Northern Soul 45's & Ska-Rocksteady-Reggae 45's

[Pete S]

PETE SMITH

28 JENKS ROAD

WOMBOURNE

WOLVERHAMPTON

WV5 0BL

01902 893569

07784 507360 (mobile)

Pete.smith@freeuk.com

HERE’S A FEW NORTHERN BITS AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF REGGAE 45’s.

NORTHERN SOUL

THE PRECISIONS – INSTANT HEARTBREAK – CANADIAN STONE LABEL EX 20

Looks great

BESSIE BANKS – I CAN’T MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU BABY – VERVE DEMO EX- 35 SOLD

Plays great, just a couple of marks

SHEP GRANT – YOU FOUND MY LONELY HEART A HOME – MUSICOR DEMO VG+ 75

Truly incredible beat ballad – few marks and a bit of crackle at start but 200 quid in the book but it’s a good price

UK LABELS

JERRY BUTLER – I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE – UK SUE M- 60 SOLD

A ‘real’ demo with stamped A in the centre

ROBERT HENRY – WALK AWAY LIKE A WINNER – ADVISION ACETATE EX 100

Beautiful 1 sided acetate with original credit as Bob henry crossed out. Only one in existence.

NORMAN JOHNSON & THE SHOWMEN – OUR LOVE WITH GROW – BLACK ACTION EX 25 SOLD

IKE & TINA TURNER – EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY – A & M DEMO M- 20

Brilliant version

EDDIE HOLMAN – A FREE COUNTRY / THIS CAN’T BE TRUE – CAMEO PARKWAY DEMO

Northern stormer and a beautiful ballad EX+ 75

BILLY STEWART – LOVE ME – CHESS DEMO EX 30

SOLOMON KING – THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY – COLUMBIA ISSUE EX 100

Even harder than the demo

FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS – THE NIGHT – MOWEST 3024 ONE SIDED DEMO SOLD

Very rare demo – tiny tear on label, couple of millimetres EX 40 SOLD

THE AD LIBS – GIVING UP / APPRECIATION – DEEP SOUL EX 25

NO IDEA WHY NOBODY’S EVER BOUGHT THIS OFF ME BUT IT’S AN INTERESTING READ ANYWAY

CHAPTER FIVE – YOU CAN’T MEAN IT / ONE IN A MILLION – ITALIAN GTA LABEL (credited to John St John) 250 quid SOLD

There's an interesting story behind this one. Back in 1991 I was running a magazine called Beatin Rhythm and was also at the peak of my UK label collecting phase, and I was contacted by this chap John Ritson who was the original lead singer of Chapter Five. He was after a copy of One In A Million, which I had, but didn't want to part with really. Anyway he sent me lots of great cuttings and we had a good chat and one of the things he told me was that the band's manager, the apparently aptly named Mervyn Conn, had asked him to leave the band and go solo and call himself John St. John. This suggestion didn't go down too well and the band stayed together for a while longer and then split.

Anyway a couple of years ago, to my and several other peoples astonishment, a German copy of You Can't Mean It backed with One In A Million was turned up, complete with picture sleeve and credited to John St. John! At the weekend I was browsing Ebay and lo and behold, there's another copy of John St. John but this time on an Italian label called GTA records.

It was described as VG- with a small edge crack but I thought I'd go for it anyway. So I won it at £118 (I bid £350) and I've now got it and not only does it play near mint with no sound from the crack, the sound quality is unbelievable, it's better than the UK CBS copy (which I also have). Note that they've mixed the composers up too.

The point of all this is - I've had hundreds and hundreds of rare records over the years, going up to £2500 on one thing I sold, but I rate this particular record as being up amongst the rarest of them all. How many copies are known? Can't be that many. And I know it's a love or hate record but I absolutely love it! For sale at 250.

