Pete S

Yes I realise that now, sorry...

On the grounds that I sell records for a living and I know what I'm talking about plus it's a Woolworths type covers album and I'm telling you it's very very common. I gave my last one away and it was actually given to me (by Chris Lalor, ask him if you don't believe me) Just cos you've got one, you ain't hit the jackpot!

LYNN VARNADO - WASH AND WEAR LOVE - GATOR Hated it when I first heard it 30 years ago - sounds even worse now

MUST GET MY GLASSES FIXED, i'M IN THE WRONG THREAD!

Haven't got one, but it's a cheapie. There's an unreleased version of this called Mr Teardrop.

Here are a few more...

I was actually going to ask £100, not £400! You must be confusing me with someone greedier!

This is the real Suspicion acetate.

All of that info is from Simon Soussan's price guide and taken from actual Motown acetates, which are not Bell Sound by the way. There you go - mystery (or non mystery) solved.

Thanks chaps.

£100, more like £20 and thats if you're lucky!

Is it April Fools day already

Any ideas of value - were they ever played - etc etc...and does anyone want to buy them both are mint.

This is a real list of bargains! PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 Pete.smith@freeuk.com I'LL DO 15% OFF ANY ORDERS ABOVE £50 (NOT INCLUDING RECORDS PRICED AT £25 AND ABOVE!) CLIFFORD CURRY - I CAN'T GET A HOLD / AIN'T NO DANGER - ELF DEMO EX 60 JOE STUBBS - KEEP ON LOVING ME - LUPINE EX 20 YVONNE BAKER - I CAN'T CHANGE - JUNIOR EX 30 SAMUEL MOORE & THE TNT'S - I'M SO JEALOUS - DARAN M 15 LITTLE BEN & THE CHEERS - BABY YOU'RE MINE - RUSH EX 15 HAROLD ANDREWS - SINCE I TALK TO MY BABY - HLS DEMO M 15 SHORT PEOPLE - WHY D'YOU PUT IT TO ME BABY - GUSTO EX 15 BOBBY FOSTER - IF YOU REALLY NEED A FRIEND - SOUND PLUS EX 20 THE PHENOMENONS - WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - AVI DEMO EX 25 THE BROTHERS OF LOVE - YES I AM - BLUE ROCK EX 15 TIMOTHY WILSON - LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART - BLUE ROCK EX 25 MAXINE BROWN - LET ME GIVE YOU MY LOVING - WAND M 25 CICERO BLAKE - YOU'RE GONNA BE SORRY - RENEE EX- 25 JOY LOVEJOY - IN ORBIT - CHECKER EX- 25 ANN D'ANDREA - DON'T STOP LOOKIN' - JAMIE EX 30 PHIL FLOWERS - DISCONTENTED - DOT VG 10 JACKIE WILSON - THE WHO WHO SONG - BRUNSWICK EX- 10 GIA MATEO - IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING NICE - RCA DEMO M 50 MARVIN GAYE - AIN'T THAT PECULIAR - TAMLA VG+ 8 FOUR TOPS - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - MOTOWN VG 6 THE DELLS - WEAR IT ON OUR FACE - CADET EX 6 HOMER BANKS - HOOKED BY LOVE - MINIT M 15 SANDY WADDY - EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING - SOS M 25 DANNY WHITE - CRACKED UP OVER YOU - DECCA VG++ 15 BILL COSBY - LITTLE OLE MAN (UPTIGHT) - WARNER BROS FRENCH EP EX/EX 30 Very nice EP with picture sleeve JAY & THE TECHNIQUES - BABY MAKE YOUR OWN SWEET MUSIC - SMASH DJ EX 10 BARBARA LYNN - TAKE YOUR LOVE AND RUN - ATLANTIC M- 10 THE MIRACLES - I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING - TAMLA VG++ 8 THE FANTASTIC JOHNNY C - DON'T DEPEND ON ME - PHIL LA OF SOUL M 20 BETTY SWANN - I THINK I'M FALLING IN LOVE - MONEY M- 10 THE AD LIBS - GIVING UP - SHARE M 15 MAMIE GALORE - IT AIN'T NECESSARY - ST LAWRENCE EX 10 THE PARLIAMENTS - LOOK AT WHAT I ALMOST MISSED - REVILOT M 8 SIDNEY THOMAS - LOOK LET'S MAKE LOVE - PARALLEL M- 12 FLAME N KING - THE LOVE MAN - HSP G+ 5 BOB BRADY - EVERYBODY'S GOIN TO THE LOVE IN - CHARIOT M 10 BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDITION RED - JUBILEE EX+ 10 THE SPYDELLS - PEACE OF MIND - ASSAULT M 15 J.J. BARNES - REAL HUMDINGER - RIC TIC VG+ 5 MASTERS OF SOUL - DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME - OVIDE EX 10 CONTRIBUTORS OF SOUL - LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME - NEW MISS EX- 10 EDWIN STARR - GONNA KEEP ON TRYIN TIL I WIN YOUR LOVE - GORDY EX 5 JOE HINTON - YOU GOTTA HAVELOVE - BACK BEAT EX 5 THE FLAMINGOS - THE BOOGALOO PARTY - PHILIPS M- 15 THE HOLIDAYS - MAKIN UP