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Soul Improvisations PT.2 - Van McCoy - Buddah -

Nothing Worse Than Being Alone - The Ad Libs - Share - Still sends shivers, never tire of this.

Sweet and Easy - The Van McCoy Strings - Share -

A Love You Can Depend On - Brenda & The Tabulations - Top and Bottom -

Touch My Heart - The Vonettes - Cobblestone - Van McCoy at his best. & Kendra Spotswood/Sandi Sheldon Chain Reaction - The Spellbinders - Columbia - Van McCoy again, Wonderful record. Betty Everett -Getting Mighty Crowded - Brilliant Record

Hi Sean Thanks, I've often wondered what happened with the release and why It was withdrawn from sale.

Right Track - Billy Butler - I happened to notice the JZSP on the Right Track Stock Copy, I have noticed this before on the Soul A Go-Go Stock Copies below. The Thing is; The one on the left has --------.-"JZSP115388-1D" Stamped in the Deadwax, and has ZSP115388 on the Label Whereas the one on the right has "ZSP115388-1B" Stamped in the Deadwax, and has JZSP115388 on the Label The complete opposite I have seen a White DEMO - But these are Stock Copies & the "J" DENOTES A demo normally ? Anyone else noticed this ? Strange ain't it I'm not suggesting either are rare, from my experence, quantities of each type are available.

When I first saw the thread, I thought it was about this one. This is their Bell Label Output though, and is on a Silver Label, so possibly re-Issue too?

I'm Gonna Love You - Edward Hamilton and The Arabians - Mary Jane -

I'm Gonna Love You - edward hamilton - Carrie - (Green Label) -

I'm Gonna Love You - Edward Hamilton - Carrie - (Orange Label) -

Hi Joan Thanks for that.

Hi Ted I will record my 3 copies and Identify which they came from later tonight. I have been out Gardening and used the Refosoul file that Jumpin Joan Uploaded 13/10/2006 It is described as Mary Jane.

Agreed, "Call Me" is Brilliant. Call Me - Edward Hamilton - I'm Gonna Love You Baby - Edward Hamilton -

Yes, I know that it isn't one of the big rarities, but it can be a Minefield. A big rarity could be a DEMO where the Stock Copy is easy to find, or Stock Copy where the DEMO is easier to find. One recent case was Ric-Tic RT-122 on a White DEMO, Incredibly RARE, The only one that I have seen, and yet it only fetched £82 at Auction. >>> LINK <<< Not really Mavericks Original Question I know, because the question was Intended for Big money records. Sometimes though RARE doesn't necessarily equate to Value. Anyway back to the Big Money Rarities.

Every home should have a copy of The Show Stoppers Ain't Nothing But A House Party / What Can A Man Do ?? and possibly at some time has. Whichever Label it is on, It is one of those records that helped to create this wonderful scene, Never gonna be a big bucks tune, However, Imagine if only a handful existed. Both are Top Tunes, definitely Value for money.

Hi Malc, Hi Dave, Well, based on hearsay, and this >>> Link <<< I asked this very Question, back in January 2007. Possibly not if you follow this >>> Link <<< Thanks also for Information on the Party Time DEMO's, I have seen The Four Perfections on a Yellow Party Time DEMO, but I've never seen a Show Stoppers Party Time DEMO.

Hi Mel Definitely, "Let's Copp A Groove" is a Classic and one of my favourites, I am suprised though that at the time the US Catalogue for both Romur & Party Time / Showtime wasn't considered for a couple more releases on Beacon which would have brought us "Be's That Way Sometimes" & "I'm Not Strong Enough".

Hi Tony Thanks for the Information, I have often wondered how close we came to some of the other records like The Four Perfections "I'm Not Strong Enough" or Bobby Wells "Be's That Way Sometimes" being Issued In the U.K. In the 60's. The Yellow Beacon does have the Frankford /Wayne, Stamp, Paul Dunns copy too. However so do my Party Time, Show Time and Guyden copies. Seem to think that there are boots around on Show Time though, possibly Styrene?

Wasn't there a Story somewhere that this recod was Originally picked up for release on Beacon, after being heard quite by chance in the States by a record exec/producer.

Hi Simon I'm Not Too Sure on Prices, but none are extremely Expensive. Here are probably only half of them, If you count the Green Beacon, Cream, Collectables etc The Party Time Label is possibly the Rarest Format, To Date I haven't seen a Party Time DEMO although I'm sure that It should exist, and the Yellow Beacon harder than the Red & White Swirl Beacon In My Experience. Not to forget of course the Incredible B Side "What Can A Man Do??"

