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I'm on it already Dale, still got loads to cover from the Carolinas and Virginia but also adopted a slightly wider geographical remit. Still sticking very firmly with the south though (a recent road trip across Tennessee and the Carolinas inspired me !). Currently working on Bob Marshall & the Crystals, Bernard Smith & the Jokers Wild, the Astors, Tommy Ray Tucker, TSU Toronadoes, In-Men (not Bob Kuban's guys, but the NC lot on Pyramid), and loads more planned....

Easy-ish one.... Ruby Johnson - Callin' all boys - V-Tone PM me price and condition. Cheers.

As a novelty sideline I am trying to collect all the blue Atlantic distributed Stax series, and in the process ended up with a few doublers / wrong formats etc so here they are for grabs, £35 the lot......a couple have a bit of minor WOL etc but in the main play and look excellent.... Astors - Candy / I found out - US Stax Carla Thomas - Something good / It's starting to grow - US Stax Wendy Rene - BBQ - (bootleg, was conned!) Eddie Floyd - Raise your hand - UK Stax Otis Redding- Sitting on the dock of the bay - UK Stax Mable John - If you gave up what you got / You're taking up a mans place - US Stax

Reduced to £100

Couple of beach classics... Prophets - I got the fever - black UK Mercury Willie Tee - Walking up a one way street - red UK Atlantic £20 each. Both a large centre formats, not pop outs etc. Pm me if interested.

Gene Barbour and the Cavaliers - I need a love £150 including postage. Rare beach classic! Endeavors - I can't help crying / Beware of your friends - Empire State £120 Both excellent condition Pm me

I'm certainly no song writer or musician, but the issue over appropriate terminology ie whether something is a beat ballad or a mid tempo track does tickle me. Problem is I think there is no consensus to what constitutes 'mid-tempo' even from a technical perspective. The Oxford dictionary gives an example of the use of mid-tempo in context as 'a mid tempo ballad' ! Aargh.... Musicians of popular music have tried to define it on a BPM basis (eg 90-110 as mid-tempo, down tempo less and uptempo more) - dont know where my beat ballad faves fit into that! Maybe we should all experiment and post in - but looks like they even argue on this definition too. The only conclusion you can come to is that midtempo is relative to the specific musical genre being discussed - however when as with soul you have something like the Four Gents "I've been trying" at one end and Eskew Reeder on Crosstone at the other it all becomes a bit daft.

STILL looking!!!!!! Please somebody sell me this!

I was weaned on the stuff, being a nipper of the eighties. I'm still playing Kell Osbourne's 'Quicksand', and Roy Hamilton's 'Heartache hurry on by'..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjjPh-Uh0sw

Harvey & the Seven Sounds - Glamour Girl - (Cuca) £80 Excellent condition (Soundclip below for reference only). Also loads of bargains left here Pm me if interested Cheers, Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfWaztPclS8

Needed: Zilla Mayes - All I want is you - Tou-sea PM me with condition and price please. Thanks, Mark

Dynamite Singletary - Same way you love your man - Dynamite £120 NOW £100 including postage Fantastic Carolina soul, and a nice flip too. Excellent condition, PM me if interested Cheers Mark

For sale, all bargains and £20 or less, in excellent condition unless stated. PM me if interested in any, Cheers, Mark. £20 SOUL The Carltons - Ooo baby / Cant you hear the beat - Argo Barry White - All in the run of a day - Bronco Barbara and Brenda - If I'm hurt, you'll feel the pain - Dynamo Mercy Men - You made it thunder / Fifth Street - Gee Vito and the Salutations - I'd best be going - Sandbag demo James Royal - Just call my name - French CBS Jamo Thomas - Stop the baby - Conlo vg+ plays fab Frank Polk - Do the jerk / Years of tears - Capitol Gary & Gary - I'm leavin - Arock demo Lance le galt - I'm breaking through - Palomar Carrie Grant & Grandeurs - Take all of my life - NewArt Earl Gains - Its worth anything - HBR Herb Johnson - Two steps ahead - Swan promo Azie Mortimer - Put yourself in my place - Swan promo Gibraltars - I wont be your fool anymore - A&W Wade and Jamie - Dont put off to tomorrow - Palomar vg+ plays fab O'Jays - Miracles - Apollo (their first? Really is superb early stuff!) Sammy Bryant - Grapevine / Popeye dance - Roulette promo Snowmen - Sugar Daddy - Roulette promo Barry White - all in the run of a day - Bronco Two Tons of Love - Brown and beautiful / Bad situation in a beautiful place- Kapp promo £10 soul/popcorn Cletus Marland -You're gonna miss me - Terry Showmen - Honey House - Swan JJ Jackson - Seems like I've been here before - Calla Timothy Wilson - Pigtails / Say it again - Buddah Al Perkins - Yes my goodness yes - Atco (so much better than the later Buddah version) Tony Orlando - Chills - Epic (for all you Popcorn pickers! With fab pic sleeve!) Prophets - My kind of girl - Stephanye (hairline crack, but playing surface intact, doesnt affect play) Chuck Jackson /Dionne Warwick / Shirelles / Maxine Brown - The greatest on stage - UK Pye EP incs (live) Hand it over (no pic sleeve sorry but a bargain EP at a tenner!) £5 soul / latin Dramatics - No rebate on love - Mainstream Manhattans - One live to live - Deluxe Willie Bobo - Hurt so bad - Verve Manny Corcado - Pow wow - Jazzman reissue WJ Moore and Dynamic Upsetters - Everything good to you - Gutter WJ Moore - Shame, shame, shame - Gutter Diane Lewis - Please let me help you / My Darlin - Love ZZ Hill - Hey little girl - Kent water damage label, fab R&B! Sapphires - Who do you love - Swan CODs - I'm a good guy / pretty baby - Kellmac CODs - Michael - Kellmac (label stain one side) Lou Courtney - Skate now - Riverside

