Pete S

Makes no odds mate, whatever you like

01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com (don't forget this goes out to my mailing list first so I can't always get back quick enough to remove sold titles) Some used but not abused records. In fact, some not abused in the slightest and are my own personal copies. Some have surface marks but play perfectly. The following originals are all PLAY GRADED so they may look lesser than I grade them but I guarantee that it will play as graded! THE NATURALS — DON’T JUST STAND THERE — PATH EX 150 SOLD Hard one to price this; old Keb spin at Stafford — very rare, in fact it’s in John Manship’s Rarest Of The Rare section and listed at 400 quid. Really nice copy, two X’s on label and date 1-15-67 on B side STEMMONS EXPRESS — WOMAN LOVE THIEF — KARMA VG+ 150 REDUCED SOLD Very rare first issue. Has MINOR pops at the start, then plays great, on some of the quieter passages there’s a little background noise and crackle. I think my grading is accurate. Some wear to raised part of label. BIG MAYBELLE — I CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER — ROJAC EX 40 SOLD Couple of light marks not affecting play, and no, it doesn’t have Quittin’ Time on the other side THE MONTCLAIRS — HUNG UP ON YOUR LOVE — PAULA M- 85 Stunning original BITS’N PIECES — KEEP ON RUNNING AWAY — NASCO M- 125 SOLD Great copy — this is the one you can hear on my last podcast MARTHA STAR — NO PART TIME LOVE FOR ME — THELMA M- 100 SOLD Tremendous copy DARROW FLETCHER — WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU — JACKLYN EX 80 SOLD Few very light marks not affecting play — plays NM — bit of label wear on raised part GENE CHANDLER — MR. BIG SHOT — CONSTELLATION EX 60 SOLD Ever popular oldie THE CAPITOLS — DON’T SAY MAYBE BABY — KAREN EX 60 SOLD Cracking Detroit dancer — purple label — drill hole in label WILLIE HATCHER — HEAD OVER HEELS — KING W/DEMO EX 60 SOLD Few tiny paper scuffs EARL GRANT — HIDE NOR HAIR — DECCA EX 50 SOLD A real stormer from the old days — tiny scuffs — a little label wear - plays EX+ ANNABELLE FOX — LONELY GIRL — SATIN W/DEMO VG++ 100 REDUCED SOLD Wonderful Teddy Randazzo masterpiece — this one has some scuff noises on the intro sadly, after that plays mint. Ring wear on raised part of label and small “OK” on label. LA SHELL & THE SHELLETTS — YOU BETTER CHECK YOURSELF — EAGLE W/DEMO EX- 40 Good lesser known dancer on a rare white demo. B side is not in good shape. THE FUZZ — I’M SO GLAD — CALLA W/DEMO VG++ 20 Mono / Stereo demo. Small wol on white side DELORES LYNN — THE BIG SEARCH IS ON — JUNIOR VG++ 15 Blimey this one is fast! MAXINE DAVIS — I REALLY GOT IT BAD FOR MY BABY / BEFORE I LEAVE YOU — GUYDEN EX 30 First issue with two really good sides THE STAGEMASTERS — BABY I’M HERE JUST TO LOVE YOU — SLIDE EX 20 White label original — Chips (Weldon McDougal) promo sticker on label and “71” in marker THE INSTIGATIONS — I DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS IT — T BIRD EX 30 This was a massive version in 75/76. Bell stamped original SHERRI GIBBS & THE QUOVANS — OH MY BABY — PHILLY SOUND EX 25 SOLD Nice Philly dancer THE IKETTES — PEACHES AND CREAM — MODERN EX+ 15 Classic from ancient times LITTLE MILTON — SO BLUE (WITHOUT YOU) / POOR MAN — CHECKER EX 15 Typical gritty dancer on one side and an uptempo funky dancer on flip. Small wol THE OBSESSION — MUSIC TO MY HEART — HAPPY TIGER W/DEMO M 20 Really good and totally forgotten version of Patti Austin THE POETS — SHE BLEW A GOOD THING — SYMBOL EX 15 Classic TOMMY HUNT — NEVER LOVE A ROBIN — DYNAMO EX 25 Great version — plus a bonus with The Biggest Man on flip — slight warp not affecting play and ring wear on raised part of label PEGI BOUCHER — WEST COAST — HIBACK DEMO EX- 50 Frantic version of Ketty Lester — rare one — plays EX, light marks THE CHANNELS — I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU — GROOVE W/DEMO EX 50 SOLD Two nice group sides JOHNNY NASH — TOWN OF LONELY HEARTS — GROOVE EX- 30 Again, plays EX, just a few marks on vinyl AL WILSON — THE SNAKE — SOUL CITY EX 20 SOLD I bet this sells first! I was wrong! BETTY LAVETTE — ONLY YOUR LOVE CAN SAVE ME / I FEEL GOOD ALL OVER — CALLA EX- 40 SOLD What a double sider…midtempo genius and a storming B side. Marks on vinyl not affecting play — drill hole, light label wear, sticker on B side, apart from that…lol…no it’s fine CARL SPENCER — BIG CITY GIRL — RIVOLI EX 40 Early 60’s dancer. Looks mint, couple of little ‘swosshes’ right at the start DON GARDNER — MY BABY LIKES TO BOOGALOO — TRO GLO TOWN EX 50 SOLD Floorpacker WILLIAM HUNT — WOULD YOU BELIEVE — STREAMSIDE W/DEMO VG+ 25 Crackles at start hence price LITTLE RALPHIE D. — TAKE ME BACK — 20TH CENTURY W/DEMO EX- 20 SOLD Nice midtempo — Philly production JOHNNY SAYLES — I CAN’T GET ENOUGH — ST. LAWRENCE EX- 75 SOLD Couple of pops on the intro otherwise plays EX — light ringwear to raised part of label — drill hole in label — 100% original DEE DEE WARWICK — DON’T THINK MY BABY’S COMING BACK — TIGER W/DEMO EX 50 SOLD Brilliant beat ballad…rare white demo — tiny wol ERNESTINE ANDERSON — YOU’RE NOT THE GUY FOR ME — SUE EX- 50 SOLD One of my all time favourite records this. Sublime beat ballad. Plays EX. OLLIE JACKSON — JUST A LITTLE WHILE — PEPPER DEMO VG++ 30 SOLD Torch stormer. Plays EX. Rare demo. Small wol. LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS — NEVER THE LESS — CRIMSON VG++ 50 SOLD Two small pops on the intro then plays perfect throughout. A little label wear / small wol. THE GIRLS THREE — BABY I WANT YOU — CHESS W/DEMO VG+ 20 The Girls Three sound about 14 years old… LITTLE TOMMY & THE ELGINS — I WALK ON — ABC EX- 30 Plays NM apart from the barest of crackle on the first couple of notes THE MIGHTY MARVELOWS — TALKIN’ BOUT YA BABY — ABC VG++ 15 Brilliant cheapie TONY TALENT — GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY — VANDO EX- 20 SOLD This is a cracking almost forgotten oldie, big Van McCoy production SAM E. SOLO — LOVE IS NOT A GAME — IMPERIAL DEMO EX- 40 SOLD Like a lot of these records today — marks on the vinyl but plays perfect. Small wol MARSHA BRODY — THE RIGHT COMBINATION — HOT SHOT W/DEMO EX 30 The bootleg of this was one of the worst quality ever, it’s nice to hear it with some bass! Rare demo copy, three small biro X’s on label. THE MATT SOUND — SHE LOVES ME FOR MYSELF — KAYDEN W/DEMO EX- 20 SOLD Not heard this before — San remo Strings type instrumental — nice — two X on label FREDDIE GORMAN — THE DAY WILL COME — MIRACLE EX- 50 SOLD Plays EX, nice copy, has that white paint mark on the label that loads of these Miracle 45’s have ETTA JAMES & SUGAR PIE DESANTO — IN THE BASEMENT — CADET VG++ 25 Couple of marsk but no pops or clicks or anything really JAMES CARR — THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW — GOLDWAX EX 25 Rarest version — blue plastic label, styrene, great copy Once again, can I stress that these are play graded, and I’ve explained any flaws if any. I will not be accepting credit and debit cards for much longer I’m afraid — they charge me too much POSTAGE IS EXTRA 2.50 1ST RECORDED 7.10 SPECIAL OVERSEAS, WILL QUOTE PAYPAL / CARD / BANK TRANSFER ALL WELCOME CHEERS Pete

