JOE TORQUAY Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Cairos Don't Fight It C/w Stop Overlooking Me SHRINE TIME! SHRINE TIME!! I don’t think this 45 is on sale anywhere in the world at the moment, so I will try and restrain myself from writing OTT crap about one of Northern Soul’s most-desirable prizes. No, I’m sorry I won’t be able to resist it, the pull towards overblown superlatives is too strong. After all this is SHRINE and both sides are sending me into an impassioned eulogy of how this label without exception has heightened my senses every time I’ve listened, touched, sniffed and hugged any of it’s releases. Then again I fully understand if your encounters with these Holy Grails are few and far between you may not fully appreciate a fully grown man going into fits of delight whilst holding this record. If you want to feel like I do now - thrilled, humbled and privileged to be in the presence of such beauty, try and win this NS masterpiece, as it’s gonna be perhaps another lifetime before I see it again. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 4,521.00 Marisa Gatti Love's What You Want There is a good chance no other DJ or friend will have this excruciatingly RARE Detroit to hand when you spin it! In fact this is one of the most-elusive girl tunes ever to emerge from the Motor City on an eye-catching obscure label that us soul-addicts just adore encountering! An atmospheric Mike Valvano creation delivering a discreet blend of hammond and vibes supports Marisa’s sharp-vocal, with typical Detroit squealing girl-group back up all woven into a strong dance production, that also enjoys a most-unusual instrumental break. Rarely , if ever seen for sale and begging to become an head-turning spin for an inspired DJ set. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 583.00 Marvelous Ray Whirlpool Some records rise to a huge reputation, then as the decadess pass, they become a seldom-seen, seldom-talked about and fall once again into sleeping-obscurity. I must admit, I’ve not had chance to drop the needle on this might-rolling-bulldozer of Northern Soul for quite some time, so wasn’t quite sure what to expect. So how pleasantly surprised I was when it’s sounded even better than I remembered. From the first note the production exudes power, with the irresistible capacity to demand you to dance! James Abner’s kitchen-sink production reminds me of Freddie Hughes’s outings on Vee Jay & Exodus,which are enjoying well-received revival spins at the moment. Could anyone who loves Northern Soul dancing leave the floor as the stylus thumps into this potent groove - as the atmosphere quickly builds into just one mighty slice of Northern! DJ’s including myself should be eagerly adding this to their play list… AWESOME! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 205 Kim Weston After The Rain UNISSUED and in my opinion Kim Weston finest “soul” record for Motown This unique 10” studio acetate from 6th Of august 1965 is a world one-off having been acquired in Los Angeles in the late 80’s with over 50 other Motown studio acetates from Simon Soussan. All were sold almost immediately, including Originals - Baby Have Mercy On Me - Four Tops - Jazz Workshop album etc etc. At the time this was one of my favourites of that legendary batch. I can’t remember who bought it but I can remember feeling this is gonna take the Northern Soul scene by a storm; but it never did. A clear case of in the wrong hands at the wrong time, but I’m thrilled today decades later to have it back in my possession because this recording sits in special part of Motown History- the part where some sessions oozed more SOUL than was commercially good. Today it’s sounds even better than it did back then…an utterly glorious example of Detroit Soul and unissued for obvious reasons! Just toooo Darn Soulful! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 566.00
JOE TORQUAY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 Gambrells You Better Move Immaculate “like New” copy - killer girl-group Detroit Northern soul! Only the streets of Detroit give up this style of 60s soul-dance music. A down n’ dirty production gives the group a platform to leave any girly-sweetness at the studio door. A rattling Ollie McLauglin inspired piano leads the ladies through this smouldering session, with an inflamed lead vocalist transporting the defiant command to “move” far beyond her friend“he’s my man” and “You Better Move” Oh yes the lady is in charge all the way through this compelling dance groove, as the brass builds, the horn break and she’s back more determined than ever! Similar in make-up to Donna Colman - My Love’s Too Strong - but infinitely rarer! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 672.00 Capreez How To Make A Sad Man Glad A unique Grapevine pre-release 1979 10” studio acetate! Apart from the label looking really cool, the direct-cut depth to the recording is astonishing! So click the sound file to hear every note in clarity you only get with Mint- pre-release studio-cuts. So why not own the Wigan Casino, Cleethorpes Pier anthem in it’s it’s disputable rarest form and the best sound quality possible. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 90.00 Don Covay See-saw a TWISTED WHEEL anthem showcased here as an utterly immaculate and extremely RARE 1966 UK LP. The whole of this Album is a testament to the Boo-Ga-Loo Sound! Except for three very deliberately placed trips into “Deep Soul” with “Precious One” “the usual place” & “A Woman’s Love” are Southern killers to rip your heart out! Jump up and “Get Some Boo-Ga-Loo” - Sit back and sink into depair as you can hear the full 3 Deep Soul cuts on our You Tube channel! Most important is this so-seldom-seen album is just flawless! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 35.00 Four Tops Reach Out I'll Be There C/w Until You Love Someone Allegedly Levi Stubbs and friends were not amused by Berry Gordy’s decision to let the Isley Brothers release their version of “This Old Heart Of Mine” Levi thought the Four Tops would have been better suited for the job. Gordy wisely kept The Tops “onside” by giving the group their biggest hit to date when Holland - Dozier - Holland crafted the blockbuster “Reach Out” that would become the Four Tops most memorable recording. Aided by The Andantes and a crucially powerful Funk Brothers instrumentation this took Motown into the realms of the Big Production and The Four Tops into musical immortality. Today before you is that recording in it’s rarest most-desirable form. Totally flawless MINT minus copy of UK Tamla Motown, incidentally very first Green & White TMG DEMO to be made by EMI! As one soul fan on Facebook so aptly put it “This is the kind of record you’d put in a time capsule for aliens to discover in 4567 - it’s about a good a thing as humans have ever created…” so true Joel how true Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 83.00
