Manships Auction Rsults 24 -10 - 2012

[JOE TORQUAY]

Soul - Magazine For The R&b Collector

Issue 3 April 1966

At the very height of the USA Soul invasion of Britain came the embryonic beginnings of Blues & Soul magazine.The tireless Tony Cummings from the depths of Devon produced yet another fanzine to inform the Soul collector what’s new and happening in April ‘66.

This brief and ultimately rare series broke the ground for Blues & Soul to build on just 18 months later.

This fanzine comes with an historical covering letter from Tony Cummings stating “Soul” will turn into SOUL MONTHLY after issue 4. Soul Monthly then merged with HOME OF THE BLUES and the rest is history, as BLUES & SOUL launched on October 1967.

This edition of SOUL is a rare insight into the true soul scene of the period. * amazing listing the very first LOMA discography. * New release reviews both USA & UK releases * Irma Thomas interview + live review at The Flamingo, London 18th March 1966 * Impressions Story and discography * An amazing article on how in 1966 Bob & Earl’s identity remained a mystery as it was first believe Bob & Earl involved Ben. E. King as Ben E. King’s real name is Benjamin Earl Nelson? Earl & Nelson.. the cause of the confusion.

Oh… this fanzine just ripples with Soul history..far to much for me to list .. just the wants list and record auction section is unmissable..

RARE in the extreme and includes that historical covering letter from Tony Cummings stating his intentions to expand his editorial interest to a MONTHLY ad ultimately the birth of BLUES & SOUL.

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The winning bid was £ 38.00

Frank Wilson

Do I Love You (indeed I Do)

September 27th 2012 witnessed the very sad passing of one of Soul Music’s greatest contributors. 1965 Frank Wilson became one of the founder members of Motown’s Los Angeles office, going on to record Northern Soul’s highest prized 45.

Before you today is that 45s 2nd. most-wanted format; the genuine authentic original 1979 ABBEY ROAD studio acetate cut in preparation of the UK Tamla Motown TMG1170 released to meet the overwhelming demand created by DJ exposure @ Wigan Casino.

Considered by many at the time as the greatest Northern Soul record they’d ever heard - today this recording is a stand-alone masterpiece for which the original 1965 USA Soul 35019 DJ broke the world record price paid for a 45rpm single; when on 16/05/2009 a determined Humberside-based winner paid £25,742.00 to become the proud owner of only known copy in fine condition.

Before you today is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity to own this eye-catching, thought-provoking and utterly iconic disc.

Look, listen and salivate at the chance of owning it. This is not only the summit of British Soul 45 collecting, it is also the ultimate “alternative” way to own Frank’s unrivaled gift to Northern Soul..

the genius of Frank Wilson, R.I.P. your music lives on…

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The winning bid was £ 647.00

Four-gents

Young Girls Beware

From the Detroit label that gave us Gwen Owens - Mystery Man - comes a masterclass in Motor City male vocal-group harmony.

The lead singer with characteristics of Smokey Robinson heads up a mid-tempo of utterly indulgent harmony that snugly fits the simplistic arrangement.

A steady piano riff lays the platform for a perfectly pitched lead to hammer out the lyrics whilst his teammates polish proceedings with intricate vocals pitched at all levels. Consider ths simple-is-genius approach to the arrangement allowing some highly skilled vocalists to hit the top of their game…absolutely beautiful.

Note the condition of this copy is MINT minus.. tough to find in this flawless condition.

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The winning bid was £ 311.00

Little Jeanette

Crazy Crazy

Completely off most collectors radar this 1966 Los Angeles 45 offers up top quality Northern Soul and you’ll be surprised to know has received little or no NS DJ exposure.

After andunderstated into, the sultry vocal of Little Jeanette takes over, bolstered by strong horns and a constant girl group chorus, shrill and positive at all the right times…

This has everything required to rocket in price and popularity except exposure. What price today I wonder if this 45 was really pushed during “The Stafford” era. The pace is dead-right the production is full and memorable…

What’s not to like?

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The winning bid was £ 186.00

[JOE TORQUAY]

Joann Courcy

I Got The Power

Few, if any Northern Soul rarities offer as big a warning to “Buckle up ” as this New Yorker takes you on a rumbling juggernaut journey into Northern Soul dance.

From the man who guided Doris Troy through her finest recordings, Gregory Carroll conjures up a production of immense presence and power matching up proceedings with commanding sister-vocal to handle the sheer relentless potency.

Click the soundfile to experience proper Northern Soul that will dominate any and all DJ sets that choose to air it.

JoAnn you certainly do “Have The Power”..

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The winning bid was £ 717.00

Kent Meade And The Remington Sunshine

The Bad One C/w Funky To Me

A record that has grown in reputation in recent years for the funk side, after years of sitting on the cusp of the Northern Soul scene for the other side.

This immaculate and elusive White Demo offers a growling snappy funk tune heading up the a-side. Flip it over for a hard-edged horn driven dancer that received some Cleethorpes Pier & Blackpool Mecca exposure in the 70s but the heavy competition of tunes kept it’s day in the sun, rather short.

In contrast today’s worldwide scene with all it’s variants, has given this double-hitter a chance to get noticed..currently in-demand and growing…

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The winning bid was £ 69.00

Overtones

What Would I Do C/w The Gleam In Your Eyes

A stand-out Street-level vocal group excellence from Wilmington, Delaware!

Topside is naively constructed Northern Soul that just bursts with innocence and passion in equal measures. Soul vocal-group enthusiasts are drawn to the purity of low-budget productions and this is perhaps one of the genres best examples of friends pooling their resources together to create the music they love - this street corner symphony drips with ground-level ambition driven by strings, subtle horns and a tortured lead vocal.

After you’ve enjoyed the stunning NS side - take time for the flip, that will knock sweet soul fans sideways - it exudes every quality that the rare-soul connoisseur seeks. Tight, fluid, skillfully arranged and delivered vocals dripping with pain.

Rare in the extreme - do note this offering has the same label both sides. A chance to own a big-ticket rarity for the right price - we think.

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The winning bid was £ 411.00

Otis Redding

Early Otis Redding

I thought I was hip, tuned-in and totally cool whilst at school, bluffing my way through with my mates; Danny Reynolds a guy who talked about records & artists I’d never heard of “Donnie Elbert” “A Little Piece of Leather” Oh yes I love that record - hiding my ignorance and changing the subject to Leicester City - who the hell was Donnie Elbert? I thought.

But on Thursday 11th. Of December 1967 it was a different matter, the news of Otis Redding’s tragic death was all anyone was talking about. To my relief I had actually heard of him, he was the guy who sang “I Can’t Turn You Loose” They played that at our local youth club, I was plucking up the nerve to dance to it last week, but required more practice in the garden shed. Mourning, I along with others wrote his name on the back of text books, desk tops and walls… he was our hero and SOUL was the music of the day.

Today Otis Redding is considered the man who took Soul music and introduced it to the world - that could not be truer, if a ignorant 14 year old from King Edward VII school in Melton Mowbray, England could truthfully say I know who he is, a man who only 3 years earlier had made his first LP, then I was truly well informed…wasn’t I?

So continuing our regular UK SUE offerings is this highly sought - seldom seen 1966 4 track EP featuring the early works of Otis Redding his pre-Stax years. Which opportunist UK SUE jumped on the Otis bandwagon, trying to catch a little of his UK Atlantic success. This failed miserably and another iconic SUE artifact was born.

This one one of this great man’s rarest examples of his work, enveloped inside a glorious live pose laminated sleeve, beautiful isn’t it…and I bet Danny Reynolds doesn’t own a copy.

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The winning bid was £ 74.00