REGGAE 45’s

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UK LABELS

AMALGAMATED

SOUL SISTERS – WRECK A BUDDY EX- 15

ACKEE

I ROY & KEN PARKER – GREAT GREAT GREAT VG+ 10

BLUE BEAT

324 PRINCE BUSTER – AL CAPONE (WHITE, WOL) VG- 5

175 COSMO – GYPSY WOMAN VG++ 10

118 ROY & PATSY – MY HAPPY HOME (N.C.) G++ 5

334 PRINCE BUSTER – TEN COMMANDMENTS OF MAN VG 5

16 MELLOW LARKS – TIME TO PRAY VG++ 10

BLACK & WHITE

KING TUBBYS – WATERGATE ROCK / LARRY MARSHALL (NC) VG+ 15

CAMEL

JOHNY ORGAN – DON JUAN EX 30

CACTUS

PRINCE JAZZBO – CONCUBINE DONKEY (NC) EX 5

DYNAMIC

HUGH ROY – FESTIVAL WISE EX 15

ERIC DONALDSON – BLUE BOOT VG+ 10

DOCTOR BIRD

JOHNNY & THE ATTRACTIONS – I’M MOVING ON (NC) G+ 75

THE PARAGONS – HAPPY GO LUCKY GIRL (NC) VG 30

DOWNTOWN

BOY FRIDAY & THE GROOVERS – MUSIC SO GOOD G++ 20

DANDY – REGGAE IN YOUR JEGGAE EX 15

TONY TRIBE – RED RED WINE VG+ 10

ETHNIC

SYDNEY ROGERS – MIRACLE WORKER EX- 5

FAB

PRINCE BUSTER – TRAIN TO GIRLS TOWN EX+ 35

PRINCE BUSTER – THE SCORCHER (ACTUALLY PLAYS ”NEW DANCE CALLED REGGAE”) /WHINE AND GRIND VG 25 SOLD

GROUNATION

U ROY – JUMP FOR JOY M 8

GAS

ROLAND ALPHONSO – 1000 TONS OF MEGATON - 15

(This is cracked but it takes ages to find the crack and it plays 100% perfect, VG+)

GREEN DOOR

CORNELL CAMPBELL – GIVE ME LOVE (NC) EX 30

WINSTON SCOTLAND – ON THE TRACK VG++ 8

GREENSLEEVES

DR ALIMANTADO – BEST DRESSED CHICKEN IN TOWN EX 8

GRAPE

U ROY – ON TOP OF THE PEAK (WOL) G++ 5

HIGH NOTE

DELANO STEWART – DANCE WITH ME (NC, WOL) G 5

CHARLIE & THE MELODIANS – CREATION VERSION M- 20

ISLAND

007 LLOYD CLARKE – LOVE YOU THE MOST EX- 10

011 DERRICK MORGAN – FORWARD MARCH EX 15

025 JIMMY CLIFF – I’M FREE (NC) VG- 5

048 OWEN GRAY – I CAN’T GO ON VG+ 10

055 DERRICK & PATSY – SEA WAVE (BAD LABEL DAMAGE, NC) G 5

058 FRANK COSMO – REVENGE (ARTIST DETAILS SCRATCHED OUT) G++ 5

064 THE TONETTES – LOVE THAT’S REAL G- 5

067 ROY & PAULETTE – HAVE YOU SEEN MY BABY (NC) G 5

070 JIMMY CLIFF – KING OF KINGS (RED & WHITE LABEL!) VG 15

075 THE VIKINGS – SIX AND SEVEN BOOKS OF MOSES VG+ 8

076 BASIL GABBIDON – I BET YOU DON’T KNOW (NC) G+ 5

078 THE BLUESMASTERS – 5 O’CLOCK WHISTLE VG 10

079 KENTRICK PATRICK – DON’T STAY OUT LATE (NC) VG- 10

082 EDWARDS GROUP – HE GAVE YOU TO ME M- 15

098 CLANCY ECCLES – HOT ROD EX 15

131 LORD BRISCOE – PRAISE FOR I G 8

142 ERIC MORRIS – PENNY REEL VG- 10

164 OWEN & LEON – THE FITS IS ON ME (TOL) G- 5

168 THE SKATALITES – GUNS OF NAVARONE M- 15 SOLD

169 STRANGER COLE – COW IN A PASTURE (BAD WRITING ON LABEL) VG 6

170 DERRICK HARRIOTT – I AM ONLY HUMAN G+ 8

194 JUSTIN HINES – RUB UP PUSH UP VG- 10

196 SHENLEY DUFFUS – RUKUMBINE VG- 10 SOLD

199 ERIC MORRIS – FAST MOUTH G- 10

208 DON DRUMMOND – MAN IN THE STREET G++ 25 SOLD

214 BLUES BUSTERS – HOW SWEET IT IS (LABEL WEAR) F 3

217 ROLAND ALPHONSO – EL PUSSY CAT (WOL) VG+ 20 SOLD

244 THE SKATALITES – LUCKY SEVEN VG+ 40 SOLD

246 THEO BECKFORD – IF LIFE WAS A THING EX 15

247 THE RIOTS – YEAH YEAH VG- 25 SOLD

250 DANIEL JOHNSON – COME ON MY PEOPLE M 15

260 THE SKATALITES – INDEPENDENT ANNIVERSARY SKA / THE WAILERS – JUMBIE JAMBOREE (SKATALITES G TO VG+, SCARTCHES FIRST MINUTE, WALIERS VG+ TO EX) 75

