100 Or So Good Northern Originals, Nicely Priced

[Pete S]

PETE SMITH

01902 326306

pete.smith@freeuk.com

HI FOLKS, HERE IS THE SECOND PART OF THE 'CHEAP' ORIGINALS SECTION, LOADS OF RECORDS HERE AND LOTS OF GOOD TITLES TUCKED AWAY IF YOU LOOK HARD, SO GET YOURSELF A CUPPA AND HAVE A BROWSE THROUGH THIS LOT!

THIS TAKES US UP TO THE LETTER S. I'LL DO THE REMAINDER NEXT WEEK.

COULD I JUST REMIND ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED THAT I'VE PUT ANOTHER LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSINGS ETC ON EBAY, ALL STARTING AT 4.99, YOU CAN FIND THEM AT THE LINK BELOW, LOTS OF THEM END TODAY

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THE IDENTITIES - WHEN LOVE SLIPS AWAY - HOUSE OF THE FOX DEMO EX 20

Nice version, pretty obscure

THE IMPRESSIONS - YOU OUGHT TO BE IN HEAVEN - ABC EX 25

One of their best dancers

DEON JACKSON - HUSH LITTLE BABY / LOVE TAKES A LONG TIME GROWING - CARLA DEMO VG+ 10

AL KENT - YOU'VE GOT TO PAY THE PRICE - RIC TIC M- 6

JAMIE - THE PRICELESS GEM - MGM DEMO M- 20

Practically forgotten Wigan spin

CHUCK JACKSON - HAND IT OVER / LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER - WAND EX+ 20

Another immense double sider

THE JIVE FIVE - MAIN STREET - UNITED ARTISTS DEMO EX 20

Superb slice of uptown soul music, with a good uptempo dancer on the B side

TOM JONES - STOP BREAKING MY HEART - PARROT M- 20

Scarce USA release with nice colour picture sleeve too

WALTER JACKSON - SPEAK HER NAME - OKEH M- 10

Another epic slowie from Walter.

THELMA JONES - STRONGER - BARRY M- 10

DIZZY JONES - UNEXPLAINABLE - BLUE ROCK DEMO M- 15

J.J. JACKSON - BUT IT'S ALRIGHT - WARNER BROS DEMO M- 15

Classic on a nice white demo

ROGER K - GIVE ME THE LOVE (I'M NEEDING) - BIRTH M- 10

Another forgotten stomper

B.B. KING - THE HURT - ABC DEMO EX+ 20

Same song as Freddie North, Jimmy Church

JOYCE KENNEDY - THE HI FI ALBUMS AND I - BLUE ROCK M- 20

LITTLE CHARLES - GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TAKE WHAT'S LEFT - JEWEL DEMO EX+ 25

A belting Southern dancer

TAMI LYNN - I'M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU - ATCO EX 25

Rare first issue stock copy in great shape

JACKIE LEE - YOUR PERSONALITY - MIRWOOD DEMO EX 15

Another fantastic Mirwood dancer...sounds just like Shotgun & The Duck to be honest...same backing?

THE LOST SOULS - IT WON'T WORK OUT BABY - GLASCO M- 12

Unplayed. Turbo distributed blue label.

HAYWARD LEE - IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE - SCAMM SOUND EX 20

Boy he must have had a sore throat after singing this one

LITTLE ROSE LITTLE - GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF - BLUE ROCK M- 25

Great version of Dee Dee Warwick - probably the original

LONNIE LESTER & CHUCK DANZY - AIN'T THAT A SHAME - NU TONE VG++ 25

Few clicks on the intro hence price, great dancer though

LOS CANARIOS - GET ON YOUR KNEES - CALLA EX 15

OTIS LEAVILL - IT'S THE SAME OLD ME - BLUE ROCK EX 15

Three goodies in a row from Otis

OTIS LEAVILL - IF THE MUSIC GROOVES / LET HER LOVE ME - BLUE ROCK EX 25

B side is EX-. Both sides of this sound just like The Impressions / Major Lance, stating the obvious as Jerry Butler and Major Lance were involved in composing and producing, great little single though. Drill hole through the title on side 1.

