Pete S

Presenting a decade’s and a half's worth of Jamaican sounds, from the 1961 proto-Ska of Derrick & Patsy to the early 70’s DJ style of Dennis Alcapone and Tony King…I also found a Shocks Of Mighty version by Sir Collins which I’d never even heard of before so I included that — with all manner of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae inbetween, plus a recent release, and a nice medley from Desmond Dekker to end with. Nearly everything here is first time on podcast for me, there are a couple from the one I did at New year but they fit in well with this one so I used them again. All taken from vinyl and mixed live so one or two will have good old surface noise… DERRICK & PATSY — FEEL SO FINE ROLAND ALPHONSO — THE PRESIDENT THE SKATALITES — TWO FOR ONE RITA MARLEY & THE SOULETTES — ONE MORE CHANCE BUSTERS ALL STARS — VERA CRUZ (ALT) LEE KING PERRY — FEEL LIKE JUMPING BUSTERS ALL STARS — LION OF JUDAH NORMA FRAZER — EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER BUSTERS ALL STARS — CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND TOMMY McCOOK — WINDFALL THE BASSIES — CHECKING OUT ROLAND ALPHONSO — ROLLIE POLLIE THE PROGRESSIONS — FAIR DEAL BOBBY AITKEN — SWEETS FOR MY SWEET DERRICK MORGAN — SOFT HAND GLEN & LLOYD — RUDIES GIVE UP HUGH GODFREY — MAD WORLD THE INVADERS — SOULFUL MUSIC KEN BOOTHE — HOME HOME HOME DENNIS ALCAPONE — HOME VERSION THE LYRICS — A GET IT ROLAND ALPHONSO — WOMEN OF THE WORLD SLIM SMITH — LONELY LOVER SOUL VENDORS — MUSICAL HAPPINESS THE TECHNIQUES — I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE LARRY & ALVIN — YOU’RE CHEATING HEART DILLINGER — JOHN DEVOUR LESTER STERLING — REGGAE IN THE WIND THE PIONEERS — GIVE ME LITTLE LOVING THE BELTONES — FEEL ALRIGHT KEN BOOTHE — BE YOURSELF THE HIPPY BOYS — THE HIPPYS ARE HERE RUDY MILLS — JOHN JONES THEO BECKFORD — EASY SNAPPIN’ 68 THE TECHNIQUES — THERE COMES A TIME THE UPSETTERS — CANE RIVER ROCK JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES — YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THE MARVELLS — FIGHT A BROKE SIR COLLINS — WE A COME DREAD RUPIE EDWARDS ALL STARS — FULL MOON THE VIBRATORS — GO BACK TONY KING — SPEAK NO EVIL TOMMY McCOOK — BLACK POWER KINGSLEY WRAY & SKYCREW — IKALINDA JOHN HOLT — ALI BABA KEITH HUDSON (DENNIS ALCAPONE) — SPANISH AMIGO DENNIS ALCAPONE — ROCK THEM CAPONE DENNIS ALCAPONE — RIPE CHERRY DENNIS ALCAPONE — ALCAPONE GUNS DON’T BARK AUGUSTUS PABLO — TOO LATE DESMOND DEKKER — LIVE AND LEARN https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/musical-happiness-fifteen-years-of-ska-rocksteady-reggae/

Yeah, Tommy Tucker should of course be Jimmy Ricks, alphabetically it was in the right place but I had the Tommy Tucker version on my mind so made a cock up

pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. I SHOULD KNOW, MOST OF MY COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE THAT… LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS THE APOLLAS — YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT — LOMA DEMO VG++ 25 Little crackle before it starts otherwise fine ANITA BRYANT — MY MIND’S PLAYING TRIVKS ON ME AGAIN — COLUMBIA DEMO EX+ 30 SOLD Stunning beat ballad — bargain BOBBY DAY — PRETTY LITTLE GIRL NEXT DOOR — RCA VG+/EX 125 Just a little very minor background noise at start BIG MAYBELLE — YESTERDAY’S KISSES — SCEPTER VG+/EX 30 Same comments as above — fantastic version BARBARA MASON — AIN’T GOT NOBODY — ARCTIC EX 30 One mark on the vinyl not affecting play THE CHELL-MARS — ROAMIN’ HEART — JAMIE DEMO VG+/EX- 30 One or two light background pops CHUCK BERNARD — SEND FOR ME — ST. LAWRENCE EX- 25 Two X’s on label CAROLYN CRAWFORD — WHEN SOMEONE’S GOOD TO YOU — MOTOWN EX- 40 Brilliant, like all her Motown 45’s…drill hole in label, record plays NM THE DEL-CORDS — JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING — UP EX 25 Good blue eyed version THE EMBERS — IT AIN’T NECESSARY / AIN’T NO BIG THING — BELL EX 40 Both sides have some minor scuffs but play absolutely fine THE FANTASTICS — ME AND YOU — SOUND STAGE 7 DEMO EX- 150 Minor crackle right on the intro otherwise plays great, a little ring wear to raised part of label GIGI & THE CHARMAINES — POOR UNFORTUNATE ME — COLUMBIA DEMO EX- 25 Couple of marks but plays as new throughout HONEY & THE BEES — WHY DO YOU HURT THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU — ARCTIC VG++ 50 A little crackle on intro, some ringwear to label THE INTRIGUES — IN A MOMENT — BULLET VG+ 30 This is the very rare local Philly release — one or two pops but better than most copies that turn up JANET & THE JAYS — LOVE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME — HI DEMO EX- 20 Nice dancer JIMMY RICKS — OH WHAT A FEELING — FESTIVAL VG++ 150 SOLD Now this one doesn’t have any scratches but it does have background noise, presumably from playing with a heavy tone arm. Vinyl copy, multicoloured demo. Turn the treble down and it sounds great…but am listing it at half the price of an EX one KIM WESTON — A THRILL A MOMENT — GORDY EX 70 Nice copy. Drill hole in label. LANDY McNEAL — COUNTING ON YOU BABY — COLUMBIA DEMO VG+/EX 25 Bit of an odd one, makes a noise for the first 10 seconds but I can’t see anything wrong with it — fine as soon as vocals come in — has the good B side too, Stand Up And Be Counted, VG++ LOU JOHNSON — UNSATISFIED — BIG TOP EX- 20 One or two non sounding marks, plays perfectly PAULETTE & THE CUPIDS — HE’LL WAIT ON ME — PRISM DEMO EX 75 Rare girl group dancer from Chicago. Small writing on label (circle around centre hole) THE ROYAL PREMIERS — WHO AM I WITHOUT YOUR LOVE — TOY DEMO EX 30 Nice doo-wop style dancer, and rare on a white demo THE STAGEMASTERS — BABY I’M HERE JUST TO LOVE YOU — SLIDE VG++ 15 White and blue original with Chips promo sticker, plays absolutely perfect SANDY WYNNS — THE TOUCH OF VENUS — CHAMPION EX- 50 East Coast original, vinyl copy, plays NM SANDY WYNNS — LOVE BELONGS TO EVERYONE — CHAMPION DEMO VG++/EX 30 West Coast demo — one or two very minor background pops SIDNEY BARNES — YOU’LL ALWAYS BE IN STYLE — RED BIRD DEMO EX- 175 SOLD Couple of tiny marks cause the faintest of background pops at the start, otherwise, beautiful THE SPELLBINDERS — CHAIN REACTION — COLUMBIA M- 25 All time classic TONY MIDDLETON — MY HOME TOWN — ALFA DEMO VG+/EX 25 A little crackle on the intro — tough white demo TONY AMARO & THE CHARIOTS — HEY BABY / RUNNIN’ AROUND — LOMA DEMO EX 40 Two uptempo dancers, light paper scuffs THE TRUE TONES — HE’S GOT THE NERVE — JOSIE EX 30 Great underrated oldie TOJO — BROKEN HEARTED LOVER — TEC EX 30 100 mph Wigan dancer THE VOLCANOS — A LADY’S MAN / HELP WANTED — ARCTIC EX 35 Light blue label, blue text original — two monsters THE VOLCANOS — HELP WANTED — ARCTIC VG++ 20 First issue of this track Arctic 111 THE VOLCANOS — STORM WARNING — ARCTIC EX 20 Such a great record. Date written on label (June 1965) WITCHES & THE WARLOCK — BEHIND LOCKED DOORS — SEW CITY DEMO VG++ 30 Forgotten nowadays — but rare on a white demo

What a pr*ck, he won't be able to play Dean Parrish

What, we now have to do a background check to see what colour the singer is?

Nobody is playing the Bill Oddie record, it's just a nice record to listen to

I don't think there's such thing as a stupid price for this, I sold a VG one last year for £1200, I don't even know when the last original came up for sale before that one

Once again. Not everybody is, or wants to be, a DJ. Some people just like to play records at home. That's why they don't give a toss about what label it's on. I personally make a living from selling Northern Soul originals in the main, but I can't afford to keep them, so I get a reissue of the same track and play it to myself until my heart is content. I don't want a cd, I don't want an mp3, I want a record which I can play.

I must have thought he said it when being interviewed in Ian Levine's film. I was obviously not paying attention.

There's another NS rumour down the pan then :-)

I'm sure you would, I'm just talking about the price of tickets. What next, £100 to see Tommy Hunt?

Fantastic record that Al Matthews..

"The seance will start as soon as I move the box off the table"

Kate Bush hadn't toured since 1979 so I can understand why people would want to go and see her. She also writes all her own songs and is multi-talented... Gladys Knight is an old soul singer..

Is Bobby Angelle same person as Bobby Garrett or Earl Nelson

How many demos have I ever seen for sale - one - how many issues - more than one

Demo is rarer than the issue on this one

Someone made that and then sold it for £122? I'm in the wrong business.

Looking for Garnet Mimms? He's usually Looking For You! sorry

Well he's using old reissues so they're going to have the old reissue information in the run off...

Was going from Christmas 1966 until 2003 mate - they upped the season ticket price by £100 and didn't sign anyone, we were relegated, I said that's enough for me and I haven't been since - will always support them but I won't go again - unless they bring back standing and hooliganism

I can understand people wanting to own a lookalike - but really, paying more than a fiver for a photocopied label is just crazy

There is an "official" reissue of this on the Goldmine Sevens label oops sorry John didn't see your reply

Written by Mickey Moonshine. I think.