Chris L

Here's some more of what's being listed, another 30 tonight.

Some, even more tomorrow

A few more.....................

Love that Stateside Gene Chandler - Just a fool for you, in my top 5 of all time.

Couple more gems..............

Here's our new Ebay sales list, we put 40 on tonight and we'll add another 30 Sunday. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Records-/176985/m.html?item=261498336829&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_ssn=watchguyone

WOW !!

Very...............

Nice piece, thanks for posting.

Japanese Motown singles & EP's do come up on Ebay, not sure where they're being sold from but they come up, I think there's some on there right now.

At least they have original labels

Yes "The Catwalk" by Gerry & Paul, the person who sold it to me said it was a boot because the labels were on the wrong sides, in fact the originals have that. Also a Moses Smith for a pal, when I got it, it turned to be an original. Yes it does happen. Also had people who were trying to shift stuff who weren't really sure if it was a boot or not when I got them they were originals, those Okeh with scratched matrix's for example.

Whoops ! Yes I see it now

Yes "Rescue me" did come out with silver text. 1969 second issue.

Some Dutch Motown

No I didn't, I just didn't want to post it......................LOL.................... Belgian

At the risk of being Bernt at the Steak................ Dutch German

I agree and will send John Manship a copy of this thread , maybe he can alter his book when it get re-printed.

The Chicago pressings are all stamped (gulp!...........I think) I've never seen a scratched, they seem all to be Los Angeles issues.

You could well be right Pete, there is a white demo vinyl boot of "Don't to discuss it"..............I have one, I also have a white demo styrene original, both with the differences in matrix's as described above.

If it's in styrene with a stuck on label and a large 45 on the left hand side then it's an original. If it's in vinyl with a moulded label then it's a boot. Here's another clue, on the original the matrix reads like this : zsp-117384 1c also at 180° from the matrix there's some tiny markings, look like t111 The bootleg reads like this : zsp 117384 1c no - between the letters and numbers and the 1c is closer to the numbers, no tiny t111 Have been going through all my Okeh records this afternoon, both my styrene "Don't want to discuss it" and "Quitter never wins" have matrix scratched in them. All Little Richard and Williams & Watson were Los Angeles recordings it is probable that this was sub contracted work. Thing is in John Manship's book it states that there must be a stamped matrix and you know what happens then, everybody takes this as 100% fact, even John says often he's not all knowing. Whats' also interesting is the 2 different designs of label; One with extra credits on the right hand side. The scan on far right shows the matrix is scratched.

Always enjoyed those programs I have a shed load of them on cassettes

I think that's Will Smith there on the right !

£255, the most expensive boot maybe ?

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