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I think it's a copy paste problem where he has info from two different listings mixed up

the clue for me (besides it being a UK only thing) was the specific pounding northern beat that definitely would not be used in music of that era (e.g. disco).

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Yeah, the carmelita on carmen comes on the rarer plain yellow label also. Obviously if a label owner with a good memory says something is first, it probably is first. Usually there's no way to prove either way though.

I really like the other side of that Avons. The side you posted does have a nice summery groove though.

is this a custom record made for the northern scene? i played another of their tracks (same group?) on youtube and it was reggae? different group?

I agree with this. Otherwise I wouldn't have the "take a look" 45 (which has a really nice sweet side, "it sure would be nice"), as I'm not paying a grand for the record. I've only seen the four dynamics for sale like twice.

I can even pick out the cheaper records from the list (or from some other list) if you want me to.

If you want "popular" northern tracks pick stuff of a list like this: https://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-Northern_Soul.html Listen to the tracks on youtube, then buy the record if you like it. I still don't think someone should consider DJing without a deep knowledge of the music, enough to make their own selections. I think if you continue to DJ and learn about music, you'll feel the same way.

i can't tell who you're responding to, but that's exactly what I'm saying. You need to find records you like by doing a lot of listening and play those.

I thought the price of the one on ebay was very high this time -- recently it had been going for closer to $100 on ebay, not that high. Either way the no-logo copy is clearly rarer (whether it was first or second), there are many copies of the record in popsike but only two without the logo. At some point discussing which is first becomes an academic exercise and you have to make a collector-oriented choice, whether you are going to go for aesthetics (e.g. a nicer looking label) or rarity. A similar case is the new yorkers on Tac-Ful. I guess if you're rich you can always get both.

If they repressed it for the northern market I doubt that they would have used the yellow vinyl.

I've never seen the label design that Joe posted (the one without the Gold logo). Isn't there another record on this label that also has that Gold logo? I'd imagine it would be totally legit and original. These two label variations were probably pressed at the same time anyways, like stock of one ran out and they repressed it. I wouldn't call one a first issue and one a second issue ... tons of soul 45s were repressed due to demand where it's impossible to figure out which one was first and why the text is slightly different on one vs. another, etc. Either way, they're both of almost the same time (I assume).

do you know the rock candy original version of "I don't think I'll ever love another"? My favorite record of all time and you definitely can't say the singing's not good. It's not psychedelic like the darling dears though.

good luck on your search. you might do better going off ebay and off this board -- e.g. try talking to local dealers, etc. Ebay will be expensive and set sale here is (usually) more expensive than ebay.

I also think the Pheasants might be the first Bobby Eli involved record. I never played the "and that's a natural fact" side of that 45, it's pretty good. I always wondered why that record wasn't worth more, it's much harder than "misery" (which was a hit).

great tracks. it would be awesome if you listened to these at work but only on original vinyl.

it's a brave new world. part of what i really like about collecting soul 45s is that they're so obscure, it's like the last territory of music that you can't download (legitimately at least). everything else you can "shazam" but not the music I have on records.

no problem, i do tend to be bitchy. thanks.

I did say what I was listening to. Thanks for being so welcoming though!

good point, i didn't actually look at the price

Every message board I'm on has this thread, they all go on for a bazillion pages forever. That said, I'm listening to my radio show from yesterday which I hopefully will have up soon. Thanks.

I think he explicitly made the decision that it wasn't worth his time to list 700 titles. Maybe you can ask him to just list the best real copies, and representative copies of everything.

there are two presses of this that are two different mixes. The more common one is the lighter orange one with the smaller ricardo font, there used to be some stock of this floating around. The rarer one has the darker orange label with a much cruder, larger ricardo font. The rarer one is a better mix and the vocals are more upfront.