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I have vinyl (quality control sample) copies of Eloise Laws - Baby Doll, Bright City Lights / Why - Satisfaction Unlimited and a few others not on the above list

They should have bought earlier, or buy one now. I bought one off Amazon, One off here, One off Soulbrother and 3 off Universal

Because I can. One to play, one to keep shrinkwrapped, one in case of emergencies and the others for pressies

here you go .. Mind you it's not put me off as I've just ordered my 6th boxset

Will do. Well I'll take a picture

The only "problem" with this box set is that the labels just don't look good enough IMO. The definition and resolution of the Tamla Motown logo is not as good as it could be. Looks like a repro of a scan of the logo

Me too. Got it off pat for no more than a fiver in about 1986/7

£50-£60 tops surely?

Oh yes. Martha Starr. That one actually got you on the floor

A selection of the tunes I played on Friday, not in order (great little club BTW) Leon Haywood - Baby Reconsider (Fat Fish) The Tiaras - Love's made A Connection (Seton) Danny Monday - Baby Without You (Modern) Robby Lawson - Burning Sensation (Kyser) The Superlatives - I Still Love You (Uptite) The Professionals - That's Why I Love You (Groove City) Brooks Brothers - Looking For A Woman (Tay) Jackie Beavers - I Need My Baby (Revilot) Melvin Davis - Find A Quiet Place (Wheel City) Johnny Rogers - Make A Change (Amon) Stewart Ames - Angelina, Oh Angelina (J & W) Soul Set - Will You Ever Learn (Bi-Me) The Ambassadors - Doctor Love (Arctic) Donna Coleman - Your Love's Too Strong (Avin) Pamela Beatty - Talking Eyes (Tip) Don Gardner - Cheating Kind (Sedgrick) Poets - Wrapped Around Your Finger (J-2) Ernest Moseley - Stubborn Heart (La-Cindy) Jimmie & The Entertainers - New Girl (Toddling Town) Bobby James - I Really Love You (Karol) Tommy Ridgley - My Love Is Getting Stronger (International City) Plus a few more I have forgotten for now. Back there next month with Mr Martyn Bird on December 20th

Johnny Sayles - My Love's A Monster

My 6x6 Motown album wall. using the Find Me A Gift frames

I ordered a load of the Find Me A Gift ones the other week. Just done a 6 x 6 display of UK Tamla Motown albums on my record room wall. Look great

I've got a 70's record (Not ARP pressed) that has a beveled edge,

Not a bevelled edge among them. To expand on my earlier point. I'm not saying that they didn't do any that weren't stamped but were bevelled. But, having got quite a few, I would be looking for some very serious authentication on a record that doesn't have a stamp and does have a bevel. Like info from someone who worked there saying they did occasionally do records without stamps and with bevelled edges. The absence of a stamp and the presence of a bevel would make me wary. But then again that's just me.

By who?

I'll check this evening

I have got quite a lot (73 to be precise) of ARP test/quality control presses from both the Motown stable of labels and HDH's Invictus/Hot Wax/ Music Merchant setup and every single one of them has the ARP stamp. Not to say they didn't do any that weren't stamped. But, having got quite a few, I would be looking for some very serious authentication on a record that doesn't have a stamp. Like info from someone who worked there saying they did occasionally do records without stamps. Just my thoughts anyway.

Looks like several ARP test presses I have. The real giveaway though will be if it has the ARP stamp. If it has, it's real. If it hasn't it's not. Simple as that really.

Nah. You need to have the white demo to sit alongside it. If only for the fact that (very occasionally) you can play both sides back to back

I offered £8000 but never even got a reply

90%

I thought so

There was a guy from Bradford some years ago with a penchant for embellishment. I designed a record and label for him. The record was "I Can't Stop Lying" on Dickhead Records by Martin M***ley and The Five Quid Wraps

What a truly daft and pointless question. Some cynical person might think that by asking the question, that you intend to do as you've described to records with beat up labels that you do own, then maybe do the same to some records you don't own (ie bootlegs). Then play said items at your Leeds Central alldayer. Who would know what's a fooked label and what's a bootleg? I wouldn't think that. But maybe some cynical people just might.