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Hi Everyone, I'll be coming over to the UK the first week of December and wanted to pop over to Rob's Records in Nottingham. I had a few questions before I go. 1) Based on the amount of records to sift through, if I got there 10ish in the morning, would I be through by 6ish, or would I need a 2nd day? 2) What are the hours of the shop? Is he open Sundays? 3) Does he take credit cards or just £? Cheers!

Hi All, I went ahead and processed the refunds for both guys' parcels. I did ask them to refund the money if the parcels do show up. It's just not worth getting a negative. I wish the US Post Office provided some sort of tracking option for international parcels. There is nothing but a proof of mailing, which I would guess isn't enough proof to show shipment. Otherwise, the only other option is express mail, which starts at $28. Cheers, BMSF

Hi everyone, Cheers for the kind words. True, 2 parcels lost in all of the ones I have sent isn't bad, but it's strange that after 2 years, these are the first disputes I have had. BMSF

Hi everyone, I have been selling on The Bay for over 10 years and have sent thousands and thousands of packages all over the world. I've sent over 1,000 packages of 45s all over in the last 2 years. All of a sudden, I have had two parcels gone missing. One was 5-6 45s to Portugal with a total with P&P of about $50. The other was to a packstation box in Germany for about $20 for one 45. Both buyers have filed a dispute, which means I've got $70 frozen. This might not sound like a lot, but I sell records to provide extra income to our family, so it's a lot for us. Our postal system in the US doesn't offer any kind of tracking for first class mail international, so most people don't want to pay for Express mail to track, which I completely understand. Since there is no tracking, there is no way for me to prove I sent them, so I'm out the records and the seller gets their money. Ugh.

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Does anyone have a Forte discography? I used to have one years ago, but the link is dead. Thank you!

Hi All, I did a search before putting this up (and didn't find anything), but we've lost another soul great: John Wilson, the last surviving member of the Silhouettes has passed away. Here is the article: https://www.spinner.com/2009/09/29/silhouettes-member-john-wilson-dies-at-69/?icid=main|main|dl5|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spinner.com%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fsilhouettes-member-john-wilson-dies-at-69%2F Rev. John "Bootsie" Wilson, the last surviving member of influential soul group the Silhouettesdied at age 69. Wilson, a former lead singer who joined the group in1961, passed away Monday, Sept. 21, at his Spartanburg, S.C. home aftera battle with cancer and a kidney ailment, according to his wifePauline. A Philadelphia native, Wilson joined the group -- best known for its1958 chart-topper 'Get a Job' -- after the departure of the group'soriginal lead singer. Although Wilson didn't sing on the originalversion of the song, which was one of the first R&B tunes to crossover to the pop charts, he did re-record and release the song under themoniker of the New Silhouettes in 1968. During his tenure with the doo wop group, Wilson recorded notable songslike 1962's 'Move on Over (To Another Land),' 1963's 'Rent Man' and the1968 tune 'Not Me Baby.' The latter became a 1970s dance hit in the UKand ranked among Wilson's personal favorites with the group. Although 'Get a Job' remained the band's most enduring hit, ElaineLewis, the widow of Wilson's bandmate Richard Lewis -- who wrote thatsong -- told the Associated Pressthat the Silhouettes hit their creative stride under Wilson's lead."John's songs, I think, were the best ones," she said. "Somehow 'Get aJob' got all the attention, but clearly John was the best lead singerthey had, hands down. He had a marvelous voice." "He was so proud of that part of his life, his life as a Silhouette,"Lewis added. "He was so nostalgic about that period of his life, and hemissed his fallen comrades." After his career with the Silhouettes, Wilson moved to South Carolina,became an African Methodist Episcopal pastor and served at eightchurches since the '70s. His funeral was held Saturday.

Cheers. This is the only 45 I'm missing from the Forte catalog. I actually had the original on MJC, but it was pretty rough, so I sold it on (about $75 even though it was battered). I know Manship had the Forte 45 a few months ago, but when I went to check, someone had bought it. Oh well, I'll keep looking! Many thanks.

Hi Everyone, I'm after a Louis Chachere - The Hen Forte 45 in M- to VG+ condition (preferably M-). Please PM me if you have one for sale. Cheers, Tim

Hi All, I found an unknown R&B soul acetate 45 downstairs last week simply titled "Crying." I have it listed on The Bay as an unknown. I've attached a sample of the track. Does anybody know who this is, or is this another one of those unknowns? It's very noisy, but the music is very uptempo and good. Thanks, everyone! BMSFCrying_-_Unknown_R&B_Sample.mp3

Hi All, I occasionally attend record fairs out of town as a dealer (and yes, asa collector -- this Stax/Motown obsession is getting out of hand!) anddon't find many soul 45s. However, I was amazed to find 2 great boxesof soul 45s at a record show in Iowa of all places! There aredefinitely bits I'm keeping, but I'll be glad to offer a bunch of theseon Soul Source. No biggies here, but what is here are a ton of new oldstock/mint originals! I found a ton of Soul/Tamla/Gordy/Motown singlesfor my collection, a few Stax, but tons of great Northern Soul goodies. Just a few on the desk at present: Mickey Murray/Shout Balalama Moonglows/You've Chosen Me News/Representing The Poor Junior Parker/(Ooh Wee Baby) That's The Way You Make Me Feel Tender Joe Richardson/Hip Huggin' Mini Sly/Temptation Walk (Part One) Robert Murphy/Happy "Soul" Birthday The Dreams/Do What You Wanna Dyke and The Blazers/We Got More Soul Laura Greene & Johnny McKnight/Pledging My Love Winston G./Cloud Nine (not the Temps) Let me know if there's an interest and I can list some more! Thanks, everyone!

