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Freedom, "the group formerly known as Soul Inc." Sort of. As also mentioned in the Charms personnel listing.

Tuesday list (and post free today)- updated US/Canadian Motown rarities and classics. Some new additions and a few reductions. Please note UK buyers only, and PayPal only, on these please. PM to reserve. Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too good for my baby - Tamla £15 Stevie Wonder - Uptight - Tamla ex £10 Marvin Gaye - Too busy thinking about my baby - Tamla demo £15 Jimmy Ruffin - How can I say I’m sorry - Soul ex £15 The Miracles - Heartbreak road / The man in you - Tamla demo vg++ light scuffs only £20 Isley Brothers - Take some time out for love / Just aint enough love - Tamla demo ex £20 The Valadiers - I found a girl - Gordy promo (promo deleted on label, otherwise ex £40 Jimmy Ruffin - Lonely lonely man am I - Soul ex £15 Choker Campbell - Come see about me / Pride and joy - Motown demo £20 Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Tune up - Soul ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Chained / same - Tamla demo ex £20 David Ruffin - My whole world ended / same - Motown demo ex, date stamp on one side £20 Mary Wells - You beat me to the punch / Old love - Tamla (early Phonodisc design) ex £20 Miracles - I’m the one you need - Tamla demo (label stain) £10 Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine - Tamla demo vg £10 The Spinners - Truly yours - Motown ex £20 Four Tops - Standing in the shadows of love / Since you've been gone - Motown vg+ £10 Chris Clark - Whisper you love me boy / Beginning of the end - Motown ex £30 Marvin Gaye - Too busy thinking about my baby - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye - You / same - Tamla demo ex (another beauty from “In the Groove”) £25 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Good lovin’ aint easy to come by / same - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Keep on lovin’ me honey / same - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Your unchanging love / same - Tamla demo ex £25 Four Tops - You keep running away / same - Motown ex £20 The Marvelettes - That’s how heartaches are made / same - Tamla demo ex £15 Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Walk in the night / same - Soul demo ex £10 Mary Wells - Your old standby / What love has joined together - Motown ex £10 Undisputed Truth - Save my love for a rainy day / same - Gordy demo ex £20 The Miracles - My girl has gone / Since you won my heart - Tamla demo £25 The Miracles - Mickey’s monkey / Whatever makes you happy - Tamla (classic but check out the flip too!) ex £20 The Marvelettes - Goddess of love / He’s a good guy - Tamla demo (heavy wol to flip) vg £10 Jimmy Ruffin - Don’t you miss me a little bit baby / same - Soul demo ex £20

Johnny Few is (or was) on FB by the way.

Sadly no longer have my copy of the book, but can probably get a hold the relevent pages if no one posts up sooner. The Charms line up over the 5ish year period is big and interchangeable, but not at all unusual for Carolina bands (college, Vietnam, family etc) and there's clearly a big change in personnel by the time of Charms Unlimited.

The pic is from 2013/14. We struggled to find it at first but Nat recognised it as The Rivieras played there loads in the 60s, as did The Tempests and 100s of other local bands we'd be interested in. From memory it was sort of between a parking lot and dwarfed by glass and concrete buildings. Looked a bit out of place TBH. I wonder if it's even still standing now.

Not sure if this complicates things, adds info or is completely irrelevant to the discussion, but may as well throw it in the pot. 'The Charms' 45 on Emblem (as in "If You Got the Notion") were in fact Moses Dillard and pals on most of the instrumentation (he arranged IYGTN, and the band did studio backing for a number of artists at Mark V in Greenville, SC). Johnny Few however was definitely lead singer on IYGTN. The Charms 'Unlimited' "What goes up must come down" 45 on the other hand was recorded at Arthur Smiths studio in Charlotte, NC - Don Strawn (named on credits) was that studio's main sound engineer. Meanwhile, me and Nat Speir of the Rivieras, outside the entrance of The Cellar in Charlotte...

