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Decca Records and Klooks Kleek - a book by Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms. ***Order via link below*** The first history is presented here of Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek, the famous West Hempstead R&B club, alongside more than 50 photographs, many of which have not appeared in print before. The Decca Studios story is explored where thousands of recordings were made between 1947 and 1980. Klooks Kleek was run next door between 1961 and 1970 in the railway Hotel by Dick Jordan and Geoff Williams, who share their memories of the venue and the jazz, R&B, and soul acts who played there and recorded at Decca (paperback, new). Order via link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/decca-records-and-klooks-kleek-dick-weindling-and-marianne-colloms

A few random £10 book selections (all soul, R&B or related) here, some fantastic titles, in the main these are not on my site. Two copies available each of the Rose Marie McCoy and the Leiber and Stoller autobiographies. Postage U.K. £3.50 for up to 2 books. Some new stock, others preowned but most in ex condition. PM to reserve.

Monday 60s soul / R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Fred Hughes - You cant take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 Chuck Jackson - In between tears / Getting ready for the heartbreak - Wand ex classic double-sider £20 Jimmy Norman - I don't love you no more - Little Star ex £20 Marvin Gaye - Chained / At last - Tamla ex £10

Soul Reflections: 45rpm Singles and EP Picture Covers (Soul Artists 1960-1971) PDF DOWNLOAD A book by E. Mark Windle, with contributions from Craig A. Butler ***£4.99 order via link below*** The popularity of 1960s soul music globally is evidenced by the vast range of releases of US soul records in other countries. With the resurgence of interest in 1960s soul and R&B throughout Europe and elsewhere, these formats have now taken on an appeal of their own. Picture covers carry intrinsic historical value. Cover art may consist of photographic images of artists, use a stylistic approach, or a combination of both. Where photographic portraits are presented, in some cases they provide the only known images of lesser known soul artists. Around 150 picture covers are presented from the US but also Europe, UK, Japan and other countries. Each record carries a footnote of points of historical interest. This book should appeal to all lovers of soul music including collectors of classic , northern / rare soul, Motown and blue eyed soul (PDF / e-book, new). Order via link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/soul-reflections-e-mark-windle

House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville NOW AVAILABLE AS E-BOOK A Nickel And A Nail has gone digital! Now offering additional formats to physical book options for more choice. A few of my own publications are scheduled over the next few weeks to be made available as PDF downloads. This also means I can get Rhythm Message and Soul Reflection out, where the costs post Brexit were prohibitive for repeat print runs. So, starting with House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville this week. At £4.99, just a third of the price of the physical book, and cheaper than a London pint! Follow the link for details / ordering. https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/house-of-broken-hearts-e-mark-windle-black-and-white-version

Wednesday 60s soul / crossover. PM to reserve. Post £3.50 UK. The Whispers - Flying high - Soul Clock ex £25 Chuck Jackson - In between tears / Getting ready for the heartbreak - Wand ex £20 Fred Hughes - You cant take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 Jimmy Norman - I don't love you no more - Little Star ex £20

Now up on my freelance site, pt 13 of The Tempests: A Carolina Soul Story. This week, a focus on Van Coble's studio activities post-Tempests, and the connection to the Fabulous Plaids' version of the Four Tops' "Just Ask The Lonely". Follow the link, and feel free to sign up for future alerts. https://windlefreelance.com/2021/10/18/east-4th-street-studio-and-the-fabulous-plaids-the-tempests-story-pt-13/

Monday 60s soul / crossover. PM to reserve. U.K. Post £3.50 any quantity. The Whispers- Flying high - Soul Clock ex £25 King Williams - Patience baby / Fight for your girl - MGM vg+ £15 The Violinaires - I don’t know / Call on him - Checker ex £10 William Bell - Born under a bad sign - U.K. Stax £10

Temps 60s sheet music today for grabs, for their release “I Can’t Get Next To You”. £12 plus U.K. post. VGC. PM to reserve.

Friday 70s - contemporary soul sales - PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 any quantity. Carmy Love - Thinkin' about you / rebel - Big AC ex with pic sleeve £45 George Jackson - I want that love back / If I could open up my heart - Hit and Run ex £12 Saun and Starr - Hot shot - Daptone ex £15 Grand Strand - Just a little misunderstanding - It Will Stand ex £20 Martha Reeves - Thank you / the rest of my life - Arista ex £10

Surfside Records / Insight Talent : Tempests story pt 12 For those who have been following things, the Tempests story has now reached the late 70s. Now up on the site, the connection to Surfside Records, the beach music 'revival' label and Insight Talent booking, management and promotion agency. Follow the link: https://windlefreelance.com/2021/10/13/the-tempests-pt-12-insight-talent-and-surfside-records

Available for £20 plus £3.50 U.K. post: Roscoe Shelton - June 1966 original performance contract for a venue in Fort Myers, Florida. From the Phil Walden Artists and Promotions estate. Lists terms and conditions, performance dates and times, artist fees etc. PM to enquire. Soul music / R&B history here.

