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Vermillion is the colour spectrum, a bit of pink, orange and red to classify this excellent label selection of in demand soul 45s up for grabs tonight. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Ike (Isaiah) Porter & Fabulations – You ain’t seen nothing yet – Anla 107 Ex £700 (Very rare Lake Charles release on Eddie Shulers label catering for the hybrid east Texas and south Louisiana audience. Better known for the Charles Green release, this raw unpolished group soul 45 with a sort of lowrider flip has rarely surfaced, the few copies that have are normally beaten up. Producers name penned out on both labels and the faintest edge lift) Diplomats - Cards on the table - Arock 1000 M- £300 SOLD (The desirable red stock copy, with labels fully intact, but minor wear around small part of flip spindle hole. Find one in this condition!) Johnny Dixon - Where are you - Boss 103 Ex+ £80 SOLD (Lovely mid 60s Detroit tune, from the label stable that hosts Sport and Sir-Rah) Gladys Tyler & Ray Scott & Scottsmen - A little bitty girl - Decca 31991 Promo Ex £500 (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) Dee Edwards - (I can) deal with that - De-To 2285 M- £300 (Alabama born Detroit soul songstress serves up a beauty) 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) Gloria Taylor - Total disaster - Mercury 73186 Ex £50 (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- £180 (Of “Sad girl” and “Taking my mind off love” fame, this 72 Detroit from Carol brings 2 great sides together. Not often seen for sale and a bit under the radar) Irene & Scotts - I’m stuck on my baby / Why do you treat me like you do - Smash 2138 M- £200 SOLD (Boisterous double sider, drill hole) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £200 (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but rarer with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play) Syl Johnson - Do you know what love is - Special Agent 200 Ex+ £500 SOLD (In my top five, outstanding track, could have done with it being double the recording time. SP1 piano intro mix. Some very minor pressing bubbles that do not affect 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

Listed these from the sales box at set prices this week, but now happy to consider near / reasonable offers on each. Happy to send sound files, please use PM to get in touch. Lovations – (I keep singing) La la la ooh / Heaven told me so – Cap City 109 Ex £350 (Some very light scuffs, which DNAP, it plays beautifully. Deep gloss on the surface and clean labels bar a tiny drill hole) Stewart Ames – Angelina, oh Angelina / King for a day – J&W 1000 Vg+ £1250 (Glossy vinyl, visible surface marks hence Vg+, any audible pops barely noticeable on these pounding productions, playback is a fantastic Ex+. Mild ring wear, otherwise clean labels) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £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 nice selection of classy Northern, all of which have stood the test of time and tastes. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Earl Jackson – Soul self-satisfaction – ABC 11142 WD M- £850 SOLD (Right up there with most recognisible Northern monsters, lovely copy) Bunny Sigler – For crying out loud – Decca 31880 Promo M- £200 SOLD (Solemn yet intoxicating beat and melancholy lyrics, superb, lovely of the pink promo) 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) Tonettes – I’ve gotta know / My heart can feel the pain – Dynamics 103 Ex+ £125 SOLD (San Antonian double sider, the top side upbeat, the flip subtle mid-tempo. More than one reference to Tonettes online, not sure if one and the same) 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) Squires – Don’t accuse me – Gee 1082 WD Vg+ £80 SOLD (Superb group soul, 45 is used, but far from abused, looks Vg+ but plays a nice Ex) Image on request, exceeded maximum! Stewart Ames – Angelina, oh Angelina / King for a day – J&W 1000 Vg+ £1250 (Former lead of Motown’s Valadiers serves up a wonderful Detroit double sider. The raucous ‘Angelina’ on a driving beat, the downbeat ‘King’ that shares the same backing track as Jock Mitchells ‘No mad woman’. Glossy vinyl, visible surface marks hence Vg+, any audible pops barely noticeable on these pounding productions, playback is a fantastic Ex+. Mild ring wear, otherwise clean labels) Stemmon’s Express – Woman, love thief – Karma 201 Ex+ £700 SOLD (Fabulous northern track, very sought after and this copy in top shape. Slightly off-centre label) Belles – Don’t pretend – Mirwood 5055 M- £175 SOLD (Classic west coast girl group dancer. The rich Mirwood blue label is something to behold, especially in such great shape) Fran Jefferies – Gone now – Monument 1089 WD M- £100 SOLD (Superb sultry femme soul) Eddie Holland – I’m on the outside looking in – Motown 1049 WD M- £125 (Lovely copy of this powerhouse Hitsville release) Christine Cooper – Heartaches away my boy – Parkway 983 WD M- £475 SOLD (Love the composition of this track, Northern perfection, floats and bounds along in the same breath, just imagine this being played for the first time) 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) Al Jarreau – Shake up – Raynard 10024 M- £700 (Love this, bags of oomph, rare number has potential to fly when the right DJ gets behind it) Carolyn Cooke – I don’t mind – RCA 8553 WD Ex £125 SOLD (Fabulous soulful dancer for such an early number of this massive label. S slight edge lift, that does not affect play) Jimmy & Vella Cameron – Loving you is such a groove – Reprise 0483 M- £800 (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) 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) Anita Humes & Essex – What did I do – Roulette 4542 WD Ex+ £80 (Classic girl group dancer. Some minor dabs of tippex on labels, mainly covering 2 blue x’s on flip) Image on request, exceeded maximum! 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) Padded Cell – Mister misery – Toddlin’ Town 110 Ex+ £125 SOLD (Great oldie, in great shape) Image on request, exceeded maximum! Wade Flemons – That other place – Vee-Jay 614 M- £175 (Never forget tuning into this on the Charly tapes, awesome beat ballad, fabulous on stock copy, prime condition) 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

On the day the mighty Toon are in Londinium on the hunt for long lost silverware, here’s a tidy little bunch of vinyl treasures for your own chest. As ever, I’m happy to send sound files or more images. PM any questions or to reserve. Charnessa & Charmettes – Personal woman / I can feel my love coming down – Atco 6836 M- £275 (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) Little Flint – Pain – Beast 1000 M- £450 (Featuring Wayne Perry on lead no less! not for the feint hearted this Hammond driven dancer out of Cincinnati, Ohio) Bobbie Smith – You know I’ll be around – Bell 628 M- £225 SOLD (Bobbie and my fave Azie Mortimer like peas in a pod, beautiful catchy dreamy vocals, feast your eyes pristine copy) Fred Hughes – Baby boy – Brunswick 755419 Ex £25 SOLD (Staple Soul on a stocker) Lovations – (I keep singing) La la la ooh / Heaven told me so – Cap City 109 Ex £350 (3 little darlings hailing from Pittsburgh, but on a DC label, serve up a blinding double sider, “(I keep singing) La la la ooh”, Lowrider excellence, pure clarity on the stunning vocals, “Heaven told me so”, ripe for either Northern or x-over rooms, what a dancer. Some very light scuffs, which DNAP, it plays beautifully. Deep gloss on the surface and clean labels bar a tiny drill hole) Willie Hightower – Because I love you – Capitol 5916 Ex+ £45 (Bobby Banks influenced dancer) George Carrow – Angel baby – Columbia 44161 WD Ex £50 SOLD (Traditional soul perfection on a fab white demo) Otisettes – In your arms I’m gonna stay – Jonco 52 M- £550 (Stunning lowrider on the top side and a sultry slowie on the flip. The Jonco label belonged Johnny Otis, the girls were his in-house TV show band. Gorgeous copy. And very hard 45 to acquire) Norma & Heartaches – Nice and slow – Joy Ride 1030 Ex- £375 SOLD (Infectious femme crossover from a virtually unknown group that I can track down to jamming at a Marquette, Michigan Corpswomen event! Published by Moon Man Pub. Norristown, PA. Made it to the Sound of the Grapevine CD Vol2, but is still very much under the radar?) Marva Josie – Now is the time / Oohbiskubido – Julmar 500 Ex £85 (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) Kavetts – I’ve got to tell you a story – Lendre 101 DJ Ex+ £550 (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?) 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) Dottie Cambridge – Cry your eyes out – MGM 13846 M- £125 (Staple Northern dancer on a stocker, that kaleidoscope MGM always catches my eye) Lorenzo Manley – Swoop down on you – Original Sound 60 M- £30 (Slight edge lift, DNAP) Tobi Lark – I’ll steal your heart – Palmer 500 WD Ex- £300 (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+) 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 £100 (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) Gems – I’ll be there – Riverside WD Ex £70 SOLD (Unmistakable intro on this vocally superb girl outing, harder on demo, stamped original, off-white label on top side affixed off centre, grubbier flip label) 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: £2.05 – 1st Class Proof of Posting £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

