Pete S

Good job I wasn't selling it then, I thought it was worth £800

Yes I've had the South African one through my hands, tri centre which makes it look really weird

There's an interesting story behind this one. Back in 1991 I was running a magazine called Beatin Rhythm and was also at the peak of my UK label collecting phase, and I was contacted by this chap John Ritson who was the original lead singer of Chapter Five. He was after a copy of One In A Million, which I had, but didn't want to part with really. Anyway he sent me lots of great cuttings and we had a good chat and one of the things he told me was that the band's manager, the apparently aptly named Mervyn Conn, had asked him to leave the band and go solo and call himself John St. John. This suggestion didn't go down too well and the band stayed together for a while longer and then split. Anyway a couple of years ago, to my and several other peoples astonishment, a German copy of You Can't Mean It backed with One In A Million was turned up, complete with picture sleeve and credited to John St. John! At the weekend I was browsing Ebay and lo and behold, there's another copy of John St. John but this time on an Italian label called GTA records. It was described as VG- with a small edge crack but I thought I'd go for it anyway. So I won it at £118 (I bid £350) and I've now got it and not only does it play near mint with no sound from the crack, the sound quality is unbelievable, it's better than the UK CBS copy (which I also have). Note that they've mixed the composers up too. The point of all this is - I've had hundreds and hundreds of rare records over the years, going up to £2500 on one thing I sold, but I rate this particular record as being up amongst the rarest of them all. How many copies are known? Can't be that many. And I know it's a love or hate record but I absolutely love it!

pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 893569 UK LABELS *********** POST IS EXTRA ON THESE SORRY £2.00 recorded £5.00 special JAY & THE AMERICANS - LIVIN ABOVE YOUR HEAD - UNITED ARTISTS EX 25 JOHNNY MATHIS - COME BACK - HMV EX 30 THE CHANTS - BABY I DON'T NEED YOUR LOVE - RCA M 100 MORRIS VAUGHN - MY LOVE KEEPS GROWING - FONTANA DEMO EX 30 No centre WILFRED JACKIE EDWARDS - DO YOU WANT ME AGAIN - BLACK SWAN VG 30 INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX - NO STRANGER TO LOVE - STATESIDE DEMO VG+ 30 LITTLE CARL CARLTON - COMPETITION AIN'T NOTHING - ACTION EX- 30 BETTY HARRIS - CRY TO ME - LONDON DEMO EX 40 OTIS REDDING - (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION - ATLANTIC DEMO EX+ 30 TONY MIDDLETON - MY LITTLE RED BOOK - LONDON DEMO M- 40 KETTY LESTER - PLEASE DON'T CRY ANYMORE - RCA DEMO EX 60 GARNET MIMMS & THR ENCHANTERS - CRY BABY - UNITED ARTISTS EX 30 SUZIE & BIG DEE IRWIN - I CAN'T GET OVER YOU - POLYDOR M 25 SUSAN MAUGHAN - THAT OTHER PLACE - PHILIPS EX 30 BRUCE SCOTT - I MADE AN ANGEL CRY - MERCURY M 50 RAMSEY LEWIS - WADE IN THE WATER - CHESS DEMO EX 75 Original 65 release, white demo THE IKETTES - (NEVER MORE) LONELY FOR YOU - POLYDOR DEMO EX 25 US LABELS NICE LITTLE LOT HERE, ALL CARDS WELCOME, PAYPAL IS AT 4% I'M AFRAID, POSTAGE IS FREE THE MVP'S - TURNIN' MY HEARTBEAT UP - BUDDAH DJ VG+ 200 Few clicks on the quiet intro otherwise fine LEE ROYE - TEARS (NOTHING BUT TEARS) - DECCA ISSUE EX 200 Superb stock copy RUBIN - YOU'VE BEEN AWAY - KAPP DEMO EX 275 Lovely copy - with red A of course JUDY STREET - WHAT - STRIDER M- 250 Truly awesome copy - styrene original THE FOUR PERFECTIONS - I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH - PARTY TIME EX 500 Lovely issue LITTLE JOE COOK - I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU BABY - HOT EX 350 So hard to find JOHNNY CASWELL - YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE - DECCA DEMO EX 300 MAJOR LANCE - YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE - OKEH DEMO EX 300 Great copy THE INVITATIONS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY - DYNOVOICE DEMO EX 125 SANDRA PHILLIPS - WORLD WITHOUT SUNSHINE - BROADWAY DEMO EX 125 100% original TOBI LARK - HAPPINESS IS HERE - TOPPER EX 175 BOB RELF - BLOWING MY MIND TO PIECES - TRANS AMERICAN EX 75 JOHNNY WYATT - THIS THING CALLED LOVE - BRONCO EX 75 WENDY RENE - BAR B Q - STAX WHITE DEMO EX 35 GWEN STACEY - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - RCA ISSUE EX 100 Super rare stock copy

