £150 WOW! out of Virginia comes another awesome up-tempo funky northern discovery by this group on the same label. Some marks to vinyl with good gloss, labels have some ring wear but clean with no defects. A hard one. .

It was always going to happen Paul, the scene has become far too big globally and over the past decade a big change has been happening, northern soul (in it's many sub genre forms) has transcended from being a music of the past to become a current genre, with new and old releases now starting to blend together into what I believe will lead to exciting and creative times ahead. Whether Motown ever get their act together again is anybody's guess Answer to questions; How many touring Northern Soul bands are there to warrant such a statement of authenticity and what makes them authentic and great? Many are out there. They will all claim to be authentic and great and many of them are definitely great performers, but in my opinion they are authentic only if they are recording and releasing new material or are the original artists. Do the scenes original (or other) scene goers attend this stuff? You bet they do, and why not it's fun and introduces many people to this wonderful music and global scene that is 'Northern Soul'. My only comment is, I hope the live events stays fresh and don't give over entirely to purely tribute bands playing endless oldies and Do I Love over and over again.

Awesome digging, thanks for sharing Simon.

Many years ago, would have been around 1980, I had a Fairmount for some time. cost around £35 at Wigan. Few months later I bought the Rouser copy from Johnathan W at a Notts Palais all-dayer. I remember the Rouser copy being distinctly different in its fidelity and mix, claps and breaks are a give away. For me the Fairmount had a brighter, looser sound whilst the Rouser was a tad more polished. I personally think this may be the same take, with a different mix.

The twists and turns of labels and releases is truly fascinating, never fails to amaze me how some tracks see releases on obscure foreign labels, without a sniff of a release in the US. Back to Quakertown, there was definitely a buoyant emergent scene happening in the DC, Virginia and the Carolinas around that time, which was a little faster and bouncy in tempo. Anyone know how the other Rouser releases tie in?

It’s a nice thing that Rondo track. Lucky You!

Good Spot!

It was a Southerner who caused the confussion/identity illusion crisis, when he came up with the word 'Northern'. Because the venues in the north played soul that was obscure, mostly uncharted and honest instrumentation (no electronics or synths). In the south it tended to be monotenous early disco dross. DJs like Levine, Curtis etc (Mecca), then followed by Sam, Searling and others starting to play obscure disco dross often at the exclusion of 60's mainly because of its relative availability (cheap as chips at the time) and appeal to the mass commercial disco going (and radio listening) crowds in the major cities and London.

It's another Burnley record from 15+ years back, we originally covered-up as Bernie Williams came from John Anderson in late 90's.

Margie Joseph .. Toone!

Awesome!

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HI ALL, CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND SOME SIMPLE / CLEVER SOFTWARE TO MOCK-UP LABEL DESIGNS? KIND THANKS, ANDY

Well Paul, I think it's clear you and Tim are not fans of each other. I've read both your post and Tim's in the photo. I'm not judging or getting into the 'rights and wrongs' of who. But I will say that most who have read Tim's columns over the years will probably know he has a direct provocative style. It's his style as a critic, sometimes it's border line, but he tells it how he's see it. Taking out the personal references, I think he makes some perceptive observations that will resonate with a lot of people. I understand you are upset, but I think a lot of what you have asserted about his writing ability and publications, in my view and experience are way off the mark, all of his books have been good in my opinion. Regarding his knowledge of soul music and records, he has forgotten more than most of us know, I could tell you of so many times when I would unearth a totally unlisted 45 (even unlisted in his own guide), only to mention the record to him and discover, it's been in his collection for years! Personally, I think good writing and knowledge, comes with many years of experience and is an art developed over time, it ceases to become rigid and becomes expressive, this happens when the writer and the process dissolve. I also find most books with bibliography and 'academic style' layout and structure, to be boring and hard work and they generally miss the mark when holding the interest of the reader. Just my personal opinion. Regards, Andy K

That's what happens when I try to be clever and post on three sites at the same time!

It's like all vinyl. Passage of time and finite quantity. Simply put, we were spoilt for choice for years during the 70's, 80's and even 90's. Post 2000 it really moved up several gears. Now collectors from every corner of the world are chasing them. It's only going to continue, Russia, China, South America, when the affluent classes of these regions start to take an interest and it develops, watch what happens then. I even know of wealth management and unit trust firms who are now recognising vinyl as a potential 'asset class', similar to art and rare wine stocks. There's still time to invest at an affordable level if you have the 'knowledge', but platforms such a Discogs and Popsike will make it harder in the future for quick arbitrage gains. An area to speculate is in 'new limited run releases', but be careful as this can be a minefield and should be regarded as a more of a longer term view. Of course, this is only my view, but if you plot the trend curves across genres, it does seem to be playing out. PS - Alberto, thanks for capturing this every week, we'd lose it otherwise. Andy K

Shouldn't be too hard, PM me with price and condition. cheers, Andy Willie Tee - Foolish Girl - Cinderella Millie McLaine ‎– Why / Caught Up - Soulville

Hi all, I'm need to contact Shaun Murphy of Maida Vale in London, I've lost his contact details. If anyone can help or get a message to him for me, would really appreciate. Please PM me off topic. Kind thanks, Andy

Sterling work Pete.

Looking for clean copies. PM Thanks.

Hi All,, Does anyone have a contact number for Sam and Colin, I changed my phone a year ago and have lost their numbers. I need to speak to them urgently. Please PM off forum if you can help. Thanks, Andy Killick 07951 600068