Pete S

Some people on here really ought to listen to themselves, another post which is an utter joke. Paul promoted one of the best Northern Soul nights in London "These Old Shoes" and was resident DJ there so for you to say he doesn't know how a record might or might not go down in a club is disgraceul to be honest. Or do they have to pass some sort of committee vote from a panel made up of people on the "cutting edge" of the Northern scene, which is obviously what you lot posting this funky shit think you are.

Not unless someone was making them to order and selling them, or getting quantities of same title bootlegs and selling them like they do on ebay

(My email and internet access not great at the moment, might be an idea to ring if you don't get an immediate reply on here) PETE SMITH 01902 326306 07772 616402 pete.smith@freeuk.com AND YET ANOTHER SMALL BATCH OF NICE (mainly) ORIGINALS THE EPITOME OF SOUND - YOU DON'T LOVE ME - SANDBAG WHITE DEMO EX 50 Don't get too excited folks, I'm more or less certain this is a counterfeit white demo, it's bloody good and looks so real but it has a dip just before the centre and I'm told that makes it a counterfeit. There's several of these on Ebay have sold for over £150 each and the sellers never mentioned it might be a counterfeit. This is only the second one I've ever seen. Does look great though. THE SUPERIORS - WHAT WOULD I DO - VERVE EX 25 SOLD Fantastic oldie THE FLIRTATIONS - NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE - DERAM EX 20 THE UNITED FOUR - SHE'S PUTTING YOU ON - HARTHON EX 40 Nice original MAGIC NIGHT - IF YOU AND I HAD NEVER MET - ROULETTE DEMO EX 35 Small wol one side, recent reactivation THE DYNELS - C'MON LITTLE DARLIN' - NATURAL EX 40 Semi-known girl group dancers, two good sides SHIRLEY WAHLS - BECAUSE I LOVE YOU - CALLA DEMO EX 30 Uptempo dancer with a wailing flip BILLY JOE YOUNG - I'VE GOT YOU ON MY MIND AGAIN - PAULA DEMO EX 25 Brilliant forgotten dancer from the early days of Wigan STACY JOHNSON - DON'T BELIEVE 'EM - SONY DEMO EX 30 Two dancers, Ike & Tina Turner productions THE SONNETTES - I'VE GOTTEN OVER YOU - K.O. DEMO EX 40 Good early dancer, rare on a white demo DOROTHY PRINCE - SEEK AND YOU'LL FIND - M PAC EX 40 Stafford spin SAM E. SOLO - LOVE IS NOT A GAME - IMPERIAL DEMO M 50 Class Detroit production THE DESIRES - SMILE / BABY WE CAN MAKE IT - TAMBOO EX 100 Very rare Chicago double sider JUSTINE WASHINGTON - I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY'S FACE - SUE EX SOLD TONY TALENT - GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY (ABOUT MY BABY) - VANDO EX SOLD THE ULTIMATIONS - WOULD I DO IT OVER - ONEDERFUL M- 20 EARL WRIGHT - THEM LOVE BLUES - HUE M- 60 Very rare first label THE CHANNELS -I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU - GROOVE DEMO EX SOLD JO ARMSTEAD - THIS AND THAT - TAYSTER EX 15 PEGGY PAXTON - IT AIN'T WHAT I DO - PAULA EX 50 Big sound last couple of years. Very small tol SILKY HARGRAVES - HURT BY LOVE - D TOWN EX 50 So hard to find this in nice condition like this AMANDA LOVE - YOU KEEP CALLINGME BY HER NAME - STARVILLE EX 75 Another rare Chicago dancer GEORGE JACKSON - TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' - MERCURY EX 20 Stompin' update of the rock'n'roll classic. Little label damage BIG MAYBELLE - 96 TEARS - TOJAC EX+ 15 And an update of the ? & The Mysterians classic FRANK WILLIAMS ROCKETEERS - YOU GOT TO BE A MAN - PHIL LA OF SOUL EX 30 SOME HARDER PRESSINGS: NOLAN CHANCE - JUST LIKE THE WEATHER - OUT OF THE PAST EX 15 FULLER BROTHERS - TIME'S A WASTING - SOUL CLOCK (2nd press, still original) EX 20 THE HESITATIONS - I'M NOT BUILT THAT WAY - KAPP (yellow) EX 12 THE ELLUSIONS - YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE - LAMON EX SOLD GLORIA JONES - COME GO WITH ME - CANTERBURY EX SOLD DANA VALERY - YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR INTEREST LIES - PUSSYCAT EX SOLD PORGY & THE MONARCHS - MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU - MUSICOR (blue) EX SOLD THE VIBRATIONS - CAUSE YOU'RE MINE - COLUMBIA EX SOLD THE SECRETS - I FEEL A THRILL COMING ON - OMEN EX 15 YVONNE BAKER - YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD / VIKCI BAINES - COUNTRY GIRL - CAMEO M 15 MAJOR LANCE - YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE - OKEH EX 15 JOY LOVEJOY - IN ORBIT - UK CHESS PAPER LABEL LARGE CENTRE HOLE EX SOLD PATTI & THE EMBLEMS - I'M GONNA LOVE YOU A LONG LONG TIME - UK SEVENS M- 15 POSTAGE 2.15 RECORDED DELIVERY 6.00 SPECIAL DELIVERY (WILL SEND RECORDS UNDER 75.00 BY RECORDED AT YOUR OWN RISK) OVERSEAS 9.00 AIRSURE PAYMENT - CARD, PAYPAL, CHEQUE, BANK TRANSFER THANKS FOR READING, MORE SOON.. PETE

