Hip City List Nov 2005

[Mike]

HIP CITY RECORDS

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Today's list should have gone out mid afternoon but I had to go out

so its very late. DO NOT PHONE ME AT HOME TILL SAT MORNING !!!!

Maybe it gives you overseas buyers a chance !

Here's the latest instalment of rare 60's soul records

coming you're way. Some nice UK bits this list - not as rare as last

time but still hard to find these 45's now.

Events upcoming of note: 5th Nov Marrs Barr allnighter in

Worcester. Shifty, Carl Fortnum, Dave Rimmer, Nige Shaw,

Nige Brown Pete Robinson, yours truly & more. £10 entry

11pm - 8am. 2nd Dec - Almost Grown xmas special At Saks

in Southend with Shifty on the decks.9th Dec the Dome in

Tuffnell Park London. Last one this year. Been getting better

each month so expect a top night. 10th Dec Sneakers re-union

for all you old mods out there. The legendary mod venue

in the 80's. It's at Filthy McNasty's Twickenham with Paul

Hallam, Shirley, myself & guests. £5 tickets (ltd to 200)

I'll be at the Wembley record fair on 26th & 27th Nov if

anyone fancies coming to look at some vinyl in person.

POSTAGE £1.50 for 1 (25p each extra) ALL SENT RECORDED.

Registered add £3.50 Overseas please write or phone.

Cheques payable to MR. MESSER Tracks marked *** are

available on a C.D. or a tape for £4 incl. P&P (Overseas £5)

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

1 THE INTRUDERS Slow drag (Smooth late 60's Philly soul)

Action M- £10

2 MINNIE EPPERSON *** Grab your clothes (Great

funky mover) Action M- £25

3 THE THREE CAPS Cool jerk (Club classic) Atlantic

EX £7

4 MAJOR LANCE Follow the leader (Hard no. on label - good

dancer) Atlantic EX £8

5 DORIS TROY You'd better stop (Nice club soulshaker)

Atlantic M- £8

6 THE IMPRESSIONS Mighty mighty Spade & Whitey (Curtis'

soulful politics !!) Buddah EX £6

7 LEE DORSEY & BETTY HARRIS Love, lots of lovin'

(Obscure New Orleans dancer) Buffalo M- £12

8 THE KNIGHT BROS That'll get it (N.O.C.) Gritty Chicago soul

dancer Chess EX £6

9 RAMSEY LEWIS A hard days night (Great jazz inst version

of Beatles) Chess EX £8

10 CASH MCCALL *** It's wonderful to be in love

(Good Chicago soul) Chess (Demo) EX £18

11 LITTLE MILTON Grits aint groceries (Mod classic - actually

rare on UK) Chess VG+ £15

12 JACKIE WILSON Baby workout (Swinging early 60's dancer)

Coral EX £12

13 THE METERS Look ka-py py (Great late 60's funk)

Direction M- £10

14 DONNIE ELBERT Along came pride (Brilliant 60's dancer on

a '72 press) Epic M- £6

15 RAY CHARLES *** Hide nor hair (Orig of Earl

Grant northern biggie - great !!!) HMV EX £10

16 IKE & TINA TURNER Beauty is just skin deep (2 great

60's soul sides) HMV VG+ £8

17 THE IMPRESSIONS Soulfully (Incl "You've been cheating")

books at £50 HMV VG/EX £30

Superb pic sleeve but has 2 small tears. Also Incl "Woman's

got soul", "Meeting over yonder", "People get ready". Class !

