Pete S

Thanks Jim, thats very kind of you.

DEAR LISTENERS I JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM PODCAST MACHINE AND THEY SAY I'VE GONE OVER THE AVAILABLE TRAFFIC FOR THE PODCAST SITE AGAIN - IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST MONTH I HAD TO UPGRADE IT FROM 50 GB OF TRAFFIC A MONTH TO 100 GB OF TRAFFIC A MONTH AS SO MANY PEOPLE WERE DOWNLOADING. THIS PUT THE PRICE UP TO AROUND £25 A MONTH (BEARING IN MIND I DO ALL THIS FOR FREE AND EVERYONE DOWNLOADS IT ALL FOR FREE) ANYWAY THIS TIME THEY WANT $79 A MONTH WHICH IS FIFTY QUID - AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I CAN AFFORD THAT. I DID ASK FOR DONATIONS AND A FEW KIND PEOPLE SENT SOME MONEY, FROM A QUID UPWARDS(YES, HONESTLY) BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THIS COSTS NOW AND UNLESS SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T DONATE CAN DO SO, WE'VE HAD IT I THINK. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS, JUST THIS WEEK ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 1252 DOWNLOADS, OVER 7000 ALL IN ALL, KINNELL IF ALL OF THOSE SENT 2 QUID WE'D BE ON AIR FOR YEARS! THE ONLY OTHER CHANCE IS IF I UPGRADE FOR SAY JUST A MONTH OR TWO, AND THEN DOWNGRADE AGAIN. SO ALL I CAN SAY IS, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE PODCASTS GOING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND SOMETHING, ANYTHING AND I'LL PUT IT TO THE COST OF UPGRADING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY IF I WAS EARNING ANYTHING OFF IT, IT WOULD PAY FOR ITSELF AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO RESORT TO BEGGING. HAPPY LISTENING... PETE (paypal pete.smith@freeuk.com if you can)

Definitely not me - I'd wish them good luck with it

Right, mystery solved. Mick Reed confirmed that he had a copy of this BEFORE the styrene bootleg appeared, in other words, this is one of the early counterfeits being sold out of L.A., before the styrene bootleg was made. They obviously used the same stampers to make the bootleg, except they did it at a different pressing plant (Monarch) and pressed it on styrene. So this is the very first bootleg/reissue.

That's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking about, something you wouldn't normally play but you give it a go and it sounds great. All this reminds me of when I read Mark Freeman's oldies playlists when he DJ's, he seems to have no fear.