TIME / I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER - G.WORLD M 10 JOHNNY MOFFETT - I FOUND JOY - CANTERBURY M 10 JAY & THE TECHNIQUES - STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE - SMASH M- 5 P.J. - TLC (TENDER LOVING CARE) - TAMLA M- 10 TOTAL ECLIPSE - YOU TOOK OUR HEART - RIGHT ON EX 10 BOB BRADY - MORE MORE MORE OF YOUR LOVE - CHARIOT VG+ 10 GLORIA TAYLOR - YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE - SILVER FOX M- 8 THE TEMPTATIONS - BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP - GORDY M 8 B.J. THOMAS - I DON'T HAVE A MIND OF MY OWN - PACEMAKER EX 10 SPYDER TURNER - I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE - MGM EX 10 RAMSEY LEWIS - SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER THE MOVIES - CADET M- 5 JAMES LEWIS & THE CASE OF TYME - MANIFESTO - LEGEND VG++ 25 ROSEY JONES - HAVE LOVE WILL TRAVEL - TODAY M 8 BIRD ROLLINS - LOVE MAN FROM CAROLINA EX 10 SOUL RUNNERS - GRITS N CORN BREAD - MO SOUL EX- 8 CHANDLER & ACKLIN - FROM TEACHER TO PREACHER - BRUNSWICK VG 4 JOHNNY MAESTRO - HEARTBURN - PARKWAY EX 10 R.B. GREAVES - TAKE A LETTER MARIA - ATCO M- 5 GAYLE McCORMICK - IT'S A CRYING SHAME - DUNHILL EX 5 JACKIE WILSON - 3 DAYS 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES - BRUNSWICK EX 10 DELORES LYNN - THE BIG SEARCH IS ON - JUNIOR M 10 PAT LEWIS - LET'S GO TOGETHER - GOLDEN WORLD DEMO VG+ 10 DEE DEE SHARP - IT'S A FUNNY SITUATION - CAMEO EX 10 EDDIE LOVETTE - THAT KIND OF LOVE - STEADY EX 10 THE IMPRESSIONS - CAN'T SATISFY - ABC VG+ 8 THE ISLEY BROTHERS - MOVE OVER AND LET ME DANCE - ATLANTIC M 15 THE PARAGONS - OH LOVIN YOU - BUDDAH M 8 THE CRUSADERS - PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT - BLUE THUMB EX 10 OLLIE JACKSON - JUST A LITTLE WHILE - PEPPER M- 15 THE MONITORS - SINCE I LOST YOU GIRL - VIP M 12 BARBARA BANKS - THE NIGHT TIME FEELING - MGM M 8 HELENA FERGUSON - MY TERMS - COMPASS EX 8 THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN' - MUSICOR VG+ 6 THE MALUBUS - A BROKEN MAN - WHITE WHALE M- 8 THE SPINDLES - TEN SHADES OF BLUE - ABC M- 25 KIM WESTON - YOU'RE JUST THE KIND OF GUY - MGM EX 6 FOUR TOPS - ASK THE LONELY - MOTOWN M- 10 VALENTINO - I WAS BORN THIS WAY - GAIEE M- 8 100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL - SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING - HOT WAX EX 5 E.J. CHANDLER - I CAN'T STAND TO LOSE YOU - SOS M 25 EDWIN STARR - I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - RIC TIC EX- 10 JACKIE WILSON - SQUEEZE HER - TEASE HER - BRUNSWICK M- 10 THE SHORT KUTS - YOUR EYES MAY SHINE - PEPPER EX 15 JOE FRAZIER - FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT - MOTOWN EX 10 THE PARLIAMENTS - DON'T BE SORE AT ME - REVILOT M 15 THE LOVEMASTERS - PUSHIN AND PULLIN - JACKLYN M 20 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - JUST WALK IN MY SHOES - SOUL EX 15 JIMMY CLIFF - WATERFALL - A & M M- 8 PAT LUNDY - I'M YOUR SPECIAL FOOL - DELUXE M- 5 JACKIE LEE - WOULD YOU BELIEVE - MIRWOOD M 10 HANK MARR - THE GREASY SPOON - FEDERAL EX 10 MAJOR HARRIS - AFTER LOVING YOU - ATLANTIC M- 5 THE ROYAL JOKERS - LOVE GAME FROM A TO Z - WINGATE M 10 J.J. BARNES - PLEASE LET ME IN - RIC TIC EX 10 SAN REMO GOLDEN STRINGS / BOB WILSON - ALL TURNED ON - RIC TIC M 8 THE RADIANTS - HOLD ON - CHESS EX 6 EDWIN STARR - GIRLS ARE GETTING PRETTIER - RIC TIC M 6 JOE TEX - YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT BABY - DIAL VG+ 6 THE MOMENTS - NINE TIMES - STANG EX 8 THE AD LIBS - NOTHING WORSE THAN BEING ALOBE - SHARE EX 8 JOE SIMON - I GOT A WHOLE LOTTA LOVIN - SOUND STAGE 7 M- 8 THE THREE DEGREES - GOTTA DRAW THE LINE - SWAN M 8 VAN MCCOY STRINGS - SWEET AND EASY - SHARE EX 6 EDWIN STARR - BACK STREET - RIC TIC M- 8 THE IMPRESSIONS - YOU ALWAYS HURT ME - ABC M 6 THE VIRTUES - DOIN IT - ANDEE EX 8 LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY - MOTHER OF SHAME - AWARE M- 8 SONNY STITT - HEADS OR TAILS - ENTERPRISE VG 5 THE SPINNERS - SHE'S GONNA LOVE ME AT SUNDOWN - VIP M 6 THE MANHATTANS - MANHATTAN STOMP - CARNIVAL EX- 5 SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES - YOUR MOTHERS ONLY DAUGHTER - TAMLA VG+ 5 OFFENBACH - JUDY IN DISGUISE - PAULA EX 4 MIDNIGHT MOVERS - FOLLOW THE SUN - RENEE EX 8 THE EMOTIONS - I CAN'T STAND NO MORE HEARTACHES - BRAINSTORM VG+ 5 RUBY ANDREWS - I GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU - ABC EX 5 CHUCK JACKSON - LOVE LIGHTS - ALL PLATINUM M- 5 WILSON PICKETT - SHE'S LOOKING GOOD - ATLANTIC EX- 5 AL KENT ORCHESTRA - OOH PRETTY LADY - RIC TIC EX 5 SAM & DAVE - YOU GOT ME HUMMIN' - STAX VG++ 4 AL KENT - YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE (INST) - RIC TIC M 5 CHUCK JACKSON - GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - MOTOWN VG 5 FOUR TOPS - WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE - MOTOWN VG++ 5 THE MARVELETTES - WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - TAMLA EX 5 BOBBY BLAND - GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU - DUKE EX 5 TIMMY SHAW - I'M A LONELY GUY - WAND M 5 THE FAMILY - FAMILY AFFAIR - NORTH BAY M- 6 THE MARVELETTES - THAT'S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE - TAMLA M 10 ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS - AIN'T NOTHING FOR A MAN IN LOVE - GLADES M- 8 THE IMPRESSIONS - EAST OF JAVA - ABC EX 10 CHRISTINE COOPER - S.O.S. - PARKWAY M 8 GERRY & PAUL - THE CAT WALK - FATBACK M- 10 YVONNE DANIELS - I GOT TO GET CLOSE TO YOU - RED LITE M 8 THE O'JAYS - LOOKY LOOKY LOOK AT ME GIRL - NEPTUNE EX 5 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE - ATLANTIC M 5 RENA SCOTT - I FINALLY DOUND THE LOVE - EPIC DEMO M 10 MARVIN GAYE - PRIDE AND JOY - TAMLA VG 4 THE MIRACLES - WHATS SO GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE - TAMLA VG 5 CHUCK JACKSON - SOMEBODY NEW - WAND VG 5 THE MARVELETTES - DESTINATION ANYWHERE - TAMLA VG 4 THE BURNING EMOTION - THE WATCHAMACALLIT - ABC VG+ 4 BOBBY HEBB - BABY I'M CRAZY - PHILIPS VG 4 THE IMPRESSIONS - I'M SO PROUD - ABC EX 5 ANNA KING - COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES - SMASH EX 5 CLARK SULLIVAN - LEAVE ME ALONE - ENTERPRISE EX- 5 LJ REYNOLDS - THE PENGUIN BREAKDOWN - LAWTON M 5 JESSE JAMES - BELIEVE IN ME BABY - 20TH CENTURY VG+ 4 WALTER JACKSON - ANYWAY THAT YOU WANT ME - COTILLION EX 5 SEVENTH WONDER - LETS STOP KIDDING OURSELVES - ABET VG 4 JEANIE REYNOLDS - I KNOW HE'LL BE BACK SOMEDAY - CHESS DEMO VG 5 THE FLIRTATIONS - EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY - DERAM M- 5 MICKEY & HIS MICE - CRACKER JACK - MARTI VG 5 DAVID ROCKINGHAM TRIO - SOULFUL CHANT - KOSIE DEMO EX 8 CHANCE EDEN - ANOTHER LOVE - HIT (SPAIN) M 20 JUNIOR WELLS - YOU'RE TUFF ENOUGH - BLUE ROCK M 5 THE CHIFFONS - NOBODY KNOWS WHATS GOIN ON IN MY MIND - LAURIE EX 5 THE PASSIONS - TOO MANY MEMORIES - FANTASTIC VG+ 15 THE IRRESISTABLES - AS SWEET AS YOU CAN BE - IMPERIAL VG 5 THE TAMS - BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY - ABC VG+ 5 VERDELLE SMITH - IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANTYHING NICE - CAPITOL EX 8 DAVID T WALKER - MY BABY LOVES ME - REVUE VG++ 6 RODGE MARTIN - CLOSE MY EYES (AND OPEN UP MY MIND) - NEWARK VG 10 JERRY JACKSON - I DON'T PLAY GAMES - KAPP VG+ 10 JIMMY SMITH - I'M YOUR HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN - VERVE DEMO M 8 THE MARVELETTES - PLAYBOY - TAMLA VG 5 JAMES CRAWFORD - GOT NO EXCUSE - BLUE ROCK VG 8 JACKIE VERDELL - CALL ON ME - CORAL M 10 DEE ANDREWS - STOP YOU'RE HURTING MY HEART - TRC VG+ 10 RAYMOND LEWIS - I'M GONNA PUT SOME HURT ON YOU - INSTANT M 12 4 EVERS - I'M WALKING OUT OF THE CROWD - CONSTELLATION VG 10 I'LL DO 15% OFF ANY ORDERS ABOVE £50 (NOT INCLUDING RECORDS PRICED AT £25 AND ABOVE!) METHODS OF PAYMENT: ALL CREDIT CARDS / CHEQUE / POSTAL ORDER / CASH Anyone wanting to use paypal will have to do some serious arm-twisting because I'm f*cking sick of their rip-off charges and practices. POSTAGE: £1.00 standard £1.50 recorded SPECIAL DELIVERY: £5.00 OVERSEAS POSTAGE: EUROPE £1.50 ELSEWHERE £2.25 REGISTERED £5.50