Couple of sought after Detroit 45s up for grabs, neither show up regularly and both very much in the groove. Sound files on request, happy to take questions or reserve / bid, by PM please. Stewart Ames – Angelina, oh Angelina / King for a day – J&W 1000 Vg+ £1350 Ames, is Stuart Avig, lead singer of Motown’s Valadiers. He moved on in 1963 and cut this double sider for JoAnne Batton and Ed Wingate’s J&W label in 1964. Reportedly Berry Gordy Jr wanted to team up with Wingate, but wife JoAnne convinced Ed it wasn’t in his interests, leading to the formation of their own shared label, which it appears is the only release on the label. Recorded at Golden World on Glendale Ave, this epic double sider written by Popcorn Wylie and the little-known Thelma Williams was also produced by Wylie alongside Bob Hamilton, who was the unfortunate victim of a drive by shooting in Detroit in 1969. Golden World was underpinned by excellent subsidiaries in the form of the mighty Ric-Tic, prolific Maltese and short lived Volkano labels. That man Gordy wouldn’t go away though, picking up all these labels in 1968 to satisfy the needs or quench the rivalry for an expanding Motown empire, with Golden Worlds studio becoming Motown’s Studio B. This highly regarded double sider emerged in the ‘Top of the World’ era of the Northern scene, becoming massively popular at the hands of Guy Hennigan and Keb Darge. The top side ‘Angelina’ is a raucous serving with crowd participation and driving beat, the downbeat flip ‘King’ shares the same backing track as Jock Mitchells ‘No mad woman’. Detroiters loved their music, as such many of the 45s to have emerged from the Motor City show signs of use. In this instance the surface whilst glossy, does harbor some surface marks, and the labels exhibit mild ring wear, but no writing to stickers etc. Whilst those marks and the blank run in and out may produce some audible feedback, it is barely noticeable on these pounding productions. Visually a tad better than Vg+, the playback is fantastic at Ex+. Sharon McMann – Got to find myself another guy / Hello stranger 66 – Karen 803K-1525 M- OFFERS More formally known as Sharon McMahan, but it appears a typo on the credits of this rare Detroit 45 presented an alias. One of two outings for this lady on Ollie McLaughlin’s Karen imprint. Although she was a recording artist at the age of 13, she appears to have a greater talent penning lyrics, which she did on several respected northern tracks for the likes of Barbara Lewis ‘Straighten up your heart’, Deon Jackson’s stunning ‘That’s what you do to me’, Gracie Darnell ‘So long lover’, and Johnnie Mae Matthew’s exquisite ‘I have no choice’. This is one very talented lady so it’s no surprise that she’s responsible for her own vocal masterpieces on this label. Both releases are very sought after and over the 4 sides Sharon shows she’s very capable of vocal, style and tempo variation. ‘Find myself another guy’ is a sultry almost seductive mid-tempo dancer, oozing class right from the off, classic drum roll intro, a captivating wistful beat punctuated by dramatic brass fanfares. The flip ‘Hello stranger’ is a more sedate expression of sanctity. This 45 has remained rare and I guess still outstanding in many Detroit collections! Not seen for sale since about 2017 and even then, it commanded a pretty penny. Unbelievably for Detroit, its mint minus vinyl with just a hint of edge lift, which does not affect play. The labels are clean, but like every other copy I have viewed and read about, it does have some label wear on the top side spindle hole, but this is clearly due to the pressing process not mishandling. Up for offers with the minimum at £1000, I’ll let it run until Thu 16 Feb at 9pm, unless an offer I won’t refuse arrives before. PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £10.65 - Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Turning to Hitsville today and the greatest Empire to have ever conquered the world, a small but nice selection of stock copies. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. PM questions or to reserve. 1) Hattie Littles – Here you come – Gordy 7007 Ex+ £60 (Gorgeous west coast copy of this early tune. Minor edge lift DNAP) 2) Temptations – Since I lost my baby – Gordy 7043 M- £25 (Has to be one of the most soulful tracks ever to come out of Hitsville) 3) Temptations – Beauty is only skin deep – Gordy 7055 M- £25 (With picture sleeve, DH) 4) Four Tops – Baby I need your loving / Call on me – Motown 1062 M- £8 SOLD dh label wear, epic double sider 5) Four Tops – I can’t help myself / Sad souvenirs – Motown 1076 Ex+£10 SOLD (Label wear, DH) 6) Four Tops – Loving you is sweeter than ever – Motown 1096 M- £10 7) Four Tops – Standing in the shadows of love – Motown 1102 M- £10 SOLD 8( Four Tops – You keep running away – Motown 1113 M- £8 9) Supremes & Four Tops – River deep, mountain high – Motown 1173 M- £8 (WOL) 10) Gladys Knight & Pips – Just walk in my shoes – Soul 35023 Ex+ £125 (The rare and west coast lilac and white format, recently sold on Manny’s auction for 180) 11) Fantastic Four – I love you madly – Soul 35052 M- £15 12) Jimmy Ruffin – Gonna keep on tryin till I win your love – Soul 35053 M- £10 (Mr. Understated. Light wear on label, DH) 13) Marvelettes – He’s a good guy (yes he is) – Tamla 54091 M- £10 (DH)` 14) Miracles – Going to a go-go – Tamla 54127 M- £15 minor label damage on spindle hole (Both Tamla’s above are on the Twin Globe logo) 15) Jackson 5 – Third Album – Motown 60718 M- £20 (6 track mini-LP, includes ‘Ready or not here I come’ and the answer to Reach out, ‘Reach in’ 16) Marvelettes – The Marvelettes – Tamla 60274 M- £40 SOLD (6 track mini-LP, full of hits, includes the brilliant and unreleased on US 45 ‘I know better’. Comes with picture cover and jukebox strips) 17) Marvelettes – The Marvelettes – Tamla 60274 M- £5 (Cover only, minor split top right, otherwise clean and a lovely thing to put up in a frame) 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) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

