Pete S

Can I just reiterate, this is a FREE service, I've sent out about 40 tracks via my mailing list but NONE on soul source, you strange bunch. p.s. you watch, 2 weeks and everyone will be doing it like this

Can I just reiterate, this is a FREE service, sent out about 40 tracks via my mailing list but NONE on soul source, you strange bunch. p.s. you watch, 2 weeks and everyone will be doing it like this

It was 100% definitely the tracks, I don't object to paying whatever they are charging but I just didn't know most of the stuff that got released, thats the honest answer. Also I wasn't too happy with them releasing the wrong take of The Springers!

Yeah it's pretty easy on UK Liberty - never seen one that hadn't got a large centre hole though

Amazes me some records just never, ever turn up, but are still only listed at like £15 or £20...one I'm thinking of in particular is the US issue of Fifth Dimension - Train keep moving, on Soul City. I've only ever had this record once in 30 years of collecting!

I should have stated the obvious as well, all those records listed there are actually for sale, cd/mp3 or not

You already do and we already do! I must have bought them all. Having said that, I've only ever bought 2 on Grapevine so I guess you have to be careful what you pick to issue.

Right this is my latest brainwave I have done a sales cd containing 80 tracks - one minute or thereabouts of each track. Now I don't want to have to charge people for these but by the same token I don't want to send out hundreds and pay for post and packing and get no sales..so I have come up with this idea. Below you will see a list of the 80 tracks on the first sales cd. What you have to do is, if you want to hear any of the tracks, note down the number and send your requests (just the numbers will do) to me at pete.smith@freeuk.com I will then reduce the files in size and send them you as mp3 files. This means I don't have to do any post and packing and you can get the track delivered to you almost instantly. The only restriction I would put on this is that I would appreciate people no asking for more than 20 tracks. If you want more than 20, I'll send you the whole disc but you'll have to pay me a quid via paypal - which I will refund on any sales. So I hope this is clear, have a look at the list, email me with whatever you want to hear, I'll email you the clips and then if you like anything, I'll tell you the price and condition. Right, here's the contents of disc 1. PLEASE EMAIL ME DIRECTLY, DON'T SEND ME PM'S VIA SOUL SOURCE OK AND DON'T USE THE PETESMITHRECORDS@HOTMAIL.COM ADDRESS, ONLY USE THIS ONE pete.smith@freeuk.com 1 BUDDY HOTTINGER - I NEED YOUR LOVING - TANYA 2 JIMMY ELLEDGE - SAD TOWN - SOUND TOWN DJ 3 GOODY COLBERT - BABY I LIKE IT - REVUE 4 BIG MAYBELLE - LET ME GO - PORT 5 THE EPSILONS - I'M SO DEVOTED - SHRINE 6 ALDER RAY - MY HEART IS IN DANGER - MINIT DJ 7 JUNE ADAMS - RIVER KEEP MOVING - KING (UK) 8 PATTI AUSTIN - HE'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME - CORAL DJ 9 P.W. CANNON - BEATING OF MY LONELY HEART - HICKORY 10 THE CAPITOLS - DON'T SAY MAYBE BABY - KAREN 11 CHUCK CARTER - I CAN'T HELP MYSELF - BRUNSWICK 12 CARL CARLTON - BAD FOR EACH OTHER - ACTION (UK) 13 BRENDA DUFF - GOT TO GET TO KNOW YOU - CASINO DJ 14 BETTY EVERETT - PLEASE LOVE ME - ONEDERFUL DJ 15 THE EXCEPTIONALS - UNLUCKY GIRL - GRT 16 FABULOUS DOWNBEATS - LIFE GOES ON - POISON RING 17 FOUR SONICS PLUS ONE - TELL ME YOU'RE MINE - SEPIA 18 TOMMY FRONTERA - YOU'RE MY LEADING LADY - HI LITE 19 ART GENTRY - MERRY GO ROUND - ONYX 20 CARL HALL - YOU'RE SO QUALIFIED - MERCURY DJ 21 ANITA HUMES & THE ESSEX - WHAT DID I DO - ROULETTE DJ 22 DERC HOTZOG - CHURCH GOING GIRL - HAMILTON 23 THE INTRIGUES - DON'T REFUSE MY LOVE - PORT DJ 24 MARV JOHNSON - WITH ALL THAT'S IN ME - UA 25 PHILLIP JAMES (BLUES BUSTERS) - WIDE AWAKE IN A DREAM - SOUL 26 BESSIE JONES - NO MORE TEARS - ABET 27 KELLY BROTHERS - CRYING DAYS ARE OVER - SIMS DJ 28 BILLY KEENE - WISHING AND HOPING - PAULA 29 PATTY LIVINGSTON - I'VE GOT MY BABY - DIMENSION DJ 30 BARBARA LYNN - THIS IS THE THANKS I GET - ATLANTIC 31 KETTY LESTER - PLEASE DON'T CRY ANYMORE - RCA 32 LAWRENCE & THE ARABIANS - CONFIDENCE - HEM 33 BRENDA LEE - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - DECCA 34 RONNIE MILSAP - TOTAL DISASTER - WARNER BROS DJ 35 LAMAR MORRIS - I LOST SOMEONE - ABC DJ 36 TOMMY MOSLEY - FOR HER LOVE - UPTOWN 37 THE OVATIONS - PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL - GOLDWAX 38 THE ORLONS - I AIN'T COMIN' BACK - CAMEO 39 THE PEPS - DETROIT, MICHIGAN - D-TOWN 40 KRIS PETERSON - JUST AS MUCH - TOP DOG 41 JIMMY RUFFIN - DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR ME - MIRACLE 42 ROBIN RICE - I'VE HAD IT - CRACKERJACK 43 THE SPINDLES - AND THE BAND PLAYED ON - ABC 44 MERLE SPEARS - I WANT TO KNOW - ATLANTIC 45 MARVIN SMITH - WHO WILL DO YOUR RUNNING NOW - MAYFIELD 46 SINGING SWINGING COUNTS - ALONG THE WAY - LABEL 47 EUNICE STEARNS - GOODBYE LITTLE ANGEL - AUDIODISC 48 SPENCER STERLING - JILTED - BIG TOP 49 THE TYN TYMES - BABY I LOVE YOU - MUSIC BOX 50 WILLIE TEE - I'M ONLY A MAN - CAPITOL DJ 51 IKE & TINA TURNER - CAN'T CHANCE A BREAK UP - SUE 52 TED TAYLOR - SOMEBODY'S ALWAYS TRYING - OKEH 53 TYRONE (THE WONDER BOY) - PLEASE CONSIDER ME - FOUR BROTHERS 54 THE TEEN TURBANS - WE NEED TO BE LOVED - LOMA DJ 55 BILLY THOMPSON - BLACK EYED GIRL - WAND 56 ROBBY TAYLOR - THIS IS MY WOMAN - INTEGRA DJ 57 THE TOP NOTES - I LOVE YOU SO MUCH - ABC DJ 58 LYNN TAYLOR & THE PEACEHTTES - SWEET LITTLE GIRL - CLOCK 59 THE WANDERERS - SOMEBODY ELSE'S SWEETHEART - CUB 60 BARBARA WEST - CONGRATULATIONS BABY - RONN 61 JOE WILLIAMS - LONELY MAN - RCA DJ 62 SHIRLEY WAHLS - WHY AM I CRYING - KING 63 JOHNNY WYATT - HANG UP THE PHONE - CHALLENGE DJ 64 LARRY WILLIAMS - I AM THE ONE - OKEH 65 GOODIE WILSON - THE DOOR BELL RINGS - TITANIC DJ 66 MAE YOUNG - NO IFS, NO ANDS, NO BUTS - KARATE DJ 67 MARTHA STAR - I WANNA BE YOUR GIRL - THELMA 68 ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS - I DON'T UNDERSTAND - WAX WORLD 69 THE VARIOS - OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR - AMY 70 JOHNNY DAVIS - YOU GOT TO CRAWL TO ME - BANDIT 71 125TH ST CANDY STORE - HEY GIRL - FANIA 72 IDA SANDS - RESCUE ME - SHIPTOWN 73 JIMMY JAMES - TIME'S RUNNING OUT - COED DJ 74 TATE - IT TAKES MORE THAN LOVE - CLOVERSTREET 75 MILLIE & JACKIE - NEVER AGAIN - ISLAND (UK) 76 OWEN GRAY - INCENSE - ISLAND (UK) 77 THE SPANDELLS - SAY NO GIRL - DIMENSION 78 JAI AUBURN - PUSH SWEEP - MALA 79 CALLENN ANDEREGG - FOOL'S PARADISE - RBE 80 VALERIA & BOBBY CAPERS - WEST 4TH STREET - ATLANTIC DJ

