Jessie Pinkman

Modern soul rare groove classic 12" rarity Kareem "Never give up on love" Exploding Plastic Records NM £85.00 (Reduced from £150) *****SOLD***** Considered one of the modern soul must haves mainly because of the Radio Mix that samples Ronn Matlock's "I can't forget about you" giving the record that rare groove feel. Released only in the UK in 1997, this is NM vinyl, the sleeve has some slight wear (see pics) for sleeve condition. I can accept pay pal but as friends & family please to avoid the fees if possible or add 4% to cover the fees. or Bank Transfer Postage Rates 1st class signed for is £5.25 for the 12" single I'm sorry but it's UK only on this one Thanks for looking Bob

Hi All, 8 great titles for sale today 1, Eddie Carlton ~ Misery/It will be done ~ Swan Promo £100.00 Misery VG++ plays great/ It will be done VG- a few light scratches that plays with some light crackle in places and priced accordingly, WOL see pics 2, Patti Austin ~ He's good enough for me ~ Coral Promo VG ++ Sol £165.00 ****ON HOLD**** 3, The Hesitations ~ That's what love is/ I'm not built that way ~ Soul Series Promo NM £100.00 4, Phil Flowers ~ Where did I go wrong ~ Dot Promo Ex £40.00 5, The Del-Satins ~ Baby you're the fire ~ Villa Records Ex £50.00 6, The Trends ~ Gonna have to show you ~ ABC BLACK ISSUE EX £110.00 (A few light hairlines nap, nice clean labels) 7, Major Burkes ~ Break these chains ~ Gulf Records (Green/Blue Label 1st issue) EX, plays great and a great price £150.00 8, The Sapphires ~ Baby you've got me ~ Soul Series Demo Ex £15.00 Postage, Special next day delivery £7.50 (Insured for up to £500) Or if you prefer 1st class signed for £3.45 (Insured for up to £50) Thanks for looking. Bob

2.10 is quite decent compared to some. Karmello Brooks is 1.55

Hi All, 7 great titles for sale today 1, Two People ~ Stop,leave my heart alone ~ Revue Promo VG++ £275.00 2, Patti Austin ~ He's good enough for me ~ Coral Promo VG ++ Sol £175.00 3, Stevie Wonder ~ Angel baby ~ Brazil Tamla Ex £125.00 (Plays at 33 rpm) *****SOLD****** 4, Gi Gi & the Charmaines ~ I don't wanna lose him ~ Kent 27th Anniversary Ex 1 light scratch nap £100.00 ****ON HOLD**** 5, The Del-Satins ~ Baby you're the fire ~ Villa Records Ex £70.00 6, The Trends ~ Gonna have to show you ~ ABC BLACK ISSUE EX £120.00 (A few light hairlines nap, nice clean labels) 7, Major Burkes ~ Break these chains ~ Gulf Records (Green/Blue Label 1st issue) EX, plays great and a great price £175.00 Postage, Special next day delivery £7.50 (Insured for up to £500) Or if you prefer 1st class signed for £3.45 (Insured for up to £50) Thanks for looking. Bob

I'm not a T shirt guy, I never had the figure for it, I found Ben Sherman check shirts tend to cover up a lot of sin. Nowadays I think Teds Claudio Lugli or Blaqua designer shirt look fits the bill and without a northern soul slogan in sight.

Mal, A massive thumbs up for The Ideals "I got lucky" from me. Just wonderful.

Andy will you do me a sales tape of your cheaper stuff please. I'm often at Tim Browns Anglo American warehouse in Todmorden and there's nearly always collectors going through boxes of singles. You can also try before you buy. Bob

Great record indeed Jamie, W & W label mate Major Harris "Loving you more" always did it for me as well, Also a record I first heard Ian Levine play at the Mecca by The Peoples Choice "Lost & found", I know neither are unknown obscurities but would definitely sound great in a low budget, non rare set.

Everyday's a school day.

