Gene-r

Not sure to be honest Dave. Does it? I know it carries the February 1971 date rather than the August 1969 date, but wasn't aware of the 101/103 number matrix.

Hi Kev, Hmmm, you've lost me on the "TC" matrix, sorry to say! If the B-side title is 'lightly' etched rather than a deep etching, and the label has a matt, paper-type feel and look, then it's more likely to be a boot. Sorry I can't be of any more help on it, though would definitely know if I were to see it. Gene

Won't matter who you credit it to - still a great record, and either would be correct!

Just to follow on from Baldsoulie's post, here's a (slightly amended) repost of my post from a thread last year: The Contemplations dead wax carries the etchings "Alone With No Love", "Dontee 101" and the date "8/19/69". The B-side is the instrumental version by the Dontee Studio Band. The second issue of "Alone With No Love", "Dontee 103", is credited to Rock Candy and has the date "2/18/71" etched in the matrix, and is the B-side to "I Don't Think I'll Ever Love Another". There are three different issues and one demo of Dontee 103 (Rock Candy): a) Yellow label, "Melody-American, Baltimore" address on bottom of label with "Sharrief Music / Wilkens Music Corp / Wally Roker Music BMI" credit. b) Blue label with "Melody-American, Pensylvania Ave" address on left of label with "Wilkens Music Corp / Wally Rorer Music" credit. c) Blue label, no address with "Sharrief Music (BMI)" credit (same credit as The Contemplations on Dontee 101). d) White label demo with "Melody-American, Pensylvania Ave" address on left of label with "Wilkens Music Corp / Wally Rorer Music" credit. And just to confuse matters further, I can't remember if the blue label boot has the address or not (I haven't seen one in 26 years), but I do know it has the "Wilkens Music Corp / Wally Rorer Music" credit. Trying to tell the difference between the original and a boot of Dontee 103 can be confusing, since the bootlegs have the same matrix engravings as the original, but are faint and don't look like engravings. The engraving on the originals are quite heavily scratched in. Best way to tell is that on the original, the run-out area on the flip side, "I Don't Think I'll Ever Love Another" is quite thin, and the grooves seem to form a 'pattern' on the surface. In comparison, the run-out is quite broad on the boot, and there should be very little or no groove 'pattern'. The vinyl of the boot is also quite thin and flexible, and the label has an almost rough paper texture which is flat in comparison to the ridged label originals Blue and yellow issues with heavily engraved matrix are originals.

Hey, is that you Mick? How's things? Hope you're well.

Are you sure you're not referring to "What's A Matter Baby", ElGeePee? The Small Faces covered that on the flip of "Watcha Gonna Do About It", but never covered "It'll Never Be Over...".

The number, S-104, seems to date its release at October 1967. Quite possibly an earlier recording?

I got double that in trades four years earlier. Would have been going for a bit more in '95. Very pleased my copy went to the lovely Dawn Brown, who gave it the best home I could wish for!

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: Dusty In New York (UK Philips EP) "Live It Up / I Want Your Love Tonight / I Wanna Make You Happy / Now That You're My Baby" COVER: EX- (Crease on top left front cover. 2 small laminate bubbles on top of front cover). RECORD: EX. £40 plus registered P&P P&P UK: £2.40 EUROPE: £8.80 OUTSIDE EUROPE: £10.00 Payment by normal PayPal only please (I will pay the fees). Please PM me if interested. Thanks, Gene

Unless the buyer has notified me of a good reason to delay payment (eg holiday, business etc), and has given me a date when I can expect payment, I normally open an Unpaid Item Dispute without warning if the buyer hasn't paid after four days since the auction closed (you can open the dispute after two days, but I prefer to give some leeway). I then give them another four days to pay. If they still haven't paid after that, I close the case to ensure I get my final value fees credited, and block them from bidding in any of my future auctions. Hope that helps. I believe Ebay still issue unpaid item strikes, but that means nothing these days. Looks like a buyer can have strikes in double figures, and yet still be allowed to bid on items.

If it's the red label Modern, then I'd say it was original.

Yep - January 1965 on Paula, and April 1965 on UK Pye.

Can't help you regarding how much rarer the promo is Mace (though I'd guess it is), but all I can say is that it was never booted on Paula, as far as I'm aware.

MATTIE MOULTRIE: That's How Strong My Love Is (UK CBS DEMO) VG+ (WOL B-side) There are a few ugly-looking marks on the A-side which do not affect play. Small scratch at start causes a soft background tic for the first 15 seconds of the A-side, otherwise plays great. £10 plus P&P P&P: UK: £1.30 (£2.40 recorded delivery) EUROPE: £3.80 (£8.80 registered) OUTSIDE EUROPE: £5.00 (£10.00 registered) Payment by normal PayPal only please (I will pay the fees). Please PM me if interested. Thanks. Gene

I wondered if there was a reason for them using red vinyl as well, Dave. I have a few Japanese Stereo classical LPs from the early '60s on Angel, all on red vinyl. One is really dark red, and the others are quite light.

MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS: Come And Get These Memories (US Gordy 45) EX- / VG+ The rarer Arrow design label. £8 plus P&P. P&P UK: £1.30 (registered £2.30) EUROPE: £3.80 (registered £8.80) OUTSIDE EUROPE: £5.00 (registered £10.00) Payment by normal PayPal (I will pay the fees). Please PM me if interested. Thanks! Gene

Bought "One More Chance" by Shirley Lawson on Back Beat in the late '80s for £4 off a guy who bought it for himself and was disappointed. He thought it was the one that was "in demand" at the time - turns out he meant Margie Joseph!

So - I wonder how long it will be before the composer of this year's UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest is sued by Birds Eye for plagiarising the Potato Waffles ad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniaB0xchTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3UGI1jMP8

The Moments' UK album "Those Sexy Moments" was issued with the same front cover as the US "Look At Me" LP.

Yes it was Kev - but I thought it was more because the naked ladies on the front cover complained that the poor lighting and angle of photography made them look like sleazy pieces of meat, more than anything else.

There's the Five Keys "On Stage" LP (Capitol) from 1957. The original cover pictured here has always been known as the "penis cover" - look closely at Rudy West standing on the far left to find out why! The offending thumb was airbrushed from subsequent copies of the cover.

Thanks for the tip Mal - will try them out. Gene

Not absolutely sure myself. If so, then it's probably just baby oil or castor oil (and probably a very tiny amount), which is unlikely to do any damage to your records. If there is, then it will clean off if you dry them thoroughly enough, as oil usually leaves a film of residue on the surface, which gathers on your stylus after the first few plays. I've not noticed either of these after cleaning a record with a baby wipe, to be honest. My belief is that baby wipes contain more alcohol cleansers rather than oil, though I'd welcome clarification. I've heard of horror stories where people have used neat WD-40 on their records, and I can't understand why they would do that. It's not a cleaning agent. At worst, it will leave a nasty film on the surface of records, but that can easily be cleaned off with some TLC. I doubt that oil will do any long-term damage to records, providing that it's cleaned off promptly and thoroughly.

I actually find that baby wipes (yes, I'm serious) are excellent for cleaning records. Something in them seems to get rid of the ingrained crap in the grooves. Clean them in a circular motion, and dry them off thoroughly using a sheet of non-abrasive kitchen towel.

That's the one Lars and Harry - thanks guys!