Pete S

I've never had an original either. Comes in that bracket of great funky Northern dancers that were around in 75-76, Skullsnaps, Rufus Wood etc

Rod, was talking to someone yesterday who said you had some of these at very very late Wigan, because he bought an acetate from you there. So might surprise people that they are actually pre-Stafford.

Ben Brown 30-40 Barbara Mason 30-40 (tough one to sell) Tommy tate 75-100

Blimey - how way out was i!

Agree 100%, on all counts.

Everyt time I get a message, read it, then I click NEW POSTS to get back to the forum, it first takes me to new members for some reason and there's always between 1 and 5 new people every time I do this, and I do it every day, so goodness knows how many members there are, must be 5000? Except only about 100 ever post. Shame.

Been on more or less every rocksteady podcast I've ever done - this version is unreleased on a 45, the released version has a really obtrusive guitar all over it and is horrible, this one is just one of the best records ever made.

I was after that Keith Blake for years with no success, outbid on Ebay every time even when bidding 125 quid a few years back. In the end I got fed up, cut it myself and stuck a photocopy label on it.

Thats cos it IS a tailor made, Jeezus I posted that track up on here about 5 years ago, all of a sudden it's the new dogs b*llocks

Hardly likely to have "some" am I? When I get it, which is fairly regularly, thats how much it is.

£15 - £20

The reggae rhythm is just totally alien to Northern dancers. Ska is quite easy to adapt to, but not reggae.

Although I said I wouldn't reserve anything, I'm off now til the morning so the people who asked for the records marked as HELD have til then to pay for 'em. cheers Pete

You've got to be kidding. Forget how many times you've heard it, it's one of the greatest ska instrumentals ever, played by the greatest band ever (The Skatalites), a 100% bona fide classic and it pisses on that Double Barrel vocal rubbish every time

There's a Johnny Sayles on St Lawrence on their described as an original when it's obviously a boot

From what I remember, it was issued as a special promo for a sales conference or something like that - in the late 80's

Virginia Wolves is 1.51 not 1.26 Maurice Williams version is 1.36

PETE SMITH 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW 01902 326306 Pete.smith@freeuk.com MONDAY MORNING SALES….ALL ORIGINAL USA 45’s THE COMMANDS – HEY IT’S LOVE / NO TIME FOR YOU – DYNAMIC EX 40 HELD Small writing on label and a little label damage on No Time side PAT LEWIS – WARNING - SOLID HIT EX 40 Nice original MARLENE & THE DEBANETTES – BAD LOVE – SUNBURST EX 50 Brilliant underrated oldie THE SPLENDORS – PLEASE DON’T GO – KARATE DEMO EX 60 Monster Stafford beat ballad THE PROFILES - TAKE A GIANT STEP – GOLDIE M- 50 SOLD Great copy DELLA REESE – A CLOCK THAT’S GOT NO HANDS – RCA M- 40 One time monster sound LOU RAWLS – THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR – CAPITOL M- 50 His best Northern 45 GWEN STEWART – YOU TOOK ME FOR A FOOL – CALL ME DEMO EX+ 50 Great lesser known on a very cool looking white demo PAT THOMAS – I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY’S FACE – VERVE M- 30 SOLD Great version LEFTY WRIGHT – I DON’T WANT NOBODY – BLUE STAR EX 75 Nice oldie, one time 200 quid plus job RONNIE & ROBYN – AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME / EACH TIME – SIDRA EX 225 SOLD The very rarest version of this classic, this is the red Sidra label and has “Each Time” on the flip, this is the only place you can get that track and it’s a cracking Northern dancer. Only had this once before and that was over 10 years ago. THE FABIANS – WOULD YOU BELIEVE – BLUE ROCKET EX 40 Uptempo Stafford oldie MARSHALL & THE CHI LITES – LOVE BANDIT / PRETTY GIRL – DARAN M- 40 SOLD Super double sider, storming oldie with a soulful midtempo flip THE FANTASIONS – UNNECESSARY TEARS – SATELLITE M- 25 Lovely Chicago dancer THE DYNELLS – LET ME PROVE THAT I LOVE YOU – BLUEBERRY M- 80 SOLD A real bargain at this price FOUR WONDERS – HAVEN’T WE BEEN GOOD FOR EACH OTHER – SOLID FOUNDATION Scarce Mecca oldie from 74 EX+ 40 THE TEARS – GOOD LUCK MY LOVE – SMASH DEMO EX+ 100 Another bargain, and what a sound – group Northern at it’s best THE AMBASSADORS – I REALLY LOVE YOU – ARCTIC DEMO EX+ 20 SOLD LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS – CAN’T DO WITHOUT YOU – LOST NITE EX 20 HELD Cracking oldie THE DE VONS – SOMEONE TO TREAT ME – KING EX 35 JEANNIE ROBERTSON – MEMORIES – DERBY M- 50 Nice popcorn dancer THE SHOW STOPPERS – AIN’T NOTHING BUT A HOUSE PARTY – SHOWTIME EX 40 Lovely original white demo TOMMY TURNER – I’LL BE GONE / LADY – EL BAM M 30 Good double sider THE VOICES – FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – PENNY M- 50 Superb girl group dancer, classy midtempo flip too THE AVONS – JUST AS LONG AS I LIVE – SOUND STAGE 7 DEMO M- 40 HELD Very nice midtempo girl group sound. Books at £100 ROGER BAILEY – LOST GENERATION – AUDIO FORTY DEMO EX 40 Not sure about this one, it’s history etc, just know it’s a Jim Webb song, and it’s listed at 100 quid THE FURYS – BABY YOU CAN BET YOUR BOOTS – LIBERTY EX+ 40 Rare stock copy RAY & DAVE – WRONG WRONG WRONG – MICA VG++ 40 Lots of marks but plays absolutely fine **** NO RESERVATIONS, SORRY (MAKE SURE I HAVE GOT IT BEFORE PAYING THOUGH!) – FIRST TO PAY GETS THE RECORD. STILL GETTING TOO MANY RECORDS NOT BEING PAID FOR AFTER RESERVING **** I CAN’T STRESS THE ABOVE ENOUGH – PEOPLE SAYING THEY WANT A RECORD AND 24 HOURS LATER IT’S NOT BEEN PAID FOR WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR IT, CAUSED PROBLEMS AGAIN LAST TIME SORRY BUT SPECIAL DELIVERY ONLY ON ITEMS OVER 50.00 @ 5.90 RECORDED DELIVERY 2.00 PAYMENT BY PAYPAL GIFT ONLY PLEASE, IF YOU CAN’T DO THIS GIVE ME A RING AND WE’LL HAVE A CHAT. I DON’T PAY THE PAYPAL CHARGES! PAYPAL ADDRESS IS pete.smith@freeuk.com OVERSEAS I’LL QUOTE YOU POSTAGE BUT YOU’RE LOOKING AT £8.00 FOR AIRSURE / INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR CHEERS PETE

