Mark Rez Set Sales: Northern/uk/modern/latin/r&b/ska 7"s/12"s/lps

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Hi all - some killer new gear from me below - some absolute bangers, loadsa really nice UK rares.

 

PM or email me on mail@resolutionrecords.co.uk for more details.

 

Happy to ship anywhere / BACS preferred / all strictly graded.

 

Cheers....Mark

 

7" Singles:
 

Ray Johnson ‘After Hours’  / ‘Castanet Senorita’ (Acclaim / USA / 1960s / VG+) £10

( Topside is a Blues-y bawler but silly-titled flip masks a rather good Latin instrumental which is definitely worth a look / listen... )

 

Rene Bloch ‘Wa-Pa-Cha’ / ‘Frenesi’ (Andex / USA / 1960s / VG+) £25

( Rare on — nice copy too — very good Latin / Popcorn sides from one of THE main protagonists... )  

 

Etta James ‘Tough Mary’ / ‘My Dearest Darling’ (Argo / USA / 1960s / VG+) £15

( Beautiful silver/black Argo OG press of this rollocking R&B double-sider from The Queen — in correct custom sleeve too — few crackles, minimal — topside is a flute-driven, James Brown ‘Night Train’ soundalike while ‘M D D’ on the flip is a much-covered Eddie Bo composition.... )

 

Barbara Lewis ‘Snap Your Fingers’ / ‘Puppy Love’ (Atlantic / USA / 1963 / M-) £5

( Great copy of this classic — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

The Harvey Averne Dozen ‘The Micro Mini’ / ‘My Dream’ (Atlantic / USA / 1968 / M-) £20

( Quality Latin-Soul double-sider — in correct custom sleeve — drill-hole to label — immaculate copy... )

 

The T.S.U Tornadoes ‘What Good Am I’ / ‘Getting The Corners’ (Atlantic / USA / 1968 / M-) £25

( Immaculate copy — in correct custom sleeve — small drill-hole )

 

Little Esther Phillips ‘Mo Jo Hannah’ / ‘No Headstone On My Grave’ (Atlantic / USA / 1960s / VG+) £60

( Beautiful copy, just a few scuffs, very, very slightly warped too — dnap in ay way whatsoever — in correct custom sleeve too — hugely indemand right now...small drill-hole... )

 

Roy Richards ‘Fat Dog’ / ‘Step One Up’ (Banana / UK / 1971 / Ex+) £20

( Appears barely played — 2 great Skin sides — flip credited to ‘R Principals’ — Coxsone Dodd production... ) 

 

Benny Spellman ‘Fortune Teller’ / ‘Lipstick Traces’ (Bandy / USA / 1960s / M-) £12

( Immaculate copy — NS classic double-sider...2^nd press. )

 

Owen Gray / Les Dawson Combo ‘Keep It In Mind’ / ‘Do You Want Me To Jump’ (Blue Beat / UK / 1962 / VG+) £15

( Two rollocking Ska / R&B sides from a Golden Era...some scuffing — plays beautifully — minimal problems... )

 

Roland Alphonso ‘Blackberry Brandy’ / ‘Marjorie’ (Blue Beat / UK / 1961 / VG) £10

( Lotsa scuffs / few marks / some label rubbing — 2 great Ska sides but priced low cos of being slightly rough.... )

 

Sam and Bill ‘I’ll Try’ / ‘I Feel Like Cryin’ (Brunswick / UK / 1967 / M-) £30

( Tough UK press here, wonderful Northern — immaculate copy — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Lee Dorsey & Betty Harris ‘Love Lots Of Lovin’ / ‘Take Care Of Our Love’ (Buffalo / UK / 1969 / M-) £40

( Tuff one on this rare UK label — slight label rub to topside, otherwise immaculate in every way... )

 

Doris Troy ‘I’ll Do Anything (He Wants Me To Do)’ / ‘But I Love Him’ (Cameo Parkway / UK / 1965 / VG+) £300