277 DERRICK MORGAN – IT’S ALRIGHT (NC) VG 12

281 THE GAYLADS – GOODBYE DADDY EX+ 20

283 ROY RICHARDS – DOUBLE TROUBLE VG 8

297 ROY RICHARDS – GREEN COLLIE (WOL) VG 20

3005 THE CLARENDONIANS – RULES OF LIFE (WOL) VG++ 25

3013 DELROY WILSON – DANCING MOOD VG 15

3032 THE CLARENDONIANS – SHOO BE DOO BE (NC) VG 15

3036 SOUL BROTHERS – SOUND PRESSURE VG+ 15

3037 DELROY WILSON – UNGRATEFUL BABY / ROY RICHARDS – HOPEFUL VILLAGE

SKA M- 25 SOLD

3079 DERRICK MORGAN – SOMEONE VG 20

3087 THE UNIQUES – NEVER LET ME GO / DON LEE – LEES SPECIAL (NC) EX 50 SOLD

3126 THE FEDERALS – PENNY FOR YOUR SONG EX 25 SOLD

3133 THE TENNORS – RIDE YOUR DONKEY VG 10

JJ

LAUREL AITKEN – RISE AND FALL VG++ 20

DESMOND DEKKER – A IT MEK EX 15

JACKPOT

LIZZIE & DELROY WILSON – DOUBLE ATTACK G- 5

LORD KOOS

DELROY ALPHANSO – MAGIC MOMENT M 5

MOODISC

AL & EWAN – LET’S TALK IT OVER (WOL) F 3

MOONCREST

LORD TANAMO – I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE M 5

PARLOPHONE

BYRON LEE & ERIC MORRIS – SAMMY DEAD (NC) VG- 10

PRINCE BUSTER

PRINCE BUSTER – BIG FIVE (MAROON/BLACK) EX- 5

PRESSURE BEAT

LORD COMIC – JACK OF MY TRADE (SWOL) G+-VG+ 25

PYRAMID

DERRICK MORGAN – TOUGHER THAN TOUGH (SWOL) VG 8

DERRICK MORGAN – GREEDY GAL G+ 10

DESMOND DEKKER – IT MIEK VG 6

DESMOND DEKKER – ISRAELITES VG+ 5

DESMOND DEKKER – PICKNEY GAL (NC) G 3

DESMOND DEKKER – 007 (WOL) EX 8

WINSTON & GEORGE – KEEP THE PRESSURE ON / DENHAM TOWN G++ 8

PUNCH

PAT KELLY – SOULFUL LOVE G++ 8

RIO

THE RULERS – DON’T BE A RUDE BOY (LABEL WEAR) VG 10

THE RULERS – COPASETIC EX 20

CARL DAWKINS – BABY I LOVE YOU (NC, WOL) VG 12

THE CLARENDONIANS – RUDIE BAM BAM M- 15

RITA MARLEY – PIED PIPER VG++ 25

SKA BEAT

BABA BROOKS – GIRLS TOWN SKA (LABEL DAMAGE) F+ 5

BABA BROOKS – WATERMELON MAN SKA (NC) VG 10

THE SKATALITES – LATIN GOES SKA (NC) F+ 5

SMASH

THE AGGROVATORS – BIG RED BALL (RED BUM BALL DJ VERSION) VG++ 15

THE MELODIANS – SWING AND DINE M 25

STUDIO ONE

THE CLARENDONIANS – TABLES GOING TURN G 15

SONG BIRD

SCOTTY – RIDDLE I THIS (WARPED, PLAYS FINE ON MY DECK) EX 25

TREASURE ISLE

THE SILVERTONES – MIDNIGHT HOUR G 10

JOHN HOLT – LET’S BUILD OUR DREAMS VG+ 15

PHYLLIS DILLON – ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ONE LOVE TO GIVE VG+ 15

HUGH ROY – BEHOLD (WOL) VG 10

THE PARAGONS – SILVER BIRD / SO CLOSE TO YOU VG++ 20

TROJAN

THE PIONEERS – LONG SHOT KICK THE BUCKET (ORANGE CROWN LABEL) EX 20 SOLD

NICKY THOMAS – LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE VG 5

JIMMY CLIFF – WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (SOL) EX- 5

BIG YOUTH – HIT THE ROAD JACK EX 6

BIG YOUTH – TEN AGAINST ONE EX 6

BIG YOUTH – WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING EX 6

THE BELTONES – NO MORE HEARTACHES (NC) VG 10

UNITY

MAX ROMEO – WET DREAM EX 5 SOLD

LESTER STERLING – REGGAE ON BROADWAY (DIRTY LABEL) G 5

VIRGIN

THE PARAGONS – THE TIDE IS HIGH / U ROY – TIDE IS HIGH M 10

JAMAICAN 45’S, ALL ORIGINALS, NO REISSUES

(NOTE – OL = HAVE STUCK MY OWN LABELS ON TOP OF DIRTY BLANK LABELS)

