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Milton James - My 1st copy - from John Manship - just back from LA - at his house round the corner from me in a big value trade back in the mid 90's - played it everywhere I was on back then - Brit/Embankment/Wilton/Griffin - even played it in front of Adey at a gig at Hinckley back then when he was putting out the Dore catalogue on CD. Sold it on to Carl & Maria Whillingham after a concerted effort from Maria to prise it out of my box - eventually succeeded bless her - remember discussing the reasons for its rarity with Tim Brown at Anglo and my brother Chris who thought it was another red herring to stardom by the label owner Lew Bedell who was notorious for promising the earth to artists whilst they stumped up cash for a promised shot at said stardom - never to materialise. That 33sec. intro before Milton starts singing is also just about as long as it gets and initially takes some getting used to.

Thringstone Members Club - 2nd Friday of every month - great venue - great residents & guest's every month = great sounds - get there. Steve Frost's last hour playlist - Now in his 50th yr. behind the decks and as always OVO Betty O'Brien -She'll be gone - Liberty Patti & Emblems - I'm Gonna love you a long long time - Kapp Lenny Curtis - Nothing can help you know - End Tangeers - Let my heart & soul run free - Okeh Masquaders - That's the same thing - Soultown Johnny Hampton - Not my girl - Dotty's 21st Century - Shadow of a memory - Dot Paul Thompson - Special kind of woman - Volt Dynells - Call on me - Atco Arabians - Please take a chance on me - Le Mans Shorty Long - Burnt toast & black coffee - RCA Fi-dels - try a little harder - Keymen Ivorys - Please stay - Despenza Tina Roberts - One way or the other - Security Trips - There's that mountain - Soundville Dena Barnes - If you ever walk out of my life - Inferno Peoples Choice - Savin' my lovin' - Palmer Betty Lloyd - I'm catching on - BSC Dean Courtney - (love) You just can't walk away - MGM Willie Kendrick - Change your ways - RCA Purple Mundi - Stop hurting me baby - Cat Mel Williams - Sweet girl of mine - Buddah Fabulous Apollos - The one alone - Valtone Tony Clark - Wrong man - MS Next date - Friday 12th April Will be a completely different set in April See Events for further details GIVE IT A TRY

12 CLASSIC TOP TUNES FOR YOUR PERUSAL PHIL ORSI & LITTLE KINGS - LOVING ON BORROWED TIME - WISE WORLD VG+ £275 Seldom seen nowadays - brilliant sound - 2x on label, couple of scuffs - NAP RUBY SHERRY - FEMININE INGENUITY - TAKE 6 VG/VG+ £350 Superb sound - few scuffs /slv wear- plays great LINDA JONES - I JUST CAN'T LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - WB EX £325 All time classic - fantastic condition and fidelity BOB COLLINS & FABULOUS FIVE - INVENTORY ON HEARTACHES - MAIN LINE VG+ £350 ovno Superb in demand double sider - so good MARIE KNIGHT - THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT A GIRL - MUSICOR VG+ £375 Sublime black stocker of this immense sound - Co sleeve AUGUST MOON - WASTED YEARS / YOU'RE TOGETHER BABY - O-GEE VG+ £350 How good is this double sider - a must have for any self respecting DJ / Collecter MASQUADERS - THAT'S THE SAME THING - SOULTOWN VG+ £1400 ovno Nothing to say that hasn't already been said about this Champions League Northern monster OGLETREE BROTHERS - GONNA KEEP A CHECK ON YOU - TREETOP VG+ £325 ovno SOLD Superb 70's - horn driven killer - needs more exposure - love it - got 2 so 1 goes SEPTEMBER JONES - I'M COMING HOME / NO MORE LOVE - KAPP WDJ EX £400 Pied Piper at it's best - magical double sider - superb but then you know that TIMOTHY WILSON - LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN YOUR HEART - BLUE ROCK WLP VG+ £75 TW does HDH - to good effect - another monster of mine from '72 that went to the Mecca - Sl. scuff SHEILA FERGUSON - HEARTBROKEN MEMORIES - SWAN WDJ VG £175 - SOLD Classic from our Sheila - odd scuff / mark / sl. rw nap - great PHILLIP MITCHELL - FREE FOR ALL - SHOUT DJ - VG+ £75 -SOLD Knock 'em dead sound for Jebby at the Mecca in '71 - became an all time classic and rightly so One to add Tuesday - Herb Ward - Strange change - Argo or Argo Dj - not decided yet BOTH SOLD Any interest / questions - give me a shout as usual Thanks

