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BACK IN STOCK Soul In Print. A History of Soul Music Fanzines and Magazines by Iain McCartney. Available now at A Nickel And A Nail. The blurb: Soul music remains the biggest 'underground' music scene in the world with each weekend, pre-Covid19, seeing countless soul nights and weekenders fill the diaries. Records, on often obscure labels, change hands regularly for four figure sums. But for many to learn about those 'four-figure' tracks and those who recorded them, they have had to rely on countless diehards on the scene. Those who seek out details of an artist's career and compile discographies of the labels on which they recorded and then take the time to put it all into print in the form of a fanzine, or if finances allow, a fully-fledged magazine. Some of those publications failed to last beyond one issue, others longer. There have been books about the artists, the record labels and the venues. Now 'Soul In Print' fills a gap, covering the fanzines and magazines which did so much to keep the scene alive and maintain the interest which continues today (large format colour and B&W illustrated, 186 pages).Follow the link for details / ordering: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/soul-in-print-a-history-of-soul-music-fanzines-and-magazines-iain-mccartney

Tuesday 60s soul PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 any quantity. Jimmy Radcliffe - My ship is coming in - Aurora ex £25 (initials on label) The Ikettes - Don't feel sorry for me / I'm so thankful - UK Polydor ex £15 Marv Johnson - I'm not a plaything - Tamla Motown (Canadian) nice format £15 Larry Williams and Johnny Watson - Too late / Two for the price of one - Okeh (Columbia legit second run, 1973) ex £20

Sunday soul sales. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 The Artistics - I'll always love you / Love song - Brunswick ex £20 superb doublesider Jimmy Norman - I don't love you no more - Little Star ex £20 The Ikettes - Don't feel sorry for me / I'm so thankful - UK Polydor ex £20 Charlie and Inez Foxx - Hummingbird -UK London American ex £15 Clifford Curry - She shot a hole in my soul / Were gonna hate ourselves - UK Action ex £10 Kim Weston - I got what you need - MGM ex with picture cover £15

Latest instalment of The Tempests story: meeting producer-promoter-manager Ted Bodnar and setting on the road to Mercury / Smash Records: https://windlefreelance.com/2021/07/03/the-tempests-pt-6-ted-bodnar-and-the-road-to-mercury-smash/

Saturday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Bobby Powell - Do something for yourself - Whit ex £25 such a groove! Walter Jackson - One heart lonely - Okeh ex £20 Gloria Lynne - I can't stand it - Fontana ex £15 The Whispers - Needle in a haystack - Soul Clock ex great version of their Dore outing £15 recommended! The Four Tops - Baby I need your loving - Motown ex £15 classic Johnny Sayles - Got you on my mind / You did me wrong - Mar-v-lus ex £10

Saturday afternoon giveaway (well almost). All books here in ex condition and a few are brand new copies. Just £5 each. Postage £4 (will cover up to 2kg so 2-3 books dependent on weight). PM if interested in any. UPDATE - Right Track, Twist, Ladies of Soul sold.

Always reckoned this '62 outing of his was a definite precursor to both those RCA sides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDjBIcsnYM

Wednesday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Johnny Watson - Crazy bout you / She'll blow your mind - Okeh demo ex £20 Fred Hughes - You can't take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 The Esquires - Listen to me / Get on up - Bunky ex £15 Mike and Michael - My neighborhood - Manhattan ex £15

Saturday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Fred Hughes - You can't take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 The Spidells - sold Eddie Holman - Stay mine for heavens sake - Parkway ex £15 with company sleeve Howard Tate - Half a man - Verve ex £15 Garnet Mimms - Look away - United Artists ex £15

Friday soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Lee Jackson - Keep your mouth shut - Atlantic ex £15 Marie Knight - Cry me a river - Musicor ex £10 powerful version The Whispers - Needle in a haystack - Soul Clock (great crossover take of their Dore outing) ex £10 Mike and Michael - My neighborhood - Manhattan ex £15 The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot (label tear as shown, vinyl ex. Superb Detroit) £10 Billy Butler - Right track - Instrumental take / Boston Monkey - Okeh ex £15 Columbia 1973 issue

Wednesday 60s soul and R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. The Ikettes - Don't feel sorry for me / I'm so thankful - UK Polydor ex £20 two superb sides Jimmy Norman - I don't love you no more - Little Star ex £20 Azie Mortimer - I don't care / Prove it - Okeh demo ex £15 Larry Williams and Johnny Watson - Too late / Two for the price of one - Okeh (the legit Columbia issued second run, early 70s) ex £25 Lou Rawls - You can bring me all your heartaches - Capitol with company sleeve ex £10 Jerry Butler - Believe in me / Just for you - Vee Jay demo ex £10

Pre-owned (in ex condition) soul, R&B, jazz and related books just £5 each plus post (£4 post up to 2kg, about 2-3 books dependent on weight). PM to reserve.

Chips Moman. The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music - a book by James L.Dickerson. ***£9.99 order via link below*** https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/chips-moman-the-record-producer-whose-genius-changed-american-music-james-l-dickerson 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, but carved a production and songwriting career for himself, co-founding American Sound Studio and blossomed with an unsurpassed string of hit R&B, soul, pop and rock records, and rescued 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).

