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Just the one today - Chuck Jackson classic double-sider - In between tears / Getting ready for the heartbreak (Wand) ex condition £20, and will even chuck in the sheet music as shown and UK postage for free! Bargain! PM to reserve.

FOR SALE Willie Hightower - original performance contract (Redstone Club, Huntsville, Alabama). ***A chance to own another unique piece of soul music history. PM to secure*** From the Waldon Artists and Promotions / Paragon Agency estate. An original performance booking contract (AGVA no. BC33881) for an appearance by Willie Hightower at the Redstone Arsenal NCO Club, Huntsville, Alabama. Performance date September 1972. Details of venue location, rehearsal and show times, fees, terms and conditions, and deposit requirements are referenced. Contract is signed by Willie Hightower. The package is in very good condition and contains the original contract, three office carbon copies, and three deposit riders. Of particular interest, the original allocated artist assigned to this contract number was Mary Wells, but has been replaced (as shown in image) by Willie Hightower. Other material from the estate suggests that this was due to a cancellation of availability by Mary Wells' management. Looking at £20 plus UK post. PM to reserve.

Original 60s sheet music memorabilia. PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 any quantity. all in decent vg+ to ex shape, no tears, defacement etc. Barbara Lewis - Hello stranger £20 (US produced, gloss) Temps - I can't get next to you £10 (UK) Stevie Wonder - Travlin' man £10 (US, gloss) In between tears - £5 (UK generic, ie no artist reference but this is the Chuck Jackson song)

Monday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Chuck Jackson - In between tears / Getting ready for the heartbreak - Wand ex two classic sides £20 Fred Hughes - You can't take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 Barbara Green - Young boy / Should have treated you right - Renee ex £15 The Violinaires - I don't know / Call on him - Checker ex £10

It Ain't Retro. Daptone Records and the 21st Century Soul Revolution - a book by Jessica Lipsky. ***£14.99 order via link below*** “All Sharon Jones ever wanted was recognition—not only for herself but for the whole Daptone family and the soul scene. We proved that soul never died, and It Ain’t Retro is a solid chronicle of our collective effort.” (Binky Griptite). With a collective of soul-obsessed producers and musicians, Daptone, the Brooklyn-based independent label launched the careers of artists such as Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley, while providing sonic support for the likes of Amy Winehouse. Daptone’s records pay homage but never lip service to the original artists, proving that soul is still culturally relevant, and just as exciting as ever. This definitive tale of Daptone Records’ soulful revolution chronicles the label’s history, players, and sounds, while dissecting the related scene’s cultural underpinnings, which continue to reverberate in pop music. The book also contains rare and unseen images of Daptone artists past and present, including Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, Antibalas, The Sugarman 3, The Budos Band, and more. Jessica Lipsky is a journalist and DJ from Brooklyn by way of the San Francisco Bay. She first encountered sweet soul music as a child by obsessively tuning her radio dial and has since extensively covered soul, funk, reggae, and alternative Latin music. Her work on the intersection of culture, music, and politics has appeared in the New York Times, NPR, Billboard, The Recording Academy, Columbia Journalism Review, Vice, Newsweek, Wax Poetics, and LA Weekly. In her free time, she likes to boogaloo down Broadway (paperback, new, 275 pages, colour images). Order via link https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/it-aint-retro-daptone-records-and-the-21st-century-soul-revolution-jessica-lipsky

Wednesday soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. The Holidays - I know she cares / I keep holding on - Revilot ex £20 great Detroit The Impressions - You always hurt me - ABC ex (gold mark to label as shown) £15 Otis Leavill - Boomerang - Blue Rock ex £15 Little Oscar - I tried / The message - Supreme Blues vg++ £15

Original sheet music memorabilia. All soul / Motown related. Chris Bartley, Travelin' Man (Stevie), Temps, Joe Tex are £10 each, the rest £5 each. Most in excellent condition, Eddie Floyd and Jackie Wilson less so. £3.50 UK postage any quantity. Would also consider job lot on these at £50 all in, including UK postage. PM to reserve.

