Baz Atkinson

lots more pics to post yet folks will get them up at the weekend!! BAZ A

Thanks for the wonderful company Gaz was a top trip laughed constantly for 7 nights will email you the pics etc mate-yes Rose brooks and philharmoncs [you found alot more for me good friend]i was racking my brains last night re that chester randell track -it is absolutely brilliant as is the track on ston roc that you put me onto played itso many times yesterday -the track on CAT is awesome - he had 2 philharmonics mate the other was mint -but he wanted 75 bux [cheeky bugger]. Your rght mate we went for soul and funk across thE board and not exspensive records -plenty of them in the uk,dontthink we were dissapointed-will catch u soon mate and yes i have your laminated maps. BAZ A

great find indeed -i was very busy rehydrating on the sat lol,bet there was other bits and pieces of the same magnitude-every time i thought id had most of the stuff scanned more poped up lol,then all the dealers with boxed behind their stalls etc. just heard Earl Jackson "Soul Self Satisfaction" was got for 50cents

your a man of taste Rob im after this also-have you had any interest seems quite hard to locate indeed!! BAZ A

No mate was he there ? busy on the sat -friday was slow however!! Did you bump in to Thorsten Wenger Baz?

THANKS SEBASTIAN YOUR RIGHT TIS THE RE-ISSUE NOT SEEN A PROPER ONE -BOUGHT FOR THE FAB FLIP WHICH I LOVE FISHHEAD AINT TO BAD EITHER !! Looks like the re-issue to me. The original is easy to spot, it has got the "#CAL 200" text further down on the label. Compare below, ORIGINAL to the left and RE-ISSUE to the right:

NPAYPAL PREFFERED ALL RECORDS 0UT TOMMORROW FROM WEEKEND REQUESTS -CONDITION STATED AND ALL FORMS OF PAYMENT. PEGGY AND ARTIE -LEAVING YOU SOON-KING DEMO MINT -[on lots of playlists now] mint minus ,flip has ware on label but fine £40 WILLIE HIGHTOWER-NOBODY BUT YOU -CAPITOL DEMO MINT MINUS [really nice prmo folks must be quite hardish] £40 JAMES BROWN-PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LIVE -POLYDOOR MINT [pick of the bunch for me will be big bux soon this ] £25 NICK ALLEN-HARD WAY TO GO-WALAS MINT MINUS [GREAT VOCALS TOP TUNE ]£30 sold sold sold DYNAMITE SINGETARY-NO FR AN ANSWER-NATION-WIDE MINT [GREAT TUNE]£20 MANDELLS -IM TE ONE-TRANS WORLD MINT £20 JANICE LOVE-FOREVER LOVE-DCA MINT [LOVELY LITTLE DC SOUL SPARE A REAL GROWER]£20 HI -LIGHTS-IM SO JAELOUS -DAREN[MONEY ON EBAY THIS IS A STRONG VG PLAYS FINE £20

yes it is mate -have you seen a proper one Jason? Id say a reissue mate although a bit confusion was abound on the purchase lol,hope your well Jason. Is that a slim & soulful saints in the middle there Baz? OG or reissue?

hard pushed on £1k plus stuff Dave although one dealer had 3 or 4 modern items priced well over £1k which i found very overly priced,the fair was awesome for stuff under 500 quid -ive just rifled my stuff again and cant believe i got stuff lke shep mint -love reputation on tarpoon etc for 15 quid -tyrone davis on abc for 20 quid etc-all records that in the uk would be 60 quid plus mint.Really think the fair is for the thinking man looking for stuff just bubbling under the surface-interestingf stuff that could be broke -played 3 last night one by franki newsome one by jimmy grahmne and a funky thing by the greer brothers that all would fit very well on todays scene.In relation to deep and sweet it really is there for the taking but i spend all year picking that stuff up and if i get the chance on cheap northern the stoppers on a demo for 50 bux i aint gonna pass on[bloody recor hounds lol]not much gosspi dave except most dealers asking for the earth and been told flatly that old blighty is in recession and we want their records for nowt lol!! Me, calculating and obsessive, with my reputation.... Yes, I find interesting stuff every week, but I put in the ground work and am digging EVERY weekend...have been for 6 years now...love it in a calculating obsessive way...kinda like folk flying over to record conventions in Texas, eh Baz?! I think the language barrier has prevented most from trying their luck over here, not to mention that often record shops are hidden away! However, the discs are here (Soul more than Northern) and have been trapped on this island for a long time...my job is to liberate them for y'all! 'Far East Finds'...I used to do that on RareSoulForum.co.uk, but if you wanna know what I find just check the Sales Section on a regular basis! Back to the Convention thread...were there any big pieces there Baz, or any interesting gossip about who found what lately over there?

