Monday Mixture: Northern & Crossover

[Beatin Rhythm]

Hi Soul Lovers, hope you're well. Here's a list of Northern & Modern Soul vinyl sevens for your consideration. If you see anything here that you'd like to buy then please phone 0161 834 7783 to order or reserve (10.00am — 5.15pm Monday to Saturday or 11.00am — 4.00pm on Sundays). Thank you very much for taking the time to look.

1. I'm Up Tight / Since I Met You — PAUL SINDAB (Hype demo).....raucus stomper, top-side; beat ballad Northern-style, flip.........Mint-............£95
   
2. Elijah Rockin' With Soul — HANK JACOBS (Call Me)......VG++.........Wild, Northern instrumental that cures stiff legs in less than three minutes!........£125
   
3. Jealousy — CARLENA WEAVER (Audel)........Mint-.......£100
   
4. I Can't Please You — JIMMY ROBINS (Jerhart)....VG++.......Can't please? What's he going on about, eh? If this angry-sounding Northern gem doesn't please you, nothing will...........£25....pleasant price too!
   
5. Is It True — BARRETT STRONG (Capitol).......Mint-......£45
   
6. What Are You Trying To Do — IRMA THOMAS (Imperial)........VG++......£65
   
7. Unecessary Tears / That's Where The Action Is — THE FANTAISIONS (Satellite)......two really good Northern sides both DJ and dancers could have fun with........Mint-..........£35
   
8. I Chose To Sing The Blues — RAY CHARLES (ABC)......VG++......No blues here, just all-out Northern Soul floor-packin'.........£25
   
9. Needle In A Haystack — THE WHISPERS (Dore)........VG++.........£95
   
10. I'll Be All Alone — BARBARA REDD (S.P.Q.R. demo).................Mint---...........£200
    
11. Let's Go To That Lovin' Place — THE SOUL SEEKERS (Pilot)......VG++.......£200
    
12. Evil One — THE SAPPHIRES (ABC-Paramount).........VG++........£65
    
13. Prove It To Me — GARNET MIMMS (United Artists).......VG++........£30
    
14. White label release of two previously unissued tracks: A) Real Humdinger — J.J. BARNES version with strings / B) Headline News — EDWIN STARR (instrumental).........Mint........£10
    
15. Fear Not — THE LEDGENDS (Commonwealth United).........VG++.........Great Northern/Crossover dancer.....£25
    
16. Storm Warning — THE VOLCANOS (Arctic one-sided white demo).......Mint-..........this label's demos WERE usually only one-sided.........£50
    
17. Happiness — SHADES OF BLUE (Impact)........VG++..............Twisted Wheel spin, much more upbeat and Northerny than "Oh How Happy"Â, sound good if revived!......£10
    
18. Don't Forget Poor Me — THE LOVELETTES (Cap City)..........VG++........£40
    
19. One In A Million — MAXINE BROWN (Wand)........VG++........Brilliant Northern Soul oldie, slipped off the radar in recent years, crowd-pleaser if spun this weekend or next!.........£10
    
20. Call On Me — PERCY MILEM (Goldwax).........Mint-...........good, honest, gritty-voiced Northern dancer never looking for a penalty and will score wherever it's played.......£120
    
21. The More I Get To Know You — FIVE SPECIAL (Teal).........VG++......Modern Room Magic, Philly-flavoured mover........£35
    
22. I Ain't Gonna Stop / I'm Just An Average Guy — THE MASQUERADERS (AGP).......Mint-.......two great sides sides from a group who've served the Northern Soul dance floor well over the years........£30
    
23. Washed Ashore — THE PLATTERS (Musicor).......VG++.........£10
    
24. Nothing But Blue Skies / I Get The Sweetest Feeling — JACKIE WILSON (Brunswick)...........Mint-.......brilliant value Northern Soul 7"Â.........must be a place in your box for this..........£15
    
25. Don't You Dare To Cry — MINZI BERRY (Score)......VG++......Classy, 1966 Northern Soul rarity........£200
    
26. Hurt By Love / Go On Girl — SILKY HARGREAVES (D-Town).......VG++.......superb Detroit Northern, once at top Stafford all-nighter spin........£70
    
27. And The Band Played On — THE SPINDLES (ABC).......VG++......£75
    
28. Makes My World Go Round — THE THREE JADES (Maurci).......Mint-........£250
    
29. Good Lovin' — JOSEPHINE TAYLOR (Mar-V-Lus)......Mint-.......always held back by it's title, this is ABSOLUTELY NOT the same song as The Olympics had and others and is NOT that fast, jerky, twist-type dancer. Instead it IS a VERY strong Northern Soul of Chicago dancer that will hold it's own amongst any amount of high-priced rarities that are like a Rolf Harris painting: "Can you tell what it is yet?"Â..........£25
    
30. Would You Believe — THE TEMPESTS (Smash)........VG++.......£20
    
31. Hang Up Your Hang Ups — BOBBY LESTER (Columbia).........VG++.......Massive at Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino in 1975/76.........£30
    
32. Baby, What Has Happened To Our Love — THE RINGLEADERS (M-Pac)........All-Time Northern Soul CLASSIC, much-loved winner with a Timeform rating of 300..........£300
    
33. Don't Lead Me On / What Did I Do Wrong — EMANUEL LASKEY........Mint-.........Motown with boots on, Detroit Northern all the way!........£150
    
34. Always On My Mind — THE SHUFFLERS (Crackerjack)........Mint- (one red x on right of the label).........if any music is sexy and it knows it then Northern Soul is, grab this cracking mid-tempo rarity.......£200
    
35. Together Forever — VIOLA WILLS (Bronco)........VG++......big potential in this Barry White-produced 1967 rarity.......£30
    

Many thanks for looking through the list, all the best to you, from Beatin' Rhythm. Hey it's a nice day for a walk down Tib Street: come and have a vinyl session!