Pete S

I really do think those were the best days, when records were just played and not analyzed and investigated to make sure it's got the right artist/producer/label. Days when mad records like Cochise, Boots Randolph, Ronas Theme, Instigations, Dirty Hearts etc could go hand in hand with Lou pride, mel Britt, Jerry Williams and so on. Great times. Always said it - Northern Soul does not have to actually mean it has to be soulful.

No it came out on Pye some months before as just another single, it later got picked up by a few dj's, and was then repromoted by Pye Disco Demand as being by a black group!

I'd have thought it was just slightly on the low side, £150 for a demo I'd have thought. Never had the mis-spelt one myself.

Dunno but you don't half sound excited about it, last two posts are yours, nobody else exactly jumping up and down

Smudge he's not talking about Psychedelic Soul mate.

Definitely Keb.

Just a thought. Why does anyone who's got some records think that they can be a dj? At any given times I've got enough good records for a great spot and I know how to put the spot together, I really do. And I have done in the past, many times. Except I hate using the mic. Therefore I am not a proper DJ and I do not think I am a DJ. But everyone else is, apparently

I sell between 80 and 90 % of all of mine at the first price listed, if they don't sell I reduce them until they eventually go. Then again, I put reasonable prices on my records usually, not like some sellers on here. It's as if they don't actually want to sell them, just show they've got them!

I have an awful lot of records pass through my hands but my own collection is about 150 pressings, 50 British and a handful of cheap US originals, so what, I love them, I play them regularly my latest personal buy was 24 Hours A Day by Bafbara pennington - hardly worth any money but just a record that I like. And rarity doesn't always equal top quality does it.

From what I know, they were done by the same person who did all the psych and freakbeat bootleg repros a few years ago so presumably he used the same pressing plant (in Yugoslavia or somewhere near) so the deadwax will only have (probably) the scratched in record number - haven't got one of the r & b ones so can't check. And they will of course all be vinyl.

