Guest Classic45s Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) This week, we added some new 45s to our Louise Neal 45 Soul Auctions page, which features eye-popping, previously unplayed promo treasures from the Louise Neal Soul 45 collection. See the Auctions page for photos. If you are interested in bidding, please visit the Louise Neal 45 Soul Auctions page for images and an explanation of the auction process. Ray Scott, Decca 32186 (promo), 1967. "The Real Thing / Can't Get Over Losing You" Condition: M (M|M-|M) Ray Scott, although he never achieved National fame, managed to release an impressive number of highly-sought-after Northern Soul singles on different labels. This single's A side is a dynamite Northern Soul dancer you won't want to miss. This is a new, unplayed promo copy and comes in a crisp Decca Records factory sleeve. The record is pristine Mint overall, including flawless audio, but note that the Vinyl is graded M-, as the wax isn't perfectly flat (though that has no affect on the audio). High Bid: $90 Other 45s still available for opening bids: Chino Feaster, Blue Rock 4078 (promo), 1968. "You're So Much Woman / A Grown Man Cry" Condition: M- (M-|M-|M) The A side is that rare ballad that's perfect for slow moments in a Northern Soul set... A real winner! On the flip side, the singer lets loose with some Deep Soul chops. This new, unplayed promo copy comes in a crisp Blue Rock Records factory sleeve. Its labels and vinyl exhibit faint signs of storage wear, grading Near Mint. The audio, I'm pleased to say, sounds pristine. Minimum Bid: $90 International G.T.O.'s, Rojac 1007 (stock), 1966. "I Love My Baby / It's Been Raining In My Heart" Condition: M- (M-(x)|M-|M-) This rare 45 features two sought-after, and quite different, Soul recordings: "Raining" is a lovely, Philly-Soul-style ballad, while "I Love My Baby" is seriously meant to be danced to! FYI, Kev Roberts includes "Baby" in his "extended" list of the 500 greatest at #545. This popular single has been bootlegged and reissued over the years, but rest assured this is a 1966 original pressing, with the cursive-etched "Bell Sound" in the trailoff wax. This single is one that Louise Neal may have actually played, though not more than a few times I would guess. The labels exhibit faint storage wear, and the "Raining" side is marked with two black "X"s. The vinyl has a couple of small scuffs as well as general light storage wear, just barely grading Near Mint. The vinyl has very light surface noise, which is audible in the first few bars at the beginning of each side but almost completely inaudible afterward, so the clear, undistorted music shines through, grading Near Mint overall. Minimum Bid: $400 Oliver Joy, Big Deal 134, 1967. "Don't You Let Nobody Tell You / You Know That I Love You" Condition: M- (M- (x)|M|M) From a small New Orleans label, this rare single offers two soulful ballads — One in a Deep Soul mood and the other leaning towards Northern Soul. This new, unplayed stock copy has been stamped as a promo, with "D.J. Copy" on one side and two stars on the other. Aside from the faintest of storage wear, the vinyl is pristine Mint, and the audio has no notable flaws, grading Mint as well. Minimum Bid: $100 _______ Louise Neal was a black female disk jockey from North Carolina who had a 3-hour Soul/RnB/Blues show from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. During that time, she collected thousands of (mostly) promo 45s at her home from the many record companies she was registered with for receiving promotional material--ABC, Atlantic/Atco, Chess/Checker/Cadet, Decca, Brunswick, Shout, Stax/Volt, Fame, Imperial, Jubilee, Okeh, Sue, Philles, SureFine, Vee-Jay, Kent, Duke, Bell, Paula/Ronn, Rojac, Peacock, Motown (all labels), Veep, Capitol, Modern, Dial, Jamie and many others. A large number of these precious 45s accumulated unopened in their original shipping packages after Neal left the business and moved to New York in 1967. (Also during 1963-65, when Neal had earlier left town.) Most are highly collectable and extremely rare Northern Soul singles with book values ranging well above $100... a few above $1,000! Many are pristine--unplayed and with a bare minimum of storage wear. Others may exhibit very light storage wear and/or an "x" marked on the label. A good many come in their original factory sleeve, some of which are rare and valuable on their own these days. The collection also contains rarities and classics of interest to fans of RnB, Blues, Girl Groups, Doo Wop, and various other genres of Rock. We began selling records from the Louise Neal collection in June 2015, and it will take years for us to get through everything. To see what's for sale, what's already sold, and what's coming up, visit the Louise Neal Collection page on Classic 45s (https://www.classic45s.com/). We continue to add more details about the collection as time permits. This page shows all the Louise Neal 45s we've added to date (some have sold). Edited December 2, 2015 by Classic45s
Guest Classic45s Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Darrell Banks at $190 USD - Closing December 1 at 7 pm Eastern US/midnight UK
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