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Hi, I'm after Freddie Houston - If I had known - Old Town. (Demo or issue, whatever comes cheaper or quicker...) Must be VG or better. Nice trades waiting. Anyone? Please PM me...

The 150 quid guide price is for the UK issue which I think is worth more like 75 in real life. German copy worth 50 max. I got my copy on Ebay for 1 Euro and was the only bidder, shows what sort of an in demander it is

I still think my german picture sleeve copy looks much much better than either the UK or the italian one...

For sale: Solomon King - This beautiful day - EMI Columbia France with P/S! (VG++, bit of wol on sleeve) - 90 GBP Postage is 3 GBP standard or 5.05 GBP registered in Europe. Bit more for post outside Europe, bit less within Germany. Payment by Paypal only. Strict grading! Please PM me for further details...

For sale: Tommy Navarro - I cried my life away - De Jac (VG++, small wol) - 100 GBP Postage is 3 GBP standard or 5.05 GBP registered in Europe. Bit more for post outside Europe, bit less within Germany. Payment by Paypal only. Strict grading! Please PM me for further details... SOLD

For sale: The Marvellos - Somethin's burnin' - Loma (VG/VG+, wol, plays well, just looks a bit worn) - 40 GBP Postage is 3 GBP standard or 5.05 GBP registered in Europe. Bit more for post outside Europe, bit less within Germany. Payment by Paypal only. Strict grading! Please PM me for further details...

There was another thread about Southwind Symphony earlier this year: Click here

Reduced to 40 quid plus post if anyone buys it today, how's that for a special offer? Trades for german Soul 45s welcome!

Think it works out a ratio of 1 smashed record per kid. That's ok. My little luv smashed 3 in one go when she jumped around the living room

For sale: The Hesitations - Push a little bit harder - Kapp France (EX) - 50 GBP Storming Northern Soul, not released on 45 in the USA. Came out on 7" only in France and UK. Half price because it misses the picture sleeve. Postage is 3 GBP standard or 5.05 GBP registered in Europe. Bit more for post outside Europe, bit less within Germany. Payment by Paypal only. Strict grading! Please PM me for further details...

The italian version of Jimmy Radcliffe came out in Italy on a jukebox 7", there's a scan of it posted somewhere on Soul Source. Motown released foreign versions of their bigger hits all over the world. I recall seeing spanish, french, italian and german versions done by Four Tops, Supremes, Temps, etc. The rarest and by far most collectable german releases are Temps "Mein girl" (my girl) (worth about 250 quid) and Marvin Gaye "Wie schoen das ist" (How sweet it is) (about 75 quid). The flipside to Marvin Gaye "Sympatica" is a german only release, written and produced by a german composer. But on the Northern Soul side of things the only non-english track I recall is the Tielmann Brothers "Viel zu spaet" which is a german cover of Bobby Goldsboro "Too late". Certainly not Soul by any means but at least of some sort of relevance to Northern.

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It came out on german issue as well but is soooo rare! I once had it on issue but sold it when I got the demo with the picture sleeve, thinking this to be the rarest format Mind even the german demo is not that easy to find...

Haven't heard LaReine La mar for quite some time now but I recall her voice sounding very similar to Marion Stewart. They might have been one and the same?

Two nice collectables for sale: Richie Barrett - I will love you/instr. - Swan W/D (EX) - 25 GBP Nice dancer with organ driven instrumental version on flip. Last seen for 45 quid here on Soul Source! Otis Leavill - Gotta right to cry - Lucky (EX) - 60 GBP Highly collectable Chicago dancer by a legendary artist, Last seen @ $120, book price 100 GBP or even more... Postage is 3 GBP standard or 5.05 GBP registered in Europe. Bit more for post outside Europe, bit less within Germany. Payment by Paypal only. Strict grading! Please PM me for further details...

PM'd back, list updated.

Little mix of classics and lesser knowns from the 60s and 60s for sale, including some collectable UK and Euro issues. The following are all 5 quid each: Faith, Hope & Charity - No trespassing/The ghost that keeps haunting me - Sussex (VG++) "Motown-ish" double-sider The Four Tops - Loving you is sweeter/I like everything about you - Motown (VG++) Frankie Valli - You're ready now - Philips Germany (VG++) Rare on german Philips Jimmy Ruffin - Lonely lonely man am I/Don't let him take your love - Soul (VG++) L.T.D. - Holding on - A&M (EX) Madeline Bell - Picture me gone - Philips (EX) Marvin Gaye - Take this heart of mine - Tamla (EX) The O'Jays - This time baby - P.I.R. (EX) The following are all 10 quid each: The Dramatics - Inky dinky wang dang doo - Wingate (EX) H.B. Barnum - Call on me - RCA (EX) James Royal - I've lost you - CBS Germany D/J with Promo sleeve (EX/EX) HOLD Good cover of Jackie Wilson, UK only according to Manship, this is a very rare german promo! Jimmy Ruffin - Everybody needs love - German Tamla-Motown with Picture Sleeve (EX/VG++) Very rare on German Tamla-Motown, even rarer with the great looking original picture sleeve Jr. Walker - Road runner - German Tamla-Motown with P/S (EX/EX) Like Jimmy Ruffin, very rare on german and even rarer with the sleeve. See scan below! Long John Baldry - Let him go (and let me love you) - U.A. UK (VG+) Excellent cover of Ray Pollard's flip to "The Drifter". This is a spare, otherwise I wouldn't sell it Ray Charles - You're just about to lose your clown - HMV UK (VG+) The Mob - I'd like to see more of you - Colossus (EX) Very nice crossover, seen on recent playlists. Postage is 3 quid standard or 5.05 registered in Europe, no matter how many records. Bit more for post outside Europe, bit less within Germany. Payment by Paypal only. Strict grading! Please PM me for further details...

20 quid max...

Right on both accounts, UK issue pressed for the Belgian scene. big center hole and photostat label.

Love it to bits but wouldn't play it out if I had a copy. The lyrics make me sit down and listen to it instead of wobbling around the floor to it...

Not soul, but on Google the first link see here "The world's most expensive record we could find has an estimated value of $180,000.00 USD. Unfortunately the only collection you will ever find it in is that of Paul McCartney. Recorded in 1958 by the Quarry Men, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Colin Hanton and John Duff Lowe, the first pressing of their version of That'll Be The Day would be a jewel in any collection."

Some of the unreleased tracks didn't do it for me too at the time when I bought the CDs. I never liked you only live twice, the strident chorus spoils it for me and LC's voice seems to be a bit off key at times. Will dig out volume 1 and 2 tonight, maybe the unreleased RCA stuff is like a good wine and needs maturing

Also on a very rare 1970s coloured bootleg. see recent thread about that...

Am I mixing it up or isn't this the one that Tim Brown rates well into three figures (800+??)?