Friday list (and post free today)- updated US/Canadian Motown rarities and classics. Some new additions and a few reductions. Please note UK buyers only, and PayPal only, on these please. PM to reserve. Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too good for my baby - Tamla £15 Stevie Wonder - Uptight - Tamla ex £10 Marvin Gaye - Too busy thinking about my baby - Tamla demo £15 Jimmy Ruffin - How can I say I’m sorry - Soul ex £15 The Miracles - Heartbreak road / The man in you - Tamla demo vg++ light scuffs only £20 Isley Brothers - Take some time out for love / Just aint enough love - Tamla demo ex £20 The Valadiers - I found a girl - Gordy promo (promo deleted on label, otherwise ex £40 Jimmy Ruffin - Lonely lonely man am I - Soul ex £15 Choker Campbell - Come see about me / Pride and joy - Motown demo £20 Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Tune up - Soul ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Chained / same - Tamla demo ex £20 David Ruffin - My whole world ended / same - Motown demo ex, date stamp on one side £20 Mary Wells - You beat me to the punch / Old love - Tamla (early Phonodisc design) ex £20 Miracles - I’m the one you need - Tamla demo (label stain) £10 Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine - Tamla demo vg £10 The Spinners - Truly yours - Motown ex £20 Four Tops - Standing in the shadows of love / Since you've been gone - Motown vg+ £10 Chris Clark - Whisper you love me boy / Beginning of the end - Motown ex £30 Marvin Gaye - Too busy thinking about my baby - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye - You / same - Tamla demo ex (another beauty from “In the Groove”) £25 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Good lovin’ aint easy to come by / same - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Keep on lovin’ me honey / same - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Your unchanging love / same - Tamla demo ex £25 Four Tops - You keep running away / same - Motown ex £20 The Marvelettes - That’s how heartaches are made / same - Tamla demo ex £15 Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Walk in the night / same - Soul demo ex £10 Mary Wells - Your old standby / What love has joined together - Motown ex £10 Undisputed Truth - Save my love for a rainy day / same - Gordy demo ex £20 The Miracles - My girl has gone / Since you won my heart - Tamla demo £25 The Miracles - Mickey’s monkey / Whatever makes you happy - Tamla (classic but check out the flip too!) ex £20 The Marvelettes - Goddess of love / He’s a good guy - Tamla demo (heavy wol to flip) vg £10 Jimmy Ruffin - Don’t you miss me a little bit baby / same - Soul demo ex £20

Tuesday list - random bits. Please note UK buyers only, and PayPal only, on these please. Postage tracked £5 any quantity. PM to reserve. Smokey and Miracles plus others - I care about Detroit - Motown related post Detroit riots campaign record ex £15 great collectors item Four Tops - French EP incs. Reach out / Sake me wake me / Until you love someone / Loving you is sweeter than ever - Tamla Motown + pic cover ex £15 Andrea Henry - I lost you / Need you like a baby - Soul Direction ex £20 Tammi Terrell - This old heart of mine - Motown vg couple of scratches / scuffs not deep vg £5 Four Tops - Standing in the shadows of love / Since you been gone - Motown vg+ £5 Bob and Earl - Baby your time is my time - Mirwood ex £10

Monday list - more US/Canadian Motown rarities and classics - including updates, and some new additions. Please note UK buyers only, and PayPal only, on these please. Can send pics on request. Postage tracked £5 any quantity. PM to reserve. The Valadiers - I found a girl - Gordy promo (promo deleted on label, otherwise ex £50 Choker Campbell - Come see about me / Pride and joy - Motown demo £20 Jimmy Ruffin - How can I say I’m sorry - Soul ex £15 The Miracles - Heartbreak road / The man in you - Tamla demo vg++ light scuffs only £20 Isley Brothers - Take some time out for love / Just aint enough love - Tamla demo ex £20 Jimmy Ruffin - Lonely lonely man am I - Soul ex £15 Stevie Wonder - Nothing’s too good for my baby / same - Tamla demo sticker residue on label, vinyl ex £30 Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Tune up - Soul ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Chained / same - Tamla demo ex £20 David Ruffin - My whole world ended / same - Motown demo ex, date stamp on one side £20 Mary Wells - You beat me to the punch / Old love - Tamla (early Phonodisc design) ex £20 Miracles - I’m the one you need - Tamla demo (label stain) £10 Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine - Tamla demo vg £10 The Spinners - Truly yours - Motown ex £20 Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too good for my baby Tamla ex £20 Four Tops - Standing in the shadows of love / Since you've been gone - Motown vg+ £10 Chris Clark - Whisper you love me boy / Beginning of the end - Motown ex £30 Marvin Gaye - Too busy thinking about my baby - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye - You / same - Tamla demo ex (another beauty from “In the Groove”) £25 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Good lovin’ aint easy to come by / same - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Keep on lovin’ me honey / same - Tamla demo ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Your unchanging love / same - Tamla demo ex £25 Four Tops - You keep running away / same - Motown ex £20 The Marvelettes - That’s how heartaches are made / same - Tamla demo ex £15 Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Walk in the night / same - Soul demo ex £10 Mary Wells - Your old standby / What love has joined together - Motown ex £10 Marvelettes - Beachwood 4-57789 - Tamla (nice early canadian logo design) ex £20 Undisputed Truth - Save my love for a rainy day / same - Gordy demo ex £20 The Miracles - My girl has gone / Since you won my heart - Tamla demo £25 The Miracles - Mickey’s monkey / Whatever makes you happy - Tamla (classic but check out the flip too!) ex £20 Stevie Wonder - Uptight - Tamla ex £10 The Marvelettes - Goddess of love / He’s a good guy - Tamla demo (heavy wol to flip) vg £10 Jimmy Ruffin - Don’t you miss me a little bit baby / same - Soul demo ex £20