A thread or two here already I think. I was there in April when we were on a road trip from Memphis - Nashville - Charlotte and returned there again at the end. We had a great time there. Tourist-wise, Beale Street and BB Kings is kinda obligatory, as is of course the Stax Museum / Soulsville Foundation, Sun Studios and Graceland. We stayed in a few of the hotels in the area in town and somehow came across a low key KKK rally parade right past one hotel. Lorraine Motel was closed for refurb when we were there. There is a thread somewhere on vinyl hunting on here.

STILL looking for this 45: Koko Taylor - Voodoo Woman / Mama he treats your daughter mean - UK Sonet Please PM me if you have a copy, condition and price, can pay promptly Cheers, Mark

SORTED NOW, THANKS

For sale, as priced indvidually or £150 for the lot. All excellent condition unless where stated. PM me if interested. Cheers, Mark. George Blackwell - Mr Loser - Smoke 50 Tommy Mosley - You lied, I cried, love died / For her love - Uptown 70 The Snowmen - Sugar daddy - Roulette promo 30 Wade & Jamie - Don't put off till tomorrow - Palomar vg+ plays fab 20 Azie Mortimer - Put yourself in my place - Swan demo 30

As an aside, can anyone confirm whether this (whatever version) was a Memphis / Nashville recording originally?

If anyone has a copy of this book UK side could they contact me please, Cheers, Mark

A few cheapies here to go. All excellent condition unless stated. PM me if interested in anything Cheers, Mark. Henry Strogin - Love insurance - Ten Star 30 Whispers - The dip - Dore (tear on label hence price) 50 Two Tons of Fun - Brown and beautiful / Bad situation in a beautiful place - Kapp promo 15 Cletus Marland - You're gonna miss me - Terry 10 James Royal - Call my name - French CBS 20 Arabians - School is cool / Tell me - Mary Jane 20 JJ Jackson - Seems like I've been here before - Calla vg+ 10

For sale, all in excellent condition unless stated. PM me if interested in any, Cheers, Mark. The Epsilons - Mad at the world / I'm so devoted - Shrine (small x on label, discreet) 250 The Carltons - Ooo baby / Cant you hear the beat - Argo 20 Barry White - All in the run of a day - Bronco 20 Barbara and Brenda - If I'm hurt, you'll feel the pain - Dynamo 20 Mercy Men - You made it thunder / Fifth Street - Gee 20 Vito and the Salutations - I'd best be going - Sandbag demo 20

Thee Midniters - Chicano power - La Raza / Whittier Pm me with price and condition please Cheers, Mark.

I'll take Elvis if I may! Paypal?

Some truly fantastic and rare Virginia 45s here for sale, most in very fine condition. All tracks can be found on youtube. I'm putting these up here on behalf of a US pal, who is now accepting offers on all of these. Please DON'T PM me, but email and deal with him directly at: jack.217@comcast.net Jack will now take any sensible offers on these, either individually, or as a job lot Cheers, Mark. The Lost Soul - I'm gonna hurt you - Raven (Excellent cond.) The Soulmasters - I'll be waiting - Raven (vg plus) Gene & the Team Beats - I wanta' be your baby - Raven (Excellent cond) Gene & the Team Beats - I'll carry on - Leatherwood (Excellent cond.)

I am STILL looking for this, can anyone help? Cheers, Mark