( Uber-rare, black/white, big ‘A’ demo copy — stunning shape, just a very, very few scuffs — in correct custom sleeve — wow-wow-wow... )

 

Dayton ‘The Sound Of Music’ / ‘Love You Anyway’ (Capitol / UK / 1983 /Ex+) £8

( I never even knew this had got pressed on 7” till this came in? 2 quality Boogie / Modern Soul dancers — timeless — slight label rub to topside.... )

 

Babe Ruth ‘Elusive’ / ‘Say No More’ (Capitol / UK / 1976 / M-) £20

( Beautiful Demo copy — in correct custom sleeve — timeless Northern Soul oldie... )

 

Glen Addams/Owen Gray Collins Band ‘Cool, Cool Rock Steady’ / ‘Girl I Will Be Leaving’ (Collins Down Beat / UK / 1968 / VG) £30

( Dinked middle — slight label damage to topside — mur-dah rare Rocksteady double-sider — lotsa scuffs / plays — totally and utterly impossible to find clean... )

 

Jackie Beavers ‘Sling Shot’ / ‘I Want Somebody’ (Checker / USA / 1960s / M-) £25

( Cracking double-sider — wonderful Northern on topside and wrist-slitting Deep on flip — in correct custom sleeve..immaculate copy... )

 

Ko Ko Taylor ‘Egg Or The Hen’ / ‘Just Love Me’ (Checker / USA / 1967 / M-) £15

( Beautiful copy — in correct custom sleeve — small drill-hole....slamming R&B... )

 

Ko Ko Taylor ‘Wang Dang Doodle / ‘Blues Heaven’ (Chess / UK / 1966 / M-) £30

( Beautiful gold/black label copy — just a very few scuffs — in correct custom sleeve — 2 fantastic items from a great artist...! )

 

Tony Clarke ‘The Entertainer’ (Chess / USA / 1965 / VG) £8

( Total, total classic — lotsa  scuffs / some surface rumble but still a very decent copy — great price too — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames ‘Do The Dog’ / ‘Shop Around’ (Columbia / UK / 1964 / VG+) £20

( Dinked middle but otherwise good condition all around — in correct custom sleeve too — love it — much-covered Rufus Thomas cut on the topside (The Specials to name but one) and a valid version of the Smokey & The Miracles on the flip — wonderful item... )  

 

The Ram Jam Band with Geno Washington ‘Akinla’ / ‘Shake Shake Senora’ (Columbia / UK / 1965 / M-) £25

( Rare, rare UK-only R&B / Soul — such an amazing talent, Geno...beautiful copy... )

 

Major Lance ‘Everybody Loves A Good Time’ / ‘I Just Can’t Help It’ (Columbia / UK / 1965 / M-) £30

( Beautiful copy — appears barely played — in correct custom sleeve.... )

 

Major Lance ‘Too Hot To Hold’ / ‘Dark And Lonely’ (Columbia / UK / 1965 / m-) £40

( One of The Major’s rarest UK releases — both sides kick it — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Major Lance ‘The Matador’ / ‘Gonna Get Married’ (Columbia / UK / 1964 / M-) £20

( Immaculate copy — in correct custom sleeve...perfect Chicago Soul double-sider... )

 

Major Lance ‘Come See’ / ‘You Belong To Me My Love’ (Columbia / UK / 1965 / M-) £40

( Yet another rare Major double-sider this List — again — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Garland Green ‘Running Scared’ (Cotillion / USA / 1972 / M-) £20

( My first-ever copy of this classy 70s Xover dancer — in correct custom sleeve...unplayed... )

 

Owen Grey ‘Hully Gully Dance’ / ‘Milk Lane Hop’ (Coxsone / Jamaica / 1960s / VG+) £25

( Great Ska / R&B ‘dance craze’ dancer — slightly scuffed / minor rumble — nothing bad...tuff! )