20+ Motown stable doubles, all on 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. Universally the most aired Soul output for most of the 60’s. Some show signs of use, mainly with writing on labels, others immaculate, but all play well enough to sell. As ever sound files and additional images available on request, PM to ask any questions or reserve. 1) LaBrenda ben – Just be yourself / I can’t help it I gotta dance – Gordy 7021 WD M- £80 (Nashville Matrix) 2) LaBrenda ben – Just be yourself / I can’t help it I gotta dance – Gordy 7021 WD Ex £65 (ARP Matrix, XOL) 3) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire – Gordy 7027 WD Ex+ £20 (Single Sided) 4) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire / Old love – Gordy 7027 WD Ex £15 5) Tommy Good – Baby I miss you – Gordy 7034 WD M- £125 SOLD (Audition Copy & Not For Sale removed somehow, almost unnoticeable) 6) Martha & Vandellas – What am I going to do without your love – Gordy 7053 WD Ex £25 7) Contours – It’s so hard being a loser – Gordy 7059 WD M- £25 SOLD (Date stamp on top side, ink stamps and sticker on flip label, vinyl great) 8( Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers – Does your mama know about me – Gordy 7069 WD Ex £20 SOLD (Red vinyl release) 9) Carolyn Crawford – My smile is just a frown (turned upside down) / I’ll come running – Motown 1064 WD Ex+ £150 SOLD 10) Tammi Terrell – Come on and see me – Motown 1095 WD Ex £35 SOLD ( vocal and simply genius backing track. Harder east coast map design label) 11) Barbara McNair – Everything is good about you – Motown 1099 WD M- £40 12) Jr. Walker & All Stars –Tune up – Soul 35012 WD Ex £15 SOLD 13) Frances Nero – Keep on lovin’ me – Soul 35020 WD Vg+ £175 14) Jr. Walker & All Stars – Money – Soul 35026 WD Ex £15 (4 biro xol on flip) 15) Jimmy Ruffin – I’ve passed this way before – Soul 35027 WD M- £20 SOLD 16) Little Otis – I out duked the duke – Tamla 54058 WD M- £40 (Lovely early tune, on a nice west coaster) 17) Gino Parks – Fire – Tamla 54066 WD Ex £3oo 18) Kim Weston – Looking for the right guy – Tamla 54100 WD Ex+ £30 (Red marker initials on label, pressing bubbles DNAP) 19) Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead – Tamla 54120 WD Ex £30 (Rarer west coast press, 2 red Xol, plays EX or better) 20) Miracles – My girl has gone – Tamla 54123 WD M- £25 (Outstanding mid-tempo, Smokey does it again, twin globes logo, 2 red Xol) 21) Miracles – (Come round here) I’m the one you need – Tamla 54140 WD Ex- £25 SOLD (Twin globes demo not listed on DISCOGs, hard format, ‘Ruby’ in Red biro on one label, fine felt tip on flip) 22) Monitors – Bring back the love – VIP 25046 WD Ex+ £25 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) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Nice list of bloke soul, a right mix of beat ballads, mid and up temp gems, not a dud among them. All in great condition. Happy to provide additional images or sound files. Any questions or to reserve please PM me. 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) Bunny Sigler – For crying out loud – Decca 31880 Promo M- £200 (Solemn yet intoxicating beat and melancholy lyrics, superb, lovely of the pink promo) Stanley Mitchell – Get it baby / Quit twistin’ my arm – Dynamo 111 M- £2000 (Rarer red stock copy, outstanding 45 to have in the hand, let alone on the decks, where this twofer will satisfy the whole crowd with the variety of Stan’s vocals, who would have known given the pounding ‘Get it’ got. Number stamped on top side, small x on flip) 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) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex+ £125 (Chicago mid-tempo, how classy is this, guess the ‘Soulettes’ version was spawned from Otis’s work) John Wesley – Love is such a funny thing – Melic 4195 Ex+ £1500 (An original that hardly ever comes to market, absolute stormer off the streets of Tinseltown, brilliant tune, stunning label) Lonnie Lester – You can’t go – Nu-Tone 210 M- £350 (Another that’s always in vogue, growing steadily in demand and reputation) Al Jarreau – Shake up – Raynard 10024 M- £700 (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- £800 (I know, I know, only ½ is Bloke, but it’s the best place to put it. Frantic but organised Soul banger that ticks all the boxes. Top condition and on the rarer stock. Awesome) 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) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex+ £125 (Fabulous beat ballad, lovely condition, and a juicy stock copy) Wade Flemons – That other place – Vee-Jay 614 M- £175 (Never forget tuning into this on the Charly tapes, awesome beat ballad, fabulous on stock copy, prime condition) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £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 Cheers, Lee

In the immortal lyrics of Ernie K. Doe here come the Girls, Girls, Girls …… some absolute corkers here, so be quick if you’re looking for something to chase away the blues. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Always a quick turnaround for dispatch, but overseas beware of the Royal Mail situation, that’s slowly easing. Can hold til pay day if it helps. Towanda Barnes – You don’t mean it – A&M 1141 M- £550 SOLD (Firm favourite with the masses, many will have a demo, but the super rare and attractive stocker is still quite elusive, stunning copy) Charnessa & Charmettes – Personal woman / I can feel my love coming down – Atco 6836 M- £300 (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) Thelma Jones – Mr fixit – Barry 1024 WD M- £50 SOLD (Boisterous funky feel to this Hammond backed dancer, great femme soul flip, lovely demo copy) Bobbie Smith – You know I’ll be around – Bell 628 M- £250 (Bobbie and my fave Azie Mortimer like peas in a pod, beautiful catchy dreamy vocals, pristine copy) Bonnie Herman – Hush don’t cry – Columbia 43833 WD M- £250 SOLD (Another heavenly lilting girly vocal, that’s been a must have in this Major labels catalogue forever. Sounds as good today as it did when it first surfaced. Spotless, bar a date on flip label) Yvonne Vaughn – When you gonna tell me about her – Dot 16791 M- £450 SOLD (Outstanding tune, gifted to us by the talented Page brothers, Billy and Paul. Released on this Hollywood label in 65 before she changed her name to Donna Fargo for the Country scene. Minor edge lift DNAP. Clean copy) Tonettes – I’ve gotta know / My heart can feel the pain – Dynamics 103 Ex+ £130 (San Antonian double sider, the top side upbeat, the flip subtle mid-tempo. More than one reference to Tonettes online, not sure if one and the same) Debonaires – How’s your new love treating you – Golden World 38 WD M- £80 SOLD (Detroit perfection, nuff said. Radio station stamp on label) Otisettes – In your arms I’m gonna stay – Jonco 52 M- £600 (Stunning lowrider on the top side and a sultry slowie on the flip. The Jonco label belonged Johnny Otis, the girls were his in-house TV show band. Gorgeous copy. And very hard to acquire) Norma & Heartaches – Nice and slow – Joy Ride 1030 Ex- £400 (Infectious femme crossover from a virtually unknown group that I can track down to jamming at a Marquette, Michigan Corpswomen event! Published by Moon Man Pub. Norristown, PA. Made it to the Sound of the Grapevine CD Vol2, but is still very much under the radar?) Kavetts – I’ve got to tell you a story – Lendre 101 DJ Ex+ £575 (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- £130 (Staple Northern dancer on a stocker, that kaleidoscope MGM always catches my eye) Exceeded upload allowance - Image on request Tobi Lark – I’ll steal your heart – Palmer 500 WD Ex- £300 (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+) Flirtations – How can you tell me – Parrot 10028 M- £30 (Glorious double sider on a tasty label) Tobbi Bowe – I can feel him slipping away – Patheway 103 Promo Ex £575 (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) Bobbettes – I’ve gotta face the world / Having fun – RCA 8832 WD M- £175 (Excellent double sider, one soft the other hard nosed femme Soul. Number on flip label) Exceeded upload allowance - Image on request Peggy March – If you loved me – RCA 9494 YD M- 85 SOLD (Been around forever, so call it an anthem, one of many collectable RCAs) Exceeded upload allowance - Image on request 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) Jimmy & Vella Cameron – Loving you is such a groove – Reprise 0483 M- £800 (I know, I know, only ½ is Girl, but it’s the best place to put it. Frantic but organised Soul banger that ticks all the boxes. Top condition and on the rarer stock. Awesome) Rose Battiste – Hit and run / I miss my baby – Revilot 204 WD Ex £600 SOLD (Detroit perfection, 2 incredible sides on one disc. Some light lines on the surface, but plays superb) Naomi Wilson – Gotta find a way – Swan 4727 WD M- £100 SOLD (Superb version of Theresa Lindsey’s Correc-Tone number and from the hand of Popcorn Wylie. Unmistakable two-tone Battenburg label design from Swan) 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

