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That has been the case, and an obvious case for a long time now. No rhyme or reason to some sales.

Probably, it is her middle name.

This weeks show with special guest David Hutchinson

They might well be the same, still not sure.

I thought we'd established in another topic that Susan Philips was not Sharon Seiger or Sharon Soul. The above, taken from Discogs is incorrect.

It takes a few weeks, once the sellers fees for that particular period have been paid

Stereo has been around since the 50s

The one Steve Jeffries had, is that the 2016 ebay sale copy or another? Didn’t he have Sam’s for sale too? As well as Kev’s recent copy there was another from the States a couplemof weeks ago, plus JM’s, that is three just recently. I think the other releases immediately round it are 1972 according to 45cat etc

There was at least four copies by 2009, been the same again at least since then. One from States recently, this one from John which is apparently a new one to the market. Be nearer double figure IMO if not more. Plenty already looking and looked.

There are anomalies on every selling platform, nothing worse than eBay/popsike.

But you can only take a sale at face value. A transaction took place whether you care to believe it or not. Two parties went through the whole process. They may have been two associates setting up a scam but we don’t know that. Even if they were history will show a sale took place. What was the record, who sold the previous items, from what country did these transactions take place, could be a factor as a Uk near mint is vg+ to most others. You can argue the toss all day but for all intents and purposes a transaction took place. You ask Benji to provide proof, why should he, he could ask you to provide proof a sale didn’t take place. history on discogs shows a sale did take place and that is what the next seller will look to. What did the seller have to gain with this alleged fraudulent sale, have more copies come to the market at the inflated price and sold? Pre internet, we all know dealers who were a bit liberal with the truth with regards to their stock. I ‘ve also agreed a purchase at the weekend only for that record to be sold on the monday, you shrug your shoulders and move on. Lastly buy from reliable sellers someone remarks, what is reliable. Every seller I know has had stock they have trickled out at what one would suggest is an inflated price rather than sell them at a lower price because they have multiple copies, especially previously harder to come by or indemand records, is that not immoral?

There is also a green boot if memory serves or a second green reissue

Pretty sure I have a recording of the lecture ads well as all the synopsis etc that you have. Yes it was interesting and we were tough on them and rightly so as they has so much wrong IMO. Hopefully if they did use that as the basis of the book they got it right. I will probably buy the paperback version of the book or the e-reader, not sure how they can justify £75 for the hardback??? PS I couldn't believe it was nearly 9 years ago either.

I went to a lecture at Salford Uni a good few years ago, Lucy Gibson presented it. Tim Wall, Nicola Smith and Ady Croasdell spoke at this lecture. Is this where the parts for the above books are taken? This was the lecture I think...

Looking through the list again it seems like an excuse to exploit the collectors of their hard earned. Very little of interest, spurious claims on the Alice Clark Lp, other tracks that are not even rare even if one does have a pointless instrumental on the flip. Only one of interest to me is the Super Disco Edits Lp.

It seems they weren't too sure about when who was in the group at any particular period and just put everyone down through the different eras? Cleveland cannot have been in all the line ups, the Carstairs was a 73 recording, was it not until after this that he joined the FF, as in 1975? Horne and Newsome replaced Childs and Pruitt, when did they leave?

Here is the article... https://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/08/48_years_later_a_singer_finall.html

International it maybe but that is for all aspects of the soul genre. Deep collectors will pay big money for the right records etc but IMO it is the brits driving the prices for records like this.

Thank you very much. Appreciated. I really enjoyed putting that article together. I did track one of the other members down before Larry came along. He was in a nursing home, we chatted a couple of times and tried to arrange a proper chat but he was moved and data protection laws in the US barred the nursing home from telling me where. Larry has tried to find him but no joy as of yet.

Wind Hit came first, Feb 1967. My Turn was recorded October 1967 and had three presses on Pathway, Cartoon, reversed and right way and the orange label. It is all covered in my article.

This is the Otisettes

The Joneses as in “Keeping Up With....” https://www.discogs.com/artist/247362-The-Joneses

It isn't the first time allegations have been cast his way.

Its a styrene boot pressed at Monarch (MR in a circle) sometime after mid 1976.

Can we name him and his alias, I seriously think others should be alerted with regard to this. If he hasn't done anything then he can clear his name.