Chess Checker Label Feature - Classic & Rare

[Roger Banks]

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All US & UK Originals & All M- / Ex+ Unless Stated

Where not specified as included, company sleeves are available at an extra cost of £1.50 each

1 Fontella Bass – I Can’t Rest b/w I Surrender – Checker (1137) £20.00 two of her best dancers back to back

2 Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure – You’ll Miss Me (When I’m Gone) – Checker (1111) WDJ £20.00 mid tempo dancer, nice demo

3 Gene Chandler – Such A Pretty Thing – Checker (1155) £15.00 mid tempo classic, mint vinyl copy

4 Bo Diddley – Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut b/w Jo Ann – Checker (1083) £25.00 1st issue, checkerboard label design, great double sided R & B dancer

5 Sugar Pie DeSanto – I Don’t Wanna Fuss – Checker (1093) £20.00 60’s R & B club classic penned by Gerald Sims, vinyl issue

6 Ernie & Eddie – Who’s That Knocking At My Door b/w It’s A Weak Man That Cries – Checker (1057) WDJ £50.00 ½ book price for this hard to find label number, uptempo dancer & killer flip, note credits Ernie before Eddie

7 Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto – Do I Make Myself Clear – UK Chess (CRS8025) 19658 £45.00 lovely condition & nice price for a mint UK issue of this classic duet, great dancer

8 The Knight Brothers – Second Hand Lover – Checker (1064) £40.00 great duo, stormin’ uptempo dancer, mint copy

9 Little Milton – Can’t Hold Back The Tears b/w We’re Gonna Make It – Checker (1105) £20.00 two great mid tempo sides, rarer maroon / silver label design copy

10 Little Milton – Ain’t No Big Deal On You b/w Who’s Cheating Who – Checker (1113) £20.00 double sided gem, uptempo R & B dancer & mid tempo flip

11 Little Milton – Sometimey b/w We Got The Winning Hand – Checker (1132) £20.00 rarer crimson / silver label design for this great dancer, one of his best & nice flip

Plus blue label copy (1221) b/w Poor Man £15.00

12 Radiants – Heartbreak Society – Chess (1849) Demo £45.00 double sided vinyl demo of this fabulous mid tempo dancer

13 The Radiants – If Only I Had You b/w Voice Your Choice – Chess (1904) £15.00 mid tempo dancer & classic flip, rarer label variation

Plus black label copy £12.00

14 The Radiants – It Ain’t No Big Thing – Chess (1925) £20.00 just such a good side written by Gerald Sims, much copied classic

15 Jackie Ross – I’ve Got The Skill b/w Change Your Ways – Chess (1913) £15.00 mid tempo classic & nice flip

16 Billy Stewart – A Fat Boy Can Cry b/w Count Me Out – Chess (1888) £40.00 double sided mid tempo perfection, mint vinyl issue

17 Billy Stewart – Look Back And Smile b/w Secret Love – Chess (1978) £20.00 two great sides, same backing track as No Girl

18 The Vontastics – Why Must We Part b/w I Will Always Love You – Chess (2024) Demo £40.00 double sided dancer from this great group, nice demo copy

19 Albert Williams – I’m In Your Corner b/w Tumbling – Checker (1088) £25.00 slight label wear only vinyl M-, double sided Detroit penned / produced R & B dancer, two great sides

20 Johnny Williams – My Baby’s Good – Chess (1976) WDJ £70.00 single sided demo on promotional watermarked “Not For Sale” paper of this raw drivin’ mid tempo dancer, one of this best