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Some odds and sods up for grabs, a mix of familiar, under the radar, easily overlooked, hard to find and perhaps auction items, but set sale they are. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Bernie Williams – Ever again – Bell 768 Ex £4000 (First came to light on the scene in the early 70’s but remained extremely rare for the 50 intervening years. Amazing that this version licenced to the major label has come to be the harder to find, versus what appears to be an earlier local release on the Philly Del-Val label by Gene Woodbury. I’m one for eye catching label designs so I know the liberty bell logo ticks my box, but it doesn’t distract me form the awesome rarity on offer here. Visual condition is Ex given the drill hole, light bubbling of label, and a few sleeve marks on the surface, audibly it plays Ex+) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £275 (Washington DC crossover winner from the Shrine artist, in lovely condition) Turley Richards – I feel all right – Columbia 43837 WD Ex+ £900 (Thunderous vocals carried on a wave of horns, drums and sax, just lacking the kitchen sink. Tidy beat ballad on flip. Feint mottling of the label fringe on both sides) Frederick Hymes – Time ain’t gonna do me no favor – Fab Vegas 4526 M- £1500 (As independent as it gets, and amazing 1971 special from Location Recording Service (LRS) of Burbank, CA for Hymes who used this limited run to promote his talents at shows he performed at. Let’s face it, it’s a fabulous slice of crossover come 70s Soul and so dance floor perfect. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Innersection – I’m in debt to you / Let me love yuh – Group 5 101 WD M- £1200 (Fantastic double-sider out of Memphis, both top drawer dancers that’ll do anyone’s decks proud. Flip label has title penned over, and very slight lift on edge that does not affect play, but that’s aesthetics and its what’s in the grooves that counts!) Bobby Montgomery – Make me yours / Seek and you shall find – Highland 078 WD M- £150 (The top side a superb cover of the Bettye Swann hit, you know what you’re getting here! and the flip nothing to be sniffed at, an edgy Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong compo, that echo’s the later Motown output of the Tops and Temps, overseen by the awesome all-rounder that was Arthur Wright) Gambrell’s – Jive talk – Pioneer 2109 M- £350 (Outstanding, Detroit girl group at their catchy, vibrant, glorious best. Exceptional release on Gary Rubins own label. Some bubbling from the vinyl from pressing process, does not affect play) Bessie Banks – Don’t you worry baby the best is yet to come – Quality 503 Ex £450 (Divide the Gambrell’s by 3 and you’re left with one, and what a one, this little beauty drenched in a musical composition drenched in sultriness, so, so, soulful. Lovely blue stocker, very light label ageing) Sammy Campbell – I never thought (I’d find anybody like you) / SOS for love – Queen City 1601 Ex £700 (Sammy, or Tyrone Ashley, a son of Newark NJ, is most associated with fans as the lead of the Del Larks, but also for writing for George Blackwells, Smoke label. A talented fella who left a legacy of rarities for the scene. Hard 45 to turn up) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £450 (South side Chicago group, also recorded as the Cassadons on Satch’s subsidiary Beltone. Nice clean copy, with an edge lift that does not affect play) Norris Vines & Luvlines – Give in – Smile 112 M- £850 (Superb copy of this Canadian mid 70’s soul winner, glides along on a wave of vocal ranges. I can never work out whether it’s the lead belting out high and low or the Luvlines taking turns, stunning good feeling soul. Outrageously good and a guaranteed floor filler) Tony Owens – I’ll Be There / Wishing, Waiting, Hoping – Soulin’ 146 M- £150 (New Orleans release from the Issac Boldens stable, he’s pretty hands on, owning, penning, and producing two gorgeous side that straddles tastes, the top sides an upbeat gritty dancer backed by whooping girls, the flip is an equally appealing soulful chiller. There’s a lot to like about this semi-known gem) New Young Hearts – A little togetherness – Soultown 10 Vg+ £125 (This old Northern stomper must have filled some floors in its time, voices raised wording the unmistakable lyrics. Grade is visual based on vinyl showing signs of use, but it plays darned well at least Ex) Fantastics – High note / That one – Sound Stage Seven 2548 WD M- £150 (Glorious male harmony driven group soul, 2 fabulous mellow mid-tempos, in fine shape just the feintest mottling on a portion of label, hardly visible) Syl Johnson – Do you know what love is – Special Agent 200 WD Ex+ £450 (An absolute masterpiece, Chicago at its best but 2 minutes has always been far too short for me, but that piano intro, dance beat, rough vocals all make up for it. Feint signs of use on labels) Little Joe Roman – When you’re lonesome – Tuff 419 WD Ex+ £2200 (Boy, oh boy, oh boy, what a sensational 45 that for me for many years was what dreams were made of. In the flesh…. Wow what a piece of iconic vinyl, served up with a crisp white label sporting that irresistible ‘Tuff’ logo, so cool and what a tune) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex- £250 (Fabulous beat ballad from one of the scenes most vaunted artists. Demo label copy, visual grade due to label affixed off centre and some wear and discoloration, better news is it plays stunning M-) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers’ risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A hefty bunch of 45s from the sales box, loads of goodies here, many household titles, others understated and deserving of more respect, and many under book value, so bargains to be had. I’ve added a selection of images to keep electric costs down, if you want to see an image I haven’t added just say, ready to go, likewise sound files on request. PM any questions or to reserve please. Thelma Jones – Souvenirs of a heartbreak – Barry 1018 WD Ex+ £50 (Powerhouse under the radar femme dancer on the much rarer demo) Billy Butler – Burning touch of love / Thank you baby – Brunswick 55372 YD M- £40 SOLD (Unmistakable vocal style, another pair of choice cuts from one of the scenes greatest artists) Barbara Acklin – Just ain’t no love – Brunswick 55388 M- £20 (Such a classy voice and great tune, easy to overlook, comes with Picture Sleeve in Ex, image available on request) Jackie Wilson – Higher and higher – 78021 YD Ex+ £25 SOLD (Double sided stereo release, what a voice) Esquires – And get away – Bunky 7752 M- £10 (Outstanding cheapie) Mary Wheeler – Prove it – Calla 111 DJ Vg+ £15 (Fantastic beat ballad, visual grade, plays Ex) Doris Troy – Face up to the truth – Capitol 2043 M-£100 (Uplifting dancer, minor edge lift, does not affect play) Nancy Wilson – The end of our love – Capitol 2136 M- £20 (All time classic) Lou Rawls - Dead end street - Capitol 5869 M- £20 (Man, just listen to that spoken intro, what a storyline) Calvin & Catamounts – I know my baby cares for me – Catamount 131 Ex+ £40 SOLD Excellent New Jersey group Soul) Otis Busch & Crusaders – So much love – Cha Cha 766 Ex+ £30 (Rarer earlier release on the Cha Cha label, smooth group soul) Jerry Fuller – I get carried away – Challenge 59279 M- £75 SOLD (Big city Soul, classic oldie on a corking stock copy) Johnny Williams – My baby’s good – Chess 1976 M- £75 (Fantastic R&B tinged Northern) Arlene Bailey – Ain’t that something – Cobra 0010 Ex £45 HOLD (Cracking little Ashford and Simpson penned track, quality written all over it, lovely tune) Paul Peek – I’m movin’ uptown – Columbia 43771 WD Ex £40 (Uptempo dancer) Gene Chandler – Nothing can stop me – Constellation 149 Ex £15 (Timeless Chicago brilliance, couple of light ticks at run out and edge lift dnap) Linda Carr – Lonely teardrops – Cub 9124 Ex+ £25 (Lovely version of the Jackie Wilson favourite, Linda Jones of course of ‘You hit me like TNT’, ‘My Heart needs a break’ and ‘I’m taking back my love’ fame) Marshall & Chi-Lites – Baby its time / Price of love – Dakar 600 Ex+ £25 (Superb double sider) Tyrone Davis – Turn back the hands of time – Dakar 616 WD M- £10 SOLD (Slick crossover dancer, headline tune on a movie once!) Sam & Bill – Tryin’ to get back to my baby – Decca 32200 M- dh £20 (Awesome mid-tempo harmonies) Bronzettes - (Beggin’) Baby please don’t go / Moments - Double Soul 108 Ex £50 (Chicagoan quartet deliver 2 pleasing sides. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Lee Rogers – Go-go girl – D-Town 1067 Ex £10 (What an out and out stomper, superb lyrics, label tear and writing on flip label) Bobby Bland – Ain’t nothing you can do – Duke 373 Ex £10 (Infectious tune, outstanding artist, light label wear) Continental Four – Heaven must have sent you – Jay Walking 015 M- £15 SOLD (Excellent sweet group cover of the Motown winner) Marva Josie – Now is the time / Oohbiskubido – Julmar 500 Ex £50 (Excellent 2 sider, a horn back sassy vocal on the top side, the flip, ignore the title, its a decent soul dancer, on a great beat) Joe Frazier – Come and get me love – Knockout 711 EX+ £10 (One of the greatest boxers of course, but he also knocked some songs out the park, his Cloverlay releases not to be missed, this is more laid back and slower paced but he does have a voice) Fabulettes – If it wasn’t for the girls – Local 807 Ex £100 (A recent auction item for John Manship, and according to the write up a rare one, Sax Kari involvement in this raw bouncy NOLA release. 2 Xol) Nat Wright – Mr. Love – Mercury 72980 WD M- dh £20 (Very nice uptempo dancer) Madeline Bell – Picture me gone – Mod 1007 WD M- £40 (A stereotypical Northern girly sound, on a fabulous white label copy) Platters – Washed ashore – Musicor 1251 M- £10 (Unbelievable credits on this side, Popcorn Wylie and Tony (Hester) Hestor, Sonny Sanders and A La King Music BMI, the same publishing company (Wylie’s) you’ll find on Margaret Little – Love will find a way, and Sam Ward – Sister Lee. Drill hole) Edward Brothers – Keep on knockin’ – Music World 106 WD Ex £75 (Catchy under the radar 60’s dancer, superb backing harmonies, backed with the equally good flip “People say but they don’t know”. 2 faded red xol) Azie Mortimer – You can’t take it away – Okeh 7336 WD M- £30 SOLD (Fabulous tune, immaculate condition) Bobby Hebb – Sunny – Philips 40365 Ex+ £10 (Classic) Paulette & Cupids – He’ll wait on me – Prism 1922 M- £50 (Subtle girl group sound, foot tapping shuffler) Joe Williams – Lonely man – RCA 8775 Ex- £10 (Big voiced big city Soul) Betty Barnes – Walking down broadway – RCA 9274 WD M- £15 (Way back the Ex Wigan-DJ, Alan Rhodes, who tipped me off about this 45, it never did quite take off, LOL, but still a lovely track that builds and builds, always likened it to Peggy March et al) Barry Mann – Talk to me baby – Red Bird 1015 M- £10 (Finger poppin surfy dancer out of the biggest Girl Group stable after Spector) Edwin Starr – Agent double-O soul – Ric-Tic 103 M- £20 (Yellow label) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight – Ric Tic 109 WD M- £50 SOLD (Absolute classic on the desirable DEMO format. Small writing and sticker on flip, surface is great) Fantastic Four – Ain’t love wonderful – Ric-Tic 122 M- £15 (Magical Detroit) Fantastic Four – As long as the feeling is there – Ric-Tic 134 WD M- £10 (One for the demo collectors) Kenny Ballard & Fabulous Soul Brothers – I’m losing you – Roulette 4716 WD Ex- £40 (Cracking little outing) Bobby Rush – The things that I used to do – Salem 1006 Ex £20 (Edge lift does not affect play) Diamond Joe – Wait a minute baby / How to pick a winner – Sansu 454 WD M- £25 (Love this double sider, typically NOLA, just imagine this bloke at a shindig on the corner of Bourbon Street and Toulouse, awesome Northern peddling R&B and Blues) Beverly Bremers – Get smart girl – Scepter 12315 M- £10 (An old track I think Charley Records introduced me to when I first started. Immaculate) Seeburg Spotlite Band – No where to run – Seeburg 5008 M- £50 SOLD (Superb cover pf the Motown anthem) Fantastics – High note / That one – Sound Stage Seven 2548 WD M- £150 (Glorious male harmony group, 2 fabulous mellow mid-tempos, in fine shape just the feintest mottling on a portion of label, hardly visible) Garland Green – Jealous kind of fella – Uni 55143 M- £10 (Great little the from a monster on the scene) Darrow Fletcher – Changing by the minute – Uni 55244 Ex #ol £25 (Brilliant dancer, image available on request) Wanderers – You can’t run away from me / I’ll know – United Artists 648 M- £30 SOLD (Always felt the output of this group had a Latin feel to it, great track, great flip too) Jive Five – I’m a happy man – United Artists 853 Ex £10 (Great group mid-tempo) Jive Five – A bench in the park – United Artists 936 Ex £10 (Same as above, great 60’s soul group) Jackie Edwards – Come back girl – Veep 1266 M- £30 (Stunning Island soul, very emotive tune, lovely stock copy) Wilson Pickett - Let me be your boy - Verve 10378 M- £75 (Released on several label formats, black and silver label seems to be the harder Verve) Five Stairsteps – Don’t waste your time – Windy C 601 Ex £25 (Wonderful cover of the elusive and brilliant Shamettes on Gold Dust outing) Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Winner 0742 M- £100 (Great crossover, Chicago label, Elvin produced. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Jackie Edwards – Keep on running – Wirl Ex £25 SOLD (Absolutely brilliant version. Typical Jamaican record, untidy label fixing, so off-centre, with a 1.5cm square tear) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £1.60 – 1st Class Regular £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 - Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

A peach from Washington DC’s impressive Mir-a-don label. Happy to supply additional images or sound files, please PM any questions or offers. Ascots – Another day / Love – Mir-a-don 1004 M- OFFERS Archie Powell, along with brother Eddie, cousin Jerome and Irving ‘Scacy’ Heywood formed their own fab four at Donald Whaldon’s ‘House of Hits’ gifting the Northern fraternity with 8 released tracks of high quality Soul between 65 and 66. ‘Another Day’ and ‘Anytime’ secured a lasting place on the Northern club and collecting scenes, and very able back up came from the likes of ‘Miss heartbreaker’, the stunning lowrider ‘Love’ and the classy beat ballad ‘Yes it’s alright’, the picks for me. Each and every production though emphasises the high level of vocal quality and talent this quartet had, using these few opportunities to express their outstanding skill of group harmonies through dance paced and slower arrangements urged on by rasping horn fanfares or subtle strings. Let’s not forget there’s also a couple of other fabulous outings on the label in, Pat Thompson & Archie Powell and Patty Stokes dance floor filler ‘Good girl’ making this a very short but highly sought after label catalogue that skipped from one print format to another release after release. Although there appears to be consecutive numbering system on releases, I do wonder if there’s anything else out there yet to be unearthed. Mint minus playing surface on both sides, very minor ring wear on label, which is not surprising on such a soft pink label imprint. Even on the back of Manship’s very high auction sale in April, the minimum offer here is £1500, running until 8pm Thu 14 Sep 23. PayPal by friends or add 4% please, alternatively bank transfer. Fully insured UK postage included, overseas to be determined.

