Pete S

Jim, I would say that going by the fact the original poster has zero posts, he's the person selling it, or representing the person selling it, in which case he'd have been better off a) giving the actual link or b) saying look I"ve got 10 copies and they're $450 each, who wants them, he'd sell them all in a few hours...I don't think it's a member giving the info away just for the sake of it

It's a good job you mentioned this because I had no idea that San Remo thing was worth anything at all, I'd have listed it with the Real Humdinger's and Agent 00 Soul's, in fact I probably have done. Wonder why this one should be so rare?

I don't mean this topic is pointless, I mean it's pointless because people will tell you that everything listed is played somewhere, defeating the object of what you're trying to say. You misinterpreted what I was saying.

Is it really that serious because someone doesn't reply to you? I know it's rude and annoying but it's hardly a hanging offence. I write to them and never expect a reply, it's a bonus when they do reply, but I don't lose any sleep over it.

That's when it really started, I agree with you, me and the then current girlfriend started having these newies/oldies arguments because I wouldn't go to the fridays.

Pointless topic - I did it last week with a podcast of records that aren't played out (much) anymore and before you could blink 3 or 4 people had started with the "I heard that out last week" thing so expect a lot of that! I"m still amazed that someone played "The Flasher" out though.

I love that record.

Sorry - it just meant that the Steve Flanagan one is a lot more expensive than the Jewel Akens ("a few bob" = a bit of money, bob is the old nickname for the British shilling) Old people like me tend to speak like that sometimes

Costs a couple of bob more as well...

Found the details, but unfortunately I can't tell you where to get it as I might get in trouble, sorry! Tighten Up - The Story Of Trojan Records BBC Radio 6 - Broadcast 1/2/3/4 March 2010 (first broadcast on BBC Radio in 2006) Episode 1 - length 29:01 Episode 2 - length 28:44 Episode 3 - length 29:46 Episode 4 - length 28:48 Tighten Up - The Story of Trojan Records. Don Letts presents his 4-part series celebrating the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience. Trojan Records is known as reggae's Motown and had a huge hand in introducing Jamaican music to the British public. In it's hey-day of the late 60's to the mid 70's, Trojan chalked up nearly 30 hit singles, released the legendary Tighten Up compilation series, and launched Jamaican acts in the UK such as Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bob and Marica, and Dave and Ansel Collins. The huge volume of records they released in this period made the name Trojan synonymous with classic rocksteady and reggae cuts. In 1970 alone, Trojan released 500 singles, selling over 1.5 million records. This series tells not just the story of Trojan Records, but also reveals how Jamaican music arrived in the UK. Discover how it all began and how the influx of young Jamaicans into post-war Britain kick-started a West Indian music scene in the UK. Find out how the British skinheads helped propel Ska and Reggae into the mainstream Pop charts and how the music adapted to UK tastes to become internationally successful. Learn too how the whole empire came crashing down, only for Punk and 2Tone to lead to a resurgence, helping confirm Trojan as one of the coolest and most important labels for Reggae music.? With contributions from Ken Boothe, Bunny Lee, BB Seaton, Derrick Harriott, Dandy Livingstone, John Holt, Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez, Bob Andy, Derrick Morgan and many more.

Beat this one "Snuffle Bird" Thats what my missus thought The Cairos were singing..."Snuffle Bird, Snuffle Bird, Snuff, Stop Overlooking Me"

It's a BBC Radio 6 documentary "The Trojan Story", it was narrated by Don Letts, 2 or 3 years ago.

This was a great series but I'm sure it was in 4 parts. Though I could just be going mad.

Absoloutely fantastic series on MFP and especially Sound Superb, also a few on Regal Starline - all were really cheap, under a quid? The Four Tops "I Can't Help Myself" compilation on Sounds Superb is still one of the best lp's I"ve ever owned I think.

Well I suppose the only people who will buy it are the ones who really want a copy no matter what label it's on, so naturally they'll be pleased with it and give positive feedback, the only way they'll get negative is if someone thinks they are buying an original and it turns out not to be and the seller has not stated that it's not an original...

