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The demo was bootlegged for the belgian Popcorn scene. But from what I remember it was a pretty lame one. Meaning, it was an obvious pressing. Poor quality. And only a very limited number of copies made. your copy has a bell stamp so it's safe.

BETTY EVERETT - GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED/IT'S IN HIS KISS - UK PRESIDENT w/ PS (VG+) £10 First President press from 1968, not the 70s repress. Comes with the apparently ultra rare original sleeve. See pic attached. I'd say a nice collectable for every UK collector. Please note pic nicked from the net. I don't have a scanner. Any questions, just ask. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paypal only. Euro-wide P&P from Germany: Standard £5.00 / Signed for £7.50 / Insurance available at cost Outside Europe please ask for quote. 

MILTON WRIGHT - THE GALLOP/LIKE A ROLLING STONE - CARLA W/D (EX) £65 SOLD Plays lovely, "x" on both sides, besides that both sides clean. Plain white demo label design. comes in its original company sleeve TONY AMARO - HEY BABY/RUNNIN' AROUND - LOMA W/D (VG+/VG) £30 "Hey Baby" plays a solid VG+. "Runnin around" seems to have been played with a heavy stylus at some time as it appears to sound a bit muffled. Check the soundfiles. Labels tiny bit of wear but no wol, sol, etc. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paypal only. Euro-wide P&P from Germany: Standard £5.00 / Signed for £7.50 / Insurance available at cost Outside Europe please ask for quote.  Tony Amaro1.mp3 Tony Amaro2.mp3

TONY AMARO - HEY BABY/RUNNIN' AROUND - LOMA W/D (VG+/VG) £35 "Hey Baby" plays a solid VG+. "Runnin around" seems to have been played with a heavy stylus at some time as it appears to sound a bit muffled. Check the soundfiles. Labels tiny bit of wear but no wol, sol, etc. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paypal only. Euro-wide P&P from Germany: £5.00  Outside Europe please ask for quote. Tony Amaro1.mp3 Tony Amaro2.mp3

Thanks for the replies. By first issue I meant the first issue of the president release. There's also a second press from the early 70s.

Original sleeve for the first issue of Betty Everett - Getting mighty crowded on UK President. (I don't have a scanner at hand, this is just a pic I nicked off the net) I wonder is this sleeve common? Any ideas?

Tape swapping and later on CD swapping got me literally 1.000's of great (unknown to me) tracks. When we did the Soul Source CD swapping circle about 15/20 years ago, that was a real highlight. Still playing many of those CDs today.

Beside "Essential NW Soul Collection" Goldmine/Soul Supply released at least one other tape, "This is Northern Soul". From what I remember the order of the tracklisting is a bit different to the respective CD release. https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-This-Is-Northern-Soul/release/13595038

THE HYTONES - BIGGER AND BETTER - A-BET (VG) £370 Looks VG- but plays much much better, check the sound clip. Label bit worn but still nice to look at, small wol. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paypal only. Euro-wide P&P from Germany: £12.00 FULL VALUE INSURANCE!  Outside Europe please ask for quote. Hytones.mp3

embarrassing and arrogant.

Mello Souls , Stay well clear of Arthur Willis Tribute . Though might buy one or all available copies and smash em .

https://www.anorakscorner.com/PressingPlantInfo.html Matrix Of Nashville - Nashville Based at 457 Chestnut Street, next door to Southern Plasctics (later URP) at #453. this company made metal parts for the local pressing plants - their work bears the stamped in italic, "Nashville Matrix" wording, sometimes confused as saying "Nashville Mains", due to a worn out stamper.

That Nashville stamp is 100% fake. Original stamp is very faint. And smaller. And looks completely different. Original Nashville stamp here

I used to have the reissue. Flipside was a beatiful beat ballad, Entertainers IV - My garden of eden. However it was credited to Kenard. Original has What Did You Gain on both sides, doesn't it?

It was reissued in the 80s using the original master. Original is from 69 or 70. Reissue has different flip.

Got my copy today. Brilliant. Was looking forward to having Tag Tag on vinyl finally. Am a happy chappy!

I thought Ann Nesby must be over 20 years old by now. It isn't. It's just 19 years old. But still sounds to me as fresh as when I heard it first time back then. These days I'm not into new/current/modern soul releases at all. They just don't do it for me. I got into the soulful side of house music in the late 90s/early 2ks. Plenty of amazing tunes were released back then. Come mid 2000's I found less and less tunes to my liking. Eventually I drifted away and focused back on 60s/70s tunes. However, there's one tune from the late 90s, infact 21 years old now that still does it for me. It's just perfect:

Just a short question. Does somebody know where the name "Tangeers" comes from?

I guess it's pretty save to assume that only UK bidder are involved in auctions of UK 45s. Unless it's a UK only tune. Which JC isn't. I never heard of anyone outside UK collecting UK 45s.

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Haven't noticed this one before. But the hand is the very same as on US Laurie sleeves. I wonder which one was first?

You really think there will be huge demand for the instrumental? I don't. I'm fairly new to the RSD game. I understand that the Darrell Banks 45 can be ordered by german record stores too. Thought all the RSD releases are only available in the respective country?

Will reply to all messages tonight.

anyone remember Dave McCadden's Soul Galore fanzine? I clearly remember he once reviewed a Mills Brothers record. And not in a derogative way. I forgot the title but something with "road" in it?

ROSE BATISTE - I CAN'T LEAVE YOU/SOMEDAY - THELMA (VG-) £110 SOLD Minor background noise from small scratches only audible during run-in. Once it kicks in music easily overpowers it. Please ask for soundclips if in doubt. Labels bit worn. All around nice record with lots of life left in it. DRAKE & THE ENSOLIDS - PLEASE LEAVE ME - ALTEEN (VG) £75 SOLD Fantastic Chicago Northern. What a tune. THE PEPS - MY LOVE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU/SPEAK YOUR PIECE - D TOWN (VG) £75 SOLD Please note, this is the much rarer MW689 mix. Very seldom seen these days. SANDY'S GANG - HUNGRY - SUNRISE (NM) £80 SOLD Unplayed old store stock of this classy dancer ripe for today. DAVID SEA - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT - CROWN LTD (EX) £60 His rarest release. Excellent earl 80s dancer. EMANUEL TAYLOR - YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME - BERNARD W/D (VG++) £130 SOLD Nice white demo. Looks VG++ but plays above grade on the "got hold" side, VG on the flip. wol/sol on "hold side". ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paypal only. Worldwide P&P from Germany: £5.00 signed for (fully insured at cost)