Some reductions on sales box 45s. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Skye – Ain’t no need – Anada 100 Ex- £175 now £150 (Mid 70s California release, and a cover of Ralph Graham on Sussex. Some marks on vinyl, 6-7 light pops on exit to run out) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £300 now £275 (Another crossover winner on a Washington DC release from a talented fella who has remarkably served some time with 2 Shrine label groups no less, the Cautions and Enjoyables, and then the Chancellors on Cap City. Wow what a transition from those 60’s barn stormers to the less frantic 1970 groove) Family of Eve – I want to be loved by you / Please be truthful – Full Sail 751 WD M- £500 now £450 (Modern soul combo from Pittsburgh, PA with a reputation for being, apparently, the longest running group in the region. Unusual double sider in that both sides have very strong lead singers, male on “Loved”, female on “Truthful”, what a great mix. Blue vinyl release) Willie Kendrick – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 WD M- £525 now £500 SOLD (Double bubble here with 2 fantastic sides from the treasure trove that is the Pied Piper stable, “Change” the uptempo R&B tinged Northern dancer, and the stunningly emotive beat ballad “Finger”, you couldn’t want for 2 better sides and at the opposite end of the spectrum on a single slab of vinyl. A masterpiece on the scene) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £500 now £450 (South side Chicago group with 3 known late 60s releases on a label with a numbering system starting oddly at 512, ending at 515 and no apparent 513! Maybe there’s one or more to come from the Specials, who also recorded as the Cassadons on Satch’s subsidiary Beltone, all linked by Fipa or Heno publishing and Johnny Finch on the credits. This copy is nice and clean, with an edge lift that does not affect play) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request . ATB, Lee

30+ Motown stable doubles, all white label promos. Take some time out to remind yourself of the sheer brilliance of Hitsville USA, captured in this relatively short but juicy list of tracks, many household titles, others understated and deserve huge respect. Universally the most aired Soul output for most of the 60’s. On the whole many play Ex or better, all individually graded, some have writing or stickers on label, but don’t let any visual issue distract you when the vinyl plays superb. As ever sound files and additional images available on request, PM to ask any questions or reserve. 1) Barrett Strong – Yes, no, maybe so – Anna 1116 WD Ex £25 (Early release on a distant sub and rarer demo. #ol) 2) Temptations – I want a love I can see – Gordy 7015 WD Ex £175 (All of a sudden there’s a lot of interest in this early Temps dancer, issues going for similar prices and the rarer demo now exceeding £200. Light label wear around the spindle hole, and date in tiny writing on top side) 3) LaBrenda Ben – Just be yourself / I can’t help it I gotta dance – Gordy 7021 WD M- £70 (Nashville Matrix, a hard early Gordy to nab) 4) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire – Gordy 7027 WD Ex+ £15 SOLD (Single Sided) 5) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire / Old love – Gordy 7027 WD Ex £15 (xol) 6) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire / Old love – Gordy 7027 WD Ex £10 SOLD (Howard Bedno distribution and small date sticker on label) 7) Martha & Vandellas – Wild one / Dancing slow – Gordy 7036 WD Ex £25 SOLD Temptations – Since I lost my baby – Gordy 7043 WD Ex £30 SOLD (The most emotional track I’ve encountered on Motown, outstanding David Ruffin pulling on every heart string. Label has removed sticker mark and a printed star, but forgetting the visual defect the vinyl plays stunningly Ex+) 9) Martha & Vandellas – What am I going to do without your love – Gordy 7053 WD Ex+ £25 10) Temptations – Ain’t too proud to beg – Gordy 7054 WD 7054 M- £40 SOLD 11) Temptations – Run away child, running wild – Gordy 7084 Vg+ £5 (Same track both sides, small writing on one label, light scuffs here and there) 12) Martha Reeves & Vandellas – (We’ve got) honey love – Gordy 7085 WD M- £25 SOLD (Fantastically fresh femme dancer. Same track both sides, with one side playing M-, the other has a little bit of feedback on the run in but clears up) 13) Four Tops – Baby, I need your loving / Call on me – Motown 1062 WD Ex £30 SOLD (Superb double sider, the chart-topping side backed with a Sam Cooke like beat ballad. Big red XOL) 14) Supremes – Baby love – Motown 1066 WD M- £35 SOLD (Indianapolis pressed vinyl copy in tip top shape) 15) Supremes – Baby love – Motown 1066 WD M- £50 SOLD (Monarch, LA pressed styrene copy in tip top shape. Best format to collect IMO, map design print so much more pristine. Xol) 16) Supremes – Come see about me – Motown 1968 WD M- £40 (One of my favourite Hitsville numbers. Check youtube with shimming dresses. Xol) 17) Barbara McNair – Everything is good about you – Motown 1099 WD M- £40 18) Four Tops – I’m in a different world – Motown 1132 WD M- £25 SOLD 19) Jr. Walker & All Stars – Money – Soul 35026 WD Ex £15 (4 biro xol on flip) 20) Little Otis – I out duked the duke – Tamla 54058 WD M- £30 (Lovely early tune, on a nice west coast styrene Monarch pressing) 21) Kim Weston – Looking for the right guy – Tamla 54100 WD Ex+ £20 (Single sided, red marker initials on label, pressing bubbles DNAP) 22) Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead – Tamla 54120 WD Ex £25 (Rarer west coast press, 2 red Xol, ignore the visual appearance, this plays EX or better) 23) Miracles – My girl has gone – Tamla 54123 WD M- £20 (Outstanding mid-tempo, Smokey does it again, twin globes logo, 2 red Xol) 24) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t nothing like the real thing – Tamla 54163 WD Ex £25 25) Isley Brothers – Just ain’t enough love / Take some time out for love – Tamla 54182 WD Ex+ £35 (What a double sider, great cover of Eddie Hollands delicious “just ain’t”. Indianapolis press, Twin Globes logo) 26) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – Abraham, Martin and John – Tamla 54184 WD M- £15 (Ignore the title, this is a fantastic track. Very minor edge lift, does not affect play) 27) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – The tears of a clown – Tamla 54199 WD M- £20 SOLD (Capital letters logo, Promotional Rockway NJ pressing) 28) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – The tears of a clown – Tamla 54199 WD M- £20 SOLD (Tamla box logo, D.J copy) 29) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – The tears of a clown – Tamla 54199 WD M- £30 SOLD (Monarch, LA pressed styrene copy in tip top shape) 30) Four Tops – Is there anything that I can do – Tamla Motown 1010 WD Ex £100 (French Tamla Motown release of 7 Rooms of Gloom, as with many of the European releases promoting commercial output of Hitsville, they are often coupled with an amazing unreleased on USA 45 flip. Totally outstanding and slapped wrists for the weekly meeting missing this one, what were they thinking?) 31) Hitsville USA – Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society 45 Ex+ £50 SOLD (White label special, gifted to the UK crowd back in the day. Combination of spoken dedication by staff and songs by artists. Very collectable and historic disc from Motown, very minor edge lift) 32) Hitsville USA – Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society 45 Ex+ £50 (White label special, gifted to the UK crowd back in the day. Combination of monologues by staff and songs by artists. Very collectable and historic disc from Motown, very minor edge lift) 33) Monitors – Bring back the love – VIP 25046 WD Ex+ £25 SOLD (Vertical V.I.P. label) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £1.60 – 1st Class Regular £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 - Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Thought it was on the Valmon label, unless released on Amos too, which I never knew? Would be good if you could clear that up? Ta, Lee

