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I was just commenting that it didn't sound 70s, which it doesn't. No commentary positive or negative on the actual music. if someone doesn't know the different sounds they shouldn't be making the comparison.

anyone got a stock copy to sell?

Hi. Last Sunday I actually arrived at the radio station in time to do a full show; I played a lot of good music. You can listen to the show directly at https://www.sittinginthepark.com/6-3-2012.mp3?'>https://www.sittinginthepark.com/6-3-2012.mp3? . To listen to earlier shows and interviews with different artists / groups you can go to my main page: https://www.sittinginthepark.com . Thanks again for your interest and playlist follows. Sheila Crawford - Put yourself in my place - Chastidy Bob and Gene - Sailboat - Mo Do Fred Waters - Don't let it get you down boy - Ref-O-Ree Philtrations - That's what love is - Suncut Willy Cole - Where are you - Coleblooded unknown artist - Loving is Forever - Associated Artists (Acetate) Capricorns - Hello love - Phoenix Polaris - I'd like to get to know you - no label Mixed Emotions - Down and out - Rockway Lovelites - This love is real - Uni De Vons - Wise up and be smart - Mr. G Betty Wright - The best girls don't always win - Alston Fabulous Playmates - I ain't gonna be no fool for you - Select Rear-View - I wanna to hear it from you - Ben-L Extra Special People - It's a miracle - ESP Swiss Movement - Take me back again - RCA Symbol 8 - Prisoner - Shock Grand Theft - Body Talk - EMI (UK) Controllers - Heaven is only one step away - Juana Distance - Paradise - M.O.D. Collage - When you smile - Solar thanks, Bob

this doesn't sound like 70s soul it sounds like 80s R&B. like post-Sade. what 70s soul artist / track is comparable? p.s. welcome to soul source

thank you

did any other of their productions come out on their label and then a bigger label?

Here's one of their productions that was released on their label and actually picked up by bell. I've never seen it on bell (but I also wasn't looking very hard...) https://www.ebay.com/itm/390424726434?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1083

i had 3 records arrive broken on different days in the last week (really). I buy a lot of records though. My postal carrier is very professional and she isn't the person who broke them. The best way to avoid broken packages is to pack well, not to purchase a specific service.

Personally I would rather have a mint record with a red circle on the label on one side than a trashed record with clean labels. Everybody values different things with respect to the record. If I were set saleing this I would knock maybe $50 off the regular price. Obviously the WOL makes a bigger difference to Pete which is why he would sell it much cheaper.

That WOL means different things to different buyers. I would stick it on ebay and let the people that don't care about the WOL bid on it and the people that do care think the bidders are stupid. It removes any agency on your part.

Thanks, I always thought it was a slow version of the same song, but I never listened closely. Thanks for clarifying.

Hi. I'm not sure what you're asking here, but the fabulous dimensions was first (earlier catalog number). The group had like 3 more records under different names.

I have had plenty of records broken, often specifically mailed in those "envelope" mailers with the non-existent rigidity of the specific filler pads people use. I wouldn't use one of those to mail a mile away from me, much less overseas. Whenever I get a broken record though I'll send a photo of it. Unfortunately for you, paypal will side with the buyer if the buyer opens up a claim. You probably have to write it off as a loss now. If I were the seller I would ask for a photo and then refund the person's money, as at least in that case the buyer has the perception of you as a helpful seller. Either way they're getting their money back.

I do this, I'll over $20 for a hi-res scan of the photo which is more than enough money for the work involved in scanning and emailing. I'm not like a serious photo collector, I'm not paying $100+ for an original photo. The funniest one for me in this thread so far is "last chance before ebay" -- stupid for so many reasons.

I only got obsessive about them recently. I used to put records on my shelf in the tattered torn apart sleeves that they came in, even if they were like $500 records. Then like less than a year ago I started buying the heavy gauge gold sleeves and putting the records in that. If a record comes in a crisp company sleeve I'll leave it in that, but if the company sleeve is tattered I'll put the record in the gold sleeve and, if the company sleeve is worth keeping with the record, everything together in a plastic sleeve. I do that with pic sleeves so they don't split more. I like the heavy gauge sleeves alone, I don't put them in plastic (I actually take off the plastic if it comes in plastic) and almost never put them in a card sleeve (it makes it harder to play or DJ with). I recently got paranoid about vinyl sleeve offgassing ruining records, after reading on other messageboards and seeing photos, and seeing a few examples in my collection that I received from other people. I went through and removed any poly-lined paper sleeves. Bags unlimited says that their polyethylene and polypropylene sleeves are tested to be inert and only the polyvinyl sleeves will offgass (they sell them for "temporary storage") but I'm not risking it. When I receive a record in a poly lined sleeve I take it out -- I don't know what material it is and if it is inert like the bags unlimited ones.

I still don't understand how 80% of the time when I get a record from the UK, they are in one of these sleeves and nothing else. These sleeves are intended to go around the paper sleeve that the record is already in. The record loose in these sleeves moves around and gets bumped / scuffed.

"priced to sell" = "priced to sell to dumb rich people"

but there was a totally different deep soul version of the track released on 45 by Shirley Wahls.

I'd imagine someone would know something about this as it was a disco hit. Unless it was just a studio creation. Here is a pic of the single: https://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2321831 It's not even on youtube, I think probably because of copyright

Thanks everyone for the info about the Polydor Chosen Few, I really appreciate it. Anybody know anything about the Detours? Seems like the kind of thing Ian Dewhirst would know. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, Bonnie Brown is the guy that called me, thanks. There are 4 polydor singles: 2058 661 You Mean Everything To Me / Yes It Won't Be Long (75) 2058 721 I Can Make Your Dreams Come True / Pretty Face (76) 2058 752 Young And Foolish / Miracle Worker (76) 2058 872 Thank You / Part 2 (77) I have all 4 if you need a recording of one of them. Thanks.

I know there were a lot of groups with that name. But if the Polydor UK group was from Jamaica it would have to be the same group as on Konduko because they were pretty famous in Jamaica. Do you have any info on the UK Polydor group? not really related, the lead singer of the Chosen Few called me from Jamaica to thank me for playing his Konduko record on the radio, it was crazy. He was super nice.

There were 4 Chosen few 45s on UK Polydor, 2 on Ariola Hansa, and an EP on Newman. A couple of the cuts are nice sweet soul. Do you know if they're the Jamaican group or not? Aren't you a reggae person? Thanks for your help.

Hi. I'm hoping someone could help me with some information about two groups that cut records on UK labels. There was a group called the Chosen Few that cut records on UK Polydor and a couple other labels. Someone told me that this might be the Jamaican group (who also cut records on Konduko, Crystal, and were the backing group for Derrick Harriot). Is this true? If not, does anyone have any info about the UK Chosen Few? Second is actually not a group on a UK label, but a group that is from (or at least produced in) the UK. There was a record (I think it was a minor hit even???) by a group called the Detours, it was released on US MCA around 1977. On the record it says it's a UK production. Does anyone have any info on this group? thanks in advance for any info. thanks, Bob

Sorry I never responded, I want to thank everyone for responding with info. What prompted the question was getting the Dial 45, it's very much in the same style of "when push comes to shove". Listening more the voices don't sound that similar, I guess it was just the weird similarity in style of the song that made me think they might be the same person. Thanks again.