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Death Row Pikeys

Pete Smith smiled to himself as he admired his new dressing gown in the mirror....'this'll have the ladies gagging for it' he thought out loud

The drugs are in the pocket of the dressing gown

Not only is it a death row, it's a womens only prison. I just rang them up, no reply

Hey it gets better - the state correctional facility at Muncy, where this should have gone, is a death row unit!

Well the cnut who sent it me obviously had a lobotomy!

On closer inspection it turns out that the 'monitor' is actually a tv! I'm going to send you all a picture of me wearing the gown and slippers, pointing at the tv

PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 pete.smith@freeuk.com Folks this is somewhat of an emergency list, I need to raise a bit of cash to buy some records by Sunday so I'm going to add about 20 or so new ones and then reduce stuff not sold yesterday (at the bottom of the list) ok. As always, you can ring to hear anything if needs be. All the best Pete BUDDY ACE - IT'S GONNA BE ME - DUKE EX 15 JAN BRADLEY - BEHIND THE CURTAINS - NIGHT OWL EX 75 Rare issue OSCAR BROWN - BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU - FONTANA EX- 15 ARLENE BELL - STOP BEFORE YOU START - VELVET M 10 WILLIE BOBO - HURT SO BAD - VERVE DEMO VG 10 ZELMA CLIFF - I DON'T CARE - BATTLE DEMO EX 10 THE DIPLOMETTES - MY INTITION - DIPLOMACY DEMO EX 20 Abasolutely brilliant girl group dancer - other side excellent also - rare demo PAUL FLAGG - WHAT DID I DO WRONG - ATLANTIC DEMO EX 10 DAN FOLGER - THE WAY OF THE CROWD - ELF DEMO EX 70 Come on guys, can't reduce this any more, it's a £125 record...fabulous ender HERMAN HITSON - YES YOU DID - MINIT DEMO EX 80 Black label demo - rare J HOLIDAY & C KING - READY WILLING AND ABLE - MINIT DEMO EX 15 HONEY BEES - SHE DON'T DESRVE YOU - FONTANA EX 15 THE INVINCIBLES - WOMAN IS THE SOUL OF A MAN - WARNER BROS DEMO EX 15 LOU JOHNSON - MAGIC POTION / REACH OUT FOR ME - BIG TOP EX 10 LITTLE MILTON - SOMETIMEY - CHECKER EX 10 KITTY LOVE - THE POWER OF LOVE - DADE M- 15 Midtempo version of Amanda Humphrey. Tip: if you play the otther side and slow it down, it sound like a great male vocal R&B dancer! MIKE MCDONALD - GOD KNOWS - RCA DEMO EX 40 CONNIE MCGILL - TAKE IT LIKE A MAN - EDGE EX 20 ANITA MAY & THE INTERSTATES - WHEN IT'S DARK - AUDIO ARTS M 20 POSSE - EVIL - JANUS VG+ 25 JIMMY RADCLIFFE - LONG AFTER TONIGHT IS ALL OVER - STATESIDE EX- 20 THE RUMBLERS - SOULFUL JERK - DOWNEY DEMO EX 35 BOBBY SPENCER - I JUST WANT TO SATISFY - PEANUT COUNTRY DEMO M 20 THE SOUL DUO - THIS IS YOUR DAY - JOSIE DEMO M- 10 THE TRILONS - I'M THE ONE - TAG M 10 THE WHISPERS - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN - ROKER DEMO EX 10 CLIFTON WHITE & THE ROYAL KNIGHTS - ARE YOU READY BABY - ANLA EX 10 JEAN WELLS - THE BEST THING FOR YOU BABY - CALLA M- 25 THE WANDERERS - SOMEBODY ELSE'S SWEETHEART - CUB EX 25 ONE PC MONITOR, ONE BROWN DRESSING GOWN, ONE PAIR OF FLUFFY BROWN SLIPPERS, SENT TO ME BY MISTAKE INSTEAD OF 250 ASSORTED 60'S SINGLES EX OFFERS CHUCK BORIS - YOU'LL WAKE UP WISER - ENTERPRISE EX 10 Rare male version of Betty Lavette - Ollie McLoughlin/Dale Warren prod/arr. BROOK BENTON - WHERE DOES A MAN GO TO CRY - RCA EX 20 One for you black RCA issue collectors - lovely stock copy JIMMY BREEDLOVE - I CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU - ROULETTE DEMO M 20 Original version of Paul Anka THE BROTHERS GRIMM - LOOKY LOOKY - MERCURY DEMO EX 35 Ex-biggie - number on label THE COTILLIONS - SOMETIMES I GET LONELY - ABC DEMO VG 25 Excellent early dancer, female vocals, could well be a rare one THE EXOTICS - BOOGALOO INVESTIGATOR - EXCELLO EX 15 Worth buying for the title alone J CHARLES FARREN - YOU GOT EVERYTHING - LIMELIGHT DEMO M 20 Belting r&b dancer IVORY JOE HUNTER - EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPED ME - GOLDWAX VG+ 25 Another tremendous r&b dancer - rare one too JIMMY HANNA - LEAVING HERE - BOLO M 20 Great version of Eddie Holland - old Stafford tune RODDIE JOY - COME BACK BABY - RED BIRD M 20 Brilliant female vocal dancer..finally getting recognition GLADYS KING - ORANGE - ABC DEMO EX 20 Cracking lesser known oldie BETTY LAVETTE - ALMOST - KAREN DEMO EX 20 Signed by Betty also comes with ticket for Blackpool alldayer signed by Betty THE MAGNIFICENT MEN - ALL YOUR LOVIN'S GONE TO MY HEAD - CAPITOL VG 15 Bit noisy at start - ok after that THE PERSIANETTES - IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY / CALL ON ME - STRATA M- 70 Fantastic double sider, ultra rare first label - bargain! JEFF PERRY - LOVE DON'T COME NO STRONGER - ARISTA M 15 Classic 'modern' from 75 SYLVIA ROBBINS - DON'T LET YOUR EYES GET BIGGER THAN YOUE HEART - SUE EX 25 Few light marks, plays great, superb female dancer SPYDER TURNER - I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE - MGM DEMO M- 175 Ultra rare demo - one of the toughest MGM's to find THE WALL OF SOUND - HANG ON - BIG BIRD M 40 Now very hard to get hold of on this first local label ACETATES - ANY ONE SIDE £25 ANY 2 SIDES £40 YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN TRACKS Credit cards welcome Postage - in the UK £1.50 recorded delivery or £5 special delivery Europe - £1.50 normal airmail, £6 special delivery Elsewhere - £2 normal airmail, £8 special delivery ADVERTISEMENT THE DOME returns tonight Our first night at The Dome on 28th January is getting close, so i thought i'd better bring you up to speed on whats occurring. Firstly regarding d.j. line up. Sadly Nige Brown can't make it, so i'm going to take his place, also Tommy will be over from L.A & he said he'd do a spot for us. I was hoping we would have another female d.j. put there name forward, but unfortunately this hasn't happened, so hence Tommy's stepping in. So the d.j. line up is: Alex Jones Jodie Rob Messer Tony Parker Graham & Andy (Hitchin Soul Club) Ady & Tommy Potts. Secondly regarding the sound system. A number of people (including my self) have commented on how the sound quality has deteriorated. So i've taken this point up with the venue owner & he's put me in touch with the 'sound guy'. The result of that is, he's spending all this week revamping the full sound system in the entire premises. So it should sound good on the night! Thirdly, the toilets. After hearing, on Soul Source, that the toilets were in a bad state, i've taken this up with the management. They have informed me that this is going to be looked into, & rectified. Also, are you Ladies aware there are toilets at the top of the stairs as well. So there you have it. We look forward to seeing you on the night. Regards, Ady.

