S.o.s. (Soul On Saturday): Northern & Modern

[Beatin Rhythm]

Hi Sun-drenched Soul Lovers, hope you're feeling as great as the weather. Here's a list of Northern & Modern Soul sevens for sale; if you see anything here that you'd like to buy then please get in touch via Soul Source or phone 0161 834 7783 to order or reserve an item.

 

1. (Just A Little) Faith And Understanding - THE MAGICIANS (Kent/6T's 25th Anniversary Special issue).............Mint-................."Double Cookin" vocal................£125

2. I Wish You The World Of Happiness - SHIRLEY TURNER (Beatin' Rhythm white demo)............."Bird Walking" vocal....................Mint-.............................£15

3. Blues In The Night - JOHNNIE TAYLOR / Loving By The Pound - OTIS REDDING (Stax re-issue)...........Mint-............kind of thing that'll eventually be out-of-stock and un-orderable; then every one will want when it gets big-time spins. Neither of these great sides were ever released on UK singles.............£10

4. Across The Street - LENNY O'HENRY (Atco).............first heard by many on the Kent cd "Gettin' To Me", so no denying how good this sounds; get your DJ OBE by reviving this brilliant tune at your future do's...................Mint-.........£30

5. He Knows My Key (Is Always In The Mailbox) - VIVIAN COPELAND (D'Oro demo).............Mint-...........£35

6. I Gotta Keep My Bluff In - FREDDIE HUGHES (Wand)..................Mint-................this'll cool you down, lovely chill-out Northern/Crossover dancer,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,£20

7. When - JOE SIMON (Sound Stage 7)................Mint-..............when? When some DJ who recognises a good Northern Soul tune decides to give Joe a game. More than just a squad member, this fast-paced belter can be played anywhere and average a goal-a-game........................£10

8. My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down / I'll Come Running - CAROLYN CRAWFORD (Motown)......................VG++..........................£70

9. I'm Your Love Man - THE LOST SOULS (Glasco)......................VG++...........................£75

10. I'm So Glad - E. JACKIE HINES (Cosmic)..................Mint-...................y'know how Bill Bush's "I'm Waiting" veers towards cheeky R&B ? Well this has a similar feel, bright, upbeat Northern/R&B that is sure to go big if played, and it will be..................................£30

11. In The Sunshine / Down In The City  - THE MARVELLOS (Modern demo)...............Mint-.................open-topped Northern looking out to sea, life's a breeze with sides like these.......................£65

12. You And Your Love - ALBERT JONES (Candy Apple)..............Mint-..................excellent Modern Soul dancer, released 1977 and not a disco beat within ear-shot, produced by Choker Campbell that's why!.........£65

13. I'm The One - JERRY BUTLER (Vee-Jay)...............Mint-..............has the Curtis Mayfield touch all through it and could well be The Impressions as they're all here on this cool Mod-era finger-clicker.How about spinning this at The Nu Beat Club, Paul? (Next night: Waldorf, Gore St., Manchester; 27/7/13).....................£20

14. I Wanna Come Home To You Baby - TOMMY BRYANT (T-Neck)...................VG++...........if Chuck Jackson is your benchmark for the sound of quality Northern, check this guy out.Deep-voiced and soulful, totally dominating the heavy-beat backing, it just makes you wonder where this un-sung hero got to if he was making brilliant sides like this...............................£35

15. I'm Ready For Love - MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS (Gordy)...........VG++............(A Town Called Malice Part One)............the famous bass guitar intro to this was well-worth copying if you wanted a big hit.......................£15

16. Turn Around Baby - LENA & THE DELTANETTES (Uptown)....................VG++........................£130

17. You Can't Bypass Love - WILLIE KENDRICK (RCA demo)..................a total Northern Soul Classic that never saw an empty dance floor at Wigan Casino...............................VG++........................£75

18. Show It - BETTY HARRIS (Sansu).................VG++...................Northern stomper cut in New Orleans with that good-timey feel much-beloved by dancers......................£30

19. I Love You - OTIS LEAVELL (Dakar demo)................VG++........................£15

20. I Feel The Earth Move - VIVIAN REED (Epic)................VG++..................£10

 

 

Many thanks for looking at the list, Keep The Faith, keep the tan, let's have some more of that bacon and egg flan.................quiche on quiche-in on! Cheers, Carl (Beatin Rhythm).