steve

Just looked at waterloo road on the BBC iplayer, I couldn't really tell if it was or not, if it is its not one I've seen before

Thanks Bill B, Sorry, I didn't realise it was just his Mirwood recordings as there was no mention of it Steve

Are these two different versions?? Also what about probably his best record 'Darkest days'

It come with the Original sleeve too

PM'd you

I've just read it too, my son got it for me for christmas, and think the same way about it, its a really great read, I would get it while its only £7

My one is different to that one too, it's got Constellation going straight across the top of the lable

Yeah, I'll have 2 please

So if it hasn't got the solid matrix stamps then its a boot? I've had my copy since the 70s and always thought it was original, but not according to the above information, have you got any more information about it? or anyone else Thanks in advance Steve

It does here, but there on your doorstep (so to speak) must be great to find those kind of sounds now after so long

Back in the day mid 70s, me and a mate named Craig use to go down to London about once every 3 weeks or so, It was my old nan god rest her soul that said why don't you go to portabello road theres lots of market stalls there that use to sell records, so we went down there and she was right about 20 / 30 stalls selling secondhand / used records, got tons of stuff that was massive at the casino, PJ Proby - you cant come home again - Liberty 10 copies. Bobby Goldborough, She chased me. 8 copies - United Artists But the best finds were not on the market but in a tiny little shop that sold second hand clothes/ Bric-a-brac Stateside demos, Betty Everett I can't hear all nice r/w, Tamla motown demos The Originals, Goodnight Ireen g/w, all for 10p each, told a couple of other lads and they started to come down, Tom(Becket) on ss, and John washborne(washy) they couldn't believed we found the Aladins cave, tom came away with a load of Orielle stuff, Like gold dust in those days... In more resent times at car boots got the brothers - are you ready for this -rca, main ingrediant, Jackie Wilson early stuff on coral I'd be lucky to find any 7" records of any kind these days at car boots, but they do turn up from time to time

I'm sure they will have a Authentic certificate with them

I bet that Billy Elliot didn't struggle like this

The guy who invented this got the dragons from 'dragons den' peter jones i think to sponser him, he got the recipe from his granmother, with a few touches of his own, and its going off selves like hot cakes

'It only happens when i look at you' (the one Jackie Wilson covered) is on the flip side of 'the promise of love' great record that one, played it out a few times

Could it have been by 'The king of hearts' on Zea??? Theres a thread in 'The sharpe end of vinyl' about it hope this helps

I got 'Someone ought to write a song' on epic 5156 with the flip 'unchain me' 1977 they also had the one you mentioned with the flip sides as 'So sad' on epic 5723, - 1977 and 'love vibrations' on epic 5439, - 1977 Wasn't they half of 'the real thing' and half of 'the stylistics' ????? Steve

Yes, I would say about 2 cms

I can only tell you what the boot is, It's a look alike, in the run out groove it says 7-11-A (PRP17521) on NYGTUH Flip, 7-11-B (PRP 17522) on 'you can't stop me Ooh and a dirty thumb print ( must clean it)

Think you could be right there

Thanks Tabs And you been to every one of them (well nearly)

I think 'It only happens when I look at you' is a awesome track, a cover version originaly done by Deligation on 'State' 'I'm the one to do it' Is another great track and one of my favorites

You would think so sometimes, for obvious reasons

Was just wondering what else you had up there, any rare records? LOL

Well just in a 50 mile radius of Banbury there's Oxford Rugby Banbury Leamington Warwick Nuneaton A new one starting up in Coventry by Matt Male and co Cadbury's, I think thats still going, correct me if I'm wrong All the club's in Northhampton area I think Desborough is within that area Soulfusion, Glos Cheltenham to name a few