SOME GREAT RECORDS STILL HERE AND I'VE MADE LOADS OF ALTERATIONS TO THE PRICES SO PLEASE HAVE A GOOD LUCK AS YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOME RECORDS HERE THAT YOU WON'T SEE AT SUCH LOW PRICES FOR A LONG TIME 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW 01902 326306 Pete.smith@freeuk.com **** NO RESERVATIONS, SORRY - 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 THESE ITEMS OF £50 AND OVER PAYMENT BY PAYPAL GIFT ONLY PLEASE, IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS GIVE ME A RING AND WE'LL HAVE A CHAT. THE JIVE FYVE - IF I HAD A CHANCE TO LOVE YOU - DECCA M 50 LOU JOHNSON - UNSATISFIED - BIG TOP EX 40 Rare yellow label plus it's a West Coast press MARVIN HOLMES & JUSTICE - YOU'D BETTER KEEP HER - BROWN DOOR M 25 Styrene TYRONE BARKLEY - MAN OF VALUE - MIDSONG DEMO EX 30 TUTTI HILL - HE'S A LOVER - AROCK M 20 Nice version of Mary Wells - sadly label has dropped off the b side, damn that cheap glue THE DUPREES - DELICIOUS - RCA M 20 REGGIE GARNER - HOT LINE - CAPITOL DEMO M 30 MANDRILL - TOO LATE - ARISTA M- 50 THE FABULOUS APOLLOS - SOME GOOD IN EVERY BAD - VALTONE EX+ 50 LOU ROBERTS & THE MARKS - YOU FOOLED ME - MGM DEMO M 40 THE PRODUCERS - LADY LADY LADY - HUFF PUFF DEMO M- 30 Instrumental of What Kind Of Lady, tough demo THE HESITATIONS - IS THIS THE WAY TO TREAT A GIRL - GWP M- 50 DOBIE GRAY - HONEY YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK - WHITE WHALE DEMO M 75 THE LYRICS - SO GLAD - GNP CRESCENDO M 60 CHI CHI - IF YOU'RE GONNA LOVE ME - KAPP DEMO M- 60 JIMMIE REED JR - I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE - MERCURY EX+ 250 Lovely and very rare red issue. Very slight ring wear on raised part. THE FANTASTIC JOHNNY C - DON'T DEPEND ON ME - PHIL LA OF SOUL M 20 JO ARMSTEAD - A STONE GOOD LOVER - GIANT EX 20 Slight label wear. Urge Keeps Comin (inst) on B side PHILLY DEVOTIONS - I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - DON DE M 25 Nice, first local issue label JACKIE LEE - OH MY DARLIN' - MIRWOOD M 25 SHIRLEY WAHLS - WHY AM I CRYING - KING M 50 PAT SANDS & THE PEBBLES - LOVING HIM - SUSSEX DEMO M- 60 THE MASQUERADERS - HOW BIG IS BIG - BELL DEMO M- 80 Some extremely light wear on label LIFE - TELL ME WHY - REPRISE ISSUE EX 125 Incredibly rare on brown stock copy MALCOLM HAYES - I CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU - OKEH DEMO M- 100 BRENDA STARR - SATAN LET ME SLEEP TONIGHT - POLYDOR DEMO M 100 JOE DOUGLAS - CRAZY THINGS / SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT - PLAYHOUSE EX 150 100% original, correct stamps etc THE DYNELLS - LET ME PROVE THAT I LOVE YOU - BLUEBERRY M 125 TSU TORONADOS - PLEASE HEART DON'T BREAK - RAMPART STREET M- 150 GWENN DOUGLASS - THE PICTURE / PRETENDER - MICHELLE M 125 KAREN STRIBLIN - WE'RE NOT TOO YOUNG (TO FALL IN LOVE) JABER M 200 J.J. BARNES - PLEASE LET ME IN - RIC TIC M 15 Those two above, absolute essentials, especially the J.J. Barnes - never get tired of it FRED HUGHES - DON'T LET ME DOWN - VEEJAY EX 25 Cracking dancer THE ORLONS - ENVY (IN MY EYES) - CAMEO DEMO EX 40 Some ting wear on the raised part but vinyl is excellent DON RAY SAMPSON - BABY COME BACK - E RECORDS M 70 Almost forgotten Stafford dancer - really underrated record THE MAGNIFICENTS - MY HEART IS CALLING / ON MAIN STREET - DEE GEE EX 75 A little ring wear on the raised part of the label and