 

Lori & Lance ‘I Don’t Have To Worry’ (Federal / USA / 1960s / M-) £75

( Unplayed copy of this massive Xover Soul 7” — certified impossible to find and a gleaming, unplayed copy here...in correct custom sleeve...rarer issue copy... )   

 

Ricardo Ray ‘Comejen’ / ‘Pa Chismoso Tu’ (Fonseca / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £25

( Tuff Latin Soul / Funk double-sider on this inimitable old label — RR rarely fails to deliver...gorgeous copy too... )

 

Alex Harvey ‘Agent 00 Soul’ / ‘Go Away Baby’ (Fontana / UK / 1965 / M-) £100

( Unplayed stamped Demo copy in correct custom sleeve — what can ya say? Heavily-rare, UK-only, banging Northern Soul... )

 

Alexis Korner ‘Everyday (I Have The Blues)’ / ‘River’s Invitation’ (Fontana / UK / 1966 / M-) £40

( Stunning / immaculate copy here — in correct custom sleeve — so, sooooo rare... )

 

Terry Johnson ‘What ‘Cha Gonna Do’ / ‘Suzie’ (Gordy / USA / 1968 / M-) £20

( Rare Motown release — great dancer — in correct custom sleeve.... )

 

The Ultimate Blacks ‘The World Is A Turmoil’ / ‘I Like To Be’ (Hitstown / USA / 1974 / M-) £200

( Unplayed copy of this incredibly rare 70s Soul / Xover 7” — both sides amazing........appears to be 99% unplayed... )

 

Chris Farlowe ‘The Fool’ / ‘Treat Her Good’ (Immediate / UK / 1965 / M-) £25

( Immaculate copy of this evergreen Mod / Beat fave — in correct custom sleeve too — a winner... )

 

Jackie Edwards ‘L-O-V-E’ / ‘What’s Your Name’ (Island / UK / 1965 / VG+) £30

( Very rare and extremely good Rocksteady double-sider from a Master At Work — classic and beautiful red/white Island label design — in correct custom sleeve — what a beautiful piece... )

 

Butch Andrews ‘Sneaking Home’ / ‘You Can Make It If You Try’ (Jewel / USA / 1964 / M-) £30

( Rare R&B / Soul dancer — immaculate copy — original ‘horizontal’ black/blue Jewel label design, my first-ever copy... )

 

Dice The Boss ‘Brixton Cat, Big And Fat’ / ‘Solitude’ (Joe / UK / 1969 / VG+) £75

( Skinhead Grail — great copy here — non-dinked, minor label rub topside — what can ya say? Few scuffs, minimal... )

 

Marva Whitney ‘Ball Of Fire’ / ‘It’s My Thing’ (King (blue/silver) / USA / 1969 / M-) £25

( Unplayed copy in correct custom sleeve )

 

The Mar-Keys ‘Last Night’ / ‘Night Before’ (London-Atlantic / UK / 1961 / VG+) £8

( The word ‘classic’ is often misused / overused in this business but it definitely applies here — dinked middle but fine apart from that — bargain — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Darrow Fletcher ‘The Pain Gets A Little Deeper’ / ‘My Judgement Day’ (London / UK / 1965 / VG+) £60

( Beautiful copy — few scuffs — in correct custom sleeve... )      

 

Ernestine Anderson ‘Jerk and Twine’ / ‘You Can’t Buy Love’ (Mercury / UK / 1966 / M-) £40

( Beautiful condition, gold-stamped ‘SAMPLE’ copy in correct custom sleeve of this sublime Northern Soul / R&B banger — as also done by Jackie Ross on Chess — but — I prefer ‘*this* version — flip has also seen lotsa NS rotation — storming double-sider... )

 

Connie Francis ‘It’s Gonna Take Me Some Time’ (MGM / UK / 1962 / M-) £15

( Beautiful copy of this ever-popular NS / Popcorn / R&B dancer from an unlikely source — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