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Wanted Modern soul Trio - You're no good - Youngstown Zircons - Was it meant to be this way - Heigh-Ho Chi-lites - She's mine - Blue rock Any one out there - let me know - Condition / price Thanks

Do it all the time - misplace / leave in mailers for transfer to sleeving / don't make notes of sales / wrong cardboard outers (title /artist) / find stuff I forgot I had in obscure boxes / places. Was asked whether I had a sales box with me as usual at a local gig - replied 'No - last time I was here someone lifted a sound' - really what was that came the reply - told him - 'you sold it to me after the usual haggle' came the reply - It all came flooding back - apologies and a drink Time to get back in the loft - found a Deletts and Triplettes last rummage through the glory hole

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One sold on Discogs during last week was listed at $3500 M- looked superb - top tune

Sounds being played multi times a night was the staple diet back in the early 70's and only fell into disrepute as the library of sounds discovered increased almost beyond belief. The comment ' everything's been discovered ' was often heard even in the early 70's, in fact probably more so only for us to realise that there appeared to be an unlimited source out there. There will be gigs this Christmas which will bring out the crowd that still thinks it all ended in 74 and 1st 3's will be doctored accordingly - my local crowd do not remember me banging out Professionals/George Blackwell / Vel-vets in 72 but they do remember Determination/Here I go again/I've got something good - so who are you playing for - yourself or the paying punters. I used to be vilified by the Notts mafia ( they know who they are ) at the Brit in the 90's for playing 'all that rare shit' - Milton James / Tempos / Eddie Whitehead / Ray Agee / Timmie Williams - whilst being ignored for playing Jimmy Mack / Peoples Choice / Volumes / Masqueraders and positively lauded for playing 7day fool / our love will grow / He's all I got - So all the 'rare shit' went to Chaddy/ Kenny and the Willinghams by 97 So this Christmas the 1st three will be to hook the floor - still not decided what they will be - follow on sounds to hopefully continue this - even less idea what they will be and continue to a triumphant climax with a packed floor - absolutely no idea what they will be - well I do but telling would open my spot up to being compromised by earlier DJ's

Looking for these two Brenda Holloway - Favor for a girl - Argentine Tamla Motown 33 1/3 single Zircons - Was it meant to be this way - Heigh-Ho Anybody out there - Condition & price Steve

