60s NORTHERN SOUL BOBBY DIAMOND STOP ORIG COLUMBIA DJ

	£		30
	$		40

I've made the decision to sell some of my very large collection of 7", 12" and LPs.

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM OVER THIRTY YEARS OF COLLECTING.

I AM NOT A DEALER.

There will be some real gems, so make sure you keep your eyes open.

SOME OF MY LISTINGS NOW CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE.

I AREN'T QUITE ADVANCED ENOUGH YET TO PROVIDE MY OWN!

From now on, all my items will start at just 99p, irrespective of current value, or rarity.

Current price for this one (only meant as a guide): £40

60s NORTHERN SOUL

WIGAN CASINO COVER-UP FROM 1977

BOBBY DIAMOND

"USUALLY YOU"

b/w

"STOP!"

http://movies.apunkachoice.com/names/bob/bobby_diamond/cid_74439/videos/ceytid/lBjsAIySGec/bobby-diamond-stop.html

(US: Columbia 4-43943, 1966; Radio Station Copy)

Styrene

Record conditon: Excellent - (plays Excellent +++ (A); Excellent (B))

Labels condition: Excellent (A); Excellent ++ (B)

Bobby Diamond (1943 - )

pictured above as a child actor in the 50s

I was asked recently why I only add two or three records a night to my listings. The reason is that I'm re-playing my entire collection as I go along, and transferring my old filing system from a rather huge card index, to a much more accessible computer hard drive. Most of my records go back on the shelves, and only the odd one or two get pulled out, usually because I've updated them to promo format.

Occasionally, there's a promo in my collection that doesn't pass my rigorous test, and this is a good example. Somebody (possibly the original D.J. owner) added a light 'X' on the official 'Plug Side', to avoid any embarrasment by playing the wrong track. Call me fussy, but I'm looking for a copy with no such added marks. I do know that some collectors prefer their singles to have a 'lived-in' appearance, so this one might be just for you.

As you can see from the picture above, Bobby Diamond was a bit of a child heart-throb in his younger days, and appeared in many TV programmes, films, series, etc. He is most fondly remembered for playing Joey Clark Newton, in a US TV Western series called Fury. His on-screen father was played by Peter Graves - although I would have thought that children would have been kept well away from Graves, judging by his later part in the two Airplane films!

There's a good blog about Bobby at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Diamond. His brief singing career isn't given a mention, but his name appeared on at least two singles during the 60s, one on M-G-M in 1962, and this one, dating from late 1966. Both sides of the latter bear the arranger/producer credits of Charlie Calello, a name seen on many a 60s stomper. "Stop!" has been 'second issued' a number of times, firstly on Columbia Special Products (a genuine repress); then on a rather cheap-looking Hall Of Fame label; plus there was an awful Soul Stop outing. I've just spotted a copy of the latter on eBay, though I doubt it stands any chance because it's billed as by 'Billy Diamond'.

Manship's new price guide dates the Columbia S. P. reissue to 1976, but since the record wasn't given any exposure until the following year, he's very wrong. I first heard it at the Casino in May 1977, when Alan Rhodes was giving it some welly, covered up (rather unconvingly) as "Stop (You've Broken My Heart)" by Bobby Patterson. That means another revered Northern scribbler, Kev Roberts, is way out when he lists "Stop!" as an example on the 1979 playlist. Wrong! - it had been played and booted well before then. Don't believe everything you read by the 'experts'.

Finally, a note on the composers. "Stop!" was written by John Wyker III, Joe Sobotka, and John Townsend. At the time, Wyker and Townsend were in a group called Rubber Band, who had a local hit with "Let Love Come Between Us" (written by Wyker and Sobotka, and also produced by Charlie Calello). That song did very well in the south, and was soon redone by James & Bobby Purify on Bell, to much greater acclaim.

A. Upbeat pop tune; very nice 'tick-tock' intro; might appeal to Popcorn fans; penned by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes, who also wrote for a certain Elvis Presley.

B. Wigan spin from thirty-plus years ago; soul it isn't, but a tremendous Northern dancer it most certainly is, with some of the finest dead-stop breaks you'll ever hear; listen in full on the link.

The styrene has some lightish "spiders webs" on both sides, though the official A-side plays like new. The B-side plays with two faint ticks near the intro, and two more further in.

Both labels have some very light ring-wear, with the addition on the A-side label of the 'X' mentioned above, plus a smaller pen mark, neither of which covers any text or credits.

The edges are completely chip-free.

This record has been played on both sides to verify condition, but there's a full money-back guarantee on all my sales, and I'll refund anyone who isn't totally captivated.

New postal rates:

One 7" single: £1.70; 30p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £2.70; 50p per 12"/LP afterwards.