Steve G

The Count, as Tats I think once said a man who's name has one too many vowels in it....

Del Larks

Yes that's right. I think I paid 50 for Soul Sam's copy, but that was years ago.....

I'd draw a line between legit reissues and bootlegs....if I may. The two are totally different and yet are getting confused in this discussion.

I'll have to re-read them threads then Mike

What? It's an interesting perspective, and perhaps one some of us haven't thought of......but best post for a very long time? Come on Mike, there's better ones every day, Gareth's perspective on the Philly hit maker scene yesterday for example - now that's a very good post. The NE soul scene, another one.....ATB Steve

Interesting. I buy / get all new legally issued soul and funk 7s, and am the wrong side of 50, so will be buying yours as well......Steve

Yes that's it.

Yes I'll play it on this months show....and put the podcast up. Incidentally Charen Cotton I also have this on a really odd label, different mix and all. Not sure if it came first or sometime later......but it's pretty!

GOOD POST Gareth, and yes the same backing track on Toll Darkness, which has better vocals and an ace stepper B side.....

Were they digging' the scene?

Was the sun-roof down?

There were some right lowlifes in that place.....all right... :

I think I know someone who has one going spare. PM me your price and I'll see if I can get it...

Nice one guys!

Thanks for clarifying Mike. Forgot about the Allen Toussaint connection with Labelle, so now 100% sure Labelle was first.

Thanks for clarifying Mark. Memory frazzled...

Winstanley again......I do have a copy of this somewhere.....probably never going to play it again....Bob A - Just as possible that Workman's name was "taken off" as "added", but that being said am about 75% sure that Labelle came first.

I wouldn't say they were shite Andy but there are plenty of far better records out there.

Manship got nearly 2g for one at auction didn't he? Price is artificially inflated due to current demand. Was a 25er a couple of years ago. Do you need it that much RUSS?

I bet a lot of them don't. For many of them I think it's about looking the part and having the records that look like they are authentic. "It's 1977 again and I'm just like Mr Richard Searling with my box of rare originals (well they are look-alikes really but who cares?), on my way to DJ for a load of dancers".... I've been at plenty of weekenders and watched as the speciailist CD purveyors sit cowered behind their boxes reading the paper or latest issue of Manifesto, waiting for some brave soul to venture up and start going through the CD's. I know most legit reissues are sold via the internet these days, but honestly to see the lack of CD sales at some venues it's painful.

I reckon Steve Coogan should act his "Paul Carf" role. He can wander into the Nighter f*ing and blinding, lager can in hand, start falling over, and turn it into back-flips and spin out.....

Enough said??? Well not quite. Very brave of you to come on here and tell us about your ethos and that you play these bootleg things out. Even braver if you could tell us who you are. Rare records have always been expensive, strewth at Wigan I could hardly afford anything other than UK and cheapo 45s. I think what's different now is the obsession many so called DJs have with a more limited range of records - i.e. you got to have Eddie Parker, Salvadors, Tomangoes Mel Britt etc. in yer box to be a DJ. Well Sir, you don't. There's plenty of great records out there to find, NOT reissued, that are just as good. Thing is when you play your JD Bryant, it's not down to an "ameteur slewth" as you put it to identify it as a reissue, everyone who cares can work it out as soon as the first bars start. Regards and all.

Some DJs have been known to take non legit records off of the decks if some warm up flunky is playing a boot of something they (the other DJ) has on OV. One even uses them as frisbees to try and decapitate people dancing to the bootleg version

I have the LP and it does go on a bit Great track btw.