Here come the Boys, Boys, Boys …… some absolute corkers here, so be quick if you’re looking for something to chase away the blues. The Girls will follow in the boys footsteps tomorrow, some lovely stuff to come. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Always a quick turnaround for dispatch, but overseas beware of the Royal Mail situation, that’s slowly easing. Can hold til pay day if it helps? Little Flint – Pain – Beast 1000 M- £500 (Featuring Wayne Perry on lead no less! and not for the feint hearted this Hammond driven dancer out of Cincinnati, Ohio) Billy Davis – Stanky – Cobblestone 731 M- £180 SOLD (Been one of the most popular sales items on lists and forums for a few years now. Top copy) Bunny Sigler – For crying out loud – Decca 31880 Promo M- £225 (Solemn yet intoxicating beat and melancholy lyrics, superb, lovely of the pink promo) General Assembly – Sensitive mind – Desiree 106 DJ Ex- £225 SOLD (Rampant dancer on pounding drum and guitar backing, always been popular. Visually shows signs of use but plays great) Billy Watkins – Ice-man – Era 3183 Promo Ex £150 (Catchy vocals on this simple dancer, punctuated by cute girly backing. Small dot sticker and no6 on top label) Eskew Reeder – Undivided love – Instant 3258 M- £125 SOLD (Early NOLA R&B, cultured for its day. Great catalogue on this label) Exits – Another sundown in Watts / I’m so glad – Kapp 2028 WD M- £1000 SOLD (Hot twofer, nuff said! NM but conservatively graded) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex+ £150 (Chicago mid-tempo, how classy is this, guess the ‘Soulettes’ version was spawned from Otis’s work) John Wesley – Love is such a funny thing – Melic 4195 Ex+ £1500 (An original that hardly ever comes to market, absolute stormer off the streets of Tinseltown, brilliant tune, stunning label) Lou Roberts – Everything you always wanted to know about love – Memphis Sounds 704 WD M- £200 (Sublime cross over and a gorgeous copy at that) Lonnie Lester – You can’t go – Nu-Tone 210 M- £450 (Another that’s always in vogue, growing steadily in demand and reputation) James Fountain – Seven day lover – Peachtree 127 Ex £900 SOLD (Fantastic Atlanta, Georgia soul, a must for any play box, plays very nicely) Bud Harper – Wherever you are – Peacock 1932 Ex+ Promo £300 SOLD (Outrageously subtle R&B groove, those rhythmic patterns even get my hips swaying) Al Jarreau – Shake up – Raynard 10024 M- £750 (Love this, bags of oomph, rare number has potential to fly when the right DJ gets behind it) El Corols – Chick, Chick – Rouser 2954 Ex+ £1000 (In yer face, full on Northern) 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) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex+ £150 (Fabulous beat ballad, lovely condition, and a juicy stock copy) Wade Flemons – That other place – Vee-Jay 614 M- £200 (Never forget tuning into this on the Charly tapes, awesome beat ballad, fabulous on stock copy, prime condition) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £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

