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  1. Solidsoul
    The Lovelites "Get Him Of My Conscience" on Lovelite original has gone up in price lately to £200 to £300. But a lot of this is due to the flip being appreciated as well now. The changing styles and fashions have made "Oh What A Day" a wanted side as well now.
  2. Solidsoul
    Sorry to hear this sad news. He was a good lad and I enjoyed talking to him about the records. He had a great taste in Northern Soul music.
  3. Solidsoul
    Many years ago when I first heard this record I didn't like it much. Sounded like a fast funk record. But these days I am coming round to it after watching the dancefloor reaction and how well it works in a venue. I wouldn't pay lot's of money for it, but it's ok in a venue! My question is when did it first get popular at a Northern Soul venue? I can not remember it played at places like Wigan back in the day. I first heard it played out at the excellent, now long gone, Lowton Civic Hall. So when did you first hear it in a venue?
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    It's come a long way from being on sales tapes roundabout the late 80's, 1990's!
  5. Solidsoul
    I would not like it. I always preferred to hear the proper records as opposed to live bands. I wondered what Nosmo King was up to these days!.
  6. Solidsoul
    It is, but good if you have a copy tucked away! But I hate it when a record goes for silly money and it's a one I sold for next to nothing.
  7. Solidsoul
    He didn't create Wigan. He helped discover a lot of new records to play. Wigan was a continuation of the all-nighters that had preceded it, like the Wheel, Torch etc. It was a big top notch dance floor within walking distance of a two main line railway station's and very near a motorway. This with a licence to play records on a Saturday, all-night through till Sunday morning. That's some of the many things that created Wigan Casino, and also the timing was right for it to happen.
  8. Solidsoul
    Some good points raised in this topic. Those camara's in venue's that show the dj's decks onto a big screen don't help. It plays right into the egotistical dj's ability to show off.
  9. Solidsoul
    Richard Searling used to play the great Herman Hitson version of "Love Slipped Through My Fingers" in Wigan Casino and other places around 1980. I like all the versions of it. It's just a great song!
  10. Solidsoul
    First time I heard "Branded" by Robert Knight was upstairs at Blackpool Mecca. It was not played very often. Back in those busy 1970's days there were so many records being discovered every week it was hard to sort out all the good from the bad. You were constantly bombarded with new records and not in the luxury of your own home. It's easy now with hindsight and lots of time to see things in perspective, to judge these records with a very critical view. Not one of my favorites, but all part of discovering new sounds and sorting it all out.
  11. Solidsoul
    "The Laws Of Love" - The Volcanos - Arctic. Vocal & Inst. Original USA 45rpm. Light blue label with dark blue lettering. Exactly the same vinyl profile/matrix etc as the White Demo. Fantastic Northern Soul classic. Condition is Ex. £150 plus £3.50 recorded postage. Paypal accepted with friends and family option or bank draft transfer. As with all my sales, returns are accepted. Buyer pays for return postage.
  12. Solidsoul
    This is like a little time snapshot of a spot in Wigan Casino! I remember them all being played there at some point or other. "Friday Night" by Johnny Taylor used to sound truly awesome in there!!!
  13. Solidsoul
    This topic has been discussed on here before, at length. Very loosely, to me it's 1960's soul that sounds a little 1970's in it's production. Or 70's soul that sounds a little 60's in it's production, hence crossover.
  14. Solidsoul
    "(It's Against) The Laws Of Love" - The Volcanos - Arctic. Vocal & Inst. Original USA 45rpm. Fantastic Northern Soul classic. Condition is Ex. £150 plus £3.50 recorded postage. Paypal accepted with friends and family option or bank draft transfer. As with all my sales, returns are accepted. Buyer pays for return postage.
  15. Solidsoul
    There is a styrene original and a proper different design vinyl original. Not too sure about this vinyl copy in the picture. Look very carefully in the runout grooves, there should be a small circle with a very faint MR stamped in it. Not scratched in. There is a boot that looks like this one, but it has a lighter washed out looking blue coloured label.
  16. Solidsoul
    The boots we know about are the one's that aren't perfect. There may have be some records that were repressed by the original pressing plants. Monarch is a great example. Lucky for us, they usually did not use the original triangle matrix number or we would not be able to tell some originals from the pressings/boots. Modern represses are obvious, because as mentioned, the manufacturing process has changed. It's a minefield. Sometimes I think I am on safe ground, then it blows up when new info comes to light!
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    I was surprised to hear it! Apart from it's popularity on the Northern scene, or whatever it wants to be called these days, it's a very obscure record and not one I would expect to hear on a main stream programme!
  18. Solidsoul
    Certain people with very large expensive collections don't want anyone to know where they live I have known several collectors who get all their records sent to their work address. Although I must admit, it would be interesting to know if he own's all those records!
  19. Solidsoul
    For me, buying from the States has just about stopped. Ebay are pricing themselves off the market. The terrible global shipping costs etc . I used to buy regularly from USA, now it is becoming hardly worth it! Not only having to pay as much as buying in the UK because of price guides, but taking more risk with postage and costs for no advantage. Sending something back is really expensive. Something really not fair is when they included the postage costs in the final price, then take a higher cut because of it. It's the buyer who wants the item shipped, not the seller.
  20. Solidsoul
    It looks good. I think it's original after looking at the pictures, especially with that ultrasonic stamp. Different pressing plants can get there labels printed slightly different from one another. As you probably already know it was booted on Itzy in the 70's.
  21. Solidsoul
    All grading of records can be hit or miss. Some things are ok for some, but not for others. I did win an expensive record on John Manships auction and it is beautiful mint condition, I think it must one of the best condition copies in existence. I don't mind certain faults, but others I can't put into the collection. These are usually for Ex gradings. Mint- for a very small imperfection. But if it's stated as Mint it should look as good as the day it was made!
  22. Solidsoul
    Well, who would of thought that Fairmount was before Rouser!! Big label before little label! I suppose it's obvious when you compare both label numbers! Reminds me of the yellow label Pameline with the Palmer release number in the runout deadwax!
  23. Solidsoul
    Yes, that's the m.g.m variant.
  24. Solidsoul
    Yes that's right There is also another design of original. The mgm press variation.
  25. Solidsoul
    I have never seen this on original styrene!! Does it exist? All the original demo's and blue issues I have ever seen are on vinyl. There are two different label design, vinyl press originals. The 70's bootleg is also vinyl .


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