18 WYNDER K FROG Green door (Mod / Scooter classic organ inst)

Island M- £30

19 WYNDER K FROG Turn on your lovelight (N.O.C.) Great

hammond inst Island EX £15

20 THE FURYS *** I lost my baby (Overlooked

atmospheric dancer) Jay boy M £10

21 GEORGE TORRENCE So long goodbye (Superb soulful northern)

Jay boy M- £10

22 RAY CHARLES Early in the mornin' (Good R'n'B track -

seldom seen) London VG+ £8

23 THE DYNAMICS Misery (Mod anthem - rare on UK)

London EX £35

24 MEL TORME Comin' home baby (Ever popular oldie)

London EX £10

25 DOBIE GRAY The in crowd (Club classic for the

discerning mod) London EX £12

26 BETTY EVERETT There'll come a time (sm W.O.L.) soulful

slowie b/w dancer MCA M- £7

27 JAY & TECHNIQUES Baby make your own sweet music

(Bouncy northern oldie) Mercury EX £5

28 KIM WESTON You're just the kind of guy (W.O.L.)Superb

uptempo dancer MGM EX £20

29 THE MAGISTRATES After the fox (st.O.L.)Thumping club soul

shaker MGM EX £8

30 JESS & JAMES Move (Old Ian Jackson spin in the mod clubs)

MGM VG £6

31 LITTLE HANK Mister bang bang man (Great R'n'B dancer)

Monument M- £8

32 THE MOHAWKS The champ (N.O.C.) Hammond organ funk monster

Pama VG+ £12

33 JAY & TECHNIQUES Strawberry shortcake (Vibes backed

uptempo dancer) Philips EX £10

34 JIMMY JAMES Come to me softly (Soulful mid tempo - good

UK prod) Piccadilly (Demo) M- £20

35 THE IKETTES I'm so thankful / Don't feel sorry for me (2

great sides) Polydor VG £5

36 MIKE COTTON SOUND Harlem shuffle (W.O.L.) Great UK

version Polydor VG+ £7

37 MITTY COLLIER I had a talk with my man (All time great

slowie) Pye Int EX £22

38 TOMMY TUCKER Long tall shorty (Classic Chicago 60's

R'n' Pye Int VG+ £6

39 Z Z HILL Have mercy someone (N.O.C.) Great southern

R'n'B mover R & B M- £12

A nice collection of original UK Soul City 45's now - a near

complete run !