A trio of stunners for the Lowrider crowd, and it’s not often you would find 3 slabs of vinyl as equally pleasing for Girl Group, Northern and Crossover fans. Be quick………. Sound files available on request, and happy to provide additional images if required, please PM any questions or to reserve. Lovations – (I keep singing) La la la ooh / Heaven told me so – Cap City 109 Ex £350 SOLD Hailing from Pittsburgh, these 3 little darlings provided us with a clutch of recordings that have graced turntables all over the world, growing in stature and demand over the years. Sisters Crystal and Penny Wilson, and Sherry Henderson were very likely to have learnt their trade at venues around the Hill District, better known as “Little Harlem”, due to its strong African American culture and Jazz music style. Cap City was of course a DC label, owned by Foster Johnson and distributed by the awesome Scepter group. Cardell Eaton was involved in all their recordings, and what a job he did, Cap City 113 “Later baby” a sumptuous lilting crossover number and my personal favourite. 114 “I can’t forget about you” starts slow but bounds into action on a belting sassy femme groove, not forgetting the instrumental flip which is a brassy sensation that would fill a floor. 115 “I don’t want you” another seductive Lowrider track, WOW, right up Smokey Joes La la! Then the feature piece, 109 a blinding double sider, “(I keep singing) La la la ooh”, Lowrider excellence, pure clarity on the stunning vocals, “Heaven told me so”, ripe for either Northern or x-over rooms, what a dancer. What life must have been like on “The Hill” with this sort of talent and entertainment, only those lucky enough to be there would have known……lucky beggars. Published by Three Part Music and latterly released on their Part III label, it was once assumed to be an earlier release but now appears the later, all outings appeared between 68 to 70. Even with some light scuffs, which DNAP, it plays beautifully. Deep gloss on the surface and clean labels bar a tiny drill hole. Nu-Luvs – You belong to me / Hello lover (goodbye friend) – Clock 1003 M- £650 SOLD Viewing their promotional photograph, the Nu-Luvs are reminiscent of the whole girl group image engineered by George Goldners Stuyvesant Productions Inc. which was responsible for the vast Red Bird and Blue Cat catalogue. The link of course between this group and the Red Bird cartel is George ‘Shadow’ Morton, who almost singularly produced the Shangri-Las. He was involved in the Nu-Luvs first and unsuccessful release on the Mercury label which was never followed up with any other output bar this sensational Clock label outing. This apparently unremarkable trio of girls hit the Northern scene way back in the 70s when “Hello lover” was aired for the first time. Maybe its short turntable life was hampered by rarity, and whilst still so very hard to find, it has grown immeasurably on the Lowrider scene, with the insatiable “Baby you belong to me” becoming one of the most highly sought after and treasured female sweet soul tracks around and probably still under the radar for many. Playing surface is mint minus both sides, top label has a thin discreet natural colour sticker mark, which may be possible to ease off if someone knows how. The flip label has the feintest ring wear. An all-round dreamy 45. Otisettes – In your arms I’m gonna stay / Your kiss is fading away – Jonco 52 M- £600 As Johnny Otis attempted to resume his TV career recording 13 episodes of the ‘Johnny Otis Show’ in 74 and 75, he was surrounded by a trusted inner circle, which included his in-house girl group the ‘Foxy Otisettes’ as they were once described. Every show was set in front of a live studio audience sitting at tables resembling a 50s nightclub. Artists included the likes of Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, the Coasters, Ted Taylor, Bobby Day, Joe Turner and Gene and Eunice all of whom featured on the Northern scene at some point. The ‘Otisettes’ were Stonye Figueroa and Vera Hamilton, probably better known as Ikettes in Ike and Tina Turner’s Review, and the twin sisters Alesia and Tiresia Butler. They don’t appear to have performed any of their own releases on the show but were certainly good enough to be entrusted with covers of ‘Get ready’, ‘Shake’, ‘You’re all I need’, Sweet soul music’ and ‘Heat Wave’ to name a few. They even sang with Twiggy on one particular outing and latterly toured the UK and Europe for 4 weeks, appearing as part of Johnny’s headline act at the new to me “Hastings Aquarius Club”, where 3 days earlier Mary Wells was on the bill. Who would have thought the Aquarius, described as “The Club that serves the South, swinging 7 nights a week” would have been so alive with US soul acts! Johnny was clearly held in high esteem, on his passing in 2012 condolences included “Good-bye Hawk, always be remembered by all of us who ever performed with you. You weren't just a friend you were like a dad to all the OTISETTES, I was only 18, right out of High School, the first ‘Otisette’ to start the whole group off – Stonye”; and “This is ‘Sugar’ (Alesia Butler) from the Otisettes, thanking you for giving me and my twin ‘Honey’ Tiresia Butler the opportunity of a lifetime to become members of your band, we’ll never forget all the memories that we shared as a group and all the places that we visited. The rarest of the 3 up tonight, only comes up once in blue moon. Stunning lowrider on the top side and a sultry slowie on the flip. Jonco out of LA was Johnny’s very own label, short-lived, but an ever-lasting imprint on the indie label Northern scene, and definitely from the City of Angels with these girls involved. Gorgeous copy. PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. 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Happy New Year everyone, first of the year from me, a bunch of nice classic titles up for grabs. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Ambassadors – (I’ve got to find) Happiness / Good love gone bad – Atlantic 2491 M- Promo £50 (Stunning 2 sider on the harder and lovely Promo) Fred Hughes – Baby boy – Brunswick 755419 Ex £30 (Stocker, staple Soul) Willie Hightower – Because I love you – Capitol 5916 Ex+ £60 (Bobby Banks influenced dancer) Willie Hightower – Nobody but you – Capitol 2266 Ex+ Promo £15 (Dee Clark penned with girly backing. Minor edge lift, DNAP) George Carrow – Angel baby – Columbia 44161 WD Ex £70 (Traditional soul perfection on a fab white demo) Harry Deal & Galaxies – I still love you / You’re always on my mind – Eclipse 6000 Ex- £180 SOLD (Fantastic double sider, slight edge lift and some black pen marks on ‘Still love’ label but discreet on the same colour label) Ray & Dave – Wrong, wrong, wrong – Mica 501 Ex £75 (Classic Chicago male due dancer, tiny mark on top label, looks like sticker residue) Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – I am the one / You ask for one good reason – Okeh 7280 M- £250 SOLD (Outstanding double sider, both sides brutish soul dancers, and as they say themselves, “Two for the price of one!” what more could you want and on a lovely stock copy, in the best condition I’ve ever seen on several copies I’ve had) Lorenzo Manley – Swoop down on you – Original Sound 60 M- £40 (Slight edge lift, DNAP) Gems – I’ll be there – Riverside WD Ex £85 (Unmistakable intro on this vocally superb girl outing, harder on demo, stamped original, off-white label on top side affixed off centre, grubbier flip label) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex+ £150 (Fabulous beat ballad, lovely condition, and a juicy stock copy) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A handful of tunes from the boys, some corkers here, so be quick if you’re looking for stocking fillers. Girls will follow in the boys footsteps soon, some lovely stuff to come. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Buster & Eddie – Can’t be still – Class 1518 M- £650 SOLD Doesn’t leave you much time to respond to the unmistakable intro and make a dash for the floor. Emphatic dancer that will never go out of fashion. Lovely rich pink original copy, in top condition. Apologies for the image, had to take this under kitchen lights rather than natural light, so its dark with reflection, can retake in sunlight (I hope) tomorrow! but I assure you its all good) George Carrow – Angel baby – Columbia 44161 WD Ex £70 (Traditional soul perfection on a fab white demo) Lee Andrews & Hearts – Never the less – Crimson 1009 Ex+ £70 SOLD (Classic group dancer on Jerry Greens impressive Philly label) Harry Deal & Galaxies – I still love you / You’re always on my mind – Eclipse 6000 Ex- £180 (Fantastic doubles sider, slight edge lift and some black pen marks on ‘Still love’ label but discreet on the same colour label) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex+ £150 (Chicago mid-tempo, how classy is this, guess the ‘Soulettes’ version was spawned from Otis’s own work) Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – I am the one / You ask for one good reason – Okeh 7280 M- £250 (Outstanding double sider, both sides brutish soul dancers, and as they say themselves, “Two for the price on one!” what more could you want and on a lovely stock copy, in the best condition I’ve ever seen on several copies I’ve had) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex+ £150 (Fabulous beat ballad, lovely condition, and a juicy stock copy) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Just the one major label rarity up for grabs today Happy to send sound file on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Herman Lewis – Who’s kissing you tonight / Think twice before you walk away – Mercury 73002 M- £1100 SOLD What is it about J.J. Barnes, everything he touches, whether it be as an artist, writer, or producer turns to gold! The credits are the same if you have the local Stone Blue release or this heavyweight major label format, owning either is the challenge. The quality of “Who’s kissing” is not in debate, sheer class mid-tempo gem, and a half decent crossover “Think twice” on the flip. What’s always been debated is the identity of Lewis, which does appear to be Motown’s Herman Griffin. His connections having moved on from Detroit and Motown’s early years was to work in the company of Cincinnati producer Gordon Neal who oversaw the Prime, mostly known for the Shirtails and David Thomas outings and the Stone Blue labels. I sold a sought-after Stone Blue white demo earlier this year, privately for no kerfuffle, and I appreciate that the national may not be as desirable to completists, but it’s still one hell of a 45 and so darn scare, and half the price cheaper. Promo stamp on flip, overall in in lovely condition. PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Another short but great list of impressive Soul albums to go. I’ve sold what was meant to be part 3 and 4 in the background, so this would have been part 5 and taking it up a notch with the more desirable moderately priced albums. I know they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but there are always hidden gems on every disc, several great covers or unreleased on 45. Happy to provide more images of each item on request as the site limits upload capacity. Graded Cover / Vinyl, recordings in Mono (Mo) or Stereo (St). Some are a bit dusty from storage so may need a wipe down. Message me to reserve or ask any questions. Maxine Brown – Out of sight – Epic 26395 (St) Ex+ M- £100 SOLD Rarer Canadian issue, massive Mike Terry involvement, overseeing production and arrangements on this session. There’s a wealth of top-notch tracks here, backed up by credits to Mikki Farrow, Jerry Ragovoy, Bridges-Eaton-Knight, Sam Cooke et al. Includes the glorious mid-tempo gem ‘Don’t Leave Me Baby’ credited to Jack Ashford and the super dancer ‘Just Give Me One Good Reason’ which never appeared on 45 and. Very minor wear and dh on cover. Billy Butler – Right track – Okeh 12115 (Mo) Ex- / M- £80 SOLD Take many of his most popular 45s, plonk them on a long player, and Billy’s your uncle you have 40 minutes of sheer delight on one piece of plastic. Just peek at the label scans to understand just what you’re getting. Small tear top right and usual dh on cover. Little Richard – The Explosive – Okeh 12117 (Mo) Ex+ / Ex+ £30 As the title says it’s a banger, and you’d expect nowt less from Ricardo. The title track ‘I Don’t Want to Discuss It’ is a collectors piece on 45, also includes ‘I Need Love’ and ‘Poor Dog’. Some very minor ageing on top left and dh on cover. Artistics – Get my hands on some lovin’ – Okeh 12119 WD (Mo) Ex+ / M- £150 Very hard to find LP, even more so on the white demo which is the first release of course. Chicago group soul compendium and what a representation of laid back classic mid-tempo dancers. Lovely artwork on the cover which shows just minor wear around the seam. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Two for the price of one – Okeh 12122 (Mo) Ex+ / M- £80 SOLD You can tell by the cover artwork you’re in for one hell of a ride, pretty much the way these 2 did their music. The non-45 track ‘Takin’ No Chances’ steals it for me, absolutely brilliant, they’ve chucked in Quitter, Too Late, Rather fight and the title track ‘Two for the price of one’ to make this one hell of an LP. Very minor wear, dh on cover Tempests – Would you believe – Smash 67098 (St) Ex / Ex £225 These Carolina boys couldn’t have earnt much doing what they did, the money had to be shared between at least 10 in the band, jeez that’s some split with manager and crew. What they did do was leave a fantastic legacy of mid-tempo dance floor winners. Another 40 minutes of joy, including ‘Would you believe’, a great cover of one of the most recorded soul tunes in history ‘Ain't no big thing’, the monster non-45 ‘Someday’ that Guy H reputedly broke to the masses and the superb ‘What you gonna do’ with the unmistakable lead vocalist laid bare. They missed a trick though, ‘Out of my life’ a big gap in the comp. Small crease bottom left, light wear and dh on cover. Edwin Starr – Soul Master – Tamla Motown 931 (St) NM / M- £40 Canadian vinyl in US Gordy cover, reason is the Canadian cover I have is signed by Edwin and the Gordy vinyl is a demo which I collect, so I have mixed and matched to keep the pairing I want most. As a result, the cover you get is in top shape. A fantastic album riddled with his Ric-Tic and Motown classics that are a fine epitaph to one of our scene’s greatest Ambassadors, and sorely missed he is. It was only the other day I heard SOS on my local commercial radio station, I hoped the populace was taking genius in! PayPal by Friends or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. Postage: £5 - 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £50 only) £9 – Special Delivery (Fully Insured) No overseas on these, sorry Cheers, Lee

