Dave Pinch

yes i seen the odd demo and like you say pete i think there was the odd export 45..i have a tom jones from 1966 with a full center made for export

i had to listen to it..its worse than i remember it...cringeworthy..........but i liked this one .....also steve brookstein..shoot bullets if ya like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CA4BhDBF7M

and what a record it is........he had lots of usa pop hits but that was the biggest

and how they ever managed that ..heaven knows

oops wrong thread

the horse and groom in doncaster..this sunday amazingly enough.... a real wide selection of soul music and a great atmosphere...now into our 6th year..another shameless plug..not that it need it..always rammed

decca in the 60`s and 70`s only issued in the four pronged format wasnt til around 79 when they issued some in full centers....

yes but ours were real prices bri..only one pm for each and they were on here and all over two faced book

superb stuff

constellations ..whooooooooooshhhhhhhh............made a joke to my bro this week that it would hit a grand

£60..has been over £100 in its day...a sealed copy may still acheive that.......white demo`s black issues mono..stereo.......4 different usa formats

did buy the other version of william cummings on bang bang....lovely bang bang w/d for £4..til i got it home and played it.......sold it for £5..£1 profit yaaay ya mug...oh and jim webbs version of i need you....stroll on .....and dont get me started on geoffrey meteliko....................so i dont buy blind or follow recomendations ..lol

bought 3 or four things blind in my younger days...one was dave mitchell the trip on met.........never bought blind or listened to other folks recommendations since i was so fed up i chucked that dave mitchell in dustbin

no i`m not 100% sure which funky funky twist came first blue or green,only that all the other green releases from 508 to 513 all look the same,, i do know the `55` series is before the 50/51 series all issued in 1970.....the 50/51 releases are 1971 & 1972....whats even stranger is why they would use the blue label and put a different mix as a b side..as i said earlier first taste came as an `A` side originally in 1970 with i`m havin so much fun on the flip....the blue and green first tastes have the same matrix (1005) which is odd as really it should be different..........bloody hell it is confusing isnt it..looking at it now the blue release could be after all the green releases possibly from late 1972 and regurgitated as an `A` side and gatur on a budget couldnt be arsed to change the label info .....i think the label went into mothballs again after that for a while

great northern soul version on a rare spanish only 45 vinyl is clean we`ll call it vg++ to be safe , cover is vg+ with tape down one seam £30...posted in uk..pm if interested....ON HOLD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R4-CUQkF_Q thanks for looking dave

some nice tunes alex

i did have a uk pye demo of tony colton and a harry starr in the 90`s.......only got a abc demo of tony colton now.....i did see a harry starr quite cheap for sale ..well £90 ..i think is ok....never had that paramount four 45 although i remember it from years ago

the blue funky twist i believe to be before the green funky twist but its later than i`m having so much fun of which first taste was actuallly the `A` side in early 71...i think both recordings of first taste were probably recorded around the same time but the `classic` green version as we know it was issued 1st ..then later as a throw away flip (lol) to funky twist. the `canned` blue version maybe came out in error when gatur resurfaced again but when the label quickly realised the mistake and issued the green funky twist copies..then thruout 72 there were further green releases by willie tee and the gaturs including the brilliant reworking of teasin you

blue first taste is a different recording mick....not sure where it fits in ... the gatur 555/556/557 releases are 1970/early 71..then the label went to sleep for about 9 months then started back again in late 71 into 1972 with 509/510/511/512..all the releases are green. i personally think the blue release came out inbetween these two sets of releases. gatur ran for quite a few years but was dormant for long periods ( when distribution deals fell apart etc).. it started with i peeped your hole card in 1968 originally i think

Released in 1970 with I'm having so much fun on the flip then a year later as the flip of funky funky twist... Both are the same version..

this take is the flip of time brings about changes...the version on the flip of you lied dont seem to be on you tube..will try and post it up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1yWI4hAHQ8

both about the same i think.....had em both ..the one with you lied is a little tougher imo..had three of the other with time brings about changes on the flip

nice 2 sider with alternate take of forever and a day on the flip

a great night ..we really enjoyed it...this is what a northern soul night should be about