Rare Soul vinyl is the centre of Northern Soul.
The very lifeblood.
No self respecting dj would ever consider playing anything other than original vinyl.
I know one dj who's vinyl collection is valued at around £250,000.
No surprise when you consider the prices some of these rare soul/R&B classics exchange hands for.
One of supposedly 3 copies in the world, Frank Wilson's - Do I Love You, sold for £15,000 and this year I heard it had moved again for as much as £25,000!
Many of the records are so rare they are only available on demos/promo's.