Xmas List Revised

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HIP CITY RECORDS

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CORRINGHAM

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SS17 8JY

Tel: 01375 640951 / 07808 253553 - 8am - 9pm (GMT)

e-mail robert.messer@onetel.net

I can accept payment via cash (your risk), cheque or credit card.

I am sending the CD with those marked *** to the lovely Karen the Soul Girl and she puts it onto her website so you can hear them at www.thesoulgirl.com/music/andromeda1.php - you have to search by artist though and they may take a week or longer to appear on there.

I put this list out very close the Christmas with not a massive response (unsurprisingly) so thought I'd relist what was left on here if anyone is interested.

POSTAGE - £1.95 for 1 (25p each extra) ALL SENT RECORDED. Registered add £3.50 Overseas please write or phone.

Cheques or P.O.s payable to MR. MESSER Tracks marked *** are available on a C.D. or a tape for £4 incl. P&P

Subs for the list are now £3 for 10 lists. (£4 Overseas) Or send an S.A.E. - or a few.

SECTION 1 - U.K. LABEL SOUL & R'n'B

3 WILLIE TEE Walking up a one way street (Classic northern soul mid tempo) Atlantic 584116 EX £30

4 CHUBBY CHECKER Everything's wrong (Great mid tempo - W.O.L.) Cameo Parkway EX £20

5 THE MANHATTANS That new girl (Gorgeous smooth group soul - small T.O.L.) Carnival M £25

6 BRIAN POOLE Just how loud (Great version of Joanne Morgan) CBS EX £30

7 MAURICE & MAC *** You left the water running (Great Chicago hard soul) Chess M- £12

8 ADAM WADE Rain from the skies (Superb beat ballad) Columbia VG £30

10 LOUISIANA RED Keep your hands off my woman (Great R'n'B) Columbia EX £40

11 JULIAN COVAY A little bit hurt (Mod club classic - French issue) Fontana EX/M- £35

14 THE INTRIGUES In a moment (Classic crossover tune) London M- £15

15 JERRY JACKSON Gypsy eyes (Atmospheric - Rare tune) London EX £50

17 JUNIOR WELLS It's a man down there (Good R'n'B dancer) Mercury EX £10

18 BILL DEAL & RHONDELS What kind of fool do you think I am (Good dancer) MGM (Demo) M £20

24 JIMMY BOWEN The golden eagle (Thumping inst - rare UK) Reprise (Demo) M £60

25 MARK MURPHY *** Why don't you do right (Killer jazzy R'n'B - mod biggie) Riverside M- £100

27 ROSCOE GORDON Just a little bit (Great R'n'B - old mod fave) Stateside VG+ £20

28 BESSIE BANKS I cant make it (Awesome stomper - Rare !) Verve (Demo) EX £125

29 HOWARD TATE Look at granny run run (Old Twisted Wheel classic) Verve EX £15

SECTION 2 - Motown UK & U.S labels

31 THE MIRACLES Shop around (Amazing Mint copy ! Classic) London M £60

32 MARTHA & VANDELLAS Quicksand (Great up tempo dancer) Stateside M £75

33 STEVIE WONDER *** Nothing's too good for my baby (Classic - his best ?) TMG 558 EX £25

35 MARTHA & VANDELLAS One way out (Great oldie) Gordy M- £8

37 JR. WALKER & ALLSTARS Hip city (Mod fave) Soul M £6

38 MARVIN GAYE Come get to this (Superb 70's) Tamla M- £8

SECTION 3 - 60's & Northern soul - US labels

40 THE ORLONS *** Once upon a time (Superb mid tempo) ABC M- £20

41 EARL DAWKINS & THE AQUA LADS *** Aint gonna ride (Nice group soul obscurity - dancer) Aqua VG+ £55

42 BARBARA LEWIS Hello stranger / Think a little sugar (Classic slowie great flip too) Atlantic EX £10

