Pete S

You kidding - it sounds 100% blue eyed, always thought it was, sounds like an early to mid 70's California pop band. Good record but not a soul record in the slightest.

Not for a while Steve...

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com BRITISH LABELS, MAINLY 70'S/80'S/90/S/00'S TYPE RELEASES BUT SOME ORIGINALS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPOT THEM LEN BARRY - YOU BABY - MCA 15 THE CASHMERES - SHOW STOPPER / LET THE DOOR - SOUL CITY 5 THE CASUALEERS - DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - PYE WOL VG++ 5 RODGER COLLINS - YOU SEXY SUGAR PLUM - FANTASY EX- 5 THE CAIROS - STOP OVERLOOKING ME / DON'T FIGHT IT - SHRINE 5 JOHNNY CURTIS - OUR LOVE'S DISINTEGRATING - PARLOPHONE DEMO 75 JESSE DAVIS - HANG ON IN THERE GIRL - KENT SELECT 10 DETROIT STRINGS - IN THE POCKET / WILLIE JONES - MY BABY AIN'T NO PLAYTHING / ERIC & THE VIKINGS - HURTING - KOOL KAT 8 SAM DEES - LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SOUL CITY 5 AL DE LORY - RIGHT ON - CAPITOL 5 ARIN DEMAIN - SILENT TREATMENT / PARIS - SLEEPLESS NIGHTS - SEVENS 8 KIKI DEE - ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE / HELEN SHAPIRO - STOP AND YOU WILL BECOME AWARE - CARVER 40 Nice labels on both sides, Fontana / Columbia test press JUDITH DURHAM - AGAIN AND AGAIN - COLUMBIA 15 LADA EDMUND JR - THE LARUE - MCA 5 FOUR TOPS - LOVE FEELS LIKE FIRE - TAMLA MOTOWN 8 JAMES FOUNTAIN - SEVEN DAY LOVER - CREAM 8 MARSHA GEE - THE PEANUT DUCK / HB BARNUM - IT HURTS TOO MUCH TO CRY / THE ENCHANTMENTS - I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR DAUGHTER - JOKER 10 BOBBY HUTTON - LEND A HAND / LOU PRIDE - I'M COMIN HOME - SEVENS PROMO 10 GERRI HALL - WHO CAN I RUN TO / JADES - LUCKY FELLOW - GRAPEVINE 2000 12 DAVE HAMILTON ORCHESTRA - WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL INST / LITTLE ANN - LEAN LANKY DADDY - KENT SELECT 10 DAVE HAMILTON ORCHESTRA - WHAT SHOULD I DO INST / ORTHEA BARNES - NEVER EVER LEAVE ME - KENT SELECT 10 THE INSPIRATIONS - YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND / AC REED - MY BABY'S BEEN CHEATING - SEVENS 8 JAY & THE AMERICANS - LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD - UNITED ARTISTS VG+ 15 LITTLE ANN - WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL - KENT 10 TOBI LARK - HAPPINESS IS HERE / DOTTY & MILLIE - TALKIN ABOUT MY BABY - KENT 10 MATT LUCAS - YOU BETTER GO GO - MADE IN DETROIT (NUMBERED, 1 SIDED) 8 WILLIE MITCHELL - THE CHAMPION - LONDON 10 SUSAN MAUGHAN - THAT OTHER PLACE - PHILIPS 20 RAY POLLARD - THIS TIME / CAIROS - STOP OVERLOOKING ME - HORACES 15 BARBARA PENNINGTON - 24 HOURS A DAY - UNITED ARTISTS DEMO 10 BIG DADDY ROGERS - I'M A BIG MAN / AL TAMMS - COME HERE YOU - OUTTA SIGHT 6 SISTERS LOVE - I'M LEARNING TO TRUST MY MAN - TAMLA MOTOWN 8 JENNY WREN - CHASING MY DREAM ALL OVER TOWN / HELEN SHAPIRO - HE KNOWS HOW TO LOVE ME - CARVER 40 Again both with nice labels, Columbia/Fontana test press BENNY SPELLMAN - FORTUNE