Its gloomy down south, so here’s a few to cast some brightness on the day. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Toni Basil – Breakaway – A&M 791 WD Ex+ £700 SOLD (So sought after now, what a laid back vocal on such a catchy made for a big room backing track. X on flip label) George Carrow – Angel baby – Columbia 44161 WD Ex £70 (Traditional soul perfection on a fab white demo) Lee Andrews & Hearts – Never the less – Crimson 1009 Ex+ £70 (Classic group dancer on Jerry Greens impressive Philly label) Harry Deal & Galaxies – I still love you / You’re always on my mind – Eclipse 6000 Ex- £200 (Fantastic doubles sider, slight edge lift and some black pen marks on ‘Still love’ label but discreet on the same colour label) Carol & Gerri – On you heartaches look good / How can I ever find a way – MGM 13568 YD Ex £450 SOLD (2 outstanding girl duo sides, been a hot 45 for some time now, couple of light lines, plays Ex+, light ring wear on labels) Ray & Dave – Wrong, wrong, wrong – Mica 501 Ex £75 (Classic Chicago male due dancer, tiny mark on top label, looks like sticker residue) Gems – I’ll be there – Riverside WD Ex £85 (Unmistakable intro on this vocally superb girl outing, harder on demo, stamped original, off-white label on top side affixed off centre, grubbier flip label) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex+ £150 (Fabulous beat ballad, lovely condition, and a juicy stock copy) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Some of these are reduced from previous sales, others newly listed, all under 3 figures and top quality tunes. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. HOLD 1) Falcons – (I’m a fool) I must love you – Big Wheel 321 Ex £40 HOLD (Xol and minor edge lift, DNAP) SOLD 2) Barbara Acklin – Am I the same girl – Brunswick 55399 YD M- £40 SOLD 3) Johnny Williams – My baby’s so good – Chess 1976 M- £75 SOLD 4) Volumes – You got it baby – Inferno 2001 WD M- £50 SOLD (Radio station date stamp on label) SOLD 5) Continental 4 – What you gave up – Jay Walking 009 M- £40 SOLD (Maroon label, first issue?) 6) Partnership – Not for the love of money – MGM 13854 M- dh £40 7) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight – Ric Tic 109 WD M- £45 (Small wol and sticker on flip, surface is great) Ethics – Look at me now – Vent no# M- £40 (First issue, no catalogue number) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

I did say I would list some long players for a while, but I’m back tracking with some sumptuous 45’s up for grabs! Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. SOLD Johnny Wyatt – This thing called love – Bronco 2052 WD Ex £150 SOLD (Real soul deal, slick, smooth and sensational, what a mover. Rarer demo copy. Not for sale blanked out) O.C. Smith – On easy street – Columbia 43809 M- £200 (Gorgeous tune and a floater for the less energetic on the dance floor. Much harder to find on the red stock label. Immaculate surface, just a sticker mark on the flip that you’re not gonna look at at) SOLD Betty Boo – Say it isn’t so – Grapevine 125 M- £125 SOLD (Fantastic slab of femme Soul, and unless you’re the lucky beggar with the RCA acetate this is the only way the masses were ever to be satisfied) SOLD Irma Thomas – What are you trying to do – Imperial 66137 Ex £90 SOLD (This is the one to go full volume on in the car, stunning vocals and such catchy backing) Norma & Heartaches – Nice and slow – Joy Ride 1030 Ex- £375 (Rare original, brilliant, no, actually outstanding femme crossover, back with a different instrumental version “Harlem at sundown”, has some minor marks, plays Ex with minimal feedback) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex+ £150 (Chicago mid-tempo, how classy is this, laid back like his other Windy City releases, probably backed by the Soulettes on Dud-Sound, slight edge lift - DNAP) John Wesley – Love is such a funny thing – Melic 4195 M- Offers (Wow, full on northern dancer on Lee Youngs Hollywood label. Arthur Wright and Ernie Shelby involvement on this monster floor filler. So hard to find, incredible condition. Reluctant sale, so up for offers please, min £1500, will let it run until Thu 03 Nov at 8pm unless I get an offer I can’t refuse in between) SOLD Sidney Barnes – You’ll always be in style – Red Bird 10039 Ex £220 SOLD (All time classic powerhouse dancer, on the more desirable yellow stock label, decidedly harder than the demo. Drill hole and stamp on label) Gino Parks – Fire – Tamla 54066 WD Ex £295 (Rare early Motown number, hard on demo especially in good shape) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

