Hip City Records New List

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HIP CITY RECORDS

127 MILTON ROAD

CORRINGHAM

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SS17 8JY

Tel: 01375 640951 / 07808 253553 - 8am — 9pm (GMT)

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Web site now open www.hipcityrecords.co.uk

 

I can accept payment via cash (your risk), cheque or credit card.

I am sending the CD with those marked *** to the lovely Karen the Soul Girl and she puts it onto her website so you can hear them at www.thesoulgirl.com/music/andromeda1.php - you have to search by artist though and they may take a week or longer to appear on there.

 

            Finally a new list ! Been monstrously busy lately with all kinds of stuff but here we are. Great 60's soul, northern and                                       

            R'n'B tunes. Have a good browse and call me quick. Some of 'em are hot hot hot !!! I'll be at the Utrecht record fair in                                      

            November (23rd / 24th) if any of my European friends wanna come by its stand 333.                                           

            Next Almost Grown is Fri Dec 6th. With guests Paul Spain & Mark Bale. 9pm - 2am Saks, Clifftown Road, Southend.                                           

            29th Nov Barleylands, Billericay, Essex 8pm - 12.00 Charity northern do for Mitch who fell off her scooter & broke a leg.                                     

                                                           

            POSTAGE - £2.50 for 1 (25p each extra) ALL SENT RECORDED. Registered add £4.00. Overseas please write or phone.                                               

            Cheques or P.O.s payable to MR. MESSER    Tracks marked *** are available on a C.D. for £4 incl. P&P                                               

                                                           

            SECTION 1 - U.K. LABEL SOUL & R'n'B                                    

1          ROY LEE JOHNSON           Boogaloo no.3 (Classic mod club dancer)      Action M-       £30

2          MARY WELLS            ***   Dear lover / Can't you see you're losing me (2 great stomping 60's soul dancers)            Atlantic           EX       £20

3          THE DRIFTERS        The outside world (Old 100 club spin - great !)         Atlantic           M-       £15

4          PATTI LABELLE & THE BELLES You forgot how to love (Great mid tempo)   Atlantic (Demo)            VG+    £20

5          THE ASTORS            Candy (Classic 6T's soul)        Atlantic 584245          M-       £10

6          BOBBY WELLS       Lets cop a groove (St.O.L. - Thumping northern dancer)      Beacon            M-       £20

7          LOU RAWLS                ***  Love is a hurtin' thing (Soulful beat ballad)   Capitol            M         £14

8          DONNIE ELBERT    Along came pride (Great stomping northern - M.O.L.)          CBS    EX       £15

9          THE DELLS   It's all up to you (Massive 70's spin)   Chess   M         £30

10        GENE CHANDLER  Such a pretty thing (Classic northern - rare on UK)   Chess   VG      £25

11        THE CHANTS              ***   I've been trying (Rare crossover dancer)        Chipping Norton         M         £30

12        ADAM WADE          Rain from the skies (Superb beat ballad)        Columbia         M-       £45

13        JACKIE WILSON & LINDA HOPKINS    ***   Say I do (Brilliant R'n'B titty shaker)                Coral (Demo)            VG+    £30

14        TIMEBOX                   ***     Girl don't make me wait (Killer version of Bunny Sigler - W.O.L.)  Deram M            £30

15        TIMEBOX      Beggin' (Floorfiller !!! THE best version - W.O.L.)   Deram VG+    £40

16        RAY CHARLES        You're just about to lose your clown (Great up tempo dancer)          HMV   EX       £12

17        WYNDER K FROG  Green door (Great mod oldie - hammond inst - W.O.L.)       Island  M         £30

18        HOMER BANKS      A lot of love (Club classic)     Liberty            EX       £25

19        THE DUALS  Stick shift (Great inst - rare on UK)   London           M         £30

20        RUBY & THE ROMANTICS           Much better off than I've ever been (Great punchy dancer)  London            M-       £25

21        MARGARET WHITING      Nothing lasts forever (Pop stomper)   London           EX       £10

22        THE MAR KEYS      Last night (Classic inst club sound)    London           EX       £15

23        LORRAINE ELLISON         Call me anytime you need some lovin' (Great girlie dancer)  Mercury           M-            £25

24        NORMAN T WASHINGTON          Tip toe (Superb version with Mohawks backing - Portuguese copy in P/S)     Pama   EX/M  £20

25        TONY WILLIAMS         ***            How come (Gorgeous mid tempo -Sm.T.O.L.)          Philips EX       £45

26        JOHN LEE HOOKER           Shake it baby (German copy of this R'n'B gem)        Polydor           VG+/M            £15

