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Have seen a whole bunch of different designs for the Amazers 45. Below is a scan of my copy. All of them are originals as far as I know (still a £5-£10 disc so why bootleg it?). Great storming dancer.

On the way.

Sorry, don't know anything about the musicians... But you're absolutely right. That's an utterly brilliant tune. Can't believe how I forgot it in my list above. It's such a blasting and primitive track. Love it!

All three? They released at least nine or ten 45s on Charay. Some of them shared the same tunes, but still. Many of their Smash and Blue Rock recordings are also fabulous ("Soul Of A Man", "Just A Tear", "Gonna Give It To You", "Don't Put Me Down", "Sad World Without You" etc.). Plus they sang back-up on Willie Hobbs "Action" on Soft/Mercury.

Ooohhh... Very nice indeed! Wouldn't mind a copy myself.

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It's from 1963. And although I don't have the 45 right here, I'm pretty sure that "There He Is" is on the flip on my Sue copy of "Heartaches".

That's a bit pricey in my opinion.

Big Joe Turner's 45s on the Bluesway label were released in 1968/1969. An early tune that definitely should be sorted in the soul category is "My Tears" by Andre Williams from 1956 (or is it 1957?). It's the flip to "Jail Bait".

Was going through some stuff this morning and found a copy of the "From The Vaults" album on the original US Natural Resources label that I no longer need. It's packed with unissued Motown stuff that first appeared on this LP. Here is the tracklisting: Side A: Temptations - Nobody But You Diana Ross & Supremes - Take Me Where You Go Monitors - Cry Marvin Gaye - Sweeter As The Days Go By Marvelettes - I Should Have Known Better Side B: Spinners - What More Could A Boy Ask For Smokey Robinson & Miracles - It's Fantastic Mary Wells - Drop In The Bucket Gladys Knight & Pips - The Lonely Heart And Lonely Eyes Of Lonely Me Martha Reeves & Vandellas - Undecided Lover I don't know if there's any interest in this, but if anyone needs the LP - e-mail (fonzeus@telia.com) or PM me and we'll work something out.

Seconded. That Nina Simone version is one of my all-time faves. Clarence Carter's version is very nice as well.

Apart from Pic & Bill (whose material I love to bits), I really, really like the stuff from The Carbo Brothers a.k.a. Hank & Claude Carbo a.k.a. Claude & Hank Carbo on several different labels. Also Simtec & Wylie are nice.

Totally agreed. The "Screamin'" part of his name surely makes sense! The flipside, "She's My Baby", is the top tune for me though. Got myself a reasonably priced copy a while back. Well chuffed.

I get some of my deep soul from there as well. As you wrote, to each their own etc.

Cheers mate! If anyone of you want to hear the tunes I mentioned above, here are links to some RAs: Otis Clay Winfield Parker Lee Moses Marvin L. Sims Truth L C Hank & Claude Carbo Jimmy Holiday Dan Penn Lonnie Mack Knight Brothers Trumains Tyrone Davis

There are thousands of deep soul tunes that are worthy of mention IMO. Off the top of my head, here are some that I constantly go back to: Otis Clay - That's How It Is (When You're In Love) - ONE-DERFUL Winfield Parker - When I'm Alone - RU-JAC Lee Moses - Bad Girl - MUSICOR Marvin L. Sims - Danger - REVUE Truth - Come Back Home - SOUNDS OF CLEVELAND L C - Put Me Down Easy - SAR Hank & Claude Carbo - I Still Love Her - CASTLE Jimmy Holiday - I Can't Stand It - DIPLOMACY/KENT Dan Penn - I Need Some One - MGM Lonnie Mack - Why - FRATERNITY Knight Brothers - Temptation's 'Bout To Get Me - CHECKER Trumains - Girl Don't Let Me Down - VIGOR Tyrone Davis - A Woman Needs To Be Loved - DAKAR etc. etc. etc. There are sooooo many.