40 DON GARDNER & D D FORD *** Don't you worry (Excellent

shuffling dancer) Soul city 101 M- £15

41 GENE CHANDLER Nothing can stop me (All time classic

Chicago northern) Soul city 102 VG £5

42 SYLVIA It's a good life (Good uptempo dancer) Soul city 103

EX £15

43 CHUCK EDWARDS Downtown soulville (Driving rhythm 'n soul)

Soul city 104 M- £20

44 BESSIE BANKS Go now (All time great ender that Moody

Blues murdered) Soul city 105 M- £15

45 THE VALENTINOS It's all over now (Classic 60's club sound)

Soul city 106 EX £10

46 BILLY PRESTON Greazee (Groovy organ inst) Soul city 107

M- £7

47 SOUL CITY EXECUTIVES Happy chatter (Hard no. to get -

good inst with shouts) Soul city 109 M- £12

48 THELMA JONES The house that Jack built (Late 60's funk

dancer) Soul city 110 M- £15

49 THE PACKERS Hole in the wall (Classic 60's piano inst)

Soul city 111 EX £7

50 CHRIS JACKSON *** I'll never forget you

(W.O.L.) Superb dancer on the label Soul city 112 M £30

51 BILLY BUTLER The right track (All time classic northern)

Soul city 113 M- £20

52 MAJOR LANCE The beat (Great Chicago 60's soul dancer)

W.O.L. Soul city 114 EX £20

53 MIGHTY SAM Papa true love (Rare one on label - gritty

dancer) Soul city 115 M- £25

54 CHUCK BROOKS Black sheep (Punchy southern soul mover)

Soul city 116 M- £20

55 JAMES CARR Gonna send you back to Georgia (Great 60's

soul shaker) Stateside EX £12

56 JAMES & BOBBY PURIFY Shake a tail feather (Absolute

classic club dancer) Stateside VG+ £12

57 THE FASHIONS I.O.U (A lifetime of love) Catchy girl group

dancer Stateside EX £10

58 MIGHTY SAM Fannie Mae (Solid R'n'B mover) Stateside

(Demo) VG+ £12

59 JIMMY JAMES A man like me (Great early 70's northern)

Stateside EX £7

60 CHUCK JACKSON Any day now (Superb slowie - effortless

vocal) Stateside EX £12

61 JUNE BATEMAN *** I don't wanna (Good club

sound - hard one on label) Sue M- £40

62 BOBBY PARKER Watch your step (All time great 60's R'n'

Sue M- £20

63 THE DAYLIGHTERS Oh Mom (N.O.C.) Old mod club spin - good

club sound Sue M- £20

64 AL KENT You've got to pay the price (Classic northern inst)

Track Record VG £10

65 ROY HEAD Treat her right (Club soul gem) Vocalion

M- £10

66 JIMMY HOLIDAY How can I forget (Ultra soulful slowie -

Rare UK) Vocalion M- £25

67 THE MARKETTS Out of limits (Good inst - old Mod spin)

Warner Bros EX £12

SECTION 2 - UK Motown related 45's

68 THE MIRACLES Shop around (Classic early soul)

London G £15

69 THE MARVELETTES Please Mr Postman (Motown's 1st big hit -

Rare UK) Fontana EX £25

70 MARY WELLS Operator / Two lovers (2 great sides)

Oriole VG+ £25

71 THE MIRACLES I like it like that (Great early Smokey gem)

Stateside EX £12

72 THE MIRACLES Come on and do the jerk (Old mod classic)

Stateside VG+ £12

73 THE VELVELETTES Needle in a haystack (All time great)

Stateside VG+ £12

74 FOUR TOPS Four Tops (Incl "Ask the lonely") Great

picture too Tamla Motown VG+/VG £8

75 FOUR TOPS Four Tops hits (Incl "Baby I need your

loving") Tamla Motown EX/VG+ £10

76 KIM WESTON A little more love EP (Sleeve is colour copy

of mine) Tamla Motown VG+ £30

77 JR WALKER Shotgun (All time great) TMG 509 VG+

£8

78 THE SUPREMES Back in my arms (Classic - nice copy) TMG

516 M- £10

79 THE MIRACLES Going to a go go (Mod fave) TMG 547 VG+

£7

80 MARVIN GAYE One more heartache (So good & underrated)

TMG 552 VG+ £15

81 FOUR TOPS Loving you is sweeter than ever (Great) TMG

568 EX £7

82 STEVIE WONDER Ain't that asking for trouble (Tough no. -

good dancer) TMG 570 EX £10

83 GLADYS KNIGHT I heard it through the grapevine (Orig

version - great) TMG 629 M- £7

84 THE TEMPTATIONS I want a love I can see (Recent northern

biggie) TMG 633 M- £30

85 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS Show me the way(Lesser known good

dancer from Martha) TMG 636 EX £12

86 CHUCK JACKSON Girls girls girls (Solid 60's soul thumper)

TMG 651 EX £15

87 JR WALKER Hip city (Mod classic & title of this

list !!!) TMG 667 EX £10

88 THE ORIGINALS Baby I'm for real (So bloody soulful !!!)

TMG 733 VG+ £6

89 MOTOWN SPINNERS Truly yours (Superb Detroit dancer) TMG

766 M- £8

90 THE VELVELETTES These things will keep me loving you

(Classic) TMG 780 EX £6

91 CONTOURS Baby hit and run (Northern soul anthem) TMG

886 EX £10

92 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS In my lonely room (Motown magic)

