John Reed

FFS, its just a song that a band has decided to cover, that just happens to have been originally played on a once underground youth, club scene. It was written and produced by a couple of white country-boys from the south. I wonder how many Beatles fans moaned when the like of the Temps, Four Tops, Mary Wells and Aretha to name a few covered their recordings.

It was, but I expect that the masters are still incorrectly labeled. This was released on the US version of the Soul explosion LP, so probably doesn't warrant inclusion as something unreleased.

The Dapps were definitely a white group, started as a rhythm/horn section and initially provided backing vocals for Brown. They then moved into recording under Browns tutelage in their own right. In addition to Beau Dollar, the group also included Troy Seals, who recorded the great Vietnam song Mama hold My Hand on Rising Sons. After they left Brown, the majority of the members became the group Jellyroll.

Thats the release from around 1982/84. I believe the original rawer version of NTTPOY was released on an earlier NU Sound M-2/102 release, backed with an earlier version of Barbara West I'm a Fool For You Baby. The first NU Sound release M-2/101 was Shimmy by McCall. I feel these were re-recorded for the RONN release. The picture on Discogs is my copy.

Under distance selling rules globally, the item being sent is still the property of the seller until the buyer has "accepted" the item. So, if its lost in transit, damaged or not to the satisfaction of the buyer due to a fault or misrepresentation of the item, the buyer is due a refund and the seller then makes a claim on the postal service or insurance.

Why should sellers put a low value on for the shipping value. It may save the buyer some cash, but if the package is lost or damaged in transit, the seller can only claim on the value they've allocated to the package. There's potentially only downside risk if the seller does that. If buying from aboard, these costs should be taken into account before bidding.

Nice to see someone else rate the Band of Thieves LP and giving it a shout. Rainbow Brown did get a single release, but its hard and been on my radar for a while, but it just doesn't turn up.

is that the original light blue release or the red reissue from the early 90's?

I've spent many an hour googling the addresses of record labels, most of the time it led to abandoned lots and empty run down buildings. Still had fun doing it.

An original of I'm So Happy was only on the issue. The demo is single sided with If It Ain't Love on both sides.

An original demo of KMLG doesnt exist as its a b-side, so issue only. Demo's of 45-3019 only have The Boy Next Door on both sides.

I'd like to keep it as it is and apply the same rules as for "sales". In a similar way to sales, if i put up a "want", I don't want people coming on and telling me that they bought it in 1974 for 15p.

Looking for a copy of B.W. & The Next Edition - Peace Of Mind / Stay With Me Baby - Dakar DK-4522. Issue only, not the demo. Minimum EX+ If you have a copy for sale, please pm me with the price you want. Please don't ask what I'm willing to pay.

Are you talking about the Expansion CD from 2017. The first release of the current track was initially available as a download via Bandcamp in March this year as its a completely new song from her forthcoming double LP.

Its going to be both and yes, its nearly ready. With regards to the number of items pressed, its an estimation game for the label owners. They have an expectation, but no-one really knows if there will be demand for a particular vinyl release or not. Although the cost difference is minimal between the pressing of 300 - 500 units, if you've got 5 or 6 releases on the cards the cumulative difference in cost can add up, especially for a small independent label and no record company wants deadstock sitting on their shelves unsold. My view on represses is that if they're using the original stampers and not pressed retrospectively, irrespective if they're on different coloured vinyl or have apple stamps on them, they're still originals. Over the last year or so, i've actually started thinking, why am I buying a record on vinyl when i've had the CD for years and that's made me more picky on what vinyl releases I buy.

My understanding is that was a CD only release.

"Sensational" Little Doc had two releases on Music-Go-Round. With "Precious Love" quite a lot rarer than "baby", but less in-demand.

I quite like Don't Follow Me, but Stepping Out of The Shadow is a terrible Ian Lavine clone, nothing soulful at all in that side.

I'm in the minority here as I don't really care if the "Northern Soul scene" dies, with this generation. Music aside, it's a youth scene which just happens to have had a prolonged life and I'm sure when people are dead and buried, the music will live on and be picked up by the youth again as an alternative to "current" music culture. Let the youth pick it up and then develop it in the best way for them and if it means mixing it up a bit, so be it. Continually harking back to "Wigan", wearing fancy dress, telling them how to dance or what the need to do or play, just alienates younger people. Also, the concept of "leaving a legacy" is just a ridiculous idea, let the next generation decide what works best for them - At the end of the day this is another iteration of "Club Culture" and not really a way of life.

Its probably the same DJ's you listened to 22 years ago. As new younger blood is not generally joining the "scene" (although it does happen), its just the same youth scene(s) of old, just getting older. To me promoters aren't that keen on trying out new DJ's as they want ticket sales, sticking the the same established people who's been playing for the last 30 odd years. Not getting into the boot/reissue playing, I believe that is the major reason for the multiple smaller events popping up in recent years.

One way to check for the US reissue is to look at the font on the labels, on the reissue they're more squashed together. If you want an original release, you could buy a non-US released copy as I believe only the US version was reissued.

Isn't there still a rule that states that royalties do not have to be paid on demos as they're technically not meant to be for sale. So unethical label owners could be earing income on selling demos and not passing on income to the artist/writer as they would for selling issues. Personally, i feel the selling of newly released demos unethical as these are deliberately created to extract the last bit of juice out of their priduct rather that what they were historically created for.

I believe the solid centre record Rod played was We Can Make It Happen.

Under distance selling rules goods that are sent are still owned by the seller until the buyer accepts the merchandise. If there is an issue in transport, the seller has to reimburse the buyer and make a claim against the shipping company.

I think membership cards are nostalgic reminders of the past and don't really have a place in the modern world. In peoples youth, there was a sense of belonging and they were proud to have a card, but not so much now, especially for someone over 50. People talk about them as a way of keeping out the riff-raff or drunk people, but really this should be the responsibility of the venue door policy or security. If the venue doesn't provide security, hire a registered security guard and inform them of your admittance policy. I don't go out much these days and i'd be very disappointed if I arrived at a venue and was turned away because I didn't have a bit of card or laminated paper in my wallet. Also, if I was then given membership on the spot, what would then be the point of membership in the first place.