Dave Thorley

Darrow Fletcher & Mighty Pope SOLD !!!

More Hot Summer Tunes !!!! D.I.T. - Long gone / Got to get it together - Evergreen Mint £300 Darrow Fletcher - Try something new / It's no mistake - Crossover Mint £200 Invitations - They say the girl'd crazy - Silver Blue Mint- £15 Johnny Moore - Just be for real - Jadan - Mint- £100 Patti Labelle & The Bluebells - loving rules - Atlantic - Mint- £50 Mighty Pope - If you want a love affair - RCA - Mint £100 Patti - Come and get it - GEC - Mint £20 Ronnie McNeir - Different kind of love - Tortoise - Mint £25 Specials - Baby you need me / Fool for your love - Satch - Mint £225 Numbers - Got to pull away - Rolashed - Mint £150 Rotations - When she slowly moves away / We want freedom - Roxanne - Mint £35

4 bargains for a lovely hot day. Thought I'd spread to joy I feel and offer these shiny things way below current prices on the web...............Don't miss them Hamilton Movement - Love Man / We're gonna party - Soundwave Mint £50 A stunning group harmony ballad of the highest order, flip is a killa funky 70's dancer over shadowed by their other 45, but this is a dance floor winner. Hear Both https://youtu.be/X-_IpRhVmCs https://youtu.be/2TyK4M8OusQ Billy Thunder - Sexy Indian Lady - Thunder Star Mint £100 Has sold for over £200+. This oh so pretty midtempo slice of Georgia soul is a tough one that slides along with a cool infectious beat ................ https://youtu.be/79KKzAJ2g84 Janie Grant - My heart, your heart - Parkway W/D Mint £100 Stamped original, company sleeve, with a gold 'Chips' sticker, perfect. A all time classic 60's uptempo dancer https://youtu.be/IMlRlXyJZTE Blade Family - Sweet dream / My baby's gone - King James W/D Mint £75 Current indemand 2 sider from Cleveland that been selling for way more. Both sides deliver midtempo 70's group soul at it's best, swirling strings and things. Original played at the Mecca, but then quickly forgotten, this stunner is now popular across Europe. https://youtu.be/8pTYrz06eAE https://youtu.be/RITa2MYfRH4

It's my birthday, so gonna spread the love !!!!!! One time offer, Insainely rare funky crossover 45 !!!!!! From the fantastic Faces label, come this killa funky version of the Eddy Giles tune. Flip is a classic southern style ballad, with a nice 'Lowrider' edge. The late great veteran Texas guitarist and singer laid this down for the Louisiana label on his only session for them. His guitar work is demonstrated well through a killa Wah Wah breakdown in the middle of the tune. More of an uptempo version than the original and a total dance floor destroyer. Never comes up for sale, two gone in 10 years through Ebay, none on the web for sale, has sold for over £300+. This is stone mint, never seen a needle, Don't miss it !!!! £100 ......................... L.C. Steels - Losin Boy / Pretty Black Woman - Faces Hear Both Sides https://youtu.be/DTyf96tGmmY https://youtu.be/XQ3cXRXWoIk

