60’s & 70’s NORTHERN DANCERS

Alan Walls · May 25, 2017

60’s & 70’s Northern Dancers, from full-on bangers to mid tempo floaters. Quality tackle!

*All in nice, tidy Ex condition unless otherwise noted*

60’s:
*** ON HOLD *** EJ Chandler - I Can’t Stand To Lose You - SOS £80 proper Northern Soul like what we was weaned on as Youths, a bona fide classic and just a wonderful record

*** ON HOLD *** Exsaveyons - I Don’t Love You No More - Smoke £85 as above, pure Northern!

Candy & Kisses - Out In The Streets Again - Scepter *demo* £40. Price reflects the appearance on this tuff Ashford & Simpson-penned dancer. Looks like a rough vg+, plays much, much better.

The Fugitives - Good Lovin’ If You Can Get It - Sandman £80 lovely, uptempo, feel good dancer

The Sensations - I Won’t Be Hurt - Way Out £45 not in the same ball park as their Demanding Man monster but some damn-fine mid tempo goodness

Gil Blanding - Rules - Ready £225 VG++ , plays loud crisp and clear. A much loved late Wigan classic that evaded the bootleggers

The Enjoyables - Push A Little Harder / We’ll Make A Way - Capitol £80 priced to sell due to that tiny crack at the start (see photo), most of which is in the run in groove. Aside from a wee click for about 20 seconds both sides are in Ex/Ex+. Another winner from the ‘Shame’ group on Shrine, ‘Push’ was a firm favourite at the Glenrothes & Allanton niters, while ‘Make A Way’ is sublime group mid tempo. If there’s such a thing as a ‘solid’ crack this is it – hasn’t worsened in the 35 years I’ve owned this gem.

Bobby Womack - Find Me Somebody - Atlantic *demo* £70 fierce, gritty Northern stomper, sung by one of the most loved voices in Soul. High time this gem had it’s day in the sun! ‘How Does It Feel’ on the flip is a tidy wee dancer, too! Slight label tear, as if anyone should GAF!

70’s
Chuck Overton - I’m So Thankful / Is It Possible - Kapp £65 cracking crossover double sider. It’s not just me who can hear shades of ‘Time’s A Wasting’ in ‘It’s Not Possible’, is it?

Curtis - How Can I Tell Her - Charm City - £70 vg++ surface scratches but not affecting play. Ok, calm down: it’s not the extremely tuff DM1932 release, but it is the recording that became a monster on the scene, and still in demand today. A true Modern Soul classic.

The Exportations - I Want You / Find Another Day - Vir Ro £150 fine double sided dancer, cheapest price on the interweb!

Four Wonders - Just Looking For My Love - Solid Foundation *demo* £60 quality mid tempo, priced to sell

Luckey Davis - It’s Not Where You Start It’s Where You Finish - Highland £70 lovely, feel good dancer. Every home should have one!

Otis Clay - The Only Way Is Up / Special Kind of Love - Echo £75 ok, condition first: looks vg++ with some surface marks that don’t affect play, but in keeping with most copies, it’s not clearest recording and has that hiss at the start. For decades I thought they all did but after enquiries, it appears some don’t, and accordingly, are priced into 3 figures. Another Modern Soul Classic from late Wigan/Clifton Hall era, while Special Kind of Love on the flip is a top drawer mid tempo dancer.

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