Grand Prix's I See Her Pretty Face

Hideously elusive, doo-wop influenced vocal group Detroit Northern Soul on a local label carrying a huge reputation for NS “trophy” rarities.

Check out the sublime tapestry of male vocals, weaving an ever powerful blanket of sound that builds and builds on a wave of skilled harmony backing until at it’s peaks and the lead singer hits glass-shattering notes.

Of it’s genre this is stand-out Northern Soul from the City that many consider the oasis of valuable soul 45s.

Very seldom seen for sale, full potential has nowhere near been reached, begging the question, what price when one of the Big DJ’s drops the arm on it?

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Mello Souls We Can Make It C/w I Got My Pride

This is the most-wanted Northern Soul 45 in the universe, the legendary “Del-Larks” cover-up for the world’s most respected DJ and soul-collector Mark Dobson.

This copy is in eye-popping condition.

Due to the magnitude of this listing.

These bidding guidelines have been put in place.

*Winner will be required to pay a 10% non-refundable deposit within 48 hours of the finish.

*The balance to be paid within 21 days.

*Winner must arrange pick up or personal door to door delivery.

Good Luck in your quest for ownership of the most important Northern Soul 45 to come to auction this century.

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Soul Survivor - All 10 Issues Volumes 1 To 10 Inclusive

This offering we believe is the FULL run of this highly acclaimed 80s Soul magazine from Toronto, Canada.

Every issue is packed with stunning artist pictures, bio’s discographies, record label scans of some the rarest 45s known (unfortunately most in black & white) but to give you a taster of the quality heights this short-lived publication reached.

Issue ONE; covers RIC TIC label. Fantastic Four advert for their 1st. Ric Tic label.

“Northern Soul a Beginners Guide To this English Phenomenon” very well written with great pics too. IRMA THOMAS 3 page interview with stunning artist pictures.

3 page LINDA JONES bio with pics discography, label scans and even Billboard chart positions. 20 of he rarest Northern soul 45 in 1985 makes very interesting reading.

Five Motown related oddities with label scans and write ups. A 5 page Bio on the RADIANTS with fully six fabulous artist pics, discography, band members history etc. A nostalgic shots of KOPS RECORD SHOP in Toronto with piles of records and customers everywhere seemingly caught in vinyl-fever.

Finally a 3 page Bio on JAMES BROWN again decorated with gorgeous photo’s,

Well that summarizes ISSUE ONE!

There are fully 10 issues here, all of he same quality of presentation and with well researched, thoughtful well written editorial.

In recent times with have handled most every fanzine, independent magazine on the subject of soul covering 5 decades. I can tell you without hesitation this series stands in a league of it’s own. Information and presentation is in a different class - mid-80s excellence, essential reading and referencing for the Soul Historian.

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B. B. King You Never Know C/w The Letter

Continuing our listing of the rare British SUE 45s, that now seem to be on an ever increasing wish-list of British collectors.

We think this 1965 release is a real toughie, our data reveals this is only our 2nd. copy for sale in the last 15 years and never in a fine grade of Mint -

This gritty blues/R&B/Shaker showcases B.B.’s uninhibited stroking of “Lucille”, absolutely unparallelled guitar playing, overshadowes B. B. King’s mighty vocal delivery which on this 45 is outrageously potent.

A B. B. King & Joe Josea collaboration released in the USA on Kent 391 in 1964 this too is quite elusive.

Flip it over for archetypical B.B.blues… Two great sides in It’s rarest form, and boasting sublime condition. 

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Sam Cooke The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke

Ridiculously RARE 1966 UK press is astonishing condition.

Easily this great artists rarest UK album on this most collectable label that had a penchant for black music, with many of it’s white rosta considering themselves “R&B” artists.

This LP covers Sam Cooke’s roots in Gospel with The Soul Stirrers and songs written by Sam’s greatest influence R. H. Harris and The Gospel Paraders.

RARE in the extreme and may stir a little interest with rock fans as Keith Richard, Mick Jagger, Eric Burdon, Georgie Fame, Roger Daltry, Goldie (of the Gingerbreads), Alan Freeman & Andrew Loog Oldham all contribute unique quotes for Sam Cooke and a life tragically cut short.

Album vinyl is flawless, just revealing one light surface blemish on one side in strong light, retains original inner sleeve and as you can see both the front and back cover are flawless other than light age-browning to the back white areas.

I can’t imagine encountering a finer copy of this rare “historical” album in my lifetime.

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Jr. Walker And The All Stars Soul Session

1966 UK Stereo press in blinding condition, near perfect vinyl, perfect labels, retains original inner sleeve, front and back cover as the scans reveal are flawless.

