PETE SMITH, 28 JENKS ROAD, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BL, ENGLAND.
01902 893569 pete.smith@freeuk.com
HERE'S ALL MY LATEST ARRIVALS PLUS A FEW REDUCED THINGS
SHAWN ROBINSON - MY DEAR HEART - MINIT ISSUE EX- 175
The tough issue, marking it as EX- because of light crackle right at the very start, otherwise perfect
THE CHESTERFIELDS - YOU WALKED AWAY - PHILIPS ISSUE M 250 SOLD
This is a truly incredible copy, I doubt if it had been played before I tested it out, beautiful pristine black labels and not a mark on the vinyl. Possibly one of the best ever copies offered for sale.
GEORGE & SONNY SANDS - DOWN BY THE OCEAN - NEW VOICE DEMO EX 50 SOLD
Absolutely incredible atmospheric mid tempo, Righteous Brothers style, buy it blind if you don't know it
LAURA GREENE - MOONLIGHT MUSIC IN YOU - RCA DEMO M- 75
Super copy of a classic oldie
THE LOLLIPOPS - LOVE IS THE ONLY ANSWER - RCA ISSUE EX- 50
Cracking record and here on a very nice black issue. Minor background noise near start
THE BOUQUETS - WECLOME TO MY HEART - BLUE CAT DEMO EX 30
This is a great oldie with strong Detroit connections, recommended
DAVID & REUBEN (THE MAJESTICS) - I LOVE HER SO MUCH IT HURTS ME - WARNER BROS DEMO EX- 125 SOLD
Apart from one click on the intro this is a great copy. The B side does have an audible scratch on it though.
THE SPANDELLS - SAY NO GIRL - DIMENSION DEMO EX- 30
Great little girl group dancer
RONNIE FORTE - THAT WAS WHISKEY TALKING - TARX EX 125
Fantastic Wigan oldie - B side had a bit more play so EX-
BILLY T SOUL - CALL ON BILLY - MUSICOR DEMO EX 30
Nice old 100 Club stomper
THE FI-DELS - TRY A LITTLE HARDER - KEYMEN M- 125 SOLD
One of the greatest records ever to emerge from the West Coast and now impossible to find as an original in this condition
WILLIE WILLIAMS - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PLAYED FOR A FOOL - ABC DEMO EX 75
Classic reactivated oldie going way back to the Torch/Cats days
THE MODS - DRY MY EYES - FONA VG+ 150 SOLD
The reason I'm pricing this at 150 is because despite numerous surface marks (weird ones, not scratches) it plays almost mint, no clicks, nothing - and also for the fact that I honestly can't remember the last time I saw one for sale.
THE PERSIONETTES - IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY / CALL ON ME - OR DEMO M- 40
Don't you just love it when people reserve records than never send for them? Been holding this for 3 weeks for someone. Cheers.
WENDY RENE - BAR B Q - STAX DEMO VG+ 25
Nice white demo. Odd pop and click but plays nice and loud.
THE TEEN TURBANS - WE NEED TO BE LOVED - LOMA M- 50
Great oldie, never really had it's day
THE VALA-QUONS - WINDOW SHOPPING ON GIRLS AVENUE - TRC DEMO M- 50
I love this, always buy it when I see it, people now banging on about the B side I Wanna Woman which is good, but not as good as the Jobete published A side
RAY CHARLES - I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR - UK HMV EX 50
An almost untouched UK stock copy - beautiful
JOHNNY ACEY - I GO INTO ORBIT - FLING VG++ 20
Not sure what possessed me to buy this, must have thought it was something else! Very bluesy mid tempo R&B sound. Not sure if it's a dj copy or not, black and white labels.
LEFTOVERS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS
BLACK EYED PEAS - SMALLEST MAN ALIVE - ULTRA CITY M- 75
Great stuff from the original owners of the name!
SAM FLETCHER - I'D THINK IT OVER - TOLLIE EX 250
Lovely stock copy
MALCOLM HAYES - I CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU / BABY PLEADE DON'T LEAVE ME - OKEH DEMO EX 75
Really surprised this didn't go last week - it's now half the book price
MAURICE WILLIAMS - RETURN - SEA HORN EX 50
Good New Orleans dancer
ROCK CANDY - ALONE WITH NO LOVE - DONTEE VG++ 50 SOLD
Yellow label, plays great, why's it still here?
ROY HAMILTON - EARTHQUAKE - EPIC DEMO VG 30
Looks a little on the rough side, plays nice and loud, crackly for first 20 seconds, it'd be fine for djing
JOE TEX - ALL THE HEAVEN A MAN REALLY NEEDS - DIAL M- 25
Well I listed this for a fiver the other week and was consequently told it was being played and was no longer a fiver, but I was true to my word, sold it for a fiver, then the buyer said he was sending it back because it jumped 5 times. So it came back, I played it, and it played mint. So not sure what that was all about. Anyway it's for sale again but it's not a fiver this time...
HERE'S A TIP FOR YOU...
Anyone who likes Jamaican r&b, have a look for a record by PATSY called FIND SOMEONE, it came out in the UK on High Note HS 037 in 1970 as the B side to a skinhead instrumental, "Target" by The Gaytones. It was actually recorded much earlier, I'd have said 64-65 and is a really unusual sound, it's got a kind of lolloping r&b brass backing with a solid beat, I sold mine years ago but always looked out for it and I remembered it when someone posted it in the Jamaican R&B section on Soul Source as an unknown...got it straight away. It's still up there in that section if anyone wants to hear it. Mine's only in VG- condition but I think I'd ask £100 for it now, but do look out for it, it's great.
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