Northern & A Few R & B, Ballads, British Etc

[Pete S]

PETE SMITH

 

 

MIXED BAG OF MAINLY NORTHERN 45's..FEW CROSSOVER, BALLADS AS WELL

 

 

DONNY BEAUMONT - DON'T MAKE ME GO NOW - MERCURY                                                   EX            20

Stunning crossover using backing track of George & Sonny Sands "Down By The Ocean". Last copy

 

 

CHRISTINE KITTRELL - CALL HIS NAME - KING                                                                                 EX            20

R & B dancer

 

 

LITTLE TOMMY & THE ELGINS - I WALK ON - ABC                                                                           EX            25

Excellent dancer, still listed at £100 elsewhere

 

 

YOUNG JESSIE - I'M A LOVIN' MAN - MERCURY DEMO                                                                   EX            30

Superb copy

 

 

TYRONE DAVIS - I'M RUNNING A LOSING RACE - SACK                                                                 EX            20

Cracking Chicago dancer

 

 

TSU TORONADOS - A THOUSAND WONDERS (TWO VERSIONS ONE UNISSUED) - NORTHERN SOUL STORIES PROMO ONLY 45                                                                                                                              M              15

 

 

THE AD LIBS - JOHNNY MY BOY - UK CONTEMPO                                                                           EX            20

 

 

BRENDA LEE - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - UK BRUNSWICK                                                 EX            15

 

 

BRENDA LEE - TIME AND TIME AGAIN - UK BRUNSWICK                                                             EX            15

 

 

TONY ORLANDO - CHILLS - UK COLUMBIA DEMO                                                                            EX            20

Popcorn - rare demo

 

 

PEACHES & HERB - I NEED YOUR LOVE SO DESPERATELY - UK CBS                                                      EX-           15

 

 

ROBERT PARKER - I CAUGHT YOU IN A LIE - UK CONTEMPO                                                     EX            20

 

 

THE ROYALETTES - POOR BOY - UK MGM DEMO                                                                             EX            25

Typical lush Teddy Randazzo arrangement - big beat ballad

 

 

SONS OF ROBIN STONE - GOT TO GET YOU BACK - UK ATLANTIC DEMO                           VG++      15

 

 

VERDELLE SMITH - A PIECE OF THE SKY - UK CAPITOL DEMO                                                EX            20

 

 

TWIGGY - BEAUTIFUL DREAMS - UK EMBER                                                                                        EX            25

Pop but you gotta love it!

 

 

DODIE WEST - IN THE DEEP OF NIGHT - UK PICCADILLY                                                           EX            20

Nice on an issue

 

 

TIMI YURO - CAN'T STOP RUNNING AWAY - UK MERCURY                                                          EX-           25

 

 

KAREN YOUNG - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING - UK MAJOR MINOR                                     EX            25

Be surprised how hard to find this is.  Maybe a good reason for that. No centre.

 

 

THE CLASSIC SULLIVANS - PAINT YOURSELF IN THE CORNER - KWANZA DEMO           VG+         8

 

 

JIMMY SOUL CLARK - IF I ONLY KNEW THEN - KAREN                                                                   EX            8

 

 

THE EMPERORS - LOOKING FOR MY BABY - MALA DEMO                                                           EX            25

Crazy uptempo Mod type tune, hammond etc - good version of Coasters "Searchin'" on flip

 

 

RAY DAHROUGE - I CAN SEE HIM MAKIN' LOVE TO YOU BABY - POLYDOR DEMO        NM           15

Original version of The Anderson Brothers by the song's composer

 

 

THE WINSTONS - COLOUR HIM FATHER - UK PYE INTERNATIONAL                                    EX            20

A little label wear but both sides play perfectly

 

 

INVICTUS - NEW BABE (SINCE I FOUND YOU) - RAMA RAMA                                                     EX            10

100mph dancer

 

 

DELILAH MOORE - WRAPPED UP TIGHT / OO WEE BABY - MONEY                                      NM           20

Crossover

 

 

CYNTHIA SHEELER - I'LL CRY OVER YOU - UK GRAPEVINE 2000                                            NM           8

 

 

ALPACA PHASE III - I LIKE TO PARTY - ATLANTIC DEMO                                                             NM           10

Cleethorpes / Mecca / Wigan spin from 74

 

 

THE AVONS - TELL ME BABY (WHO WOULD I BE) - REF O REE                                                EX            20

Tough one, Northern dancer with a beat ballad flip

 

 

THE JADES - I'M WHERE IT'S AT - REE (REISSUE)                                                                            EX            12

 

 

CATHY SAINT - BIG BAD WORLD - DAISY DEMO                                                                               VG+         15

Great girl group style dancer, plays fine. X on label

 

 

HOSANNA - HIPIT - LHMA                                                                                                                             EX            10

Local label?

 

 

BEVERLY McKAY - HE'LL NEVER CHANGE - SUE DEMO                                                                VG+         20

Superb lesser known Sue dancer. Good B side too.  Couple of pops at start otherwise EX

 

 

LITTLE TONY & THE HAWKS - DON'T TRY TO FIGHT IT - RENFRO                                         EX            20

 

 

ALVIN ROBINSON - FEVER / DOWN HOME GIRL - UK RED BIRD DEMO                               VG+         25

Very rare UK demo. Does have a little background crackle in parts.

 

 

JACKIE BURNS & THE BO BELLS - I DO THE BEST I CAN - MGM ISSUE                                   EX            80

Not only a brilliant record but on a beautiful black MGM stock copy - never seen one before

 

 

MARLINA MARS - HEAD AND SHOULDERS - MGM DEMO                                                             EX            35

Same track as Patti Young

 

 

BOB MARSHALL & THE CRYSTALS - NEVER SEEN A GIRL LIKE YOU - L REV                       VG+         15

 

 

CATE BROS. - WHERE CAN WE GO - UK ASYLUM                                                                               EX-           15

Old Anderson Bros cover up.  This one is kind of mint but has a scratch on it which doesn't sound.

 

 

CANDACE LOVE - WONDERFUL NIGHT - AQUARIUS                                                                       EX            30

Stunning Bridges, Knight & Easton production

 

 

DARROW FLETCHER - IMPROVE - ATLANTIC DEMO                                                                      EX            20

No idea about this one - bit funky for me - same both sides demo by the way, one side has some clicks at the start but it's identical to the other side anyway!

 

 

SAM DEES - WORN OUT BROKEN HEART - ATLANTIC DEMO                                                    EX            10

Lovely ballad - same both sides m/s

 

 

JOHNNY BRISTOL - LOVE NO LONGER HAS A HOLD ON ME - UK ARIOLA                            EX            15

 

THE PRECISIONS - IF THIS IS LOVE (EP, ALSO CONTAINS SUCH MISERY, SUGAR AIN'T SWEET, BABY YOU'RE MINE) - UK DREW / INFERNO                                                                                                     M              15

In picture sleeve with biog, corners cut on the open edge of sleeve, no idea why but every one I've seen is like it

 

 

 

 

POSTAGE £2.50 RECORDED IN THE UK

OVERSEAS I'LL QUOTE (USUALLY £4 EUROPE, £5 ELSEWHERE, £9 REGISTERED)