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FOUR BROS - LET IT ALL REACH OUT/COOL JERK - CARLA (NM) £100 Great and underplayed Detroit doublesider. Withdrawn release and impossible to find in this condition. Vinyl in really pristine condition. Labels clean apart from a very tiny biro dot (<1mm diameter). BACK LASH - THIS OLE HEART - WALKING TALL (NM) £70 Unplayed copy of this nice Modern oldie. Original first issue, only 500 copies ever pressed. Same as the later release by La'Que. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P from Germany: £3.20 standard / £5.10 signed for / £7.00 fully insured (EU only) Payment Paypal only. As gift if possible but not necessary. Please PM for details.

I know Ebay doesn't encourage early auctions ends. But is actually against their rules? Here in Germany law overrules Ebay. Meaning the moment you end an auction early the highest bidder becomes the winner. If seller refuses to sell you the item at your bid you can sue them for loss of profit. There are some nasty court decisions against german Ebay sellers.....

PETE LANCASTER – MELLOW HUSTLE – RST AUSTRIA (M-) £15 Top semi-known Boogie Modern Soul! Austria only release. Unplayed stock copy. However label of flip on both sides. US RELEASES 60s/Northern/R&B: THE KINGPINS - LUCKY GUY - VEE JAY (EX) £40 Lovely early 60's soul. Rarer issue. Same backing as Johnny Apalachian - Up in smoke SANDRA KING - LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOYS - BELL D/J (VG+) £50 Storming big production Northern. Label bit worn, nothing serious. Plays really nice CLARENCE HENRY - LITTLE SUZY - ARGO W/D (VG+) £5 R&B rocker, nice white demo THE VOWS - THE THINGS YOU DO TO ME - TAMARA (EX) £10 very obscure uptempo doo wop-ish dancer from 1963. Same group as on V.I.P. MIGHTY JOE YOUNG - VOO DOO DUST - WEBCOR WD (EX) 10 Rockin' R&B Instro 70s/Crossover/Modern: NEW EARLINE OWENS – GO ON WITHOUT YOU/STONE TO THE BONE – AR'NETT (VG++) £10 Very obscure bluesy 80s dancer. Flip is a great piece of 70s crossover but suffers badly from very low-fi pressing quality. Obviously dubbed from another disc. SUN - JUST A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME - CAPITOL (EX+) £50 Catchy dancer from 1977. Always drags them on the floor. MARVA HICKS - LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER - INFINITY W/D (VG+) £10 Classic on a nice demo. Plays fine GERMAN RELEASES (all with P/S unless stated) THE MAJORS - IT ONLY HAPPENS (WHEN I LOOK AT YOU) - MAGNET (VG+/VG+) £10 Great Euro only version of Jackie Wilson. Nice picture sleeve for this hard to find german issue. Record plays EX but has some hardly visible spots from being stored in a damp environment for some time hence grading. Does not affect play at all. CHUBBY CHECKER - MY LITTLE GIRL - CAMEO PARKWAY GERMANY £15 German only Mod-Beat-Garage-ish dancer. FOLLOWING ALL £5 EACH (w/ PS unless stated, VG+ or better). NEW EDDIE HOLMAN – SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU/DON'T STOP NOW - STATESIDE Classic ballad doublesider. Doesn't turn up that often. Sleeve VG NEW THE INTRUDERS – (WIN, PLACE OR SHOW) SHE'S A WINNER – P.I.R. Another Philly classic. Even more strings than “Nice girl”. Neat picture sleeve. DAVID RUFFIN – EVERYTHING'S COMING UP LOVE – TAMLA MOTOWN B.T. EXPRESS - DO IT - SCEPTER FOLLOWING ALL £3 EACH (w/ PS unless stated, VG+ or better) NEW FOUR TOPS – ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH - PROBEL Classic 70s dancer NEW THE IMPRESSIONS – THIN LINE – BUDDAH Good 70s dancer NEW THE IMPRESSIONS – FIRST IMPRESSIONS – WARNER BROS. Such a catchy dancer. Alltime favourite. Should be ££££'s just for quality. NEW ISAAC HAYES – SHAFT/THEME FROM “THE MEN” - STAX/BELLAPHON 2 great Movie themes back to back. 80's release. Original company sleeve NEW MARVIN GAYE – GOT TO GIVE IT UP/PT 2 – MOTOWN Classic, plain white sleeve. LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY – DREAMIN' – SALSOUL Salsoul classic. MISC. EURO RELEASES GARY KNIGHT/BELLE BENCHLEY - NIGHT PEOPLE/MY BOY (withdrawn STARDUST) EX £10 Northern b/w Popcorn. Both sides previously unissued. Release was immediately withdrawn as most copies were warped. This issue here is one of only a few left that plays fine. WAYNE FONTANA - IT WAS EASIER TO HURT HER - FONTANA UK (VG++, sm wol on flip) £5 Credible cover of Garnet Mimms ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ worldwide P&P flatrate from Germany: £3.20 standard / £5.10 signed for / £7.00 Insured (Europe only) Paypal only. Please PM for further detail