The Bob Kuban Band ‘Jerkin’ Time’ / ‘Turn On Your Love Light’ (Norman / USA / 1960s / VG+) £20

( Great copy of this rattling little R&B / Club double-sider — feat. Little Walter on vocals — 2 top sides — has seen NS action... )

 

The Miracles ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’ / ‘Happy Landing’ (Oriole / UK / 1962 / Ex+) £125

( One of THE rarest Orioles — in correct custom sleeve — barely played.... )

 

The Contours ‘Shake Sherry’ / ‘You Better Get In Line’ (Oriole / UK / 1963 / Ex+) £50

( Beautiful copy — barely played — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

The Persians ‘The Sun Gotta Shine In Your Heart’ (Pama (purple) / UK / 1969 / M-) £10

( Unplayed copy of this rare UK press — came out on ABC in the ‘States — in a Pama custom sleeve... )

 

Derrick Morgan ‘Oh Babe’ / ‘The Rat’ (Pama Crab / UK / 1970 / VG-) £5

( Rare record but this one is crunchy so I am giving it away for next to nothing — dinked middle — flip is credited to The Thunderbirds and is just maaaad — would improve with a pro clean... )

 

Madeline Bell ‘Picture Me Gone’ / ‘I’m Gonna Make You Love Me’ (Philips / USA / 1968 / M-) £8

( Perfect copy — in correct custom sleeve — not an easy one on USA press... )

 

Anna King & Bobby Byrd ‘Baby, Baby, Baby’ / ‘If Somebody Told You’ (Philips / UK / 1965 / M-) £12

( Stunning copy of this wonderful R&B / NS banger, much-loved — such amazing vocalists — in correct custom sleeve — beautiful deepie on flip too — dinked middle... )

 

Keith (Powell) and Billie (Davis) ‘When You Move, You Lose’ / ‘Tastes Don’t Sour It’ (Piccadilly / UK / 1966 / M-) £25

 Unplayed copy — in correct custom sleeve — outstanding Soul / R&B double-sider — in correct custom sleeve — beautiful item... )

 

Tony Clarke ‘Ain’t Love Good — Ain’t Love Proud’ / ‘Coming Back Strong’ (Pye International / UK / 1964 / VG+) £20

( Few scuffs / minor WOL / very, very slight crackle — 2 stunning sides from a maestro at the top of his game...in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Sugar Pie DeSanto ‘I Don’t Wanna Fuss’ / ‘I Love You So Much’ (Pye International / UK / 1964 / VG+) £25

( Few scuffs / some slight WOL / slight label tear on topside /very, very minor crackle — 2 stunning sides... )

 

Pete Rodriguez ‘Azucar’ (Remo / USA / 1960s / VG+) £20

( Tuff Mambo, hard on 7”...nice copy — few scuffs...plays more like an Ex.... )

 

Dave Collins ‘Ride Your Pony’ (Rhino / UK / 1972 / Ex) £8

( Great Funky-Reggae version of the Aaron Neville / Neville Brothers track — jump up! Slightly scuffed... )

 

Mongo Santamaria ‘Tumba Le Le’ / ‘The Cha-Cha Blues’ (Riverside / USA / 1960s / VG+) £12

( Tuff Riverside promo copy of this hard Latin double-sider...both sides uptempo... )

 

Baba Brooks ‘Mattie Rag pts 1 &2’ (Ska Beat / UK / 1965 / Ex) £25

( Fantastic Ska double-sider — in wonderful shape — just a few scuffs... )

 

Baba Brooks with Don Drummond ‘Dr. Decker’ / ‘Woman’ (Ska Beat / UK / 1965 / VG+) £40

( Outstanding Ska double-sider — dinked middle... )

 

Lee Perry ‘Hold Down’ / ‘Wishes Of The Wicked’ (Ska Beat / 1965 / UK / VG+) £30

( Very early ‘Scratch sides — the shape of things to come — lotsa very light scuffs — plays loud and proud... )