i am as well mate lol-wish it was me who picked it up greedy man that I am.lol,hope your well Gary. Looked like a good trip Baz, looking forward to hearing the tunes. Sharon Mcmahon for $4, I'm SOOOOOOO jealous. gary

thanks nev hope your well mate!! Welcome back Baz n Gaz Looks like you two had a great time and it was worth while well done for the interesting write up and the pics too:yes:

hello only Jez will answer that mate -yes to meeting however and think Jez was enjoying the fair as much as us lot!! i see you met jez porters from spalding , did he find owt good baz ?

lol hope your well Dave!! Now, now the masks are worn over here to prevent the person giving spreading their germs (true). Mind you, considering the dirt, dust and grime that records can accumilate in their travels maybe the guys did use them in reverse in order to prevent the nasty germs attacking them and stop them from vacuuming up all the goodies to bring back to Japan...and then offer them to me for peanuts!

lol -hope your well mate !! You had to post it up didn't you. You bar steward!!!

pic of the old majestic in San ANTONIO was looking to see if soul boy was on !!!!! lol.

lol Ian you would of pissed yourself laughing all the japanese had masks on to prevent the germs of vinyl lol,dont know whats happening over there but masks at record fairs was a bit much-there were very much out in force however as me and Gaz DID NOT GET MUCH SWEET AND DEEP SOUL LOL,think alot of it went to a certain collector who seemed to pop up everywhere-the same collector sells on ebay alot and will be well known to certain people lol!! Nice one Baz. Well done! When I was last there in '89 it was a running battle with the Japanese and their U-Haul trailers to see who could get to the good stuff first. At the time the Japs would just go to a stall have a quick flick through and simply ask, "how much for everything"? The yen to dollar rate was crazy at the time I seem to remember, so those guys were just buying up everything in bulk......... It looks a lot more civilised these days. Brought back a lot of memories of getting back to the hotel room with the haul and playing through 'em! Great stuff! Ian D

few more pics one of denbo from Liverpool.

Incredible fair -Firstly Vince picked up your message on the sat and i was so hung over lol-we were slaughtered drunk on the friday evening in Austen lol-I asked where you were on the saturday but could not find you.The fair was fantastic IMHO all or most of the big sellers present -really good wind up material LOL!! Me and me good mate Gaz Simon averaged about $10 dollers per tune and when you see the stuff and book prices well this definelty refutes the addage that bargains in the states cant be had. Examples been a mint white stoppers demo for $50 -REGGIE SOUL FOR $100 and i suppose the bargain of my bunch of 45s a mint barbara mercer -you better stop for $150 [a record very hard on the issue and now fetching real cash]got some great funk including the dinas traack on MR G and lots of other bits and pieces like a right on judy mint white demo for $4. Myy mate Gaz got the snip of the bunch a mint white columbia demo of Sharon Mc mahon for $4 [last one went for big money on well respected sites]when your getting £100 to £200 quid records book wise for $10 to $20 then it has to be worth the journey!! we both got 50-60 items bloody all sorts of stuff to be had but by the end of the Saturday we were knackered -the old hangover kicked in-we scouted other ares as well and again picked up stuff in San Antonio but our temperance was waiving thin by then and we needed to head back to Dallas for sanity reasons. Bumped into Marc Limar who mentioned the signatures re his show from soul source and he was flattered by the support and it meant alot to him,pics of him with me and Gaz S,Texas is a a great place to visit -hope you enjoy the pics etc,see you all either next year [probable or the year after definite] iVE POSTED A PIC OF A PLACK DEVOTED TO ROBERT JOHNSON THE BLUES LEDGEND HE PLAYED AT THE GUNTER NORTAN HOTEL AND WE STAYED THERE ON THE SUNDAY EVENING -THE HOTELS WALLS ARE COVERED IN BLUES MEMORABELIA IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE PLEASE SEEK IT OUT -YOU CAN FEEL YOUR SOUL BEEN SOLD AT THE CROSSROADS LOL. BAZ A

I agree its a heart warming story -great pics !!Thanks for posting this up Dave!! BAZ A

Two more incredible tracks -cant wait to get mine -to go with the other already classics on this logo-well done Paul -the Sam dees track justblows me away and the percusion on the Eddie FLOYD is brilliant !! BAZ A

very sad news massive talent -great super ballAds -voice to melt a few tears!! BAZ A

hello Vince that would be great mate -ill drop my mobile no via pm -!! hi baz, would you like to meet up for a pint as i will be there, let me know atb vince

ah thanks dave hope your well ,will check it out ,looking forward to this years fair,-ill tell doug your asking after him mate!! Baz, Check out the Capitol Records promo item (#6 pic) on Doug's story about the Kondoff's Record Store. Fantastic! And MINT! Great story about a great find. Best, Dave

Check the link folks -some great articles by Doug Hanners eTc-got details and dates on ,please note the new venue-already left number to a few brits based in texas ,if any late souls deciding on this then drop me a pm etc.SEE YOU ALL NEXT FRI/SAT/SUN!! BAZ A https://austinrecords.com/?recordhaul.html

think the flip side is a tremendous funky mover-her other stuff on gwp is also very good imho -dont prove them wrong is a lovely lilting soul record!! BAZ A