Amsterdam Russ

Thank you for that, chief prefect.

US record imports would have first appeared in the UK circa World War II, when in their vast numbers the Yanks were "over-paid, over-sexed and over here".

According to the BBC... Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21767921

You might be interested in these two books: "Tamla Motown - all Dutch Tamla Motown releases from the sixties" and "The World of Artone" (which is to be published soon)... https://theworldofartone.com/

Didn't we do this one a year or two ago?

There were loads of copies of this flying through eBay a couple of years ago, and at nowhere near 'book' price - about 20-30 quid as I recall.

Could be a consideration. I recently read a blog post about music censorship and apartheid in South Africa. It makes for fascinating reading... https://soulsafari.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/banned-beats-in-south-africa/

Doing a further bit of digging, it would appear that the issue ref numbers on the sleeve refer to mono releases. Stereo releases began with an S - so SGALP1442, for example. Looking at a partial discography of the label that I found in Afrikaans, stereo releases replaced mono in 1969. At the very least it nigh on confirms that the sleeve is from the 60s!

Yes, in the last thread in which this 45 featured! I had a dig around of the various titles on the sleeve at that time and came to the conclusion that they were 60s releases. I also pointed out that Lara's theme came from Dr Zhivago as has been pointed out here once again. I do wish you guys would pay a bit more attention!

There are loads of songs and albums with the words House and Party in them, so it's definitely not a guess. It's all about digital/acoustic fingerprinting, but I never realised it was so advanced. Often times on YouTube you'd see that the iTunes link under a music video was wrong. They seem to have gotten smarter, and have access to richer databases of music! Anyway, it's still kind of spooky!

Looking through ebay, I came across a beaten up old acetate with pieces missing described as "Unknown frat rock R&B 7". Link here: https://www.ebay.com/...=item35c4db2155 The seller has posted a sound file to YouTube and described it as "unknown band". Play it and you'll hear the acetate is in a dreadful condition. It's not just crackly; the sound is badly distorted. It really is awful. What really surprised me is the ad underneath the YouTube player. It says that the crackly and unidentified track is "Willie's House Party" by the Willie Mitchell Combo (screen grab below). Click through the link to iTunes and it takes you to a Willie Mitchell cd, which you can buy. Listen to the sound file for "Willie's House Party" and you'll hear that the YouTube song id algorithm was spot on! And, this song isn't even on YouTube (if it is, I couldn't find it). I knew music id algorithms were good, but not this flippin' good! I think that's absolutely amazing!

My eBay account tells me that I've bought seven items in the last month; 70 in the last six months, and 125 in the last 12 months. Not a lot, I know, but 95% will have been 'Northern Soul' records. Add to that all the ones I didn't win and for certain there's stuff out there all right. I think most of my purchases wouldn't fall into the "top 500 oldie, classic rarity or current in demander" category. It all depends on what you're looking for.

I'd never have guessed that, thanks! Thing is, how many of them are into Northern Soul and how many of those are on here?

My stamped issue of Jerry Cook has a name scratched into the run out groove. It says PETE SMITH. However, I asked Mr Smith about this ages ago and he denied it was him.

This one came out of Texas - Marilyn Fowler - We got a good thing going on. https://youtu.be/ttx8decx2IM

Ouch!

The legacy has already been televised....

I'm always interested in issues of anything that include articles about Loma or Loma artists...

We all know that the majority of performers made little or nothing from their work. It's about recognition. It's about recognising their contribution individually, and to the body of music we all love. It's about that thing call R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

The way the doomsayers would have it, there won't be a market for records when retirement comes in a few years time, so that shouldn't be a worry. As for Lib Dems getting elected, I think coalitions are here to stay, and if so, they may just get their way.

And that kind of baggage as well!

Which price guide do you mean?

Go to bed? No chance - keep writing, Len! It's one of the most intelligent, original and well-observed opinion pieces I've read on here in good while. The scene will carry on, but eventually it won't be recognisable. Over here in the Netherlands, people (young people) love the music but couldn't give a monkeys for "the scene". They're not interested in the all nighter culture of old, the fashion throwbacks from the 70s, or even the dance styles. They just want to hear good music and have none of the snobbery, hierarchy, etc, that exists in the UK. Imagine, listening to great 60s soul/dance with none of the cultural "Northern Soul" baggage attached! It's great, and I hope that eventually a new scene evolves in the UK with a similar attitude.

Can you confirm whether the song is by the male or female Dale Brooks? There appears to be one of each!