Hi All, another bunch of nice new shiny things, 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good', including these pretty things .............. Ron Harrington - It happen to me - Hillside - Mint £600 Odyssey 5 - Got to be an answer - BRC Demo - Mint £15 Inner strenght - The world is a city - EMI Demo (Old Skull Snaps C/U) - Mint £100 Richmond Extension - Everthing's coming up love - Silver Blue Demo (Company Sleeve) - Mint £50 Al Jay - Reflections - Bumpshop W/D - Mint- £100 Clarence Carter - Messin' with my mind - Certain (Picture Sleeve) - Mint £50 Fabulous Apollos - What's so good to you - Valtone - VG+ £75 Blade Family - Sweet dream/My baby's gone - King James W/D - Mint £75 Donny Mann - No more childs play/ Treat me like a stranger - Avalanche - Mint £30 Aaron Bailey - Inflation blues - Ramco (Rare 1st label) - Mint £50 Windy City - Good guys/We party heavy - Innovation II - Mint £50 Jessie Mae Robinson - If I had one wish - Malic W/D VG+ £20 2 Rare Soulful Gospel 45's First up the killa group harmony crossover winner from the Hoyt Sullivan set up in Nashville. Pretty guitar work over a nice midtempo rhythm track, backs cool harmonies and a pleading soulful lead vocal. Not an easy one to find, here a mint wax copy, with a slight storage warp, never seen a needle Ramada Singers - Inflation - JSJ £100 +P&P https://youtu.be/V1In3M0Grxk Second one out of my box of delights is this little known stunning slice of modern soul. Cool stepper from from 1982 on the sister label to Royal Shield, Golden Shield from Baton Rouge. No info on the web about this 45 other than this comes from a LP which has sold once for a fair price. Here today a Stone Mint copy @ £50 +P&P, you know how it goes, when their gone, their gone for good......................... Inspired Gospel Singers - He will provide - Golden Sheild https://youtu.be/GXkSoiXJ6Lk Plus a whole bunch more, check site for full descriptions www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Cool Modern Soul 2 sider, cool price !!!! From the group that brought you the super tough 'High On You' come this later cool two sider. Recorded in their home town of Jackson, Ms at the mighty Malaco Studios and produced by long time manager Jesse Thompson. One side is a killa midtempo dance floor destroyer, the flip is worthy of EWF, sweet harmony stepper. Now harder to find, here we have 4 stone mint copies @ £20 +P&P Freedom - You / You got the power - Malaco https://youtu.be/SCp3GAVs8gs https://youtu.be/02o1lYlfwM0

Rare Sweet Soul - Killa Price ....................... Someone didn't pay, so one copy back for sale !!!! Outstanding sweet soul 45, that comes with the bonus of a legendary funk flip. Here on the much rarer (vinyl) first press on Jackey Beavers label Jaber. Regularly sells for over £100 on the web. These have never seen a needle, stone mint, when there gone, there gone for good. Heartbreaking sweet vocals, over tight group backing harmonies, souring strings that will melt your heart. Flip is a must have funk midtempo funk burner, later sampled by many. Recorded in Detroit by Jackey and his long term partner Jack Hill, when he lived in Grand Rapids, Mi. Two outstanding sides here to go ................. Mighty Elegant - I find myself falling in love with you / I don't know what it is, but it sho is funky - Jaber £70 + P&P Here Both Sides .............. https://youtu.be/K3SYpCe8Zcw https://youtu.be/fzKtwAkwQFc

Bargain Of The Week #3 Ray Quarles - It's gonna be all over / Ain't love good when it rains - Faces Rescued from the wild, supa rare Crossover with killa Deep flip From the great little Shriveport Memorial/Faces set comes this the midtempo crossover stunner. The back face is a 'Sirshambling' recommended slice of southern deep goodness. Has sold for £100's a few times, in fact as high as £400+ on Ebay in the past Read carefully, came from a storage find some years ago, The 5 I'm selling today all have a little water damage to the label, hense the price The wax has never seen a needle, but there is a little bit of residual in the grooves, this has been cleaned very well. and play close to mint Ray Quarles - It's gonna be all over / Ain't love good when it rains - Faces £100 +P&P https://youtu.be/nV-7n7CAqgs https://youtu.be/3Lyi8M5mq1g

Hi All, another week and more cool new stuff, 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good', Including these shiny things ........... Jae mason - Woman - Buddah Demo - Mint £50 River City Funk Band - Fell into a bag - R.D.M. Mint £1500 Tal Armstrong - You've got so much feeling - Love £100 David Ruffin - Action speak louder than words - Check Mate - VG+ £75 Jimmy Scott - Pair and a spare / What am I gonna do - Eastbound W/D Mint £20 Anna King - Mama's got a bag of her own - End - Mint- £60 Sam Dees - Can you be a one man woman / Put you back in your place - Ches demo - Mint- £100 Ruben Wright - I'm walkinguou on you/Hey girl - Capitol - £20 Rev. Mozell Davis - How I got over / Living on mother's prayer - Champ - Mint £40 Supreme Wonders - Somebody's calling my name - Champ - mint £40 Idris Muhammad - I'm a believer - Prestige - Mint £175 Perfect Element - High demand - Master Trak - Mint- £50 Blade Family - Sweet dreams / My baby's gone - King James (Rare Yellow Issue) Mint £100 Plus a bunch more and these bargains of the week, full description on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Another Bargain Of The Week !! + One Other One of the hardest on the label, recorded and produced by Willie Mitchell at the famed Royal Studio, Memphis. One side a lovely early 80's midtempo modern soul winner, flip is a sweet stunner of a ballad. Always a hard one, currently as much as a £100 on the web and has sold for more on Ebay. Here today 5 copies, never seen a needle and the killa price of £45 +P&P, when their gone ............... Hear both sides ............. https://youtu.be/rLqAkVJAtZE https://youtu.be/HFPGgkeYQtQ Just found a few more of these in a box, so.......... New Bargain Of The Week !!!!!!! Stone mint, never seen a needle. This is currently on the web for £100 +, has sold for over £175 on Ebay, Here today 5 copies at £60 + P&P Big tune for Soul Sam, One side cool midtempo crossover soul from Shreveport, La. on this tiny legendary label. Flip killa midtempo funk mover. Ray Batts - Love me / Don't take my dreams - Faces - £60 + P&P Hear both sides https://youtu.be/ymGar_I0b7U https://youtu.be/UoDKKFnobq0

