Private Auction, Mint Promos

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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.  Three of these beauties are ending on December 26 - Boxing Day!

If you are interested in bidding, please visit the Louise Neal 45 Soul Auctions page for images and an explanation of the auction process.  

 45s with active bidding and associated close dates:

• Otis Clay, One-derful 4834 (promo), 1965.
       "Three Is A Crowd / A Flame In Your Heart"
       Condition: M- (M|EX+|M-) On his very first single, Otis Clay fronts a sizzling band on a number that'll definitely set fire to your dancing feet! The flip is a more typical Deep Soul outing. This promo 45 is among those in the Neal collection that she may have actually played, but no more than once or twice I would guess. In this case, the labels are pristine, but the vinyl has a couple of scuffs and one or two tiny scratches that lower the grade to a strong EX. The audio grades Near Mint to reflect some light surface noise and a few, occasionally audible light "pops". The record comes with a vintage One-derful Records shipping package (the only one of its kind in the Neal collection).
       High Bid: $100 USD | Closes January 18, at 7:00 pm Eastern
• Other 45s still available for opening bids:

• Johnny Bartel and the Soul Masters, Solid State 2514 (promo), 1970.
       "If This Isn't Love / I've Waited Too Long"
       Condition: M (M|M|M) Here's a pristine Mint promo copy of this highly collectable 1970 single, which features a dynamite Northern Soul dancer in "If This Isn't Love," which is technically the B side of the 45, according to the promo labels. This new, unplayed promo comes in a crisp Solid State Records factory sleeve.  
       Minimum Bid: $200
• Billy Floyd, 20th Century 6678 (promo), 1967.
       "Sweeter Than Candy / One Chance"
       Condition: M (M|M|M) This terrific rarity offers two fine Northern Soul dancers, with a particular nod to "Sweeter." This new, unplayed promo 45 has no notable flaws, grading pristine Mint in all respects (Labels, Vinyl, Audio). It comes in a crisp 20th Century Fox Records factory sleeve.
       Minimum Bid $120
• Exciters, Shout 214 (promo), 1967.
       "Soul Motion / You Know It Ain't Right"
       Condition: M- (M|M-(sw)|M) This rare single gives a lot of bang for the buck: The "Plug Side" ("Soul Motion") is a dynamite dancer, and the flip may be even better! This new, unplayed promo copy looks and sounds brand new, but I'm grading the vinyl Near Mint to reflect a mild, no-impact storage warp. This copy comes with one of the Shout Records shipping packages in the Neal collection.
       Minimum Bid: $50
• Delores Hill, Companion 105 (promo), 1961.
       "What He Used To Tell Me / True Confession"
       Condition: M- (M-(x)|M|M) This obscure Soul single features two great tracks, with Northern Soul fans giving their nod to "What He Used To Tell Me" in particular. This new, unplayed promo 45 would grade pristine Mint across the board, but the "True Confession" label has a small red checkmark on it; the vinyl and audio look and sound brand new.
       Minimum Bid: $90

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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 4 January by Classic45s