Sutty

PM'd you cheers Sutty

where DOES he get his ideas from! only kidding Mart

Following that discogs link it seems that Richard Flowers wrote NF Porter 'Keep On Keepin On' as well as 'For Real', never made that connx before assuming it's right?

you could always try this

I think you're aiming a bit high there... https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=1476814&ev=rb https://www.cdandlp.com/product/2/113941795/solid-solution-loving-you.html https://www.recordmania.net/?ref=lookup&recid=SLN62692&PHPSESSID=fd3e840febee85adc4df38713c8b7e0d https://www.musicstack.com/listings.cgi?find=solid_solution&t=loving_you_-_silver_spoon&media=Vinyl

Well Ian is a dab hand at design, he did the early Kent comps for Ady...

The funniest piece is the Isley Brothers 'My love is your love' green and white demo mug, when it was a photoshopped bootleg label for a non-existent 45

Remember the David Rhodes fiasco played out so publicly a few years back, where it was claimed it was an o.g. 70s press (when it was a 70s recording on a recent press). The b-side gave that one away, it had a 90s sounding drum machine on it, and the labels were in a modern computerized typeface if I remember lol, so it's not always about the vinyl cheers Sutty

The GSF 45 with 'It's a New Day' on the other side is a boot? Both the British and the USA issue? news to me, is this true, surely not? cheers Sutty

Saw your post on EMS in wants and replied there, I have a Mint copy here I can post straight away give me a shout soulcitizen@yahoo.co.uk or via PM on either site cheers Sutty

Sadly not in this case, remember picking it up when it came out, think it ended up in a charity shop in the end. Blaze have made some fantastic records. This isn't one of them though... listen before you buy no matter how big a Blaze fan you are cheers Sutty

99% of the posts on this forum relate to the northern soul scene, it's known as a northern soul forum (and a very good one), so i'd say yes you are predominantly on a 'northern soul' forum, that's why most people come here? Yes it covers other bases but that's it's root audience (not that there's anything wrong with that of course). You write as if i'm criticizing you in some way, i'm merely stating that if you step out side the collectors bubble represented here, you'll find thousands of people who are not clued up on original vs reissue 45's, are not part of any 'scene' ("The original copy has been known and played on the soul scene throughout Europe for a long time"), don't frequent forums and when they want a record, they look directly via ebay or google. So the buyers probably happy just to have the tune on vinyl, and the seller wasn't misleading anyone and is also probably happy. The fact the buyer doesn't shop around is more his issue: https://lmgtfy.com/?q=ambassadors+%22ain%27t+got+the+love%22+arctic

In answer to your original case of the 'sad bidder', this particular track was sampled on the Pete Rock and CL Smooth classic 'I got a love' many years ago, as i'm sure some/many will know, so the likelihood is that this was won by someone who's more into finding the original track on vinyl that PR sampled but not necessarily bothered about finding an original pressing of the track. Not everyone out there is as clued up as people on this forum as regards Arctic Records 45's and I guess quite a lot are really not that bothered about originals/boots/reissues, as long as they can put the needle on the record and listen? I can't imagine this ever got played on the northern scene anyway did it, doesn't sound like a northern 'sound' to me at all? Just a thought... cheers Sutty

I've got a Lena Horne issue up for sale here if anyone's interested, it plays perfect, i'll do free post on it to anyone on ss: https://www.discogs.com/sell/item/30766526?ev=bp_titl cheers Sutty

This is known in steppers circles for 'catch a falling star' which is the side I bought it for years ago, about £20 is right. Can't tell which side of the 45 is scanned there, but 'star of the show' is awful IMO. cheers Sutty

Go here for the best never-released GSH & BJ live concert ever IMO including an amazing 15 mins+ version of the bottle https://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/09/gil-scott-heron-live-at-bottom-line.html this is so much better than 'it's your world', enjoy! it's been freely available for years on the web. the 15 minute version of 'home is where the hatred is' is pretty amazing too. cheers Sutty

But it already was a big record wasn't it? it's been known and played out a lot for 20 years+, one of the 70's tunes that got plays at northern nights such as 'Janice' and 'Please don't send me away'... stay awake at the back Ian :smile:

I just realised that from the scan earlier on, at the time they were being 'got' it was a total secret squirrel though, I assume the source ran out of copies so there was no need to get the needle out and scratch it off the label

no probs. he didn't get that many and as far as i'm aware he never sold one without the address scratched out, so unless someone else has found more copies or discovered his source that he wouldn't reveal (not even the vague location never mind the actual address), it must be still pretty rare and around in low-ish numbers, it always went for £100 but I guess it's gone up now by the looks of it (much like everything else...)

Ian got them from either a band member or their manager or maybe one of the bands uncles, I forget now what he said it was years ago - i'm pretty sure he's not related to anyone though lol, he just got them through contacts, etc. Ian scratched out the addresses on the labels to stop people finding his source, I bought one from him when he got them and he'd just sold one to Keb who stuck it on a comp. cheers Sutty

still available.... https://www.juno.co.uk/products/what-i-want-2008-remix/309182-01/?no_redirect=1 cheers Sutty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcZfwTO1n9c Classic Stepper from 'Look at those cakes' - youtube version is edited, album version is 7mins also 'you're my only love' (tribute to Minnie Riperton) from 'non-stop' cheers Sutty

Some people really need to do a little homework before shelling out that kind of money for a latter day bootleg of a non-existent original 1977 12". I notice the wording on the ads is somewhat ambiguous describing it as a 1977 recording but also saying original 12", which is pretty lame and slightly deceitful marketing from the sellers points of view... but if someone is willing to pay the money for a counterfeit, who can blame them for taking it? cheers Sutty

A guy I was acquanted with that used to own record shop in Brighton bought those Gospel 45's from the James Hamilton auction, I remember seeing the box with them in, nobody was interested in them so he got them dirt cheap. Unfortunately he was so paranoid about not getting top dollar for every record he ever sold that he never even let anyone look through them, he kept them in the back of his shop. After he sold the business he presumably let them go as a job lot to make a bit on top, as by then he'd probably realised he isn't actually a very good businessman at all and gave up trying to run a record shop... and he is a complete tw*t, and I have told him that and more to his face, although my disagreement wasn't over these particular records and his mindless paranioa, it was some other records and his mindless paranoia and conning me into pricing up a collection for him then trying to rip me off afterwards, but you live and learn! lol that mighty clouds of joy 'pray for me' pictured is a hell of a good record! EDIT - I see the guy posting the records got them off the man in question, at least they've gone to a good home! DOUBLE EDIT - it's MIKE who has the records, they have gone to a good home. cheers Sutty

Drop Simon a PM Pete, he's a partner in Immediate Clothing on Sydney St in Brighton and specializes in original vintage/retro 60's clothing. Jump The Gun on gardner st is the mod shop, Simon's not involved in that and they sell newly made look-a-like clothing not vintage. Got a fantastic full length original 70's heavy leather full-length trenchcoat in amazing condition here if you want to look like someone standing outside the casino in 1975 cheers Paul