Never yet in 50yrs of DJ'ing managed to get to the 3rd sound without changing my mind and going in a different direction. Starting back in 68 at our school lunchtime disco and 70 at our local soul club, well actually it wasn't but Kev Hall and myself turned it into one. Being open 5 nights a week came as a double edged sword - Weds - Thurs - allowed slow nights to break stuff - Eddie Ernie / Professionals / George Blackwell / Steinways / Natural Four / Vel-Vets to name but a few but always the commercial pressure from the management to keep the floor going - Unknowns tolerated as long moans from punters kept to a couple a night but 1st 3 was a moving feast dependent on what was in the box that night / week / month / year / decade / venue - remember back then we were not contemplating 50 yr. longevity for any sound - Who would of thought nearly 50 yrs on the latter 5 from above would still be dancefloor killers and big-ticket items, although Eddie & Ernie still sounds fantastic to me ( got me suspended from school in early 1972 for bunking off and driving to Contempo / Blue & Soul office in Soho to raid there record cupboard ) Different view following Tim Brown at Wilton - he kicked off with Ray Agee - shit that's one I can't play - but thankfully that was the only one he played that I had in my box as opposed to headlining at the Embankment where the chances of being gazumped were much reduced. Taking the 'big box' (figuratively - only 100 sounds ) to Thringstone next Sat 22nd - got a good idea what's on offer but taking numerous pieces this time that I've left at home before so will respond to others play lists / crowd in and running order with live act on as well - SO could be Shorty Long / Jimmy Fraser / Fi-dels or Nolan Chance / Ringleaders / Showmen or Exceptions / August Moon/ Mel Williams ( Buddah ) or Ivories / Sam Dees / Ascots or probably none of them - it will be a combination throughout the night - unlikely to be many total obscurities to the initiated but defo for the locals - but were getting there. Why don't we all report back after Christmas with where we were, what we played and how it went. Have a great soulful / successful Christmas Steve

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Hi, Did you sell the Charles Sheffield - if not give me a shout Regards Steve

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Always good to read John's post's about the chronology of some of our greatest sounds. This particular 45 arrived in Bill Swift's box after many weeks of trying to persuade me to part with my copy at the Torch. Alongside Hector 'from Selecta', Swifty they kept nagging me to sell my copy that I had acquired from Graham Warr at the Cats after he had returned from The US in mid 72 and had it on a hand written list for a fiver with many other great sounds. Little did Graham know Levine was playing it at the Mecca the previous week with a massive positive reaction and my 'is it any good' inquiry (obviously a blind as I'd been in the Highland Room the previous week)got nothing other than Yeah could go massive. The fiver changed hands and Sam & Kitty duly powered out of the Fantasia speakers the following day and was pretty much a Mecca / Fantasia exclusive for some time ( Months not weeks ) Don't believe those stories about multi copies - IF so why did Graham and I almost come to blows when he marched across the floor at the Torch a couple of weeks later accusing me of robbing him because I knew it was already a massive sound. Tough shit hey. I continued to play the sound almost through to the autumn / winter, got fed up with it, treated it as 'played out' and having relieved Hector and Swifty of £22 - every penny the pair had on them + A lovely SS7 issue of the Valentines - Breakaway - valued as so many top sounds at a fiver. So £27 deal - at the time the most expensive deal. Hector & Swifty duly took the Sam & Kitty back to Nottingham and thus to be played in the Selectadisc cellar.

At least John usually only auctions 45's with some degree of rarity or provenance. If you want to see some real eye watering prices (they beggar belief) for sounds which are definitely not rare or auction contenders look at some other well known dealer's current auction list. Most of the sounds are available elsewhere at set-sale prices at a massive discount. Who are these people bidding on such 45's, or are they just lazy about comparing availability on other well known and used sites.

Let this one go a couple of years ago - would love to get one back in the box. condition & price Anybody help Thanks

Lenny Curtis - Nothing can help you now - End/Hit Appreciations - It's better to cry - Sport John Bowie - You're gonna miss a good thing - Merben - Sorted A few I've let go in recent times, would like to get back in the box Anybody help? condition / price

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Amazing - found a copy of the Tripplettes in my Knackered / duds box in the loft - trying to rescue it - serious crackle & an e/warp. Here's hoping

Brenda Holloway - Favor for a girl - Argentine 33 1/3 - 45 - Tamla Motown Zircons - Was it meant to be this way - Heigh-Ho Guitar Ray - You're gonna wreck my life - Shagg anyone out there - price / condition Thanks

Now that to me is one that sounds fantastic irrespective of price - just one of those - 'own it before I die sounds' Got the big ones but never seen one available. Remember Ted playing it a some gig and the locals moaning ' what's this shite' - heathens, whilst I'm going thru' my I'm not worthy routine. Awesome