LITTLE ROSE LITTLE - BYE BYE BIG BOY - BLUE ROCK M- 15

Very obscure one from her - I've got a UK cover of this on Decca, forgot who it's by

REGGIE LAMONT - HOW LONELY (CAN ONE MAN BE) - BLUE ROCK EX 25

Great dancer, small writing on label

THE L.A. POWER & LIGHT CO. - LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER - WARNER BROS DEMO EX 15

Once upon a time this instrumental was one of the most popular dancers in the country!

BARBARA LYNN - TAKE YOUR LOVE AND RUN - ATLANTIC M- 15

Classic

LITTLE CHARLES & THE SIDEWINDERS - THE LONER - DECCA M- 15

SAMMY LEE - IT HURTS ME - RAMPART DEMO EX 10

JOHNNY LYTLE - THE SNAPPER - TUBA EX 10

A great latin instrumental

JOE L - (I'M NOT GONNA BE) WORRIED - CLISSAC EX 15

Good Detroit dancer

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

Super copy of this Detroit classic

PAT LEWIS - WARNING - SOLID HIT M- 35

As above, you just can't find 'em in this condition

JUNIOR McCANTS - THE BOY NEEDS A GIRL - KING M- 30

JOE MURPHY - IT'S A WEAKNESS - VIVID DEMO EX- 20

THE MIRACLES - SHOP AROUND - TAMLA EX- 15

Striped label

THE MASQUERADERS - A FAMILY - LA BEAT M- 10

THE MIRACLES - WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE - TAMLA VG+ 8

Bit scruffy, some writing on label, plays fine with a little crackle in parts

STEVE MANCHA - YOU'RE STILL IN MY HEART - GROOVESVILLE M- 15

JOE MOORE - I AIN'T - VERVE DEMO EX 40

Great semi-known, potential biggie for someone

BILLY MACK - SON OF A LOVER - MISS BETTY DEMO EX- 15

One of those records that just looks mega rare...but isn't

THE MANHATTANS - ALL I NEED IS YOUR LOVE - CARNIVAL M- 15

Classic Manhattans, soulful, superb

MAURICE & MAC - YOU LEFT THE WATER RUNNING - CHECKER EX 6

JOHNNY MOFFETT - I FOUND JOY - CANTERBURY DEMO EX 15

BILLY McGREGOR - MR. SHY - FLASH M- 20

Excellent midtempo sound, Billy Stewart influence

JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS - MY MAN - BLUE ROCK DEMO M- 15

JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS - MY MAN - BLUE ROCK ISSUE M- 12

MIKE & THE CENSATIONS - DON'T MESS WITH ME - HIGHLAND EX 15

DEREK MARTIN - YOU BETTER GO - ROULETTE M- 6

A beautiful soul record, just never understood why it always appeared on Northern lists!

PEGGY MARCH - CAN'T STOP THINKIN' ABOUT HIM - RCA DEMO M- 20

Typical Peggy sound, popcorn/girlie group sound dancer, really nice actually

JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS - HERE COMES MY BABY - BLUE ROCK EX 15

Nice, probably the best of her Blue Rock releases

JOHNNY MOORE - LONELY HEART IN THE CITY - BLUE ROCK VG+ 15

Has a few clicks due to a scuff mark in the middle of the track

LEE MAYE - AT THE PARTY - TOWER EX 15

Scarce issue - primitive Huey P Meaux production

GROVER MITCHELL - TAKE YOUR TIME AND LOVE ME - JOSIE EX- 20

Another long forgotten early Mecca spin

CHARLES MANN - HEY LITTLE GIRL - LANOR EX 30

Good semi-known uptempo dancer

BUDDY McKNIGHT - EVERYTIME - RENFRO EX 30

Unknown to me, brassy dancer

NATHAN McKINNEY - OH HOW I LOVE YOU - RAY CO M- 20

A big R & B tip a few years back, never did take off

THE MALIBUS - I JUST CAN'T STAND IT - DUKE DEMO EX 40

This is great, probably ignored because of their big Sure Shot dancer

VAN McCOY - SWEET AND EASY - SHARE EX 5

THE NORVELLS - WHY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ME SAD / WITHOUT YOU - JANIS M- 20

