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nice, where are they from?

has a pop singer ever covered a more obscure record? I can't think of one.

if anyone has any positive comments about the ringleaders music or about how fans all over the world like the music, I'm sure Vandy would be happen to hear them, if you post them here or send me a message I will forward them on to him. Thanks.

i bugged Vandy (last surviving member in the photo) for it for months and he finally sent it to me, I promised I would show it to as many people as possible and that they would be excited to see it, so here it is.

are those ads from cashbox on your wall? the tyrone davis one is pretty nice

if you guys wanted to save money, you could take the train (it's right inside the airport, the blue line) to the Chicago street stop (which is near your hotel in terms of how far north it is) and then take a cab from there, it should only be maybe 5-10 dollars at that point. the train would be $2.25 and you would get a slightly better view of the city on your ride.

that used to be possible, now it's not possible because searching a user's bids only reveals finished auctions that user won. if it happens still it's probably someone with similar tastes / wants. generally the same set of people bid on the same set of items.

feel free to talk about whatever records you want, rare or not, I'm not stopping you. I was just saying that trying to count numbers of copies is what's silly. I complained about this in another thread where someone was selling an obscure but not ultra-rare record as "two known copies." Thanks.

Hi, I have two records for sale. Paypal only, no paypal fees. US Grading (no EX grade). UK shipping $6, US shipping $3. PM to reserve. If you pay by Friday I will ship Saturday. Souveniers on Inferno In manship's rarest of the rare gallery. $225 or near offer. This is a very strong VG to VG+. Vinyl has only several very light visible scuffs, grade is because of some light general wear / loss of gloss, overall still a nice copy. Some very light surface noise (listen to clip). Sticker is on label only on the pictured side, the other side has no sticker. souveniers.mp3 Doris and Kelley on Brunswick NM issue copy in Brunswick sleeve. $100. Nice dark, psychedelic soul track, currently in demand, sold very quickly on here for more and sold for more on ebay recently. dorisandkelley.mp3

why didn't you get the 4th one to complete the set? it's less rare than the 3 you have. there's also the archie powell (of the ascots) and pat thompson 45 on miradon.

this is a well known sweet soul record. rare but not "four known copies". i think this thread is silly by the way. speculating about the number of known copies of maybe frank wilson, like the most sought after soul record, is even sort of stretching it, but at least it is well known, a motown record, and something that people have been trying to dig up for many years (and even american sellers would know it), and even on that one there's contention about if there's a 3rd copy, and on that there is even a sort of provenance in that there are at least stories from people close to the pressing plant about how many were pressed. in this thread people are just naming random obscure records that they happen to have heard of. there are literally hundreds if not thousands of records in the same type of random / obscure category as rare as most of the titles people have named here. this thread just contains the ones people happen to think of. most of the records named in this thread are not a "few known copies". I would guess that even for an extremely rare record like frankie beverly that there are closer to a dozen copies out there than "2 copies". It's still very rare. Speculating on the number of known copies of just obscure, not known records, given a tiny circle of collectors, is a pointless exercise. And if it's just a record that you and a few other people you asked about know, how do you know that it's not well known by others? And why do people need the validation of an exact number of copies, if a record is rare and truly never comes up for sale, isn't that enough?

yeah, but I'm saying I wouldn't have even looked at the titles if I saw "francis burr" on salem because i was like "I have that". i will start looking though, you shouldn't have tipped me off!

man, I might have passed this at some point and been like "I already have francis burr on salem" as it's not the type of thing I listen to... maybe not, but the possibility is annoying.

there are two different summits records on united international

francis burr on salem? this is like a $30 record, right? Is there a second one on salem I'm not thinking of?

o'jays - working on your case

Hi. Yesterday on my radio show I interviewed a couple of members of the Chicago group North, South, East, West. The group was from the West side of Chicago. The group originally consisted of three siblings -- Michael Moore, Anita Hartshorn, Angela Hartshorn -- all grandchildren of legendary Chicago manager Ruth Moore. All three children grew up listening to Ms. Moore's groups (such as the Kittens, Majors, and Five Wagers) practice in their home. Michael Moore began emulating these groups and started singing around the age of 3 or 4 years old. When he was 8 years old, Moore asked his mother if he could start singing, and he formed a group with a few kids from the neighborhood. When Michael was 11 years old, he started singing and performing with his two younger sisters (7 and 9 years old), under the name the Three Portions of Love. Although they were very young, the group actually performed at adult nightclubs, opening up shows at 9:30 or 10pm. Inspired by the more sophisticated groups managed by their mother, the Three Portions of Love rejected the bubblegum kiddie sounds of the Jackson Five and the Sylvers and instead performed "adult" R&B tracks such as Gladys Knight and the Pips' "Midnight Train to Georgia". A few years after the group formed, William Barnes (who sang with Michael in his previous neighborhood group) came by the house while they were practicing and ended up joining the group. The group changed their name to the Portions of Love. The Portions of Love were together for another year before Ms. Moore got them a record deal with Chicago producer Clarence Johnson. Johnson signed the group to 20th Century records (on which he released his hit "Love Jones" by the Brighter Side of Darkness). 20th Century records didn't like the group name and Ms. Moore changed the group name to North, South, East, West. In 1974, 20th Century released one single on the group, "I can't make it without you", backed with a version of the Little Jimmy Gandy track "I'm not like the others". "I can't make it without you" had a sophisticated early 70's Chicago soul sound (similar to Love Jones) and received play in Chicago and several other cities. North, South, East, West continued to perform for a few more years, actually touring during the school year. Around 1977, the group recorded an entire album with Clarence Johnson for 20th Century Records. Johnson's relationship with 20th Century soured and the album was never released. However, unbeknownst to the group, Johnson released a 12" single by the group -- "Keep on Dancing" -- on AVI records. Despite having recorded better material, the single that was released had more of a disco sound that was popular in the era. By the time the track came out, Moore was in College studying drama and the group eventually drifted apart. The group continued to perform sporadically until 1979. You can listen to the interview on my interviews page at: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html I also did a music show. The playlist follows. You can listen to the show at https://www.sittinginthepark.com/2-22-2009.mp3. You can also listen to previous music shows I put online at https://www.sittinginthepark.com/shows.htm Thanks for your interest. The playlist is: Intensions - You say that you love me - USA Jay J Jones - I don't know about you - V-Tone Pyramids - What about you - Vee Jay Aaron McNeil - Since you went away - Capitol Ron Holden - Girl I love you - Rampart Hilites - Oh lover of mine - J and R Tamlas - Love makes the world go round - Funny A Charlettes - The fight's not over - Angie Lorraine and the Socialites - Any old way - Mercury Cynthia and the Imaginations - There's something the matter - Magic City Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose - Let me down easy - UA Constellations - Special love - Sonday Cottonmouth - Treat you kindly - RCA Destiny - Sharing you - AMG Soul Generation - Million Dollars - Ebony Sounds thanks, Bob

thanks, I would like to see it

does it show 2 girls or 3 girls?

they said in my interview that 500 copies were pressed

there is one common member with the debroussard rotations this (the record dave released) is awesome

i have a copy of the combinations (not for sale)

you can cancel the bid though. I don't know if you can then change the price but you can cancel the bid and end the auction early.

the ohio page might be wrong. another thing is that "clifton" on the label, don't know if it's related but there was that clifton doowop revival label.