Mick Holdsworth

If you mean the look-alike copy, then it's a boot. Cheers Mick

I've noticed that if it's an eBay item, and the seller uses an online method to pay for the postage, then the "Detailed description of contents" automatically fills in the eBay title, so this will happen a lot I think. Cheers Mick

As a seller I don't ask for payment through F & F (I'm sometimes offered it, which I obviously accept, but only if it's offered) I use Friends and Family to pay / lend to friends, or family. Cheers Ron Seal

Yes, that makes sense with it probably being the first of the two. I don't think I've ever seen a demo of "Your Kind Of Loving" by Judy Clay.

This was issued twice with two different B sides ... SCE12157 - You Busted My Mind / He's The Kind Of Guy SCE12157 - You Busted My Mind / Your Kind Of Loving I think "He's The Kind Of Guy" was the first, but not 100% on that. "Your Kind Of Loving" was also recorded by June Monday, just a few numbers later (12160) Cheers Mick

Here's the juno page https://www.juno.co.uk/products/holland-dozier-holland-rare-45s-vinyl-box/545521-01/ no details though

Smalll world, my car registration is the only one on the planet too. As is my credit card number and my DNA Cheers Mick

Think this has been around a while now ... Cheers Mick

I have a Japanese copy of "The Larue" (thanks To DF a couple of years ago). Both sides are a different mixes to the US Decca - the lead vocal is much louder. Haven't got a Pic sleeve / insert though. Cheers Mick

Yes, it is a very good version. Thinking about it, I seem to remember an EP with this on, might be one of those Mini LPs or maybe something from South America. I can't quite grasp it in my head, but there is "something" there. Whatever it is (if anything at all !), I'm sure it's not a 45 single.

Didn't think so ... unless you have found a Jap copy ??? Cheers Mick

It's the other way around. The Original Calla (And the Spanish Exit release) both have the "shortened" break. The 1973 reissue (And the UK Pye DD release) both have the extended break in the middle. Never had one, but if the OOTP also has the shorter break, that simply means it was booted from an original. I prefer the longer reissue, although the clarity of the original is a little lost. Decided years ago to keep both, as I liked aspects of each over the other. Cheers Mick

Sorry, thought I'd put both sides up at the time (2 years ago). They were scans from many years ago. Don't know the authenticity or origin of them though, but probably pre Soulsource days. Maybe, as suggested by "Stateside", it was some boot that passed us all by, or maybe some artwork codge. Here's both picks .. Cheers Mick

Best thing to do is NOT follow any links on the email, but go directly to paypal and see what your account is showing, and take it from there.

Spoke to him a last week, great to know he's on the way back, will be great to see him again. Cheers Mick

Yes Dave, forgot about the Mojo releases

I'm sure that all US / UK releases up to the Stateside reissue do not mention Donnie Elbert, whether any later reissues have been corrected I couln't say - Did it get any recent reissue on Outta Site / Goldmine etc.. Or maybe a CD reissue? If so might be worth checking, but probably not.

OK, thanks for that, so the double fade was intentional, just cut for the reissue on DDS. I also presume the "2:27 run" and "2:41 run" refered to in the original post were references to the length of the YouTube clips, and not different printed Calla labels. Cheers Mick

On a similar note, the white label test press of Len Barry "Time Of Year" LP also came from an ex-decca employee, who had various other Decca related test presses (one that I remember was a Rolling Stones "Deram" test press) I think with these and with the Darrell Banks, the copies of anything that do go to reps / quality engineers etc. within the company are soon forgotten about, and whether the record goes on to be a number one smash hit, a dismal failure, or completely withdrawn and destroyed for whatever reason, those early "samples" from the day before yesterday are just forgotten about. (The "Stones / Len Barry" guy also had other records that were either demos or TP's of standard release stuff.) Cheers Mick

I was looking at this, not for Doctor Love, but the other side. It just went way above my limit before it finished. The other disc last year was a single sided "Doctor Love" by Jonathan Smith, but I turned it down from Sam a couple of months before It was passed to JM for auction - I think he was after a bit more than £250 at the time, but not much more, maybe £300. I would have paid a bit more than that to get "The Girl Next Door", but not four figures. Still love "The Girl Next Door" though. I presume this was Dave Thorleys, although there are a couple of other copies so maybe it was one of those. Cheers Mick

Dave, Do you mean there are printed labels with the time as 2:27 ?, (the two youtube clips both showed different labels, but are both reading 2:41) If you mean the length of the Youtube clip itself, I suppose not many people whilst recording the song would wait for a fade out to resume, especially as it is quite a long period of silence before it starts again, and, lets face it, a pointless extension. (Pye must have thought this on their UK DDS release, and just ended after the first fade). I've often wondered why the record was produced this way in the US. I can only assume it was an accident that wasn't picked up until it was too late. Cheers Mick

Nick, Excellent find, probably the only true myth to be busted (or legend to be confirmed, depending on you point ov view) this century. I know "excellent" is an understatement, but no doubt all the comments in this post can be read as echoed by me. - Except #197 What next, King Richard III's body in a Leicester car park ? Well done Nick Cheers Mick

Not really, as every other London release from that period was the same with inverted number. Now if the number was the right way up, then alarms would be ringing. Cheers Mick

Other way round Robb, ... Original - the Green is slightly lighter, but the giveaway is the text on the left hand side. The "P" in "Produced by" lines up with the middle of the "V" in "VO-003" Reissue - The Green is slightly darker, and for the same piece of text, ... The "P" in "Produced by" lines up with the middle of the "O" in "VO-003" Cheers Mick

That's just reminded me, as a private seller, do we still get 100 free per month at 99p ?