Anoraks Corner

What about the Explosive Dynamiks on Lemco? OK, yet to reach 'Oldie/Classic' status yet, although it's been around for a fair number of years. More demented than twisted?

A few more:

Wasn't the instrumental backing track found on a Detroit acetate? (Dave - ask GuyH about this.) I've always loved this little Detroit-esque mid-tmepo floater...step forward Mr.Clarke:

Just updated x3 pages worth of sales stock...take this link: Sales Update A selection of them in pictures too...take this link: 75 Label Scans

'Affirmative' is the name of the label....solid center. What about the Young-Blood Smith on Soul World..do they crop up much?

I recall getting a complete set of Loma LP's for a few quid...they had bulk of most numbers, mind! Happy days.

Hand up over here to the following...with my 'excuse' being that they are all on Japanese copies: The Supremes "Baby Love" The Temptations "My Girl" Al Wilson “Snake” Spyder Turner “I Can't Make It Anymore” Temptations “Ain't too proud to beg “ Artistics "Im gonna miss you" Cliff Nobles & Co “The Horse” Jackie Wilson “I Get The Sweetest Feeling” Edwin Starr “Agent Double O Soul” Marvin Gaye “What's Going On” Marvin Gaye "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" Nancy Ames “I dont want to talk about it” ...and naturally I have both Darrell Banks and Troy Dodds on US WD's!

These four have never done it for me either! We obviously have good taste, sir!

Too right...a proper messy powerhouse slab o'Chicago Soul! There is also an instrumental of it on Maurci too! Label designs...also plain green, and yellow label designs and about x3 different font variations across the numbers too!

About 2001/2? Not saying every number showed up, but there was quantity around.

I salute you, Ted! That CD is one of my fave comps ever...a regular visitor to my decks many years after it was released...timeless.

Understand completely...complete empathy in fact

There were a few acetates around when all the vinyl groovey Grooves stock surfaced...I found one in Tokyo too! Was never sure if it was pukka or not, though it had typed credits rather than hand-written.

Got a UK Decca of Elkie doing her fab version of 'Hello stranger', if you need it Pete?

How many do you need...there is a good supplier in Japan! PM for details.

It was a previously unissued track...came out on a Kent LP.

Rarer and more desirable than the stockers imo...charismatic and catchy even...but it does seem a lot. There is a WD >>> HERE <<< for £100.

The Japanese bit at the top states that this release is part of the 'Black Power Series'!

I was in Paris one Valentine's weekend back in the tail-end of the 90's, and ended up wandering arond Clignancourt market for an hour or so...loads of record stalls! I actually walked past a few vendors before eventually stopping at one interesting box saying, 'Black/Cha-Cha/Twist' on it. Don't know why I went for that, but I did! It was mainly French presses of dodgy loungcore or disco tracks, but mid-way through I came accross a US copy of Benny Troy (IWGYT) for 10 francs (£1). I actually smiled and put it back down in a generous moment of giving someone else a thrill one day! I was actually thinking I may get lucky and come across a Hesitations or Ray Pollard EP, when blow me down up pops a Seven Souls resplendant in the art cover! My immediate thought was that it would be the wrong record inside, but no, there it was on French Epic and in good condition...and only 30 francs (£3 at the time). I controlled all eternal tell-tale signs of excitement, went throught the box one more time and bought the SS and BT. The stall-holder tried to short change me, which I wasn't actually that bothered about, but I did point out the error and got my correct change! I didn't bother looking through any other boxes or stalls...I'm not a greedy man! Anyhow, back to present times, I regularly come across UK presses here in Tokyo, and occasionaly the odd French, Dutch, Spanish and Italian piece too. Yesterday I found this rather nice Carl Carlton on Action (what's it worth nowadays?).

Yes, in all the excitement of finally managing to upload some soundfiles onto here, I exceeded the new rule...sorry gents! My next goal is to now master uploading more than one soundfile in a single post!

SOLD

Hmmm...it is the link Refosoul just gave me...search there under Marilyn Rowler

>>> Listen here <<< Marilyn Rowler - We got a good thing going - Audiodisc 7" acetate Quite a nice chunky R'n'B mover with a nice brass break. Original 7" acetate in fab condition. Unissued as far as I know. Ballad on flipside. £105 inc. courier service P&P.

Mailed from Tokyo Saturday afternoon. Delivered to Nige's doorstep in Stafford Tuesday morning!

Lookalike with Angela Davies on the flip. I have an original Gloria Walker for £40 if anyone fancies it...luverly condition...fab'n'funky Soul! (Also got a copy of their, ''Need of you' also on Flaming Arrow for £15...another nice tune!)