Own some genuine pieces of soul music and R&B history, great for research, or frame 'em for the record room wall! Original 1960s and early 1970s performance contracts (US venues) being offered here, and at very affordable prices. Artists include Garnet Mimms, ZZ Hill, Otis Clay, Joe Simon, Kelly Brothers, Denise Lasalle, Ann Peebles - the list goes on. These are mostly office top copies or doubles I have from the Phil Walden Artists and Promotions office estate, some for the slightly later related Paragon agency, and others from random sources. All are in great condition for age. Too many to show images of individual items here but let me know which you are interested in and I'll send over pics. As priced, or can sort something out if wanting a few / the lot. Sorry, but UK buyers and paypal only on these ones please. PM for enquiries / to reserve.

Motown and related bits, all £20 each (and POST FREE today) or the lot for £100. Paypal, and UK delivery only on these, sorry! PM to reserve. Chris Clark - Whisper you love me boy / Beginning of the end - Motown ex Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too good for my baby - Tamla ex Four Tops - You keep running away / same - Motown demo ex vinyl, sticker on one side Marvelettes - That's how heartaches are made / same - Tamla demo ex The Miracles - My girl has gone / Since you won my heart - Tamla demo ex Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine / same - Tamla demo (one side ex, flip vg+ Marvin Gaye - Chained / same - Tamla demo ex

Canadian and US Motown and related bits, all just £10 each plus £5 post (any quantity), or £70 the lot including post. Some genuine bargains here. Paypal, and UK delivery only on these, sorry! PM to reserve. Jimmy Ruffin - Lonely lonely man am I / Don;t take your love away from me - Soul ex The Miracles - I'm the one you need / same - Tamla demo (label stain as shown but vinyl ex Stevie Wonder - Uptight - Tamla Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Good lovin' aint easy / same - Tamla demo Willie Hutch - Love power - Motown demo gold vinyl The Marvelettes - Goddess of love - Tamla demo (red ink to flipside hence price) ex vinyl Jnr. Walker - Walk in the night - Soul demo ex Mary Wells - What love has joined tpgether / You old stand by - Motown ex Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Yester love / same - Tamla demo ex

Couldn't get past the article title to be honest. Someone explain to me what an overlooked classic is?

A few more Motown bits, all £20 each plus £5 post (any quantity). Paypal, and UK delivery only on these, sorry! PM to reserve. Chris Clark - Whisper you love me boy / Beginning of the end - Motown ex Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too good for my baby - Tamla ex Four Tops - You keep running away / same - Motown demo ex vinyl, sticker on one side Four Tops - Ask the lonely - Motown ex this side, flip vg+ Marvelettes - That's how heartaches are made / same - Tamla demo ex The Miracles - My girl has gone / Since you won my heart - Tamla demo ex Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine / same - Tamla demo (one side ex, flip vg+ Marvin Gaye - Chained / same - Tamla demo ex The Marvelettes - Gonna hold on long as I can / Don't make hurting me a habit - Tamla ex

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