The Grapevine Single, even though it was withdrawn shortly after release, is an official release. I'm not sure why this was alegedly dubbed from a record, when Gino Washington had re-issued it, or were they also dubbed from a disc. Do master Tapes still Exist for The Tomangoes?

Hi Ray Thanks, but thanks to Dave Flynn's >>> Anoraks Corner <<< I think that the following Revilot sums it up regarding the Scratched / Stamped Matrix for these releases. The Pink Darrell Banks having both on the same record. I have these in my collection. All are Styrene, All bought from Soul Bowl --<-- Both Have STAMPED in Matrix A & B Side --<-- Both Have Scratched in Matrix A & B Side The Grey Label was the first Issue However, This copy --<-- STAMPED in Matrix A & Scratched in Matrix B Side I hope that this helps

Hi Ray No Problem. Hi Ray I wouldn't worry too much about Counterfeits of these labels, although they do exist. It sounds so far like you have originals. Almost all of my records came from Soul Bowl in the 70's, Including the ones I have given you the DeadWax Information on. The GW-47 of yours, I would say is 100% OK as you describe it. I have two copies of this and Both are Scatched ZTSC. The GW-46 - Heart Trouble - The Parliaments. -------------STYRENE Scratched "ZTSC-121124" with a "-P" STAMPED to the side of the ZTSC and the "2" or possibly "1" 180 degrees across the record, STAMPED in the DeadWax. You're right, it is hard to say whether it is a 1 or a 2. Ric-Tic RT-111 - To Win Your Heart - Laura Lee -------------STYRENE------------------------STYRENE The White DEMO Scratched "ZTSC-107550" with "T1" Scratched 180 degrees across the record in the DeadWax. The Stock Copy Scratched "ZTSC-107550" with a "-P" STAMPED to the side of the ZTSC and "1" Faintly STAMPED 180 degrees across the record in the DeadWax. Remember also that slightly different labels exist on the Golden World Issues. -------------STYRENE------------------------STYRENE------------------------STYRENE The Position of the GW-21 and even the Font. Some of the other titles are STAMPED and some are Scratched, I will try to list which I have that are Scratched and which are Stamped, possibly Friday/Saturday, as I Work Nights Sunday to Thursday and will be going to bed soon. I was Intending to collate the Information to add to the Hitsville Site anyway. Any further help, do not hesitate to contact me. Hi Ray I will answer all of your questions if I can. The stamps are usually followed by a Number and Letter, as you can see below this can be different across the same Issue Number. I have multiple copies of other Titles, I will have a Look tomorrow to see if I have any with a Stamp and another with a Scratched Matrix. Of the top of my head I think I have a ZTSC Revilot with a Stamp on one side and a Scratched matrix on the other, so you can see it doesn't appear to follow any pattern, but I will let you know what I can find out about this, so Point 2 may take more time, I will get back to you. ------------STYRENE - "ZTSC104215-2 C" STAMPED-/-THE OTHER SIDE--"ZTSC104216-1 C" STAMPED - "ZTSC104215-2 B" STAMPED-/-THE OTHER SIDE--"ZTSC104216-1 B" STAMPED --"ZTSC104215-2 A" STAMPED-/ THE OTHER SIDE--"ZTSC104216-1D" STAMPED Point 1 >>> LINK <<< The records were pressed by Columbia Records, if you follow the Link there is lots of Information about Various Pressing Plants. Including ZTSC The code itself is broken down thus, Z - indicates a 7" medium T - transcription S - indicates 45rpm C - Chicago, where they were pressed Point 3 Dave Moore has done some wonderful articles on Various Labels Including Golden World and Ric-Tic >>> LINK <<< The Work that I am doing is constantly being updated as I find Information. With Some of the The Labels I have Included links to Sound files when you click on them. It is on the Hitsville Forum. We have gathered together Information from Various sources to try to complete Both the Labels. I will shortly be adding the ZTSC Information. Information for some of the Ric-Tic records is a bit hard to Obtain. We are still searching for some of the DEMO's. >>> LINK to My Ric-Tic Posts on Hitsville Soul Club Of America <<< >>> LINK to My Mirwood Posts on Hitsville Soul Club Of America <<< I will keep in touch and hopefully find out more Information on the Scratched vs Stamped Matrix.

Thanks, Almost certain that you are right, I was thinking along similar lines. Good to know that, Such a lot of Information has been lost over the years.