I want one of these except the price is actually $15,000! You have to pay a deposit of $7,500. And thats just for the basic version.

PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 Pete.smith@freeuk.com Hello, Here are the latest arrivals. Will probably do another list later in the week of cheap originals, sort of 5 to 20 pound things with a few special offers. Best wishes Pete THE SHOWMEN - THE WRONG GIRL - UK LONDON VG+ 75 Has a few marks and minor crackle at the very start but I played this out last Friday night and it sounded brilliant. Super rare on UK London. KENNY SHEPARD - WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - MAXX M 250 The quantity of these has disappeared now - it's going back up again, seen at 300-350 JIMMY SEALS - THE YESTERDAY OF OUR LOVE - CHALLENGE DEMO M 250 You will never see a nicer copy than this - stone mint BENNY SPELLMAN - THIS IS FOR YOU MY LOVE - ALON EX 175 Fortune Teller part 2 - brilliant dancer LOU ROBERTS & THE MARKS - YOU FOOLED ME - MGM ISSUE EX 40 TASHA THOMAS - I SAW THE SKY - ROULETTE DEMO EX 75 Awesome version of Verdelle Smith THE VONETTES - TOUCH MY HEART - COBBLESTONE EX 100 Belting oldie LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS - BETTER USE YOUR HEAD - VEEP EX 25 APRIL STEVENS - WANTING YOU - MGM ISSUE VG+ 25 BOBBY COLEMAN - PLEASURE GIRL - BOUNTY DEMO VG+ 25 BERNICE WILLIS - CONFIDENCE - OKEH DEMO M 25 THE AMERICAN POETS - SHE BLEW A GOOD THING - UK LONDON EX 75 CHESTER ST ANTHONY - TOGETHER - A & M DEMO EX 75 Great oldie THE ESSEX - MOONLIGHT MUSIC AND YOU - BANG EX 25 MAJOR LANCE - THE BEAT - OKEH DEMO VG+ 15 NANCY AMES - I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - EPIC DEMO VG+ 15 CHARLOTTE O'HARA - WHAT ABOUT YOU - AVA DEMO M 75 Brilliant forgotten Stafford sound PATTI JO - STAY AWAY FROM ME / AIN'T NO LOVE LOST - SCEPTER M 40 Reductions from last weeks list... EDDIE CARLTON - WAIT - CRACKERJACK DEMO EX 15 TINA MASON - FINDERS KEEPERS - CAPITOL EX 20 MELVIN CARTER - TEACHER OF LOVE - PEACOCK EX 15 EJ & THE ECHOES - TREAT ME RIGHT - DIAMOND JIM VG++ 30 CANDY & THE KISSES - OUT ON THE STREETS AGAIN - SCEPTER DEMO EX 50 AL APOLLO - I'M WALKIN' - CUB DEMO M- 90 OSCAR MCLOLLIE - NURSERY RHYME - SHOW TIME M 35 METHODS OF PAYMENT: ALL CREDIT CARDS / CHEQUE / POSTAL ORDER / CASH POSTAGE: £1.00 standard £1.50 recorded SPECIAL DELIVERY: £5.00 OVERSEAS POSTAGE: EUROPE £1.50 ELSEWHERE £2.25 REGISTERED £5.50

