Illusive

Pm'd ya Shaun re Robert Parker

Why? I'd guess because the rest of Europe isn't brainwashed and suffering from tunnel vision and is open minded enough to recognise a decent tune, cover version or not. as stated by Russell Gilbert above. There's bloody thousands of cover versions out there that are played out week in week out, but just happen to be thirty plus years old. I seem to remember a scene which blossomed because it was unregulated, underground and unrestricted by fecking rules which the soul police in the UK repeatedly try to enforce. "lighten up" We only live once so live and let live. Enjoy the moment and remember , it's only fecking music ! Why? I'd guess because the rest of Europe isn't brainwashed and suffering from tunnel vision and is open minded enough to recognise a decent tune, cover version or not. There's bloody thousands of cover versions out there that are played out week in week out, but just happen to be thirty plus years old. I seem to remember a scene which blossomed because it was unregulated, underground and unrestricted by fecking rules which the soul police in the UK repeatedly try to enforce. "lighten up" We only live once so live and let live. Enjoy the moment and remember , it's only fecking music !

Pm'd ya

Cracking write up. Love to listen to Ian express his views and share his knowledge on local media stations. Never took him for a soul fan, but it just shows you should never judge a book by its cover Wonder if he's making reference to a certain Mr Cape?

Buy the LP. Crammed with goodies.

Judson Moore is a steal at that price

Never heard of of the test press. John Moffat on here and FB had a UK Right On copy for sale last week at a rock bottom price.

UK P&P 45's £2.00 1st class, £2.50 recorded , £4.00 Europe (standard mail). No additional cost for more than one disc. All items over £50 will be sent by special delivery @ £7.50 in UK unless you specify alternative option and the risk is then yours. Europe and rest of world at cost for insured delivery. Payment by Paypal as family & friends please or add 4%. Please PM or e-mail me at illusiveoldsoul@yahoo.co.uk with any enquiries or offers. You'll never know unless you ask!! All records sold with a no hassle return & refund. Buyer pays return postage. All scans and sound files are from the actual discs for sale so please refer to these as gradings are always subjective. All YouTube Clips shown below are of the discs for sale. Billy Mc Gregor "It's My Turn Now" b/w ""The Great Creation" Mellotone Ex (Edge warp DNAP) £45 Wonderful slab of crossover soul backed with a cracking funky mover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-6mNUqt88 Shirley Caesar "Stand The Storm" Hob Is Gospel Ex+ (slight label scuff) £20 Blinding gospel driven dancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgHayJaHnb8 The Ferry Brothers "Til Mornin'Comes" Dawnsong Ltd Promo Ex £80 Sublime crossover. Disc does have a scratch at 7 o'clock (see scan and sound-file) but has no effect on play whatsoever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR_JKZdRBDo Bobby Powell "A lil' understanding" b/w "You're my everything" Hep'Me M- £90 SOLD Two cracking sides which remain well and truly under the radar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cvRBTxokws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_cUC0INQaw Unlimited Four "I Wanna Be Happy" b/w "Calling" Chanson Ex+ £10 Superb feel good crossover with a tasty northern flip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwVVYT81ic4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MweMJht_GvQ Myles Sanko "My Inspiration" Legere M £12 2015 slice of modern soul from this guy who's destined to have a big future. Bag this 45 whilst you can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWBuN8xIG90 Harold Burrage "Got To Find A Way" M-Pac M- £10 Classic Northern Soul. 'nuff said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Atzn3NfEls Irma Thomas "I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry" b/w "Nobody Wants To Hear Nobody's Troubles" Imperial M- £23 One of the greatest soul sides of all time in my opinion. little label frosting after spending years warehoused. Lovely deep flip side too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oby2fAfxacM Don Wyatt "Do I Need You" b/w "All Torn Down" Atlantic Promo Ex+ £18 ON HOLD What an incredible voice and this superb beat ballad shows it to full effect. AWESOME. Don't overlook the jazzy deep ballad on the flip. Vinyl looks immaculate but a couple of pops during play on "Do I" side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwfvZwKWEA The Barrons "Some Kind Of Fool" b/w "I'm So Lonely" Superdome M- £25 Blinding funk driven dancer coupled with a sweet deep flip. Quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDhBLBjFHdg Sam Savage "My Lady" RRS M- £80 Stunning sweet soul. Private label pressing out of Florida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmCjokijos0 Nick Palmer "On Saturday Night" RCA W/D Vg+ £15 Fantastic blue eyed northern would go down a storm in the oldies rooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEWRS6JOuwY Shelley Fisher "Big City Lights" Aries Ex+ £12 Pounding northern dancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKT8De-GjzM Sensations "Oh Girl" Way Out Ex+ £10 Classy crossover cut from this fantastic group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AarLCzvwYN4 The Joneses "In Love Again" Mono/Stereo promo Ex £12 They don't come much better than this follow up to "Who Loves You". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf0KaE6jdJU Thanks for looking Gav RECORD GRADING : NM or M- (Near Mint): Like new, looks unplayed. EX: A few very faint surface marks, nothing that will affect play VG+: A few more marks than a EX Used but not abused. VG: Light scuffs and light scratches, there will be light surface wear to the record. Expect some light surface noise in parts or a few clicks or pops here and there. VG-: The record may have some scratches that will be deep enough to feel. Audible clicks and pops may be consistently present, but no skips. G: A record that has been played and not taken care of. Constant background noise will be present. Buyer should view records with this grade as filler copies.

