Gene-r

Monday morning bump...............

Recorded P&P within the UK - £2. Registered post outside the UK - £6. I accept PayPal (no fees), cheque or PO. Please PM to reserve any item - all items held for three days only. NO TRADES, CASH ONLY. AND NO INSULTINGLY LOW OFFERS (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) THE BLENDERS: Tale Of Sadness (DJO) MINT- £200 OLIVER BUSH: I'll Make It Up To You (Gamble DEMO) VG (wol, polished) £20 YVONNE GOMEZ: My Man A Go-Go (Hawaii) MINT- £35 FREDDIE HOUSTON: Chills & Fever (Old Town) EX (wol) £45 THE LOST SOUL: A Secret Of Mine (Raven) MINT- £300 Like most copies, this has been pressed lightly off-centre. THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS: Change Of Pace (Windy C DEMO) MINT- £15 Not often you turn up Windy C demos! NEWLY ADDED: 10 JANUARY THE FENWAYS: The Fight (Blue Cat DEMO) MINT- £25 THE IMPALAS: Whip It On Me (Bunky) MINT- £8 BOBBY DAY: Don't Leave Me Hangin' On A String (Class DEMO) EX (wol B-side) £30 THE FIRST GRADE: Please Come Back (Frog) MINT- £25 Covered up in the early '90s by Gary Spencer as "Once You Said You Loved Me" - The Sandpipers THE SKYLINERS: Everything Is Fine (Jubilee) VG+ £10 Quite a few light surface marks, but playwise, 'Everything is fine'! LOU ROBERTS & THE MARKS: Ten To One (MGM DEMO) MINT- (X on label) £25 THE NEW YORKERS: There's Going To Be A Wedding (Radio City) MINT- £20 SOLD

THE FOUR VOICES: We Live In The Ghetto / Summer Kind Of Love VOLUMES: I Just Can't Help Myself / One Way Lover VOLUMES: My Kind Of Girl / My Road Is The Right Road ED CROOK: That's Alright / You'll See THE CAIROS: Don't Fight It / Stop Overlooking Me CASHMERES: Show Stopper / Don't Let The Door Hit Your Back GWEN DAVIS: My Man Don't Think I Know / I Can't Be Your Part Time Baby

Sad news about Zavvi - it was one of only two places (the other being HMV itself) that I could rely on for current 7" vinyl releases.

Which must make a minter around £600 - £800.

Super Bad is an appropriate description for the rest of K-Tel's output!

Hope you and Di have an excellent Christmas Harry! You too Bearsy! Gene

Born To Be Alive falls into the same category as records like "Got A Feeling" or "I Love America" by Patrick Juvet - Europop which, whilst good at the time, come over as cheesy by today's standards.

From memory, here are the main features that give the Jeanette Williams boots away: - the label is a rough matt finish - the vinyl is thin, maybe quite bendy - all boots are apparently pressed off centre

Just so happens to be my all-time fave for the past 26 years Mike! What a lovely note from Russ - such a shame Arthur died at such an early age. Please pass my personal thanks to Russ when you chat to him - and I really mean that. Gene

The Linda release was the first release (Majestics), and, according to the Delta matrix, dates from around Sept 1965. David & Ruben on Rampart is a 1969 release, and appears to use the same stampers that were used for the Linda release three years prior to this. The Warner Bros release also dates from 1969 (which for some strange reason omits the excellent horn intro).

Another bump - items still selling!!!

Hi Ady, I bought a red vinyl copy in January 2001 (on Ebay, but can't remember the seller). Was $40 at the time. Unfortunately I moved it on a couple of years ago, so can't supply a scan. Gene

His previous feedback was excellent, so something must be wrong. Let's just hope it's nothing at all serious.

Final bump for the weekend!

Des Parker has the original one-sided Dick Charles Studios acetate of this.

Some prices now reduced.....................

I don't end auctions early. However, there are five main reasons why I will cancel a bid: - The bidder has ZERO feedback. - The bidder has a bad feedback record - The bidder is rude when it comes to leaving feedback, rather than return the record for a refund. - The bidder shows any signs of being a troublemaker in their feedback - The bidder is a stamp collector (true, as I've had two stamp collectors who think they're an authority on P&P costs. Plus they're arrogant and rude with it). I will always give reasons such as the above when cancelling their bids.

Bump - thanks to all who have bought so far!

