Theresa

Honestly not, all his own work. He will do a book with the best ones in eventually which will be an absolute cracker. Hope you & Claire are well Rod

Last one sold by Manny went for £1000 in 1998. You're a canny man Rod

But to anonymously smear a business is OK? Works both ways I think.

Hi Psamsara, I'm Mrs Manship Sorry to hear you're not happy with something. We have over 25,000 great feedbacks on Discogs, and we try very hard not to be at home to Mr Cockup, but we are human and mistakes can sometimes happen. John has a no-quibble refund policy on anything you're not delighted with, for any reason. If you call or text me with your real name, to +44 7909 722419, I'll be happy to personally look up your order and get it sorted for you in the morning. Regards, Theresa

Me too, I'll show you my Sandpipers when we're allowed out again.

It's a winner from the nascence of its first umbilical chord Which neatly takes us back to my earlier post - if you want to avoid low-flying snipes, come and visit the JM auction Night all xx

I'm looking for a Mighty Plovers if you've got one up your sleeve?

Funny you should say that Rod my sweet, but I've been sneakily running a tricksy sale of primary foot soldiers of the Dark Lords' armies on the side for the last few years. It's become a fantastic orction

For the benefit of Mr Phillips, and anyone else who doesn't comprehend a true auction format John's auction has run the same way for 20 years, and the instructions are here on his site for everyone to see, in the handily named "How the Vinyl Auction Works" section It does not run like an eBay auction, but is fully automated and works like a real auction house. If a bid is received in the closing three minutes, the time is extended for further three-minute intervals until the bidding stops. If any new bidders would like to register or have any questions, John and his team will be happy to help you, just call or email the office, 01664 464991, sales@raresoulman.co.uk Many thanks Mrs Manship https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/how-auction-works/

It's an original Dave, will message you now Regards, Theresa Manship

You definitely won't get me, as I don't work for John, but there are 8 lovely ladies and gents manning the phones, who can answer queries and check stock for you in real time, and of course John himself will often answer, especially on auction days. I've messaged Simon (Zanetti) about his query, so hopefully all sorted Best ways to get in touch - call +44 (0)1664 464991, or email sales@raresoulman.co.uk. Thank you!

Sorry to hear that - maybe it's going into junk mail for some reason. John checked and the office seems to be getting other emails and website queries normally. If you still need the question answered, John will be happy to call you. Drop me a message on here with your number

John's staff deal with all the inbound emails. If you send your message to sales@raresoulman.co.uk, it will be answered promptly

Look, I live in the Midlands now, how can I be expected to count properly when everyone here has a different number of fingers? ;)

Sorry, I did mean the explanation appeared on a thread 8 years ago! Lol. Typed in a blonde fashion ;)

June 2008 simple explanation from Manship to Jerry Hipkiss # 13 Manship explaining the Rouser press was taken off a rejected Fairmount masterplate fully 8 years ago

And poor old Donald died never having the slightest idea that he was a northern soul icon of the highest order All hail to Bob A for finding his brother a few years back and cataloguing a little of their history.

The band were not based in Chicago, they were from St Louis, and had been performing together on and off for years, in St Louis. The band travelled to Chicago with E. Rodney Jones to record SBMB, the amazing Donald Lloyd sang the lead vocal, and they came home again.

(Just for Rod's benefit ) "It is a truth universally acknowledged" ha ha, that yes, first press was in St Louis on the thicker vinyl, then plates taken to Chicago with Jo Armstead and two minute little dimples knocked into them, presumably in transit, causing the tiniest pimples on the second press on thinner vinyl. These pimples since being used as authentication marks on that press, which of course was the only one known until relatively recently. When both records are held side by side, it's clear that master plates are identical, but weight of vinyl and depth of colour of labels/text is significantly different, hence the necessity for the unromantic but enormously anorakically satisfying micrometer

It's not the first tool I've had in my hand Mr Holmes, and I'll wager it won't be the last If a write-up seems curiously precise, with in-depth research, a dearth of extraneous apostrophes, and contains no obvious spelling mistakes or grammatical faux pas... it JUST might be one of mine

Ahem, WHO did the write-up?

Hope you kept your pennies in readiness Mr Dog https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/auction/9212/stick-by-me-baby

Hmm, he's a tough man to outflank, hee hee. I already know what it is Rich, I'm just toying with you Mind you, I might don a Guinevere costume and go seeking Excalibur anyway, you know how I love an outfit.

Shall I just go and winkle it out of him?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcvRbDXOTz8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nvkl2dz9fQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdLbvTRcfcE It must be disco, because the dinosaurs always say 'What's this fookin disco shite?' when it gets played out