Gordy M- £8

93 KIM WESTON Helpless (Top 10 Motown dancer) Gordy EX

£10

94 MARY WELLS What's easy for two is so hard for one (Nice

double sider) Motown EX £7

95 VIRGIL BROTHE5RS Temptation bout to get me (Awesome

slowie) Rare earth M- £12

96 JR WALKER Tune up (Monster northern inst) Soul M

£20

97 THE MIRACLES The man in you (Nice mid pacer) Tamla M-

£6

98 MARVIN GAYE Try it baby (Early Motown gem) Tamla EX

£8

99 MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL California soul (In demand -

great version) Tamla M- £15

100 BRENDA HOLLOWAY Where were you (Great mid pacer - sheer

class) Tamla M £12

101 BRENDA HOLLOWAY Starting the hurt all over again (Stomping

northern oldie) Tamla M- £15

102 THE SPINNERS She's gonna love me at sundown (Superb

soulful dancer) VIP M- £12

103 THE MONITORS Since I lost you girl (Great mid tempo) VIP

M- £12

104 THE LEWIS SISTERS You need me (Nice mid tempo dancer)

VIP M- £25

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

105 RONNIE WALKER *** It's good feelin' (Falsetto

voiced dancer) ABC EX £15

106 THE IMPRESSIONS You always hurt me (Great group dancer) ABC

EX £10

107 THE IMPRESSIONS You ought to be in heaven (100 club

favourite) ABC EX £15

108 ANN BYERS *** Here I am (The rare one -

Great girlie Philly soul) Academy M £300

109 THE VOLCANOS Storm warning (Classic oldie) Arctic M

£20

110 BARBARA LEWIS I remember the feeling (All time classic

northern gem) Atlantic M- £20

111 GLORIA & THE RELATIONS Hook line and sinker (Nice slowie)

Bonnie M- £15

112 WALES WALLACE Somebody I know (Good crossover dancer) BRC

M- £15

113 OCIE SMITH *** Everybody but me (Superb New

York beat ballad) Broadway (Demo) M- £40

114 BARBARA ACKLIN Just ain't no love (All time great northern

spin) Brunswick M £10

115 BARBARA ACKLIN Love makes a woman (Classic late 60's

northern soul) Brunswick M £10

116 JACKIE WILSON I'm the one to do it (2 classic sides)

Brunswick M £10

117 THE ORLONS I ain't comin' back (Excellent girl group

dancer) Cameo M £15

118 CANDI-BARS I believe in you (Fabulous crossover soul -

labels reversed) Candy-Stix M £125

119 MAURICE & RADIANTS I gotta dance to keep my baby

(Chicago club soul mover) Chess EX £20

120 JAN BRADLEY Just a summer memory (Sweet girlie soul)

Chess M- £10

121 THE SPELLBINDERS A little on the blue side (Lovely

soulful mid pacer) Columbia M- £25

122 THE IMPRESSIONS *** Wherever she leadeth me

(Absolutely brilliant - buy this !!!) Curtom M £15

123 FOURTH CREATION *** I think I would cry (Smooth

late 60's Chicago obscurity) Daran M £80

124 SHERYL SWOPE *** Run to me (Gorgeous

crossover mid tempo) Duo M £40

125 CHUCK WRIGHT Love I won't be your fool anymore(Great

Stafford mid tempo) Ember (Demo) EX £40

126 GLORIA LYNNE Speaking of happiness (As used in recent

advert -a beauty) Fontana EX £20

127 FATS DOMINO It keeps rainin' (Classic Torch oldie)

Imperial M- £15

128 CONTINENTAL 4 What you gave up (Excellent 70's northern

oldie) Jay-walking M- £12

129 THE HESITATIONS *** Soul kind of love (Superb

group soul dancer) Kapp M- £50

130 JUDY CLAY *** Let it be me (Solid 60's

dancer with R'n'B edge) Lavette VG+ £20

131 TIMI YURO Insult to injury (Wonderful mid tempo soul

dancer) Liberty M £20

132 BEN AIKEN Baby you move me (Very soulful slowie) Loma

