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Anyone got a nice mint copy of this on a label perfectly named for the northern soul scene !

Excellent and original version of the Patti Austin tune on Coral. Val's is much grittier and with an Rn B flavour and deserves some plays. On US RCA about 30 UK GBP but, in its rarest and most desirable form, namely an Aussie black RCA release you are looking at 100 UK GBP at least !!!

Download Video Youtube Link Does this really need an introduction ? One of the greatest soul records sung by one of the greatest soulsters , introduced and accompanied by Burt Bacharach himself on Burt's own TV special ! Enjoy !

Does this really need an introduction ? One of the greatest soul records sung by one of the greatest soulsters , introduced and accompanied by Burt Bacharach himself on Burt's own TV special ! Enjoy !

Ask Ken, he's the expert on this , and there's a long thread from months ago on this very subject !!!

That's interesting because, and correct me if I'm wrong, Swamp Dogg worked with them by writing and producing some of their superb but criminally overlooked late 60's sides on Atco like "New York City" , right ?

Absolutely Tony ! In fact , I am more than happy to defer to you on this subject !!! And when I get my book finished on the complete guide to Australian released soul / rnb/ funk / disco releases 1955 - 1985 , it will astound many as to what was actually released Down Under !!! Christ, it's annoying when your computer wipes out something you've been spending an age on !!!

Tony, I would never dream of taking you to task , just prompting a bit of healthy discussion and debate. I must say though that one of the things that has always amused me about "our (soul) scene" is the narrow frame of reference that has always been adopted by those actively participating within the scene. Not accusing you of course but this narrow perspective of the world by soulies so often inevitably leads to the creation of a multitude of myths and legends ! For example, the time honoured phrase "only known copy' ! The "only known copy", that is, in the minds of a few thousand or so soulies existing in several small pockets around the UK at any one time !!! Which inevitably leads us back to the Frank Wilson record !!!! On the balance of probabilities, it is not unreasonable to assert that there just HAVE to be more than two Frank Wilson's in existence, and if they are, they may well be in the hands of persons who neither know of nor care about the northern soul scene and have no interest whatsoever in trumpeting to the world at large that they own a Frank Wilson !!! Same comments apply about the numbers or size of sub-cultures such as the northern/rare soul scene. Those on here who constantly express amazement and throw doubt on Mr Manship's auction prices simply do not take into account that the collecting of soul records has for some time now been a world wide phenomenon, as Mr Manship himself has often said. So, those "silly prices'' that we see being paid at auction are more than likely being paid by people who have plenty of disposable income and for whom paying even a 1000 pounds above what we here would regard as book or market value is really of no concern to them. Good luck to them too, they are enjoying the fruits of their own labours no doubt ! There are also no doubt a great number of soul collectors around the world who have neither the inclination nor the time to waste on a computer looking at websites like Soul Source - or even ebay for that matter with all its various pitfalls - to find a record that they are after. They go straight to the world's best known and reputable soul dealer Mr Manship. Easy. If you've got the money, then why not spend 3,000 on a Manship auction record which we here may think is only worth 750 ? Incidentally , if those in the UK thought that the only "soul'' scene and soul culture in the world in the 60's existed only in the United Kingdom , then think again. Just recently I have established that there was in fact an active and official Tamla Motown Appreciation Society based and operating in Melbourne, Australia throughout the 60's , and run not by UK expats but by Aussies !!!!!!!!! More on this in a future thread !!!! And I have also been lucky enough to get to know some very serious Australian ska and reggae collectors from the late 60's , so I think you had company on the other side of the world at that time Tony !!!! Anyway I've gone way off topic, I'll get my coat and my hat ....

That's interesting logic that you're using here, Tony. I take it you are implying, as general proposition, that there must have been a considerably greater number of soul / girl group collectors than your immediate circle of friends and associates. However , a few weeks back you were apparently insistent that were but a handful of serious ska/reggae collectors around the whole of the UK in the late 60's / early 70's ?

While on this subject, can anyone confirm whether there was ever an official LP issued on Denise Chandler AKA Deniece Williams in the 60's, presumably on Toddlin Town, or even later in the 70's when she became famous, was there ever a vinyl LP of her 6T's output possibly to cash in on her fame? Not as far fetched as it sounds for a small Chicago indie like Toddlin Town, as I have a various artists LP compilation issued by the company in '68 featuring their biggest act Alvin Cash ... I have a vague recollection of someone like girl group expert Gilles Petard writing something on this subject. Wasn't it he who wrote a book or catalogue on LP releases of 6T's girl groups/soul girls ?

Pete, if you have that Gloria Barnes LP for sale, I'm definitely interested in buying ! So feel free to PM me mate ! Cheers !

Just to bring a bit of balance to the proceedings, to all the Aretha non-believers (which is perfectly fine by me by the way, to each his own, as they say in a democratic society!) my own very humble view is that Aretha was/is so far ahead of the rest of all other female soul singers that she is on another planet !!!! The only femme soul singer that could live with Aretha was/is Gladys Knight. In fact I would go as far to say that Aretha was not only the best soul singer male OR female , but probably the greatest black music talent in the history of American recorded music !!! And that includes Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson etc etc the usual suspects. Anyway, I'll get my coat ......

Tone, excuse the ignorant speculation here but Andy Badale wrote 'We're Living To Give Each Other' which Ruby Winters released on Diamond, correct ? So with all these 'wintry' names is it by any chance possible that Stormy and Ruby were one and the same ? !

Download Video Youtube Link One of my all time favourite soul men, so rare to see any footage of Billy as he died so tragically young, here he is on Bandstand !!! Brill !!! Ten gallon hat and all on his stormer of a classic !!!

Download Video Youtube Link Well, here's the girl who did the other version of Judy Street's What !!! This is nice, grab it as a cheapie on VJ !

Download Video Youtube Link Scared you didn't I ? This is the closest you'll ever get to "seeing" Eddie Bishop ! Chris Montez of course had the hit vocal version ... at least the audience get the haevy hand claps just right !

Does this exist on a 12" ? And what is the current value of the 7" ? Thanks in advance ...

I'm a bit lazy to go looking over the results of his past auctions, but I'm sure Mr Manship auctioned a Trey J's more than a year ago and it didn't reach even half the latest price, is it being played to any great extent at the moment around the country ?

Actually, for the last few days , I still did no work, didn't speak to the other half, didn't do ANYTHING different except hit the "re-try / re-fresh" button for hours on end until the site came back on !!! How sad is that !!!

Anyone got Al McCall on a seven ? Cheers !

Blimey, The shakes are subsiding and the fever is receding I've decided to check into "rehab" ...

The Carstairs "It Really Hurts Me Girl"

PM ed you Gene

Being located in Oz, I thought it might be somehow appropriate if I conveyed this very sad news to my fellow Soul Source members ... Australian news services have reported that Lynne Randell sadly passed away last Friday 8 June 2007 at the age of 57. Her "Stranger In My Arms" recording truly deserved its all time classic northern soul favourite status. No doubt many on here have very very fond memories of dancing to that record. The official A side "Ciao Baby" was of course her biggest chart hit, and supremely catchy itself, so I can't think of a better way to remember her than to post this very rare 6T's promo film clip of Ciao Baby. https://youtube.com/watch?v=g5h4sV7mgvc RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkHC6NGwWs Remember how popular this was on the northern scene ? Joe Stampley was an unlikely looking lead singer wasn't he ? !!! So catchy though !