ALL ON HOLD Changing tack away from 45s to let some great Soul albums go. I know they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but there are always hidden gems on every disc, unreleased on 45. This is part two, with a handful to follow over the next few days. Happy to provide more images of each item on request as the site limits upload capacity. Graded Cover / Vinyl, recordings in Mono (Mo) or Stereo (St). Message me to reserve or ask any questions. 1) Gene Chandler – Just be true – Constellation 1423 (Mo) M-/M- £40 Another big voice serves up a mix of slowies, mid and up-tempo beat tracks. Mayfield’s involvement a given on this Chicago release, however ‘Jobete’ the music publishing affiliate to Motown is leant on with fine covers of ‘Check yourself’ and ‘You threw a lucky punch’. A more tolerable (for me) play on Duke of Earl appears, but the winner is ‘Pretty little girl’ recorded in 63, written by Eugene Dixon, changing his name to Gene Chandler after his success with ‘Duke’, and co-written by George Smith who cut his version on Laurie, both collectable 45s on the scene 2) Tyrone Davis – Turn back the hands of time – Dakar 9027 (St) M-/M- £25 Ranked by MTV as one of the best Soul LPs of its time. Not surprising given the involvement of a list of Chicago’s who’s-who, household names like Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore, Don Davis, Carl Davis, Willie Henderson…. The list goes on, oh and the classy Bab’s Acklin and Eugene Record on some backing. So classy, the title track was included in the Hugh Grant & Julianne Moore romcom “Nine Months”. My old fave from Tyrone “I’ll be right there” just superb, and I just can’t quite place the backing track on “The waiting was not in vain”, sounds familiar? Original with small customs snip on pocket side and I removed the shrink wrap 3) Larry Santos – Just a man – Evolution 2002 (St) Vg+/Ex £20 Quite the talent, Larry was not only a singer songwriter, but he also won Grammy’s for some music hits and starred in Hot Fudge, a Detroit based kid’s puppet TV show (Mrs. Doubtfire-esque – LOL. The standout track here of course is the classic ‘You got me where you want me now’ played at the Casino in halcyon days. Support acts include ‘Comin up in the world’ and ‘Subway man’. Cover has fine scars and drill hole, vinyl very slight edge lift hence grade) 4) Freda Payne – How do you say I don`t love you anymore – MGM 4370 (St) M-/M- £25 Awfully long title for an LP! Classic sultry ‘it wasn’t me guv’ pose on cover, the sort my missus gives me when I see purchase notifications flash up from online fashion retailers on my devices. One of my all time favourites given an upbeat lease of life by Freda, ‘O.C. Smiths – On easy street just brilliant, backed up well by 'Sad sad September' and other solid vocal tracks. White flecks on vinyl image just dust I didn't wipe off! 5) The Platters – Going back to Detroit – Musicor 3125 (St) Ex/Ex+ £25 Like it says on the tin, a platter of delights. A fantastic LP, with some choice tunes, the title track, is so typically in the motor city groove, the imploring ‘Why do you want to make me blue’ is a delight, ‘Run while its dark’ with a hint of latin to my ears from an obscurer LA Entree label 45 release as Platters 65, clearly recognising the incarnations of the original group from 52, the tidy ‘With this ring’ and the LP only ‘I can’t get used to sharing you’. Great artwork on cover plus a Musicor inner sleeve. Minor wear on cover. PayPal by Friends or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. Postage: £5 - 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £50 only) £9 – Special Delivery (Fully Insured) No overseas on these, sorry Cheers, Lee

Changing tack away from 45s to let some great Soul albums go. I know they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but there are always hidden gems on every disc, unreleased on 45. This is part one, with a handful to follow each night for a week or so. Happy to provide more images of each item on request as the site limits upload capacity. Graded Cover / Vinyl, recordings in Mono (Mo) or Stereo (St). Message me to reserve or ask any questions. 1) Incredibles – Heart & Soul – Audio Arts 7000 (St) M-/M- £30 Highly respected group flying high under the flag of this prized Hollywood label. Excuse the pun, but this incredible album is evenly split with a slower A and faster B side, no duffers on A, but B hosts the dance floor fillers ‘Miss treatment’ and ‘There’s nowt else to say’, backed up marvelously by the very collectable ‘Without a word’, ‘All of a sudden’ and ‘Another Dirty Deal’…..all brilliant. I can remember peeling the shrink wrap off this one, still in top condition 2) Archie Bell & Drells – I Can’t Stop Dancing – Atlantic 8204 (St) Ex-/M- £20 Sits in the shadows of the highly collectable ‘Tighten up’ album, but in both you’ll see the connections between their Houston roots, NY and Philly phases of their career. Gamble and Huff on any credits is nothing to be sniffed at. Is it me hearing similarities between the title track and ‘Harvey Averne – Never learned to dance?’ Don’t miss the snappy covers of Major Lance’s, Mayfield penned Monkey time and Sometimes I wonder…..upbeat party atmos throughout this disc. Cover graded lower for split on top edge, otherwise Ex 3) Jackie Wilson – Whispers – Brunswick 754122 (St) Ex-/M- £30 Whilst its debatable that JW has the best voice of the soul genre, IM-humble-O he had the most versatile voice in the business, outstanding vocals on everything he cut. Where do I start, well, rather than stating the obvious, I’ll simply reinforce that the quality of tracks on this slab of plastic is outstanding, that said a special note though for the brilliant 'My heart is calling'…..spine tingling 4) Jackie Wilson – Higher & Higher – Brunswick 54130 (Mo) M-/M- £40 Quality is amplified by the way in which JW makes every track sound like we’ve been listening to them as anthems on the scene for decades, but several of the titles on this disc are lesser known 45s or LP only gems. Special mention Jackie’s version of ‘Darrell Banks – Open the door to your heart’, possibly the most covered soul track in the world with over 10 covers I know of! 5) Esquires – Get on up and get away – Bunky 300 (St) M-/M- £30 Bill Sheppard and Tom-Tom have a hand in this clutch of fabulous group soul tracks, all cemented by exquisite harmonies. The title tracks are finger poppers, there’s a slick cover of the ‘Rascals – Groovin’ and Mill Evans – When I’m ready – Tou-Sea’, ‘Everybody’s laughing’ is a fine beat ballad, then the sublime ‘How could it be’ which nestles in some DJ spot alongside the biggest tunes in the land, and finally the supreme x-over dancer “My sweet baby” from the US Fat Back 45. Liner notes from E Rodney Jones, President of the National Association of TV and Radio Announcers no less! Value for money or what? Little cover dink on bottom right corner PayPal by Friends or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. Postage: £5 - 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £50 only) £9 – Special Delivery (Fully Insured) No overseas on these, sorry Cheers, Lee