Across the board, 60s’, 70’s, modern, girly, blokey, groupy and obscure, so a bit of something for everyone. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Skye – Ain’t no need – Anada 100 Ex- £175 (Mid 70s California release, and a cover of Ralph Graham on Sussex. Some marks on vinyl, 6-7 light pops on exit to run out) Ike (Isaiah) Porter & Fabulations – You ain’t seen nothing yet – Anla 107 Ex £500 (Very rare Lake Charles release on Eddie Shulers label catering for the hybrid east Texas and south Louisiana audience and better known for the Charles Green release. This raw unpolished group soul 45 with a lowrider flip has rarely surfaced, the few copies that have are beaten up. Producers name penned out on both labels) Natural Four – Hanging on to a lie – Boola-Boola 1001 Ex £500 SOLD (What a tune, outstanding crossover dancer that gets better with age, available here on the local Oakland, CA release. Some light marks on the vinyl so Ex visually, but no effect on an Ex+ play. Feint trace of a signature on the top label at 10-11 o’clock) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £300 (Another crossover winner on a Washington DC release from a talented fella who has remarkably served some time with 2 Shrine label groups no less, the Cautions and Enjoyables, and then the Chancellors on Cap City. Wow what a transition from those 60’s barn stormers to the less frantic 1970 groove) Universal Minds – A chance at love / I betcha’ – Charles 1229 Ex+ £150 SOLD (I think the label is related to Charles Hodges, who recorded on NYs Genuine Records, as did the amazing Mr Soul / Al Scott. All labels point to Mac Avery Music publishing company. 2 cracking sides, ‘A chance’ is strong crossover, and ‘Betcha’ a grower on the low rider scene) 21st Century – Coming right back / Shadow of a memory – DOT 17190 WD Ex £350 SOLD (What a double sider this, always been a firm favourite, classy male vocals a major label release after the local on Noel. Some very light feedback, not cue burn, at the start of both sides but otherwise 2 completely compelling dancers, oozing classy distinctive male vocals) Family of Eve – I want to be loved by you / Please be truthful – Full Sail 751 WD M- £500 (Modern soul combo from Pittsburgh, PA with a reputation for being, apparently, the longest running group in the region. Unusual double sider in that both sides have very strong lead singers, male on “Loved”, female on “Truthful”, what a great mix. Blue vinyl release) Bob & Gene – I really really love you – Mo-Do 104 Ex £1200 SOLD (What’s not nice to like about this Buffalo, NY duo of Bobby Nunn and Eugene Coplin, who started young, taking advantage of Nunn seniors own record label. “Sailboat” on 108 still does it for me, but I gotta say there’s a reason this groups output has filled dance floors in recent years, catchy arrangements, unique vocals, quirky lyrics, low-fi recording, obscure label, all key features of collecting Northern. Vinyl is visually Ex-, but it plays much better, tiny heat damage on edge does not affect play) Willie Kendrick – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 WD M- £525 (Double bubble here with 2 fantastic sides from the treasure trove that is the Pied Piper stable, “Change” the uptempo R&B tinged Northern dancer, and the stunningly emotive beat ballad “Finger”, you couldn’t want for 2 better sides and at the opposite end of the spectrum on a single slab of vinyl. A masterpiece on the scene) Ellie Greenwich – Baby – Red Bird 10034 M- £450 SOLD (The collective of Red Bird, Blue Cat, Daisy and Tiger labels were stacked full of Northern gems often influenced by Leiber & Stoller guiding a raft of girl groups and individual female artists to counter Phil Spector’s ‘Wall of Sound’, but the suite of labels were also graced by the likes of the Ad-Libs, Sidney Barnes, Charles Brandy and Eddie Jacobs serving up Northern monsters. Here we have the harder and much more attractive yellow stock copy of this in-vogue dreamy femme dancer in lovely Ex+ condition) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £500 (South side Chicago group with 3 known late 60s releases on a label with a numbering system starting oddly at 512, ending at 515 and no apparent 513! Maybe there’s one or more to come from the Specials, who also recorded as the Cassadons on Satch’s subsidiary Beltone, all linked by Fipa or Heno publishing and Johnny Finch on the credits. This copy is nice and clean, with an edge lift that does not affect play) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £125 SOLD (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play. Bargain!) Cody Black – I am particular – Wheelsville 107 Ex £300 SOLD (His hardest to come by and therefore least known beyond the bailiwick of Detroit aficionados. This 1966 girly backed track has Hanksy all over it, and more up-tempo than other releases Cody’s so well known for. There’s something appealing about the Wheelsville logo, a cornerstone of Detroit collecting. Top copy with only a couple of light minor marks that’s survived the normal mishandling of the motor city’s over eager record owners) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Couple of tidy releases from a major label up for grabs….. condition, condition, condition! Happy to send additional images or sound file, please PM any questions or to reserve. Burning Bush – Keeps on burning – Mercury 72657 WD M- £300 SOLD I read somewhere that this was covered up as the ‘Gems – You keep puttin’ the burning on’ by Ginger Taylor filling floors at Cleethorpes Pier and Wigan way back in the day. A 45 that’s stood the test of time and will hold memories of how fast they could move back in the day for many! Presented in gorgeous mint minus condition with only a tiny stain on the top label under the arranger details. Sonny Moore – Erase and replace – Mercury 72703 WD M- £900 SOLD Occasionally, a 45 crosses my path that I find hard to define in terms of style and valuation. Having spent some time reading a variety of topics about this release, it’s clear it’s not a conventional Northern track, and I’ve heard a great number of tunes that fit the genre less, so here we are! The demand for it since it became established has not been met by and uplift in supply, so they don’t come to market often, which is unusual for a major label. It appears the stock copy may be harder than the demo, but its not a clear gap. So as far as valuation goes, I’ve priced it according to what I have seen stockers listed at and paid for with a little off for the demo format. Presented in gorgeous mint minus condition with a slight edge lift from storage which does not affect play. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

One gorgeous, mesmeric green and blue swirl Philly gem up for grabs today. Sound file available on request, PM any questions or to reserve. SOLD Silhouettes – Not me baby – Goodway 101 Promo M- £2000 SOLD It’s a well-known fact that this 45 wasn’t released to sell on the open market, it was a promotional gimmick accompanying their “Original and New Silhouettes” album. Whilst the album was designed to reinvent this Philly doo-wop group who included Bill Horton of Kayden label fame, it never gained the return in popularity it was hoped for, so it was the 45 that became sought after as a Northern monster, the rich vibrant tone of “John Bootsie Wilson”, leading on “Not me baby”. What a peach of a track that resonates with Northern fans all over the world. Mint minus, super clean labels. PayPal as friends or add 4% please or I can send bank details. Fully insured UK postage included. Overseas postage on request. Cheers, Lee

Same thing went through my head, 2 of us equals an "artistic movement".......... I think

Doubters, its a celebration of our music, not a replacement, great vocalists and orchestral arrangements doing it proud, a rampant albert hall full of frontline Soulies absolutely beside themselves cant be wrong, personally I thought it was a brilliant listen and did the scene proud unlike other efforts over the years, the first ever proms overrun. If you tune in now you get the real proms dross, its obvious the previous 2 hours excelled and the streets around the Hall’l be talc’d up.