Can anyone put a current price on The Naturals record, JM has it at £400 now but three on Popsike are all under £100. I have one I'm going to list today.

stemmons express - woman love thief - karma annabelle fox - lonely girl - satin johnny sayles - can't get enough - st lawrence the naturals - don't just stand there - path lee andrews - never the less - crimson bits & pieces - keep on running away - nasco montclairs - hung up on your love - paula etc

If you want :-)

But the Tomorrow things were pre release demos that all the DJ's etc got, they were out for ages before the records came out - Doomsday was the follow up to Weak Spot, I have that on a Wigan tape from September 75, as with LJ Johnson.

No it wasn't Drew, have a look at the date on the label for a start...

I think Pointer Sisters is already on part 2 Rob (Posted up). Dean Courtney, Salvadors also. Todays People is scheduled for part 3 (early 1976). I don't think Robin Wilson really broke out of St Giles LOL Baltimore I had down as earlier than Wigan, probably wrong, Eddie Foster I hadn't got.

Hey, call me suspicious but everything the seller from Carlisle puts up goes for f*cking ridiculous prices, there's a serious fiddle going on there, he sold a bloody Joe Tex "Powerful Love" for over £100 last week, anyone bidding on these records is getting mugged off. I think it's also the same seller who 'sold' stuff to have them mysteriously reappear a few weeks later.

I'd have included many of those Dave but I could only use what I'd got on vinyl. Lynne Randell, Four Seasons, Joe Hicks are on the next one.

Seller is on here regularly, he'll know!

He did play Tommy Ridgeley, he'd probably been on the whiskey

That could well be the next DJ playing those...but the tape doesn't lie

NORTHERN SOUL — THE CASINO YEARS 1973 TO 1975 (Part Two) Part Two. Okay this is how it really was, warts and all. In this next set of podcasts, I’m going to be tracing the history of Northern Soul via the Wigan casino years. Not Wigan again you say…well it’s the only place I went, so therefore I can recreate the playlists from experience. Obviously some records cross over to and start in other clubs, but the playlist below is what you would could have expected to hear had you been on the Northern scene between 1973 and 1975. This is the second part of two episodes looking back at some of the scene’s biggest records of the period in a not strictly but not far off chronological order. There are some awesome records here, especially the last half, but there are a few that should be confined to history too: Lester Lanin, Judy Harris, T.D. Valentine to name but three. But leaving them out would be meddling with history…(apologies for The Gypsies track being all over the place!) Coming next - 1976 - 1977 Part One SAXY RUSSELL — PSYCHEDELIC SOUL REPARATA & THE DELRONS — PANIC TOBI LEGEND — TIME WILL PASS YOU BY THE INTICERS — SINCE YOU LEFT REGGIE GARNER — HOT LINE MICHAEL & RAYMOND — MAN WITHOUT A WOMAN TERRIBLE TOM — WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER TIMOTHY WILSON — LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART BOBBY JASON — WALL TO WALL HEARTACHES JUDY HARRIS — YOU TOUCHED ME T.D. VALENTINE — LOVE TRAP JOHNNY BRAGG — THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT ME ACE CANNON — SEA CRUISE ILA VAN — CAN’T HELP LOVING THAT MAN SONS OF MOSES — SOUL SYMPHONY VAL McKENNA — LOVE FEELING THE CAPREEZ — HOW TO MAKE A SAD MAN GLAD BENNY CURTIS & THE DIRTY HEARTS — DIRTY HEARTS THE GYPSIES — IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD ELOISE LAWS — LOVE FACTORY STANLEY MITCHELL — GE IT BABY DEAN PARRISH — DETERMINATION LOU PRIDE — I’M COMIN’ HOME IN THE MORNIN’ EDWIN STARR — TIME DON THOMAS — COME ON TRAIN JOHNNY ROSS & THE SOUL EXPLOSIONS — I CAN’T HELP MYSELF LESTER LANIN & HIS ORCHESTRA — DIZZY BUNNY SIGLER — GIRL DON’T MAKE ME WAIT SMOKY & THE FABULOUS BLADES — JERK BABY JERK MEL BRITT — SHE’LL COME RUNNING BACK THE MONTCLAIRS — HUNG UP ON YOUR LOVE BITS’N PIECES — KEEP ON RUNNING AWAY THE WORLD COLUMN — SO IS THE SUN HANK JACOBS — ELIJAH ROCKIN’ WITH SOUL THE DRIFTERS — YOU GOT TO PAY YOUR DUES CANDI STATON — NOW YOU’VE GOT THE UPPER HAND INTERNATIONAL GTO’S — I LOVE MY BABY KING ERRISON — ZOLA THE VELVET SATINS — NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO YOU THE SALVADORS — STICK BY ME BABY ANERSON BROTHERS — I CAN SEE HIM LOVING YOU THE BELLES — LET ME DO IT THE DEL LARKS — JOB OPENING LARRY SANTOS — YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME SKULL SNAPS — I’M YOUR PIMP WILLIE MITCHELL — THE CHAMPION POINTER SISTERS — SEND HIM BACK FRANKIE (LOVE MAN) CROCKER — TON OF DYNAMITE JEAN CARTER — LIKE ONE https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/northern-soul-the-casino-years-1973-to-1975-part-two/