Hi All, I occasionally attend record fairs out of town as a dealer (and yes, asa collector -- this Stax/Motown obsession is getting out of hand!) anddon't find many soul 45s. However, I was amazed to find 2 great boxesof soul 45s at a record show in Iowa of all places! There aredefinitely bits I'm keeping, but I'll be glad to offer a bunch of theseon Soul Source. No biggies here, but what is here are a ton of new oldstock/mint originals! I found a ton of Soul/Tamla/Gordy/Motown singlesfor my collection, a few Stax, but tons of great Northern Soul goodies. Just a few on the desk at present: Mickey Murray/Shout Balalama Moonglows/You've Chosen Me News/Representing The Poor Junior Parker/(Ooh Wee Baby) That's The Way You Make Me Feel Tender Joe Richardson/Hip Huggin' Mini Sly/Temptation Walk (Part One) Robert Murphy/Happy "Soul" Birthday The Dreams/Do What You Wanna Dyke and The Blazers/We Got More Soul Laura Greene & Johnny McKnight/Pledging My Love Winston G./Cloud Nine (not the Temps) Let me know if there's an interest and I can list some more! Thanks, everyone!

No, but I've had good luck using a soft car cloth dipped in a solution of water and Joy liquid detergent (for dishes), squeezing off the excess water into the bucket, cleaning both sides of the 45 with it, then using a soft car cloth (dry) to clean it off. It works well and dries quickly.

Hi All, I've been having a clearout and have the following Northern Soul 45s to offer. If you're interested in any of them, please PM me! Cheers, Tim ================================================================================================== Betty Turner Be Careful Girl w/Stand By and Cry Liberty 55861 Labels are in VG+ condition with light ring wear Visual grade VG+, plays EX-/VG+ with loud, clear play andsounds great! $100 The Soul Shakers Get Hip To Yourself w/The Cold Letter Loma 2027 Labels are in VG- to VG condition due to ring wear Visual grade VG+ on A and VG on B Plays VG+ with loud, clear play on A. Plays VG on the intro and VG to VG+after with loud, clear, play. $70 Jessica James and the Outlaws We'll Be Makin' Out w/Lucky Day DynoVoice 220 Labels are in VG- condition with ring wear, some bubblingtoward middle, 2 black Xs on A. Labels are in VG- to VG condition with ring wear. Visual grade VG on A and VG- to VG on B A side plays VG to VG+ very briefly on intro and plays VG+after with loud, clear play. B side plays VG on the intro and plays VG to VG+ after $50 Renaldo Domino You Don't Love Me No More w/I'm Hip To Your Game Labels are in EX-/VG+ condition with light ring wear and VG+with ring wear on B Drill hole in the label Visual grade M- to EX- Plays M- with loud, clear play $35 Roscoe Robinson That's Enough/One More Time WND 1125 The labels are in VG condition due to three stickers on A,ring wear on B and a black circle around the label on B. Visual grade/VG Plays VG+ with loud, clear play $15 The Foundations Baby, Now That I've Found You w/Come On Back To Me Uni 55038 Labels are in EX- condition with drill hole in label. Visual grade EX-, plays EX- $10 Bobby Stevens Soul/funk All Goin' Down Together w/To Keep From Loving You Rustic RT-1002 Labels are in EX-/VG+ condition with one tiny ring wear spoton each side Visual grade M- to EX-, plays M- to EX- with loud, clearplay $25 Jerry Butler Northern Soul crossover Lost/You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It Mercury 72764 Labels are in EX-/VG+ condition with drill hole in label Visual grade EX-, plays M- with loud, clear play $10 The Falcons Standing On Guard w/I Can't Help It Big Wheel 1967 Labels are in VG to VG+ due to record store stamp on A andsticker on A Visual grade VG to VG+, plays VG+ with loud, clear play $15 Bobby Harris Sticky, Sticky w/Mr. Success Shout S-203 Labels are in VG condition due to ring wear, a black circlein marker on the label on B and writing on A, ring wear on A and a sticker onA. Visual grade VG, plays EX- on A with loud, clear play andplays VG with lots of noise in the left channel on A and plays VG to VG+ after $15 The O'Jays One Night Affair w/There's Someone (Waiting Back Home) Neptune Records N-12 Labels are in VG+ condition with ring wear Visual grade VG to VG+ (almost VG+), plays EX- with loud,clear play $10 Ronnie & Robyn Cradle Of Love w/Dreamin' Team Town T 9001 Lables are in VG- to VG condition with ring wear, a stickeron A and two Xs written on A. Black circle around B label and ring wear - VG- to VG. Visual grade VG to VG+, plays VG+ with loud, clear play $10 Thomas East & Fabulous Playboys I Get A Groove w/You're What's Happening Toddlin' Town Records 112 A side labels are in EX-/VG+ condition, B side labels VG- dueto water staining Visual grade VG to VG+, plays VG+ with loud, clear play $15

