John A

Yeah,that's all right that,,,do you need a few 45 sleeves? I'm sure I got some knocking around here somewhere

Unfortunately..for most of the paying public..Nothings changed!

Hiya Sooty - it's Wendy Maxwell (as was) on John's account - how are you doing? Be nice to catch up with you soon :-) x

It is now, just like every f***ing thing else ,,,grrrr it's killing it

All sounds good to me if needed...But do you guarantee not to play em while in your possesion? I know I couldn't resist it?

Few bits up for grabs,scans below. Prices INCLUDE post and any paypal, Not really looking for offers thanks. PM if interested. Cheers John. 1. Ray Starling (feat Delores Clark) - Living to please - Antares M- £60SOLD!! Far rarer 1st? release with Ray taking top billing. 2. Lilly Fields - I've got to tell you - Holton demo VG++ £50 Far scarcer West coast styrene copy...lurvley 3. Mel Vena Allen - Bigger your heart/orange - Salvador D.J copy VG+ £50 4. Barry Grand - Anniversary song - Karate M- £45 Great record from big voiced Barry,magic stuff.

Shame they never picked up the other Mir-a-don stuff for release.. Did the Royal Premiers come out on a local label first?

FIRE nah,seriously,,Bob's the man to ask if he'll divulge his secrets

Maybe,, with out checking, I'm sure Manny's bible has two entries, one with and one without the artist credit..... if that proves anything

Deffo came out wth artist credits too,one on ebay now https://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-ASCOTS-Mir-A-Don-MD-1000-MISS-HEARTBREAKER-THIS-OLD-HEARTACHE-Listen-/360612364372?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item53f62c0054

I bought a record not long ago,don't think it came to more than $10 it was an LP so shipping was about $14, the seller used the GLOBAL thing and on checkout i was charged everything INCLUDING import/vat or whatever, Surely that shouldnt even been applicable on a 10 buck record? I had to pay,there seemed no way round it. I won't buy off anyone using that service now. I felt robbed.

Does this actually exist on WAND??

Also on Raven,,yellow label

I was both Dave and BOO to freakbook!! Hope ya well mate,will have to catch up soon.

That St Neots alldayer? the other month,you were there weren't you? Think they ran out of lager by 10 I was horrified

Thanks for the pos comments Toby/Steve/Willie/Kev. I had a great time on one of my very rare visits to the decks... Small taster of tunes I spun.. Sean taylor-Never do I worry-Magic Touch Inconquerables-For your love-Flodaveiur Devotions-Do do de dop-Nation Young Bros-Whats your game-Soul Power Beverly Taylor-Sweeter than sugar-Gaye Marissa gatti-Love's what you want-Poopan Soul bros six on Lyndell..............and loads more,cheers

Just being picky..it wasn't the Funk Brothers tho was it? pure west coast recording.. Loved it when I first heard it and I'll stand by that. Agreed though,if ever a record's ever been played to death and then some,This is it..yawn.

You are very much missed Tony Mind you, don't go out meself much now days.

A fiver??

Funny.. I've had that in my watching list for,must be at least 6 months and now its just sold.It was originally started at $999.....I think. The power of soul-source eh?

And thats exactly what we're talking about. Anyway..doom and gloom over..we all gotta do,what keeps us going and long may it last

Well I have just turned 43 myself and my collecting is slowing right down..as I can see the same future that Pete is describing i'm not gonna keep paying sky high prices, I presume,when you were 35-40,every one else was too. Thats not been the case for me obviously.

Yeah I can get that,,and thinking about it I don't think I fall in either category. Not really.

Absolutely bang on Pete, and I know people are pinning their hopes on the foreign markets having em but once the UK scene collapses(which is the focal point of it all) then that'll be the end of it..IMO...Still,like TOAD says,enjoy while it lasts. As for a collection, only have approx 300 or so singles,used to have more but down sized but now own many records I used to only dream of having.Play em a lot. What does 10,000 records look like? I'd view owning that lot as a real liability...A mill stone around my neck

Wish I still had it Dave, not cos I particularly like it but so I could bung it on ebay and ching ching cash in! Always sounded a bit moddy to me. Maybe cos I first heard it via Rob too. Can we please relegate this record to oldies venues now? Like Stoke