2nd issue says Disco Demand on it and looks nothing like the 60's Pye label, as Dave says, classic red label.

Giz a chance, it's got to get here first LOL I got that one and also a Wirl copy of Keep On Running, do you need that? Paul I"ve never seen a Jamaican copy of Come On Home / I Don't Know so how I'm gonna price that one may be down to guesswork!

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So if they're so great with their own brilliant scene, why are they still hanging onto the Northern scene then? That's what Toad was saying. It's a laugh Nev, I don't mean that nastily, but you and Russ going on as if there's hundreds of venues playing this funky stuff, out of a thousand venues probably only 20 are playing it, the other 980 aren't interested in the slightest - yet it's THEM who are in the wrong...

This is another point I absolutely agree with.

You don't have to hear it at a venue Russ, Steve G in the weekender thread says that most of the stuff posted up in this thread is second rate, and he knows more about it than me, I can only comment on whats in front of me and if I don't like it I will bloody well say so and just because someone danced to it once it doesn't make it any better. I remember hundreds of people dancing to My hearts symphony but it's still sh*t.

But they keep telling me they're the best thing since sliced bread and slagging me off for not agreeing with them

Says a bloke sitting thousands of miles away

Don't silly comment me, it was utter sh*t. I can think for myself.

Two people also said the same thing as me above Nev - that in the 70's, Southern meant slow, Northern meant fast - not always, but mostly. Bit perterbed that you think I wouldn't know that labels like the Backbeat set up, Goldwax, people like Lou Pride etc came from the South though. I do actually know quite a bit about music

Thanks for patronising me Nev however if you were a bit older you'd understand that this was how the press diifferentiated the types of soul, generally Southern meant slow, Northern meant fast. For f*cks sake.

OK sorry I'll explain what I mean, Roburt said that on his night out he'd like to hear disco, southern soul and so on, as long as it was soulful, I think we're at cross purposes because I am talking exclusively about Northern Soul nights and I wouldn't want to hear ballads etc at a Northern Soul night.

Are you kidding, it was, in just as big a quantity at Wigan, do a bit of reasearch! For a start, one of the biggest record ever, You're Ready Now - FRankie Valli.

I'm talking about it in the old definition, slow ballad soul. You knew that.

Bob I wasn't talking bout the Specials I was talking about the other version of I Really Love You

Anyone who wants to hear southern soul and blaxploitation at a Northern Soul night hasn't got a clue. Ballads next? Apologies, I've edited my first reply but I'm so angry I'm going to bed.

Cheers mate in that case it's 45 quid then

Just found this, wonder what you think, nothing special but quite pleasant and incredibly obscure...presume from about 1963 https://www.divshare.com/download/18703782-0d1

Jesus.

Callum said it had been filling floors - that's the stampede of people trying to get out when it comes on

That's just so generic though, as I said, there are thousands of records that sound like this, bog standard boring uptempo funky 70's records, if this is the future of Northern Soul then God help us. That one is a waste of good vinyl.

I just picked up a Jamaican Wirl copy of "Come On Home" and you'll never guess what's on the other side: "I Don't Know" is! I'll start accepting offers now :-)