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Was this ever released? Mines a promo. All the other copies I've seen are promo's.....Anyone ever come across an issue ? Cheers

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Yep, I soon learned not to wear a white shirt at Wigan. Does anyone else remember how the condensation would cascade down the walls on the stairs between the record bar & the balcony ? I used to stand there for a fag & a cool down

This is one of mine. Memories of St Ives in that hot summer of 76 ......Its pretty dire

Sure was mate

Was it you that came home in my car from Wigan with the LP Rob.....Or was it Tony ?

Yes mate, I think Sam & Richard were playing it as a newie at the same time. I heard Sam play it at the Fleet one week & Richard at Wigan the next, (or the other way round)

A great bloke. Such sad news. I first met him in the foyer at a Central Hall Kettering dayer in 75 & was mates from then on......Re-united with his true love Sue. Bless them both. RIP Jon

Same as. I was wondering when I posted originally whether any of the older heads who (a-hem) might have known the people involved & could give us a heads up on what actually went on like numbers pressed etc . I mean, would you boot as many Johnny Howards as Lou Prides, as many Prince George's as Lainie Hill's ? emi discs were never that much in my neck of the woods (£4 in 76) but they were still warm when we got them 🤫😆

Wish I'd have kept all mine. I'd discarded them as 'rubbish' (which they certainly are) but could have sold for silly money now & got some decent originals 😏

After seeing the Buster & Eddie original go on Manships auction & the reference to a box of 100 find being the only finds of the pink issue, it got me wondering how many of the red boots are out there ? Same goes for all the other big records booted in that era - How many were actually produced of a particular title ? With certain titles are the boots rarer than the originals due to later finds ? Did the bootleggers press more of one title than another based on how big the record was at the time ? .....Just curious. I'd never considered it before

...........Same sort of voice as Prince Ella who recorded with the Sidney Jones (on Prince). Sidney produced Albert George & a couple of others on Soul Time

So similar its got to be a different take or another version. Lets see if others agree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMn6wyyrLZ8

YES !!!!!! You've got it mate - A far more polished version by the sound of it

No, but a similar style record.....I think it was a Keith spin, so probably British again (?), a bit more poppy in the Karen Young, Ann dAndrea style ...Was the instrumental we are trying to track down one of his ?...I'm thinking Keith or Alan Rhodes ?

Your memory is good - He was a weekly regular for Ken Cox long before 78...Years ago he joined in a discussion on here that drifted onto his move from Wigan to St Ives (in 76 I think). While we are talking Wigan obscurities there was a girly group record about leaving school with the line " I picked up my pencils' in it being played around the same time as the instrumental in 78. Its been driving me mad trying to find out what it is for years. It was a bit 'pop', so I probably won't like it if I hear it again 😆

Got a feeling it turned out to be a british 'easy listening' thing on A&M or Page 1 something like that but I could be getting it wrong - Was it 78ish ?

I remember that 1st one but can't put a name to it. I've a feeling it was a British release though

Normally yes, I'd agree, but in this case he deliberately set out to lie & deceive. Had it just been put up without the lying description I think most would have taken a different view on the sale rather than the outrage it stirred up.

Confusion reigns ! 😆

Don't know that Tom guy personally but I have 11 mutual friends on FB who I've known/know personally away from FB for many, many years, so I would bet my last pound he's kosher

Looks like others have weighed in too https://www.facebook.com/groups/1484989138379594

He must be hoping he can front it out if the buyer complains or he'd have taken it down by now

Thanks mate - I was in two minds about bidding as I wasn't comfortable either. Glad I didn't.

Add ' Les Femmes - Closer' & 'Renita Cole - Lately' as well. 👍