Gorgeous collection of top Northern tunes, ripe for the deck or just to keep in your box to stare at. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Gene Townsel – Mr. Boon Tang – Ah-La-Vi 3160 M- £500 (Superb crossover, very much under the radar, just need a push in the right rooms. Feint edge lift, DNAP) Herb Ward – Strange change – Argo 5510 DJ Ex+ £850 (To all intents it’s a Philly release, both sides written by the talented team that had interest in numerous Jimmy Bishop Arctic label recordings but released nationally by Chess on the Argo imprint. Proper Northern oldie on a cool DJ copy) Kenny Carlton – Lost and found – Blue Rock 4054 Ex+ £650 SOLD (Van McCoy, that’s all I need to say, the girly backing seals the deal for me, just brilliant, and flip that’s still to have its day. Lovely copy) Universal Minds – A chance at love / I betcha’ – Charles 1229 Ex+ £200 (I think the label is related to Charles Hodges, who recorded on NYs Genuine Records, as did the amazing Mr Soul / Al Scott. All labels point to Mac Avery Music publishing company. 2 cracking sides, ‘A chance’ is strong crossover, and ‘Betcha’ a grower on the low rider scene) September Jones – I’m coming home / No more love – Kapp 802 M- £550 (2 gorgeous Pied Piper productions on one slab of plastic, a sign of pure class. Doesn’t come in any better format than on a black stock copy….. maybe the Canadian issue! Light label wear. Like all the biggies on national labels, it’s tougher to find them on black stockers, plenty of example Earl Jackson & Trends on ABC, Adams Apples & Demures on Brunswick, Lee Roye & Manny Corchado on Decca, and almost all the best RCAs!) Larry Davis – I’ve been hurt so many times – Kent 4519 Promo M- £250 SOLD (Fabulous copy of this self-written, R&B influenced dancer, quite sought after looking at past sales. Most I’ve seen are in lesser grades) Tony Middleton – Paris blues – Mala 544 Ex+ £750 SOLD (What a voice, famous for multiple forays into Northern Soul, this one probably sits at the top. Presented on a lovely blue stock copy. Couple of very light lines that do not affect play, and a drill hole on label) J.J. Barnes – Our love is in the pocket – Revilot 222 Ex+ £300 (Gorgeous on the coloured label issue. Another top artist and another harder to find format) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £150 (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play) High Keys – Living a lie – Verve 10423 DJ Ex £500 (One of those that get the hairs up straight away, distinctive vocals on this big city dancer, and let’s not forget the awesome flip “Lets take a chance”) Bobby St. James – I’ve been taken for a ride – Watts 901 Ex+ £300 (Lovely west coast double sider with the excellent flip “The sun don’t shine”, where it don’t shine I never asked…..) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Served 2 tours (Army) in Akrotiri, Cyprus, the U2s went up eveyday around 5am, noisy as hell, if i remember right a couple of land rovers used race after it to prop wings up on landing.

Quartet of soulful stunners, some well-known and one breaking through, all reduced from previous listing. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Gene Townsel – Mr. Boon Tang – Ah-La-Vi 3160 M- £650 now £550 (Superb crossover, very much under the radar, just need a push in the right rooms. Feint edge lift, DNAP) Larry Davis – I’ve been hurt so many times – Kent 4519 Promo M- £300 now £275 (Fabulous copy of this self-written, R&B influenced dancer, quite sought after looking at past sales. Most I’ve seen are in lesser grades) High Keys – Living a lie – Verve 10423 DJ Ex £575 now £550 (One of those that get the hairs up straight away, distinctive vocals on this big city dancer, and let’s not forget the awesome flip “Lets take a chance”) Bobby St. James – I’ve been taken for a ride – Watts 901 Ex+ £350 now £325 (Lovely west coast double sider with the excellent flip “The sun don’t shine”) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A nice selection of 45s up for grabs, some corking tunes here. Happy to provide additional images. PM any questions or to reserve. Gene Townsel – Mr. Boon Tang – Ah-La-Vi 3160 M- £650 (Superb crossover, very much under the radar, feint edge lift, DNAP) Jackie Wilson – Higher and higher – Brunswick 78201 Ex £30 (Monster hit from Mr. Golden Gloves, exposing the sheer brilliance of his voice. Same flip) George Kirby – What can I do – Cadet 5523 Ex- £450 SOLD (Major label Northern anthem on the harder stock label. Light lines, plays Ex or better) Lovations – (I keep singing) La la la ooh / Heaven told me so – Cap City 109 Ex £250 SOLD (Stunning double sider, lowrider “La la la ooh”, Northern / x-over “Heaven told me so”. Couple of light scuffs, don’t affect feedback, it plays beautifully. Deep gloss on the surface and clean labels, tiny drill hole) Gene Chandler – Mr. Big Shot – Constellation 172 WD Ex £280 SOLD (A definite move away from his early crooner style, big pounding dance floor filler, forceful vocals, fantastic sax break. ARP stamped) Gentleman June Gardner – Its gonna rain – Emarcy 4050 Ex+ £200 SOLD (Popular instrumental, filling floors with a hint of ska in it for me, but I like that. Minor edge lift but plays lovely) Larry Davis – I’ve been hurt so many times – Kent 4519 Promo M- £300 (Self-written, R&B influenced dancer, quite sought after looking at past sales) Edward Brothers – Keep on knockin’ – Music World 106 WD Ex £50 SOLD (Catchy under the radar 60’s dancer, superb backing harmonies, backed with the equally good flip “People say but they don’t know”. Penned dot on top side label) Image on request, exceeded limit!!! Artistics – This heart of mine – Okeh 111809 WD M- £100 SOLD (The purple vinyl copy, with Ted Taylor on the flip. Ever popular Chicago group dancer) Eugene Jefferson - A pretty girl dressed in brown - Open 1617 Ex+ £150 SOLD (Nothing better than a simple arrangement, this beautifully crafted West Coast offering in Detroit clothing craft the backing to Darrell Banks "Open the door to your heart", also covered similarly by Vikki Styles on Odex. H stamped original, with a very light lift on the edge which does not affect play) Jesse Davis – There’s room for me – Revere M- £1100 SOLD (Arthur Wright influenced Los Angeles dancer still hasn’t turned up in numbers. It remains rare and even more attractive by the accompanying picture sleeve. Immaculate near mint condition on vinyl and just light signs of handling on the sleeve. Note the first name spelling on label versus sleeve! An impeccable tune for those with impeccable taste) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £150 (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but rarer with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play) High Keys – Living a lie – Verve 10423 DJ Ex £575 (One of those that get the hairs up straight away, distinctive vocals on this big city dancer, and let’s not forget the awesome flip “Lets take a chance”) Bobby St. James – I’ve been taken for a ride – Watts 901 Ex+ £350 (Lovely west coast double sider with the excellent flip “The sun don’t shine”) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Just one relatively rare 45 today, might be a while before you see another! PM any questions or to reserve. