Steve Plumb

Hi Arron That's getting there mate, gotta be three figures+ imho Cheers Steve

someone got a bargain then John

Going well chaps - thought i'd get more abuse and i quite fancy the wet towels Didn't see the one one ebay last week John? Be interested to see the condition cos the last one i saw on eaby went for $76 and vinyl was VG (mine is spankingly lovely as i mentioned earlier ) Good debate though but only Jords getting close to what i was thinking (only $2 reduction for mates rates Jock? You getting soft in your old age? )

Just picked up a spankingly lovely copy of Clydene Jackson 'Fresh' LP (feat 'I need your love' of course!) on Crossover What's the jury think of a price on this one? I reckon it's pretty tough (one or two on popsike over last 8 years but non for last six months and all fairly high $) In my mind it's always in-demand and i wonder if the price i fancy selling it at corresponds to folks' opinion on here? Cheers Steve

Yes, I think you would LOL

A very good price that Pete

Excellent W/D at £40 :-)

Oh and Annette Poindexter too please??????????????????

Come on don't be shy Anyone sat with it in their playbox and not playing it out and wanting rid - got some nice trades................

I have one spare - will PM you the details x

I'm not having it then geeooooordie if it was only intimated I'm still saying they are the test pressings for the large centre issues?

Mixed Feelings - Sha la la - United Will also trade for quality Northern originals Please PM me x

Hi Bob A box full of shagged (VG- minimum) US Soul 45's with the mental metal centres attached

About 10 years ago, I bought a collection of 1000 US 60's Soul 45's on ebay at a reasonable price all shipped from the US When they arrived, not only were virtually every copy completely shagged, they all had those centres in them too! Still got them in a box somewhere but of no use to man nor beast (but i can't find the heart to chuck them out!) x

RIP Vince An immense talent x

I got a comp refused on a 45 i sent out recently that was broken at t'other end! I had pics taken by the customer and sent it off with the form. They said it wasn't packed to their 'standard' and thus refused to give comp! As it WAS packaged properly in my book, i've sent a letter refusing to accept their refusal and asked for the dosh to be stumped up! Not had an answer yet but this is the first time i've ever been refused comp on packaging. Think they have decided to get tough on giving money back, which is not a good sign of things to come?

I've a W/D but not sure on condition - need to double check it and get back to you Cheers Steve

Are you saying the solid centre copies are from the 70's and not the late 80's test pressings of the large centre 45's? I'm not sure that's correct, although I am willing to be persuaded :-) I'm sure Rod said he didn't get more than the first shipment of 25/50? Always was a mystery why no more came, especially after Rod had knocked the first lot out for a fiver each?

I have a demo for sale - will PM you the details (presume you mean 'I just love you' on Epic?) Didn't know they were different John? I have the issue, so will dig 'em both out and check Cheers Steve

I sell a lot of new 45's including new releases, previously unreleased 60's and 70's, reissues etc. As long as they're quality (and legal!). I don't stock everything as there's blinkin' loads out there! I tend to cherry pick the best ones and offer them for sale on me site, to which they are well supported and sell pretty well. My next offering is the new David Washington 45 which is a tasty dancer which i think should do OK?

Think that's a fair point John? Maybe the original 45 simply bombed and Roy Ayers simply recorded it a couple of years later? .........or maybe if Flowers was made in '76 and promoted in 'say '77, then Roy Ayers could have heard it in '77, bought the track, got the original pulled, then recorded it for himself and the LP eventually came out in '78 Phew! Even Sherlock Holmes would have struggled with that one but that's my story and i'm sticking to it

'We must make it happen' definitely didn't come out in the 70's! The solid centre copies were test pressings of the large centre release from around '89/'90 Think they were legit and the story goes that 10 solid centre copies were sent over by Richard Flowers with a view to 500 'large centre' copies coming later. Think the solid centre copies were offered at £90 each at the time? Then i think Rod at Voices got the first 25-50 'large centre' copies and knocked them out at a fiver each, with a view to the other 400+ coming later BUT (the story goes) that someone in Japan bought the remaining stock, thus Rod never got any more copies and it became an instant rarity and no one saw hide nor hair of the 400 that supposedly went to Japan? Can anyone add owt else to this, as i'm sure i didn't dream it? Cheers Steve

From my memory on it, Richard Searling got it out of Ian Levine's collection (via Bernie Golding i think?) when he sold up the first time. Richard only seemed to play it originally at afternoon sessions at early weekenders ('85/'86 ish) as that sound hadn't made it's way oop north properly by then? He was playing it with Arnold Blair, Daybreak (everything man) etc. Obviously the more he played it the more we all fell in love with it and the rest is history! I remember searching all over for it and one day on the phone to Soul Bowl (about summat else on the list) I asked John for this record by Flowers? He said 'It's on this week's list' to which i said 'it's not!'. He then pointed out that it had been spelt wrong on the list as 'Flares'. And there it was BUT it was a wapping £60 which was much more than i'd ever paid for a record ever! Suffice to say that i bought it and ate dry bread for a month but it was worth it! Think the reason it's obscure is that Richard Flowers did indeed pull it once Roy Ayers (who was a major Black Music artist at the time) decided to record it for his album. Hope this is of use? Cheers Steve

Hi MrC Many thanks for putting up the link, much appreciated Sorry, Sam Dees has gone. Someone I know made me an offer I couldn't refuse Cheers Steve

Apologies if i offended anyone whilst trying to think of a witty subject line, offending line has now been editted. x ps Sam Dees has gone to a good home following quite a few PM's on the subject. I will of course contact everyone who PM'd me about it.