the odd light mark on the vinyl JACKEY BEAVERS - BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - GRAND LAND EX 125 Stafford monster DREAM TEAM - I'M NOT SATISFIED - GREGORY M 125 Belting dancer, big spin a couple of years back THE TEARS - GOOD LUCK MY LOVE - SMASH DEMO M 125 Mint demo - on vinyl too BUTCH BAKER - BATMAN AT THE GO GO - ST. LAWRENCE ISSUE EX 125 Super rare stock copy which was withdrawn - you see the demos now and again, only had the stock copy once before SANDY HOLLIS - I'M TEMPTED - BIG WHEEL WHITE DEMO EX 125 Very elusive oldie. X on label. HATTIE WINSTON - PASS ME BY - PARKWAY WHITE DEMO EX 250 Turning out to be one of the most elusive Parkway 45's THE GIRLS - THE HURT'S STILL HERE - MEMPHIS EX+ 30 Nice crossover dancer BIG DEE IRWIN - YOU SATISFY MY NEEDS - ROTATE DEMO EX 80 Nice, vinyl copy, has a little writing on the label "no good" LOL, I'm sure I sold this actual copy about 5 years ago. SCOTTY WILLIAMS - FEAR - MONA LEE DEMO M- 75 Near pristine copy GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - LOVERS ALWAYS FORGIVE - MAXX EX 15 THE NEW PERSEPECTIVE - IT WILL NEVER BE THE END - MAXWELL DEMO EX 15 JACKIE WILSON - THIS LOVE IS REAL - BRUNSWICK (small wol) M- 20 BELITA WOODS - I JUST LOVE YOU - EPIC DEMO EX 20 THE HIT PARADE - LOVIN' YOU - RCA DEMO M 20 THE EBONYS - I'M SO GLAD I'M ME - PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL EX 20 DEAN PARRISH - DETERMINATION - BOOM - 25 Looks EX+ but has light background noise throughout MAXINE BROWN - CAN'T GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU - CUR DEMO M 20 TERRY JOHNSON - WHATCHA GONNA DO - GORDY EX 20 THE MYSLESTONES - SEXY LADY - HAWK SOUND DEMO M- 20 FRED HUGHES - WALK ON BACK TO YOU - EXODUS DEMO M 20 ROZETTA JOHNSON - MINE WAS REAL - CLINTONE DEMO M 20 THE DELFONICS - I TOLD YOU SO - PHILLY GROOVE EX 20 THE MAGICTONES - TRYING REAL HARD - WESTBOUND EX 30 MAXINE BROWN - AM I FALLING IN LOVE - ABC EX- 30 Some label wear on raised part RANCE ALLEN GROUP - REASON TO SURVIVE - CAPITOL DEMO M 30 THE VOICE MASTERS - IF A WOMAN CATCHES A FOOL - BAMBOO M 30 MAJOR HARRIS - LOVING YOU MORE - OKEH DEMO EX+ 30 EDDIE HOLMAN - EDDIE'S MY NAME - PARKWAY M- 40 Autographed by the Harthon team LOU ROBERTS & THE MARKS - TEN TO ONE - MGM DEMO EX 40 25c written on label THE CONTESSAS - I KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON - GEORGE CLEMENTS DEMO M 50 Rare on this label white demo PATTI AUSTIN - A TISKET A TASKET - CORAL M 40 MARIAN LOVE - CAN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU BABY - CAPITOL DEMO M 40 THE LAZY SUSANS - I GIVE IN /IF YOU LOVE ME - KAPP (Canada) M 50 Nice double sided girlie dancer FOUR WONDERS - HAVEN'T WE BEEN GOOD FOR EACH OTHER - SOLID FOUNDATION EX+ 40 LINDA LLOYD - BREAKAWAY - COLUMBIA M- 125 Has a one second cue burn so half price MALCOLM HAYES - PUT YOUR LOVE TO THE TEST - FILMWAYS DEMO EX 100 Slight label wear THE ULTIMATES - JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE AND LEFT ME / THE QUINNS - NEVER LEAVE ME - CAPO M 125 **** NO RESERVATIONS, SORRY - 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 THESE ITEMS OF £50 AND OVER, UNDER THAT, £2 RECORDED DELIVERY PAYMENT BY PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE, IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS GIVE ME A RING AND WE'LL HAVE A CHAT. PAYPAL ADDRESS IS pete.smith@freeuk.com