I just saw this online. https://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/08/rip_ellie_green.php Loss on top of loss: Ellie Greenwich, the pioneering femalesongwriter who wrote some of the most flat out brilliant songs of the1960s, including "Be My Baby," "And Then He Kissed Me," "Da Doo RonRon," "River Deep, Mountain High," and "Leader of the Pack," died thismorning at the age of 69. Brooklyn born, Long Island raised, Greenwichreleased her first record at the age of 17, and got her start as asongwriter in the Brill Building, where Jerry Leiber initially mistookher for Carole King. Afterwriting "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" and "Why Do LoversBreak Each Others' Hearts?" with Tony Powers and Phil Spector,Greenwich married Jeff Barry in 1962. The Greenwich-Barry team had,within a year, written "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You," asperformed by the Ronettes and "Then He Kissed Me" and "Da Doo Ron Ron,"as performed by the Crystals. Phil Spector co-wrote and produced allfour songs. The next year, Greenwich and Barry teamed with theShangri-Las mastermind George 'Shadow' Morton to pen "Leader of thePack," still one of the most stunning, bizarre, and creative songs inthe history of pop music. Barry and Greenwich would go on to divorce, but they continued towork together. Before the decade was out they'd discovered Neil Diamondand written "I Can Hear Music" for the Ronettes and "River Deep,Mountain High," for Ike and Tina Turner. In late '60s and early '70s,Greenwich released two solo albums and sang background on countlessothers, working with Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, and Bobby Darin. In aneat bit of trivia, she wrote "Right Track Wrong Train with CyndiLauper in 1983, a record that became the B-side to "Girls Just WannaHave Fun." A Broadway show, 1984's Leader of the Pack,memorialized her life and music, and in 1991, she was inducted into theSongwriters Hall of Fame. Her total body of work is at once one of themost appealing and also, at times, avant garde in all of pop music. Shedeserves a bit of your time today.

Hi All, I bought a record collection last week and found a copy of 4 Tops on Broadway. I absolutely love the Four Tops, but couldn't stomach listening to much of it. Is this a grower or just a pile of rubbish? Please discuss.

Hi All, He never did pay for the record and I never sent it to him. I never figured out how in spite of a NPB that he was able to leave feedback. He paid for 0 records and received 0, so it worked out in the end.

Hi All, There was a positive result to this story. I e-mailed the chap thatnever paid and let him know I was disappointed he chose to leave me anegative, and he told me that he didn't want to tarnish my reputationand would undo the neg if I sent him something over. Two hours later,and the negative feedback is replaced with a positive message. Cheers, BMSF

I do believe the customer is always right, but I'm sure anyone on here who has sold on Ebay has had this happen before. I had a Northern Soul 45 up on eBay for $9.99 or best offer. I was offered $5 + P&P and accepted. The terms are clearly listed as requesting payment within 7 days unless prior arrangements are made. I sent a reminder message after 10 days with no response. I felt I had no choice but to open a non-paying bidder form. He replies and says he paid. There is no PayPal transaction that was made. There was no "view the PayPal transaction on this item" on the sales screen since he didn't pay. I received the fee credit, but the chap e-mails me and said he's going to pay. I wrote back and said it's too late, relisted the item and blocked him as a bidder. I then get an e-mail apologizing for the inconvenience and then get given a negative for not sending the record (according to him, paid but never received record). What a tosser!

Hi everyone, I've been listening to quite a bit out of the Ric-Tic catalog, which has had me wondering... I realize Motown purchased the label, so there's no murky ownership issues like there are with some labels. I would think with Motown being as popular as it is at present that Universal Motown would be all over a release, or is there not enough interest? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks! Tim

Hiya, Record Corner in Balham shut several years ago. Cheers, BMSF

Hi Everyone, Someone on here quite a while ago mentioned they had compiled a CD of the songs not on Ric-Tic relics 1 or 2. Can anyone help with a CD, please? Thank you.

Hiya, I'd check out Soul Brother Records in East Putney. The tube is only a couple of blocks away. Great store (I was there in March). www.soulbrother.com

Hi Everyone, I've got over 1,000 items available in my store, all available with buy it now or best offer. All records have label pics and are visually and play graded. There aren't too many biggies in there, but there is a really nice copy of The Mask-Men & Agents' 1st single! https://shop.ebay.com/merchant/timsmusicshop_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ Thanks, everyone!

The O'Jays/I Dig Your Act w/I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) -- an absolute belter of a double sider. I wish I could find a mint US Bell copy rather than my battered copy. Keep 'em coming!