27        NOLAN PORTER     If I could only be sure (In demand crossover monster)          Probe   M         £100

28        ILA VAN       Can't help loving dat man (Classic northern soul)      Pye      M         £6

29        SLIM HARPO           Don’t start crying now (Classic Mod R'n'B - blue label 1st press)     Pye Int            VG+    £20

30        THELMA JONES      The house that Jack built (Funky 60's dancer - N.O.C.)         Soul city          M-       £12

31        SLIM HARPO           Baby scratch my back (Classic R'n'B)            Stateside         M-       £25

32        THE C.O.D's  Michael (St.O.L. - Awesome group soul - Rare on UK)        Stateside         VG+    £20

33        INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX   Tightrope (Stomping northern oldie)  Stateside         VG+    £10

34        JOHN LEE HOOKER           Dimples / I'm leaving (Great R'n'B double sider)       Stateside         VG+    £10

35        LEE DORSEY           Ride your pony (Club classic) Stateside         EX       £8

36        BARBARA LYNN    Letter to mommy and daddy (Nice club soul - W.O.L.)        Sue 4028         EX       £18

37        THE SOUL SISTERS            I can't stand it (Mod club fave)          Sue WI 312     VG      £10

38        THE TEMPTATIONS            Since I lost my baby (Beautiful 60's soul)      TMG 526        EX       £25

39        JIMMY McGRIFF     The Worm (Mod classic inst)  U.A.    M         £20

40        RAY POLLARD       It's a sad thing (All time classic mid tempo)   United artists  M         £150

            SECTION 2 - 60's & Northern soul - US labels                                            

41        TONI BASIL                 ***  Breakaway (Very rare thumping northern)     A & M (Demo)           EX            £225

42        FLORENCE BALLARD  ***          Love aint love (Great dancer in pic sleeve)    ABC    EX/EX            £30

43        BETTY LA VETTE   I'm holding on (Absolute belter - really tiny warp)    Big wheel (Demo)       M-       £75

44        THE WEEKNIGHTS What did I do wrong (Soulful and deep)       Black Falcon   M         £10

45        BROTHERS OF SOUL   ***            I'd be grateful (Killer Detroit crossover)        Boo     M         £150

46        CHEE CHEE & PEPE           My love will never fade away (Dancer)         Branding iron  EX       £8

47        HERB WARD              ***    Hands off she's mine (Philly northern classic)            Buddy M-       £75

48        DONNA LOREN          ***  Blowing out the candles (Great blue eyed girlie dancer in pic sleeve)            Capitol            EX/M  £60

49        VOICES INCORPORATED  ***    Thinkin' (Pounding gospel northern)  Columbia (Demo)       EX            £250

50        THE SHUFFLERS     Always be mine (Great New York mid pacer -slight warp NAP)      Crackerjack     M-            £130

51        VIVIAN COPELAND          He knows my key (is always in the mailbox) Classy Soulful crossover            D'oro   M-       £25

52        JUSTIN                        ***     Right now (Great 60's dancer)            Down east       EX       £50

53        INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX  ***       You fixed my heartache (Uptempo dancer)   Dynamo          M-       £30

54        THE ESQUIRES        My sweet baby (Killer Chicago group soul)   Hot line           EX       £50

55        THE O'JAYS                ***    Whip it on me baby (Great group soul dancer)           Imperial           M-       £12

56        BARBARA LYNN    You cant buy my love (Great club soul dancer)         Jamie (Demo)  M-       £15

57        JIMMY CASTOR         ***   Block party (Great up tempo dancer - slightly dished)          Jet set  M-       £40

58        THE SKYLINERS     Everything is fine (Atmospheric mid tempo) Jubilee EX       £20

59        ESTHER WILLIAMS     ***            It's OK (Gritty 60's shuffler)  Kent (Demo)   EX       £20

60        Z Z HILL        What more (The perfect mix of R'n'B & northern)     Kent (Demo)   M-       £50

61        LITTLE DOOLEY     Pity for the lonely (Good R'n'B flavoured mover - slight warp NAP)           Ko Ko 102            M         £80

62        THE LADYBIRDS         *** Handsome boy (Rare girl group dancer - slight warp NAP)  Lawn   M            £100

63        THE SPOILERS           ***   The Spoilers rap (Funky 60's group soul - St.O.L.)    Lock    M         £60

64        BEN AIKEN  You were meant to be my baby (Classic northern oldie)        Loma   M-       £15

65        THE VAN DYKES    What will I do if I lose you (Nice group soul)            Mala    M-       £12

66        THE CHARADES     The key to my happiness (All time classic oldie)        MGM (Demo) VG+    £195

            This record has a very slight edge warp. It doesn't affect the sound at all. Sounds as amazing as first time I heard it !                                             