An important album for both British Motown foragers and also Northern Soul DJ’s as it contains the highly popular “Good Rockin” which sets the pace for an explosion of screaming sax, with “Everybody Get Together” showcasing Junior’s wild-style of play with another crazy Northern Soul candidate. “Brainwasher” “Three Four Three” were all recorded under the stewardship of Harvey Fuqua. With the last track “Satan’s Blues” pulling Junior Walker into the studio with Berry Gordy & Lawrence Horn, which then sparked his career to take off with “Road Runner” and the rest is history.

This example is the rarely seen STEREO copy, flip back cover…ad may we say again just FLAWLESS condition.

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Little Eddie Taylor I Had A Good Time C/w Forgive One Mistake

It is rare to say “There’s a Classic Northern Soul 545 that has never been bootlegged in any form.

There was an infamous “blank” press which hit the market circa ‘75 along with The Silhouettes - Not Me Baby, Subway Riders - After The Sesion, which considering the sheer gorgeousness of the respective labels of Goodway, Moon Shot & Peacock it must go down as the most miserly bootlegging excercise in the history of Northern Soul, little wonder I forgot about it….how could such gems with huge artistic labels be disrespected with with no attempt to replicate their beauty.

But on the upside, it does make Peacocks most desirable Northern Soul offering even more enticing. Equally it’s very rare to say this copy is pristine - just check out that perfect soul-art label in flawless condition, looks like it was printed yesterday and the vinyl surface returns the compliment.

I did on forensic inspection find a minuscule sleeve brush blemish on the flipside vinyl surface - which annoyingly prevented that coveted but rarely encountered truly-mint grade.

“Classic” - some may ask, but this tune at Cleethorpes Pier was huge, not so much Wigan Casino but still a well received spin and we think you’ll hearing more of in the future.

Potent Texas soul from the little man with the big voice!

You will not find a finer copy - and how refreshing to hear it once again and find it still has all the “bollocks” it had the last time I had the pleasure!

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Leroy Barbour I Ain't Going Nowhere C/w Find Me

Just the text on the label, crediting Philip Mitchell as the producer indicates quality soul 100% of the time.

This Northern Soul crossover dancer is just that “pure quality” Leroy Barbour’s own composition offers you an uplifting vibe filled dancing delight - that has featured in such salubrious sets as Soul Sam’s, Arthur Fenn etc. for decades now without catching on nationwide, as the old story a great record’s popularity suffering from it’s own elusiveness.

Just one hell of a tune, so sweet, so soulful and so darn elusive.

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Ron Harrington It Happened To Me Again

Just too much Soul for one man to take..!

Echo chamber girl choir intro gives way to a declaration of despair, as Ron loses his love again, then the girls come back in like hovering Angels to deliver a chorus fitting for such a despairing atmosphere.

The blend of simplistic instrumentation, a beseeching down-hearted lead vocal and the heavenly girl chorus goes straight to the soul.

A Columbus, Ohio rarity underlines the outrageous quality that can be discovered within the street-industry of D.I.Y. productions,, this one distributed by McKenzie Records, Pa & Guitar rentals.. 

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The winning bid was £ 291.00

 

Freddie North Oh Lord What Are You Doing To Me

A spectacular Nashville version of the Big Maybelle New York classic which bled from the pens of Luther Dixon & & Bert Keyes.

So enter Ted Jarrett’s right hand man the highly talented Robert S. Holmes to give it a Southern Soul slant that works divinely. A big-vocal Northern Soul stroller from the top-drawer, as Freddie’s rich vocal glides through a full orchestra arrangement of strings, vibes creating a wall of pleading soul.

Lovers of the BEAT BALLAD, I can tell it’s hard as I sit hear with headphones firmly affixed, to think of a finer Northern Soul stroller than this beauty!

Freddie’s rarest 45 on the label too..

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Quiet Fire Lost (without You Love) C/w Your Kind Of Love

1977 California 70s soulful dance, from a slick vocal-group gathering out of San Diego.

Written and produced by Willie Steel who’s blaring brass intro falls away allowing the harmonies to change the pace and flow into a lush wave after wave blended vocals that will leave you in awe.

Fine construction of interchanging falsetto, subtle bass, contralto and most other scale whisking around supported by potent trumpet interventions. Flip it over for an equally classy harmony jazz infused ballad

Fabulous stuff presented on a rarely seen & utterly flawless White Demo!

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Roe-o-tation Special Catagory C/w Old Love

Gone are the times when you could pick up records of this quality from the odd sales box or listing. Quality like this in conjunction with all the internet listening posts have shot up in value & demand!