Monday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. The Holidays - I know she cares / I keep holding on - Revilot ex £20 Otis Leavill - Boomerang - Blue Rock ex £15 The Tams - Deep inside me - Arlen ex £15 The Platters - With this ring - Canadian Columbia ex (nice format) £10

Sunday soul / R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Ray Charles - That's why I chose to sing the blues - ABC ex £15 Garnet Mimms - Look away - United Artists ex £15 Little Sonny - Baby, tell me what you want me to do / The creeper returns - Enterprise ex £15 Lightning Hopkins - My woman / Mamas fight - Arhoolie ex £15

Saturday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage U.K. £3.50 any quantity. Roscoe Robinson - What makes a man do wrong - Tuff ex £20 Billy Butler and the Enchanters - I can’t work no longer - Okeh demo ex £20 The Impressions - You always hurt me - ABC ex vinyl (gold marker on label as shown) £20 Lee Charles - Standing on the outside / If that Aint loving you - Revue ex £10

Two copies available One left - of the book Lonely Avenue: The Unlikely Life and Times of Doc Pomus by Alex Halberstadt. Both in VGC, £10 each plus UK post (£3.50)

SOLD Anybody need a VIP ticket for next week's 3 day Detroit-a-Go-Go UK event available here, as unfortunately I won’t be able to make it. Will sell for just £60 o.n.o. (original face value was £90), please enquire via PM if interested. Unable to go due to work commitments. The ticket details refer to last year's cancelled Leeds show, but all tickets are confirmed valid for this year's 3 day event.

I’ve got a copy of the book somewhere if anyone fancies it.

Saturday soul / R&B. PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 UK, any quantity. Inex Foxx - Mockingbird - UK Sue ex £10 Patti Drew - Working on a groovy thing - Capitol ex £15 The Ikettes - Don't feel sorry for me / I'm so thankful - Polydor (harder solid centre format) two great sides £15 Sammy Fox - Monkey time - Hit ex great version of Major Lance £15

Friday soul. PM to reserve. Post £3.50 any quantity. Barbara Greene - Young Boy / Should have treated you right - Renee ex £15 The Tams - Take away / Hey girl etc - ABC ex £10 Grand Strand - Just a little misunderstanding - It Will Stand ex £20 early 80's beach classic, arranged by Nat Speir of the Rivieras Saun and Starr - Hot Shot - Daptone ex £15

Maxine Brown original 1967 U.K. single sheet performance contract for Klooks Kleek, West Hempstead. Lists venue details and times, artists fees and duration of sessions etc.SOLD

Chips Moman. The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music - James L.Dickerson. Order via link below The blurb: Chips Moman's genius began in the studio, where he instituted technical innovations that forever changed the recording industry, but it expanded from there with an uncanny ability to recognize hit songs when he heard them as rough demos. Moman often goes under recognised in his contributory role in the very early days of Stax before co-founding American Sound Studio, and carving himself an impressive production and songwriting career that blossomed with an unsurpassed string of hit R&B, soul, pop and rock records, rescuing Elvis Presley's career with his recordings of "Suspicious Minds" and "In the Ghetto". Not bad for a Georgia country boy who dropped out of school in the eighth grade and hitchhiked to Memphis in search of the American Dream (Paperback, 348 pages, illustrated). Order via https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/chips-moman-the-record-producer-whose-genius-changed-american-music-james-l-dickerson

Tuesday 60s soul - PM to reserve - postage UK £3.50 any quantity. The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £20 Nathaniel Meyer - Work it out - Fortune ex £20 Wilson Pickett - Nothing you can do / Everybody needs somebody - UK Atlantic red ('Nothing' is great version of the Bobby Womack rarity) £15 King Williams - Patience baby / Fight for your girl - MGM ex £15

Roscoe Shelton - 1966 performance contract (Alcorn College, Lorman, Mississippi). FOR SALE From the Walden Artists and Promotions estate. Performance booking contract (AGVA # S17344) for an April 1966 appearance at Alcorn College, Lorman, Mississippi . Outlines the artist fees, deposit, terms and conditions, and rehearsal times. The appearance is during the peak of his Sound Stage 7 career, and dated the same year as his "Soul in His Music, Music In His Soul" LP for the Nashville label, and of his recording of "As Soon As Darkness Falls". This item consists of a single page original contract. The document is in good condition, with tear top right as shown and minor edge creasing. See link for image, details and ordering: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/memorabilia/products/roscoe-shelton-1966-performance-contract-alcorn-college-lorman-mississippi

Saturday soul, R&B and blues. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. PM to reserve. J.J. Barnes - Now she's gone / Hold onto it - Revilot ex £15 Lee Jackson - Shut your mouth - Atlantic ex £10 Garnet Mimms - Look away - United Artists ex £15 The Tams - Deep inside of me - Arlen ex £15 Little Sonny - Baby tell me what you want me to do / The Creeper returns - Enterprise ex £15 Lightning Hopkins - My woman / Mama's fight - Arhoolie ex £10 James Robins - Someone from somewhere /I'll be there - Federal ex £10 Charlie and Inez Foxx - Hummingbird - UK London American ex £10 Charlie and Inez Foxx - Mockingbird - UK Sue ex £10