UPDATE - FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER - SOME PRICES REDUCED!! PM me to reserve any item. All records held for three days only, unless prior arrangement made. I accept PayPal (no fees), cheque or PO. Recorded delivery - £2. Registered post outside the UK - £6. NO TRADES! SALE ONLY. AND NO INSULTINGLY LOW 'BEST OFFERS'. US 45s THE IMPALAS: Whip It On Me (Bunky) MINT- £8 DOROTHY BERRY: Don't Give Me Love (Big 3) VG+ (stain on A-side label) £30 SOLD THE LOVATIONS: Drifting Off Shore (Cap City) VG+ £40 SOLD KENARD: What Did You Gain By That?/My Garden Of Eden (Dore DEMO) (2nd issue) MINT- £15 MITTY COLLIER: Pain (Chess) VG+ £20 SOLD CHRISTY ALLEN: Walk Tall Like A Man (Diamond) EX+ £10 LENIS GUESS: For All You've Been (DPG) MINT- £50 GLORIA LYNNE: You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength (Everest) VG-/GOOD+ £5 Plays fine, but there is a scratch on the A-side which can be heard as a faint pop right through THE FIRST GRADE: Please Come Back (Frog) MINT- £30 Covered up by Gary Spencer in the '90s as "Once You Said You Loved Me" by The Sandpipers THE NEPTUNES: Girl That's An Awful Thing To Say (Gem DEMO) EX- £100 SOLD PEALEAN GRAY: I Don't Want To Cry (Green Sea) MINT- £20 DERC HOTZOG: Church Going Girl (Hamilton) MINT- (date stamped label) £45 SOLD BILLY STORM: Please Don't Mention Her Name (HBR DEMO) VG++ £40 ON HOLD LEROY JONES: Some Day (HIT) MINT- £20 This is actually Thomas Henry under a different credit. Label subsidiary of Spar HARRY & THE KEYAVAS: If This Is Goodbye (IPG) MINT- (wol A side) £50 SOLD THE SKYLINERS: Everything Is Fine (Jubilee) VG+ £10 GLORIA TAYLOR: Poor Unfortunate Me (King Soul) EX £20 CHARLES MANN: Hey Little Girl (Lanor) EX+ £20 BETTY TURNER: Be Careful Girl (Liberty DEMO) EX+ (label tear A side) £45 NATURAL FACTS: Girl Don't Cry (Lucky Lou DEMO) EX £125 Keb Darge's Del Capris cover-up from Stafford JUNIOR & THE CLASSICS: Wise Up (Magic Touch) EX+ £8 THE INVITATIONS: Watch Out Little Girl (MGM DEMO) VG+ (light marks and small label tear A-side) £80 SOLD JACKIE LEE: Would You Believe (Mirwood) EX £8 THE DEL-CHORDS: Your Mommy Lied To Your Daddy (Mr Genius) MINT- £20 JESSE JOHNSON: Funky Soul Strut / Holes In My Soul (Oak) MINT- £15 SOLD CHRISTINE COOPER: SOS (Heart In Distress) (Parkway) MINT- £8 THE AMBASSADORS: Too Much Of A Good Thing (Pee Vee) MINT- (label off centre) £200 SOLD THE ROYAL ESQUIRES: Ain't Gonna Run (Prix HSI) MINT- (wol) £40 PHYLLIS BROWN: Oh! Baby (Rainbo) MINT- £80 SOLD THE LOST SOUL: A Secret Of Mine (Raven) MINT- £325 As with most copies, this has been pressed a bit off-centre. Hardly noticeable when played THE PARLIAMENTS: Don't Be Sore At Me (Revilot) EX- £8 SOLD LIL ERNIE JOHNSON: Doing Allright (Ride) VG+ £30 Some surface marks and a few light clicks before the start, otherwise fine THE WONDERETTES: I Feel Strange (Ruby) EX- (wol) £20 THE DEL COUNTS: With Another Guy (Soma) EX ('Not for sale' stamp on label) £30 THE PROPHETS: My Kind Of Girl (Stephanye) MINT- £10 SONNY CRAVER: I'm No Fool / I Wanna Thank You (Teri De) VG+ £100 SOLD UK 45s BARRY YOUNG: Show Me The Way (Dot) MINT- (spindle mark on B side label) £8 JOE SIMON: I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin' (Monument) MINT (rubber stamp on label) £15 MAXINE BROWN: Oh No Not My Baby (Pye International) MINT- (name written on centre) £15 JOHNNY OTIS: Country Girl (Sonet) MINT- £8

I never respond to wants list here, or on any forum or ad - too many freeloaders who want (as Di said) a £200 record for peanuts. So I'd rather do set sale than be insulted. Before I get shot down in flames, that's not to say that all wants posts are by freeloaders, so please take note folks!

....or one of Fats 'Dominos'?

I'd rather stcik with an original

(I Love Her So Much) by The Majestics played 3 times (total time, 9 mins 55 secs)

If it's playable with no jumps or skips, it wouldn't be unfair if it ended around £500 - after all, how often do you see an original Salvadors in ANY condition?