These are the winning bids from the Anglo American auction which ended 26/01/2017
A. Diane Lewis – Without Your Love (Wand 1191 Demo) VG++ By far the rarer of Diane’s two releases on the famous logo. This is Pat Lewis’ sister on a great piece of Detroit produced by Herman Griffin. If you don’t know it check the soundbite. Flipside is a version of the song ‘Giving Up’ released by the players on Columbia then withdrawn due to the name and released as the Twenty Grands. Winning Bid: £310.00 B. William Branch – Smiling Eyes (Rainbow 203) M- The original 1978 release of this neat happy-go-lucky mover has seemingly VANISHED – check out all the usual internet sources for verification of that statement. Yes the synth-ridden, nowhere-near-as-good 1986 update on Zip can be located, but not the superior original. Winning Bid: £162.00
C. The Vibrations – ‘Cause You’re Mine (Epic 10418 Demo) M-
Northern Soul that speaks for itself surely? The fact remains that whenever we set-sale this one the emails and calls to buy it are many and various, so here’s the opportunity to obtain it at your leisure. Winning Bid: £235.00
D. Bonnie Graham – I Need You (Sure Shot 101 Demo) VG++
Investigations have found this top-notch R&B mover to be in nowheresville. And we are sure that many will not have heard it. Apparently really called Lavern Buckner, check out the soundbite. Winning Bid: £200.00
E. Homer Banks – Sweetie Pie (Genie 101) M-
His first record on a tiny Memphis independent is somewhat removed from his raucous southern groovers on Minit, being a fabulous, mellow midtempo track. 30 years ago we had a handful of copies and have never seen one since. Certified as very rare and very good for sure. Winning Bid: £751.00
F. Tobi Legend – Time Will Pass You By (Mala 591 Demo) M-
Obviously another 45 that brings on the requests when we set-sale a copy. Perhaps here a more democratic alternative way, but also a 1 second cue-burn on intro that you should hear. Nowt’ to write home about, but nonetheless it’s there. Winning Bid: £810.00
G. Sir Guy – Let Home Cross Your Mind (D.P.G. 102) M-
Is it funk? Is it Modern? Well both probably and arguably this Virginia singers finest moment. On George Perkins’ label, the artist was born as Clarence Barron and had a career of half a dozen or so 45s- none better than this one. Winning Bid: £502.00
H. Betty Lloyd – I’m Catching On (BSC 401) M-
Basically a one-box, one-time find, with precious few copies ever emerging outside of the clutch located 25 years ago. For a while that stopped spins but demand has surged for the 45 ever since. Winning Bid: £1,025.00
I. Beverly Savage – How Can You Face The World (Tornado 1007) M-
A 1966 rarity that turned up first in the mid-seventies, was played a few times and then forgotten. Reason? Basically it has always been very scarce. Three years ago a copy went for over a thousand dollars on EBay, it was not only knackered but the last one offered for sale. Winning Bid: £690.00
J. Chanters – What Are You Doin (SSP 1002) VG++
Like the previous record this one has been around for a long time without copies turning up. The group’s older recordings (the group was from the Queens area of New York) are cherished by doo-wop collectors and therefore any copies of this one may have been hoovered up before the Northern scene found it. HOWEVER, both sides are firmly in Sixties Soul territory and this 45 was their swansong prior to the group breaking up in ’66. Winning Bid: £450.00