I think it possibly started when Dj's started the covering up of tunes, they wanted that rare unknown trophy tune to play to the masses and possibly at the same time were scooping up numerous copies to sell on for inflated prices to the uneducated followers.
Soul Sauce @ The Vine
70’s & Modern Soul with a
sprinkling of Jazz Funk.
Wally Francis & Colin Sharp playing the tunes.
The Vine
Roman Rd Linthorpe
Middlesbrough
TS5 5PH
See link below with regards to a large scale UK vinyl counterfeiter being prosecuted, although not soul records but it should send a message out to the ones that are involved in doing this.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11941523/Counterfeit-vinyl-salesman-55-1-2million-charging-35-thousands-fake-records.html
THE VINE - Roman Rd Linthorpe, Middlesbrough.TS5 5PH
70's/Modern Soul Event with a smattering of Jazz Funk
Wally Francis & Ray Greening spinning the tunes
Free Admittance
The Vine is a very cool wine Bar/Brasserie
Start time 4pm through till Midnight
Seems that the Isley Brothers have fallen out and it's all landed in court.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11884003/The-Isley-Brothers-lawsuit-Ronald-Isley-accused-cutting-brother-Rudolph-groups-profits.html
So very sorry to hear this news and send my best wishes to Ted.
Hopefully people that were at the venue maybe able to look back a any photographs that they have taken and look at the background faces and these oxygen thieves can be caught.
All discs are in VG++ to Ex condition, please pm for more information. PayPal F&F accepted.
Betty Boo - Say it isn’t so £130 Floor filling tune for many years.
Flame N King - Ho Happy Days £85 such a fantastic sound.
Edward Hamilton - Baby Don’t You Weep/I’m Gonna Love You (has 2 small edge chips) £50 2 of his best on one disc.
Carol Anderson - Sad Girl £85 Do they come any better?
Sam Williams - Love Slipped Through My Fingers/ Towanda Barnes - You Don’t Mean It £75 2 fantastic tunes.
Eddie Parker - Love You Baby £35 how fantastic is this floor filling dancer.
Larry Clinton - She’s Wanted In 3 States (centre missing) £40
Kim Tibbs - Where would I be without you? Fantastic Modern Soul tune, 1st press black vinyl unplayed in M- condition.
£65 + postage, Uk only.
pm if interested.