Pete S

Daimon you'll be going from £1000 for the Executive Four down to £5 for the Detroit Shakers, that is a bootleg only 45, it's actually the Outsiders and is a Capitol LP only track.

SOLD This is as fine a copy of this rare EP that you'll ever find, the cover is mint with no creases whatsoever, the vinyl is also mint, this may even be unplayed and the only flaw, if it can be called that, is that it doesn't have the tear-off tag on the open end of the sleeve. Tracks are: I'M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU THE BOY NEXT DOOR AT THE PARTY RUN AWAY aka YOU MY LOVE this EP is the only place to find RUN AWAY. Truly awesome condition. (I will post up more overseas rarities later)

People shouldn't keep using Popsike as a carved in stone reference point, there's thousands of records sold which aren't on that site, good example is a Davie Jones & The King Bees on Vocalion which I myself sold, you'd have thought a top UK rarity like that would have been included.

When these came out, practically nobody knew or cared between the difference between a legal pressing and a bootleg. They were all just known as "pressings" for years and years. In some cases, like these, it was obvious that some care and attention had gone into them, master tape quality for a start.

Thats just my bloody luck isn't it LOL the one I was selling was Al Pollard's so no way has it come from a new batch - this is the first I've heard about them

Well he's obviously not going to pay you so you might as well name him so we all know to ignore him in the future and just stick them up for sale again.

I had a Gerri Granger this week but I've been holding it back for 2 months as I thought it was a pretty tough record, I've not had one in 10 years before this and I don't expect to get another one. Ten copies in a week, are you sure John? Squires, I had this last week as well, again, had it available to list for a couple of months. Any more of my records you'd like to ask questions about?

All legit I think - well the first lot definitely are (Poppies, valery, Blackwell, French Fries, Vibrations) not sure about Bobby Diamond and Harry betts.

Blowing Up My Mind was tailor-made - not the RCA one but Contempo re-recorded it and issued it on a 45. Rob Haigh, Bryn's acetate of Don't Pretend minus strings turned up in Memory Lane, I always thought you'd sold it to them for some reason, I bought it, and I let someone on here have it a few years ago after they pesetered me. It was indeed just the backing track without the added violins and it was this version that Russ and Alan Rhodes used to play at Wigan in 75, before the Soul Fox 45 came out.

Turns out they did that on purpose by the way...

