Pete S

If you ever see a UK one close up it's so easy to tell: no centre for a start, no milling round the edges of the label, no stamped number...

The Paula Parfitt is a definite bootleg (not a second issue, reissue) and you'll be lucky to get more than £10 for it.

Here come two useless answers, there's one on a Stax LP might be Little Milton, the other is an uptempo version on Shiptown but I forgot who it's by!

Can't believe nobody's mentioned this seller. I got a Marv Johnson record off him and it hissed for the first 20 seconds, when I asked about it he told me "what do you expect with a 40 year old record"... his track record speak for itself, look at the way he talks to his customers https://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=thuds&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home

It would.

I did play that side first but it was so horrible I deceided to go with the other one

Stuck it out at £40 but would probably take £30

I know mate, that's what I was replying to - Dave's japanese My Kind Of Girl

PETE SMITH 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WV5 0HW Pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 HERE’S A LIST OF NEW ARRIVALS AND SOME DECENT STUFF REMAINING FROM PREVIOUS LISTS DON’T FORGET YOU CAN LOOK AT AND LISTEN TO NEARLY A THOUSAND RECORDS ON MY WEBSITE AT www.raresoul.co.uk **** USA ORIGINALS **** (APOLOGIES FOR NOT LISTING THE HOLLY ST. JAMES BUT I SOLD IT OVER THE WEEKEND, SORRY IF ANYONE WAS WAITING FOR IT) MARGE DODSON – BRICKS, BROKEN BOTTLES AND STICKS – INTERNATIONAL CONCEPTS EX- 50 Well talk about an obscure version, never even knew this existed. Slight label wear and a couple of marks but plays fine. Love the stamp on the label “Professional Copy Not For Sale” lol RICKY LEWIS – SOMEONE TO LOVE TONIGHT – MERCURY DJ M- 40 Forgotten ‘Eric Mercury’ cover up from the 80’s, stop start dancer, very rarely turns up. This side has a tear on the label (the logo and the M in Mercury are missing) other side is mint CLAUDE HUEY – FEEL GOOD ALL OVER – EARLY BIRD VG++ 35 Glossy with some marks not affecting play, cracking old Stafford dancer ERIC LOMAX – SEVEN THE LOSER – COLUMBIA DJ EX 60 SOLDVery hard to find this one nowadays – it seems like it has a little noise underneath the vocal in the right hand channel but it might be pressed like that, I honestly can’t tell – anyway I was going to knock this out at 100 quid so to be on the safe side I’ll stick 60 on it BEVERLY ANN GIBSON – A THREE DOLLAR BILL – JUBILEE VG++ 45 Has a couple of non sounding marks, and a sticker covering the word Jubilee on the label. Plays fantastic though, good price. PEGGY MARCH – LOSIN’ MY TOUCH – RCA DJ M- 40 SOLD This is absolutely brilliant, it’s as good as If You Loved Me is bad – subtle midtempo / beat ballad beauty, it’s been on a couple of my podcasts DENISE GERMAINE – HE’S A STRANGE ONE – ABC DJ M- 40 SOLD Brilliant girlie midtempo dancer – unplayed by the looks of it ERNESTINE ANDERSON – YOU’RE NOT THE GUY FOR ME – SUE VG++ 30 Three in a row for the girls, glossy with a few marks and the odd background pop, still awesome DARLENE PAUL – ALL CRIED OUT – CAPITOL EX 25 SOLD Make that four, the original version of Dusty Springfield and others, and it’s superb CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS – JERK BABY JERK – CARMAX DJ EX 45 Top L.A. dancer, rare vinyl white DJ, old Stafford spin but it’ll have it’s day again thos one. Barry White production / arrangement THE BRACELETS – YOU’RE JUST FOOLING YOURSELF – 20TH CENTURY EX 30 One time 100 pound sound, nice black issue with very slight ring wear on the raised part of the label CAROLYN CRAWFORD – MY SMILE IS JUST A FROWN (TURNED UPSIDE DOWN) – MOTOWN VG++ 40 Has a couple of light clicks but no problems, plays great, the other side is absolutely tremendous, I’ll Come Running, that is VG+ couple of clicks right in the middle of the song, labels are spotless NANCY WILCOX – COMING ON STRONG – RCA BLACK ISSUE VG 30 Used copy but plays fine, and of course very rare as a black stock copy JO ANN GARRETT – A WHOLE NEW PLAN – CHESS M- 100 SOLD This looks awesome on the rarer West Coast orange, yellow and vlack label. Fantastic copy, drill hole on the label but otherwise probably the best one I’ve ever seen ROBERT BANKS – A MIGHT GOOD WAY – VERVE DJ EX 45 SOLD Gospel tinged stormer from the days of The Torch BOBBY STAR – TOGETHER – UNITED ARTISTS DJ EX 30 One of the oddest dancers of the last couple of decades I reckon THE BELMONTS – YOU’RE LIKE A MYSTERY – UNITED ARTISTS DJ EX 20 CHUCK BERNARD – MY BABY – SATELLITE DJ VG+ 20 EDDIE HOLLAND – CANDY TO ME – MOTOWN M- 15 BARBARA MASON – BOBBY IS MY BABY – ARCTIC EX 25 THE REFLECTIONS – YOU DON’T LOVE ME – WENT M- 25 THE VONTASTICS – I’LL NEVER SAY GOODBYE – SATELLITE VG+ 50 Vinyl looks scruffy but again, plays with no problems whatsoever JERRY FULLER – I GET CARRIED AWAY – CHALLENGE DJ M- 50 SOLD MAXINE BROWN – ONE IN A MILLION – WAND VG+ 20 BUDDY MILES & CALIFORNIA RAISINS – WHAT DOES IT TAKE – PRIORITY M- 50 SOLD Purple vinyl, light storage warp SUE DARBY – CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOU BABY – ABC M- 25 Very rare stock copy THE SONS OF MOSES – SOUL SYMPHONY – CORAL DJ EX+ 25 SOLD MARVA JONES – I GOT YOUR NUMBER – SKI-HI VG+ 50 Plays great ELSIE STRONG – THE GIRL RATED TRIPLE X – LEGRAND M- 25 THE MAGNIFICENT 7 – NEVER WILL I (MAKE MY BABY CRY) – DIAL EX 35 JACKIE EDWARDS – I FEEL SO BAD – FRENCH VOGUE EP VG+ 175 Features the duet version of I Feel So Bad EDDIE GARRIGAN – I WISH I WAS – FONTANA DEMO M 70 A mint original white demo – stunning ERNIE ANDREWS – FINE YOUNG GIRL – CAPITOL EX 25 Blackpool / Wigan classic THE C.O.D.’S – MICHAEL – UK STATESIDE EX 25 JOHNNY JOHNSON & THE BANDWAGON – HONEY BEE / I DON’T KNOW WHY – UK STATESIDE DEMO M- 25 THANKS FOR READING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY ANYTHING I TAKE CARDS, CHEQUES, BANK TRANSFER, PAYPAL...(paypal user name pete.smith@freeuk.com) POSTAGE 2.00 RECORDED DELIVERY OVERSEAS I’LL QUOTE YOU, USUALLY 2.20 AIRMAIL CHEERS PETE

