Pete S

https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/singles-bar-3/ I know what you’re thinking, just how many times can he use Lonely Heartaches, The Break, Been So Long…well the answer is..LOADS! Trouble is, when I get the 45’s out for a blast, I always end up playing some of the same titles over and over again. But also, I am taking down the original Singles Bar podcast soon, and five of the tracks are on there and I didn’t want them lost altogether. So anyway, we kick off with two instrumental Ska belters and end in exactly the same way, sandwiched in between is an hours worth of prime early reggae from 1968 to 1970 and the odd curiosity like the Dennis & Owen 45 which I think is really nice. If you’d like to see scans and reviews of these records please check out my blogsite, new design showing all the labels on one page. It’s here: https://lostvinylgemsofthe60s.blogspot.co.uk/ THE SKATALITES — AFRICAN QUEEN — KING EDWARDS THE SKATALITES — NORTH COAST — KING EDWARDS KING STITT — KING OF KINGS — CLANDISC DENNIS & OWEN — OLD MAN TROUBLE — DOWN TOWN MONTY MORRIS — LAST LAUGH — DOCTOR BIRD THE TENNORS — V ROCKET — BULLET DERRICK MORGAN — ME NAH GIVE UP — PYRAMID TYRONE DAVIS — IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE — TROJAN THE UNIQUES — OUT OF LOVE — TROJAN ERNEST WILSON — UNDYING LOVE — COXSONE THE KINGSTONIANS — PUT DOWN YOUR FIRE — DOCTOR BIRD DERRICK HARRIOTT — BEEN SO LONG — BIG SHOT LLOYD & ALVIN — YOUR CHEATING HEART — COXSONE KEITH BLAKE — MUSICALLY — BLUE CAT THE CLARENDONIANS — LONELY HEARTACHES — CRAB DENNIS WALKS — THE DRIFTER — CRAB I ROY & DENNIS WALKS — DRIFTER — MOODISC BOB MELODY — THE BREAK — DUKE ROLAN ALPHONSO — MUSICAL RESURRECTION — GAS PAT KELLY — NEVER GIVE UP — GAS I ROY & THE JUMPERS — HOT BOMB — GREEN DOOR LIZZY — MORE HEARTACHES — HARRY J I ROY & DENNIS WALKS — HEART DON’T LEAP — MOODISC THE PIONEERS — EASY COME EASY GO — PYRAMID KING CANNON — FIRE BALL — UNITY CARL DAWKINS — I’LL MAKE IT UP — DUKE THE SKATALITES — KINGSTON 11 — KING EDWARDS BUSTERS ALL STARS — JET 707 — BLUE BEAT

YOU MAY REMEMBER ME LISTING A HUGE AMOUNT OF RECORDS FOR MY PAL IN DETROIT ABOUT 6 WEEKS BACK, WELL WE HAVE NOW GOT A BIT MORE ORGANISED AND I AM ABLE TO SUPPLY SCANS AND SOUND CLIPS OF EVERYTHING. SO HERE'S THE FIRST FEW, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR A SOUNDCLIP SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL SEND YOU THE FILE. IF YOU WANT TO BUY ANYTHING, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS. THERE ARE ABOUT 125 RECORDS ALTOGETHER SO I WILL SPLIT THEM INTO LOTS OF 25 OVER A FEW DAYS. PRICES IN UK POUNDS. Billy Butler Right Track E+ 30 Profiles If I Didn't Love You / Got To Be Your Lover E xol 20 --some light surface marks from being in a juke box, plays superbly Louisiana Red I Done Woke Up E- wlp xol 25 Magictones Got To Get a Little Closer VG+ 10 Bob Marshall & Crystals Never Seen a Girl… E- wol 20 Jimmy Holland Baby Don't Leave Me VG+ wlp, xol 20 --superficial surface scratches, plays very well Johnny Law Four Since I Don't Have You M- wlp 15 Valentinos What About Me M- wlp wol 20 Jimmy Gilford Heartbreaker / I Wanna Be Your Baby E+ 50 Billy Prophet Puppet on a String VG+ sol edge warp nap 35 --plays strong Joe Buckner You Know You Got Me VG+ 20 --very light scratches, plays great Heartbreakers I've Got to Face It E- 40 --great shine, light scratches, plays very, very well Baby Dave & Marlins Tear Maker E- wol 40 R. Tenard You Made Me Cry E 50 --couple little dimples in the vinyl create a low pop right at the fade out. Slight lift doesn't affect play Big Dee Irwin You Really Are Together VG+ wol sol dh 10 Leroy & the Drivers You Picked the Wrong TIme Ex promo, xol 50 King James & Mel You Better Move On M- 15 Neil Darrow Somethin' You Got M- 15 Jimmy Norman Talking `Bout the Times M- 15 Johnny Soul Darling, Darling I Love You M- dh 10 deep Soul Brothers Parade of Broken Hearts E+ 20 Bob Meyer You've Got to Tell Me E+ some lbl wear 35 Mighty Joe Young Henpecked M- sol wol 40 R & B Valiant Trio I'll Make Her Mine / You Left Me M- 100 RECORDS WILL BE POSTED FROM THE USA DON'T FORGET, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING JUST LET ME KNOW I WILL POST ANOTHER 25 OR SO UP LATER

