Dave Thorley

Firing Squad, as he would enjoy the 10 lashes too much

Morning young man, you feeling alright, this is a very measured post. Agree with most of what you say, as a historic site, it would lose what makes it special. But as Tony said way back in the thread, music venues like this have all but gone from central London. Dave

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Hi John Every copy I've heard is poor quality. Remember Richard Searling having this in the late 80's, he played it to me raving about the track, but said he could never play it out. Dave

Been told on more than once that Macca has a good soul collection

Think this came out twice, once with 'We're together' and once with 'Baby when love is in your heart' as the flip. Also there are the double a sided demo's of 'Are we breaking up'. It seems that the We're together' backed copy is much harder to find, and this has had some plays, hence the price. Might be wrong, sure others can add more. Dave Dave

Here you go Phil 1. Ray Scott & Scotsmen - right now / feeling no pain (Decca issue) NM £150 Stormer which has had recent nighter spins 2. HB Barnum - it hurts too much to cry (RCA) sol Ex £75 3. Dramatics - toy soldier (Crackerjack) vg++ £200 Label is a bit grubby, scribble in pencil and smll sticker mark, v light scuffs on vinyl 4. Soul Joe Clements - ever ever (Plexium) Ex+ £400 380 Immaculate condition. I'm taking a bit of a hit on this 5. Lee Shot Williams - love now pay later / tighten up your game (Gamma) Ex (one scuff dnap) £120 100 Fantastic Chicago double-sider 6. Jimmy Wonderful & the Honeybees - ain't nothing shaking here (Blue Star) Ex £350 300 Ex c/u. Great record and genuinely hard to get hold of. See my last played for clip 7. Rotations - put a dime on D9 (Frantic) vg+ /+ visually but plays great £275 250 8. Chico, Barbara and Jr - ain't I black enough for you (Mel) Ex+ £200 175 Ex Superlatives c/u. Top drawer dancer. Sold one before and got nearer 300 for it as I recall 9. Gerri Taylor - empty arms and bitter tears (Constellation issue) vg+ £75 Same sort of nick as Dramatics above, nothing major at all just a bit untidy. Great uptempo Chicago dancer 10. Luther Ingram - run for your life / I need you now (Hurdy- Gurdy) Ex+ £250 When was the last time this was up for grabs? (Unless I missed it ) Magic 2 sider 11. Howard Tate - you're looking good / half a man (Utopia) vg+++++ £350 Bit of ringwear on label but vinyl clean. I reckon this is a pretty rare record - unless someone knows different in which case feel free to haggle ... ... you might get it cheaper or I might get to keep a great record so win-win 12. Ambassadors - do you ever think about me (DeBrossard) Ex £75 Another that's really tuff to find in any condition at all these days, or so it seems. Stormer of course and cheap I think

Hi Tony All good points above, was trying to make my first email short and to the point. Should I get a reply, which I sadly don't expect to, I can also make the above points. Cheers Dave

Simple guys, stop sitting here moaning, do something. I sent this off to Boris this morning as an email. If the 100 Clubs goes it will be a shame, but as I state it's part of a much bigger picture, where we are all letting our musicla heritage disappear. Also sent it to Ken Clarke, big jazz fan. Hi Boris I'm am sure you will be aware of the musical heritage of the 100 Club, Oxford St, sadly it's seems that it is to close. Having read statements put out by the owners, it seems that it is just another casulty of these economic times. The thing that I find sad is that we, in this counrty seem to care little for our musical heritage, that has for a major part of the 20th century, lead the way and the 100 Club was a key part of this. But it now seems that this will also go the same way as the Marquee Club. I am a soul music collector and DJ and as such I travel the US alot, there the importance of such places has become apparent over the last 20 years and much has been done to save the history and often the buildings as well. Projects like the re-building of Beal St, The Stax studio and the protection of the Motown studio's, Detroit, as a historic site. Surly it's time we woke up to our great musical heritage and start with the 100 Club as a way of leaving a mark in the sand for future music lovers, be they Jazz, Rock, Soul or Blues lovers. Here are a few related links https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=160380190641113 Don't know what you can do, but would be interested in your thoughts. Dave

Her dad was being sent promo's by Nashbro in the UK from the U.S., he must have been about the only one. Who was her dad????

Chex was Willie 'Tony' Ewing own Detroit label. Tony was also a member of The Four Voices, also check out his nice uptempo dancer 'Every Dog Has It's Day' also on Chex. Cheers Dave

And a mighty fine record in it's own right. Over the years has always stayed slightly overlooked.

Hi Pete Quality will always show through and this is a quality evergreen, as I said before. Dave

Nice response to this, thank you all, keep em' coming Dave

Hi Pete Bit of an evergreen one this and seems to hold it's price well, I would have thought about £900. Cheers Dave

cheers mate, try to find not just the same old same old

Over $400, makes The Camaro's look like a steal Ted:lol:

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I know some of mine are used, but this special. Love his comment ..... THE SALE OF THIS PARTICULAR RECORD is ONE-WAY / NO RETURNS **

Bit of a chip pan Ted:D

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk More new stuff gone up on the site over the weekend, Northern, Modern, Funk, Boogie & Gospel 45's, all with sound files, including........ Crystal, E.J. & The Echoes, Flesh, DeBow, Von Claires, Flame & The Lovelights, Hardcover, Continental Showstoppers, Jackie Beavers Show, Pendulum Swingers, Richard C, Simon Barbee, Soul Continentals, Superior Elevation Plus a whole bunch more across the site, added over 200 titles. Thanks for looking, hope you find something you like. Dave & Malayka

Don't think so Pete, could have been late St Ives or Abingdon allnighters

The two on Popsike were through a friend in Atlanta, he got three from Rickey, kept one and sold the other two. I got the last two spare copies Rickey had and I paid him much more than they sold for on Ebay , as they were his last two and also as he toild me that he only pressed 200. Most of these he gave away free around local gigs he did in Atlanta. Cheers Dave

Nice early photo. I saw him in the studio about 2 years ago cutting, what turned out to be his last album. At the time he seem so fit and well and in very good spirits, so when I heard he had passed a few months after I was shocked. But it did bring it home to me, that I should grab every oppertunity to meet these guys when I can, as so many are now passing. Dave

I just sold one at £200, but as you say depends on how much someone wants it. Can't have been pressed in that large a pressing run and it's a great 2 sider. Seem to remember Clarkie paying around that much for one of the first copies back in the 70's. Dave