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I'll say one thing about Andy Sewart though - on that record "Donald Where's yer Troosers", half way through there's an Elvis Presley impersonation and it's far and away the best I've ever heard, if that was Andy Stewart he could have made a living from doing Elvis's voice.

Not that funny really - I know more about pop music than I do about soul music!

Not saying he hasn't Paul, what I'm on about is nobody has ever heard of someone then one person posts something and all of a sudden, everyone gets involved. I remember you posting about it months ago and you obviously had a problem worth shouting about so thats not what I meant.

Has he ripped you off?

Great version.

They wouldn't have had time to make promos I suppose? I once got a copy of the demo from the novelty section on ebay for $3. Week later I got Rose Brooks from the same section (listed for it's official A side of course) Anyway I've got 2 questions for you. 1) Is there any record you haven't got? I can't believe some of the stuff you post up. 2) How do you get those scans to look so neat and lovely and sit next to each other like that, and when I post one up it lands in the middle of the text?

Ah the old mob mentality, that's how to make a new member feel welcome alright

Blimey it's slow today...

It wasn't showing up Rach that's why I had to use the attachment

Could you post up here and not on that shit website with pop ups all over it?

Real 'old school' stuff here, I absolutely love this and most of the others associated with it, sometimes Simon Soussan should be congratulated! Fred Smith Orchestra

Harley Hatcher - Soul Hustler - MGM. Am only posting this one because someone asked me to send them a clip and it's on my list today - I don't think I'd heard this for 20 years until I just recorded it - what a very strange track it is. Formerly covered up as Al De Lory - Discotheque Alibi. Really like the stomping breaks but the rest is a bit weird for me.

Thanks mate.

Need some info on a record which was listed as being demo only in the last price guide but may have changed now: Butch Baker - Batman At The Go Go on St Lawrence 1010 stock copy. Price please if available. thanks in advance