PETE SMITH 4 BLAKELEY HEATH DRIVE WOMBOURNE WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HW pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 HERE'S SOME REISSUES AND BOOTS FOR SALE, NOT HAD SEVERAL OF THESE FOR A LONG TIME AND NOW SOME OF THE PRESSINGS ARE RARER THAN THE ORIGINALS! MEL BRITT - SHE'LL COME RUNNING BACK - FIP This is a real curiosity, it's the same boot as the first one, the 1976 press with stamped ZTSC number and white ring running round the label. However, all of those were on styrene - this is on vinyl! I asked on Soul Source and nobody could explain why there should be a vinyl copy, and neither had anyone else got one. So rather than Ebay it immediately, I'll put it up for offers of over £30. If I feel I've had a reasonable offer, I'll take it. I've never, ever seen one of these before. Condition is EX+. JAMES BOUNTY - PROVE YOURSELF A LADY - COMPASS EX 10 BOBBY BLAND - SHOES / BENNY TROY - MOON DUST EX 10 BETTY BAKER - MARCHING OUT OF YOUR LIFE - QUICKSAND VG++ 5 BOB BRADY - MORE MORE MORE OF YOUR LOVE - A & M EX 5 KEANYA COLLINS - LOVE BANDIT - SOUL GALORE EX 6 LORRAINE CHANDLER - WHAT CAN I DO / I CAN'T CHANGE - ASHFORD EX 10 SOLD BENNY CURTIS - DIRTY HEARTS - SOUL GALORE EX 15 CANDY & THE KISSES - THE 81 - COLLECTABLES M 5 GEORGE CARROW - ANGEL BABY - COLUMBIA (TAPE MARKS ON LABEL) EX 5 GENE CHANDLER - I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF - CONSTELLATION EX- 10 LILLIE BRYANT - MEET ME HALFWAY - TAYSTER EX 25 SOLD JOHNNY BRAGG - THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME - ELBEJAY (WOL) EX- 5 THE COOPERETTES - SHING A LING - BRUNSWICK EX 10 SOLD RODGER COLLINS - SHE'S LOOKING GOOD - GALAXY M 5 CHRIS CERF - SWEET MUSIC - HITSVILLE EX 8 MELVIN CARTER - MIDNIGHT BREW - AMG EX 8 SUSAN COLEMAN - THE AGE OF THE WOLF - REMMIX EX 8 DOTTIE CAMBRIDGE - CRY YOUR EYES OUT - MGM (WOL) EX 6 THE CAMP - MARCHING - SCEPTER EX 6 ALICE CLARK - YOU HIT ME / HARVEY AVERNE - THINK IT OVER - WARNER PROMO M 6 BLANCHE CARTER - HALOS ARE FOR ANGELS - GSF EX 6 FRANK DELL - HE BROKE YOUR GAME WIDE OPEN - VALISE EX 20 LEE DAVID - TEMPTATION IS CALLING MY NAME - RUBY EX 15 JOEY DEE - HOW CAN I FORGET - CANEIL EX 8 PAULA DURANTE - YOU'RE NOT MY KIND - GJM EX 8 THE ELLINGTONS - DESTIB=NED TO BE A LOSER - CASTLE EX 5 THE FRENCH FRIES - DANSE A LA MUSIQUE - COLUMBIA EX 10 THE FLIRTATIONS - STRONGER THAN HER LOVE - FESTIVAL EX 15 SOLD JERRY FULLER - DOUBLE LIFE - CHALLENGE EX 10 JACKIE FOLLETT - THERE'S A MOMENT - MGM EX 6 FUNKY SISTERS - DO IT TO IT - OOTP VG++ 6 THE FURYS BAND - I'M SATISFIED WITH YOU (INST) - MIRWOOD EX 10 AL FOSTER BAND - NIGHT OF THE WOLF - NUMERO UNO EX 15 HOWARD GUYTON - I WATCHED YOU SLOWLY SLIP AWAY - STARDUST M 8 MARVIN GAYE - LITTLE DARLING I NEED YOU - YESTERYEAR EX 5 GERRY & PAUL - THE CAT WALK - FAT BACK EX 5 EARL GRANT - HIDE NOR HAIR - MCA EX 10 HERBERT HUNTER - I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU / CARLA THOMAS - I'LLNEVER STOP LOVING M 8 SOLD SILKY HARGRAVES BAND - KEEP LOVING ME LIKE YOU DO (INST) - MSK M- 6 EDWARD HAMILTON - BABY DON'T YOU WEEP - MARY JANE EX 20 JOHNNY HONEYCUTT - I'M COMING OVER - TRIODE M 20 SOLD RON HOLDEN - I'LL FORGIVE AND FORGET - CHALLENGE EX 10 JOEY HEATHERTON - WHEN YOU CALL ME BABY - MCA EX 10 THE INTICERS - SINCE YOU LEFT - SOUL GALORE EX 12 IDLE FEW - PEOPLE THAT'S WHY - BLUE BOOK M 8 CHUCK JACKSON - THESE CHAINS OF LOVE - WAND EX- 5 BOBBY JASON - WALL TO WALL HEARTACHES - RANWOOD VG++ 5 JESSICA JAMES & THE OUTLAWS - WE'LL BE MAKING OUT - BRONCO EX 8 BARBARA LEWIS - I REMEMBER THE FEELING / DEON JACKSON - SAME - STARDUST M 6 FRANK LYNDON - DON'T GO AWAY BABY - UPTOWN EX 6 ROBBY LAWSON - BURNING SENSATION - KYSER (PINK) EX 10 ELOISE LAWS - LOVE FACTORY - MUSIC MERCHANT EX 15 TOBI LEGEND - TIME WILL PASS YOU BY - ERIC EX 10 JAMES LEWIS & CASE OF TYME - MANIFESTO - LEGEND VG++ 10 MIKE & IKE - SAX ON THE TRACKS - ARCTIC (WOL) EX 6 BARBARA MILLS - QUEEN OF FOOLS - HICKORY EX 8 RONNIE McNEIR - ISN'T SHE A PRETTY GIRL / SITTING IN MY CLASS - DETO EX 25 (Sitting In My Class is the alternate version) PHILLIP MITCHELL - FREE FOR ALL - SHOUT EX 10 SHANE MARTIN - I NEED YOU - COLUMBIA EX 10 VICKI NELSON - STONEY FACE - DISCOVERY EX 8 MISS D.D. PHILLIPS - HEY LITTLE GIRL - EVOLUTION EX 6 ANN PERRY - THAT'S THE WAY HE IS - THEODA EX 8 MIKE POST COALITION - AFTERNOON OF THE RHINO - SOUL BEAT VG+ 6 LOU ROBERTS - TEN TO ONE - MGM EX 8 EDE ROBIN - THERE MUST BE A LOVE SOMEWHERE - LE CAM M 6 JIMMIE RAYE - PHILLY DOG AROUND THE WORLD - KKC (Dark blue label) EX 25 LOU RAGLAND - I TRAVEL ALONE - ERIC EX 15 MARTHA REEVES & VANDELLAS - MY BABY LOVES ME / NOWHERE - YESTERYEAR M 5 RAIN - OUT OF MY MIND - AXE EX 6 THE SWEET THINGS - I'M IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE - SOULTOWN EX 10 SMOKY & THE FABULOUS BLADES - JERK BABY JERK - DORE EX 8 THE SUPERLATIVES - I STILL LOVE YOU - UPTITE EX 10 MARVIN SMITH - HAVE MORE TIME - BRUNSWICK M 8 LARRY SANTOS - YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME - EVOLUTION EX 12 MARY SAXTON - TAKE MY HEART - QUALITY EX 10 SOLD THE TRIUMPHS - WALKIN' THE DUCK - VERVE EX- 6 THE TIFFANIES - IT'S GOT TO BE A GREAT SONG - KR EX 10 DAVID KING THOMAS - INVESTIGATE - JET STREAM EX 8 THE TRIPS - THERE'S THAT MOUNTAIN / LOVE CAN'T BE MODERNISED - SOULTOWN M 15 LESLIE UGGAMS - LOVE IS A GOOD FOUNDATION - SONDAY M 10 LESLIE UGGAMS - DON'T YOU EVEN CARE - ATLANTIC M 8 T.D. VALENTINE - LOVE TRAP - EPIC EX 8 JOHNNY VANELLI - SEVEN DAYS OF LOVING YOU - PRE VUE VG+ 5 THE VALENTINES - BREAKAWAY - SEVENTY SEVEN EX 25 THE VELVET SATINS - NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO YOU - GENERAL AMERICAN EX 15 SOLD (First reissue - white label, red swirl) STEVIE WONDER - NOTHING'S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY - YESTERYEAR EX 6 EARL WRIGHT - ON THE ROAD TO RUINS - SOUL GALORE EX 6 BOB WILSON - SUZY'S SERENADE - SOUND PLUS EX 6 HERB WARD - STRANGE CHANGE - ARGO EX 10 SOLD WILLIAMS & WATSON - TOO LATE - OKEH EX 15 JACKIE WILSON - I'M THE ONE TO DO IT / HIGHER AND HIGHER - BRUNSWICK EX 5 MEL WILLIAMS - CAN IT BE ME - OUT OF THE PAST EX- 10 (mark on vinyl not affecting play) I'll try and make the postage a bit cheaper Up to 3 records, first class £1.30 first class (add 70p for recorded) after that, add 20p per record overseas, I'll quote you, usually £2 airmail for 1-2 records I TAKE MOST CARDS (NOT AMEX), CHEQUE, BANK TRANSFER, PAYPAL ETC. SOME NICE ORIGINALS NEXT WEEK