EX £15

133 BEN AIKEN You were meant to be my baby (Uptempo

northern dancer) Loma M- £20

134 BEN AIKEN Callin' (Nice mid tempo Philly soul) Loma

(Demo) M- £20

135 OTIS LEAVILL *** Gotta right to cry

(Brilliant Chicago soul rarity)drill hole Lucky VG+ £150

136 DOC OLIVER *** Goin' through a change of

love (Very rare Chicago dancer) Lucky labels M- £200

137 THE VAN DYKES *** I'm so happy (Superb group

soul dancer) Mala (Demo) M- £25

138 CHOSEN FEW Birth of a playboy (Great group soul dancer.

One day….) Maple (Demo) EX £60

141 THE FORMATIONS *** Lonely voice of love (You

don't see this one !! Very good) MGM (Demo) M- £20

140 DOROTHY RAMSEY *** He's a real gone guy (Great

unknown soulful R'n' Melodynamic M- £100

142 EDD HENRY I love only you (Excellent Detroit mid tempo)

Nu Sound M- £35

143 WALTER JACKSON My one chance to make it (Awesome voice)

Okeh M- £15

144 LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON A quitter never wins

(Classic northern soul oldie) Okeh EX £20

145 BETTY EVERETT I've got a claim on you (Cracking good club

sound) One-derful M- £20

146 PAULINE CHIVERS *** Tough stuff (Punchy Chicago

mover - her hardest release) O-pex M- £30

147 PAULINE SHIVERS You better tell him no (Superb Chicago soul

dancer) O-pex M £15

148 PAULINE SHIVERS Won't you come back home (Extremely soulful

mid tempo) O-pex EX £20

149 ROYAL JESTERS *** I've got soul (Obscure Texas

group floater - scuffed) Optimum EX £40

150 LORENZO MANLEY Swoop down on you (Good oldie) Original

sound M- £15

151 THE ENTERTAINERS Po Boy / Why (2 heartfelt soulful

mid tempos) Ovide M- £20

152 WADE & JAMIE Don't put off till tomorrow(Old Stafford

spin R'n'B style duet) Palomar EX £15

153 TONY WILLIAMS How come (Plays near mint - brilliant tune -

half price) Philips (Demo) VG £30

154 PAULETTE & THE CUPIDS He'll wait on me (Nice girlie mid

tempo)W.O.L. Prism (DJ) VG £100

155 THE COMBINATIONS Bump ball (Uptempo 60's group dancer

in pic sleeve) RCA M/M £25

156 SUNDAY WILLIAMS *** That's what you want (Good

late 60's dancer) Red Balloon M- £20

157 OLIVER LYNCH *** I wanna be (Obscure Chicago

soul - catchy mid pacer) Renee M- £40

158 J J BARNES Real humdinger (Classic northern oldie) Ric-

Tic M £12

159 THE GENIES *** Prove it (Great femme mover)

Ronn EX £15

160 THE TENTH DYMENTIONS The Bushman (Funky 60's mover -

ultra soulful flip !!!) Sapphire M £35

161 LEE SHOT WILLIAMS I like your style (Hard soul growler)

Shama (Demo) M- £15

162 BOBBY BYRD Lost in the mood of changes (Stafford biggie)

Smash M £30

163 THE VERSATILES Cry like a baby (Nice northern mid tempo

oldie) Staff M £40

164 WILLIAM HUNT Would you believe (Gorgeous mid tempo)

Streamside (Demo) EX £30

165 BABY WASHINGTON A handful of memories (Another great 45 by

her) Sue M £15

166 CONNIE McGILL & VISIONS I could never love another (Very

soulful mid tempo) Super M £45

167 JACKIE DAY Come on and try me (R'n'B flavoured dancer)

Tuff M- £30

168 KAREN SUE Something on my mind (Biggie down the Dome

last year) U.A. (Demo) M- £75

169 THE INTENTIONS *** Cool summer night (Classy

mid tempo group soul) Uptown M £40

170 THE INTERTAINS *** Gotta find a girl (Sweet

harmonies - 2 great sides) Uptown M £40

171 ERNIE HINES Thank you baby (Nice Chicago soul mid tempo)