 

Esther Phillips ‘Don’t Feel Rained On’ (Stateside / UK / 1962 / M-) £5

( Great little R&B mover on topside — needs some dancefloor attention — could go big — great Churchie / Deepie on flip too — immaculate copy in correct custom sleeve...came out on Lenox in the USA... )

 

The Van Dykes ‘I’ve Got To Go On Without You’ / ‘What Will I Do (If I Lose You)’ (Stateside / UK / 1966 / M-) £25

( 2 great sides — beautiful copy — in correct custom sleeve — flip is barn-storming Northern Soul... )

 

The Van Dykes ‘I Won’t Hold It Against You’ / ‘No Man Is An Island’ (Stateside / UK / 1966 / M-) £30

( Ditto the above... )

 

The Contours ‘Can You Jerk Like Me’ / ‘The Day When She Needed Me’ (Stateside / UK / 1964 / VG+) £40

( Beautiful copy, few scuffs — soooo hard to find clean — in correct custom sleeve...very fair price here... )

 

Carolyn Crawford ‘My Heart’ / ‘When Someone’s Good To You’ (Stateside / UK / 1964 / M-) £175

( What can ya say? One of THE rarest Stateside’s and my first-ever copy too — in correct custom sleeve — barely a mark on it — stunning... )

 

Eddie Floyd ‘I’ve Never Found A Girl’ (Stax / USA / 1968 / M-) £8

( Unplayed copy in correct custom sleeve — drill hole — brilliant version... )

 

Otis Gayle ‘I’ll Be Around’ / ‘Version’ (Studio 1 Jamaica / 1974 / Ex+) £50

( 100% DEFINITE original JA issue — black/white ‘1Studio’ label design press with ‘Made in Jamaica’ stamped on label in purple ink — as all REAL originals must have... )

 

Sonny Boy Williamson ‘No Nights By Myself’ / ‘Boppin With Sonny Boy’ (Sue / UK / 1964 / Ex+) £25

( OG UK Sue label press — stunning red/yellow label design — dinked middle but otherwise A-1 — wonderful double-sider... )

 

Phil Upchurch Combo ‘Nothing But The Soul’ / ‘Evad’ (Sue / UK / 1966 / M-) £30

( 2 stunning instrumentals from a Master at Work — yet another beautiful original Sue label 7” from Mark Rez this List...:-)

 

The Marvelettes ‘Here I Am Baby’ (Tamla / USA / 196 / M-) £12

( Beautiful copy — in correct custom sleeve...drill hole... )

 

Bobby Bland ‘Yield Not To Temptation’ / ‘How Dows A Cheating Woman Feel’ (Vocalion / UK / 1962 / M-) £60

( Stunning copy - barely played - in correct custom sleeve — totally and absolutely immaculate — 2 absolute stormers from the ‘Shoes’ man... )

 

Junior Parker ‘These Kind Of Blues pts 1 & 2’ (Vocalion / UK / 1965 / M-) £40

( Again — incredible condition for a 50 year old record — in correct custom sleeve... )

 

Linda Jones ‘I Just Can’t Live My Life (Without You Babe)’ / ‘My Heart (Will Understand)’ (Warner Bros / UK / 1975 / M-) £60

( Unplayed ‘A’ demo copy in correct custom sleeve...70s reissue done for the Northern Soul market — has never been easy to find... )

 

12" Singles:

 

Greg Henderson ‘Never Too Late’ (voc/inst) (Rain / USA / 1984 / M-) £100

( With Rome Jeffries on vocals — still in shrink (but NOT sealed) and an unplayed copy....another one that goes daft on eGay every time.... )

 

Loleatta Holloway ‘Hit And Run’ (Salsoul / UK / 1977 / M-) £10

( Gold-Stamped sleeve promo copy — gold in every way....... )