JOE TORQUAY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 Kool & Together Black Snow C/w His Beginning Is My End RARE Texas FUNK! Constant bass guitar lays the base for a dance-rhythm full of tricky and imaginative key changes that turn this into a special-dance-floor experience. Killer instrumental break gives relief from an fiery lead vocal as a polished vocal group, smooth out the production. So you can guess with this gathering exactly what the flipside is gonna be.. Yes, A sumptuous vocal-harmony-ballad and highlighting the extreme talents of this gathering. Beautiful ear-piecing falsetto grabs your full attention has it glides on a raft of vocal harmonies. THIS IS SWEET SOUL at it very, very best! Utterly in love with it… then two sax breaks that will have you swooning with delight! It don’t get no better than this… Two great sides - one very elusive disc - light surface marks but as you can hear it plays clean, bright and true BOTH SIDES! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 89.00 Bobby Parker Watch Your Step C/w Steal Your Heart Away Totally immaculate UK copy of this highly-regarded Philadelphia R&B Northern Soul dancer. A raging blues guitar rhythm intro makes you wait in anticipation of Bobby Parker’s snarling vocal. It eventually jumps in with an equally growling harmonica and a bevvy of hipshaking girls laying the foundations for what is one of the most zealous dance recordings of it’s time! Explosive R&B Northern Soul ! with a down-n’-dirty flipside that’ll drag you into the depths of despair. Condition is superb, it even still sits in it’s birth-sleeve! A smooth grease-proof style finish paper with a textured finish inner..even this style of paper-sleeve you just don’t encounter any more.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 84.00 Jason Knight Our Love Is Getting Stronger The British Soul Scene was in full swing - the All-Night-Clubs of 1965/66 were throbbing to the sounds of upbeat dance-soul, the thirst for the music was intense. So how clever of John Schroeder to produce the perfect Northern Soul dance tune, years before the term was coined. It is so-seldom the British music industry captured the sound of America but on this occasion it is replicated seamlessly. Even though a masterpiece, this release failed so miserably it has become one of THE most elusive of all the British 60s 45s. By 1973 from plays @ all thev major clubs & rising to Wigan Casino monster status; in 1973 PYE quickly released it again in September of that year. But this is no re-issue this is a 1967 UK DEMO in near perfect condition…! A “Grail” not to be missed, at any cost! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 264.00 Jimmy Wonderful With The Honey Bees Ain't Nothing Shakin' Here C/w Tonight It matters not which side you play, the result is the same. A mood-changing production that buys you a ticket to BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN. Top side is a mid-paced easy-to-dance-to NS stroller cram full of all the standout ingredients that make a Northern Soul 45 “special”. Jimmy’s strong lead is elevated by constant hand-claps and the Honey Bees tirelessly answering every line with precise shrill chorus harmony! The flip will delight those of you with passion for the NS Beat Ballad. But this is a little classier than the norm, with no obvious mountain of brass, but a strident vocal smoothed by those provocative Honey Bees who sooth, cajole and entice the very best out of Jimmy Wonderful… a beguiling tune oozing with quality and class! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 214.00
JOE TORQUAY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 Billy Harner I've Got To Check You Out Fasten your seat-belts Billy Harner & Dave Baby Cortez are about to drive you into the dangerous territory of PROPER CLASSIC STYLE NORTHERN SOUL! This foot-to-the-floor, high-octane, drag-racing pace Northern Soul with all the fundamental elements that the scene was first based on. A lone piano opens the door for the horns the crash in - Philly’s main-dance-man hitches a ride, with a shrill girl-group in the back seat, every possible additive is there for a real-deal Northern Soul recording. DJ’s who wanna inject some life into the room - this is full of it! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 153.00 Collectors Soul Issue 7 From March 1970 Rare 1970 SOUL fanzineThe 7th. In a short lived British SOUL magazine from Gloucester edited by A. R. Berry - I know of 9 issues there could have been more. This is bedroom Soul journalism at it’s most enthusiastic. Regular writers included Jim Wilson, Terry Capper, Chris Stanley, Iain McCartney & Ian Levine guest writer for this edition is Richard Selwood. This issue covers. J. J. Barnes - THE UNCROWNED KING OF SOUL - by Ian Levine and perhaps the first debate on Soul 45 rarity HOW RARE IS A RARE RECORD by R. Selwood THE EMOTIONS - by Jim Wilson The Soul Charts & New release review Articles on Tyrone Davis, Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces, Edwin Starr live @ the SPA LOUGE, Cheltenham, Glos by A. R. Berry What the readers say - letters to the editor. Record Wants & sales… and much more! Including a Rufus Lumley on Stateside. This is a priceless example bedroom journalism, offering a unique ground-level window into the embryonic British Soul Scene of the late 60s. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 6.00
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