USA EX £20

172 THE RUBIES A spanish boy (100 club fave in the 80's)

Vee Jay EX £15

173 NELLA DODDS Come back baby (Great northern soul dancer)

Wand EX £20

SECTION 4 - General soul 45's

174 BETTY EVERETT There'll come a time (Soulful slowie b/w

dancer) Uni M £5

175 BETTY EVERETT Better tomorrow than today (Great) Uni

M £6

176 BLUE NOTES Hot chills and cold thrills (Great group

soul mover) Uni M- £15

177 GARLAND GREEN Jealous kinda fella (Class !!!) Uni M

£8

178 GARLAND GREEN Don't think that I'm a violent guy

(Class !!!) Uni M £8

179 HUGH MASEKELA Grazing in the grass (Great instrumental)

Uni EX £6

180 LOVELACE WATKINS A man without a dream Uni EX

£8

181 SISTERS & BROTHERS Dear Ike Uni M £6

182 THE LOVELITES How can I tell my mom and dad (Superb

crossover) Uni M- £13

183 THE LOVELITES Oh my love (Gorgeous crossover sound) Uni

M- £15

184 THE MIRETTES Aint you trying to cross over Uni EX

£10

185 THE WASTERS Accept my love (Lovely group

soul floater) Uni M- £23

186 URAL THOMAS Can you dig it ? (Dancer) Uni M

£10

SECTION 5 - Club sounds / R'n'B / Latin / Jazz / Funk etc.

187 JUNIOR WELLS *** I'm gonna cramp your style

(Top notch R'n'B double sider) Bright star M £20

188 JACK McDUFF Win lose or draw (Cooking hammond organ inst)

Cadet M £12

189 SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON Help me (R'n'B gem that's crossed

into Northern soul do's) Checker EX £18

190 J C DAVIS Monkey (Funky 60's dancer - heavy hammond

groover) Chess EX £20

191 SLIM HARPO Tee ni nee ni nu (Superb R'n' Excello M-

£10

192 JIMMY HUGHES Neighbor neighbor (Club classic) Fame

EX £10

193 ALBERT WASHINGTON *** I'm the man (In demand R'n'B dancer)

Fraternity M £35

194 DARROW FLETCHER The pain gets a little deeper (All time mod

classic) Groovy M £20

195 LITTLE WILLIE JOHN Don't play with love (Rockin' R'n'B

shaker) King M- £25

196 DIZZY GILLESPIE The chains (Great jazz inst) Limelight

(Demo) EX £15

197 ROY REDMOND Ain't that terrible (Cookin' club dancer -

old mod spin) Loma (Demo) M £20

198 JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN Cant be still (Storming Chicago

R'n'B shaker) Margaret EX £20

199 DYKE & BLAZERS So sharp (T.O.L.) Club classic Original

sound M- £8

200 THE JB'S Pass the peas (Superb funk gem) People M-

£12

201 SAXIE RUSSEL El monkey (Great organ backed club sound)

Ran-Dee M- £30

202 IRMA THOMAS Don't mess with my man (Massive mod club

spin) Ron EX £25

203 WILLIE WHITE 99 Beef steaks (Good solid club sound -

plays near mint) Shaw G £8

204 JIMMY CASTOR Magic saxophone (Cookin club soul - great

flip too) Smash EX £15

205 AFRICAN MUSIC MACHINE Black water gold pearl (Killer funk

sound) Soul power (Demo) M- £15

206 DEREK MARTIN If you go (Massive mod spin - Absolute

corker - !!!) Sue EX £35

207 SOUL SISTERS Think about the good times (Mod classic -

nice demo) Sue (Demo) M £15

208 RAY CHARLES Sidewinder (Brilliant Jazz inst - same as

Lee Morgan) Tangerine M- £10

209 JOHN BISHOP TRIO Wade in the water (Cool Hammond inst

version) Tangerine EX £15

210 MICHAEL & MESSENGERS Midnight hour (Cookin' garage R'n'B

version) USA EX £12

211 RICKY ALLEN I ain't never (Sam Cooke style club soul

dancer) USA EX £10

212 RICKY ALLEN *** Little by little (Great

R'n'B dancer) USA M- £25