Oh of course. Hey well at least that proves I'm not making it up

I once had the demo acetate of this track, no artist named on the label, obviously a one-off - got a feeling I might have posted it on here. Long gone now anyway. I wouldn't have thought the Truly Smith record was worth more than £30 though I saw an issue getting a lot of attention yesterday, and have to say, I've only ever had it on demo.

I know they cut 3 or 4 test acetates but these are the ones we're talking about - and the only way they get damaged is if they aren't looked after.

I'm afraid that's rubbish, I've had acetates I've played literally hundreds of times with little or no deterioration in sound, that acetate I cut from my original of Monique, I've played that at every dj spot I've ever done and it still sounds perfect.

I always thought it was that too.

This isn't aimed at Joerg, but at any ebay sellers who don't refund both ways postage; it's a rip off. Why should the customer have to pay for the seller's mistake? I had an EX+ record returned to me this week as the buyer said it was only EX (!) so I refunded him plus both lots of postage, it was my fault!

Yes if you pay the postage

You're quoting me and talking to Pikey Steve. I was actually sticking up for you.

Right, so everyone else is allowed to make a comment, complain or ask questions about a seller, except for Ernie Andrews. Let me just jot that down so I don't forget.

Erm, yes it is. Try £50.

What's the point?

PETE SMITH 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW 01902 326306 Pete.smith@freeuk.com LAST LOT OF NORTHERN FROM ME FOR A BIT....IF YOU KEEP READING, THE RARER STUFF IS AT THE END ¯Âí… BARBARA LEWIS - THANKFUL FOR WHAT I GOT - ATLANTIC DEMO M- 10 SOLD NANCY WILSON - WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME - CAPITOL M- 10 SOLD GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - LOVERS ALWAYS FORGIVE - MAXX EX 15 THE NEW PERSEPECTIVE - IT WILL NEVER BE THE END - MAXWELL DEMO EX 15 ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS - WHAT GREATER LOVE - VEEP DEMO M 15 SOLD FOUR TOPS - JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - DUNHILL M 15 JACKIE WILSON - THIS LOVE IS REAL - BRUNSWICK (small wol) M- 20 BELITA WOODS - I JUST LOVE YOU - EPIC DEMO EX 20 DENISE LASALLE - HERE I AM AGAIN - WESTBOUND M 20 SOLD THE HIT PARADE - LOVIN' YOU - RCA DEMO M 25 THE EBONYS - I'M SO GLAD I'M ME - PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL M 25 SOLD DEAN PARRISH - DETERMINATION - BOOM - 25 Looks EX+ but has light background noise throughout MAXINE BROWN - CAN'T GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU - CUR DEMO M 25 TERRY JOHNSON - WHATCHA GONNA DO - GORDY EX 25 THE MYLESTONES - SEXY LADY - HAWK SOUND DEMO M- 25 FRED HUGHES - WALK ON BACK TO YOU - EXODUS DEMO M 25 BARBARA MASON - BOBBY IS MY BABY - ARCTIC VG++ 25 (Autographed by the Harthon team) HONEY & THE BEES - I'M CONFESSIN' - ARCTIC DEMO EX 30 JEAN WELLS - WITH MY LOVE AND WHAT YOU'VE GOT - CALLA DEMO M- 30 ROZETTA JOHNSON - MINE WAS REAL - CLINTONE DEMO M 30 THE DELFONICS - I TOLD YOU SO - PHILLY GROOVE EX 30 THE MAGICTONES - TRYING REAL HARD - WESTBOUND EX 30 MAXINE BROWN - AM I FALLING IN LOVE - ABC EX- 30 Some label wear on raised part BOBBY GARRETT - MY LITTLE GIRL - MIRWOOD M 30 RANCE ALLEN GROUP - REASON TO SURVIVE - CAPITOL DEMO M 40 THE VOICE MASTERS - IF A WOMAN CATCHES A FOOL - BAMBOO M 40 JO ARMSTEAD - I FEEL AN URGE COMING ON - GIANT M 40 MAJOR HARRIS - LOVING YOU MORE - OKEH DEMO EX+ 40 EDDIE HOLMAN - EDDIE'S MY NAME - PARKWAY M- 40 Autographed by the Harthon team THE UNITED FOUR - SHE'S PUTTING YOU ON - HARTHON EX- 40 SOLD Autographed as above, bit of label wear LOU ROBERTS & THE MARKS - TEN TO ONE - MGM DEMO EX 40 25c written on label STEEPLECHASE - NEVER COMING BACK - POLYDOR ISSUE M 50 THE VOLCANOS - STORM WARNING - ARCTIC DEMO EX 50 SOLD Again, autographed by Stles/Randolph/McDougal JEAN WELLS - WHAT HAVE I GOT TO LOSE - CALLA M 50 THE CONTESSAS - I KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON - GEORGE CLEMENTS DEMO M 50 Rare on this label white demo MILTON WRIGHT - THE GALLOP - CARLA DEMO M- 50 Small red x on label THE THEO-COFF INVASION - LUCKY DAY - DEARBORN ISSUE M 50 Lovely blue stock copy PATTI AUSTIN - A TISKET A TASKET - CORAL M 50 MARIAN LOVE - CAN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU BABY - CAPITOL DEMO M 50 THE LAZY SUSANS - I GIVE IN /IF YOU LOVE ME - KAPP (Canada) M 50 Nice double sided girlie dancer FOUR WONDERS - HAVEN'T WE BEEN GOOD FOR EACH OTHER - SOLID FOUNDATION EX+ 60 HARRY DEAL & THE GALAXIES - I STILL LOVE YOU / YOU'RE ALWAYS IN MY MIND - ECLIPSE DEMO EX+ 80 JACKIE WILSON - BECAUSE OF YOU - BRUNSWICK DEMO M- 80 JACKIE LEE - DARKEST DAYS - ABC (85897) EX+ 100 LINDA LLLOYD - BREAKAWAY - COLUMBIA M- 125 Has a one second cue burn so half price MALCOLM HAYES - PUT YOUR LOVE TO THE TEST - FILMWAYS DEMO EX 125 Slight label wear THE ULTIMATES - JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE AND LEFT ME / THE QUINNS - NEVER LEAVE ME - CAPO M 150 CLYDIE KING - SOFT AND GENTLE WAYS - IMPERIAL DEMO M 150 VICKI NELSON - STONEY FACE - DISCOVERY M- 250 Very rare original. B side has INST written next to title. **** NO RESERVATIONS, SORRY - 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 THESE ITEMS OF £50 AND OVER PAYMENT BY PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE, IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS GIVE ME A RING AND WE'LL HAVE A CHAT. PAYPAL ADDRESS IS pete.smith@freeuk.com