That was the musical equivalent of having your teeth pulled without anaesthetic

(Anyone wants to hear anything, let me know and I'll send them an mp3) PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 07757 437366 Pete.smith@freeuk.com petesmithrecords@hotmail.com Hi, Bit of a mixed bag this week, so here in no particular order are: SANDRA PHILLIPS - WORLD WITHOUT SUNSHINE - BROADWAY DEMO EX 75 Lovely copy of the rare lined label demo SOLD BUNNY SHIVEL - YOU'LL NEVER FIND A LOVE LIKE MINE / THE SLIDE - CAPITOL DEMO M 25 Unplayed copy, nice double sider came out on UK Capitol too DON FLETCHER - I'M SO GLAD - PEACOCK DEMO VG++ 20 R & B dancer RUBY & THE ROMANTICS - NOBODY BUT MY BABY - KAPP EX 20 Lovely beat ballad PAUL ANKA - WHEN WE GET THERE - RCA DEMO VG 15 Filler copy - plays ok bit crackly at times ST. GEORGE & TANA - WITHOUT YOUR HEART - KAPP EX 50 I think this is brilliant, male female duet produced by Huey Meaux HARLEY HATCHER - SOUL HUSTLER - MGM DEMO M 75 First copy of this I've ever had - Richard Searling's old "Al De Lory - Discotheque Alibi" cover up, very rare JILL HARRIS - BABY WON'T YOU TRY ME - CAPITOL EX 30 Belting uptempo dancer MARY WELLS - CAN'T YOU SEE (YOU'RE LOSING ME) - ATCO M 20 Storming old style uptempo dancer BARBARA LEWIS - SOMEDAY WE'RE GONNA LOVE AGAIN - ATLANTIC M- 15 Nice condition original JOEY HEATHERTON - HULLABALOO - CORAL M 100 Incredibly rare Coral stock copy, still in sleeve and absolutely mint PEGGY MARCH - IF YOU LOVED ME - RCA DEMO EX+ 30 Nice copy HAROLD HOPKINS - GLAMOUR GIRL - SCEPTER EX 25 Lesser known Scepter 45, good midtempo sound SOLD BUDDY LAMP - I WANNA GO HOME - WHEELSVILLE EX 20 Magic Detroit dancer G.L. CROCKETT - LOOK OUT MABEL - CHECKER DEMO EX- 50 Very rare original - it's rock & roll really - great though GERLADINE CURRY - YOU'RE SO WONDERFUL - LONDON HOUSE VG 60 200 quid on Soul Bowl and J manship - this copy has scuffs but plays great - brilliant track THE VOLCANOS - A LADY'S MAN - ARCTIC DEMO EX 25 Brilliant Philly dancer on a lovely one sided demo SOLD THE PEELS - TIME MARCHES ON - KARATE DEMO EX 40 Had this a couple of times on UK Audio Fidelity label - never on US though CHUCK BERNARD - MY BABY - SATELLITE EX 25 Superb Chicago dancer MARIE KNIGHT - COME TOMORROW - OKEH DEMO EX 20 Classic JOE SIMON - I GOT A WHOLE LOT OF LOVIN' - SOUND STAGE 7 EX 20 Big revived record at the moment ROY HAMILTON - THE PANIC IS ON - MGM EX+ 75 Beautiful stock copy SOLD CHRIS HAMILTON - I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE - BELL M- 40 Very very rare on dark blue issue L.H. & THE MEMPHIS SOUNDS - DOUBLE UP - HOLLYWOOD DEMO VG 40 Books at 100 or something like that - scuffs all over but plays amazingly well with practically no noise at all LONDON & THE BRIDGES - KEEP HIM - DATE DEMO EX- 25 Rare male version of Barbara Mason ***** REDUCED STUFF FROM LAST WEEK ***** JOHN SPEAKER - I CAN'T BREAK THE NEWS TO MYSELF - VOGUE EX 60 75 Ultra-rare German only version - great too WILLIE WILLIAMS - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PLAYED FOR A FOOL - ABC DJ EX 50 Catacombs classic SOLD THE DELCOS - ARABIA - SHOWCASE DJ EX- 25 Rare white demo ROOSEVELT GRIER - FOOL FOOL FOOL - RIC EX 15 His other one on the label - excellent dancer SOLD CHRIS PETERSON - I'LL GET EVEN WITH YOU - HI LITE EX 25 THE INTENTIONS - DON'T FORGET THAT I LOVE YOU - PHILIPS DJ EX 50 Great copy of the much rarer white demo 45 ORIGINALS CADILLACS - I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO - JOSIE M 20 Underrated Chicago group dancer LOU ROBERTS - TEN TO ONE - MGM DJ VG++ 30 Wigan classic - few marks, plays great JOEY SCARBURY - MIDNIGHT MAIL - DUNHILL DEMO EX- 30 Ian Levine biggie - hard to find dancer BILL QUARLES - BRINGING UP WHAT I'VE DONE WRONG - RALLY M- 20 Excellent lesser know with The Arkettes on backing I take all credit cards and the postage rates are below Postage... 1 x 7" = £1.50 (20p each extra) Recorded delivery add 70p. Special delivery £5. Europe 1 x 7" = £2 Elsewhere 1 x 7" = £2.50

I don't know and I only live a stone's throw away from Craig. I've heard of a "rammall" if thats how it's spelt. Dunno what it means though, people used to say it at school...

It does!

It's no worse than Frankie & Johnny...the vocals are brilliant - better than Marvin & Tammi and Otis & Carla

I didn't like that Billy Stewart treatment of it - though I do like Billy Stewart - love the Virgil Bros version though. They were Aussies I think.

It was subtitled Theme From BBC's Wednesday Night Play or similar on the label

St. George has a certain 'je ne sais quoi' about him

Not enough synths and electric percussion in there for you??

Always nice to hear that the artists are ok - Frank Howard case in point. There's a link on that blog to another track off The Beat which I never posted up, a really glorious group harmony record that many of you will definitely enjoy

I'll swap you Lockes Theme for it