Pete S

HAVE JUST REDUCED THE MAJORITY OF THESE 45's - IF YOU'RE READING THIS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME, THEY WILL ALL BE ON MY WEBSITE AT www.raresoul.co.uk

I know they would Steve. Can't blame them for trying, but what about the sheep and the mugs who pay the inflated prices though? Reminds me of when that well know £3 record "Stanky" went big, people who wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole when it was £3 suddenly had it on their wants lists.

Who is this tw*t?

No but will take a photo

It is I think

That's a rare demo that, I just sold one but it took a while to sell it, £30...worth £50 any day

Funny how I can't sell my Jackie Edwards and Melvena Allen for £60 the pair, they made over £600 when auctioned! So they weren't rare in the first place.

So it was a poor idea to stick it in my last 50 records for 100 quid pack then?

SOME LABEL SCANS BELOW PETE SMITH 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com HI FOLKS, SOME GREAT ORIGINALS UP FOR GRABS TODAY COULD EVERYONE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THE POSTAGE DETAILS AT THE END OF THE LIST AS THINGS ARE CHANGING AGAIN REGARDING RECORDED DELIVERY, SPECIAL DELIVERY AND PACKAGING ALL USA ORIGINAL 45's I DON'T USE THE GRADE MINT OR MINT MINUS UNLESS THE RECORD IS UNPLAYED ALL HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED ALICE CLARK - YOU HIT ME (RIGHT WHERE IT HURT ME) - WARNER BROS W/DEMO EX+ 125 SOLD Has date written in marker top left (3-10-69) and dmaller wol saying 'soul rock' but the vinyl is stunning, plays mint JIMMY NORMAN - FAMILY TREE - MERCURY EX 75 Very slight background noise at start - must be down to the pressing as this is practically new MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS - TRY - 440 PLUS W/DEMO EX+ 50 Early 70's I think - one of his rarest MARVA WHITNEY - SAVING MY LOVE FOR MY BABY - FEDERAL EX+ 40 Classic dancer LARRY SAUNDERS - ON THE REAL SIDE - UK LONDON EX+ 40 Mint copy, stunning LARRY WILLIAMS - THIS OLD HEART (IS SO LONELY) / I'D RATHER FIGHT THAN SWITCH - OKEH W/DEMO EX+ 75 Brilliant double sdier - finest copy you could wish to own THE JACKSON SISTERS - I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - UK MUMS DEMO EX+ 75 Beautiful UK demo 26-10-73 THE APOLLAS - MR. CREATOR - WARNER BROS W/DEMO EX+ 135 SOLD An absolutely incredible copy, doubt if it's been played more than once in 48 years THE BARONS - I'VE GOT A FEEELING - ETAH EX 80 Good New Orleans dancer THE BOSTON HITESMEN - CAN'T LET IT RIDE - MTA EX+ 100 Old 100 Club cover up - never seen a stock copy of this before this one - and it's mint THE CONTESSAS - I KEEP ON KEEPING ON - E RECORDS EX+ 30 Superb blue eyed girl dancer CHICAGO ALL STARS - NOWHERE TO RUN - TRI EM EX 50 SOLD Great gospel driven girl vocals, old Stafford spin and very hard to find in nice shape LEE DAVID - TEMPTATION IS CALLING MY NAME - COLUMBIA W/DEMO EX 200 Mecca classic in great shape, light paper scuffs otherwise perfect - plays mint THE DRAPERS - YOUR LOVE HAS GONE AWAY - GEE W/DEMO EX+ 125 Cracking early 60's dancer, supposedly this is The Drifters... WADE FLEMONS - TWO OF A KIND - RAMSEL EX 300 Probably the rarest of all his Northern sides ARTIE FELDMAN - WAVE A BANNER - ARIES EX- 125 Rare Chicago dancer, has surface marks not affecting play, hence cheaper price (150 TO 200 elsewhere) CAROL FORD - RUN BABY - FEDERAL EX+ 30 R & B dancer MILT GRAYSON - YOUR OLD STAND BY - DERBY EX+ 200 Nice early 60's dancer - really beautiful copy JOE KENNEDY - SLICK TRICK - BANG W/DEMO EX+ 40 SOLD Belting uptempo dancer, a Wigan 2 week wonder in it's time LITTLE RICHARD - I NEED LOVE - OKEH W/DEMO EX+ 25 Classic uptempo dancer I TAKE CARDS, PAYPAL, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE etc PAYPAL NAME IS pete.smith@freeuk.com PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT RESERVE RECORDS, THEY ARE SOLD ON A FIRST COME, FIRST PAY BASIS PEOPLE ARE BUYING RECORDS AT £100, £200 AND ONLY PAYING FOR RECORDED DELIVERY, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ONLY COVERS YOU FOR £40 WORTH OF DAMAGE OR MISSING ITEMS SO THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE I'M AFRAID OTHERWISE ONE OF THESE DAYS THE INEVITABLE WILL HAPPEN. SO ALL ORDERS OVER £60 NOW HAVE TO GO BY SPECIAL UNLESS ARRANGED WITH ME. ALSO THE ROYAL MAIL WILL NOW NOT COMPENSATE FOR RECORDS SENT IN MAILERS, WITH CARD, UNLESS THEY ARE PLACED INSIDE A JIFFY BAG! SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BUY A FEW HUNDRED JIFFY BAGS BUT OBVIOUSLY THE RATES WILL HAVE TO GO UP 10p OR SOMETHING, I ALREADY LOSE MONEY DUE TO THE PRICE OF MAILERS. I'LL SORT THAT OUT BY THE NEXT LIST. POSTAGE RATES HAVE CHANGED AGAIN, 1ST CLASS RECORDED IS NOW £2.30 FOR ONE RECORD WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS. SPECIAL DELIVERY IS £7.00 OVERSEAS: EUROPE IS £3.20 AIRMAIL, £9.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST. REST OF THE WORLD IS £4.20 AIRMAIL, £9.50 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST.