It just gets on my nerves when you see records priced at 50 or sometimes 100% higher than their 'real' value...whats worse is when people actually buy them! Still, you pays your money etc etc...

Makes a nice change to see someone actually posting a list with sensible prices - nice one

I had a mint one of these on this very site last week - 300, then 250, still didn't sell. Have my records got B.O. or something?

ellusions - you didnt have to leave - lamon MINT- OFFERS! SENSIBLE PLEASE A sensible offer for this would be £100, it's not particularly rare, just another one of those that one person got a lot of money for and everyone else followed suit.

I've had this in my hands today and it's an emidisc acetate with the Pye International catalogue number. Double sided, and in stereo. Not a proper demo. And by coincidence, I have also had this in my hands today as well.

Gene, I printed the stock copy of Fork In The Road in one edition of Beatin Rhythm but the cover was all black ink so I only did about 30 editions with that cover. The record belonged to Roy Gelder. The test pressings are blue. There is no Gerri Hall whatsoever.

Tom, I think he used to be on my mailing list, but I can't remember ever having any problems with him. If he hasn't received his record then I'm afraid he is entitled to claim his money back. Paypal will tell you that it is YOUR fault for not insuring the record, no matter what. Now whether you offered him insurance or not, they won't take any notice of this. The only way round it is to insist that overseas buyers pay for insurance and if they won't pay for insurance, then they will not be allowed to pay via paypal. I have had to take out this policy and so far it is working, but I lost over £200 to people claiming they hadn't had their records, and one of them actually advertised one of my records on ebay about 6 weeks after having his money refunded!

The South African release schedule was almost identical to that of the Uk, that's why you'll see Chapter Five and so on with triangle centres. Here's a very "aesthetically pleasing" copy of a Robert Parker classic from South Africa...note the label change from Island to Fontana.