Pete S

Neil the repress was done in 76 or very early 77, unless there was a second repress and the ones floating about suddenly in 76/77 were old stock someone had found. I bought this out of Pep's shop the saturday it came out, swear it was 76. You can always gauge this by whether it appears on Casino tapes, and it appears on only one I've ever heard, and that was from 75 not 76.

Actually that middle one looks more like the ones that came available in 1976

No but you know what I mean, it's not one that does turn up a great deal - for a long time there were only two known copies

I didn't quite get what he meant about the Teds, I know the punks thought the Teds were redundant, can't say as I ever did because I never saw any! But this is the same as the people on here who are embarassed by the baggy trouser brigade. Live and let live I say.

This is a clip of The Delfonics on Top Of The Pops doing La La Means I Love You, I think this was a hit as reissue so it's probably around 1970-71, can anyone tell me the line up please, is Major Harris the one in the centre?

Oh sorry, didn't realise it was so common.

Oh I get what you mean now. They were like antiquities from another age.

So you're saying that only you and the people who swear undyingly to original vinyl are the Northern Soul scene, and all the other thousands of people attending the do's I mentioned week in and week out are not on the scene and not fit to be on the scene? That must mean there's only 400 'proper' people left on the Northern Soul scene in the UK.

We'd go to places like Newcastle Tiffanies all dayers knowing we had absolutely no way of getting home on a sunday night - 45 miles from home, walking it, sometimes getting a lift!

My generation looked at the Teds in disgust? I'm f*cking 52 for God's sake

Sort of reggae-disco

The thing you European chaps never take into account is just how old most of the people on the scene in the UK are. When we were your age we were all as enthusiastic about originals and travelling etc. like you are now. The majority of us are between 45 and 65 years old now. Nowadays I'm more enthusiastic about getting a good nights kip and a decent bacon sandwich on a sunday morning.

Very much so, only the third or fourth one maybe?

Why does he need a reason to post something about a rare record?

Apart from the thousands packing out weekenders, allnighters and local soul nights?

You just described me and my mates - 35 years ago!

RARE BRITISH ARNOLD CORNS (DAVID BOWIE) — HANG ON TO YOURSELF — B & C M 60 ARNOLD CORNS (DAVID BOWIE) — MOONAGE DAYDREAM — B & C M 60 Both Arnold Corns singles are work in progress versions of tracks that ended up on Ziggy Stardust, heavily counterfeited, these are the originals DAVID BOWIE & THE LOWER THIRD — CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME — PYE VG++ 300 Possibly my favourite 60’s beat record. Few marks but plays fantastic. THE CHANTELLES — THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU — POLYDOR EX 40 Girlie Northern thumper JUDITH DURHAM — AGAIN AND AGAIN — COLUMBIA EX 20 Lovely dancer, old Wigan spin SUSAN MAUGHAN — THAT OTHER PLACE — PHILIPS M 20 SOLD Fabulous version TWIGGY — BEAUTIFUL DREAMS — EMBER EX+ 25 Another old cover-up spin. Love this. ANITA BRYANT — MY MIND’S PLAYING TRICKS ON ME AGAIN — CBS DEMO EX+ 75 Incredible beat ballad and super rare on UK WILLIE TEE — WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET — ATLANTIC VG++ 30 Red Atlantic original BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA — CAPTAIN SCARLET — PYE EX 25 Try finding one of these BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA — THUNDERBIRDS — PYE EX 30 Or try finding one of these — especially with it’s fab picture cover featuring Thunderbird 2 like this one’s got SANDIE SHAW — STOP — PYE EX 20 Uptempo dancer THE LEFT BANKE — AND SUDDENLY — PHILIPS EX 15 Original version of Cherry People THE CHANTELLES — I WANT THAT BOY — PARLOPHONE EX 10 Excellent UK girls THE HONEYBUS — I CAN’T LET MAGGIE GO — DERAM DEMO EX 15 She flies like a bird in the sky…on a demo.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHfGZak7pg&feature=fvst RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO — HANG ON SLOOPY (MY GIRL SLOOPY) — CHESS DEMO EX 20 60’s classic SEX PISTOLS — ANARCHY IN THE UK — EMI EX 30 God save the Sex Pistols… POSTAGE £2.15 RECORDED DELIVERY FOR UP TO THREE RECORDS £6.30 SPECIAL DELIVERY OVERSEAS EUROPE £3 FIRST ITEM, £8 SIGNED FOR, ELSWHERE £4 FIRST ITEM £9 SIGNED FOR I TAKE PAYPAL, CARD, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE… CHEERS FOR READING, HOPE YOU FOUND IT INTERESTING.

