Louise

Gorgeous George "You Can't Stop A Woman b/w Get Up Off It & It's Not A Hurting Thing" £15.00 SOLD Just found a handful of this long deleted and it would appear now forgotten Grapevine 2000 release. A great previously unissued crossover gem with George cleverly using the Esso Petrol slogan about putting "A Tiger In Your Tank" in the songs lyric's. With the added bonus of both sides of his recently auctioned funk and deep soul Peachtree 45 on the flip. (3 -45's in one). The b-side was cut at 33rpm. Postage £2.50 (1st/recorded) Regards Dave

The A side is a great previously unissued crossover gem "You Can't Stop A Woman" with George using the Esso Petrol Slogan of the day by including the line about putting " A Tiger In Your Tank" in the songs lyric's. With the added bonus ofthe two above songs n the flip. Dave

Due to the current euphoria regarding the effervescent Gorgeous George Odell how about this previously un-issued forgotten crossover gem. Gorgeous George "You Can't Stop A Woman" Grapevine 159 the only way you can get it on vinyl and a record that still has plenty legs in it. Dave

Ace Cannon "Sea Cruise" with a cue burn

Hey Chalky Your easy bit is a hard bit to techno phobe like me ! Now Pete really needs a special mention, a staunch 60's maniac who selflessly had to wade through hour after hour of modern soul to transfer the tape. Mind you someone mentioned that they'd seen him walking through Wombourne bare chested apart from a red leather waistcoat and a gold medallion while whistling the theme music from 'Shaft' so there's hope that he's finally crossing over to the dark side ! Dave

Curious and open minded soul fans, now theres a rarity ! Dave

Hi Gotsoul I wouldn't say that it got ignored as came out on a album and got a release in the UK on Tamla Motown. Great record by the way, written by Marvin Smith out of the Artistic's Dave

Hi Andy I have a mint issue available @ £100 + £2.50 postage (1st/recorded) Let me know Dave

What about "Girls" and "I'm So Lost" also released credited to Mark Greene their lead singer. Dave

Hi Sunny Soul Try Wand 7" also came out on Curtom Dave

QUOTE: Got hold of all the Willie Tee master tapes ? funny thing is that neither Willie or his late cousin Uylesses Gains also his partner in Gatur had any ? Dave

Perhaps he had a cold when he demo'd it ? Anyone care to run a book on which lookalike label it will miraculously begin to appear on Oh yes! just remembered didn't Willie perform "One More Chance" when he did Cleethorpes or was it his daughter, it would good if someone had a video of the performance to compare , anyone ? Dave

Hi, hasn't it got a Frankford & Wayne stamp in the runout grooves. Dave

Hi There I first heard these tracks way back in 2011 when they were sent to us (Soul Junction) by the late reverend Eddie L. Quinn. I always thought the harmonies were great even if the backing was quiet sparse. We later released a 45 on one of Eddie's other groups Fairplay which also included David Bursey of Noah and The Candi Bars on Candi-Stix fame in it's line up. Good luck with the release Dave SJ

RE: The Westbound press of The New Holidays. During several conversations with James Holiday of The New Holidays and after playing him "My Baby Ain't A Play Thing" (again several times) he didn't recognize any of the voices involved and vehemently denies ever recording the song. Although obviously a 'Popcorn' Wylie production, so who knows what shenanigans occured between Popcorn and Armen Boladian when Westbound picked it up, thus the true identity of the performers is still to be found. Dave

One of Letchworth's finest , R.I.P old boy. Louise & Dave

Nice one Dave Some great information there, I did try and ring 'Fabb' a few times recently but was told only this Saturday night that he had reputedly passed away. A good ole' boy who played on many of Popcorn's sessions i.e. The Mighty Lovers and New Holidays on Soul Hawk etc. He once told me a great story about Jimmy 'Soul' Clark having one of his many bust up's with his wife, then having to spend the next fortnight living in a children's tree house due to Mrs Clark's refusal to let him back in the family home !! Dave SJ

I wondered how long it would be before somebody began dissecting the merits of "Road Runner" as a northern spin. If your a 100mph dancer very little I would assume, yet another one of those chin stroker records i'll bet your saying ? That aside let's hope the highlighting of the MIS CO stamp will stop less informed buyers getting turned over in the future. Many Philly 45's that were pressed at Hodges carry this very same stamp for starters John bowie on Merben and Pat & The Blenders on Fast Eddie if anyone want to practice their brass rubbing technique. Dave

Well said Chalky, unfortunately high prices achieved are not just restricted to the northern soul fratrnity, I'm afraid to say there's been certain unscrupulous characters knocking out counterfeits of doo-wop, low rider, sweet and funk indemander's for many years now. Dave

The song was registered at one time with BMI (I've checked) and also with it's inclusion in the Soul Harmony Singles Book one would assume that one of either Beckman, Hunt or Kline (or all three of them) had a copy in their possession at one time. Dave

Not so strange a name when you consider that Harry Moon's "Woman's Man" also came out as Harry Moon & The Fide on the 'Sin' label along with a further release Harry & Vee Vee "Without Your Love" (The Harry being Mr Moon himself). With the logo of the 'Sin label being an image of the devil. Dave

On the Orange one the The Girl I Need side is a miscredited song title with the recording being a song entitled "Can't Pull Myself" Away. Dave

I do hope he hasn't got underfloor heating ! Dave

That's exactly what I thought when I paid Soul Bowl three quid for one ! Even if it was only a lowly demo copy closely followed by two quid for Hurt By Love and a fiver for his Wheelsville 45 I've always liked the sound of his voice Dave

Carl Jones (Wolves) has a red issue too. Dave