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A dozen corkers up for grabs, not a bad tune among them and more than one good side on some. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. Happy to hold until pay day. PM any questions or to reserve. Eddie Bishop – Call me – ABC 10799 Ex+ £300 SOLD (Top drawer horn driven instrumental dancer, something about black stock copies, even more attractive on the West Coast dot logo!) Dorothy Williams - The wells gone dry - Bandstand USA 1005 WD M- £200 SOLD (Catchy dancer on the local release before the more common Goldwax release, a hard to find demo and spotless) Gene Chandler – Mr. Big Shot – Constellation 172 WD Ex £325 SOLD (A definite move away from his early crooner style, big pounding dance floor filler, forceful vocals, fantastic sax break. ARP stamped) Lee Roye - Tears - Decca 32356 M- £550 SOLD (Cracking oldie on the super cool stock label, small drill hole. In top shape, all about condition, condition, condition!) Debonaires – How’s your new love treating you – Golden World 38 WD M- £80 SOLD (The Detroit girl group sound personified in just 2 minutes and 40 seconds, sensational vocals, pure as the driven snow. Almost invisible radio station stamp on top label. Condition, condition, condition) Jimmy Ruffin – Don’t feel sorry for me – Miracle 1 WD Ex+ £200 SOLD (First release on this Motown related label. Lovely up-tempo dancer and on the harder demo format) Edward Brothers – Keep on knockin’ – Music World 106 WD Ex £75 SOLD (Catchy under the radar 60’s dancer, superb backing harmonies, backed with the equally good flip “People say but they don’t know”. Penned dot on top side label) Sheila Ferguson – Are you satis-fied / And in return– Swan 4225 WD Ex+ £475 SOLD (You see ‘Heartbroken memories’ from this girl every now and then, whereas this one has remained much more elusive, even more so in this rarer demo format. It makes the likes of Tony Galla / Southbound Freeway look like an easy find….. 2 stunning femme tracks from the Swan catalogue. XOL) Al Wilson – Help me – Wand 1135 DJ Ex+ £600 SOLD (Up and at em’ dancer, with glorious squeaky sax and full on hand clapping dance beat. Always been in demand. XOL) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Heres a hat-trick of major label stock copies up for grabs. Happy to send sound files and additional images on request. PM to ask any questions or to reserve? Lee Roye - Tears - Decca 32356 M- £550 One release wonders a common theme on our scene, and more often than not they become classics. Roye’s vocals may not be on point but his style adds vital energy to relentless low key backing track. Very little known about him other than originating from Burlington, New Jersey. Cracking oldie on the super cool stock label, small drill hole. In top shape, so condition, condition, condition! PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Heres a really nice selection of rarer, obscure, downright DJ-able and collectible 45's. Happy to send sound files and images on request. PM to ask any questions or to reserve? Lovations – (I keep singing) La la la ooh / Heaven told me so – Cap City 109 Ex £300 SOLD (3 little darlings from Pittsburgh bring us this blinding double sider, “La la la ooh”, is Lowrider excellence, pure clarity on the stunning vocals, “Heaven told me so”, ripe for either Northern or x-over rooms, what a dancer. Couple of light scuffs, don’t affect feedback, it plays beautifully. Deep gloss on the surface and clean labels, tiny drill hole) Gladys Tyler & Ray Scott & Scottsmen - A little bitty girl - Decca 31991 Promo Ex £450 SOLD (Talented girl, wrote this R&B bounder, a great track and not relay surfaced in numbers given its major label status. Couple of light marks do not affect play) Gladys Tyler w Ray Scott & Scottsmen - A little bitty girl.mp3 Lee Roye - Tears - Decca 32356 M- £600 SOLD (One of the anthems, cracking oldie on the super cool stock label, nuff said!) Al Jarreau – Shake up – Raynard 10024 M- £650 (Love this, bags of oomph, rare number has potential to fly when the right DJ gets behind it) Jimmy & Vella Cameron – Loving you is such a groove – Reprise 0483 M- £725 (Frantic but brilliant dance floor destroyer, ticks all the boxes. On the much rarer and beautiful STOCK label. When you gonna see one of these again.? Condition, condition, condition) Ronnie McCain - This time I’m gone - Triode 116 Ex+ £375 SOLD (You could be forgiven for thinking this track isn’t going anywhere on the first strings at intro, but premium crossover soon kicks in on this delicious uplifting dancer. Superb in every way) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.45 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Another juicy bunch of soul 45’s up for grabs, labels O to W today, some classics, some hard to find. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. Happy to hold until pay day. PM any questions or to reserve. Tommy Tate – I’m taking on pain – Okeh 7242 Ex £250 (In my top 5 beat ballads along with the likes of label buddy Walter Jackson, and Big Dee Irwin on Rotate, so emotive. Lovely on purple stock) Tobi Lark – I’ll steal your heart – Palmer 500 WD Ex- £250 (The delectable Tobi Legend, what an artist, some fabulous Detroit outings, this one a cheeky dancefloor blinder. Rarer white demo, some surface marks that DNAP, so grading is visual, it plays great at Ex+) Tobbi Bowe – I can feel him slipping away – Patheway 103 Promo Ex £550 (It appears this big production girly backed Hollywood release is a cover of the Mamie Lee, MGM track. Ignore the flip title “groovy feeling” its as far away as Soul can be from flower power, brilliant dancefloor track. Remained hard to find. Small sticker dot on either side, highlighter circle on. Some nearly inaudible pops) Charen Cotten - A little bit of love - Philomega 801 M- £150 (Nice smooth feme soul on a J/G distributed label, the hard one to find, more common on the Perception label release) Paulette & Cupids – He’ll wait on me – Prism 1922 M- £75 (Subtle girl group sound, foot tapping shuffler) Tangenettes – You’re the one / Any ol’ way – Ran 101 Ex £85 (Under the radar NY girl group 2 sider, obscure 45, rareish) Bobbettes – I’ve gotta face the world / Having fun – RCA 8832 WD M- £150 (Excellent double sider, one soft the other hard nosed femme Soul. Number on flip label) Paul Anka - When we get there - RCA 9457 M- £300 (Just a delight to look at, Northern anthem on its coolest format, lovely copy) Tawny Reed – Needle in a haystack – Red Bird 10044 WD M- £200 (Excellent cover of the Velvelettes winner on a fabulous white demo, suits the Mod scene with a classic Hammond organ break, incessant stuff. Small sticker residue on label) Edwin Starr – Agent OO Soul – Ric-Tic 103 WD Vg+ £250 (Single sided demo, a lovely way to collect the label and of course an anthem. Show sighs of