Chicago Label Special - Billy & Betty to Howlin' Wolf

[Roger Banks]

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Please note company sleeves shown are not included with each record, unless stated, but are available at an extra cost from £2.00 each please ask for prices

 

All US Originals & individually graded

 

1   Billy & Betty – Talking Bout You Baby b/w I Need Some Kind Of Something – Sag Port SP101 M- £175 label error copy, both sides labelled as Talking Bout You Baby, great double sided ex Wilton spin in the 90’s, seldom listed these days & rarer green label bold print design, penned, arranged & produced by Greg Perry,

2   Cicero Blake – You’re Gonna Be Sorry b/w Sad Feeling – Renee R109 M- £35 penned by Barrett Strong & Wade Flemons, pleading mid-pace grower, slight water stain / label damage on flip only, vinyl mint

3   The Cascades – Pains In My Heart – Renee R105 M- £25 great upbeat doo-wop meets big city soul dancer played in the late 80’s

4   Lee Charles – Wrong Number b/w Someone Somewhere – Revue E11022 Demo M- £20 mint demo, great catchy mid-tempo dancer, credits include some of the city’s finest & nice mid-pace flip, different to the Brunswick release

Plus Brunswick copy 55401 M- b/w I’ll Never Ever Love Again M- £20

5   Mitty Collier – Help Me b/w For My Man – Chess 1942 WDJ M- £20 rare demo with flip, raw mid-tempo mover

6   Tyrone Davis – I’ll Be Right Here b/w Just Because Of You – Canadian Atco 618 M- £15 fabulous mid-tempo crossover dancer

7   The Dells – Q-Bop She-Bop b/w A Distant Love – Vee Jay 251 M- £35 hard early label number, ignore the title it’s a great upbeat doo-wop / R & B dancer, mint vinyl copy, tough to find in this condition

8   The Dells – You Belong To Someone Else – Cadet 5563 M- £30 old Sure-Shot spin, big city soul mid-tempo grower, just superb

9   The Dells – It’s All Up To You – Cadet CA5689 M- £35 while the label was floundering along came this superb mid-tempo crossover dancer from these stalwarts, bubbly label but vinyl mint

10 Syl Johnson – I’ve Got To Get Over b/w Falling In Love Again – Tmp-Ting TMP115 M- £20 two great raw mid-tempo sides from this great artist, played in the late 80’s, recommended

11 Syl Johnson – Surrounded b/w Straight Love No Chaser – Zachron X600 M- £35 great double sider, rarer label format  mint copy

12 Syl Johnson – One Way Ticket To Nowhere b/w Kiss By Kiss – Twilight M- £20 fabulous double sider, Jack Daniels & Johnny Moore penned, arranged by Donny Hathaway

13 Syl Johnson – Thank You Baby b/w We Did It Together – Twilight 144 M- £15 same as Johnny Moore, great crossover double sider

14 Otis Leavill – A Reason To Be Lonely – Blue Rock B4031 M- £20 X on label vinyl mint hence price, mid-tempo perfection from this great talent

15 Otis Leavill – Baby (Why Can’t You Hear Me) b/w Can’t Stop Loving You – Brunswick 55337 Ex+ Was £100 Now £70 a few slight scuffs only otherwise a M- copy, two fabulous mid-tempo sides, rarer issue copy

16 Little Milton – Ain’t No Big Deal On You b/w Who’s Cheating Who – Checker 1113 M- £20 uptempo R & B dancer & mid-tempo classic on flip

17 Bobby Moore – Chained To Your Heart – Checker 1180 M- £20 drivin’ mid-tempo dancer, old Shotts spin

18 Johnny Sayles – My Loves A Monster – Chi-Town C003 Ex- £17.50 light surface marks / scuffs but plays fine, raw drivin’ Chicago belter, ½ price

19 Gerald Sims formerly of The Daylighters – No Doubt About It – Nike 1019 M- £60 slight label wear vinyl mint, lovely mid-tempo side, hard number from the master of Chicago soul

20 Billy Stewart – True Fine Lovin’ Chess 1835 Ex+ £20 nice mid-tempo side, light surface marks only, vinyl copy

21 Billy Stewart – Once Again b/w Sitting In The Park – Canadian Chess M- £20 lovely label format for this great double sider, catchy dancer & classic flip     -     SOLD  

22 Tim – I Need Your Love b/w My Side Of The Track – Celtex WDJ CT102 Ex+ £30 like many low budget labels, pressed on lightly pitted vinyl but plays great throughout, two nice sides, ex Wilton spin     -     SOLD 

23 Sir Wales aka Wales Wallace – Whatever You Want – Innovation II INV8045 M- £25 1974 mid-tempo dancer, X on label only vinyl M-

24 Jackie Wilson – I’ve Learned About Life – Brunswick B55536 M- £20 1975 upbeat dancer, mint vinyl copy      -     SOLD 

25 Howlin’ Wolf – Down In The Bottom – Chess 1793 M- £35 great raw drivin’ upbeat jump blues dancer, mint vinyl copy, tough label number

 

Edited March 14 by Roger Banks