Northern Soul Uk

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Excellent news! Well I paid £4 for it, so at least it's not a boot and pleased it's a legit release. Thank you

Yes I agree, that is why I tried to narrow the spectrum by adding 'I am thinking of content and quality rather than capacity' I also mentioned that the late great Tony Bank's collection included many demos (Motown etc), so as not to narrow it down to just Northern, Tony's collection included a lot of reggae, Ska, Rockabilly and Jazz. I suppose the thread title may have been more appropriate if "In your opinion" was added.

Here's one to get your teeth into. Forgive me if there has been a similar thread in the past. What is the best Soul collection you have either seen or had definite knowledge of (not just rumours)? I am thinking of content and quality rather than capacity. I'll start the ball rolling with the amazing collection of 'Leeds Central' DJ legend and collector 'Tony Banks' Tony had every demo on Motown (red and white and Green and white) Stateside, Columbia, Parlaphone, Fontana etc. etc. plus thousands of quality UK releases not regularly seen. What collection do you know of??

Frankie & Johnny - I'll hold you - UK Decca

I have read that 'The Larks - Grooving at the gogo' was recorded for the 'Harthon' record label, but released on the 'Tower' label. Was there any actually released on 'Harthon'? Reason I ask is I have just bought a cheapie on 'Harthon', will it be a bootleg? Not bothered if it is like, but just wondered. Thanks.

Excellent and thanks. I have done a little research since posting this and have found that 2 copies of the 'Patterns' album have gone for £23-24 in the not too distant past, and one at £51 in 2005. Great albums both of the ones I got for £2 and now thinking of keeping the 'Patterns' one as you suggest. Well! keeping both, but was thinking previously of selling the 'Patterns' one. Thanks

Had the boot of this, bought for £16 off the bay. Sold in a part collection, wish I hadn't, still love it.

Just got back from the daily hunt and picked up 2 mint Kiki Dee albums for £1 each. Kiki Dee - Patterns on UK Philips (includes 'On a magic carpet ride, I dig you baby, and a slow version of 'When we get there (Paul Anka) and Kiki Dee - Kiki Dee on Sounds Superb (Tamla Motown farmed) which include Our day will come...., Love makes the world go round, and Love is a warm kind of sorrow + more. I know the second one isn't as rare as the Motown copy but still for a quid? and both in unplayed condition? Not a bad find me thinks?

For sale now on eBay! Susan Maughan - That other place VG+ condition https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310407868070?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Excellent, thank you very much

Can someone please give me an indication to the price one should be forking out for a UK 'UK American Recordings' Demo (Red), of 'Brenda Lee Jones - Your the love of my life'? Any help muchly appreciated. Thank you

I have had 2 of these. My first one was on normal Roulette, which I paid about £12 5 years ago. It had an edge crack but played ok. I replaced it with a demo which are quite common I believe and I paid the same for that and sold my cracked one for about £8, Both bought on the bay. I think that for resale the US Demo is your best bet although not a pricey item, saying that it's a matter of preference as many would prefer the British copy.

So how many of these original press copies are known of? Guessing not too many if it's fetching those Bucks.

Patti & The Emblems - Gonna love you a long long time. Original 'Kapp' Demo now on eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310405170252?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

After much deliberation I have decided to sell this demo. If anyone is interested the link is in the eBay sales forum.

The idea is to compress them all into one thread, this one. so all of the info is in one place instead of scattered about all over 'SS'. If there is a summery of all records that everyone has a query about all in one place, it will make getting info so much easier.