Rick, Unfortunately I never got to hear him play but if the Hugh Boynton track is anything to go by then I have to ask myself, what the hell have I missed over the years. I never made it to Cleethorpes but Simon T's clip of it from there sounds fantastic. What a tune.

The Emotions, Bobby Wilson & Bobby Banks are all cheap. That could be the reason why they're forgotten?

Mike, I'm halfway through season 2 of FROM described as Science Fiction Horror by the makers. I was late catching on with this series. Some really interesting characters and really good monsters. A big thumbs up FROM me There's a 3rd season planned. I've recently purchased 4 seasons of BANSHEE on DVD, fantastic entertainment. And I've picked up a copy of THE NIGHT OF on DVD starring John Turturro & Riz Ahmed, an excellent thriller, 8 episodes in all Top Boy is on my must watch list.

3 forgotten belters, the first is one of Richards former Va Va's spins the brilliant Bobby Wilson "Feels good" I'm reliably informed that Bobby Banks "I'm a bachelor" was a Colin Curtis spin, probably in the last hour at the Mecca. And last but certainly not least The Emotions "I can't stand no more heartaches" a forgotten Torch spin. I first heard this whilst queueing up to get into the venue, and praying that it's not too rare, thankfully it wasn't and I returned home with a copy. If it was technically possible to burn part of a record then I'd get rid of the guitar solo on Soul Sam's King Moses track

No Mick, sorry but The M.V.P'S "Turning my heartbeat up" is proper northern imho. If someone was asked to write the perfect record for a room full of soulies in a giddy frame of mind, then it would sound something like this. Unfortunately it's always used whenever Wigan is mentioned on TV but it's still a classic oldie.

The new sound system at Keele University is the best one I've ever played on. Although it did have a sound guy twiddling with the knobs of the console at the side of the stage.

Paul-s wrote Richard was never at any clubs post Wigan, so I named 3 of them, I could have mentioned Stafford, 100 Club, Cleethorpes, Morecombe, Sheffield, Lowton, Prestwich plus loads more, none of the ones I've mentioned are his own promotions so I'm not sure how he makes his living Geeselad is any of your business.

Don't forget Tony Jebb started the ball rolling, before Levine, Curtis & Minshull On my first visit there I left the building completely blown away by the records Tony was playing. I think Morecombe Pier is worthy of a 1 hour special too

I'm sure World Column has been getting quite a few plays over the last few years, As for Dave Mitchell, in the 70's Simon Soussan listed Hank Jacobs "Elijah rocking with soul" for sale so I ordered a copy. A few weeks later Dave Mitchell's The Trip arrived with a note saying I'm sorry Hank Jacobs had already been sold so I thought you'd want this one. It was just starting to get played at The Mecca. I'd love to see it reactivated.

Paul I can't defend Russ but Richard's done a lot for the scene, not only with his radio shows promoting contemporary/modern new releases, previously unreleased northern & crossover soul but some of the nights he promoted are still hailed to this day as ground breaking. Parkers Hotel in Manchester, The Howard near Chorley, The Ritz all-nighters rarest of the rare with Butch, Soul Sam, Dave Thorley, Andy Dyson, Tim Brown etc

This one from Eddie Horan "The ups and downs of a love affair" is a wonderful tune, a slice of Mecca magic. Billy Arnell isn't a good record to my ears so I'd sell it rather than bin it, Gary Lewis into the bin.

I think a Stafford hour would have been better and more interesting than The Torch one. Don't get me wrong The Torch was my favourite all nighter but most of the big tunes were also carried forward & played at Wigan. Or better still combine The Torch & Wigan as quite a few Wigan anthems were featured at the Proms night. Having said that maybe The 100 club hour will incorporate some of The Stafford tracks but what do I know.

I watched a movie a few weeks ago that a lot of people really enjoyed but I hated it. The soundtrack was too polished, No emotion was shown in the performance of the actors. The cinema audience was really annoying, they didn't make any noise but most were wearing I LOVE THIS MOVIE on their T shirts, how crap is that. I think I'll watch it again this afternoon and hopefully I'll hate it even more.