Frankie Crocker

Thread on here a few months ago confirmed the Rampart issue was by far the rarest of all the label variations of this track.

Weighed in at a hefty £1,828 or a shade below 3K. Money well spent - the lucky winner evidently has immaculate taste.

Hi Derek. Always enjoyed your magazine when I picked up a copy at The 100 Club. Still use your grading system...one hanky...two hankies etc. Now, if you could talk the compiler of Stak-o-Wax into putting his lists on Soul Source, it would help achieve your goal in double quick time.

Only two known copies of Junior McCants so is this a third? This combination of records in the same ownership would be very hard to come by, perhaps half a dozen individuals in this league. For them to be for sale simultaneously is a chance in a million. Nevertheless, the descriptions appear plausible enough.

Credit to Kenny for spinning True Patron of The Arts in recent times. Really only a third rate sound but someone's got to experiment with fresh material otherwise the scene stagnates. Stand by for a load more Northern Garage once the Northern Funk movement has petered out.

You are wise to express concern. Most would pass over an advert as vague as this. I think we all have a responsibility to flag up potential pitfalls if record collecting is to be the clean game we want it to be.

PM sent Shaun.

Still a while to go so expect it to top 2K. Now the nibblers have had a go, sit back and watch what happens in the last 30 seconds of the auction.

I would gladly take this superb record in any condition. Must be fewer than ten known copies at a guess.

Beats me why they didn't have Sean in the film - one of the great characters of the scene. And good to see Sean at the 100 Club Film Premier Party, mingling with the stars and us ordinary underground folk.

There was one at Docs records in Fort Worth at Easter. In mint condition in a picture sleeve. I had to leave it there as the price was $60. Might be worth a try. There were a few other good records on the wall worth having but only in VG condition.

The following records are for sale and priced according to condition. Payment by Pay Pal Friends & Family please. Prices are inclusive of postage packing and insurance. PM to reserve anything or ask questions. Thanks for looking. Maurice Williams-Being Without You-Deesu VG @£110 SOLD Gary Dean-You Can Say-Young M- but first half of styrene record has slight distortion @£220 Billy Preston-The Girls Got It-Capitol VG+ @£75 SOLD Phoenix-Every Now And Then I Cry-PI Ex @£120 Percy Wiggins-It Didn't Take Much-RCA WD M- but centre hole has slight damage @£85 Don Ray-Born A Loser-RCA DJ VG @£150

Northern Dance Music perhaps... Stick your funky-modern stuff in the cellar.

Well done son. Time well spent.

Available on a 70's British reissue. You will not find many who own a real one let alone somebody prepared to sell. What do you want to pay for this elusive tune?

Got my orange label copy from Soul Bowl 1975/76 when it was big at Wigan. Never saw a green label copy until fairly recently when I picked one off eBay listed for the funk side. The green label copy is easily the scarcest and despite the pressing flaw, plays absolutely fine. There is a very unusual greeny-orange copy in the hands of Gary from Holyhead as he coloured his orange one using a green felt pen - he did this for a laugh as the green label was reputed to be rare at the time and this was Wigan c1976/77 and lots of us were just fussed about owning the sound rather than possessing an original copy.

There used to be a small record store on Victoria Island but that was 2006 when last there. Also a place in downtown Vancover but can't remember the name sorry. The Okanagan region is terrific for wine and food. Skinnies Grill at Hope, East of Vancouver is as good an eatery you will find when on a road trip. Half Moon Bay north of Vancouver is a good spot to stop off if heading north up the coast. You will have a great time in this part of the world but vinyl will not be a big feature of the trip unless you head to Seattle or Portland.

Already PM'd you about Anne Sexton...

Par for the course really. Nothing exceptional here. It must be hard for John to keep turning up big-ticket items in pristine condition week after week so this must go down as quiet Wednesday.

Hi Kev. What were the 10 security guys actually doing there apart from pocketing a proportion of the takings? Do the security team maintain a presence in the main room? Were there any female security personnel in attendance as they can be more effective than males when keeping the riff-raff out? Appears there is a security issue at the Kings Hall and at least one unpleasant customer should be prevented from entering in future. Would be interesting to hear if anyone on SS witnessed the incident in question and could relay the details to you via PM.

He's a top man so no worries there. Could be the Post Office.

Manship's auction finished a couple of weeks ago

Was £25 25 years ago but has been bumping along at two hundred smackeroonies for a while now. This record is in a zero supply situation with nobody selling as it has two very good sides. The final auction figure may well be extremely high but the price of this record is not likely to go down in the years ahead.

Terribly sad...he can't dance side-to-side yet he's already shuffling back and forth like he owns the place. Did he have L pages on as he seems a total novice. Did you challenge him to a dance-off to make him feel so inadequate he had to throw his weight around? Next time he backs into you, just stamp your heel into his achilles tendon, pretend to look the other way and request the DJ plays a well known song by Kim Tolliver...

The following are up for sale. Prices include postage to UK addresses - additional cost overseas. Payment by PayPal only. Please send PM to reserve. Thanks for looking. Tommy Andre-One More Try Mis-press plays Hold Back Your Tears-Broadway WD in Excellent condition but has storage warp (NAP) @£220 SOLD Dobie Gray-Honey You Can't Take It Back-White Whale DJ in VG++ condition @£75 Bobby Treetop-Wait Til I Get To Know You-Tuff in VG condition @£100 SOLD Sheila Anthony-Livin' In Love-Buttercup WD in Excellent condition @£85 Rayons-You Confuse Me Baby-Forte in Excellent condition @£70 Jerry Ganey-Just A Fool-Verve DJ in Excellent condition @£90 Voices Incorporated-Thinkin'-Columbia (red issue) in Mint minus condition @£150