43 LEE LAMONT I'll take love (Classic mid tempo) Back Beat M- £14

45 CICERO BLAKE Shing a ling (Superb club soul dancer) Brainstorm M £15

46 JACKIE WILSON I've learned about life (Great crossover dancer) Brunswick M £12

48 THE SOUL AGGREGATION I can't find love (Great soulful dancer) Capitol M- £37

49 HARRY CALDWELL *** Please come back (Lovely mid tempo) Carnival M £32

50 THE CLICKETTES *** I just can't help it (Lovely group mover) Checker EX £15

51 JOE CATO *** I'm so glad (Good Chicago mover) Chess EX £10

52 CALIFORNIA ROCK CHOIR *** Whoever you are (Great blue eyed dancer) Cyclone M- £68

53 MAJOR LANCE *** Shadow of a memory (Crossover version of Minnie Jones - T.O.L.) Dakar M- £15

54 CRAMPTON SISTERS I didn't know what time it was (Great early girl group dancer) DCP EX £17

55 THE EXITS *** I don't wanna hear it (Rare group soul northern - W.O.L.) Gemini M £125

56 OZZ & HIS SPERLINGS *** Can you qualify (Rare West coast northern - STOCK copy) Goldenway M £295

58 SPENCER WIGGINS Lonely man (Great southern shuffler) Goldwax 330 EX £37

59 SPYDER TURNER I can't make it anymore (Evergreen oldie) MGM M- £14

62 LEON FERRALL *** Pure unadulterated love (Good Chicago mid tempo) Nation M- £19

63 SILK *** Falling in love isn't easy (Beautiful crossover magic) Nation EX £63

65 STEVE TYRELL A boy without a girl (Great early soul) Philips (Demo) M- £32

66 THE METROS *** Now that you've gone (Nice Detroit group sound) Ra-sel M £20

67 VAL MARTINEZ *** Someone's gonna cry (Punchier version of Patti Austin) RCA M- £82

70 ESSENCE *** Black reflections (Great funky crossover) Ronn M £30

71 PATTERSON TWINS Looking for a lover (Solid soulful mover) Ronn M- £12

73 BETTY HARRIS I'm evil tonight (Atmospheric mid tempo) Sansu 466 M- £14

74 THE 3 DEGREES Gotta draw the line (Good girlie tune) Swan (Demo) EX £9

75 THE SEQUINS *** I ain't gonna cry (no more) Up beat girl group mover Terrace M- £19

77 PRISCILLA THOMAS Step aside (Great Detroit mid pacer) Winner 7 - 11 (demo) M- £15

SECTION 4 - Club sounds / R'n'B / Latin / Jazz / Funk etc.

80 MEL TORME Comin home baby (All time classic) Atlantic M £25

81 MERL SPEARS & THE TREATS I want to know (Thumping R'n'B - line of pen through title) Atlantic VG £35

82 BLUE MITCHELL Collision in black (Great jazz inst) Blue note M- £12

83 LITTLE MILTON I'm mighty grateful (Solid R'n'B - W.O.L.) Checker M- £8

84 GOOGIE RENEE Smokey Joe's la la (All time classic mod tune) Class EX £30

86 TYRONE 'Wonder boy' *** Try me (Another early club soul dancer) 4 brothers M- £40

87 BOBBY RUSH Chicken heads (Laid back funky blues) Galaxy M- £12

88 MR D & HIGHLIGHTS Nose full of white (Great funky organ groove) Jas M- £20

89 LOWELL FULSOM Lady in the rain (Great R'n'B) Jewel EX £10

90 RAY AGEE Hard working man (Good R'n'B shuffler) Jewel EX £12

91 RUBY LEE *** I'm gonna put a watch on you (2 great sides) Poptone M £40

92 THE CLOVERS One more time (Good R'n'B mover) Porwin 1001 M £30

94 THE RAMRODS Soultrain (Funky R'n'B 1st label before Enjoy) Rampage EX £10

95 THE MAGICS Let's boogaloo (Groovy club soul dancer - W.O.L.) RFA EX £25

96 THE DYNAMIC 7 Squeeze me (part 1 & 2) Funky dancer Sound stage 7 M- £12

97 SYLVIA ROBBINS Don't let your eyes get bigger than your heart (Old 100 club spin) Sue EX £60