use, but nothing that causes any audible deterioration, it’s a solid Ex player) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight – Ric Tic 109 WD M- £45 (Gets plays on commercial radio round my way, fantastic example of 60’s Northern. Small wol and sticker on flip, surface is great) Anita Humes & Essex – What did I do – Roulette 4542 WD Ex+ £75 (Classic girl group dancer. Some minor dabs of tippex on labels, mainly covering 2 blue x’s on flip) Image on request, exceeded limit! Betty Harris – Trouble with my lover - Sansu 480 WD M- £65 (Very infectious Northern R&B, played out superbly by Betty) Image on request, exceeded limit! Gladys Knight & Pips – Just walk in my shoes – Soul 35023 Ex+ £120 (The rarer west coast lilac and white format, recently sold on Manny’s auction for 180, drill hole) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £175 (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but rarer with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play) Stan Deveraux & Trendsetters – Sad tomorrows – Sujay 102 Ex £300 (Lovely tune, smooth vocals with punchy bursts, rare semi-known, appears to be a one-off label, Stan was from Phoenix, Arizona so assume it originates from there. Small xol) Porgy & Monarchs - That’s my girl - Sylves 123 Ex+ £100 (What a voice this Porgy chap has, rock solid group soul dancer, drill hole) Wilson Pickett - Let me be your boy - Verve 10378 M- £70 (Released on several label formats, black and silver label seems to be the harder Verve) Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Winner 0742 M- £120 (Great crossover, Chicago label, Elvin produced. Minor edge lift does not affect play) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £2.05 – 1st Class (Regular) £3.45 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Another juicy bunch of soul 45’s up for grabs, labels A to M today, some classics, some hard to find. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Can hold until pay day if it helps. Charnessa & Charmettes – Personal woman / I can feel my love coming down – Atco 6836 M- £250 (Great funk edged sister soul, Sam Dees penned, recorded at Sound of Birmingham Studios, Alabama, well under the radar, a rarer Atco release indeed, minor edge lift, plays fine) Dorothy Williams - The wells gone dry - Bandstand USA 1005 WD M- £225 (Catchy dancer on the local release before Goldwax, hard to find demo and spotless) Intensions - I love you - Blue Light 261 M- £250 (Up-tempo dancer on a small Chicago label, with the Intensions the prominent band in 5 releases. Minor edge lift) Lou Rawls - Dead end street - Capitol 5869 M- £25 (Man, just listen to that spoken intro, what a storyline) Dee Edwards - (I can) deal with that - De-To 2285 M- £275 (Alabama born Detroit soul songstress serves up a beauty) Bronzettes - (Beggin’) baby please don’t go / Moments - Double Soul 108 M- £60 (Chicagoan quartet deliver 2 pleasing sides. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Willie Hutch – Love runs out / The duck – Dunhill 4012 WD Vg £1600 (Awesome tunes, bang on Northern, probably right up here as one of the top must have 2 siders. Ideal for DJ-ing. Plays better than it looks, just a few light pops. Price reflects condition) Lorraine Rudolph - Keep coming back for me - Jet Stream 817 M- £150 (A 45 that’s gaining some traction, gritty femme belter) Marva Josie – Now is the time / Oohbiskubido – Julmar 500 Ex £75 (Excellent 2 sider, a horn back sassy vocal on the top side, the flip, ignore the title, its a decent soul dancer, on a great beat) Fabulettes – If it wasn’t for the girls – Local 807 Ex £150 (A recent auction item for John Manship, and according to the write up a rare one, Sax Kari involvement in this raw bouncy NOLA release. 2 Xol) Classic Sullivans - Shame, shame, shame - Master Key 03 M-£100 (What a tune, male group soul harmonies at the top end. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Gladys Knight & Pips - Stop and get a hold of myself - Maxx 334 Ex £100 (Fabulous track from the Motown starlet) Gloria Taylor - Total disaster - Mercury 73186 Ex £40 (Prolific and underrated songstress, with a stunning catalogue. This choice is a hidden gem) Carol Anderson - It shouldn’t happen to a dog / Holding on - Mid-Town 270 M- £175 (Of “Sad girl” and “Taking my mind off love” fame, this 1972 Detroit release from Carol brings 2 great sides together. Not often seen for sale and a bit under the radar) Eddie Holland – I’m on the outside looking in – Motown 1049 WD M- £125 (Lovely copy of this powerhouse Hitsville release) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £2.05 – 1st Class (Regular) £3.45 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Nice cross section of ten super soul tunes up for grabs. As ever, I’m happy to send sound files or more images. PM any questions or to reserve. Intensions - I love you - Blue Light 261 M- £275 (Up-tempo dancer on a small Chicago label with 5 releases, with this group the prominent band. This may be the the same outfit on the USA label rarity, the name Moore appears on many writer credits. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Gladys Tyler & Ray Scott & Scottsmen - A little bitty girl - Decca 31991 Promo Ex £450 (Talented girl wrote this R&B bounder, a great track and not really surfaced in numbers given its major label status. Couple of light marks do not affect play) Bronzettes - (Beggin’) baby please don’t go / Moments - Double Soul 108 M- £65 (Chicagoan quartet deliver 2 pleasing sides. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Billy Watkins – Ice-man – Era 3183 Promo Ex £125 (Catchy vocals on this simple dancer, punctuated by cute girly backing. Small dot sticker and no6 on top label) Lorraine Rudolph - Keep coming back for me - Jet Stream 817 M- £150 (A gritty femme belter that’s gaining some traction and going up in peoples estimations quickly) Classic Sullivans - Shame, shame, shame - Master Key 03 M-£120 (What a tune, male group soul harmonies at the top end. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Tobi Lark – I’ll steal your heart – Palmer 500 WD Ex- £250 (The delectable Tobi Legend, what an artist, some fabulous Detroit outings, this one a cheeky dancefloor blinder. Rarer white demo, some surface marks that DNAP, so grading is visual, it plays great at Ex+) Tobbi Bowe – I can feel him slipping away – Patheway 103 Promo Ex £550 (It appears this big production girly backed Hollywood release is a cover of the Mamie Lee, MGM track. Ignore the flip title “groovy feeling” its as far away as Soul can be from flower power, brilliant dancefloor track. Remained hard to find. Small sticker dot on either side, highlighter circle on. Some nearly inaudible pops) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £175 (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but rarer with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play) Love Potion – This love – TCB Ex £100 (Exquisite femme soul, a perfect beat ballad, couple of light marks and tiny edge lift, none of which affects a brilliant play) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.45 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