BACK IN STOCK! More stock just landed of the brand new hardback book "1975: A Year in the Life of Northern Soul" by Tim Brown. Follow link below for blurb and ordering. In the author's words: The first ever detailed look at one specific year in the history of Northern Soul focuses on its most important one. It was the year when seventies soul was embraced to sit alongside traditional sixties stompers in all dancehalls and venues such as Cleethorpes Pier and The Ritz, Manchester, as all-dayers took a hold on the scene. Wigan Casino and the Blackpool Mecca remained as twin towers of the nightlife, however. Television, radio, and newspapers were fascinated by the ultimate underground music scene and this book analyses their interest. Tim Brown, author of "The Wigan Casino Years", details the events, stories and discoveries as they unfolded, many of which are recounted for the first time. A definitive account of a year in the life of Northern Soul, richly illustrated in full gloss colour (hardback, new, 208 pages). Order at A Nickel And A Nail via link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/1975-a-year-in-the-life-of-northern-soul-tim-brown

Saturday soul, R&B and popcorn cheapies. PM to reserve, postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Jimmy Norman - I don't love you no more - Little Star ex £20 Lucille Mathis - Somewhere out there - Abet ex £10 decent southern soul number, appeared on the Ace CD, and of course a fraction of the price of INYRW. Roscoe Robinson - How much pressure - Wand ex £10 classic Tony Orlando - Chills - Epic ex with pic cover £10

Wednesday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Chuck Jackson - In between tears / Getting ready for the heartbreak - Wand ex two classic sides £20 Fred Hughes - You can't take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 Barbara Green - Young boy / Should have treated you right - Renee ex £15 The Violinaires - I don't know / Call on him - Checker ex £10

Bit of a random stock tidy-up today. Some great book titles available here (mainly soul / R&B themed of course), many not on the website. Most are second hand, but in decent condition, and if you need the back-cover blurb just shout. Just £10 each and will even chuck in free UK post. Comment or send a message to enquire. Apologies in advance to my overseas brethren, but UK buyers only on these ones.

Tuesday soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Joe Simon - When - Sound Stage 7 vg++ £15 one of his best! The Four Tops - Feels like Fire / Turn to Stone - UK Tamla Motown (FLF superb side, and not on US 45) ex £15 King Williams - Patience baby / Fight for your girl - MGM vg+ couple of marks, plays fab £10 William Bell - Born under a bad sign - Stax great version! Ex £10

Monday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 any quantity. Nathaniel Meyer and the Fabulous Twilights - Work it out / Well I got news - Fortune ex £20 Sam Bowie and the Blue feelings - Think of the times we had together - Wingate ex £15 Tyrone Davis - You keep me holding on / We got a love - Dakar ex £10 The Soulful Strings - Burning spear -Cadet ex £15 Inez Foxx - Mockingbird / He's the one you love - UK Sue ex £10 Charlie and Inez Foxx - Hummingbird / If I need anyone - UK London American ex £10

Soul for sale, reserve via PM. Postage £3.50 UK, any quantity. The Ikettes - I'm so thankful / Don't feel sorry for me - - UK Polydor ex £15 Patti Drew - Workin' on a groovy thing - Capitol ex £15 Chris Jones - I'm the man / Destination unknown - Goodie Train (scratch on DU side hence price) £10 Grand Strand - Little misunderstanding -It Will Stand ex £15

Blues and Soul no 31, April 1970 available, in excellent condition. One of the iconic covers of B&S. PM to reserve. £15 and free U.K. post.

They are from the book The Tempests: A Carolina Soul Story, though a few individual online chapters were modified slightly to explore some themes etc. If you are interested in the book and getting the whole story in one place, I do have the paperback available at https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books?page=3 and there will be a PDF version available soon (possibly later next week). Late update: paperback is sold out now, but the ebook is available at https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/the-tempests-a-carolina-soul-story-e-mark-windle

Hardback copy available of the out of print Al Abrams’ book Hype and Soul. Now then, these will set you back £70 or thereabouts on Amazon, which as usual is ridiculous, but just try finding a copy anywhere else. Anyway my one is a very decent copy, only very slight wear to the dust jacket. £30 inc U.K. post. PM to reserve this copy.

