Mick Holdsworth

I asked Neil Rushton a year or so back about that - when he got the stock from Billy Jackson, there were "lots" of demos amongst them. Clearly the Issues were the majority, but out of the 1000+ he had there may have been more than a few. He did say it was about xyz% demos (both B sides) but I can't remember how many he estimated. I've got a feeling it was about 30% demos, but I may be wrong. I was hoping to see him tonight, but won't see him until next week, so I'll see if he remembers (if I remember to ask, that is !!) Cheers Mick

Frank Beverly - Sassy - 1000+ copies at £200-250 each. Epitome Of Sound - (Cream & Red) - 500+++ copies, at about £100-£150 each. .. and of course Royal Esquires - Quantity? - As many as you want by the look of it - still going for £40-£60 a pop Cheers Mick

It's to do with ebay.com CHANGING the records catagory number from 306, to 176985, as someone pointed out on the other thread. I've just updated Turbo Lister and the old catagory 306 is now obsolete. Hope this helps Cheers Mick

I still use these ... ... about 50p

Here's a scan of one, never had it myself though, just the US Chess. Cheers Mick

Do you mean Thelma Hopkins of Dawn ? Killer version of which, Bari Track or Exus Trek ?

Just saw the trailer too - Never seen the show, but I thought it was set in the late fifties, or very early sixties. I must be wrong

Alas, no - and I haven't a clue what happened to her (it was 25 years ago). As to the record, I've trawled tinterweb and I can't find any reference to any other versions apart from the four above mentioned versions .... unless you count this one by Sid Saint John !! Is he singing over the Wigans Ovation backing that was knocking about in the 70's ?? Cheers Mick

Ther was a UK band who did a version around that time. I think they were from the West Midlands, possibly Walsall. I was seeing a girl who knew one of the group but I couldn't tell you who the group were. I never heard the version, but I understand It was not a Soul / Northern record in any stretch of the imagination. Other than that, the only other version apart from the Invitations, Wigans Ovation and Laura Pallas would be the Beach Girls. Cheers Mick

I remember as the time he was thinking of doing "Sammy Davis Jr - You Can Count On Me" - This was towards the end of the SOS label, before the next label took over. It could be that SDJ was to be SOS 009, but that is only a guess. Update .. As soon as I posted this I suddenly remembered .. SOS009 was a 12" 4 track Bill Harris - Am I Hot / Lew Kirton - Heaven In The Afternoon Curtis - How Can I Tell Her / Voices Of East Harlem - Cahing In Cheers Mick

Thought there was a reissue of it golmine/goldsoul/soulsummat from 5 of more years ago - Might be wrong though, or might be mixing it up with something else

Maybe not as much as I thought - could be that it was just appeared to be elusive at the time I was looking at one 5 years back. As I said, I never bothered to look for it after that, so It could be there are a few more around than I thought.

The AVI 12" with the Instrumental is the B side to a Vocal - the vocal is a remix or re-recording, but the Instrumental is the 60's backing. It has always been tough to get - About five years ago I saw a copy on Gemm for about $60 - I kept checking on it for over a year, but never bought it - It eventually sold, and I've never bothered to look for it since. Cheers Mick

It was issued in the 80's or very early 90's on an AVI 12 inch Cheers Mick

These are the two releases ... S-1002-A ... Love (Your Pain Goes Deep) S-1002-B ... If That's What You Wanted S-1002-A-2 ... If That's What You Wanted S-1002-B-2 ... This Is Just A "B" Side *(can't be absolutely clear on B-2 as scan is so bad) I don't know for sure, but I would think "Love Your Pain" came first (An assumption based entirely on the List Numbers) Scans of the two different B White Demo B sides Apologies for the "TIJABS" scan - only image I could find Cheers Mick

Yes, all 4 Sassy variations are out there. Cheers Mick

It's still there from the eBay listing ... https://www.ebay.com/...cvip=true&rt=nc Cheers Mick

One appeal of the Villa recording (and Kent issue) is that it uses "Double Cookin'" as the backing track. The Jam-cha is a re-recording with a different music track (If I remember the sleeve notes from the Kent CD, the Jam-Cha was a very short while after Villa) Cheers Mick

Two in the street !! If every street in the country had two, then there could be almost a hundred !! Joking apart, it wasn't the existance of Andantes i was querying - My query was if Velvelettes or the Isleys existed - and I think RobK answered that for me. Cheers Mick

You might be thinking of "That's A Funny Way"? "Like A Nightmare" exists, just very rare

Chalky, Yes, Patrice Holloway does exist - It was the Velvelettes and Isleys I was querying - Both have appeared on listings for decades, but has anyone ever seen one. Cheers Mick

Sorry Mick, here you go .. 25001 - Patrice Holloway - The Boy of My Dreams 25006 - Andantes - Like A Nightmare. I remember the Isleys VIP listing from the 70's ... 25020 - I Hear A Symphony Also the Velvelettes ... 25034 - These Things will Keep Me Loving You. Both have appeared on varous listings but does either one actually exist ??

I suppose up there in the top handful would be the two VIP releases - Patrice Holloway and Andantes

Hi Romain, Yes, I know it's a toughie, but I figured as it has been auctioned by UK dealers a few times over the last 8 or 10 years, a copy would surface for sale. I live in hope. Thanks Mick