TELLER / ESKEW REEDER - UNDIVIDED LOVE - OUTTA SIGHT 6 SUGAR & THE SPICES - HAVE FAITH IN ME / BRILLIANT KORNERS - THREE LONELY GUYS - KENT 8 SOUL TWINS - QUICK CHANGE ARTIST / GIVE THE MAN A CHANCE - GRAPEVINE 8 JACKIE TRENT - YOU BABY / SEND HER AWAY / LOVE HUSTLE - CASINO CLASSICS 6 TSU TORONADOES - A THOUSAND WONDERS - NORTHERN SOUL STORIES PROMO 10 TEDDY VANN - THEME FROM COLOURED MAN - CAPITOL 6 PATIENCE VALENTINE - IF YOU DON'T COME / BARBARA DANE - I'M ON MY WAY - OUTTA SIGHT 6 EARL WRIGHT - THUMB A RIDE - CAPITOL 6 DANNY WILLIAMS - WHOSE LITTLE GIRL ARE YOU - DERAM 8 BILLY WOODS - LET ME MAKE YOU HAPPY / DAYBREAK - EVERYTHING MAN - SEVENS 6 NANCY WILSON - THE END OF OUR LOVE - CAPITOL 6 THE ADLIBS - JOHNNY MY BOY - CONTEMPO EX 20 ANGELINA - I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW - FONTANA EX 25 UK Spector sound, brilliant BLACK ABBOTS - THE PAINTER - EVOLUTION DEMO EX 15 FLAMMA SHERMAN - WHERE IS HE - SNB DEMO EX 50 CONNIE FRANCIS - NO BETTER OFF - MGM EX 20 Rare beat ballad LYNDA GRAHAM - YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT - PHILIPS EX 15 Another really good UK effort at reproducing the wall Of Sound BOB HENRY - BUILT LIKE A MAN - PHILIPS M- 20 LOU JOHNSON - UNSATISFIED - LONDON NO CENTRE VG++ 30 Plays fine BEN E KING - THE RECORD (BABY I LOVE YOU) - ATLANTIC EX 15 LESLEY LANGLEY - NEW YORK - ONE SIDED EMIDISC ACETATE EX 50 Came out on Polydor, that goes for £100+, this is the original studio acetate BRENDA LEE - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - BRUNSWICK EX 15 Beat ballad BRENDA LEE - TIME AND TIME AGAIN - BRUNSWICK EX 20 KENNY LYNCH - IT'S TOO LATE - HMV VG 10 BOBBY MOORE & THE RHYTHM ACES - SEARCHING FOR MY LOVE - CHESS DEMO EX 25 White demo OSCAR - CLUB OF LIGHTS - REACTION PLAYS EX+ EX- 75 Took me years to get this, Mod / Northern stormer TONY ORLANDO - CHILLS - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 20 PEACHES & HERB - I NEED YOUR LOVE SO DESPERATELY - CBS EX 15 Massive Wheel sound JUNIOR PARKER - THESE KIND OF BLUES - VOCALION VG+ 20 ROBERT PARKER - I CAUGHT YOU IN A LIE - CONTEMPO RARIES EX 20 EMMA REDE - I GOTTA BE WITH YOU - COLUMBIA EX 25 THE ROYALETTES - POOR BOY - MGM DEMO SWOL EX 25 BOBBY SHAFTO - THE SAME OLD ROOM - PARLOPHONE VG 10 SONS OF ROBIN STONE - GOT TO GET YOU BACK - ATLANTIC DEMO EX 15 VERDELLE SMITH - A PIECE OF THE SKY - CAPITOL DEMO M- 20 TWIGGY - BEAUTIFUL DREAMS - EMBER EX 20 TOMMY TUCKER - HI HEEL SNEAKERS - PYE INTERNATIONAL DEMO WOL VG 20 DODIE WEST - IN THE DEEP OF NIGHT - PICCADILLY EX 20 TIMI YURO - CAN'T STOP RUNNING AWAY - MERCURY EX 30 KAREN YOUNG - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING - MAJOR MINOR NO CENTRE EX 25 POSTAGE: UK £2.50 RECORDED UP TO 3 RECORDS. £7 SPECIAL DELIVERY RECOMMENDED FOR ITEMS OVER £50. OVERSEAS EUROPE £3.50 (SPECIAL DELIVERY £9) REST OF THE WORLD £4.50 (SPECIAL DELIVERY £10) PAYPAL, CARD, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE ETC, ALL OKAY. PAYPAL IS pete.smith@freeuk.com

