Pete S

Yeah it does. People have made some offers now. I'll get back to everyone soon as I can, cheers.

SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS - I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - DECCA VERSION

Could everyone please stop asking me how much I want for them the idea is you make me an offer and I say no

Interesting you mention Ortheia Barnes Malc, because this acetate has Mickays typed on the label. Is it the exact same cut?

How in the name of all that is holy, can a copy of Scotts On Swingers be worth £350? I'd say that was £200 overpriced!

Powerful version though Tone, what do you think...I actually thought the vocalist maybe white!

Here's a nice selection of what are as far as I know, unreleased tracks on original acetates. If any did get a release, then I'm sure someone on here will know. I'll post them up one at a time all under this post.I would be looking for offers for these.

Horace Faith - Black Pearl?

Del, you buy or look through an old reggae collection and you will always find a Jim Reeves record - honestly!

I've never understood why all of the promoters - let's just say there are 5 of them - don't get together and put on a really good do in a really good venue and make it a monthly packer like Goodyears and not be afraid to not book the same dj's as always.

So should we ask ourselves - if he taken on the same room but played, I dunno, hip hop, or whatever is the most popular music of the day, would it have been packed? Probably yes. Northern Soul is enjoyed by a minority of people, but the majority of those are middle aged and just don't have the time, money or inclination any more.

Yeah but Chalky, this is what I'm trying to say, people don't want to hear them - if they did, you'd get more than 10 or 20 people turn up. There just aren't enough people to go round and at least 75% of those people who go out on a friday or saturday night will want to hear records that they know. sorry I need to add a p.s. to this we all have good records that are underplayed and that we'd like other like-minded people to hear; however, the point I'm trying to make is, while some of us like this sort of event, the majority just aren't interested in opening their ears to anything that they don't already know, which is why (Bill) I was being so pessimistic because it has been that way for 20 years.

BJD is a very early bootleg label

That would have made sense had Jackie Opel been Jamaican...

It is reasonable compared to some but in the last 2/3 years it got incredibly overpriced. I sell a demo at 150 but I think 175 was fair for an issue.

Willie (vocals)

It's still unclear as to whether he is actually dead yet - his daughter says he's not.

I agree with you there and something may be happening along those lines allegedly.

The greatest Jamaican vocalist ever, what a loss.

Phil you are well out of order, when you and the rest of them had left the scene and were doing the family stuff Tim never stopped going to events and nighters, whether round here or country wide and despite what tyou might think he does know about the Lea Manor because it ran for ages before all the returnees came back. And he's right when he says the Wolvo/West Midlands is one big clique. Same dj's, same promoters for every event. Thats not an insult, it's a fact.

Yep, what Sean says. They had no Mowest labels for the final reissue/press so they used Tamla Motown labels with the Mowest number.

It's not hard to find or expensive - but I agree with all of you, it's a great version

Red and white Islands are beautiful, what you on about!

But those on Popsike are auction prices and are therefore not accurate if two people are bidding for the same record. And of course it only gives you about 50% of the records sold.