WAKE UP JAMAICA https://podcast9122525417.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-29T14_12_32-07_00 Some reggae and rocksteady refreshers for you (sorry about the scratchy vinyl in places but it's vinyl or nothing for me!) some old favourites and a few new ones that I've picked up recently Dennis Alcapone - Alcapone Guns Don't Bark - Dynamic * Ansil Collins - My Last Walk - Blank * The Techniques - Love Is Not A Gamble - Treasure Isle * Sir Lord Comic - Jack Of My Trade - Pressure Beat * Lynn Tait & The Jets - El Casino Royale - Amalgamated * The Rudies - Train To South Vietnam - Nu Beat * Derrick Morgan - Me Nah Give Up - Pyramid * Shorty The President - Halfway Tree Pressure - Ackee * Dice The Boss - Your Boss D.J. - Joe * Clifton Smith - I'm Gonna Make It - Blank * Bob Melody - The Break - Duke * I Roy - Drifter - Moodisc * Cornell Campbell - Girl Of My Dreams - Duke * Karl Bryan - Parapinto - Big Shot * Marcia Griffiths - Don't Let Me Down - Escort * U Roy - On The Beach - Duke Reid * Tommy Mccook - Psalms 9 To Keep In Mind - Big Shot * Tommy Mccook & The Supersonics - Persian Cat - Treasure Isle * Dennis Alcapone - Wake Up Jamaica - Treasure Isle * The Upsetters - My Mob - Camel * The Fabians - V Rocket - Bullet * Derrick Harriott - Been So Long - Big Shot * Alton Ellis - Breaking Up - Trojan * The Heptones - Love Won't Come Easy - Coxsone * El Paso (Dennis Alcapone) - Mosquito 1 - Big Shot * Shorty The President - Every Goodie Needs Love - Peaceful Road * Monty Morris - Say What You Say - Pama * Keith Blake - Musically - Blue Cat.

I love Rat Race - absolutely monstrous Northern Soul instrumental from my early days.