Putting these on Ebay today for £250 buy it now, thought I'd see if anyone here wanted them first, there's at least £400 worth here, but £250 it is HERE’S A NICE LITTLE COLLECTION OF NORTHERN SOUL CLASSICS, SUITABLE FOR ANYONE BEGINNING A COLLECTION OR A DEALER WANTING TO SELL THEM ON. CONDITIONS RANGE BETWEEN VG AND MINT MINUS, 90% OF THEM ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SORRY, NO OVERSEAS POSTAGE ON THESE, I’LL SET THE POSTAGE AT £10 BY PARCEL POST. HERE’S THE LIST… THESE ARE ALL USA REISSUES, PRESSINGS, 2nd ISSUES, BOOTS ETC, SOME REALLY GOOD / HARD TITLES HERE THE DYNAMICS – YES I LOVE YOU BABY – LAURIE THE ESSEX – MOONLIGHT MUSIC AND YOU – BANG SHERRY GIBBS – CRAZY – TNT (RARE) DOBIE GRAY – OUT ON THE FLOOR – CHARGER JOHNNY HENDLEY – MY BABY CAME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE – MUTT & JEFF JOE HICKS – DON’T IT MAKE YOU FEEL FUNKY – AGC INTERNATIONALS GTO’S – I LOVE MY BABY – ROJAC JUST BROTHERS – SLICED TOMATOES – MUSIC MERCHANT MAJOR LANCE – AIN’T NO SOUL – OKEH TRADE MARTIN – SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME – STALLION BARBARA MILLS – QUEEN OF FOOLS – HICKORY EDDIE PARKER – LOVE YOU BABY – ASHFORD PRINCE ELLA & SIDNEY JONES – BABY SUGAR I LOVE YOU – PRINCE RAIN – OUT OF MY MIND – AXE WENDY RENE – BAR B Q – STAX LEE ROYE – TEARS – MCA SAM & KITTY – I’VE GOT SOMETHING GOOD – FOUR BROTHERS LARRY SANTOS – YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME – EVOLUTION WILLIE TEE – WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET – ATLANTIC LESLIE UGGAMS – DON’T YOU EVEN CARE – ATLANTIC VIRGINIA WOLVES – STAY – AMY JOHNNY VANELLI – SEVEN DAYS OF LOVING YOU – PRE VUE FRANKIE VALLI – YOU’RE READY NOW – SMASH NEXT LOT ARE ALL UK 70’s ISSUES MAINLY JULIAN COVEY – A LITTLE BIT HURT – ISLAND (multi coloured) THE DRIFTERS – YOU GOT TO PAY YOUR DUES – ATLANTIC FLAMING EMERALDS – HAVE SOME EVERYBODY – GRAPEVINE JOHNNY JOHNSON – HONEY BEE / I DON’T KNOW WHY – STATESIDE TOBI LEGEND – TIME WILL PASS YOU BY – RK (& RADCLIIFE / PARISH) LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS – BETTER USE YOUR HEAD – UNITED ARTISTS DANNY MONDAY – BABY WITHOUT YOU – KENT (& LARRY DAVIS) THE MAGNETICS – WHEN I’M WITH MY BABY – GRAPEVINE 2000 WILLIE MITCHELL – THE CHAMPION – LONDON THE MYLESTONES – THE JOKER – BLACK MAGIC DOOLEY SILVERSPOON – GAME PLAYERS – SEVILLE R DEAN TAYLOR – THERE’S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE – TAMLA MOTOWN VG TEDDY VANN – THEME FROM COLOUREDMAN – CAPITOL THE VELVELETTES – THESE THINGS WILL KEEP ME LOVING YOU – TAMLA MOTOWN 780 DANNY WHITE – CRACKED UP OVER YOU - MCA

Too late by the looks of it

Good luck to Steve for getting that price but I've got one here I was going to set sale at 15 quid but looking at that, it makes me think I might as well put all of them on ebay cos they fetch twice as much!

They came out in 76 but I've no idea about legit or otherwise.

If you've got money in your account it will always take the money from your paypal account first, even if you specify it should come off a card, it won't do that til your account is down to zero.

Mick you are thinking of the one Godzilla put up above. Godzilla, that one came out well after the pale blue one. The pale blue ones were quite limited and sold for more than the usual pressings of the day, that blue and white one, well I don't think I ever saw that before 1978