FREDDIE SCOTT — WHERE DOES LOVE GO — COLPIX DEMO EX 25 One of the greatest beat ballad vocals you’ll ever hear, unbelievable THE DYNELS — BOY FRIEND — DOT EX 25 Very rare early 60’s dancer, Oma Heard on vocals? Books at 100… THE PEARLETTES — DUCHESS OF EARL — VEEJAY VG++ 15 Great, danceable reply to Gene Chandler’s classic MICHAEL-ANN — NINE OUT OF TEN — KIP EX- 25 Epitome of the early 60’s girl group sound, great stuff and so obscure APRIL YOUNG — RUN TO MY LOVING ARMS — COLUMBIA DEMO EX 25 Big beat ballad KERRI DOWNS — YOU WON’T FORGET ME — EPIC M 20 Nice popcorn dancer SAMANTHA JONES — SURROUNDED BY A RAY OF SUNSHINE — UNITED ARTISTS (ITALY) M- 30 Nice Italian issue with picture sleeve KANE & ABEL — HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART — RED BIRD DEMO EX 15 Big Wall Of Soundalike production KANE & ABEL — BREAK DOWN AND CRY — DESTINATION EX+ 20 Same artists, same sound, rare local label GEORGE & SONNY SANDERS — DOWN BY THE OCEAN — NEW VOICE DEMO EX 30 One of my all time favourite beat ballads, I keep buying it, selling it, buying it again THE KNICKERBOCKERS — WISHFUL THINKING — CHALLENGE DEMO EX 50 Glorious Spector soundalike

HAVE TO DO THIS IN A FEW PARTS AS YOU CAN ONLY PUT SO MANY MEDIA CLIPS IN EACH POST PETE SMITH Pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 NORTHERN — GIRL GROUPS — SPECTOR SOUNDALIKES — RARE UK etc INTERESTING LIST THIS ONE FOLKS, ALL FROM MY OWN COLLECTION THE YOUTUBE CLIPS ARE NOT THE ACTUAL COPIES OF THE RECORDS FOR SALE, THEY ARE JUST SO YOU CAN HEAR WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE JAN BRADLEY — BEHIND THE CURTAINS — NIGHT OWL DEMO EX 30 Stunning Curtis Mayfield song with The Impressions on backing vocals. Has a little crease on the run in — not a crack and not affecting play. JOANIE SOMMERS — I’D BE SO GOOD FOR YOU — WARNER BROS M 20 Beautiful girl group sound classic THE PAGEANTS — ARE YOU EVER COMING HOME — RCA DEMO VG+ 25 Few marks and the odd click but perfectly acceptable LINDA HOPKINS — MEMORIES AND A BROKEN HEART — BRUNSWICK DEMO EX- 20 Awesome midtempo sound, tiny edge warp not affecting play, bargain TINA MASON — ARE YOU THERE — CAPITOL EX 20 Rare version of the Dionne Warwick number SAMMY TURNER — A CHILD WAS BORN — VERVE DEMO M 25 Just what you need at this time of year, a Christmas flavoured Northern Soul dancer, this is absolutely beautiful, chime bars, girl choirs etc

Maybe this has run it's course now, thanks again to everyone for their support, not a positive result in one way but a massive positive result in another - sticking together! If anyone wants it re-opening to add a comment you can always PM me or if there are any more developments I'll re-open it. It's taken too much of a toll on me these last couple of weeks though, and me with my blood pressure...

John Dempsey

I don't think it's about whether I'm honest though, I sell a record, the customer is not happy, he asks for a refund, I say ok no problem, he sends it back and I refund the money. That's how simple it is, and that's what should have happened.

Really sorry I can't find it but there's a Bobby Sheen - Doctor Love, 70's reissue on Ebay currently at £80 ah here it is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Northern-Soul-Bobby-Sheen-Dr-Love-Capitol-Label-/251179748680?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D3413831402555952842%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D251179748680%26

Thats the problem with ebays feedback system though Paul, he can say whatever he likes about me, whether it's the truth or not, but I can't say a thing in return.

Yeah sorry I snapped but I can't be polite any longer under this sort of provocation