Has he got any more of those Clockwork Orange thingies for sale?

I don't think you are taking my opinions very seriously Mr White :angry:

Again it comes down to personal taste: I'd take Tears Of Joy or I'll Hold You over any of these Philly records.

...probably because it was a tired and worn out formula by then

Don't get that last comment but...it is a beat ballad

Good work Sherlock, what gave it away in the end

In hindsight then, maybe this Philly stuff is acceptable, despite it being chart fodder and top of the pops material which 30 years ago you would have all disowned and slagged off anyone who liked it. In context: pleasant soul music, in northern soul context, waste of good vinyl

Shame, they would have probably gone down well there

Well good for them playing a five year old top 10 chart record...

I'll take that as a compliment

We used to go to discos in the early 70's and the music played there was called disco music, that includes all your old Motown and Atlantic records...

Well obviously, they weren't released in the UK

Now you really are pulling our legs Name a Philly single better than I'm Lonely or Peace Loving Man or Sweet Lies or Love Is The Only Solution for a start.

It's a "Rare and Northern Soul Forum", not a mainstream-chart-disco forum, so if people don't like mainstream-chart-disco records as much as Northern, don't be surprised! What do you lot think of Disco Tex & His Sexolettes, or The Hustle, or Andrea True Connection then, are they the epitome of sophistcated soul music made by geniuses as well?

Alright, on my right I've got a pile of ten singles on Thelma, on my left I've got a pile of ten singles on Philly Int. Which one do you choose? If it's the one on the left, you are in the wrong place. The mainstream soul forum is elsewhere.

No, thats shit