Anyone need November 1968 (issue 14) B&S ? £15 plus £2 U.K. post. PM to reserve. SOLD

The Tempests Story continues. In part 14, the story crosses the pond to the UK. Martin Meyler turns up the LP, "Someday" is broken on the soul scene by Guy and Keb, and Alan Kitchener finds the Holy Grail! Follow the link: https://windlefreelance.com/2021/11/05/reaching-different-shores-a-subculture-rediscovery-the-tempests-pt-14/

James Royal 1969 U.K. CBS LP vinyl ex / cover ex. Incs the superb “Call my name”, “When it comes to my baby” and a whole host of other soul and mod beauties. £20 plus U.K. postage. PM to reserve.

60s soul, R&B and blues today. PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 UK any quantity. Buddy Lamp - You got the loving touch / I wanna go home - Wheelsville ex, fantastic Detroit double-sider £30 Wilson Pickett - Nothing you can do / Everybody needs somebody - UK red Atlantic ex one side a great version of the Bobby Womack rarity on Him Recs, the other, a classic! ex £10 Lightnin' Hopkins - My woman / Mama's fight - Arhoolie ex £10 James Robins - Someone from somewhere / I'll be there - Federal ex £10

Tuesday soul. PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 any quantity. The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £20 Garnet Mimms - Look away - United artists ex £15 Otis Leavill - Boomerang - Blue Rock ex £15 The Platters - With this ring - Canadian Columbia (nice format) £10

Rhythm Message - a book by E. Mark Windle. ***Now available via link below*** A biographical collection of lesser known 1960s southern soul recording artists... The blurb: Biographers of 1960s southern soul music traditionally concern themselves with the popular songs and singers associated with Stax, FAME and Atlantic. However there are a myriad of lesser known artists whose histories until now have not been fully documented. Some acts were well received regionally but failed to break out at a national level. Others had talent but passed relatively unnoticed due to under-financed labels, poor promotion or uncredited work. Quality soul music also surfaced via custom recordings which by their nature featured very low pressing runs. These artists were an integral part of the creative fabric and local culture of the time. Many of their musical contributions have received rightful recognition on the rare soul scenes in the UK and Europe. In this follow up to It's Better To Cry, the author continues his search for artists, relatives, label owners and key players linked with these recordings. Their stories now provide a permanent document of an important facet of southern soul and R&B history, which may otherwise have been lost forever. Artists from the Carolinas, Virginia, Texas and Louisiana are discussed in this biographical collection, including: the Showmen, the Passions, Troy Marrs and the Dynamics, T.S.U. Toronadoes, Merle Spears, Lee Tillman, The Astors, Sam and Bill, the Elvitrue Passions, Bob Marshall and the Crystals, Bernard Smith and the Jokers Wild, Lost Soul and many more (e-book / PDF format). Order via link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/rhythm-message-e-mark-windle

Monday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Chuck Jackson - Hand it over / Look over your shoulder - Wand ex- £30 Roscoe Robinson - What makes a man do wrong - Tuff ex £20 Ray Charles - I chose to sing the blues - ABC ex £15 The Impressions - You always hurt me - ABC (gold paint on label as shown. Vinyl ex) £15

Part 14 of The Tempests Story up on the site: "Allen Toussaint, Sea-Saint and Hurricane Katrina". Exploring latter day connections with ex-Tempests members in New Orleans. Follow the link: https://windlefreelance.com/2020/08/11/after-the-tempests-sea-saint-studios-and-hurricane-katrina/?fbclid=IwAR3XjP3mKlrtKmHuX-_uZ9HZOivVyuT4wjO8kXwdFSPSxIm4bpnS1H3Vyfk