What a site - just what I was looking for to print some reggae labels off to put on my blanks - thanks for that link

The bacon sandwich will be fine, thanks

Should have started a thread on here Dave, I got two offers last night!

He also used to do a list, this was 1987-89 time, every week he had the same originals for sale, and I mean for a year running: Gil Blanding "Rules" and that awful King Tutt record. he must have had thousands of them, it became a joke that we knew what was on the list before opening the envelope.

That's good of you. It does work though. High reserves put people off - well they put me off anyway, dunno about the rest of them!

You're right, known for years and years

Oh yeah I see what you mean: MIRACLE HAPPENS - POST DELIVERED IN UNDER 24 HOURS it's a f*cking disgrace actually, I had no post on monday or tuesday because they had no one to deliver it. I asked the postman today, he said at least two walks went without post.

This made me laugh because I did EXACTLY the same thing with WEAK SPOT: everyone said it was coming out on Private Stock and I spent two schoolnights making a Private Stock label for it, only to see it come out on 20th century. I remember buying an Emidisc of Doris Jones "He's so irreplaceable" at Wigan, great version, I asked Ian levine about this a couple of years ago and he said that version never came out and was in fact lost. Wonder what happened to it..

NORTHERN SOUL: RETURN OF THE OLDIES * * * * * As requested, here's another batch of great oldies, with a couple of curve ball selections in there just to see if you're paying attention! * * * * * https://podcastmachine.com/podcasts/4425/episodes/28140 Ronnie Mcnair - Isn't She A Pretty Girl / Lillie Bryant - Meet Me Halfway / Williams & Watson - Too Late / L.J. Johnson - Your Magic Put A Spell On Me / The Furys - I'm Satisfied With You / Benny Curtis & The Dirty Hearts - Dirty Hearts / Billy Hambric - She Said Goodbye / Larry Santos - You Got Me Where You Want Me / Leslie Uggams - Don't You Even Care / Frank Dell - He Broke Your Game Wide Open / Lou Ragland - I Travel Alone / The Velvet Satins - Nothing Can Compare To You / Lorraine Chandler - What Can I Do / Marvin Smith - Have More Time / Willie Kendricks - Change Your Ways / The Valentines - Breakaway / Bobby Bland - Shoes / Johnny Wyatt - This Thing Called Love / Edward Hamilton - Baby Don't You Weep / The Dolls - The Reason Why / Joey Dee & The New Starlighters - How Can I Forget / Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Get Out (And Let Me Cry) / The Present - Many's The Slip / Jimmie Raye - Philly Dog Around The World / The Flirtations - Stronger Than Her Love / David "King" Thomas - You Better Investigate / Roscoe & Friends - Broadway Sissy / Jay & The Americans - Got Hung Up Along The Way / Spooky & Sue - I've Got The Need / Jackie Lee - Oh My Darlin' / Eddie Holman - I Surrender / Ed Crook - That's Alright - * * * * * * - Don't forget you can always contact me with requests or comments at pete.smith@freeuk.com, and of course if you want to donate a couple of quid to keep the shows running, paypal address is the same as that email

I didn't like it much either - ever - but it sounded bloomin' brilliant earlier on today. People thought this was a Soussan job when it first appeared, presumably cos it sounds just like The Joker.

Please don't take offence at this but sometimes high reserves deter people from bidding - I just bid twice on the Silky Hargreaves and am obviously way under the reserve at £254 but people like to think they may be in with a chance of getting a bargain. A record like that, especially on issue, could be listed at £100 start and it will still go for between 350 and 450 quid. You won't need to sell your kidney with records like that at your disposal!

I got this box of records today, loads of oldies, so thought I'd do a podcast with a few things I haven't heard or played for a long time, so amongst the class items like Ronnie Mcnair, Billy Hambric, Frank Dell and so on, I put a few kind of 'never played anywhere' records on: LJ Johnson "Your magic put a spell on me", The Present "Manys the slip", Joey Dee "How can I forget", Benny Curtis "Dirty hearts"....and the interesting thing was, I absolutely LOVED hearing those records, maybe it's because I just couldn't remember when I last heard them but my favourite of the entire lot (today) was that inst of How Can I Forget! I remember my first ever trip to Wigan and this and Little Joe Cook were the two biggest sounds at the time. It just made me think how great it was back then when you could play almost anything. Granted it got a bit silly with all the UK label records in 78, but I think I definitely preferred the mid 70's to anything that followed it.

Duettes never came out on Stateside Chris, I bet you are thinking of The Sharpees Tired Of being Lonely

Well seeing as nobody else has come forward with a vinyl copy, I think I'd best put this one on Ebay, might be someone's all time want

Yes it did, pink label, from the same source as Donna King, Tommy Bush, Tommy Sands etc

Thank you for stating the obvious Nev. This IS my job and I do it well, like you do yours no doubt. Though when I was working I always used to do the post at dinner time...

Nothing to worry about on that score now mate - she died a month ago

Any ideas? Spooky & Sue - I've got the need (Belgian decca with pic sleeve). Had it a few times but never with the sleeve. Got to be worth £20?

That makes sense Dave, around the time of George Blackwell, kenny Smith, Dave Newman etc. Though the difference with this one, it doesn't have P.B. scratched in like the majority of those boots. But it is 100% definitely the same boot as the styrene one, with the heavy T on the ZTSC, identical - but on vinyl.