Jodesha, Sunflowers, Kim Katrell, Positive Sounds +++

[George M]

Click the song titles for audio, taken directly from the record for sale, with no EQing etc.

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Grading: M- / VG++ / VG+ / VG / VG- / G  (VG++ is used to mean the same as EX in UK Record Collector terms). Post prices are £4 UK recorded / £9 UK special delivery / £6 airmail to EU (cheap items only) / £7 rest of the world (cheap items only) / £12 tracked & signed service outside the UK.

Thanks,
George

45s ~ alphabetical by label

Lee Fields “Tyra’s Song / You’re My Weakness” (A&T) VG £70
Storming dancefloor favourite, ballad flip. (Light warp not affecting play)
 
Wes Lewis “It’s Gonna Be Hard / Best Of My Years” (Black Kat) VG+ £125
Midtempo crossover with strong vocal performance and plenty of style, plus a really nice group ballad. (Very slight warp not affecting play. Looks pretty clean, but has a bit of noise in pressing, as with other copies I've seen)
 
Jade “One Down & You To Go” / WOL-14.5 AM (Budweiser Showcase) VG £100
Underrated ballad. (Same track as Seville. Looks pretty clean, plays with just a touch of noise)
 
Jimmy Lomax “Come On Home” (Camille) VG+ sold
Still seemingly little-known funky northern, with two drum breaks and a big, pleading vocal. (Slight dish not affecting play)
 
Ray Lewis “Too Sweet To Be Lonely / Sitting at Home with my Baby” (D’Or) VG £60
Lovely midtempo crossover/ ballad, with swinging northern flip, both featuring strong lead & group backing. (Sitting side has two x’s on label)
 
John “Buddy” Hopkins “I Feel Love / I Feel Love (Dance Mix)” (De Vree) VG++ £40
Obscure 80s soul from Hollywood CA. With the elements more spaced out, the Dance Mix is probably the better side. (Sharp copy, close to M- with some very faint swirly label imprinting, actually looks quite cool & seems to just be how this record was pressed)
 
The Shades of Love “Such Good Friends / A Woman Will Do Wrong” (Delon) strong VG to VG+ £700
Funky northern / crossover dancer with a female lead that gets right inside your system – truly infectious & uplifting. Solid harmony ballad on the flip, covering the Clarence Reid & Paul Kelly song that was done first (?) by Helene Smith. (Light wear. A side plays great, B side has some faint noise. A touch of faint ringwear, still looks ok.)
 
The Blenders Ltd. “You Got It All, Ain’t Got No More / When Ya Git Through Wit It Put It Back” (Grayslak) VG+ £225
Both of these 70s funk dancers bang in the club. The featured side here comes with the heady horns, but the other one has the tough drum break and killer soloing. (Seldom surfaces clean like this.)
 
Jodesha & Star Ride “Star Ride / The Answer” (Love Poet) VG++ Offers
Ultimate cosmic modern, in a class of its own. One of the hottest records out there, and with very good reason: besides hardly ever turning up, “Star Ride” an absolute masterpiece. The B side is pretty strong, too. (Copy looks nice and clean. Trades and part-trades also considered, feel free to enquire.)
 
Cloud One “Disco Juice / Charleston Connection” (P&P) VG+ £45 on hold
Classic New York underground disco, majestic-sounding each & every time. (Looks really clean, doubtless would be sold as M- elsewhere. Very faint dish, only visible when B side is playing)
 
Universal Jubilaires “Childhood Days” (Redemption) VG/VG- sold
Gospel funk banger from Chicago. (B side is VG- to G and has a touch of label wear)
 
The Scott Singers “When The Saints Go Marching In” (Sacred Sounds) VG sold
Raw & rugged gospel funk from Detroit. (Flip has a touch of label marking, nothing bad)
 
Vontastics “I’ll Never Say Goodbye / Don’t Mess Around” (Satellite) VG £85
Excellent northern / crossover dancer. (A side has some ringwear at outer edge. Looks ok. B side has similar ringwear, wol, and fairly discreet tear at top. That side also has scuffing nap).
 
The Positive Sounds “You’re The One I Need / I Almost Blew My Mind” (Shiptown) VG £900
Amongst the greatest of all group ballads – and one of Norfolk VA’s finest soul records, which is saying something. (Featured side plays great. Light tics on flip, check the full audio – still a pretty decent copy.)
 
Hot Stuff “Hustle Bustle / Down for the Count” (Sound House) VG+ £175 on hold
The heartfelt funky disco sound of “Hustle Bustle” is the warmly recommended song here – although the uptempo 70s funk side has breaks (including drums at the start & end), and might be some people’s pick. (Has some very faint print ghosting, as is sometimes the case with this title, looks fine though. Nice copy)
 
The Sunflowers “Mariana (Hustle)” (Sunflower) VG/VG+ £2000
Unique & exquisite 70s group soul. Starting at ballad tempo, it goes through various builds & drops throughout, holding & releasing the energy as it develops. Truly a sound like no other – and incredibly for 2023, there is no sales history. (Appears to be from the Dominican Republic, although the label looks distinctly Miami. This copy is likely a one-off. I’ve been told it’s the only one to surface: I got it from the guy who made the Discogs listing, who got it from the guy who put it on Youtube. Has a bit of intro cue burn, then plays fine, vinyl not styrene.)
 
Cummings Electric Sounds “Electric Sounds / (Part 2)” (Twin’s) VG+ £50
Spacey funk from DC. (Despite the discogs entry which states that this earlier pressing plays off centre, the copy on offer here plays fine. Slight warp not affecting anything)
 
Kim Katrell “Looking For A Good Man / Tomorrow” (Tyson) VG to VG+ Offers
Powerful dancefloor funk from New York, with potential for the crossover & 70s circuit. As with the Sunflowers record above, to call this rare would be an understatement. The deep funk days of yesteryear are getting a bit hazy now, but I’m fairly sure this was known back then by a single copy. It appears only ever to have sold once online – in 2016, via a sketchy-looking auction – and although I didn’t notice that sale at the time, judging by the label this copy is almost certainly the same one. (Light wear, uptempo side plays fine, flip is VG, both have a bit of ringwear. Once again, feel free to enquire about this, and I would also consider trades.)

Edited November 24, 2023 by George M