Two delicious Gerald Sims Chicago vocal-group grooves, that are now rising is demand on the back of recent turntable DJ action, after languishing in a few collections, only to get a verbal mention on bar stools, record tables as collectors muse over great tunes yet to become the monsters they so obviously should have done.

A pair of upscale dancers that will have you wondering why you’ve not heard them blasting out of the club-speakers the last 3 or 4 decades…?

Pure Quality on that is on the “up”

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Seems high on the Grand Prix's I See Her Pretty Face   

Eddie Regan Playin' Hide And Seek

In 2013 to acquire the real-deal Northern Soul classic in flawless condition, is the challenge many collectors are rising to.

This Wigan Casino monster dancefloor favourite was “covered up” as John Madara - Play The Game Of Love - very apt as John Madara was involved in so many similarly uplifting Northern Soul productions. Once it was uncovered as Eddie Regan, it soon graced the turntables Cleethorpes Pier; instantly it’s popularity swept nationwide.

This title of course featured in one of the most distasteful Northern Soul counterfeit scams when repro’s entered the UK in 1975 along with the Yum Yums on White ABC promo and listed as originals. Collectors got ripped off and to this day the repros of these two ABC promo classics are often passed off as originals.

Before you is the authentic original with clean as a whistle run-out grooves (the counterfeits have pitted run-out grooves) in stunning “like new” condition.

This listing is especially for OCD who seek as near perfection as you could eer hope for. 

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Jackie Wilson It Only Happens When I Look At You

There could be no bigger compliment for two British writers Ken Gold & Mickey Denne than to have their 1975 song picked up by two of the greatest Soul singers the world has ever known.

Both Jackie Wilson & Aretha Franklin took this song and recorded killer versions to a level of Northern Soul perfection.

This could well have been Jackie’s last studio recording as in September 1975 he suffered a heart attacked whilst on stage whilst singing “Lonely Teardrops” wisely UK Decca waited 20 months before releasing this outstanding performance, for a UK release.

Before you today is 1977 UK Decca PROMO kit complete with an immaculate UK Brunswick DEMO, a beautifully written promo letter and full gloss original artist photo with Decca file sticker on the reverse quoting reference #14192.

There is no USA release of this mighty single and to own it in this form is something very special, as Jackie was to lie in a coma for 9 years before his death in 1984.

Whether it be Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin or the UK version on Magnet by The Majors - this is a great song - in this form a very important piece of Soul & Northern Soul history!

Micky Deane & Ken Gold of course went on to a glittering writing career, no doubt rather pleased that 2 Soul giants recorded their non-hit song.

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Temptations Stay

1998 PROMO only 45 and undoubtedly the most-wanted Motown record of the moment.

The Temptations team up with Narada Michael Walden in California and the Grammy Winner guides a five man line-up Otis Williams, Ronnie Tyson, Terry Weeks, Theopolis Peoples III, Harry McGilbery through this stunning session using their 1964 classic “My Girl” for inspiration, as the same dreamy pace is embroidered with highly skilled harmonies, strings and a compelling bassline driving the need to dance..

AWESOME!

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  On 03/07/2013 at 17:39, Premium Stuff said:

Seems high on the Grand Prix's I See Her Pretty Face   

it does.... I only got around a £100 for a vg / vg+ copy a few years ago..... only an average group record from recollection

Our kid got me a copy of the Temptations 45 for a few quid just after it first appeared ..... he's not a bad lad after all then !!!!!!!

  On 03/07/2013 at 19:20, cobbles said:

it does.... I only got around a £100 for a vg / vg+ copy a few years ago..... only an average group record from recollection

 

Agree - and Eddie Regan only worth £100 tops on demo.

  On 03/07/2013 at 17:39, Premium Stuff said:

Seems high on the Grand Prix's I See Her Pretty Face   

Thought that my self,but mannies wording does wonders I think

Mello souls hardly moved at the end....bit of an anti climax

Someone got a bargain for this:  Ron Harrington It Happened To Me Again .  I paid a lot more for mine  

I'll pay 200 pounds for the grand prixs record m-, less for worse condition. for my collection, not to resell. Real request.

 

What's funny is that every time I post something like this even in a non-manship results thread someone offers me a beat one for double.

  On 04/07/2013 at 08:50, Hammersoul said:

Someone got a bargain for this:  Ron Harrington It Happened To Me Again .  I paid a lot more for mine  

 

Only limited demand for it Wayne. I guess it's past it's peak now :-)

Be's that way sometimes with records.....some you win some you lose......