Very silly. There must be thousands of labels who released just one record, a soul record, then folded, they are all the 'rarest label'.

Thought it was a bit white / poppy sounding for most of you lot

Don't know anything about that or anything else he has or hasn't done. Only know him off here and find him to be a personable person. Anything else is not for me to comment on.

£75

Yeah I don't see this as a fault at all, it's on millions of styrene records, it's more like a seal where plastic is joined together.

12 Precisions Such Misery 14 Tina Roberts One Way Or The Other

Bit of a shame it's going this way, it's a bit like when Rich Chorley was on here, you either loved him or hated him but nobody was forced to read any of it, I was on the fence about Richard but when he left, I felt there was, and still is, quite a big gap...

Is that a new version we don't know about?

If it did, 99% of owners of the MVP's would have a cracked record

I can beat that, I sold Mr. Lucky for £2500 with a crack in it.

I never knew that

Don't be daft, they did over 50 releases before changing their name to Ska Beat.

Good work Steve!

Richard Searling, Wigan, July 77, played it 2 weeks running then never played it again. "This one's going to take over where Jimmie Raye left off" he announces....

It's an "adapted" version of the Modern track, it's not the identical song. Then again, which came first? I had this record about 14, 15 years ago, believe it or not I sold it really easily despite giving a warning.

Er, excuse me, I'm 53 if you don't mind

Ooh that's a bit harsh, the forum can be pretty dull nowadays, there's only so many topics that can be done, as far as I'm concerned Sooty's a breath of fresh air with his positive attitude, although I can see why you and other might find him annoying.

Was covered up as Robert L Martin - Come And Go With Me, no wonder nobody could find out what it was, even if you were told the real artist you'd never believe it. Great record though...

I once found this record and I just couldn't make my mind up whether to play it or not because the title was a bit off putting, it was called "If You Play This Record I'm Coming Round To Kill You, Your Family, And Your Pets - Part 2"

If Sooty stopped using x's as punctuation they'd be much easier to read...