Original mainly 60s soul / Motown related sheet music. PM to reserve. £3.50 UK postage any quantity. Great framed for the record room, or functional! These are the US formats, larger, glossy presentations unlike their UK counterparts. All in ex condition, no rips, tears or defacement. Chris Bartley - Sweetest thing this side of heaven £15 Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine £15 Four Tops - If I were a carpenter (small sticker as shown, can probably be removed safely) £10 R. Dean Taylor - Gotta see Jane £10 The Supremes - Automatically sunshine £10

Sunday soul and R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Johnny Watson - Crazy about you / She'll blow your mind - Okeh demo £30 King Williams - Fight for your girl / Patience - MGM vg++ £15 Four Tops - Baby I need your loving - Motown ex £15 Muddy Waters - You shook me / Little brown bird /You need love / Muddy Water's twist - EP Pye Int R&B series vg++ with picture cover £15 William Bell - Born under a bad sign - Stax UK great version! Rec £10 Little Sonny - The Creeper / Baby tell me what you want me to do - Enterprise vg++ £10

Saturday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Fed Hughes - You can't take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 The Spidells - Hmm with feeling - Monza demo ex £20 sold Eddie Holman - Stay mine for heavens sake - Parkway ex £15 with company sleeve Howard Tate - Half a man - Verve ex £15 Garnet Mimms - Look away - United Artists ex £15 The Vibrations - Watusi time / Sloop dance - Okeh demo WOL ex vinyl £10

Thursday 60s soul and popcorn. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Titus Turner - Eye to eye / What kinda deal is this - Okeh demo ex £30 Walter Jackson - One heart lonely - Okeh ex £20 Chris Jones - I'm the man (this side ex, scratch on 'Destination' flip) - Goodie train ex £15 Tony Orlando - Chills - Epic with pic cover ex (great popcorn, early Goffin / King connection) £15

A new book by Steve Taylor, in stock and available to order today at A Nickel And A Nail: At The Top Of The Stairs: The Story of Leeds Central - Steve Taylor £8.99 The story of a subterranean club in the backstreets of Leeds, that changed the lives of all who went there. Top of the Stairs tracks the origins of the Central Dance Club, from the early mods, through the northern soul era to jazz funk, and back again. Author Steve Taylor captures the unique and personal stories of DJs and dancers alike, including contributions from Tony Banks, Richard Searling, Ian Dewhirst, Twink, Paul Rowan, Pat Brady and many more (illustrated paperback, new, 186 pages). Details / order via link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/at-the-top-of-the-stairs-the-story-of-leeds-central-steve-taylor

Up on the blog now, continuing the Tempests story The Tempests (part 5): Hit Attractions Booking with Ted Hall's Hit Attractions, the bookings start, and playing with The Tams. Link: https://windlefreelance.com/2021/06/13/the-tempests-part-5-hit-attractions

6 Whitworth St. Manchester. The Birthplace of Northern Soul - a book by Rob McKeever Back in stock £14.99 A story of the northern soul years of the Twisted Wheel Club, at its Whitworth St. location. How one little basement club in Manchester created a worldwide music phenomenon. Rob McKeever follows the evolution of black music played there from blues and jazz through to R&B, mod and soul to northern soul (paperback, new). Purchase / more details via link https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/whitworth-st-manchester-the-birthplace-of-northern-soul-rob-mckeever

Sunday 60s soul. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Jimmy Radcliffe - My ship is coming in - Aurora ex- £30 The Belgianettes - The train - Okeh vg+ £20 Edwin Starr - Time / Running back and forth - UK Tamla 1028 ('76 release) ex £20 Billy Butler and the Enchanters - I can't work no longer / Tomorrow is another day - Okeh demo ex £20

Friday soul / R&B. Please PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Bobby Bland - You're worth it all - Duke ex £10 Alex Brown - What would you do without someone to love / I'm in love - Tangerine ex £20 The Five Cs - Love is a tricky thing / If you're looking for a man - Goldwax ex £15 100 Proof Aged in Soul - I've come to save you /Somebody's been sleeping - Hotwax ex £10 Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the water - Cadet ex £10

Tuesday soul / R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 ANY QUANTITY Titus Turner - Eye to eye - Okeh demo ex £30 Fred Hughes - You can't take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 Esquires - Listen to me - Bunky ex £15 Howard Tate - Half a man - Verve ex £15 Garnet Mimms - Look away - United Artists ex £15 Larry Williams and Johnny Watson - Too late / Two for the price of one - Okeh ex (Columbia second run, early '70s) £30

The Tempests: A Carolina Soul Story (part 4): Ready for the Soul Explosion Up on the blog section tonight https://windlefreelance.com/2021/06/07/the-tempests-part-4-ready-for-the-soul-explosion/

Saturday soul / R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50. The Spidells - Hmm with feeling - Monza demo vg++ £20 Edwin Starr - Time / Running back and forth (TMG 1028, the 1976 release) £25 Walter Jackson - One heart lonely - Okeh ex £20 Howard Tate - Half a man - Verve ex £15 Fred Hughes - You cant take it away - Vee Jay ex £15 Jimmy Norman - I don't love you no more - Little Star ex £20 Walter Jackson - Special love / Suddenly I'm all alone - Okeh ex £15 Kim Weston - I got what you need - MGM ex with pic cover £20 The Righteous Brothers - He will break your heart + 3 - UK Verve EP with pic cover ex £20