That must be well rare on UK Parlophone

Fantastic set Benji

Sent you a link mate

Kegsy Applejacks not Honeycombs. Anyway there's a very easy explanation for all of this, the songs were sent over in demo form on acetates to the music publishers, and they hawked them around the record labels and band management to try to get them to record their songs. I've had a publishers acetate of Lets Go Somewhere (I think Gene R found it). And the Five & Penny record was a hit in the States (by S & G) plus it was by two very indemand songwriters. But on the whole - publishers.

OK I'll leave it then, thanks Paul. There is a sub menu top right which pops up when the mouse is held over it allowing you to choose by label (label being ska/soul/pop etc)

Still got that cd Paul. NIce one.

Dennis I have or used to have a series of bootleg cd's called "Jukebox at Erics" which was either a real or an imaginary selection of tunes played at Erics club (managed by Eagle) it's a mix of mainly rockabilly and rhythm & blues, is this the sort of thing you mean?

That'sa really tricky one because as everyone knows, she was an Aussie girl...but that record was recorded in the USA and released on Epic before being issued on CBS, and not the other way round like a lot of people think. Play either.

No I didn't read it as negative at all mate, though if it had been, that would have been helpful too as I really did want people to tell me if it was better or worse than it was before

Jesus Russ, playing bootlegs is not a hanging offence. It's not about justifying anything, it's about enjoying yourself before it's too late, people actually want to do this without restrictions being put on them by label and matrix spotters. There is nothing wrong with playing original vinyl, quite the opposite, but just don't expect people who are not interested in it* (*I am interested in it) to be sympathetic with what you yourself want from the Northern scene. Litmus test: advertise an OVO Rarities night at Kings Hall, then the following like do an oldies allnighter at the same venue. The latter will pull in 5 times more than the former. It may not seem right, but thats the way things are and they are not going to change now.

I'm attempting to say that what was once important is not now as important as it was. Every week we log on here and someone we know or one of us knows, has passed away. It just makes me think, that's all.

Most of you are 20 or 30 years younger than most of us. That's why we like a drink and a good time. We're old, and when you're old you tend to stop caring about matrix numbers and concentrate on spending the short time you have left enjoying yourself.

I think maybe he was inferring that that was the ONLY way to get any money to the artist, not a massive amount, but a royalty.

The latter - like all record companies. They aren't charities.

All this means that you can no longer play any Northern on British labels from the 60's unless it was recorded here by a UK artist and got it's first issue here and not the States. Because using your rules, your Ray Pollard's etc are all reissues.

Quite easy to miss though...

Yep that worked, and I replied, I'd like to see the comments made permanently visible instead of having to go into the entry to look for them

Blimey - praise indeed - thanks Sean!

I'm shocked by this! You were actually going to play The Night? (only kidding - great record)

Yeah there's a dozen or so...one on Jon Gunn on Deram for example

I haven't a clue, honestly, maybe you have to have a google address?

There's a lot of links to youtube clips, certainly on the latter entries, but I'm not going to put actual soundclips on because most blog sites that do that get closed down.

Great, thanks for the feedback. So shall I leave it like this, or change it back to how it was?