I think it's a great record but I found it did little to the dancefloor. More home listening. Beautiful record though.

Before anyone sells their near mint Grand Prix's to Bob for £200, hold on a minute - I'll give you £250 for it!

 

I'll also make serious offers of £3,500 for an ex+ Mello Souls, and £150 for a m- Leroy Barbour.

 

Cash waiting 

I know you're just joking, but offering 200 pounds for the grand prixs is not the same thing as offering 3500 for mello souls. and nobody in the thread said that the leroy barbour was worth 100 pounds or the mello souls was worth 2000 pounds. i honestly would like a copy of the grand prixs, and don't want to pay 300 pounds for it. maybe I'll have to wait a while but i'll get it eventually, maybe via trade. or maybe i'll get enough of my wants and not have enough records to buy that i'll eventually want to pay 300 pounds for it (unlikely as records are endless...).

I hope you do pick one up Bob. Hope I get a few nice deals too.

 

Not likely to get any takers on the back of a strong auction price though, particularly as it is in line with current 'book' prices (yes, even Tim's (£600), which is rather old now). If I had a copy of the Grand Prix's I would probably be able to trade it in with a dealer for £400+ worth of other stuff at the moment.

 

Anyway, you're in a better place to find one under the radar over there. Didn't someone say the current Mello Souls was bought for $20? ... very nice. So good luck!

Astounding price re Temptations - Stay  mint copy I had

Check back I had this listed on this forum  Jan 2013 - no takers @  £100 .

Listed on Ebay end of January £100 or best offer - no takers .

Eventually sold to a Japanese collector for the princely sum of £79 - Don't know how these prices are achieved , but hey ho    

  On 04/07/2013 at 11:32, Steve G said:

Only limited demand for it Wayne. I guess it's past it's peak now :-)

Be's that way sometimes with records.....some you win some you lose......

I love the record but it was talked up a lot and as you say peaked now, if it ever did really. to slow to play out at all but a few select venues

  On 04/07/2013 at 17:57, Ted Massey said:

I love the record but it was talked up a lot and as you say peaked now, if it ever did really. to slow to play out at all but a few select venues

Way too slow and a bit left field for you Ted

You'd only sell it in a few weeks ,so resist the urge and if you would like a full mp3 to play in the car let me know bud

I have a sound file Nev as you say nice to play in the car thats all thou

  On 04/07/2013 at 11:32, Steve G said:

Only limited demand for it Wayne. I guess it's past it's peak now :-)

Be's that way sometimes with records.....some you win some you lose......

 

So it seems Steve,to be honest i like the record but if common sense had prevailed   , i would have waited a little longer to see if other copies turn up cheaper.I

tried that with  Rey Villar and many others and ended up paying more :ohmy:Plus i`m a hugh lover of the Ohio sound and at the time,i paid the going rate. Swings and roundabouts and some. like you say win some etc  . Bottom line,i rate the track but it  is either a great radio track or early doors if playing out.

  On 04/07/2013 at 22:29, Hammersoul said:

So it seems Steve,to be honest i like the record but if common sense had prevailed   , i would have waited a little longer to see if other copies turn up cheaper.I

tried that with  Rey Villar and many others and ended up paying more :ohmy:Plus i`m a hugh lover of the Ohio sound and at the time,i paid the going rate. Swings and roundabouts and some. like you say win some etc  . Bottom line,i rate the track but it  is either a great radio track or early doors if playing out.

See where Steve is coming from Wayne, but as long as you like the record no matter what it is, thats all that counts, personally, I buy records for me, the dancefloor is not king, the record room most certainly is, looked at a lot of Filthy playlists and there is some incredible stuff that has been played that you wouldn't associate with the dancefloor, we've all payed over the knot in our time, but like I say, as long as you like it, thats the main deal.

Best

 

Kev 

I agree Kev,for me it`s a wonderful tune,i`ve always bought records i like rather then i`ll play that out and everyone will give me high fives etc ,sorry not my thing,

i only play records i like/want.The key is playing them at the right time, some i get right,some i get wrong.Bottom line is i`m a collector first,dj second.Key is finding a happy meduim.  .

I really did like that Roe-O-Tation 45, will have to be on the lookout for that one. 

  On 05/07/2013 at 00:13, AndreasB said:

I really did like that Roe-O-Tation 45, will have to be on the lookout for that one. 

