FREDA PAYNE 1970DEMO"BAND OF GOLD"NEAR MINT.INVICTUS 45

	£		37
	$		48

ATTENTION SERIOUS SOUL DEMO COLLECTORS!

FREDA PAYNE "BAND OF GOLD"

A MAJOR UK #1 HIT AND #3 USA HIT PRODUCED BY THE FORMER TAMLA MOTOWN TEAM OF HOLLAND,DOZIER,HOLLAND!

THIS COULD BE THE ONLY DEMO COPY THAT HAS EVER BEEN OFFERED ON EBAY FOR YEARS  IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!!!!!!!!

THIS SINGLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A UK DEMO 45!

1970 EMI PRESSED INVICTUS INV 502  MONO MIXES. 

THE"B"SIDE= "THE EASIEST WAY TO FALL"

THIS IS VERY TOUGH TO FIND AS A UK DEMONSTRATION  PRESSING AS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WERE MADE PRE-RELEASE!

ONE OF AROUND 250 COPIES,

MADE IN ADVANCE FOR SELECTED RADIO DJs/PRODUCERS AND RECORD REVIEWERS!

THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRESSING!

A-1/B-1 MATRIXES! CRISP SOUND AS EXPECTED ON ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE MASTER STAMPERS! 

IT MAY SEEM INCREDIBLE TO YOUNGER COLLECTORS , BUT BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS DEMO 45 WAS MADE,THERE WERE VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS AND MUSIC PAPERS OR REVIEWERS TO SEND UPFRONT PROMOTIONAL RECORDS TO.A FEW IMPORTANT MAJOR RECORD DEALERS AND JUKE BOX OPERATORS MIGHT GET THEM BUT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL RESPECTED MUSIC INDUSTRY PROMOTIONAL STAFF THAT THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PRINT RUN FOR A DEMONSTRATION DISC BEFORE THE MID-1960s PIRATE RADIO AND NIGHTCLUB EXPLOSION WAS 250 COPIES-EVEN THE BEATLES"LOVE ME DO"HAD JUST 250 DEMOS MADE-SEE MARK LEWISOHN's EXCELLENT AND ESSENTIAL BOOK"BEATLES RECORDING SESSIONS"PAGE 22 FOR PROOF-HE SHOULD KNOW!!!!

BY 1970,THERE WERE A FEW LOCAL RADIO STATIONS BUT DESPITE MORE INTEREST IN THE MEDIA THE PRINT RUN FOR DEMOS AT THIS TIME WAS STILL ONLY ABOUT 250 COPIES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DEMOS THAT SURVIVE TEND TO BE OF EASY LISTENING ARTISTS,THE MAJOR HITS,LIKE THIS ONE,JUST DO NOT TURN UP VERY OFTEN,OR IF THEY DO THEY WILL OFTEN HAVE CENTRES MISSING,MAJOR LABEL DEFACEMENT AND DEEP SCRATCHES etc etc. 

SO HOW MANY SURVIVE 40 YEARS LATER AS GOOD AS THIS ONE????

THIS DEMO WAS SENT TO A FORMER BBC RADIO ONE DJ,WHO CAREFULLY FILED HIS RECORDS  ON STURDY SHELVES AWAY FROM STRONG LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CAREFULLY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LIBRARY AREA OF HIS HOME.

NO ONE ELSE,UNTIL ME,HAS HANDLED THEM,THEY WERE NEVER LEANT OUT,TAKEN TO DJ NIGHT TIME EVENTS OR INDEED WERE FOR THE MOST PART NOT USED ON THE BBC,AS THE STATION HAD COPIES ALREADY,THIS COPY WAS PLAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES,AND THEN FILED AWAY UNTIL NOW!

IT'S STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL INVICTUS COMPANY SLEEVE! 

MOST COPIES HAVE NOW ENDED UP IN LONG TERM COLLECTORS COLLECTIONS AND ARE GETTING LESS FREQUENT ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN 2010!!!

NOT A DODGY REPRO AS MAY EXIST

THIS IS A GENUINE UK DEMO 45!!

(MORE DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY NICE DEMO 45 OF THIS CLASSIC SOUL SINGLE 

-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

A DEMO 45 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY SOUL 45s COLLECTION AND WOULD LOOK WONDERFUL FRAMED UP AS AN EXAMPLE OF A VERY SPECIAL SINGLE IN A RARELY SEEN VARIATION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SURFACE MARKS BUT HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,NO NASTY CLICKS,STICKS,DEEP MARKS etc!

THIS COPY HAS HARDLY BEEN USED!

PROBABLY PLAYED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES!

A STRICTLY GRADED NEAR MINT CONDITION!

FLAT VINYL!NO WARPS! 

YOU MAY NEVER FIND ONE AS GOOD AGAIN!

JUST LOOK AT MY PHOTO!

NOTE THE UNIQUE LABELS TO ENJOY WITH IT'S BLACK"A"ON THE"A"SIDE LABEL+ THE "DEMO"TYPE WORDING AND THE RELEASE DATE(28.8.70=28TH AUGUST 1970)!

SUPER CLEAN LABELS EXCEPT A TINY STAIN ON EACH LABEL FROM STICKER REMOVAL,POSSIBLY A PROMOTIONAL STICKER! 

AN ELITE ITEM FOR ANY SOUL 45s COLLECTOR!

RELEASE DATE:28.8.70  PRINTED BY THE RECORD COMPANY ON BOTH LABELS. 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!! 

DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE AND THE REALISATION THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY THE MAJORITY OF MY HUGE COLLECTION,I AM PRUNING DOWN SELECTED ITEMS.

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN STRICTLY GRADED NEAR MINT CONDITION.

MOST WOULD STATE MINT! 

NO CLICKS/NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO SWISHES!  

DEMOS WERE USUALLY PLAYED A LOT BY DJs AND IN THE"ROUGH"WORLD OF"DJing"SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE COVER,BADLY TREATED OR EVEN THROWN OUT AFTER USE!

MOST DJs and REVIEWERS WOULD BE SENT DOZENS OF RECORDS EVERY WEEK AND HARDLY ANY THOUGHT LONG TERM INVESTMENT!!!!

The STEREO mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Vinyl is still the best way to hear SOUL and always will be!  

A FANTASTIC ITEM!

GREAT INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RECORD EXPERTS! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TWICE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is NO spindle wear.  

THE PRINT IS STILL CLEAR TO READ.

THE COVER IS IN SUPER ORDER!

Look elsewhere on ebay and MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often FAKES,reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN  NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

AN OUTER SOFT PVC COVER WILL BE SUPPLIED AS WITH ALL MY RARE SINGLES AND EPs SOLD.    

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £10 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A FANTASTIC DEMO 45. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND  RECORDED DELIVERY 2ND CLASS- SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£2 EUROPE. £3 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH  8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. over 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY DEMO 45s COLLECTION!

MORE FINE DESIRED SOUL DEMO AND OTHER DEMO 45s,ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE TOP ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2010 AND BEYOND!!!!!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO GET ONE OF THE BEST 1970s SOUL RECORDS IN IT'S RAREST AND EARLIEST EDITION FROM A TOTALLY RELIABLE EBAY POWER SELLER-

GOOD LUCK!