I've just looked through the sellers history and it seems to confirm what i originally thought. He's seen a market for '70's pressings' (which bizarrely seems to suggest pressings from that era carry more kudos than those pressed up today!) and has been selling duplicate copies of the same disc for some really tidy sums. The labels look far too good to have been produced in the 70's, whereas today anything's possible if you've got a decent image to start with. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HERB-WARD-STRANGE-CHANGE-WHY-DO-YOU-ARGO-DJ-COPY-70s-PRESSING-/201420612817?nma=true&si=hHjUTvG4L%252FYGEwW4jga6vgvN4S4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HERB-WARD-STRANGE-CHANGE-WHY-DO-YOU-ARGO-DJ-COPY-70s-PRESSING-/201425796117?nma=true&si=hHjUTvG4L%252FYGEwW4jga6vgvN4S4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 and more Herb Ward's in his sales history too. He's drip feeding the market rather than saturating it which is a clever ploy and I guess some might call it 'enterprising', but to me he's simply taking advantage of the uninformed masses who know little or nothing of the market and who have more money than sense or catering for those who are wanna be DJ's who could get away with proclaiming these to be originals as the labels look like exact duplicates to me.

Dubious to say the least. There appears to be a number of pressings floating around the 'bay'that sellers describe as '70's pressings' which look almost pristine. The old adage "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" comes to mind. Strikes me that the modern day bootleggers have recognised the market for 70's boots and have taken the initiative to cash in whilst they can. Treat em with the contempt they deserve I say and don't spend real cash on shitty counterfeit trash. Hopefully they'll get stuck with boxes of boots they can't shift.......... though in reality I doubt it.

So good to hear this on vinyl. Thanks Dave. On my turntable right now.

https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/830591?ev=rb or https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=241976&ev=mb

https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/2216190?ev=rb

Here ya go Dave https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/1356774?ev=rb Best Gav

Be sensible to invest in the "Up the downstairs" LP Baz, all his big tracks on it and much better value too looking at the 45 link on discogs!!!

PM'd ya

Well said Russ. Saw a post in 'Sales' this morning of one seller trying to jump on the band wagon and rip some poor unsuspecting soul of to the tune of £40 for Etta James, and omitting to mention that this was a new release. Hopefully buyers will do a little research before stumping up their hard earned before splashing out on one disc when they can the whole box set for a tenner more. Gav

Maybe the yanks buying in their own backyard, and without access to the wealth of plundered discs we've got in the UK ?

Another one just gone through E bay and holdings it's price. $255 The question remains when will the well run dry ?