Another great practically unknown double sider ; uptempo dancer one side, superb soulful midtempo on the other

GAIL NOBLE - BE GOOD TO YOUR BABY - DFD DEMO EX

Two unknown dancers circa 1964

THE ORIGINALS - BABY I'M FOR REAL - SOUL M- 5

THE PRODUCERS - LADY LADY LADY (INST) - HUFF PUFF EX+ 10

Oh dear, the vinyl to this instrumental version of What Kind Of Lady is beautiful but 50% of the label is missing due to water damage

EDDIE POWERS - MY BABY'S COMING HOME - SIMS DEMO EX 15

Got no information on this at all

THE PRECISIONS - DON'T DOUBLE (WITH TROUBLE) - ATCO EX 10

THE PLATTERS - DON'T HEAR, SPEAK, SEE NO EVIL - MUSICOR EX+ 12

One of my all time favourite cheapies this

JUNIOR PARKER - YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN - BLUE ROCK EX 10

THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN' - MUSICOR M- 15

Twisted Wheel pounder

THE PARLIAMENTS - THE GOOSE - REVILOT M- 5

KRIS PETERSON - GOT MY MOJO WORKING - BLUE ROCK DEMO M- 15

Uptempo, gospel-ish version

THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - LOST AND FOUND - PHILIPS M- 40

Cracking dancer, criminally ignored in favour of their Palmer classic

CHARLES PENNY - BY THE SWEAT OF MY BROW - TOWNE HOUSE M- 15

THE PLAYERS - GET RIGHT - MINIT DEMO VG+ 15

Few scuffs but plays EX+

SUSAN RAFEY - THE BIG HURT - VERVE DEMO M- 25

Really like this version, kitchen sink production

SYLVIA ROBBINS - DON'T LET YOUR EYES GET BIGGER THAN YOUR HEART - SUE DEMO EX 30

Two X's on label. Really good lesser known Sue dancer

THE RADIANTS - HOLD ON - CHESS EX 5

LOU RAWLS - YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - CAPITOL DEMO EX- 8

LEE ROGERS - CRACKED UP OVER YOU - WHEELSVILLE USA M- 15

Mis-spelt version

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - BRING YOUR LOVE TO ME - MOONGLOW EX 8

CLEVELAND ROBINSON - MR. WISHING WELL - NOSNIBOR M- 20

SIR MACK RICE - MUSTANG SALLY - BLUE ROCK DEMO VG++ 12

REPARATA & THE DELRONS - THE KIND OF TROUBLE THAT I LOVE - RCA DEMO EX 20

Not really Northern but two great girl group sides

THE REFLECTIONS - TALKIN' ABOUT MY GIRL - GOLDEN WORLD DEMO M- 6

REPARATA & THE DELRONS - IT'S WAITING THERE FOR YOU - MALA DEMO M- 25

Late Wigan spin

THE REFLECTIONS - (JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND JULIET - LANA VG++ 8

Once thought to be a local release, now known to be a bootleg

MACK RICE - BABY I'M COMING HOME - LU PINE VG 20

A bit crackly at times

LEE ROGERS - OUR LOVE IS MORE - D TOWN VG 10

THE RUBIES - A SPANISH BOY - VEEJAY M- 15

JIMMY ROBINS - I CAN'T PLEASE YOU - JERHART M- 12

THE REFLECTIONS - SHABBY LITTLE HUT - GOLDEN WORLD M- 5

SIR MACK RICE - WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT - BLUE ROCK EX 20

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CHEERS

PETE

Edited January 13, 2012 by Pete S