Monday Mixture: Northern & Crossover

[Beatin Rhythm]

Hi Soul Lovers,

Here's a list of Northern and Modern to start the week with, seven days of sunshine we pray. If there's anything here that you'd like to buy then please phone 0161 834 7783 (10.00am - 5.15pm Monday - Saturday or 11.00am - 4.00pm on Sundays). Thank you very much for looking.

1. Call On Me - H.B. BARNUM (RCA).....VG++......popcorn/R&B-style stroller.........£20
   
   
2. A Man Of Value - LOU RAWLS (MGM).......VG++.......very nice crossover mid-tempo mover similar style to Joe Tex's "Under Your Powerful Love"........Mint-........£10
   
   
3. My Man's A Sweet Man - DIANE JONES (UK MAM, 1976).......Mint-......a decent but hardly-known-about cover of the Millie Jackson classic.....£8
   
   
4. They Don't Know My Heart - THE BLEU LIGHTS (Bay Sound).......VG++.........Superb Northern Soul dancer with a slight touch of funk to it.........£120
   
   
5. Better Use Your Head - LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS (Veep)......VG++.........£55
   
   
6. In Between The Heartaches - DONNIE ELBERT (UK, Polydor 1968).....Mint-.......Elbert rarity produced by Donnie Elbert & Arif Mardin.............£20
   
   
7. Around The Corner - BEN E. KING (UK London).......VG++.......£10.....this has to be a bargain!
   
   
8. The Panic Is On - ROY HAMILTON (MGM)........Mint-.......£100....superb N. Soul Beat Ballad dancer!
   
   
9. At The Discotheque - CHUBBY CHECKER (Parkway)......VG++.......which discotheque? The Twisted Wheel, of course! Hey, hey, hey!................£20
   
   
10. Warning - LIONEL ROBINSON (Knight)..........very promising crossover dancer here........Mint-.......£25
    
    
11. Barefootin' In Chinatown - LESTER YOUNG (Barry)........VG++.......you'd be surprised at how good this Torch and Twisted Wheel stalwart would sound if spun out nowadays, it's long-overdue a decent run, if Ernie Els can do it............£15
    
    
12. Soul Finger - THE BAR-KAYS (UK Red Atlantic, 1967).......Mint-.......a little beauty, try standing still to this!.........£10......a natural-born BARGAIN!
    
    
13. Just Like A Yo-Yo - RUBY WINTERS (Diamond)........VG++.......excellent , bouncy dancer with heavy Northern Soul beat.........£12
    
    
14. Devil's Drive - BIG BORIS (UK orange RCA, 1972)........VG++........instrumental played out in clubs as Northern but is it? It's well-collectable as a single though, cult item...........£15
    
    
15. One Minute Every Hour - JOHN MILES (Orange)........played out a lot before the term Northern Soul was on everyone's lips, at Youth Clubs especially, then weren't you surprised to hear it later on in Mr. M's?.........VG++.......£7
    
    
16. Soulful Dress - SUGAR PIE DeSANTO (UK, black Chess, 1964)......VG++........£20
    
    
17. I'm Evil Tonight - BETTY HARRIS (Sansu).........VG++......£25
    
    
18. The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven - CHRIS BARTLEY (Vando)........great Van McCoy song and production on a label that was a subsidiary of Cameo Parkway.........VG++.........£15
    
    
19. Stay Mine For Heaven's Sake - EDDIE HOLMAN (Parkway).......VG++......£20
    
    
20. Help Me (Get Over My Used To Be) - HONEY & THE BEES (Josie white demo).........VG++...........£15.........Northern/Crossover dancer deserving of plays.
    
    
21. Make Me Your Baby - BARBARA LEWIS (Atlantic).....VG++......great production, Northern beat, Bert Berns at the controls, kind of thing Dusty Springfield would love to have covered......£15
    
    
22. You're The One - THE TWILIGHTS (Aqua)........nothing watery about this fast, upbeat Motown-styled Northern Soul rarity.........VG++..........£135
    
    
23. I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin' - JOE SIMON (Sound Stage 7, white demo)..........VG++.........let's face it: this is as STRONG as ANY Northern rarity you're EVER going to hear anywhere or any time!.......£20
    
    
24. You Ain't Ready - LOU COURTNEY (Riverside).......VG++......galloping, runaway Northern Soul dancer with a pounding beat that sounds hard to resist if you've come out to dance!..........£10
    
    
25. I Wish You The World Of Happiness - SHIRLEY TURNER (Beatin' Rhythm).......vocal to the Emanons' Orchestra's "Bird Walkin'" the big Wigan instro you'll have heard at the Casino around 76/77.......Mint........£10
    

NEW BOOK ON SALE: "Sit Down! Listen To This!" - The Story Of Roger Eagle by BILL SYKES...........£12 (hard-back).......P&P for this book is £3.50

Many thanks for looking through this list, hope your week goes well and if you're heading off on holiday have a great time!

Cheers, Carl (Beatin Rhythm)

Edited July 23, 2012 by Beatin