Not that strange really, I think that "I Saw The Light" would've fit nicely onto "Tapestry". Todd was extremely influenced by artists like Carole King and Laura Nyro at that time (check out some of Laura's early albums if you haven't, she's got a very "special" voice, but those melodies!!!). Have you heard Todd's "We Gotta Get You A Woman" (let me know if you haven't and I'll send you a copy)? It's eerily similar to Carole King's song writing style. Absolutely awesome stuff!

What a fantastic piece of music. Love it to bits.

Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long

£2600+...

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Here's an MP3 of the vocal side.

Here are a couple of 45s I'm selling. PayPal payments only, please. PLEASE NOTE! All prices inlcudes ordinary airmail postage. E-mail me at fonzeus@telia.com if you're interested in anything. You can click on the titles to hear a sound-clip. Willie Small - How High Can You Fly - ESSICA - EX+ - £30 (in-demand uptempo 60s dancer, this is the copy with misprinted labels - reads "Curtis Smith - Say You Will" but plays Willie Small) The Mob - I Dig Everything About You - COLOSSUS - M- - £15 (classic feelgood dancer) The Mob - I'd Like To See More Of You - POLYDOR UK - EX+ (noc) - £10 (and here's their other crossover goodie which is picking up plays at the moment on a nice UK vinyl copy) Jones & Blumenberg - The Right Track - VOLT - EX - £10 (great stomping version of the Billy Butler classic, only included on the issues and they are bloody hard to find) Winchester - Hot On The Heels Of Love - METROMEDIA w/d - M- - £75 (total blue eyed stomper and then some! largely unknown and hard to find copies of. this is a double-sided demo) Tim Whitsett - Still A Lot Of Love - RIM - EX- - £40 (the label reads TW & The Imperial Show Band featuring Hank & Buzz - so perhaps H&B are the artists? sounds like a duo anyway. rare blue eyed stuff) Pauline Shivers - Won't You Come Back Home - O-PEX - EX+ - £15 (very nice crossover dancer) Betty Lavette - You'll Wake Up Wiser / Heart Of Gold - ATCO - EX (sol) - £15 (two great sides - one mellow mid-tempo and the other slightly funky) Bobby Cutchins - I Did It Again - LASSO - M- - £10 (just about as good as 70s dancers gets. if you don't know this, check out the soundclip. it's awesome.) Smokey Robinson - Ever Had A Dream - TAMLA - M- - £5 (in-demand 70s dancer) Mary Love - You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet - KENT UK - EX - £10 (green vinyl! b/w Willie Hutch + The Sweethearts ) Darlene Love - Lord If You're A Woman - PHIL SPECTOR INT. UK - EX+ - £10 (nice UK vinyl copy) The following are all 45s in the Goldmine Sevens series and costs £2.50 each or get them all for £15 including shipping: GS037 - Wade Flemons - Jeannette / Hank Jacobs - Elijah Rockin' With Soul GS038 - Empires - You're On Top Girl / De-Lites - Lover GS039 - Danny Woods - You Had Me Fooled / Tokays - Baby Baby Baby GS042 - Profiles - Take A Giant Step / George Smith - I've Had It GS043 - Al Williams - I Am Nothing / Royal Playboys - Arabia (vocal) GS044 - Tony Hestor - Down In The Dumps / Stanley Mitchell - Get It Baby GS045 - Honey & The Bees - Be Yourself / Two Can Play The Same Game That's it for now! Thanks for looking.

Four Tops "Opportunity Knock (For Me)" from their "Now!" LP is a big fave of mine.

Yes... but then they manage to mention "demanding man" 20 times during the last minute or so... The tune does nothing for me and it has got absolutely awful lyrics. Nice punchy sound and harmonies, but it doesn't go anywhere IMO. However... their "Lonely World" on Way Out... now THAT is a proper stomping tune with a nice flipside as well. Top stuff for £15-£20.