UK P&P 45's £2.00 1st class, £2.50 recorded , £4.00 Europe (standard mail). No additional cost for more than one disc. All items over £50 will be sent by special delivery @ £7.50 in UK unless you specify alternative option and the risk is then yours. Europe and rest of world at cost for insured delivery. Payment by Paypal as family & friends please or add 4%. Please PM or e-mail me at illusiveoldsoul@yahoo.co.uk with any enquiries. All records sold with a no hassle return & refund. Buyer pays return postage. All scans and sound files are from the actual discs for sale so please refer to these as gradings are always subjective. All YouTube Clips shown below are of the discs for sale. Shirley Caesar "Stand The Storm" Hob Is Gospel Ex+ (slight label scuff) £20 Blinding gospel driven dancer. Shirley Caesar Stand The Storm.mp3 The Ferry Brothers "Til Mornin'Comes" Dawnsong Ltd PROMO Ex £100 Reduced Sublime crossover. Disc does have a scratch at 7 o'clock (see scan and sound-file) but has no effect on play whatsoever. The Ferry Brothers.mp3 Bobby Powell "A lil' understanding" b/w "You're my everything" Hep'Me M- £100 Reduced Two cracking sides which remain well and truly under the radar. Bobby Powell A lil' Understanding.mp3 Bobby Powell You're My Everything.mp3 Myles Sanko "My Inspiration" Legere M £15 2015 slice of modern soul from this guy who's destined to have a big future. Bag this 45 whilst you can. Myles Sanko My Inspiration.mp3 Richie Havens "I Can't Make It Anymore" Verve Folkways DEMO M- £120 SOLD Sublime crossover version of the Spyder Turner classic. Richie Havens I Can't Make It Anymore.mp3 Harold Burrage "Got To Find A Way" M-Pac M- £10 Classic Northern Soul. 'nuff said Harrold Burrage.mp3 Irma Thomas "I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry" b/w "Nobody Wants To Hear Nobody's Troubles" Imperial M- £25 One of the greatest soul sides of all time in my opinion. little label frosting after spending years warehoused. Lovely deep flip side too. Irma Thomas I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry.mp3 Irma Thomas.mp3 Don Wyatt "Do I Need You" b/w "All Torn Down" Atlantic Promo Ex+ £20 Reduced What an incredible voice and this superb beat ballad shows it to full effect. AWESOME. Don't overlook the jazzy deep ballad on the flip. Vinyl looks immaculate but a couple of pops during play on "Do I" side. Don Wyatt Do I Need You.mp3 Don Wyatt All Torn Down.mp3 The Barrons "Some Kind Of Fool" b/w "I'm So Lonely" Superdome M- £25 Reduced Blinding funk driven dancer coupled with a sweet deep flip. Quality. The Barrons Some Kind Of Fool.mp3 The Barrons I'm So Lonely.mp3 Sam Savage "My Lady" RRS M- £100 Reduced Stunning sweet soul. Private label pressing out of Florida. My Lady.mp3 Sensations "Oh Girl" Way Out Ex+ £10 Classy crossover cut from this fantastic group. Sensations Oh Girl.mp3 The Joneses "In Love Again" Mono/Stereo promo Ex £12 Reduced They don't come much better than this follow up to "Who Loves You". In love again.mp3 Billy Mc Gregor "It's My Turn Now" b/w ""The Great Creation" Mellotone Ex (Edge warp DNAP) £50 Wonderful slab of crossover soul backed with a cracking funky mover. Billy McGregor It's My Turn.mp3 Billy McGregor The Great Creation.mp3 Thanks for looking Gav RECORD GRADING : NM or M- (Near Mint): Like new, looks unplayed. EX: A few very faint surface marks, nothing that will affect play VG+: A few more marks than a EX Used but not abused. VG: Light scuffs and light scratches, there will be light surface wear to the record. Expect some light surface noise in parts or a few clicks or pops here and there. VG-: The record may have some scratches that will be deep enough to feel. Audible clicks and pops may be consistently present, but no skips. G: A record that has been played and not taken care of. Constant background noise will be present. Buyer should view records with this grade as filler copies.

Here you go. https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/2046362?ev=rb

Bargain. Wish i didn't have it I'd snap you hand off.