Chris L

Sounds about right Pete, just bought a Monument copy for pal over here. Tough trying to find a US copy, they don't come up that often.

This is a big Belgian Popcorn tune, gets played a lot here, does it get spins in the UK ?

Perhaps you could suggest a few "right" venues then ? The future of the NS will be dictated by the current one so it's relevant alright.

Been to lots of "Euro" events (I live there) not a lot of dancing and atmosphere. It is however their absolute right to do what they want and play what they want. Talking to one "Euro" DJ who has an eye watering collection, never been to a soul venue up North in his life, never got past the 100 club. It is of course personal taste and it would wrong to come on this forum and tell people they are farts, chin-strokers, etc. oldies venues are still very popular, let's not criticise that, if that's what they want, then why not ?

I guess it's what defines a successful portion of the soul scene. 750+ people at Stoke listening to classics and all the biggies or about 30 people in Italy listening to some very rare stuff but not really dancing. You pays your money and takes your choice.

Try and sit still...........................

With the amount of people listing records as "Soul", "R & B" "Northern Soul" when you try and filter you still end up with about 3 - 4000 records to trawl through. A lot of people rank them "Highest First" and that means your 99pence records are way, way down anyones search list. Consider putting one or two hgher priced records for sale together with a message to potential buyers to view your other items. All the data shows that more expensive records are getting even more expensive, my experience has been I've been able to sell at 25 - 30% more than what I paid (recent purchases) a record I bought on Ebay for £140.00 , I sold for over £300, one I bought for £100.00 sold for £150.00 and another I bought for £245.00 sold for £355.00. All indications point to there are less buyers out there more interested in the bigger records. Anyway good luck.

I would have thought Muscle Shoals would have suited him.

I have now shipped some 70+ records using these carton mailers. They are very marginal, I decided only to ship vinyl records, no styrene. If you put too much carton stiffeners in the sleeve it becomes very difficult to get the record out afterwards. I haven't had any complaints from customers so I'm assuming they've arrived all OK. I did make my own stiffeners from carboard I got from the local supermarket, it was a bit trial and error. I have bought records from UK sellers who also use mailers, they've tended to be larger in size making it easier to increase the stiffeners so once this lot used up I'll trawl around to see what I can find.

I saw her once on US tv, about 20 years ago, my word what a peach

Julian The boots are green, original demos are black/white. the issue seems to be rarer.

Belgian Chess German Columbia German CBS Greek

Ian You're right, it's a double sided, I assumed a demo, will change, thanks for that.

I wish I would have had 20 copies of Joe Jama Sounds good, here's soundfile : https://www.divshare.com/download/24576138-69d

I'm happy with prices, as I paid less for all of them than I'm selling with one exception. Thing is I bought a whole gaggle of stuff from a bloke in the US and ended up with 2 James Barnetts, 3 Steinways, 2 Willie Kendricks, etc. My Ebay sales did even better, I can't believe the prices I got there

RECORDS FOR SALE !! - All originals James Barnett — Keep on talking — Fame — MINT £195.00 (have sound file) SOLD Alfie Davison — Love is a serious business — Mercury demo — MINT £210.00 (have sound file) SOLD Emanuel Lasky — Peace loving man — Thelma — better than EX++ - £85.00 SOLD Garnett Mimms — Looking for you — United Artists — better than EX++ - £85.00 SOLD Sam Dees — Lonely for you — SSS International — VG - £120.00 (have sound file for this) SOLD Christine Cooper — Heartaches away my boy — rare Parkway issue — looks VG+, plays EX - £260.00 SOLD Nolan Chance — Just like the weather — Constellation demo — VG++ - £200.00 SOLD PP Arnold — Everything’s gonna be alright — French Columbia with pic sleeve— better than EX++ - £65.00 SOLD Willie Kendrick — Change your ways — RCA Victor demo — MINT - £225.00 SOLD The Fabulous Apollos — Some good in everything bad — Valtone — MINT - £75.00 Ruby Andrews — Just loving you — Zodiac — EX+ - £120.00 SOLD Little Richard — I don’t want to discuss it — Okeh demo — better than EX++ - £35.00 SOLD Marv Johnson — Come on and stop — United Artists demo — better than EX++ - £75.00 Barbara West — Congratulations baby — Ronn demo - £60.00 SOLD Eddie Bishop — Call me — ABC — VG+ - £80.00 (have sound file) SOLD The Metros — Since I found my baby — RCA Victor rarer issue — VG+ - £100.00 SOLD Benny Troy — I wanna give you tomorrow — De-lite — better than EX++ does have sticker on flip side - £65.00 SOLD The Vibrations — Cause your mine — Epic - VG+, plays EX - £70.00 SOLD Ike and Tine Turner — Dust my broom — UK His Masters Voice — VG+ - plays great - £30.00 Connie Questell — World of trouble/Give up girl — Decca — EX - £175.00 SOLD Art Freeman — Slippin’ around — Fame — MINT - £125.00 SOLD Alexander Patton — A lil lovin’ sometimes — UK Capitol — VG++ - £180.00 SOLD The Ringleaders — Baby what has happened to our love — M-Pac — VG+ - £115.00 SOLD Joe Jama — My life — Optimum — VG plays great - £400.00 SOLD Jimmy Conwell — Cigarette ashes — Mirwood MINT - £40.00 SOLD Lenis Guess — Just ask me — S.P.Q.R. — EX - £25.00 SOLD Hank Jacobs — Elijah Rockin’ with soul — Call Me — VG label tear - £25.00 SOLD Marvelettes — I’ll keep holding on — Tamla twin globes — EX+ - £35.00 The Velvelettes — Lonely, lonely girl am I — V.I.P. — VG+ plays great - £50.00 SOLD Darrell Banks — Angel baby — Atco demo - Mint minus - £35.00 SOLD Clarence Carter — Messin’ with my mine — Ichiban demo — MINT - £25.00 SOLD Temptations — I want a love I can see — UK TMG — EX - £30.00 The Dells — Run for cover — Cadet — VG+ - £38.00 SOLD The Jelly Beans — You don’t mean me no good — Eskee — VG+ - £55.00 SOLD Bobby Bland — Shoes — Duke — MINT - £30.00 SOLD Not satisfied - 100% full refund. I can accept cheques, money or postal orders, I prefer Paypal (no fees:-). UK shipping £2.50 for up to 2 records, anything over £100 value £5.50 special delivery insured. I will ship worldwide just ask for cost. I can only ship from Thursday this week onwards. Gradings : Mint (full gloss, no major marks, plays perfect, typically old store stock.) EX (good gloss, no major marks, will have been played, plays close to perfect.) VG+ (still with some gloss, will have marks, will have been played, still plays well, maybe some slight background noise.) VG (will have marks, will have been played, will play with some background noise. crackles, pops, etc.) Variations of above.

It's always dangerous to generalise but would it be fair to say that only promos has the three XXX on the play side ? I have seen promos without them, obscure-ish record that wouldn't warrant being booted. Never seen an ordinary issue with those crosses. Sound about right ?

2 days to go, yet more :

He lived in an old folks home with his mum, back in 1998 when we met she looked great, he unfortunatley didn't, nice bloke though.

Would love to know what the requirements are for being a postman

Would love to know what the requirements are for being a postman

Well spotted.............

Quite right Pete, the boots have pitting on the vinyl under the label. This is a boot. What about this one then, legit re-issue ?

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