I'm still getting one or two requests for these, so this is the very last shout and then they go away for good, thanks for all the interest over the last few months but it's time I retired them for a few years I think. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE WERE RECORDED ON PRIMITIVE MONO TAPE RECORDERS OFTEN USING A PLUG IN MIC, SO EXPECT 'LIVE' QUALITY. SOME OF MY TAPES TOWARDS THE END ARE IN TRULY SUPERB QUALITY BUT I TEND TO PREFER THE RAW, ATMOSPHERIC ONES. YOU ARE WELCOME TO USE ANY OF THESE TAPES AS PODCASTS etc BUT PLEASE CREDIT THE SOURCE. ALSO IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THEM WITH FRIENDS THAT'S NO PROBLEM BUT PLEASE DO NOT SELL THEM, ESPECIALLY ON EBAY. I MAY NOT HAVE THE COPYRIGHT ON THE MUSIC PLAYED AT THESE VENUES BUT THE RECORDINGS ARE MINE AND IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO RESTORE THEM AND GET THEM FIT FOR PURPOSE. AND LOTS OF BATTERIES TO RECORD THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.. £20 inc post HERE ARE THE WIGAN CASINO LIVE TAPES EARLIEST RECORDING OCTOBER 73 This tape is from October 1973, the earliest Wigan tape in existence as far as I know, just a month into the Casino's lifespan. The playlist is pretty much as to be expected, mainly comprising records from The Cats, The Torch and places like Va Va's. Much of the tape was cut to pieces where the original taper started recording then changed his mind. Tracks I had to cut off this tape included Terrible Tom, Jr Walker (I Ain't Goin' Nowhere), Morris Chestnut, Freddie Chavez and Lou Ragland (I Travel Alone). Very interesting to see LOU RAGLAND in there though, I had no idea until today that this was spun and then dropped for 3 or 4 years. It's a fabulous tape, usual mono quality, great atmosphere and the clapping during Mike Post Coalition is spine tingling. You'll wish you were there - I did! DJ's are cut from the tape mainly but I can definitely hear Martyn Ellis SEPTEMBER 74 Probably the most exciting Casino tape I ever uploaded, of course it's been downloaded and split up by people posting it on youtube but this is the full original. You can touch the atmosphere. 7TH JUNE 1975 This was recorded in the main room at Wigan Casino on June 7th 1975 and features Richard Searling and Russ Winstanley. I made two edits in this one, cutting out Pain It Black by Love Sitars and Run Baby by Dalton James & Sutton from Russ's spot, otherwise it's as it was recorded - blimey it was 38 years ago! Starts off quietly but sound improves by the second track. 23RD SEPT 1975 2ND ANNIVERSARY Just nearly one side of a C90 cassette, this is a fantastic snapshot of Wigan Casino in late 1975. The DJ for the first track is Alan Rhodes. His handover to John Vincent at 18:20 on the recording is one of the greatest, most thrilling bits of DJing many of us had ever heard at the time. And still is to this day. 9TH OCTOBER 1976 This late 1976 period was fantastic and I’m really sad that this is my only remaining tape from that period, I did have others but they were lent out and never returned. Two things that I enjoyed about this, listen to The Champion and you can really hear the sound of feet on that dancefloor, what an atmosphere (this is a little cheat as I actually recorded that 2 weeks earlier at the 4th Anniversary but left it on the tape) and even better, Danse A La Musique — it sounds like people clapping but that is the sound of feet ‘stomping’, not clapping. I remember recording that sat on the balcony overlooking the dancefloor and watching the packed dancefloor in sheer awe. DJ's here are Richard Searling, Keith Minshull and (mainly) Pep, who was of course a hero to most of the Wolverhampton crowd. Nice of him to play my request right at the end... 12TH FEB 1977 This was a fantastic night at what was my favourite period of Wigan late 76 to early 77. I recorded this from the back of the room with the recorder sat on a table so it's not digital quality but the atmosphere is, of course, second to none. DJ's are Keith Minshull and Richard Searling. 21ST JULY 1977 This one I recorded back and to the right, looking at the stage, the recorder was on a table right on the edge of the dancefloor, if you listen to the climax of the second chorus of "I Wanna Know" you will actually hear me trip over my Adidas bag whilst doing a spin LOL. Sorry this one picks up quite a lot of talking, I can recognise at least 4 of them as if it were yesterday. DJ is Keith Minshull and it's a pretty atmospheric recording. 24TH SEPT 1977 4TH ANNIVERSARY This is the last 30 minutes of the 4th Anniversary at Wigan casino, 24th September 1977. I taped this from the back left of the room. It's notable for featuring the late Martyn Ellis doing one of his rare Wigan spots, he's the first DJ on, followed by Russ Winstanley ending the night with an awesome, atmospheric 3 Before 8 (well 4 before 8 if you include Gerri Granger). Sound quality is as you would expect from a cheap cassette deck but if you love the Wigan atmosphere you'll enjoy this. 15TH OCTOBER 1977 I remember this was a really quiet night for some reason so I sat on the stage and recorded this with the tape recorder placed on top of one of the speakers - hence it's great quality. I prefer my Wigan tapes with more atmosphere and clapping but today's generation seem to prefer the music, so here's the first part of Richard Searling's spot from 15th October 1977. 25TH SEPT 1980 7TH ANNIVERSARY This is a phenomenal quality recording of the 7th anniversary (taped by an old friend Rich Simner) and the highlight is undoubtedly a sensational spot from Richard Searling, playing many of his then cover ups and top sounds. Although the sound quality is fantastic, you can also hear the clapping, so good stuff all round. This track listing may not be exactly right as I know I cut out a few of the Modern sounds when I originally edited the tape, I've not listened to it before posting it. I know you'll enjoy this one, it's definitely one of the best I've got. MR. M'S STUNNING QUALITY RECORDING Northern Oldies lovers, get ready, this one will blow your socks off. This is a typical hour spent in Mr. M's which was of course the offshoot or overspill room to the main room at Wigan Casino. I have to admit that I didn't frequent it much - the whole reason for doing the 160 mile round trip was to hear exclusive records, not stuff they used to play at our local youth club, but of course thousands of people did enjoy M's so this one goes out to you lot. The sound quality is outstanding, so good that it sounds like a 'line in' recording. The DJ is Brian Rae (I think - sounds like him anyway). It's a really good spot and I'd date it to some time in late 1977. END OF AN ERA THE LAST ALLNIGHTER SEPT 19th 1981 This is an edited down document of the last ever 2 hours at Wigan casino, this was the 'real' end of an era allnighter (the hastily arranged second one doesn't count), this was obviously my last ever visit and it was a fantastic night, as you'll hear from this very emotional recording. If you were ever a Casino regular, I wouldn't be surprised if this has you in tears, not only at the end, but also listening to the atmosphere on tracks like A Little Bit Hurt, Move On Up and Tainted Love - it has never been equalled and it never will be. This isn't the best quality tape I've put up by a long chalk but it's priceless as a historical document. ALSO CLEETHORPES 1975 LIVE TAPE (FANTASTIC) This is the only live recording I have from Cleethorpes Pier, and it’s from it’s peak really, when it’s playlist matched or even surpassed that of any other venue in the country, late 1975 going into 1976. What I love about live tapes is the atmosphere, the clapping which sadly seems to have disappeared over the last two decades, but what makes this Cleethorpes tape special is that you think you are hearing clapping, when in fact it’s the sound of FEET stomping in unison — just listen to So Is The Sun for proof of this…it sounds like their going to stomp the pier into the sea! Anyway, Cleethorpes 75, the DJ is Pep apart from on the last three tracks, not sure who it is that takes over. & THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER LITTLE BONUS ON THERE - THE TORCH STOKE ON TRENT LIVE 1972

Same title, different song