More added to the above list

If you don't get a sandy wynns I've got a mint issue for 20 quid

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I object to your subtitle, I'm a full time dealer and several of your records are more expensive than what I sell them for!

pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 893569 (leave a message if I'm not in) NICE LITTLE LOT HERE, ALL CARDS WELCOME, PAYPAL IS AT 4% I'M AFRAID, POSTAGE IS FREE THE MVP'S - TURNIN' MY HEARTBEAT UP - BUDDAH DJ VG+ 200 Few clicks on the quiet intro otherwise fine LEE ROYE - TEARS (NOTHING BUT TEARS) - DECCA ISSUE EX 200 Superb stock copy RUBIN - YOU'VE BEEN AWAY - KAPP DEMO EX 275 Lovely copy - with red A of course JUDY STREET - WHAT - STRIDER M- 250 Truly awesome copy - styrene original THE FOUR PERFECTIONS - I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH - PARTY TIME EX 500 Lovely issue LITTLE JOE COOK - I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU BABY - HOT EX 350 So hard to find JOHNNY CASWELL - YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE - DECCA DEMO EX 300 MAJOR LANCE - YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE - OKEH DEMO EX 300 THE INVITATIONS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY - DYNOVOICE DEMO EX 125 SANDRA PHILLIPS - WORLD WITHOUT SUNSHINE - BROADWAY DEMO EX 125 TOBI LARK - HAPPINESS IS HERE - TOPPER EX 175 BOB RELF - BLOWING MY MIND TO PIECES - TRANS AMERICAN EX 75 JOHNNY WYATT - THIS THING CALLED LOVE - BRONCO EX 75 WENDY RENE - BAR B Q - STAX WHITE DEMO EX 35 GWEN STACEY - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - RCA ISSUE EX 100 Super rare stock copy

Well I've got pay for it this afternoon, if you want it you can have it for what I paid, I'm not bothered about it now, I usually sell it for 100

You're not gonna get this cheap nowadays...I just paid 80 odd quid for it myself

The Carstairs - It really hurts me girl, would benefit greatly from having the vocals removed.

You're going to need to put label names and whether original or reissue before anyone can make you an offer...

What label is it on?

Original red and white Island is 150 to 250.

I'm afraid as the Casino went on, Richard certainly became a drinker...remember him introducing John Leach as "Put that whisky down"

Ken thats impossible, you must be thinking of something else - it wasn't booted until 1977 and the delta mark proves this, 103250

It's a bit of a shame having to pay way way over the odds for a copy though isn't it, has no one else got one for a sensible price, 100 - 120?

We've been discussing it for 2 months and theres a separate topic about it

About 50-50 discussion/moaning

I'll put 20 in the kitty guys

Can't stand Sly & Robbie or any post 1970 reggae. I chose Jah Wobble purely because of the bass on the Metal Box album.

Right so there are some bizarre choices on the set, I can see that now, but I'm not sure how anyone can say that the tracks below aren't worthy of putting on any Northern compilation 3. Soul Self Satisfaction - Earl Jackson 4. I Got A Feeling - Barbara Randolph 6. He Who Picks A Rose - Jimmy Ruffin 7. Love, Love, Love - Bobby Hebb 10. Friday Night - Johnny Taylor 13. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones 15. At The Discotheque - Chubby Checker 16. Girl Don't Make Me Wait - Bunny Sigler 17. Wear It On Our Face (a/k/a Wear It On Your Face) - The Dells, 19. I've Gotta Get Away - Tommy Good 20. Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin 1. You Didn't Say A Word - Yvonne Baker 2. Night Owl - Bobby Paris 3. Country Girl - Vickie Baines 4. You Just Don't Know (What You Did To Me) - Chubby Checker 6. Picture Me Gone - Evie Sands 7. Ordinary Joe - Terry Callier 8. In Orbit - Joy Lovejoy 9. I'm Gonna Love You A Long Time - Patti & The Emblems 12. Gotta Have Your Love - The Sapphires 14. Key To My Happiness - The Charades 15. I Can't Make It Anymore - Spyder Turner 16. Stop Her On The Sight (S.O.S) - Edwin Starr 19. Dance, Dance, Dance - The Casualeers 21. I Feel So Bad - Jackie Edwards 24. Time Will Pass You By - Tobi Legend 25. I'm On My Way - Dean Parrish

In case some of you never look in media source, I've uploaded an interview with Mike Terry onto my podcast site, this links to the topic /audio-I...rry-t86546.html