Hope this is ok....

Sound exactly the same to me.

PS there's an old SS thread about Fluffy which includes a very revealing picture of Lola. Stunning lady... /forums/topic/61513-fluffy-falana/

Correct from what I recall. However I don't recall his real name. I really like My Little Cottage. Lyrics a bit odd. But a strong Allnighter tune nevertheless.

Very interesting read, thanks! 'Whip your loving on me' came out on german Vogue as well. I once had a date stamped demo Nov 21, 1970. Don't know how accurate that is. Nice pic sleeve. I attach a scan I nicked off Discogs. Can supply better quality scan from my collection if you want? I think 'Please operator' also came out in Germany but am not sure.

How about Chairmen of the Board - Give me just a little more time. To me sounds like a pure 60s winning formula Motown tune with a slight early 70s touch (no surprise as it's a HDH tune)

Just a bit of trivia: Jimmy Radcliffe's vocals/lyrics were ad-lib.

Wasn't it something like different label colours for different music styles on Verve? Like black Verve for Jazz, dark blue issues for Soul/R&B. Demo-wise I recall yellow and light blue. Are the red/orange ones maybe some foreign press, e.g. Canada?

can't find it Anyone with a link?

I like this a lot. And also "the other one" by her, Happy Faces. The latter one I once described in my fanzine as "turbo-powered pop". Lorraine's still active by the way: https://www.lorrainesilver.com/index.html

Another push. Anyone? Cash waiting...

Ian, my understanding is that Virtue was predominantly a recording studio used by a huge number of Philly artists/producers. Therefore the number of Virtue acetates in circulation doesn't really surprise me.

Well, I asked him for run-out details of Earl White Jnr and he never replied. Maybe because he knew it wasn't an original.

and she still looks as stunning as she did during the Wand years.

Check Popsike. Recent copies of Arthur Alex went for less than $100. So not really a huge bargain. On the other hand, Youngblood Smith is a bloody bargain....

None of them my cup of tea, sorry. They're just not good. Hope you don't consider to play them out at a party?

It's from 1975. Probably released on the back of the Route release success. Wouldn't be the first continental release released the same time as a british reissue. E.g. Chubby Checker YJDK on spanish London.

Don Thomas around 25 quid on Discogs. Don't know how much Harold Melvin is. It looks lovely though.

So do I. Played at literally every Mod dance I attended mid/late 90s.

No too keen on Jaibi. Never really understood what's so special about that track. But 2nd release is a blast. Best tracks of both Kent Ballad CDs on one 45. Wow! Order on its way. @Ady: Do you have the rights of Arthur Freeman - I want to come home?

I'm definitely not in the mood of starting an argument. But it's you that don't get it. Do yourself a favour, look up counterfeit in a dictionary. Counterfeiting DOES NOT refer to the music. It does refer to the medium. You can counterfeit a five pound note. And by this you don't counterfeit the value of a five pound note. You counterfeit the appearance of a five pount note. period.

If you're not sure if ownership of an acetate entitles to release it legally to the market you don't even know half the score you're trying to make us believe. I give you a hint: It does not. Imagine a writer giving his mate the draft of his latest novel because he wasn't happy with it. does it legitimate his mate to print it and put it on the market? Of course not. Also, a counterfeit is an illegal replica. Look up the dictionary. Not just a reissue. A counterfeit is made to look as close as possible to the original. That Rita thing on TRC and both Motown LP tracks are therefore no counterfeits but illegal reissues. I agree with you when it comes to definition of bootleg in the wider record collecting world. it's first and foremost pressings of previously unreleased live recordings. However, this is the Strange World of Northern Soul. Where 40 years old records are called "Modern". So shall we rather stick with the definitions everybody's used to?