67        JIMMY HOLIDAY & CLYDIE KING       Ready willing and able (Club classic - labels reversed)            Minit   M-       £10

68        CONNIE VAN DYKE          It hurt me too (slight warp NAP)       Motown (Demo)         M         £60

69        SANDRA KAY TUCKER  ***        Have it your way (Great femme R'n'B shuffler - slight warp NAP)            Peacock (Demo)          M-       £75

70        THE CHECKMATES      ***            All alone by the telephone (Classy 70's soul) Polydor           M         £75

71        BASIC BLACK & PEARL  ***       There'll come a time there'll come a day (Great 70's dancer)  Polydor (Demo)            EX       £50

72        MARVIN L SIMS          *** Get off my back (Punchy horn driven mover)            Revue  VG+    £30

73        PATTIE WARD         (Girls) You have to wait for love (Awesome mid tempo from '68)   Road   M-       £45

74        THE BLOCKBUSTERS  ***            Muddy part 2 (Incredible inst - ex cover up)  Rockin EX       £40

75        JIMMY McFARLAND         Lonely lover (One of the best northern tunes ever X.O.L.)   RPR (Demo)   M-            £250

76        ROY C                       ***       Gone gone (Brilliant forgotten 100 club oldie - slight warp NAP)    Shout (Demo)            M         £45

77        LASHAWN COLLINS         What you gonna do now (Absolute magic crossover gem)    Sincere            M            £325

78        RICKY RICKS              ***  Chained and bound (Great rhythm & soul mover)     Sure shot (Demo)        M            £45

79        DAYLIGHTERS       Cool breeze (Gerald Sims on lead - great early Chicago)       Tip top (Demo)           M            £40

80        DEE EDWARDS       You say you love me (Smooth as silk Detroit gem)   Tuba (Demo)   M         £65

81        DEREK MARTIN     Sly girl (Classic 6T's northern)            Tuba    M         £20

82        SOUNDS OF DAWN            Will it ever stop (Nice Chicago soul)  Twin Stacks    M         £30

83        THE NOTATIONS    I cant stop (Great group soul crossover)         Twinight          EX       £25

84        YVONNE CARROLL      ***          Please don't go (Awesome mid tempo - miniscule warp)       Vee Jay            M         £100

85        COLETTE KELLY    City of fools (Atmospheric mid tempo dancer)          Volt     M-       £60

86        THE EXPERTS          You're bein' brainwashed baby (Nice West coast dancer)      Whirl world     M         £20

87        THE INTRIGUES      In a moment (Superb crossover)         Yew    EX       £12

            SECTION 3 - Club sounds / R'n'B / Latin / Jazz / Funk etc.                                    

88        ROSCOE SHELTON            Time and distance (Driving rhythm n soul)    Battle (Demo) M-       £35

89        EDDIE BO                  ***     Check your bucket (Funk classic)       Bo sound         M         £30

90        LOUIE PALMER      Don’t leave me (Good 60's R'n'B shuffler)    Bootheel          M-       £40

91        ETTA JAMES            Tell mama (Club classic)         Cadet  M-       £15

92        ELIJAH & THE EBONIES   Hot grits (Great funk inst)      Capsoul           M         £12

93        CARL UNDERWOOD    ***           That's what they said (Shuffling R'n'B growler)        Celeste            VG+    £50

94        KO KO TAYLOR      Fire (Great femme screamer)  Checker           M         £15

95        SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON         Help me (Classic R'n'B)          Checker           M-       £20

96        JUNE BATEMAN     I don’t wanna (Good club soul dancer - W.O.L.)      Clamike           M-       £50

97        LITTLE SONNY       Wade in the water(Mod anthem)        Enterprise        M         £40

98        JIMMY HUGHES     I want justice (Great club soul dancer)           Fame   EX       £12

99        FOUR GENTS           Soul sister (Great club sound) HBR (Demo)  M         £20

100      ESSIE LEWIS             ***     You're my love (Very rare R'n'B thumper)     Igloo    M         £250

101      JIMMY McCRACKLIN        Can't raise me (Top notch R'n'B)        Imperial (Demo)          M-       £30

102      LITTLE WILLIE JOHN     ***         All around the world (Orig version of "Grits aint groceries")            King (Demo)   EX       £30

103      THE FABULOUS COUNTS            Jan Jan (Funk classic)  Moira   M-       £30

104      MOON PEOPLE        Land of love (Superb Latin inst)        Speed  EX       £10

105      TIPPIE & THE CLOVERS   Bossa nova baby (Classic ! As covered by Elvis )      Tiger    M-       £30

106      DADDY GOODLOE            Jamil (Old Drummonds spin - great jazzy Mod inst - W.O.L.)          Vee Jay            EX       £15

 

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