Some stunning tunes here, double siders a plenty, all in great shape ! Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Ambassadors – (I’ve got to find) Happiness / Good love gone bad – Atlantic 2491 M- Promo £50 (Stunning 2 sider on the harder and lovely Promo) Falcons – (I’m a fool) I must love you – Big Wheel 321 Ex £50 (Absolutely stunning Detroit, Xol and minor edge lift, DNAP) Viola Wills – I got love – Bronco 2051 M- £50 (Cracking uptempo dancer on this Hollywood release) Billie Joe Royal – Heart’s desire – Columbia 43622 M- £75 SOLD (There’s something to be said about a fanfare intro, gets straight in your head, tidy dancer) George Carrow – Angel baby – Columbia 44161 WD Ex £75 (What a force) Lee Andrews & Hearts – Never the less – Crimson 1009 Ex+ £75 (Classic group Soul) Linda Carr – Lonely teardrops – Cub 9124 Ex+ £40 (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) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex+ £150 (Chicago mid-tempo, how classy is this, laid back like his other Windy City releases, probably backed by the Soulettes on Dud-Sound, slight edge lift - DNAP) Volumes – That same old feeling / The trouble I’ve seen - Impact 1007 Ex+ £300 (Detroit excellence, 2 fantastic sides on the rarer stock label) Volumes – You got it baby – Inferno 2001 WD M- Date stamp £75 (Outstanding group soul) Norma & Heartaches – Nice and slow – Joy Ride 1030 Ex- £450 (Rare original, brilliant, no, actually outstanding femme crossover, back with a different instrumental version “Harlem at sundown”, has some minor marks, plays with minimal feedback at Ex) Norma & Heartaches - Nice and slow.mp3 Partnership – Not for the love of money – MGM 13854 M- dh £60 (Underplayed dancer from good stock across the MGM label) Lorenzo Manley – Swoop down on you – Original Sound 60 M- £40 (Slight edge lift, DNAP) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight – Ric Tic 109 WD M- £60 (Absolute classic on the desirable DEMO format. Small wol and sticker on flip, surface is great) Gino Parks – Fire – Tamla 54066 WD Ex £300 (Rare early Motown number, very hard on DEMO especially in good shape) Ballads – I can’t see you love – Wee 714 M- £300 SOLD (Finally upgraded to the first release with Oakland address, this Bunky’s Pick has been with me for 20 years at least, a million miles cooler than any ten a penny Vee-Jay release and in far better shape than recent Vg+ Wee sales at 250) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

To be honest Ted I don't pay much attention to current music, Northern has me in its grip and when I do its mixed, Jack Johnson, Mikah, Kylie (only joking bout her) and some others that will remain nameless so I don't embarrass myself further, but when I watched the Gabriels I was straight onto the style, brilliant, loved it. I thought some of their other tracks were better (marginally) than Love and Hate, but liked it too. I for one will pick up their CD release on Sep 30, but probably need to buy a CD player to get over the next hurdle Hope you're well

BBC have pulled the whole Gabriels performance at Glastonbury, I wonder if anyone knows how I can get hold of the coverage, its not on youtube, or if anyone was able to secure it in any way? Feel free to message me if you can help? Ta, Lee

Almost enough for an instant set if you want them all, if not be quick some moderately valued juice in here! Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. George Carrow – Angel baby – Columbia 44161 WD Ex £80 Lee Andrews & Hearts – Never the less – Crimson 1009 Ex+ £80 Flaming Emeralds – Have some everybody – Fee 361 Ex- £150 SOLD (Writing on both labels, not that obtrusive on the orange label, great in all other respects) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex+ £150 (Chicago mid-tempo, how classy is this, laid back like his other Windy City releases, probably backed by the Soulettes on Dud-Sound, slight edge lift - DNAP) Volumes – That same old feeling / The trouble I’ve seen - Impact 1007 Ex+ £300 (Detroit excellence, 2 fantastic sides on the rarer stock label) Volumes – You got it baby – Inferno 2001 WD M- Date stamp £80 (Outstanding group soul) Norma & Heartaches – Nice and slow – Joy Ride 1030 Ex- £450 (Rare original, brilliant, no, actually outstanding femme crossover, back with a different instrumental version “Harlem at sundown”, has some minor marks, plays with minimal feedback at Ex) Partnership – Not for the love of money – MGM 13854 M- dh £60 (Underplayed dancer from good stock across the MGM label) Bobby Garrett – My little girl – Mirwood 5511 NM £250 SOLD (Top condition on this in-demander, Monarch Stamped) Edwin Johnson – Ain’t it enough to make a man cry – Post 1 Ex+ £175 SOLD (I had 10 of these 10 years ago, caused a stir at the time, almost dried up ever since. Horn laden, strong vocals, out and out Northern banger which still lurks in the shadows when it should be front and centre stage) Royal Esquires – Ain’t gonna run – Prix 69001 Ex £225 SOLD (Awesome, seen a few go for over 300 on DISCOGs now, only another 2 decades before it peaks at the 4 figure price the early copy(s) went for) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight – Ric Tic 109 WD M- £60 (Absolute classic. Small wol and sticker on flip, surface is great) Candy & Kisses – Out on the streets again – Scepter 12125 WD Ex £50 SOLD Tommie Young – Hit and run lover – Soul Power 110 WD Ex+ £125 SOLD (Sublime track, so catchy and in the groove) Gino Parks – Fire – Tamla 54066 WD Ex £350 (Rare early Motown number, hard on demo especially in good shape) Virgil Henry – You ain’t saying nothing new – Tamla 54212 Ex £125 SOLD (Class crossover, back with the impressive “I can’t believe…”, light wear on label) Dobie Gray – Out on the floor – Thunderbird 549 Ex+ Offers SOLD (Think what you will, but I spent what seems like a lifetime looking for a copy, bit of a unicorn moment. Manny’s 2021 auction saw one go for 600+, not asking that just an indicator) Ballads – I can’t see you love – Wee 714 M- £300 (Finally upgraded to the first release with Oakland address, this Bunky’s Pick has been with me for 20 years at least, a million miles cooler than any ten a penny Vee-Jay release and in far better shape than recent Vg+ Wee sales at 250) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Here's a bunch of nice classic titles up for grabs. Happy to send sound files on request, PM to ask questions or reserve. Ambassadors – (I’ve got to find) Happiness / Good love gone bad – Atlantic 2491 M- Promo £60 (Stunning 2 sider on the harder and lovely Promo) Viola Wills – I got love – Bronco 2051 M- £50 (Cracking uptempo dancer on this Hollywood release) Fred Hughes – Baby boy – Brunswick 755419 Ex £30 (Stocker) Willie Hightower – Because I love you – Capitol 5916 Ex+ £60 Willie Hightower – Nobody but you – Capitol 2266 Ex+ Promo £15 (Minor edge lift, DNAP) Billie Joe Royal – Heart’s desire – Columbia 43622 M- £75 (There’s something to be said about a fanfare intro, gets straight in your head, tidy dancer) Rufus Lumley – I’m standing – Holton 5001 M- £300 SOLD (Thumping dancer, one for the car, immaculate copy, and machine stamped matrix number and the Rockway pressing plant ‘R’) Eddie Holland – Just ain’t enough love – Motown 1058 WD M- £65 HOLD (Motown knocked out some absolute gems, many of which went on to become commercial hits, others lower profile collectables. This is one that transcends much of Motown’s vast catalogue to stand above the rest by its simple melodic beat, Eddies silky smooth vocals, and the glorious backing from the heaven-sent Andantes. “Hitsville” is where it came from, “Dreamsville” is where it takes you) Lorenzo Manley – Swoop down on you – Original Sound 60 M- £40 (Slight edge lift, DNAP) Eddie Holman – Eddies my name – Parkway 981 Ex- £40 SOLD (Chirpy upbeat dancer from one of the scenes stand out Artists. Faded label, plays lovely) Bobby Hebb – You want to change me – Philips 40551 Ex+ £50 SOLD (Anthem, slightly faded label with drill hole, plays lovely) JoAnn Courcy – I got the power – Twirl 2026 WD Ex £850 SOLD (Powerhouse femme out of Detroit. The label has lifted at some point in its history, which has left some minor ruffling and a sliver of a tear, other than that the surface has some minor marks, none of which would play grade this less than Ex) 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) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee