Gene-r

Used to, and may still, turn up on Ebay quite often. However, it is near impossible to find a Mint or even Near Mint copy - they are all VG+ or below (well all the copies I've seen and heard of, including mine).

What a brilliant story Frank! Here's one Okeh single that won't be played on the scene!! However, the collectability doesn't surprise me. When you consider the price of 78s by Robert Johnson on US Vocalion (approx £5,000/$8,500 each), then the Emmett Miller could easily fetch a neat four-figure sum, maybe even five-figures, given its recent surfacing. Already, the original version of "Stack-A-Lee" by Missisippi John Hurt, released on Okeh in 1927, will command around the $4,000 mark. I don't think any copies of this have sold within the UK. Little did Chris Barber know what he had given away for pennies!! Gene

Financially: "Chequerboard Lover/I Feel It Coming On" by The Celestrials (Don-El) - £5 Soulfully: "Got To Find A Way Out" by The Mar-J's (Magic Touch)

Never seen it before either Pete - but do you think it could be an early '70s issue?

It's a bootleg all right - and a really shite quality one with it. The intro comes in slow, like a badly-cued record, and I'm sure an audible scratch has been left in!

Also: "As Long As She Needs Me" - Carl Hall (Mercury) - cover of song from "Oliver" "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" - Hayward Lee (Scamm) - originally recorded by Fats Waller in 1936 "Till The End Of Time" - The Metros (RCA LP) or Joe Buckman (Sepia) - originally recorded by Perry Como in 1945 "Ling Ting Tong" - Billy Hines (Wa-Tusi) - originaly recorded by the Five Keys in 1954 "Summertime" Tommy Navarro (Urania LP) or Billy Stewart (Chess) - from "Porgy & Bess"

File an "Unpaid Item Dispute" against the winning bidder. This usually acts as a good kick-ass method to make these people pay. If they still haven't paid after 10 days, add them to your blocked bidder list, and then leave them negative feedback. Unless you've made a second chance offer to someone else, you can reclaim your Final Value Fees having followed these procedures. Gene

I think you'll find RC's price guide completely redundant as far as Soul valuations go!

I would safely guess that you'd have to part with £150 for an issue, and around £200 - £250 for a red/white demo.

I doubt anyone's in danger of being duped..............it's so obvious, from the pic, that it's a boot.

Hi Carla, With due respect, this post is intended to be a tribute - I am sorry for Jimmy at the same time, but I feel that it is completely inappropriate to use this post as a political platform, especially when feelings run high. Gene

From www.telegraph.co.uk Danny Williams, who died on December 6 aged 63, recorded what many regard as the definitive version of Moon River, the ballad which became a Christmas hit and spent 19 weeks at No 1 in the British charts in 1961. The song was composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for Audrey Hepburn, who sang it in Breakfast at Tiffany's, winning the composers an Academy award for best song. Although an original score album to the film was released, it did not contain Audrey Hepburn's version. Instead a version recorded by Mancini and his chorus was taken from the album and released as a single, reaching the top 40. When Williams was approached to record the song, he was initially reluctant, complaining that the lyrics ("We're after the same Rainbow's end / Waitin' round the bend / My huckleberry friend") made little sense; but he relented after seeing the film. After his version reached No 1, Williams's hero Nat King Cole was approached to record Moon River as a solo single, but turned it down, saying that he could not do a better job than Danny Williams. The ballad was subsequently covered by many others, including Andy Williams, who adopted it as his theme song. Though Danny Williams had several other ballads in the lower reaches of the charts, he never repeated the success of Moon River and spent most of the remainder of his career on the night club and cabaret circuit, where he retained a faithful following. Danny Williams was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on January 7 1942 and began his singing career with a troupe called the Golden City Dixies. In 1957, during a tour of Britain, his boyish innocence and mellifluous tenor voice caught the attention of a talent scout who signed him up to the EMI label. As well as Moon River, he had hits with Jeannie (1962), Wonderful World of the Young (1962), Tears (1962), My Own True Love (1963), More (1963) and White on White (1963), a song which was also a hit in America. During the 1960s Williams toured with the Beatles, but later on, though he continued to issue singles from time to time, he struggled to find suitable material and was plagued by personal and money problems. In 1968 he suffered a nervous breakdown and, two years later, was declared bankrupt. He was, however, rewarded for his tenacity when, in 1977, he reached No 30 with a song called Dancin' Easy, based on a jingle from a television commercial. In the past few years, with the resurgence of interest in 1960s pop, Williams was experiencing the beginnings of a revival in his fortunes. This year he toured the country in a tribute show to Nat King Cole and in his own cabaret show. He had also been invited to do a charity show, followed by a commercial tour, in South Africa; and he will feature on an album to be issued shortly by the musician and producer Adam Sky. Danny Williams was married three times. He is survived by his son, the actor Anthony Barclay, by two daughters and by his long-term companion, Daniella.

No, sorry Dave - you mean Hemsby or the Norfolk Broads! That's proper East Coast territory!!

Paid $500 for mine (about £320) in Feb 2003.

I believe the label ran from 1962 to 1963. May even be a subsdiary of Hermes (or the other way round), as the label design of "Little Sweet Things You Do" by Oscar Boyd looks deadly similar to the Success label.

Stu, the copy that Nick had was, I believe, Pat's, but went to Keb Darge who I think sold it to Nick. Before it went to Nick (not sure when exactly), the record developed a nasty cue-burn at the intro, and it is this copy that became distinctive with Keb's spot around 1985-1986. Those who have a Keb tape from around that time will more likely notice the cue-burn on Danny Moore!

And one to be avoided at all costs!! ARTIE FULLOVE: Santa Claus Please Listen To Me (Marlu)

Completely agree!!!

I'm pretty sure the "It's That Time Of Year" LP wasn't officially issued in the UK. And there are almost certainly NO sleeves in existence. If Ady Croasdell is reading this, maybe you could shine some light on the story, kind sir? Gene

Last one I saw of this Martin was going for £125. The way to tell an original from a boot is to look for the raised X in the run out, and the fact it's pressed on styrene (same type of West Coast pressing as the Shrine singles).

I was having dinner with a friend in a branch of Old Orleans in Ipswich some time ago. In between the piped background music I heard "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Ray Charles!

......in 1975! Then some bright spark started spinning it some 20 years later!!! PS - How many did you pull out of the soul packs then? And more to the point, now you tell me!!!

I'm in a joyous, celebratory mood tonight - after being outbid previously on a "sudden death playoff", I've finally got myself a copy !! No, this copy here isn't mine - still awaiting it to be sent from the States. This one's courtesy of JM's Rarest of the Rare, but I can't get over the fact that one will be mine very soon!!!!

You can trace the term back to 1966, in the title of The Citations "To Win The Race (Keep The Faith)". There was also a Kim Melvin single on Hi, simply titled "Keep The Faith" - I believe this was the other side of "Doing The Popcorn".

You can trace the term back to 1966, in the title of The Citations "To Win The Race (Keep The Faith)". There was also a Kim Melvin single on Hi, simply titled "Keep The Faith" - I believe this was the other side of "Doing The Popcorn".