Midweek Mix: Modern & Northern For Sale

[Beatin Rhythm]

Hi Soul Diggers, no snow yet, winds in the North, Tim Brown's Essential Northern Soul Price Guide will tell you how much your vinyl's worth.

 

Available now £29 (P&P £5.60).

 

Here's a list of sevens to check out, a mix of Northern & Modern Soul; if you see anything you'd like to buy then please send a reply or phone 0161 834 7783 (10.00 am - 5.30 pm) to order or reserve an item.

 

1. Just Looking For My Love - FOUR WONDERS (Solid Foundation)............VG++.................rare 1974 Philly-flavoured O'Jays soundalike two-stepper oozing soul and coated in class.................£75

2. I Can't Get Along Without You - ROBERT DOBYNE (Kama Sutra).........VG++...................£25

3. I Shot For The Moon - THE SOUL CITY (Mercury demo)............VG++............great full-on Bert Keyes production that has all the right Northern attributes with a drummer on over-time rates: "all you can hit in two and a half minutes"..................£55

4. Two Can Live Cheaper Than One - GERALDINE HUNT (Bombay).................VG++..................£100

5. Come Home Little Darlin' - FRED HUGHES (Cadet)............VG++.....................ultra classy, mean and moody Northern Soul Beat Ballad, smouldering deep-end piano intro at a hands-in-pockets pace but carried by that essential Northern beat, a powerful Chicago goodie that sounds like the ideal night-ender record.....................£20

6. I Got Love - VIOLA WILLS (Bronco).................VG++...................superb Northern Soul stomper that gallops along at a frantic pace.......................£30

7. Stick Close - ESTELLE BROWN (United Artists demo)..............VG++........................£60

8. Aiming At Your Heart - THE TEMPTATIONS (Gordy).................Mint-................£20

9. It's a Shame / Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music (VIP)....,.............VG++.............it's a shame the lesser-known flip isn't spun more often as a crossover dancer as, although from 1969, it clearly shows you how they were going to sound in the 70's, smooth and classy..................£10

10. What's It Gonna Be - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (UK Philips, 1967 1st issue)....................Mint-................Northern Classic all the way through.................£25

11. The Cheater - BOB KUBAN (UK Bell)........VG++...................£10

12. Getting Mighty Crowded - BETTY EVERETT (UK Fontana, 1964)............VG++.............you can argue all night long about it, but THIS gem was most definately the first regular (what we now call) Northern Soul spin on British radio, being played next to Baby Love and My Guy it's no wonder it stood out.........................£20

13. I've Got To Be Strong - CHUCK JACKSON (Wand)................VG++...................£15

14. Love Can't Be Modernized - JIMMY GRAHAM (Revue).............Mint-..............still in company sleeve............£25

15. Keep On - STERLING MAGEE (Original Sound).............Mint-....................£15

16. Straight Love No Chaser / Surrounded - SYL JOHNSON (Tag Ltd.).................VG++.................£25

17. If You Were There - OBREY WILSON (Columbia demo)..................VG++.................£60

18. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show / Stick Up - THE HONEY CONE (UK Hot Wax, 1972).........Mint-.........£10

19. They Call Me Jessie James - THE DREAMS (D.C. Sound)................Mint-.......................£15

20. Leave Me Alone - BABY WASHINGTON (Sue).................VG++......................£60

 

Tickets are available at £15 each for the 12th April Keele All-Nighter, don't leave it too late to get yours.

 

Many thanks for looking at the list,

 

Cheers, Carl (Beatin Rhythm).