So it can't be an ordinary jiffy bag, it has to be bought off them?

One vinyl one styrene - can't tell you anything else, one survived, one broke.

This is actually true.

No apparently that was intact.

Chemists

MARY FORD - ONE IN A MILLION - TOWER ok so it's just an alright version of Maxine Brown, not particularly, it's just that I got a copy today and it's not on Tower, it's on UPTOWN 1571. Never seen or heard of this before. Doubt if it's worth anything but if I ever I see something I never saw before, I tend to mention it!

No wonder it never got released, really amateurish vocals, out of tune and behind the beat half the time, poor echo-laden production which doesn't help.

He does mean NEW vinyl Sooty as in new release. I think. Can you clarify please Joe?

OK let's start again, sorry Liam. I sent it out, with 3 bits of card, in a proper mailer with a sticker on it saying FRAGILE DO NOT BEND, but they did bend it. I got it back this morning in the same packaging which I have to have to send to Royal Mail to claim. I might start NOT putting fragile stickers on as it looks like it attracts unwarranted interest from psycho postmen.

Don't insult my intelligence by asking such a ridiculous question then. Do you think I put a sticker on it saying "please bend this record in half and break it" or something?

Stupid question of the week award

B*stards. This had another record and two stiff pieces of card in the mailer with it, you couldn't physically bend it.

I had a zero feedback bidder from France win two of my reggae auctions, there was absolutely no way I was going to sell them to him, so I didn't send an invoice, and he never even contacted me to see why I hadn't sent an invoice or to ask how to pay. So I thought I was justified, he was indeed a 'fake' bidder and I didn't lose my records. But now I see he actually has one feedback for successfully completing a transaction, and I feel a bit guilty...

Up until a few years ago, it was sold as a 'pressing' just like any other, for £5 - £10. It's only in the last 5 or 6 years people have been asking more for it. I've also seen it go for £75.

Just to draw a line under this, I'm not a Todd Rundgren 'fan', I only really know I Saw The Light and the almost as brilliant Hello It's Me - I can still remember the first time I heard I Saw The Light, in 1972, and it's been with me ever since. I know a couple of people on here are big fans but I'm just a casual listener, I did try to get into the early albums but failed. I can't stand Meat Loaf though. Well he's ok, it's just his music I'm not keen on.

Ask him if he read your terms and if so, why did he bid..