Ged Parker

He's a big collector who I have had some nice bits from. He is also a font of knowledge particularly about New Orleans labels. I was sure there would be others on here that deal / dealt with him but if not forget I said anything

Just had a message from Carole Spires that Kris is safe and well following Katrina. He has lost almost everything he owns though and is currently somewhere in northern TX. I avoided the temptation to ask about water damaged records for obvious reasons. I'm sure it will be a while before he is hunting out vinyl again but great news that he's safe.

Betty for sure, Regular spin for my mate Steve Mc Williams at Lytham. May get an outing this Saturday

If you check out his ebay store it is clear this should be $7.50 like the 'Show Me The Way to Your heart' for $7.50 buy it now. suprised that hasn't gone

UK everytime. Except most of the stuff I want is US only. Where there are both the UK demo is ussually the rarest format though not neccessarily the dearest as there isn't a demand for them outside the UK so less people chasing them.

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My dad wore thick longjohns to keep his warm

Issue was £70 and Demo £90 I think, unless your a taxman then the noughts are typing errors . Actually the demo went at my last visit to Bidds

Fantastic tune I have sold both an issue and a demo of this in the last 6 months and kept one of each too. Should be played more me thinks.

That haunting name 'Bob Slater' never knew him but really do wish he hadn't wrote his name on every single he ever owned both sides as well He had some real quality tunes loads of these ended up in Records and Relics in Blackpool he must have had a massive collection and can't have realised that much for it knowing the stories about what people bought things off Records and Relics for and they must have been making some profit.

I think it has always been too rare to be that big but I fell in love with it on first hearing. I don't usually play it but gave it an outing when on at Soul or Nothing, thought they were the right crowd to appreciate it. Another underplayed underappreciated oldie there are sooooooo many

Pound off for turning up in 'Blue' is to put off the 'Reds' after all you can't put on the flyer '£1 extra for Utd fans" Soul and singles and some selected LP tracks

https://cgi.ebay.com/DON-VARNER-45-rpm-on-Q...1QQcmdZViewItem An original issue on ebay now. Boot is as has been described white with black writing almos a negative image of the orig issue. Never heard of a white demo but as ady says never say never. Boot on ebay too https://cgi.ebay.com/Northern-Soul-Don-Varn...1QQcmdZViewItem

'Always' is a bit of an exageration certainly not before George Hunt (and Others) got a number of 25 count boxes from the States. Should be less now I guess, rarely go a week without seeing one or more for sale. There are plenty of so called £60 records you never see from one year to the next. Maybe they are underpriced rather than Danny Moore being overpriced

Bought mine at the Casino in 78 ish so I knew it before then. Can't remember what I paid but it was relatively expensive then £20ish I guess. Can't for the life of me remember who was playing it though I was a bit of a Pat Brady follower but may not have been Pat. So all in all a clear as mud as usual

Sold my (Contact) copy last year had it from a new release but never really liked it that much one of those records Sandy Mountain put away for me. Someone asked me if I had copy whilst I was DJing at The Winter Gardens I agreed a price never expecting the guy to send for it but he did so I let it go. Since then though I've been asked for it a couple of times (isn't that always the way) so I guess its right style / tempo for now. Not a bad record but to me just not that special but certainly not a 'Laughter' inducer by any stretch of the imagination.

One Gold Piece is the top tune for me run a close second by Dream My Heart. I should be saying No Other Way and Guess Who Loves You as I've got them But can't deny how good the Prophets and Shirley Edwards are

Funny you should say that Mandy. Gaz put this on a tape for me way back in the early eighties. Some craking stuff on there including the superb 'It used to be' by Jimmy Burns on Tip Top. The sounds that passed through his and Bernie Goldings hands at the time just don't bare thinking about.

£1100 to think it was given away as a freebee. I know when I ordered (and paid) for mine it took nearly seven weeks to arrive. I don't mind saying was sweating a little. I dont think the 'Get a job' Album should be that dear it's a compilation, kind of a greatest hits album. But then i thought the 45 was only £700 so what do I know

The LP that 'Not me Baby' came with was called "The Original and New Silhouettes '58/'68" I bought just the 45 about three years ago for $400ish nice and minty in a Goodway sleeve aswell but I think it books at about £700 now. If your sure it is the right LP and that it has the 45 with it and If you can get it for less than that snatch their hand off.

I can't recall ever playing the flip. But funnily enough I had a request for it a Lytham last time out but it wasn't in my box. I have committed to putting it in and playing it next time out, I was of course gonna play the flip first just to check but if big daddy say its a goodun that good enough for me. Mine's dark blue and silver btw.

Johhny Barnes - 'Begining Today' AMC Can't find anyone that knows it even. Edward Hamilton 'Cool Calm and Collected' Audio Disc Acetate never got a release as far as I know so may be a genuine one off Love em both the Johnny Barnes is a bit early for some but the vocals are superb.

On opening lines a real quality tune with such a naff opening line is Hoagy Lands 'Do you know what Life is All About' it goes 'I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, you know that I know, and I'm telling you all that I know. Lyrical genius it aint but what a tune.