Big List Of Rare / Nice Northern Originals End Of Year Clearout

[Pete S]

PETE SMITH

01902 326306

pete.smith@freeuk.com

A ROUND UP OF SOME REMAINING GOODIES FROM PREVIOUS LISTS WITH SOME NEW ADDITIONS MIXED IN. SOME GREAT STUFF BELOW, SEVERAL THAT DON'T TURN UP EVERY DAY.

RING OR DROP ME A LINE IF INTERESTED IN ANYTHING

CHEERS

PETE

FABULOUS MOONLIGHTERS - FOR GRANTED - BLUE EAGLE EX 150

Rare Stafford stormer from Indianapolis, never turns up

THE INVITATIONS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY - DYNOVOICE DEMO EX 125

All time classic in beautiful condition

JUNE JACKSON - IT'S WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THAT COUNTS - IMPERIAL DEMO M- 40

Best copy you'll ever find

JACKIE SHANE - IN MY TENEMENT - SUE EX 40

Great and in demand version

BETTY TURNER - BE CAREFUL GIRL - LIBERTY DEMO M- 60

Really underrated tune, mint apart from a star on the label

BOBBY SHAFTO - THE SAME OLD ROOM - RUST DEMO EX+ 40

Great UK produced dancer on an extremely rare USA copy

BERNARD BYERS - NO TIME TO CRY - V TONE EX+ 40

Weird R&B tune

THE BLOCKBUSTERS - MUDDY PT 2 - ROCKIN EX 30

Had this for years, didn't even know it had been played anywhere!

THE TYMES - HERE SHE COMES MISPRESS - PLAYS I WON'T CRY (ANYMORE) - PARKWAY EX 75

This is the very rare mispress which lists Here She Comes on the label but actually plays the Drifters-style dancer I WON'T CRY (ANYMORE) - was auctioned for a couple of hundred quid a year or two back

LESLIE UGGAMS - DON'T YOU EVEN CARE - ATLANTIC DEMO EX 40

Superb Wigan memories with this one

LARRY WILLIAMS - I AM THE ONE / YOU ASK FOR ONE GOOD REASON - OKEH DEMO EX 60

Two brilliant sides

GENE CHANDLER - I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF - CONSTELLATION EX- 25

Classic

THE DELLS - RUN FOR COVER - CADET EX 40

Always been a tough one on US original

EXITS - YOU GOT TO HAVE MONEY / UNDER THE STREETLAMP - GEMINI EX+ 40

Top double sider, nice in this condition

GEES - IT'S ALL OVER / LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING - PORT DEMO EX 40

Another great double sider. Small X on label

HARRY & THE KEYAVAS - THIS IS GOODBYE - IPG EX+ 50

Nice Stafford oldie, big voice

BARBARA JACKSON - BIG MAN - WARNER BROS DEMO EX+ 40

Excellent girly dancer, any song that begins with the lyrics "Big man you can go jump in the lake" can't be too bad can it?

CYNTHIA & THE IMAGINATIONS - HEY BOY (I LOVE YOU) - BLUE ROCK DEMO M- 60

As above, mint but tiny storage warp, I mean really tiny

TOMMY FRONTERA - (YOU'RE MY) LEADING LADY - HI LITE EX+ 120

Awesome copy, very rarely available in this sort of condition

HERMAN GRIFFIN - DREAM GIRL - MERCURY DEMO EX+ 50

Rare one

ROOSEVELT GRIER - PIZZA PIE MAN - D TOWN M- 75

A weird and wonderful one time 100 Club biggie

MEL HOUSTON - SEARCHING - CEZ VISTA EX 75

This is a Los Angeles release but uses the backing track from Will Hatcher's version, slightly remixed.

There's a definite Detroit instrumental on the B side, I Need Some Loving.

WILLIE HATCHER - GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT / SEARCHING - COLUMBIA EX- 40

Cracking version using the Chuck Jackson backing track, with the aforementioned 'Searching' on the B side

PAT LEWIS - LOOK AT WHAT I ALMOST MISSED - SOLID HIT M- 30

Classic

EMANUEL LASKEY - DON'T LEAD ME ON BABY - THELMA M- 100

2^nd mix, more punch and echoey

ERNIE MARBRAY - AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS - WEE M- 80

Not sure if this is actually a Detroit record as the label tells me nothing, always presumed it was though

VIRGIL MURRAY'S TOMORROW'S YESTERDAY'S - I STILL CARE - KOOL KAT DEMO M- 40

HAL TROTTER - THINK ABOUT IT - GRAND LAND M- 40

Gritty dancer from Grand Rapids, Michigan

YVONNE VERNEE - IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME - SONBERT DEMO M- 50

Strange that this is hard to sell these days as it's a very good dancer and not exactly common

THE VOWS - TELL ME - VIP EX 75

Utterly brilliant, Tell Me only available on stock copies, tiny tol and name on label

ROBERT WALKER & THE NIGHT RIDERS - EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT - THE DETROIT SOUND EX 80

Sounds just like Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - storming blue eyed dancer

SAMMY AMBROSE - THIS DIAMOND RING / BAD NIGHT - MUSICOR EX+ 100

A fabulous condition stock copy

RICHARD ANTHONY & THE BLUE NOTES - NO GOOD - SWAN M- 50

CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS - JERK BABY JERK - CARMAX M- 40

Stock copy

DRAKE & THE ENSOLIDS - PLEASE LEAVE ME - ALTEEN EX+ 100

Absolutely super copy of this Chicago monster

LINDA LLOYD - BREAKAWAY - COLUMBIA DEMO M- 150

Absolute top copy of this fantastic beat ballad

JOHNNY McRAE - I LIKE THAT GIRL / YOUR ANYBODY'S GIRL - DC EX 150

Two uptempo sides, in demand 45, production is a bit low-fi incidentally

MYSTIC MOODS - ASTRAL TRIP - WARNER BROS DEMO EX 25

Old Wigan monster sound

MAURICE & THE RADIANTS - BABY YOU'VE GOT IT - CHESS DEMO EX 30

Stunning white demo

PERCY WIGGINS - IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH (FOR ME TO FALL IN LOVE) - RCA DEMO M- 60

Mint copy, tiny bit of pencil on label

SCOTTY WILLIAMS - FEAR - MONA LEE M- 80

Stafford biggie

LITTLE MARION - LET ME BACK IN YOUR ARMS - DESTINATION DEMO EX+ 30

Great copy, great backing, not sure about the vocalist! Rare one though, books at three figures.

MIKE & THE MODIFIERS - I FOUND MYSELF A BRAND NEW BABY - GORDY DEMO EX- 25

Little crackle on the intro otherwise EX - really nice on this white demo

THE PALLBEARERS - MUSIC WITH SOUL - FONTANA DEMO EX 20

Old Russ spin at Wigan

DON McKENZIE - WHOSE HEART (ARE YOU GONNA BREAK NOW) - MIRACLE DEMO EX 25

Rare Detroit piece - 75 quid elsewhere

GWEN STACEY - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - RCA EX 30

MAGNIFICENT MEN - ALL YOUR LOVIN'S GONE TO MY HEAD - CAPITOL EX 25

THE PRODUCERS - LADY LADY LADY - HUFF PUFF DEMO EX 25

THE SANDPIPERS - YOUNG GENERATION - KISMET DEMO M- 25

White demo

THE WANDERERS - YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM ME - UNITED ARTISTS DEMO M- 50

Mint white demo

JACKIE WILSON - I'VE LOST YOU - BRUNSWICK DEMO EX 30

Very hard demo

DREAM TEAM - I'M NOT SATISFIED - GREGORY M- 80

THE ETHICS - LOOK AT ME NOW - VENT M- 25

THE EMOTIONS - LOVE OF A GIRL / DO THIS FOR ME - VARDAN M- 60

Very rare first label

THE FABULETTES - THE BIGGER THEY ARE - MONUMENT DEMO M- 30

DANNY HARRISON - GIRL, GIRL, GIRL - CORAL DEMO M- 50

Stormer

LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS - GONNA FIX YOU GOOD - VEEP EX 30

DARROW FLETCHER - THE PAIN GETS A LITTLE DEEPER - GROOVY EX 25

PADDED CELL - MISTER MISERY - TODDLIN' TOWN M- 100

NOLAN PORTER - IF I COULD ONLY BE SURE - ABC EX 50

Has some weird marks on the vinyl but plays MINT

RUFUS WONDER & THE ADDITIONS - UNDER THE MOON - LANDO DEMO M- 120

THE DELCOS - ARABIA - SHOWCASE DEMO EX+ 40

Small number on label

BILLY PRESTON - CAN'T SHE TELL - CAPITOL DEMO EX 30

THE PETS - WHAT KIND OF GIRL - MGM DEMO M- 20

SANDRA LOPEZ - I'M SO LONELY - PHIL LA OF SOUL DEMO EX 25

TITUS TURNER - EYE TO EYE - OKEH DEMO EX 25

TRACIE ROBBINS - THIS WORLD WITHOUT YOU - BRUNSWICK DEMO M- 40

RENEE ST CLAIR - LOOK WHAT I GOT - JUBILEE DEMO M 30

EDDIE JACOBS - WAS I WRONG - KISS KISS M- 50

JO ANN KING - LET THEM LOVE AND BE LOVED / DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE - FAIRMOUNT DEMO EX 40

JUNE EDWARDS - HEAVEN HELP ME - SOUTH CAMP DEMO EX 30

THE MONIQUES - BABY DON'T LEAVE ME - DARREL RIE EX 60

CHRIS TELLER - I'VE BEEN HURT - CIRAY EX- 60

This is NOT a version of Guy Darrell it's a superb FEMALE dancer in a Supremes style. Couple of light clicks hence grade. Rare one. SWOL

JOY LEONARD - DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR ME - HERCULES DEMO VG 30

A little scruffy looking, light noise but no real problems

MARY LOVE - SATISFIED FEELING - MODERN EX 20

Autographed on the label by Mary

SORRY BUT I DO NOT RESERVE RECORDS, FIRST TO PAY ME GETS THE ITEM

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CHEERS

PETE

Edited January 6, 2012 by Pete S