THE TECHNIQUES – THE REASON WHY I LOVE YOU / KARL BRYAN – LOOK WHO IS BACK (BLANK) VG+ 20

THE JUPITERS – RETURN OF EZEKIEL / ROY SHIRLEY – MUSIC IS THE KEY (OL) – AMALGAMATED BLANK G 15

PRINCE BUSTER – SHARING YOU / ROUGH RIDER (ORANGE BLOSSOM BLANK) VG 25

KING STITT – KING OF KINGS / REAL SWEET – CLANCYS BLANK EX 15

WINSTON GROOVEY – YOU SEND ME (NU BEAT BLANK) (OL) VG 10

THE CRYSTALITES – SIC HIM ROVER /DROP PAN (CRYSTAL BLANK – THIS IS DAMAGED ON THE EDGE SO THE SPOKEN INTRO WILL NOT PLAY, IT STARTS WHEN THE INTRO ENDS) (OL) G+ 15

PHYLLIS DILLON & HOPETON LEWIS – ON THE RIGHT TRACK (SMALL EDGE CRACK, OL) G 15

THE UNIQUES – OUT OF LOVE / I FEEL ALRIGHT AGAIN – TRAMP BLANK (OL) VG++ 20

ALTON ELLIS – LIVE AND LEARN / ETHIOPIANS – LET THE LIGHT SHINE – COXSONE BLANK (OL) EX 15

THE UNIQUES – OUT OF LOVE / WATCH THIS SOUND – TRAMP (PROPER LABELLED COPY BUT ROUGH AND WATCH THAT SOUND LABEL SEVERELY DAMAGED) F++ 5

SIR LORD COMIC – JACK OF MY TRADE – PRESSURE BEAT PRE VG 10

SHORTY THE PRESIDENT – EVERY GOODIE NEEDS LOVE – PEACEFUL ROAD G 10

CHARLEY ACE – MUSICAL COMBINATION – GG’S VG 8

GLEN ADAMS – GRAB A GIRL / THE UNIQUES – LET ME GO GIRL – LEES G+ 10

DERRICK HARRIOTT – SITTING ON TOP / YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME (ONE SIDE BLANK, ONE SIDE CRYSTAL LABEL) VG- 8

THE AGGROVATORS – RED BUM BALL VERSION / MORE BALLS – CHAPPY VG 10

SLIM SMITH – BURNING DESIRE / FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE – UNITY BLANK VG 5

THE SOUL SISTERS – WRECK A BUDDY / THE PIONEERS – WHO THE CAP FIT – AMALGAMATED BLANK (OL) VG++ 15

THE PARAGONS – COME ON AND DANCE – MATADOR BLANK (LITTLE EDGE WARP, NAP) (OL) VG+ 8

DELROY WILSON – COOL OPERATOR / I’M YOURS – JACKPOT BLANK G 5

JEFF BARNES (WINSTON WILLIAMS) – THE PEOPLES CHOICE – JACKPOT BLANK VG+ 10

PERSONALITIES – TEARDROPS / JUSTIN HINES – LOOK INTO THAT – T.ISLE BLANK G 5

PRINCE BUSTER – HUMAN – OLIVE BLOSSOM BLANK F 5

THE UNIQUES – MY WOMANS LOVE / TOMMY COWAN – HOUSE IN SESSION – TRAMP BLANK VG 12

I ROY & SLIM SMITH – LET ME GO – SOUL BEAT BLANK EX 10

POSTAGE IS EXTRA UK £1.80 RECORDED, £5.50 SPECIAL DELIVERY.

OVERSEAS TO BE CONFIRMED.

ALL CARDS WELCOME – BANK TRANSFER – PAYPAL – CHEQUE - CASH

Edited July 27, 2009 by Pete S

[Jem Britttin]

pmd you Pete

[Benji]

Pete, sent you two emails yesterday. Did you get them?

[Pete S]

Anyone who's asked me to reserve records - it's now 3 days later and loads are still sat here waiting to be paid for so if I don't get payment by 8pm tonight, they'll all go back on sale again...too many people asking for things that are supposed to be reserved.