No problem Paul, thanks for the business

Right here's the full info. Mick Smith got the first copy in 1995, he swapped it for L. Allen with a guy in Belgium. He covered it up as Marie Knight. The tape I did is called "Mick's Monsters" (ahem) and it's in issue 14 of Beatin' Rhythm magazine, which I used to run, dated Autumn 1995. The tape includes: CELEBRITIES DEWEY BLACK KELLY MICHAELS INFORMERS SONATAS CORNELIUS DWYER STRANGERS TEARS ENCHANTERS JAMES PHELPS CLARENCE HILL BETTY WILSON MARIE KNIGHT COVER UP WILLIE WILLIAMS COVER UP (ACTUALLY SOUL BROTHER AMNON ON CHESS)

Bit like when I asked my Missus when I asked her if I could be her "Back Door Santa". Didn't want any presents that year...

I think it's a case of someone wanting it at the right time - last time I had one, a demo copy, I just couldn't sell it and I was asking £125 which I thought was reasonable. Then I saw one go not long after for £150. I remember paying £5 for it as an unknown early 90's.

Don't you have enough broken hearts crowned across the town, more or less

If liking that sh*te is a sign of having taste then I"m glad I've got none

01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com HI FOLKS - ANOTHER REALLY NICE SELECTION OF NORTHERN SOUL 45’s TODAY (IF YOU WANT THIS LIST A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT APPEARS ON SOUL SOURCE, ASK TO BE PUT ON MY MAILING LIST) AL & RAY — I SHOULD HAVE GONE — DICKSON EX 25 R & B dancer JEWEL AKENS — I’VE ARRIVED — ERA EX 50 SOLD Same song as Steve Flanagan — but better JACKEY BEAVERS — BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES — GRAND LAND EX 125 Stafford classic KENNY BERNARD — AIN’T NO SOUL — COMPASS EX 20 Tough stock copy C-QUENTS — IT’S YOU AND ME — ESSICA EX 50 Nice lesser played oldie JIMMEY (SOUL) CLARK — SWEET DARLIN’ — SOULHAWK M- 50 SOLD Lovely copy THE CHYMES — BRING IT BACK HOME — OKEH DEMO M- 100 Nice version of Linda Lyndell with a cracking beat ballad/midtempo flip JIMMY DOBBINS — LITTLE MISS PERFECT — CRASH EX 25 Uptempo R & B FOUR PUZZLES — ESPECIALLY FOR YOU BABY — FAT BACK M- 50 Lesser known dancer, gritty vocals, really nice HELENA FERGUSON — MY TERMS — COMPASS EX 20 Torch oldie HELEN FERGUSON — FORGETFULNESS — 20TH CENTURY EX 40 Hard to find girlie dancer FUNKY SISTERS — DO IT TO IT — AURORA DEMO EX 50 Another Torch classic. Grey and white demo. ART GRAYSON — BAD DREAMS — 4 CORNERS M 40 Mint and still in company sleeve THE GLORIES — I WORSHIP YOU BABY — DATE DEMO EX+ 85 SOLD All time classic — lovely copy in Date sleeve ROSE HARGROVE — WHY AM I LOSING YOU — AFCO EX 30 Shouty R & B lady THE KITTENS — IS IT OVER BABY — ABC EX 40 Nice dancer — rare issue LITTLE GIGI — TAKE THE BITTER WITH THE SWEET — SELECT EX 75 Fast R & B dancer SANDY LAYNE — HOW MANY TIMES — LOMA DEMO EX 20 Forgotten early Wigan dancer. ‘Not for sale’ crossed out on the label, little warp n.a.p. LIBERTY — GIRL YOU BETTER WAKE UP — BASF M 20 Brilliant Cleethorpes dancer, unplayed, in company sleeve THE LEDGENDS — FEAR NOT — COMMONWEALTH UNITED M 50 Rarer stock copy — again, in company sleeve THE LOVETTES — LITTLE MISS SOUL — CARNIVAL ISSUE M- 40 Much harder to find on this red and black issue copy GARNET MIMMS — LOOKING FOR YOU — UK UNITED ARTISTS EX+ 125 Possibly the best