Friday's Fabulous 12 O'Jays Willie Hightower & More

[Roger Banks]

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1st Class £3.50 add 0.75p for each additional item, Recorded Delivery add £2.00 to 1st class rate, Special Delivery add £9.00 to 1st class rate

 

All US 60’s originals & all individually graded

Where not specified as included, company sleeves are available at an extra cost from £1.50 each please ask for prices

 

1   Jimmy Bailey – Hush – Columbia (4-43408) WDJ M- £70.00 nice release date stamped demo Sept 22 1965 of this big production big city soul dancer from the great song writing trio of Ashford, Simpson & Armstead, arranged & conducted by the talented Horace Ott

2   George Blackwell – Mister Loser – Smoke (KB0100) Ex+ £100.00 bargain price on this awesome voiced pleading mid-tempo grower penned by Johnny Northern & Ralph Bailey, arranged & conducted by the great Bert De Coteaux, ex Pat Brady spin

3   Willie Hightower – Because I Love You – Capitol (5916) M- £75.00 self-penned upbeat dancer of the highest order, in company sleeve

4   Herbert Hunter – Isn’t It Wonderful To Dream – Poncello (714) WDJ M- £45.00 big voiced atmospheric mid-tempo grower, old Moorlands & Sure-Shot spin -     SOLD 

5   The Jets – Everything I Do b/w I Was Born With It – Port (45-3016) WDJ M- £65.00 atmospheric mid-tempo group dancer & upbeat flip, vinyl demo

6   Melinda Marx – It Happens In The Same Old Way b/w What – Vee Jay (VJ689) Demo M- £75.00 superb femme fatale blue eyed girlie mid-tempo dancer, flip is the original atmospheric mid-tempo version of Judy Street’s classic

7   Barbara Mills – Try – Hickory (45-1392) WDJ M- £100.00 long overlooked & so hard to find, lovely lilting mid-tempo girlie grower, mint demo copy

8   The Monclairs – Wait For Me – Sunburst (SU106) WDJ M- £45.00 rare mint vinyl demo copy of this haunting mid-tempo group dancer

9   The O’Jays – I’ll Never Forget You – Imperial (66162) M- £325.00 probably the rarest format for this Detroit produced mid-tempo group classic on a black vinyl issue, lovely condition & in company sleeve, penned by Mike Terry & Jack Ashford a Solid Hitbound production boarding on Pied Piper, just superb -     SOLD 

10 The Performers – I Can’t Stop You – Mirwood (5535) WDJ Ex+ £100.00 nice double sided vinyl demo of this drivin’ uptempo group dancer, feint scuff on flip only plays superbly

11 Turley Richards – I Just Can’t Take It Any Longer – Canadian Columbia (4-43667) M- £40.00 lovely format & a mint vinyl issue for this under rated big voiced big city soul mid-tempo dancer from this blue eyed soulster - SOLD 

12 Johnny Williams – My Baby’s Good – Chess (1976) WDJ M- £80.00 lovely single sided demo on Promotion DJ Copy Only watermarked paper for this great atmospheric raw voiced drivin’ mid-tempo R & B mover from this great artist

 

 

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Roger Banks