The slippers are dark brown and they match the dressing gown!

Anyone beat this? Won a pile of 250 singles on december 12th. Seller said they'd pay postage, I told them it would be expensive but they said it was ok. When they find out how much postage is, they ask me to pay $50 towards it, so I did, and then they sent them - by surface mail. Anyway, package finally turned up today, I eagerly opened it to be confronted by some kind of computer monitor, a crappy old dressing gown and a pair of fluffy slippers. Underneat the address label was the real addressees details - care of a correctional facility in New York state. Anybody want to buy a pair of slippers??? (the records are lost forever, obviously)

Interesting! Trouble is, most people know that the Virgil Henry has been found in substantial quantity - off the top of my head I'd have said about £175-£200 now

Is it the one on Hi label, Manship keeps listing it for £40 or so, so I found a few and got stuck with them even when reduced to a tenner? Just my luck...thought it was a good record actually

THE CAUTIONS - NO OTHER WAY - SHRINE 115 EXCELLENT CONDITION PRICE GUIDE VALUE £1500 THIS COPY FOR SALE TO FIRST OFFER OF £1000 CHEERS PETE 01902 893569 pete.smith@freeuk.com

Will, no offence like but if you've got all these records, surely you must have 'some' idea of their value if you actually bought them in the first place. Why anyone would pay £90 for a Goldmine cd is beyond me by the way. Your RK single is worth about £2, Magic Night £10 tops, never heard of the Gloria Scott record. Best way to price records is to get other peoples lists and see whats occuring there. Tim Brown's price guide is very good though.

Well it was manufactured there! Suppose a few could have slipped out.

From that original pressing (late 1976) done at Monarch, I am 99.9% certain that there are none on vinyl, every one is styrene...I've also never seen a later press on vinyl. But obviously, when you get it you'll be able to date it from the delta number and the original probably never had one in the first place

She lied, she sold her copies to Rob Thomas!