Yep played at the Catacombs then Wigan

NORTHERN SOUL — THE CASINO YEARS 1973 TO 1975 (Part One) Okay this is how it really was, warts and all. In this next set of podcasts, I’m going to be tracing the history of Northern Soul via the Wigan casino years. Not Wigan again you say…well it’s the only place I went, so therefore I can recreate the playlists from experience. Obviously some records cross over to and start in other clubs, but the playlist below is what you would could have expected to hear had you been on the Northern scene between 1973 and 1975. This is the first part of two episodes looking back at some of the scene’s biggest records of the period in a not strictly but not far off chronological order. It doesn’t matter if I am a year or six months out on some tracks, please just enjoy the music. I did this live from vinyl so some records show a little wear — also, the left hand deck was playing up so one or two tracks may sound a little slow in parts, only one or two though. Hope you enjoy this, the series will be one of the best I’ve ever done. THE SHERRYS — PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME MIKE POST COALITION — AFTERNOON OF THE RHINO PAUL ANKA — I CAN’T HELP LOVING YOU THE COASTERS — CRAZY BABY GWEN & RAY — BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON A STRONG FOUNDATION LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA — EXUS TREK THE SERVICEMEN — I NEED A HELPING HAND THE SUPERLATIVES — I STILL LOVE YOU THE VOLCANOS — (IT’S AGAINST) THE LAWS OF LOVE THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS BAND — RAT RACE CASE OF TYME — MANIFESTO THE VELVETS — I GOT TO FIND ME SOMEBODY THE VELOURS — I’M GONNA CHANGE WOMBAT — I’M GETTING’ ON LIFE LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON — TOO LATE GLORIA JONES — TAINTED LOVE LITTLE RICHIE — JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE R. DEAN TAYLOR — THERE’S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE CHECKERBOARD SQUARES — DOUBLE COOKIN’ (STRINGS A GOGO) FOUR PERFECTIONS — I’M NOT STRONG ENOUGH TONY & TYRONE — PLEASE OPERATOR THE TOMANGOES — I REALLY LOVE YOU THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM — CASHING IN THE FURY’S BAND — I’M SATISFIED WITH YOU SAM WARD — SISTER LEE GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS — MY HEART’S SYMPHONY THE MODERN REDCAPS — NEVER TOO YOUNG PAUL HUMPHREY — COCHISE EDDIE & ERNIE — I CAN’T DO IT SIDRA ORCHESTRA — SIDRA’S THEME DENA BARNES — IF YOU EVER WALK OUT OF MY LIFE THE CASUALEERS — DANCE, DANCE, DANCE RODGER COLLINS — YOU SEXY SUGAR PLUM FRED SMITH ORCHESTRA — THE SAME OLD THING SISTERS LOVE — I’M LEARNING TO TRUST MY MAN THE SWEETS — SATISFY ME BABY LAURA GREENE — MOONLIGHT MUSIC AND YOU THE EPITOME OF SOUND — YOU DON’T LOVE ME EARL WRIGHT & HIS ORCHESTRA — THUMB A RIDE AL WILSON — HELP ME THE GUYS FROM UNCLE — THE SPY WALLY COX — THIS MAN BETTY WRIGHT — WHERE IS THE LOVE THE EXCITERS — REACHING FOR THE BEST EVELYN THOMAS — WEAK SPOT L.J. JOHNSON — YOUR MAGIC PUT A SPELL ON ME ALICE CLARK — YOU HIT ME (RIGHT WHERE IT HURT ME) DONI BURDICK — BARI TRACK DAVE MITCHELL & THE SCREAMERS — THE TRIP https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/northern-soul-the-casino-years-1973-to-1975-part-one/