Didn't one of these turn up on Turkish Decca recently?

John Manship bought out a guide long long ago, also in his last catalogue he has a lot of info and several hundred colour photos of the various pressings etc. Also at the back of the last Tim Brown price guide there's a guide to several hundred pressings.

Correct, but I've stopped using it due to the headaches it gives me, make sure your room is ventilated!

Think they were done all over the place to be honest. Loads done in the UK - all of the Soul Sounds label releases were pressed at the same place as Jayboy 45's. Ones on Magic, BJD - almost certainly done in the UK. Later on Demand label, North etc, all UK.

I don't think they care because they have so much money that it doesn't matter how much they spend to get a record. A good case is Vala Reegan, £800 one week, £300 a few weeks later. Anyone paying £800 for a record like that obviously has no regard for money whatsoever.

Thanks for the info everyone, that's actually really useful Gene, I can use that in the blurb to try and flog it!

Just in case anyone thought I'd made a typo, it does say PROFESSIONAL COPY not promotional copy.

I could have got more information off the back of a f*cking crispbag. Tony Rounce, you're sacked as my guru, I've moved on

Again, sorry to ask, but I pick up some records from time to time and I have no idea if they have ever been played out at some point, this one, Ricky Lewis - Someone to love tonight - Mercury 72640 (WD), produced by Bobby Robinson. A very slow starter which might have some people reaching for the eject button until after 20 seconds it transforms into a decent dancver; format is then repeated. The good bits are really good but it's a bit too stop/start for me.

is this version known? Sounds a lot later than Dean Parrish's version. Never heard of the label, International Concepts, they forgot to print the artist name as well, Marge Dodson is stamped on along with "Professional Copy Not For Sale"

Well it's certainly not Picture Me Gone it's Take me For A Little While

I agree, it's more or less the same tune.

Whats that got to do with anything, anyway Evie Sands is the original isn't it? Just to clear things up, are you saying the Timi Yuro hasthe same backing as various versions of Take Me For A Little While, cos if you are, I agree, I just don't agree that it uses the Stevie Lewis one in particular.

Definitely Yate, then Wigan for a couple of weeks.

Also I'm sure the Stevie Lewis is a UK production. Get your clogs on Dutchie.

Similar but not the same backing track Ken - the Stevie Lewis record is a year later anyway I think