Yes, that is mentioned above "Original Demos carry the red 'A' either on the 'A' side 'My heart is so full of you' (first press)

I have now sumerised the above discussion, including a final synopsis, on the following link should anyone need this information in future

Here is a discussion from another thread about this record. It discusses the identification about the original versions and the Bootleg versions. The synopsis is included at the bottom of the posts. Q, I have just purchased a demo of 'Patti & The Emblems - I'm gonna love you a long long time' and I am trying to get confirmation that it is an original demo or not. The runout on the 'Gonna love you....' side has 'K-11127-4' scratched into the vinyl, and the 'My hearts so full.....' side has 'K-11126-4'. It has a red 'A' on the 'Gonna love you.....' side. A, Real 'un I reckon. But check your deadwax. Mine has 11126-1 and 11127-2 Q, Doesn't bootleg have a Monarch Delta #? A, Yep Q, Is not the run out groove very wide as well on the boot. A, The run out groove on my obvious boot is quite a bit wider then this one it came out with the red A on the other side as well, that being the rarer demo. I would say it IS original, since you have a boot with the wider run out groove as well. checked my demo and mine has K-11127-3 for the "I'm Gonna Love You..." side and K-11126-3 for the "My Heart's..." side. The Red A is on the "My Heart's ... " side. There's also a T1 in the dead wax. Just checked mine, Gonna love is the red A side with the K-11127-2 matrix, and My Hearts is K 11126-1, So why the matrix change of 3 and 4, and with Steve's the 4 both sides ??? I think you'll find that originally that was the "A" side only after radio play re-released with "A" on Gonna love you....... The most common boot had a black "A", and was made at Monarch in L.A. and has a Delta number in the 103,000s (late 1970s). Not sure if there was a red "A" boot, but yours looks real and your Matrix numbers are original, as far as I know (at least on one 1960s issue). Mine has red A on i'm gonna love you side with k 11127-2 & k 11127-1 on other. Maybe it is the case that some were pressed at different plants, hence the slightly different matrix numbers? I don't know whether 'Kapp' used more than one pressing plant, maybe someone on here will know that. Kapp DEFINITELY used more than one pressing plant. They had several variations of the same issues. They pressed in L.A., on The East Coast, and in The Midwest. Synopsis Original Demos of this record were pressed at various pressing plants across the USA, namely L.A., The East Coast, and in The Midwest, and have variations of Matrix numbers on the run out wax. All have the same numbers K-11126 and K-11127, but they end with either the numbers 1,2,3 or 4. i.e K11126-1,2,3 or 4,. Original Demos carry the red 'A' either on the 'A' side 'My heart is so full of you' (first press), the 'B' side 'I'm gonna love you a long long time' (second press after radio play), or on both sides, the rarest Demo of them all. These are all original Demos Bootlegs of this record have a black 'A' on the 'B' side 'I'm gonna love you a long long time', and carry the matrix number 103,000s, these ware pressed at the 'Monarch Delta' pressing plant in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, and have a considerably wider run out groove than an original demo press. Prices for the original Demos have ranged from £450 (peak) to £250. Bootleg prices of this record range from £10-20.

Excellent! I will take it on myself to add this information to that forum for the use of anyone needing info on this record in the future. Ah! maybe not then as it doesn't give you the option to start a new thread to add info.

Ah! Thought that may be the case, that probably solves the slightly different matrix numbers on the same release. There seems to be quite a few variations of the same vinyl according to posts earlier on in this thread, I hope that you information RobbK will put other minds at rest too. Steve

Had 2 stormers that I picked up for a song off the internet, and sold on for good prices, but still regret selling them, Well yer do don't you? Solomon King - This beautiful day UK Demo, bought for £25 and sold for £122. Pookie Hudson - This get's to me - Gold and white 'Jamie', bought for £19 and sold for £109. I find myself wanting them, then when I have had them for a while, I think 'Ah well, I've had them now, time to sell' I think the thrill is in the chase, more than actually having them and waiting for someone to compliment you on having them. Just my way of thinking I s'pose, not everyone is the same.

That's why I asked the experts, either mine was real and a top bargain, or a boot. It might be an idea maybe for the admins or someone, if possible to collect and catagorise info like this, so that anyone wanting to know about certain records could just go to that instead of having to start a new topic. A lot of work I know, but would be invaluable. Or maybe start a new forum so that this sort of info can be entered manually by 'SS' members.

Yeah they have sold for £450, but yeah I'd say £250-300 now. and yes, when I play my Ahem!! (boot) out, it is still definitely a floor filler no doubt