 

Willis Jackson ‘Nuthern Like Thuthern’ + 2 (BGP EP / UK / 1988 / M-) £25

( Unplayed (sticker) demo copy — with also: Billy Hawks ‘O Baby, I Believe I’m Losing You’ and Pucho ‘Got Myself A Good Man’ — immaculate shape...3 platinum-edged tracks for yer dollar, peeps.... )

 

Rome Jeffries ‘Good Love’ (voc/inst) (Rain / USA / 1983 / M-) £275

( Unplayed copy.......... )

 

Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson ‘The Bottle’ / ‘Hello Sunday! Hello Road’ (Arista / UK / 1977 / M-) £20

( The ultimate ‘Live’ version here — will blow your mind, hombres — killer flip too — unplayed copy in correct custom sleeve... ) 

 

LPs:

 

Rainbow Brown ‘Rainbow Brown’ (Vanguard / USA / 1981 / M-/Ex+) £50

( Stunning copy — appears unplayed? ‘It Ain’t No Big Thing’ , ‘Till You Surrender’ , ‘Happy Music’ , ‘I’m The One’ — Patrick Adams representin’... )

 

Lou Courtney ‘I’m In Need Of Love’ (Epic / USA / 1974 / M-/Ex+) £50

( Immaculate copy of one of THE best Soul LPs ever recorded: ‘Somebody New Is Lovin’ On You’ , ‘I Don’t Need Nobody Else’ etc etc — no filler here... )

 

Creative Source ‘Creative Source’ (Sussex (gatefold) / USA / 1973 / M-/Ex) £15

( Great copy — very, very minor sleeve wear...’Who Is He...’ , ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ , ‘You Can’t Hide Love’ etc etc — superb LP... )

 

Snoopy Dean ‘Wiggle That Thing’ (Blue Candle / USA / 1977 / M-/VG+) £350

( Stunning copy of a certified GRAIL LP from FLA — I’ve personally never even seen one of these before this copy rolled in — right up there in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for rare LPs...no need to list the tracks here cos you either want it or you don’t — sublime Funk / Soul / Disco LP from a Golden Era... )

 

Lamont Dozier ‘Love and Beauty’ (Invictus / USA / 1974 / M-/VG+) £45

( Unplayed vinyl but with some ringwear — as will each and every copy of this LP that has passed thru my hands — the sleeve is somewhat ringworm...’Why Can’t We Be Lovers’ , ‘If You Don’t Want To Be In My Life’ , ‘Slipping Away’ , ‘New Breed Kinda Woman’ etc etc — stunning...

 

Executive Suite ‘Executive Suite 1’ (Polydor / UK / 1974 / M-/Ex+) £60

( Immaculate copy — rare LP — no USA press of this LP exists...Patrick Adams, take a(nother) bow.... )

 

Leroy Hutson ‘Hutson 1’ (Warner Bros / UK / 1975 / M-/M-) £45

( 100% immaculate / unplayed copy here — what can ya say? A Master’s Masterpiece is what it is...’Lucky Fellow’ is just mind-bogglingly amazing — never, ever fails to move me, ever — as sampled many times in Hip-Hop too Erykah Badu namely, magnificence.... )

 

Chuck Jackson ‘Through All Times’ (Probe / UK / 1973 / M-/Ex) £15

( Cracking LP — so many cuts — Soul / Funk / Breaks — the works...’Through All Times’ , ‘I Only Get This Feeling’ , ‘I Can’t Break Away’ etc etc — stunning... )

 

Regina James ‘Dancin’ In The Flames Of Love’ (Reid’s World / USA / 1978 / M-/M-) £50

( Unplayed copy — still in shrink — of an LP I’ve never so much as clapped eyes on before....it’s all a Clarence Reid / Blowfly vehicle and has all of his usual henchmen in support — Freddie Stonewall etc etc — impossibly / horribly rare Disco-Funk-Soul LP from FLA.. )

