michael-j

try searching on here, think there was a thread about it a while back

'63 reissue with higher catalogue number has extra overdubbed drums (and is the version on the Ace New Breed CD, despite the earlier catalogue number being listed)

is a pretty well known track outside of the soul scene - was sampled by Fatboy Slim on one of his big hits, and has appeared on a few CD compilations it's a vocal version of Freedom Now Brothers 'Sissy Walk'. guess FS might have sampled either, since he only used the horns

ah, just noticed 'demo' in the subject... fussy! altho i guess good chance that the Demos pressed first and more likely to sound better...

not one that turns up very often and lots aren't pressed very well, hissy (from over-used stampers maybe)

errr, all proper DJ turntables have a standard headshell mount, so they are always compatible. have used one or two where the mounting must have been damaged, and in that case had to just replace the stylus itself, but otherwise i always replace the cartridges, unless another DJ has, and always set the arm weight and anti-skating. you really don't want to be using the needles left in clubs or on hired equipment. and the number of times i've seen people playing rare records on decks with the weights reversed, i.e. numbers facing away from the DJ - after a hip hop DJ has turned the armweight around to make it heavier - or with coins on the headshell... if it's skipping then either the needles need replacing or there's vibrations that need to be stopped - a paving slab or polystyrene blocks under the decks often can sort that

not sure i'd classify the George Young or Jon Thomas as 'shakers, they sound a bit too straight mod/soul jazz to me...? both nice tracks tho i think my list would include things like Ernie Fields Orchestra 'Workin' Out', The Page Boys 'Barracuda', The Gee Cees 'Buzz Saw Twist', Jimmy Gordon 'Buzzzzzz', The Four Instants 'Discoteque', JC Davis 'The Splib', probably some twist tracks as well... *plug* Londoners can come and hear some tonight at Jukebox Jam! alongside the R&B, early soul, blues rockers, etc *plug*

before someone gets in trouble, ought to point out that that site is a bit NSFW !

you're not missing much, from what i recall...

not having any luck on the Francis Burr here either! keep finding her other/others(?) on the label

he says it's a 00s pressing of a 60s track, what more do you want him to say?

err, it's the CV linked from the bio on your MySpace page, and comes up in a Google search...

this is a great version

look at the bids - it's only two people who desperately wanted it. the other bids are more reasonable - $120 is on the high end, but i sold a spare copy a few months back for 35 GBP i think, and could probably have got more

i don't understand what information you want? 'Harper Valley PTA' is a really well known country song, the Jeannie Riley version was a million seller, and King Curtis covered loads of pop hits...

King (US), demo continues after false ending, issue ends at that point about 40 quid but doesn't often turn up for sale

i think the original article mentioned in the first post is a bit confused - Francis Grasso etc were the first deejays to try and beat-mix records, which developed into the NY disco scene, but quite a few people had been using two turntables before then as suggested in this thread... the Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster book 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life' covers a lot of this, plenty of interviews with various pioneers. the Dave Haslam book came out later (and mainly covers the 90s super club scene), and he probably pinched the Jimmy Saville bit from them!

This is Vigon doing Harlem Shuffle (without really knowing the words), lived in France i think, but originally from Morocco: ">

the Chicago copy was a fake for a joke - they glued on the label and stuck it on the wall and waited to see if anyone noticed it...

a nice early one (besides the more obvious hits on the label, like Speedo, etc): 804 Eddie Banks and the Five Dreamers - Sugar Diabetes 1956

good flip on that Rosco Gordon too...

i think i'll write something to scrape the auction site and keep a list of prices, since this question comes up all the time and clicking back through auctions is a pain if you don't know the number...

https://www.raresoulforum.co.uk/jm_auction....xt&num=3400 use the arrows at the top to go forwards/back in time, or change the ID number in the URL... current ones are about 3400

an alternative view: https://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/jodywilliams.htm "Note: Sugar Boy Williams who recorded the single "Five Long Years" / "Little Girl" (Herald H-555) in New York, 1960 has sometimes been attributed to Jody Williams. The artist on this record (and also the writer of both sides) is actually Leon Williams, who is a different person despite the fact that Jody Williams' real name indeed is Joseph Leon Williams. According to The Blues Discography 1943-1970, Sugar Boy Williams recorded also another single "Little Girl Take Your Time" / "Someday Darling" (Raines 2906) in 1965. Two titles from the 1960 session, "Tryin' To Find A Woman" and an alternate take of "Five Long Years" are still unissued. Both "Five Long Years" and "Little Girl" appear on the compilation album "When Girls Do It" (Red Lightnin' RL 006) issued in 1971."