Two really good crossover sides paid £40 for mine a couple of years ago, really loud pressing but hard to find in mint condition(like many Chicago records)

  On 05/07/2013 at 05:20, sjclement said:

Two really good crossover sides paid £40 for mine a couple of years ago, really loud pressing but hard to find in mint condition(like many Chicago records)

 

actually most of the copies of the roe-o-tation floating around are mint. some dude found a box of like 50 or 100 in a garbage bin in chicago and was selling them on ebay. they all had a big pair of "X"'s on them. this is in addition to copies that might have already been in the UK. I'm not sure I've ever seen a beat copy actually.

  On 05/07/2013 at 05:57, boba said:

actually most of the copies of the roe-o-tation floating around are mint. some dude found a box of like 50 or 100 in a garbage bin in chicago and was selling them on ebay. they all had a big pair of "X"'s on them. this is in addition to copies that might have already been in the UK. I'm not sure I've ever seen a beat copy actually.

If I'm correct ,that would have been about 5 yr back Bob ?

It was on a lot of sales lists and playlists and until manships auction copy ,mainly forgotten about

I think it could have been one of Baz Atkinson tips ?

Edited July 5, 201311 yr by NEV

  On 05/07/2013 at 06:18, NEV said:

If I'm correct ,that would have been about 5 yr back Bob ?

It was on a lot of sales lists and playlists and until manships auction copy ,mainly forgotten about

I think it could have been one of Baz Atkinson tips ?

 

yeah, something like that. i don't know about tips, i was into the record before that find, i bought 5 copies from that dude and i think i sold all of them. the find didn't affect the value much, it seemed to expose the record more actually. seems to consistently be like a $100-$150 record set sale (although the manship auction was on the lower end). I wish I bought more copies and just sold a lot of them for $75. surprised it wasn't higher before and its value hasn't changed much since, it's so good and it appeals to the newer generation of collectors and is kind of funky and 70s.

  On 05/07/2013 at 06:18, NEV said:

If I'm correct ,that would have been about 5 yr back Bob ?

It was on a lot of sales lists and playlists and until manships auction copy ,mainly forgotten about

I think it could have been one of Baz Atkinson tips ?

 

 

I don't think it was forgotten about just too cheap for most.  Too many are more interested in records far rarer and pricier than to worry about a little ole forty quider.  It's been known and had plays for years just never really made it.  

  On 05/07/2013 at 06:57, chalky said:

I don't think it was forgotten about just too cheap for most. Too many are more interested in records far rarer and pricier than to worry about a little ole forty quider. It's been known and had plays for years just never really made it.

Still banging that drum mate

  On 05/07/2013 at 09:39, NEV said:

Still banging that drum mate

 

Someone has too.  But seriously it has been around for years but takes an auction to get wider acclaim?  Why didn't people pick this up and play it before?

The Grand Prix record was the last to finish. It seemed at least 2 guys got into it and couldn't stop. It probably went on ten minutes past the original deadline.

 

One of them might be quite releived today that his highest bid wasnt enough.

  On 05/07/2013 at 05:57, boba said:

actually most of the copies of the roe-o-tation floating around are mint. some dude found a box of like 50 or 100 in a garbage bin in chicago and was selling them on ebay. they all had a big pair of "X"'s on them. this is in addition to copies that might have already been in the UK. I'm not sure I've ever seen a beat copy actually.

 

Manship's copy was clean though Bob.Fair price i thought.

There's a newish version of "Special Category" around,done by some funky young dudes with a longer instru break. 

Also done a few years back by a Hip-hop group who used "Spec Cat" on a backing loop.

Edited July 5, 201311 yr by KevH

  On 05/07/2013 at 09:53, chalky said:

Someone has too. But seriously it has been around for years but takes an auction to get wider acclaim? Why didn't people pick this up and play it before?

I'm more surprised that it actually made it to auction ?

Even more pleased it didn't go for more money and spark another feeding frenzy of desperados trying to get a copy .

There must be some parallel universe soul scene of people who worship the manship bible lol

I'm more surprised that it actually made it to auction ?

 

Yes,me too.May expect a small bow wave,but nothing more.Has the flip been mentioned.?
 

special category will go up in value eventually (both sides are great actually). it may have not appealed to the UK northern scene back whenever but it has the right funky 70s hard drums that appeal to younger collectors. maybe manship thought now was the time it would break, which is why he auctioned it. maybe if he had done it a year later it would have gone higher. who knows. but i think it definitely will go up.

Our kid got me a copy of the Temptations 45 for a few quid just after it first appeared ..... he's not a bad lad after all then !!!!!!!

 

 

Actually i gave it to you  ,i paid  99 cents for it . It was advertised as my girl which is the B side but hey ho!  you have educated me a bit over the years.

 

Lots of brotherly love   Lil. Bro.