There’s just something about a black stock copy, particularly those released by the Radio Corporation of America, here’s a couple up for grabs. As ever images and sound files on request, PM any questions or to reserve. Paul Anka - When we get there - RCA 9457 M- £300 (Just a delight to look at, Northern anthem on its coolest format, lovely copy just a bit of dust on the scan) Beverly Ann - You’ve got your mind on other things - RCA 9468 M- £350 SOLD (Another hard one to pick up in this format, the better track of hers on the label IMO, NM) Postage: £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request

Wait, there’s more, following on from the previous 2 evenings posts (check them out plenty of nice ones left) here’s yet another classic set of soul sounds up for grabs. Happy to send images or sound files. PM to ask questions or reserve. Intensions - I love you - Blue Light 261 M- £300 (Up-tempo dancer on a small Chicago label, with this group the prominent band in 5 releases. This may be the the same outfit on the USA label rarity, the name Moore appears on many writer credits. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Dynamics - Woman / Because I love you - Brainstorm 122 M- £170 SOLD (Another excellent double sider, although ‘Woman’ does it for me. Chicago again, intriguing label design) Lee David - Temptation is calling my name - Columbia 44138 WD Ex+ £275 (Brilliant, top class dancer, will never go out of vogue, nice white promo) Enticers – Storyteller / Calling for your love - Cotillion 44125 WD M- £50 SOLD (“Calling” is an out and out group dancer, but the flip “Storyteller” whilst laid down at Malaco is a sublime Groovesville Music publishing, a great version of the original by Mancha and much rarer ‘Right Combination’ version on Malaco itself) Harry Deal & Galaxies - I still love you / You’re always on my mind - Eclipse 6000 WD Ex+ £250 SOLD (2 wonderful mellow mid-tempos, on the harder demo. Minor edge lift and scuff on “Mind” side that does not affect play, 3 light biro Xs on Always label) Lorraine Rudolph - Keep coming back for me - Jet Stream 817 M- £175 (A gritty femme belter that’s gaining some traction and going up in peoples estimations quickly) Du-Ettes – Every beat of my heart – Mar-V-Lus 6003 M- £40 SOLD (Classic Chicago girl group sound, perfect, lovely label imprint, a lovely sight) Classic Sullivans - Shame, shame, shame - Master Key 03 M-£120 (What a tune, male group soul harmonies at the top end. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Gladys Knight & Pips - Stop and get a hold of myself - Maxx 334 Ex £100 (Fabulous track from the Motown starlet and her sidekicks) Charen Cotten - A little bit of love - Philomega 801 M- £150 (Nice smooth femme soul on a J/G distributed label, the hard one to find, more common on the Perception label release) Roscoe Thomas - American girl - Sound Gems 109 M- £400 HOLD (May be a Frank Fioravanti endeavor, smashing crossover with a hint of Latin, a happy go lucky tune in the the same context as Rufus & Roots later. Youtube comments imply Roscoe may have been a Cop but no other artist info. Rare on this label, clean all over) Porgy Williams - Lonely man’s hum - Sylves 123 M- £250 SOLD (Its cold out there, wrap yourself up in this bundle of soulful warmth. Sublime vocals on laid down over fantastic group harmonies, floating along on a gentle ebb and flow of oohs and aahs. STUNNING and I always thought the next one up was my preferred. This will take off. Minor edge lift, very feint ring wear, plumb player though. Same catalogue numbers as the next on - odd!) Porgy & Monarchs - That’s my girl - Sylves 123 Ex+ £100 (What a voice this Porgy chap has, rock solid group soul dancer, drill hole) Rufus & Roots - Caught up - T-Jaye 777 M- £250 SOLD (Only my 2nd copy of this punchy uplifting early eighties dancer, Ted Jarrett owned and out of Nashville, the artist Rufus Hunter also had a couple of releases on the Ref-o-ree label, another of Teds) Wilson Pickett - Let me be your boy - Verve 10378 M- £80 (Released on several label formats, black and silver label seems to be the harder Verve) Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Winner 0742 M- £125 (Great crossover, Chicago label, Elvin produced. Minor edge lift does not affect play) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £2.05 – 1st Class (Regular) £3.45 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Another juicy bunch of succulent soul 45’s, some classics, some hard to find, all in great shape. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Danny Moore - Somebody new - Allrite 625 Ex £120 SOLD (4 figure tune once upon a time(?), stamped original) Dorothy Williams - The wells gone dry - Bandstand USA 1005 WD M- £250 (Catchy dancer on the local release before Goldwax, hard to find demo and spotless) Little Flint – Pain – Beast 1000 M- £400 (Featuring Wayne Perry on lead no less! not for the feint hearted this Hammond driven dancer out of Cincinnati, Ohio) Dynells - Let me prove that I love you - Blueberry 1002 M- £200 SOLD (Another local label, this time a Gamble and Huff Philly release before the Atco double sider. Kas-Mo publishing linked to Vent label outings. Not marked as a demo but likely to be with the more common blue label variant about) Lou Rawls - Dead end street - Capitol 5869 M- £25 (Man, just listen to that spoken intro, straight out the ghetto, what a story line) Cam Cameron - They say - Capri 101 Ex+ £200 SOLD (Infectious crossover, ever popular) Moses Smith – Keep on striving – Cotillion 44075 WD M- £400 SOLD (Philly local with the talent to write this great crossover tune on the Speciality pressing) Kavetts – I’ve got to tell you a story – Lendre 101 DJ Ex+ £500 (Some big names surround this early 60s femme R&B 45, including Karl Tarleton, Richard Parker and Andre Williams all prolific on the Chicago scene. Same group as the Okeh release, but no other outings?) Dottie Cambridge – Cry your eyes out – MGM 13846 M- £125 SOLD (Staple Northern dancer on a stocker, that kaleidoscope MGM always catches my eye) Madeline Bell - Picture me gone - Mod 1007 Ex £35 SOLD (Lovely first issue of this Northern standard, flip it over for the impressive “I’m gonna make you love me” which Dusty reportedly backed, wow! Comes with Vg+ company sleeve) Harold Burrage - Fifty fifty - M-Pac 7211 M- £220 HOLD (Soulful Chicago R&B at its best, beautiful label design) Ikettes - What’cha gonna do - Phi-Dan 5009 DJ Ex+ £175 SOLD (Another that’s grown in popularity and therefore demand the last few years, no wonder, its superb) Entertainers - Love in my heart - Symbol 212 M- £150 (Fabulous dancer, full on group Soul, such a great looking label, drill hole) Fred Hughes - Don’t let me down - Vee-Jay 718 Ex £80 HOLD (What a voice, mellow beat ballad of the highest order) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £2.05 – 1st Class (Regular) £3.45 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee