Lp / 12" Set Sales From Mark Rez / Modern Soul / Latin / Boogie / Jazz

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12"s / LPs:

I use the Record Collector standard to grade my records - as below:

M is ONLY for reissues / new releases

M- is a pretty much unplayed record for me - any obvious signs that a record has been played and I usually downgrade to an EX+

EX+ is a very strong grade for me - just showing some signs of being played but no noise / cue burn / crackle / styrene burn at all.

VG+ is for records that have obviously seen some wear and have had a good few plays and may even have light intro crackle but play very, very well.

VG is for records with quite a bit of wear and surface markings and some noise / crackle but still a very good player

VG- is my lowest grade and VG- records for me are in bad shape - lots of sound quality deterioration and many, many surface marks - not nice.

All media links are directly underneath each item in red - just hover your mouse over the link and when it turns blue click on it and it will take you directly to the YouTube page or my own soundfile / scan.

12"s:

Bob Andy 'I've Got To Go Back Home' (Studio One / Jamaica / 1970s / Ex+) £30

( Tuff 12" press for this mega-soulful Bob Andy tune - beautiful copy and something I never even knew existed on 12" till this copy came in!! Flip also SO good Doreen Schaeffer's 'Try A Little Smile' - heavenly double-sider from Sir Coxsone of Dodd...still in it's OG Studio One Disco custom bag too - what a joy...

Norman Connors 'Take It To The Limit' (Arista / UK / 1980 / M-) £10

( Well - if they won't dance to this then it's over - one of THE biggest Modern Soul dancers of the early-mid 80s and something I remember clearly hearing for the first time @ the Morecambe Pier All-Nighters back in 1983 / 1984 and just dancing my heart out to it )

Flashlight 'Beware, She's Pulling My Strings' (Philly Groove / USA / 1978 / M-/M-) £25

( Unplayed, stone mint WD promo copy of this wonderful Nothern / Modern dancer - my first-ever copy...has always been hard, hard to find on both 7" and 12"...UNPLAYED COPY HERE... )

John Handy 'Hard Work' (ABC Impulse! / UK / 1976 / M-) £8

( First time I've ever actually seen / had this on a 12"...I'm not saying it's "rare" as such but possibly not as easy to pick up as people think...such a classic club groove and one of the first tracks I ever heard described as 'Jazz Funk' back in the day - unplayed copy here...in an MCA 12" Disco custom bag... )

Jakki 'Sun...Sun...Sun' (Pyramid / USA / 1976 / M-/M-) £30

( Peak-time Disco break bizniz on this USA-only release. Particularly useful on the pumped up instrumental flip...also got Phil Medley 'Snap It' on b which is an ace Disco Break too...UNPLAYED COPY HERE..huge Larry Levan / Walter Gibbons spin back in dem days... )

McGee 'Now That I Have You' (American Dream / USA / 1984 / Ex+) £25

( Beautiful copy of this DEEP 2 Stepper - what a bassline...and, those strings are to die for - gorgeous female backing vox too and the perfect tempo for shaking your hips too - hearing this again today just brings me back to happier days - wonderful - big old instrumental version on flip too - a stunner... )

LPs:

Ruth Brown 'Black Is Brown And Brown Is Beautiful' (Skye (gatefold) / USA / 1969 / Ex+/M-) £10

( Nice copy of this tuff LP from this balck music legend - 'Try Me And See' is a quite superb slice of Sister Funk - complete with drumbreak intro and frantic backing plus some top brass - beautiful copy... )

Ray Bryant 'Gotta Travel On' (Cadet / USA / 1966 / VG/Ex+) £8

( Sleeve is a bit worn on the seams here so I'm pricing this very low - loadsa neat Soul-Jazz instrumentals here as was RB's thang, it seems - 'Monkey Business' , 'Gotta Travel On' , 'Little Soul Sister' , 'It Was A Very Good Year' - good listening all thru... )

Ossie Hall 'A Visit With Ossie Hall' (GBI / Bahamas / 1970s / VG+/Ex+) £20

( Another first-timer for me and this one's from the Islands again - this time The Bahamas - and well worth the money for the funky - jazz version of 'Take Five' on this - all wah-wahs, keys, rising brass and Ozzie's parping sax riding over the top - beautiful shape except for what looks like Ozzie's autograph on the rear sleeve and some slight yellowing - HAS to be rare...? )

Jon Lucien 'Song For My Lady' (Columbia / USA / 1975 / Ex/Ex+) £10

( Seminal Lucien LP with 'Dindi' , 'Maiden Voyage' , 'Creole Lady' , 'Motherland' - just an ace vocalist - period...! This guy's voice is just immaculate...lovely copy - the wax is 99% unplayed and the sleeve is just slightly worn - minimally... )

Dave & Ansil Collins 'In Toronto' (G Clef / Canada / 1970s / M-/M-) £20

( Stunning shape...appears 99% unplayed...well-rare Canadian-only LP with some top soul/funk/reggae cuts like 'Just My Imagination' , 'Baby I Need Your Love' , 'It's Summer' but the KILLER here is their well-funky version of Isley Bros 'Do Your Thing' which really is a funky/reggae bomb...! )

Patti Drew 'Tell Him' (Capitol / USA / 1960s / M-/M-) £15

( Yet another 99% unplayed record this List - great LP from Patti with the ever-indemand 'Stop and Listen' cut but also great are 'Tell Him' and 'Show Me' - a rollocking good 60s Soul / Funk set... )

Patti Drew 'Wild Is Love' (Capitol / USA / 1960s / Ex+/M-) £10

( Nuther gleamer - silly price for what is actually a tuff LP to find - 'Beggar For The Blues' , 'Wild Is Love' , 'Stay With It' etc etc - total and absolute bargain... )

The Spencer Jackson Family 'The Hand Of God' (ABC-Bluesway / USA / 1974 / Ex+/M-) £50

( Stone, stone Mint copy of this seriously rare / good Gospel-Soul LP....still in shrinkwrap...loved for the funky breakbeat cut 'Walk On Moses' but the whole thing is just a joy...appears hardly played... )

Prince Junior 'On Top' (Black Ovation / USA / 1980 / Ex+/M-) £40

( Tuff Roots LP with the indemand 'Girl For All Seasons' that's recently been reissued on 7" but ALL tracks are killer!!! Soul and Funk interest here....unplayed copy here...Sly & Robbie doing da riddims...another one that has also gone very high on eBay recently... )

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires 'Reggay Hot Cool & Easy' (Dynamic / Jamaica / 1970s / Ex/M-) £20

( Yet another amazing 'Reggae Got Soul & Funk' LP from Byron Lee - so many great cuts here 'Shaft' , 'Hot Reggay' , 'For Your Precious Love' etc..sleeve still in shrink but with a little mildew and vinyl appears 99% unplayed... )

Marva Whitney 'Live and Lowdown At The Apollo' (King / USA / 1960s / Ex+/M-) £60

( I'll have a bet that this LP has only ever been played once? The shrinkwrap is tight - minimal signs of wear...all the faves...'It's My Thing' , 'You Got To Have A Job' , 'I Made A Mistake' , 'Things Got To Get Better' etc etc - mammoth live LP... )

Marva Whitney 'It's My Thing' (King / Canada / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £75

( Gorgeous copy again - slight yellowing to sleeve but wax is superb with just a few non-sounding scuffs...'In The Middle' , 'Unwind Yourself' , 'It's My Thing' , 'et Out Of My Life' , 'Shades Of Brown' etc etc...landmark JB production... )

Celia Cruz 'A Todos Mis Amigos' (Tico / France / 1979 / VG+/Ex+) £8

( Pure Soul from 'The Queen' - check this out - a stunning LP 'La Guarachera' is just the BOMB with a timbale solo to die for - solid LP, trust me - sleeve with just a few creases but vinyl a whole grade better... )

Tito Puente 'On The Bridge' (Tico / USA / 1969 / Ex+/M-) £20

( Unplayed copy of this tuff El Rey LP with some killer club cuts like 'Fuego Flamenco' , 'Congo Milense' , 'Pare Cochero' , 'T.P. On The Bridge' etc etc - great late-60s set... )

Pete Rodriguez 'Hot & Wild' (Alegre (blue) / USA / 1960s / 1960s / VG+/Ex) £25

( Always cool to have this guy's records in - there's generally something good on there for us - this release is no exception - huge Funky-Latin cut here called 'Here Come The Judge' which is just rocking...also flying was the descarga cut 'Arranca En Fa' which was like 100 mph - sleeve is slightly worn here and there but vinyl is actually closer to Ex+ - cool piece on the OG blue Alegre press... )

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Thx...Mark