Gazoor

Just trying to get a definitive answer on whether the White Demo., pictured below, that I bought the other month is an original or not. It's on a label design that I hadn't seen before, but even though it was listed with the word 'pressing' after it... it looked real to me and I am not aware of any 'boot' using the design. I've tracked a couple on the web and the few that I found have sold for approx £450 on a well known dealer site and $522 on Ebay... It cost me £46 plus postage... so my question is ... Has it been 'booted' on this design? Thanks for your help... Happy New Year!

Unfortunately the value of the item includes postal charges, which have gone up quite a lot.. doubled in fact over the last couple of years and postage costs are plainly seen on the mailer. I agree with Dylan above... the handling fees of £7 or £8 for having to collect the item yourself is a massive p***take!!

Hi Hovis, saw this old post just flitting around on the net. There are 2 versions of this tune on the same label number etc. One uptempo with more backing and girls from the start and the other a slower version. I take it you have the faster version?? Good tune!

I had the picture cover one too, at one time ... its a Portuguese issue.. and a US Demo. Always liked it great tune!!

Here's a little bit of info. , photograph of the group and sound clips listed by band member Jay Tee, placed on soundcloud in 2015... https://soundcloud.com/jay-tee-201/sets/the-fascades-and-the-tribulations-songs ... one sold on Ebay in April for over $900.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tribulations-Packin-039-Up-My-Bags-UNKNOWN-NORTHERN-SOUL-45RPM-RECORD-SHELLY-MOTOWN-/112384552831?_ul=BO and another in May for $900 and then the same person sold another one the week after for just short of $950, details here with quite a bit of info... https://www.valueyourmusic.com/items/112399892980?from=112391019118 I like the 'Packin' Up My Bags' side... nice tune!

Hi, I've got Ike and Tina on A&M in M- condition and Ike Turners Kings of Rhythm on Sue in just short of Ex, probably a strong VG+.. (I don't really go in for the "+++++" descriptions, I bought it off Craig Moerer years ago and he doesn't sell knackered stuff!!) ... one mark on it from memory and I think a slight click early on... I'd have to check. What would you pay for each? Cheers, Gazoor

I first met Roger in the days when he ran a Soul Nite at Stalybridge Celtic Football Ground... (not sure of the year '80ish). Great lad used to do excellent tapes with, as mentioned earlier quite a number of LP tracks on them, which I too have a penchant for. The tunes he was playing at the time were The Metros - Since I found..., John Bowie - You're Gonna Miss, Tempests - Someday... and also I think Charles Johnson - Never Had A Love So Good. .. as he was a big fan of 70's tunes too. This eclectic taste a few years later imho pushed through a lot of the soul/R&B stuff that no one else played or was trying to sell to Northern/Rare Soul audience. Record sales very reasonable ... stuff I didn't buy off him over the first handful of years... Jack Montgomery - Don't Turn Your Back £7... Brooks Brothers - Lookin For A Woman £30. Ah well can't always be right anticipating the scenes future biggies!!!! He was also good enough to give me numerous lifts to the 'Top Of The World' and various other allnighters at that time, as I was one of those no car/non-driver types being 18ish... Many good times... he never managed to convert me into being a Johnny Hunnicut fan though... no matter how strange his dancing was... I dopn't see him anymore really as I rarely go to All-Niters or travel... but whenever I do its always great to catch up and have a chat

Congrats, another tune for you to play out at 'Solent Cougars'!

It may be of interest as a sub thread (?) that the Mon'Ca release of 'Its No Sin' has the same catalogue number and is the official B-side as it is on Ru-Jac.

Gerry, you've either got the knack of how to fill out Japanese order forms or have a shop/s, dealer/s who is happy to return emails...Well done mate.. I got a number of copies of the Zven Zetterburg item by spawnyly correctly completing the Scandinavian form a few years back... last 4 copies they said in their reply. But as you say... 'ya gotta look!' :-)

Like they say though... its hard to get unplayed copies. There's one on ebay at the moment £114 plus £7 UK postage... 23 hours left to go VG++ condition. Paddys choice... hope he gets a good one.

Hi Paddy, I've got an unplayed copy if you're still looking... same price as the one you tried to get. £110 inc.signed for post . Let me know. GT

I had an issue of LS on UK which I bought eons ago....... sold it with most of my tunes to "Ovenchips" 'bout 8years ago, rare item! Luckily I managed to get a UK, red demo. a couple of years later