copy I’ve ever had. Has a tiny sticker on the label, otherwise near perfect. You’d never need to upgrade this one. CHOLLI MAYE — YOU WILL NEVER GET AWAY — GOLD EX 40 SOLD Excellent early 60’s girl dancer ONE’SY MACK — NEVER LISTEN TO YOUR HEART — GHETTO EX 50 Crossover rarity DIANA NEWBY — EVERYTHING’S WRONG — KAPP DEMO EX 40 Really good version of the Chubby Checker number PATTY & THE EMBLEMS — ONE MAN WOMAN — KAPP EX 30 Totally overlooked uptempo dancer — worth a listen THE PASSIONETTES — MY FAULT — PATH M 40 Absolutely cracking Stafford spin — uptempo girls — not had one of these for ages THE PUZZLES — MY SWEET BABY — FAT BACK EX 50 Great oldie — Mecca? A.C. REED — MY BABY’S BEEN CHEATING — COOL EX 75 Still capable of packing the floors, one of the first R & B biggies THE RAYONS — YOU CONFUSE ME BABY / BE GOOD WHEN I’M GONE — FORTE M- 100 Can’t tell if this is male or female, funky uptempo dancer, Hammond organ, with a good midtempo flip. Not sure about the price of this one, books/on sale elsewhere at £200 WANDA ROUZAN — WOULD YOU LOVE ME / LONG TIME NO SEE — FRISCO EX 50 Nice New Orleans double sider ROY REDMOND — AIN’T THAT TERRIBLE — LOMA EX+ 40 SOLD In-demand version YOUNGBLOOD SMITH — YOU CAN SPLIT — VERVE DEMO M- 200 SOLD One of the greatest Northern dancers EVER BUDDY SKIPPER — RESTLESS BREED — DEESU EX 20 Strangely addictive New Orleans dancer SAM E SOLO — LOVE IS NOT A GAME — IMPERIAL ISSUE M- 50 Really nice on a stock copy OTIS SMITH — LET HER GO — PERCEPTION EX+ 125 SOLD Still sounds stunning after all these years. 100% original. THE SWEETHEARTS — NO MORE TEARS / THIS COULDN’T BE ME — KENT DEMO EX 100 Two great sides, No More Tears could have been a Motown record THE TEEN TURBANS — WE NEED TO BE LOVED — LOMA DEMO M- 40 Love this, an early version of Toni Lamar — Just In The Nick of time really — well same tune anyway, just a lot more uptempo THE TRENDS — THAT’S HOW I LIKE IT / NO ONE THERE — ABC DEMO EX+ 80 SOLD Fantastic double sider — one of their best uptempo dancers with a brilliant midtempo flip THE VOLCANOS — HELP WANTED / A LADY’S MAN — ARCTIC EX 30 SOLD Blue label, black lettering original — two great sides especially Help Wanted LITTLE JERRY WILLIAMS — I’M THE LOVER MAN — LOMA EX 20 Nice dancer from 1964 THE WOODEN NICKELS — NOBODY BUT YOU — VAULT ISSUE EX+ 190 SOLD What a beauty — stock copy too, first I’ve ever had. Pounding Northern Soul at it’s best. CALVIN WILLIAMS — LONELY YOU’LL BE — NORTHERN DEL-LA EX 70 Rare on this label, especially in decent condition WENDY WOODS — DON’T HURT ME NO MORE — SINCERE EX 125 Late 60’s / early 70’s dancer I TAKE CARDS, PAYPAL, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE etc PAYPAL NAME IS pete.smith@freeuk.com POSTAGE RATES HAVE CHANGED SLIGHTLY, 1ST CLASS RECORDED IS NOW £2.25 FOR ONE RECORD WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS. SPECIAL DELIVERY IS £6.35 OVERSEAS: EUROPE IS £3.20 AIRMAIL, £8.50 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED TO GO BY REGISTERED POST. REST OF THE WORLD IS £4.20 AIRMAIL, £9.50 REGISTERED POST.

UK only I think - great version.

He ought to be done under the trades description act, that record was never played at Wigan! Plus it's a one sided disc, and the photo is terrible.

Dear me.