PETE SMITH 28 JENKS ROAD WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL 01902 893569 pete.smith@freeuk.com Just a quick one today folks, but if you want to hear anything just give us a ring. Another list next week, probably Wednesday. Payment by credit card, cheque, cash, postal order All the best pete CHUCK BORIS - YOU'LL WAKE UP WISER - ENTERPRISE EX 25 Rare male version of Betty Lavette - Ollie McLoughlin/Dale Warren prod/arr. BROOK BENTON - WHERE DOES A MAN GO TO CRY - RCA EX 30 One for you black RCA issue collectors - lovely stock copy JIMMY BREEDLOVE - I CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU - ROULETTE DEMO M 30 Original version of Paul Anka THE BELLES - DON'T PRETEND - MIRWOOD DEMO EX 75 Super rare on demo - all time classic - number and X on label THE BROTHERS GRIMM - LOOKY LOOKY - MERCURY DEMO EX 50 Ex-biggie - number on label THE COTILLIONS - SOMETIMES I GET LONELY - ABC DEMO VG 30 Excellent early dancer, female vocals, could well be a rare one THE CHESSMEN - WHY CAN'T I BE YOUR MAN - CHESS DEMO M 30 Nice underplayed oldie THE CONTESSAS - I KEEP ON KEEPING ON - E DEMO EX 30 Lovely girl group Stafford sound THE EXOTICS - BOOGALOO INVESTIGATOR - EXCELLO EX 20 Worth buying for the title alone J THE EMOTIONS - DO THIS FOR ME - VARDAN EX 30 Rare label - Arthur Wright arranged CHARLES FARREN - YOU GOT EVERYTHING - LIMELIGHT DEMO M 30 Belting r&b dancer THE FORMATIONS - AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS - BANK VG+ 20 Nice first label release IVORY JOE HUNTER - EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPED ME - GOLDWAX VG+ 35 Another tremendous r&b dancer - rare one too JIMMY HANNA - LEAVING HERE - BOLO M 25 Great version of Eddie Holland - old Stafford tune RODDIE JOY - COME BACK BABY - RED BIRD M 25 Brilliant female vocal dancer..finally getting recognition GLADYS KING - ORANGE - ABC DEMO EX 25 Cracking lesser known oldie BETTY LAVETTE - ALMOST - KAREN DEMO EX 25 Signed by Betty also comes with ticket for Blackpool alldayer signed by Betty THE MAGNIFICENT MEN - ALL YOUR LOVIN'S GONE TO MY HEAD - CAPITOL VG 20 Bit noisy at start - ok after that GLORIA PARKER - THE BEST THING FOR YOU BABY - SAMAR M 30 Tremendous Wigan classic dancer THE PERSIANETTES - IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY / CALL ON ME - STRATA M- 80 Fantastic double sider, ultra rare first label - bargain! JEFF PERRY - LOVE DON'T COME NO STRONGER - ARISTA M 25 Classic 'modern' from 75 SYLVIA ROBBINS - DON'T LET YOUR EYES GET BIGGER THAN YOUE HEART - SUE EX 30 Few light marks, plays great, superb female dancer THE SEMINOLES - I CAN'T STAND IT - CHECKMATE M 60 Best copy of this Detroit classic that I've ever seen CLARK SULLIVAN - I CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT - ROMAC M 25 Rare Detroit dancer, again McLouglin/Warren on the credits SPYDER TURNER - I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE - MGM DEMO M- 100 Ultra rare demo - one of the toughest MGM's to find SANDY WYNNS - THE TOUCH OF VENUS - CHAMPION VG+ 25 Few marks plays fine THE WILLOWS - OUTSIDE THE CITY - MGM DEMO M 25 Yet another cracking girl group dancer in unplayed condition THE WALL OF SOUND - HANG ON - BIG BIRD M 50 Now very hard to get hold of on this first local label JEANETTE WILLIAMS - ALL OF A SUDDEN - BACKBEAT DEMO VG+ 40 Few clicks, nothing major, nice bargain ACETATES - ANY ONE SIDE £25 ANY 2 SIDES £40 YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN TRACKS Postage - in the UK £1.50 recorded delivery or £5 special delivery Europe - £1.50 normal airmail, £6 special delivery Elsewhere - £2 normal airmail, £8 special delivery

Ecclescake p.s. never seen a plain Atco, you must have a one off there mate, it's worth a grand

No, but the person I know does and is going to go see him next week, get him scampering up his attic

Didn't take a genius to work that out, the voices sound the same and both sides of the Tie record were co composed by Hendley anyway he isn't in a mental hospital

The Sunlovers are the same group as The Inspirations on Breakthru. Johnny Hendley was in the band. They were in touch with me recently, subsequently Kev has interviewed lead singer 'Charles Diamond'. But sorry, never heard of the record on Revue.

Yeah of course you can use it, it should be good enough - maybe 8 out of 10, no break ups or anything

I'd buy the lot but the problem is, there's records you have on there for 10 which I only sell for 5, it's impossible to make offers on records like that cos if I only sell for 5, that means I only pay 2/3 therefore you lose 7 straight off! Joe Simon I'd sell for 10 - you lose 25! Mary Wells 8-10 and so on. It's so hard selling 'cheapies' nowadays, everybody seems to want classic oldies, £30 and upwards...so when you have loads of records which, no offence meant, are going to take a while to move, the best bet as a seller is to buy more expensive titles which you know you'll get your money back on almost instantly. Sorry if this all sounds a load of rubbish, was just trying to explain why it's difficult to make an offer on these without it sounding like an insulting one.