Solidsoul

My original has the logo IT in big letters, about 1" inch high. I like it for the "Player, Play On" side, which I think is really good.

Next time you go, take an axe! Tree felling required!

Troy Dodds is a great record but that dj copy on auction was not in great condition. I remember there was quantity of the mint condition coloured issues found in the Sacremento find several years ago. They seem to be put onto the market now and again! It would have been good to have been able to pick up that St Louis KATZ radio station in the 1960's. The records we could have learned before they were known in the UK!

IF it was in great condition, it looks a good price, but is that with the postage costs and import tax added? If the full value is declared it's a hefty add on to the cost! Also if there is problem and it needs sent back, all those high costs have to be added again!

I was just saying to my son last week that record prices for the in demand titles are at an all-time high. These prices and Mr Manships auction win figures seem to confirm it! But if you want a certain record, and that's the price, there's no choice but to pay up! The chance of finding things cheap in the States or finding a seller who doesn't know the market value, have just about gone.

Eddie Parker "Love You Baby" on an Ashford original first issue white demo and original green and white issue copies, have a large ARCHER stamp in the run out groove. This has letters that are level with each other and don't run downhill. The outer rim of the record is slightly bevelled. All other copies are legal reissues, counterfeits, pressings and modern lookalikes. The copies with the small archer stamp that runs downhill are not 1968 originals and are counterfeits. The copies with the scratched in 3www without the archer stamp are legal reissues, which are believed to have been done by label owners. There are various boots and lookalikes as well. The true original is a rare record and not many have one! As you probably know, this record was one of the biggest records on the Northern scene, this is why there were so many of these official and unofficial copies made. To put it in a nutshell. Large level initial letters ARCHER stamp in the run out is the original first issue, as in this picture of the true first issue.

Yes Black Echoes July 1979. I started buying them every week from 1975, just to find out what venues were on. Also for the little bits of info about the records/scene that Echoes would condensed to be included. It was worth going to Wigan just to hear Richard's dj set. He is one of the best assets the Northern Scene has had over the years!

Quite a lot of cover-up's in this great chart! I know that in those day's a dj had to protect their top records from the bootleggers. Still I find it interesting to see a snapshot of the times and maybe some like to see what was being played, also the cover-up titles.

"Woman Love Thief" was the side I first heard. That was in Wigan about 1978. "Woman Love Thief" sounds great in a venue and "Such Misery" sounds better at home. But I like them both the same. My Wand copy is a demo.

"I Don't Wanna Lose Him" - GiGi & the Charmaines - Kent Select City 073. I have finally got around to buying this great Northern Soul record, which was unreleased back in the days when it was recorded. It did come out on the Kent 100 club 7" limited press. I'm pleased I did invest in it, as not only is it a great stormer, but the sound quality is excellent on this Kent release. The flip by Walter Jackson "Forget That Girl" is an excellent mid sixties beat ballard. Sound quality is really good as well. £10 well spent!

I've never seen a vinyl copy. All the copies I have seen on 7" have been styrene. John Anderson had this record in quantity, not long after it's release for £3. They were originals but they were styrene. It looks like an authentic vinyl original. The vinyl profile looks good. You are very lucky to have it!

They are the correct details for the west coast original, except the 1A has a dash before it -1A There is a west coast original and an east coast original. The east coast has the Triangle AIM stamp in the runout. The west coast original has a white demo and black issue. They are not Daisy stamped but have the above markings. This white demo and black issue have identical runout details. There is a 1970's bootleg of the black issue which looks good but has a wider runout groove than the original black issue. Picture below of the Boot. Notice the wide runout and matt paper and slighty fuzzy writing. Original west coast issue below boot.

Just to get things going maybe I would start with "Soul Time" Shirley Ellis and finish with a piece of class, something like "Say Something Nice To Me" Bobby Kline. But it's a long time since I was behind the decks. Also I would change my choices to suit the venue and the type of punters!

I mentioned in an earlier post that Lulu's was the original cut made here in the UK. Patti Austin's version is a cover version. It is usually the other way round, but not in this case!

Sorry, on this one Malcolm Hayes is before Emma Reed's.

That's a good point, but it's getting away from the original question. Maybe it needs asked and discussed as a fresh subject?

Who would believe it, but yes Lulu's "Leave A Little Love" is excellent. It is the original version written by the great Les Reed. This was before Patti Austin's also excellent Coral records version! I bet that won't suit the purists This weeks show is great with a good selection of tracks and some that were new to me, which is always a good thing!

It's just a bit of nostalgia for the people who were on the scene, at a time when putting it on venue adverts and badges was a new and fashionable thing. Not meant to be taken too seriously!

Well if KTF is daft, maybe old men dancing on there own, to old love records is daft as well!?

Writing on the label must be the second worse things for serious UK collectors. That's after the centre knocked out N.O.C. Which is the kiss of death for the UK label, high end collector!

For many Northern Soul has/is a bit of a lifelong religion, so we are keeping the faith! I must admit I only say it as a bit of a tongue in the cheek joke, after a few pints.

I kept buying that Chevrons record "Love, I Love You", before it was getting played. Bought it a few times on M.M.C. and on Independence labels for not much money. I had a feeling it would get played, and it did! Sold them on for a decent profit, to buy other records that I have to pay too much for!

Interesting point. So if there where three different pressing plants used and it got past the demo stage to be issued, where are all the copies? Maybe for some legal reason they were all destroyed, or maybe there is a box full somewhere! Time will tell!

Those Chips stickers are the worst! There is no way of getting them off the label without damage! I wouldn't even try now. Some types of stickers have come off with a little water and time, but these are impervious to water and the glue sticks like poopoo to a blanket!

A DJ who has a box of originals has probably more experience than someone with a box of recent reissue lookalikes. So I would think he would have a better idea of what to play and when to play it. If you have taken the time and given the commitment to buy the originals, it stands to reason you must be more commited, therefore more experienced to DJ to a knowledgeable crowd.