PETE SMITH
01902 326306
pete.smith@freeuk.com
A FEW SALES FOR MONDAY - USA ORIGINALS, UK ORIGINALS, AND SOME REISSUES
CHEERS
PETE
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USA ORIGINALS
AL JAMES - SOCKA TING - BIG BEAT EX 15 Another dance craze that never caught on!
JAMES CONWELL - THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS - 4 J EX 50 SOLD
Excellent dancer hard to find in decent nick
DEAN PARRISH - TELL HER - BOOM EX 30 Another lovely Boom issue
JOHNNY NASH - WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS - GROOVE EX 40 SOLD
Great double sider with Deep In The Heart Of Harlem on B side DON HART - KEEP ON HOLDING ON / I CAN MAKE IT - COOL SCHOOL EX 50 SOLD This is a rare 45 - was withdrawn and titled changed to "Soldier Coming Home"
DONNY BEAUMONT - DON'T MAKE ME GO NOW - MERCURY 30
I'm not one to rave over 'crossover' tunes but this is something else. Anyone remember George & Sonny Sands "Down By The Ocean"? Superb beat ballad on New Voice? Well this 1975 release uses the same backing track as that, with a totally different song. Midtempo perfection. As featured on Ian Levine's latest podcast.
GOODIE WILSON - THE DOORBELL RINGS - TITANIC EX 30 SOLD
Good early dancer
THE PEACHES - BABY THINK IT OVER / MUSIC TO MY EARS - CONSTELLATION EX 20 Two girl group thumpers
NAT WRIGHT - I'M GLAD IT WAS YOU / RUN, SONNY, RUN - PETAL EX 75 SOLD
Another excellent double sider GAIL KELLY - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING - CAPITOL EX 20 Rare blue eyed midtempo dancer - uptempo dancer on the B side too CAMEO - FIND MY WAY - CHOCOLATE CITY EX 10 Ah happy memories...
HARVEY SCALES & THE 7 SOUNDS - GET DOWN - MAGIC TOUCH EX 15
Drill hole THE THRILLS - SHOW THE WORLD WHERE IT'S AT - CAPITOL DEMO EX 20 Good girl group tune but a bit fast for the old legs nowadays, think Pat Powdrill at double speed THE HUMAN BEINZ - NOBODY BUT ME - CAPITOL EX 15 Needs no introduction BILLY WATSON - GET MYSELF TOGETHER - BARRACUDA EX 20 SOLD Used to get tipped a lot this one, never did become popular though - label is not the Detroit one
JEAN ELIAS - HOW LONG CAN I GO ON FOOLING MYSELF - BACKBEAT EX 15 Crossover - new one on me
DALE DENNARD - IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH YOURSELF - COACH VG++ 15
Quite haunting girl vocal, crossover-ish
THE FIVE SHARPS - THE FIFE PIPER - CAMEO EX 20 Much harder to find version of The Dynamics
JAMES BOUNTY - ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS - COMPASS DEMO EX 40 SOLD Great dancer totally overshadowed by "Prove Yourself A Lady" - talk about a forgotten oldie TAWNY REED - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY - CONGRESS DEMO EX 20 SOLD Nice UK version, here on a scarce USA release VAN McCOY - LET ME DOWN EASY / SOUL IMPROVISATIONS PART 2 - BUDDAH EX 15 Classic 70's FRAN OLIVER - TOMORROW MAY NOT COME / YOU WON'T GET AWAY - BBS EX 20 Two crossover sides DEAN PARRISH - SKATE - BOOM EX 25 Mod classic instrumnetal - nice issur
WALES WALLACE - SOMEBODY I KNOW - BRC EX 30 Another nice 70's dancer, great copy
LONNIE YOUNGBLOOD - LET MY LOVE BRING OUT THE WOMAN IN YOU - CALLA EX 20
Stock copy
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SOME BRITISH BITS & BOBS
B.B. KING - THINK IT OVER - HMV VG++ 40
Seen for double this recently
KAREN YOUNG - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING - MAJOR MINOR VG++ 20
No centre
THE BLACK ABBOTS - THE PAINTER - EVOLUTION DEMO EX 20
LOU JOHNSON - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME / WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING - LONDON EX 25
DUFFY POWER - IF I GET LUCKY SOME DAY - PARLOPHONE VG 20 SOLD
FLAMMA SHERMAN - WHERE IS HE - SNB DEMO EX 50
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UK REISSUES, LIMITED EDITIONS, ANNIVERSARY 45'S ETC
CODY BLACK - MR BLUE / JIMMY BURNS I REALLY LOVE YOU TOP DOG 5 DARRELL BANKS OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART / BELITA WOODS THAT'S WHEN I'LL STOP LOVING YOU KGH 4TH ANNIVERSARY 5 JJ BARNES LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT HALEY 5 CHECKERBOARD SQUARES DOUBLE COOKIN' / FATHERS ANGELS BOK TO BACH INFERNO 5 THE FALCONS YOU'VE GOT THE POWER / INNERVISION I JUST WANT TO LOVE YOU JOE BOY (UPTOWN DOWN SOUTH LIMITED EDITION) 6 CHUCK JACKSON ALL OVER THE WORLD NIGHTMARE 5 JUST BROTHERS CARLENA / HONEY HAYLEY 5 JOHN LEACH PUT THAT WOMAN DOWN DESTINY 5 HERMAN LEWIS WHO'S KISSING YOU TONIGHT GROOVESVILLE 15 SOLD Was very limited, maybe 100 copies if that JOHNNY MOORE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE / DOTTIE PEARSON HELLO BABY BE COOL 5 SPENCER WIGGINS LET'S TALK IT OVER TORCH 8 *************
USA TYPE PRESSINGS REISSUES ETC
RONNIE McNEIR - LUCKY NUMBER - ACHIEVEMENT M 10
THE METROS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR LOVE - SOUL KING M 20
MR. SOUL - WHAT HAPPENED TO YESTERDAY - GENUINE M 10
LEONIE - FOOL FOR YOUR LOVIN - REAL SIDE M 5
PEARL JONES - GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE - SIDRA M 6
SILKY HARGRAVES BAND - KEEP LOVING ME LIKE YOU DO INSTRUMENTAL - MSK EX 5
FIRST CHOICE - THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE LOVE DIED - PHILLY GROOVE M 6
THE FOUR VANDALS - THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN - BOARDWALK M- 8
PAT LEWIS - GENI / LOVES CREEPING UP ON ME - DETROIT STARS M 8
ALICE CLARK - YOU HIT ME / HARVEY AVERBE DOZEN - THINK IT OVER - WARNER ATLANTIC PROMO M 10
CHARLES CHUCK BARRINO - DON'T YOU WAKE ME - SOPHISTO SOUL M 8
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