4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW 01902 326306 Pete.smith@freeuk.com MORE CLASSIC ORIGINAL OLDIES FOR SALE DONI BURDICK – IF YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE / OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART – SOUND IMPRESSION EX 50 ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS – HERE I GO AGAIN – ATLANTIC DEMO M- 25 Think this is the 72 release, still looks awesome on demo though PAT CLAYTON – SOMEONE ELSE’S TURN – SILVER TIP EX 40 THE CHARMAINES – ETERNALLY – DATE DEMO EX 50 PHIL COULTER & HIS ORCHESTRA – A GOOD THING GOING – COLUMBIA DEMO M- 30 DETROIT EXECUTIVES – COOL OFF – PAMELINE (ORANGE) EX 50 DEBBIE DEAN – WHY AM I LOVIN YOU – VIP DEMO EX 75 THE GEMS – I’LL BE THERE – RIVERSIDE EX 40 GERRI GRANGER – I GO TO PIECES (EVERYTIME) – BELL DEMO EX+ 200 SOLD Some light sleeve removal marks otherwise spot on GARLAND GREEN – GIRL I LOVE YOU / IT RAINED 40 DAYS – GAMMA EX 175 Rare first label SANDY HOLLIS – I’M TEMPTED – BIG WHEEL DEMO EX 100 SOLD Saw this on a list for 200 last week! ETTA JAMES – MELLOW FELLOW – ARGO EX+ 40 THE STEVE KARMEN BIG BAND – MOMENTS – UNITED ARTISTS DEMO EX+ 25 LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS – BETTER USE YOUR HEAD – VEEP M- 35 Octagonal label and picture sleeve. Very small sticker on label THE MYSTIC MOODS – ASTRAL TRIP – WARNER BROS DEMO M- 30 JIM NABBIE – LOOK, HEAR, GIRL – RPI M- 125 Very rare Stafford beat ballad THE PRESENT – MANY’S THE SLIP TWIXT THE CUP AND THE LIP – PHILIPS EX 40 ROCK CANDY – ALONE WITH NO LOVE – DONTEE EX 80 Yellow label, rare JIMMY RICKS – OH WHAT A FEELING – FESTIVAL EX 200 Multi-coloured issue. Drill hole through the “H” in Oh! CHRIS TOWNS UNIT – TURN TO ME – PORT DEMO M 40 MEL WILLIAMS – PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES – STAR M 75 SANDY WYNNS – LOVE’S LIKE QUICKSAND – CANTERBURY M- 40 *********** NANCY AMES – I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT – EPIC DEMO EX 35 BIG MAYBELLE – LET ME GO – PORT DEMO M 20 THE DEL COUNTS – WITH ANOTHER GUY – SOMA EX+ 40 DETROIT LAND APPLES – I NEED HELP – SHOTGUN EX 70 Rare Nashville Matrix stamped original THE ETHICS – I WANT MY BABY BACK – VENT EX 100 FUNKY SISTERS – DO IT TO IT – AURORA EX+ 40 EARL GRANT – HIDE NOR HAIR – DECCA EX 30 JANIE GRANT – MY HEART, YOUR HEART – PARKWAY DEMO EX 80 Super-rare West Coast styrene demo – cue burn for 1 second JUST BROTHERS – SLICED TOMATOES – MUSIC MERCHANT EX+ 30 With You’ve Got The Love To Make Me Over on B side TY KARIM – YOU REALLY MADE IT GOOD / AIN’T THAT LOVE – EBONY M 30 TOBI LARK – HAPPINESS IS HERE – TOPPER EX 150 MARLINA MARS – JUST ANOTHER DANCE – OKEH DEMO M 130 SOLD Mint and still in company sleeve – won’t find a better copy THE MALIBUS – GEE BABY (I LOVE YOU) – SURE SHOT EX 100 Tough original stock copy BOBBY PARIS – NIGHT OWL – CAMEO DEMO EX+ 100 Ostensibly mint minus but has some marks where it may have been kept in a plastic sleeve which has ‘sweated’ a little SHEP – FOOL TO FOOL / I’M SITTING IN – TNT DEMO EX 60 Rare white demo. Name written on Fool To Fool side THE TYMES – WHAT WOULD I DO – MGM EX 40 **** 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

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Northern-Soul-Coasters-Crazy-Baby-/140582566578?pt=UK_Records&hash=item20bb5fbab2 another ambiguous one, he's given the run off number just to be on the safe side, hasn't mentioned if it's got AT scratched in though

https://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a68a1dba0 if you buy more than one, he charges an extra 30p postage for each extra

Have to disagree as I've posted above, I knew they were boots before Wigan closed, they don't become originals after years in hibernation.

The last one I bought was the first (boot) press of John & The Weirdest on Tie. Bought it because someone had offered me £50 for mine, needed the money, so I sold it, then bought it a week later for half that price.

Yes but the sellers will know

People always tend to stick too high a price for Two People when it should really be around the £150 mark. Donna King is a very rare record, must be 7 or 800 quid.

Most people who collect records know the difference between originals and reissues, when I was buying them for a quid from Russ's record booth at the casino in 1976 I was peffectly aware that I wasn't buying an original, so to say you've had it for a long time and can't remember anything about it is b*llocks really, all you have to do is write one of the words reissue, 2nd issue, pressing, boot , then nobody is in doubt that you're being honest. If you don't do that, and leave it ambiguous, then as far as I'm concerned, you're trying to pull a fast one.

The thing is; it's a link to some photographs. Now the easy thing to say is either "I don't like them" or "I like them" but if you do the former you're then told that you are negative, backward looking, unencouraging and so on. They are photos, not the holy grail or the meaning of life. If people don't like them, they don't like them, just editing this bit here, why's there always a need to try to change peoples opinions?

Just for info, Singing Swinging Counts isn't a Detroit 45, it's from the Carolinas. Well I'm pretty sure it is.

The comments on there are excellent, both for and against, and blimey there's nobody on there telling you that you should like them or dislike them like there always is on Soul Source, how refreshing.

If you can find me anyone MORE blue eyed than Friday Brown I'd love to see her! Carol Friday was also of a similar shade.

It does say that in the latest guide but like you, I thought it was an out and out boot, they did Smoke Stream at the same time. And you are right, sound quality is not as good.

Like I mentioned before - he comes on here regularly to sell, in fact these are being linked from soul source

What I mean is, it's a typical LONDON media type of representation and the truth is sadly more along the lines of what Gigs says. Not saying they aren't nice photos.