No they are actually thinking of expanding BBC 4 but making BBC 3 web only. They won't close BBC 4.

Very jammy. Went for £120 I think.

That record - I'd never heard of it - about 5 years ago I bought a collection and he also gave me a bag of mixed 'rubbish', Elvis, Stones, non-Northern Soul stuff like that, there was a copy of this in there! Sold it on ebay to someone in Japan.

Mik - I sell it for that price, anyone else can sell it for whatever they like. I couldn't ask £100 for that, it's not a rare record.

£50 - £75 nowadays

70’s DANCERS — MODERN SOUL — CROSSOVER 45’s TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT ALL OF THESE ARE AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION, MOST ARE EX+ TO M- NO OFFERS PLEASE ALL SET SALE CHEERS PETE (Contact me at the email address below if you need anything) Pete.smith@freeuk.com 01902 326306 ALEX TAYLOR — SLOWLY TURNING TO LOVE — BEST 30 BAY BROTHERS — WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) — MILLENIUM 50 BETTYE SWANN — KISS MY LOVE GOODBYE — ATLANTIC 70 CATE BROS — WHERE CAN WE GO — ASYLUM DJ 25 ELLINGTON SISTERS — I BETTER GET USED TO THIS FEELING — RCA DJ 20 ED SUMMERS — I CAN TELL — SOYA 50 FRANK POPP ENSEMBLE — BREAKAWAY — EXPANSION 20 FRANKIE SAUNDERS — TAKE ANOTHER LOOK — JUANA 20 FOUR FLIGHTS — ALL I WANT IS YOU — ALMERIA 25 GENTS — LOVE’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING — PARAMOUNT DJ 30 GEORGE BENSON — MY WOMAN’S GOOD TO ME — A & M 20 GWEN McCRAE — THE MELODY OF LIFE / THE JOY — CAT 20 JOHNNY TAYLOR — WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE — BEVERLY GLEN 20 JOE TEX — UNDER YOUR POWERFUL LOVE — DIAL 20 JAMES BROWN & THE J.B.’S — PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LIVE — POLYDOR 20 LUCKEY DAVIS — IT’S NOT WHERE YOU START — HIGHLAND (orange) 60 MODULATIONS — I’M HOPELESSLY IN LOVE — BUDDAH DJ 20 PETE WARNER — I JUST WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE WITH YOU — POLYDOR 70 RANDOLPH BROWN & COMPANY — IT AIN’T LIKE IT USED TO BE — IX CHAINS DJ 20 SPINNERS — I JUST WANT TO FALL IN LOVE — ATLANTIC DJ 30 SAM DEES — FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH CARE — ATLANTIC (Jamaican) 40 TYRONE BARKLEY — MAN OF VALUE — MIDSONG INTERNATIONAL 25 WAYNE WARREN — HIT ON SOMEBODY’S BABY — HAPPY HOOKER 20 PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED LIST, IF YOU ORDER SOMETHING AND PAY FOR IT, IT’S YOURS, IF YOU ORDER IT AND DON’T PAY FOR IT, IT GETS SOLD TO THE NEXT PERSON WHO ASKS…GOT NO CHOICE IN THIS AS PEOPLE STILL ORDERING AND NOT PAYING POSTAGE IS EXTRA 2.50 1ST RECORDED 7.10 SPECIAL OVERSEAS, WILL QUOTE PAYPAL / CARD / BANK TRANSFER ALL WELCOME CHEERS

Mr. Anderson told me he had 100 copies also

Spot on Steve, played from 79 onwards