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At least in Chicago, I think there was a parallel between the closing of many of the huge theaters and a movement to lots of local night clubs (most importantly the High Chaparral, but lots of other local clubs like the Guys and Gals, Green Bunny, etc.), and a movement to music being released more on small independent labels (or small sub-labels of majors). Music wasn't just more local but there also wasn't as much major label money to fund large package revue tours. In the 70s there were many small local revues, with a band, a few vocal groups, a comedian, a dancer, etc., many of these acts playing regularly at specific night clubs. Larger acts like the Chilites and Gene Chandler still toured, they just had to play the larger night clubs in each city instead of a huge theater, and they probably had shorter tour runs. Local revues sometimes did small tours, to the "college circuit" as well as smaller clubs in adjacent states. There were local clubs (like the Club DeLisa) that artists played at even when the regal was open, but the closing of the large clubs cemented the role of local clubs as the main venues to see Black music acts (at least until the mid-to-late 70s).

come on, you can troll me better than that...

I'm not calling you weird and obsessive, I'm saying I'm weird and obsessive...

I think you are talking about the error "embedding disabled at user's request". That means that they don't want their video embedded in another web page like facebook, ebay, or anywhere. You have to watch their video on youtube as opposed to on facebook. There is a link to take you to youtube to watch it. If that's not what you're talking about I have no idea, but google reveals that nobody on the entire internet ever wrote the phrase "recording disabled at user's request".

I know that response, it's the "you're too weird and obsessive for me to talk to anymore response"

This is the bid history: https://offer.ebay.co...em=330700876973 The way ebay works is different from a regular auction, because the amount you bid is not the amount you pay. It is called a "proxy" bidding system where it will automatically incrementally bid for you, by the minimum bid increment, up to your max. If your max is less than the second highest bidder's maximum bid plus the minimum bid increment, it will still go through exactly at your max if the current bid price + one bid increment is less than your max. So the exact play-by-play history of what happened in this case is this: it's 4:01:55. The third bidder is in the lead, and the price is $7588.00, which one bid increment above the 4th bidder's $7488 max. at 10:13:25, the 1st bidder put in a bid (of $8500 or whatever). This knocks the price up to $7921 (one bid increment above bidder #3's $7821 max). At 10:14:08, the second bidder (Phil) put in a bid of $8088. That knocked the price up to $8188, as it will increase the highest bidder's bid by one bid increment until it hits the high bidder's max. At 10:14:22 Phil rebids at $8288. The price goes up to $8388 because it went one bid increment above Phil's bid again. At 10:14:41 Phil rebids at $8488. It only goes up to $8500. If the high bidder had bid more than Phil's bid + the bid increment, it would have gone up to $8588. But it didn't, revealing that the high bidder was not a bid increment above Phil and the price was $8500. I don't know how to better explain this. This is on some JFK assassination frame-by-frame analysis type thing. If you disagree, tell me what part of the history I describe is wrong. Sorry to rewrite this so many times (if you saw the edit), I think the history is correct now.

I will repost with correct numbers because I keep screwing it up

Not US or UK specific, It's strange that a country's post office could offer a "signed for" service where the recipient's country's post office might not even get a signature, let alone send back the signature as evidence. The only way to guarantee consistent postal behavior is to use a private carrier that runs across country lines (DHL, FedEx, etc.)

The high bidder bid exactly $8500 and could not have bid anything else based on the bid history. I explained it above.

"she's fire" totally rules. You're all wrong! The only bad CODs track is "coming back to you girl", that track blows. Anyways, the killer ballad "it must be love" is the flip of both records, fortunately:

The winner could not have put in $18,000. The minimum bid increment at that price point is $100: https://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-increments.html If the winner put in $18,000, the final price would be the previous bidder's bid + the minimum bid increment, which is equal to $8488 + 100 = $8588 Because the final bid was less than $8588, you know that they didn't put in a bid high enough to meet the minimum bid increment, so you know that the high bidder bid exactly $8500

yeah, I feel that the seller had the right to not take it back after seven weeks but if I were selling it I would take it back (maybe asking for a photo first).

I'm not sure you'd get a representative sample of "soul fans" on this message board, even if you're just talking about the UK. Aren't there many people who are fans of mainstream soul music (al green, marvin gaye, aretha franklin) that have no connection with (and possibly no knowledge of) "northern soul". I would imagine the people here are much more committed which would skew the types of questions your survey asks.

if you're worried about getting in trouble, create an alternate anonymous gmail / youtube account that is not connected in any way to your regular accounts.

Although that is possible, I think an honest seller would take the record back in good faith. Maybe even ask for a photo before sending to confirm it is the same 45. It would be pretty obvious it wasn't the same record if the seller sent a M- record and a photo revealed a totally different VG- record (versus just a difference in grading standards). I agree the buyer took a long time to send it back but as a record buyer, you don't assume that by buying records you have to fit going to the post office into your busy schedule, you already have to spend a lot of time at a job to get the money to buy the records, as well as finding the records to buy on ebay, etc. 7 weeks is extreme but it's taken me 3 weeks to return things before out of busyness and not having time to make an unexpected errand. On the other hand, if I've sold a record, I would only have done so knowing I could get to the post office right away as I have their money and it's my job to promptly send stuff out.

Also, Dave Flynn's site: https://anorakscorner.homestead.com/Key.html

It's weird, I don't know where info like that would come from. Maybe company files or something? It still constantly surprises me how many unknown chicago records turn up. Maybe Rod has some opinion on the CODs re: other copies. Why is everyone saying the winning bidder could have put in $9000+? The winning bidder clearly put in a bid of $8500 because he won by less than the minimum bid increment. Phil maybe this will convert you to sniping, most have free trials and there is a totally free one gixen.com

the 45 is "just let me know" / "get ready". I haven't heard the 12" but the titles are the same as the 45.

yes, he said he had a white label promo/demo of it. He didn't know it was on ebay and I mentioned it and he asked me if it was a promo or stock copy and said he had a promo (a long time ago obviously).

Andy, have you ever seen the Dreams 45? I haven't.

I think his name is Billy Butler, my friend talked to him a few years ago. It's probably the same guy as the Perpetual Motion 45 but I never noticed that before (partly because I still need the perpetual motion 45 -- has a nice sweet flip) and even if I did I wouldn't know his exact role in the group.

I don't think she was in a group (that recorded at least). I think her first recordings are with Doug on that Black Jazz LP.

I just looked and he has no feedback as a seller, this is probably one of his first sales. Maybe he just screwed up?

for what it's worth i've listened to both records with my ears and my heart and I like the CODs better. It's just much more chicago sounding and the ballad is better too. Combinations is a great record, it's just not as chicago sounding. I understand you have different aesthetics and are listening for different things (e.g. danceability), I'm just saying why I like the CODs better. The combinations could go much higher depending on what happens. Anyways my offer to trade the combinations for the CODs still stands... I was talking to Adey Pierce today and he said he once sold a white demo / promo of the CODs. That's gotta be even rarer?

lots of times it continues to be tracked, just at the destination country's website. Thats what happens when you ship signed-for to the US. Once it enters the US you can check the tracking number on the usps website. re: buying from jamaica ... I don't collect reggae like some people here probably do, but I recently bought from jamaica about 3 times and haven't had any problems yet. It did have a wide variety of shipping charges and a wide variety of shipping times, and some of the packages were pretty thin, but everything got here so far.