 

Karin Jones ‘Under The Influence Of Love’ (Handshake / USA / 1982 / Ex+/M-) £125

( Unplayed copy — still in shrink — very, very minor wear to sleeve — and I mean *minor* - very, very slight crease front top right to sleeve — GRAIL album with one of the best 2 Step tracks ever recorded ‘Ready, Ready Love’ — just peerless, also ‘Here I Go Again’ is also the dog’s nads — amazing stuff... )

 

Kenny Brawner & Raw Sugar ‘Kenny Brawner & Raw Sugar’ (UA / USA / 1978 / M-/M-) £25

( Immaculate copy — unplayed — perfect in every way...my first-ever copy.nice Soul-Funk-Disco set which MUST be rare..... )

 

Don Drummond ‘Memorial Album’ (Trojan / UK / 1969 / VG+/M-) £40

( Unplayed vinyl — minor wear to sleeve, very minor...’Dr. Decker’ , ‘Latin Goes Ska’ , ‘Woman A Come’ etc etc — every single track is a winner... )

 

Lennie Hibbert ‘Creation’ (Studio 1 / Jamaica / 1960s / VG/Ex+) £90

( Sleeve is in poor shape here but the wax is very, very nice — some label damage to Side 1 — looks repairable — 1^st press red/black label design pressing — stunning LP: ‘Village Soul’ , ‘Soul Shack’ , ‘Creation’ , ‘Mighty’ etc etc — monumental vibes player on fyah... )

 

Millie Small ‘Millie and her Boyfriends (Trojan / UK / 1969 / VG+/M-) £40

( Great copy - appears unplayed - very minor wear to sleeve — brilliant LP with Millie Small doing duets with loads of the JA greats of the time like Roland Alphonso, Jackie Edwards, Owen Gray etc etc on tracks like ‘Sugar Plum’ , ‘Backbeat’ , ‘Jezebel’ etc etc — clever marketing from Lee and co at Trojan, eh? Stunning copy, truly... )

 

Various Artists ‘Blue Beat Special’ (Coxsone (blue) / UK / 1968 / VG+/M-) £50

( Immaculate vinyl - VERY very minor wear to sleeve — stunning comp with Jackie Mittoo, Soul Vendors, The Termites etc etc — beautiful condish... )

 

Various Artists ‘Jamaica Ska’ (Atlantic (purple) / UK / 1964 / VG/M-) £60

( Rare, rare, rare UK comp to big up the HUGE interest being generated in Ska on these shores in the early-60s: Byron Lee ‘Watermelon Man Ska’ , The Maytals ‘If You Act This Way’ , Byron Lee ‘Last Night Ska’ etc etc — stunning tracks here — sleeve is jaded / faded / tired but the vinyl is STILL A-1, 50 year on... )

 

Various Artists ‘Independent Jamaica’ (Trojan / UK / 1969 / Ex/M-) £40

( Stunning copy — barely played — some great lesser-known stuff on here like: Lord Creator ‘Independent Jamaica’ , Alton & The Flames ‘Dance Crasher’ , Justin Hines ‘Rub Up, Push Up’ etc — sterling LP... )

 

Joe Cuba Sextet ‘Breakin’ Out’ (Seeco / USA / 1960s / VG/M-) £10

( Sleeve is just a tad worn / discoloured / tired — wax is A-1....’Mambo Of The Times’ , ‘Wabble Cha’ , ‘To Be With You’ etc — wonderful artist... )

 

Pacheco his Flute and Latin Jam ‘Pacheco his Flute and Latin Jam’ (Fania / USA  / 1965 / M-/M-) £25

( 70s ‘clouds’ label design press of the (rare) 60s original — masterpiece LP — ‘Latin Gravy’ , ‘Yembere’ , ‘Sugar Frost’ etc etc — still in shrink.... )

Edited May 15, 2014 by Guest