Another Bargain Of The Week !! + One Other One of the hardest on the label, recorded and produced by Willie Mitchell at the famed Royal Studio, Memphis. One side a lovely early 80's midtempo modern soul winner, flip is a sweet stunner of a ballad. Always a hard one, currently as much as a £100 on the web and has sold for more on Ebay. Here today 5 copies, never seen a needle and the killa price of £45 +P&P, when their gone ............... Antonio - Don't you want my love/Another Lonely Night - Waylo Hear both sides ............. https://youtu.be/rLqAkVJAtZE https://youtu.be/HFPGgkeYQtQ Just found a few more of these in a box, so.......... New Bargain Of The Week !!!!!!! Stone mint, never seen a needle. This is currently on the web for £100 +, has sold for over £175 on Ebay, Here today 5 copies at £60 + P&P Big tune for Soul Sam, One side cool midtempo crossover soul from Shreveport, La. on this tiny legendary label. Flip killa midtempo funk mover. Ray Batts - Love me / Don't take my dreams - Faces - £60 + P&P Hear both sides https://youtu.be/ymGar_I0b7U https://youtu.be/UoDKKFnobq0

Just found a few more of these in a box from the States, so.......... New Bargain Of The Week !!!!!!! Stone mint, never seen a needle. This is currently on the web for £100 +, has sold for over £175 on Ebay, Here today 5 copies at £60 + P&P Big tune for Soul Sam, One side cool midtempo crossover soul from Shreveport, La. on this tiny legendary label. Flip killa midtempo funk mover. Ray Batts - Love me / Don't take my dreams - Faces - £60 + P&P Hear both sides https://youtu.be/ymGar_I0b7U https://youtu.be/UoDKKFnobq0

First section are all Mint 'Still Sealed' LP's £15 each + P&P Masquerade - Take your mask off - K-2 Freedom - Free - Malaco Jordan Jubilees - Crying will be over after while - Memorial Lovell Webb - I want some singing - Guillotine Lakeside - Outragous - Solar Leon Haywood - Double my pleasure - MCA Sonny Charles - The sun still shines - Highrise Spinners - Yesterday today & tomorrow - Atlantic Sue Ann - Sue Ann - Warner brothers Robert Lowe - Double Dip - Low-Down A few harder ones Reginald Forch & Jesse Harrison - The Same - Crazy Cajun - Mint/Still Sealed £50 Savoir-Flair - The same - Soultex - Mint/Still Sealed £100 Mike Jemison - The same - Geneva - Mint/Mint £20 Marvin Holmes & The Uptights - Ooh ooh The Dragon & other monsters - VG+/VG+£30 Lucifer - The same - Invictus - Mint/Mint £40 Kat Mandu - The kat is back - Mint-/VG+ £20 Leon Haywood - It's got to be mellow - Mint-/mint- £25 J.B.'s - Doing it to death - People (White Demo) VG+/VG+ £45 Truth & Soul - Jeasus made me what I am - Memorial Mint-/Mint- £45

--------- White Demo Weekend ----------------Here a few nice bright white demo, for a bright sunny day ....Wales Wallace - Somebody I know - BRC VG+ £45Barbara Hall - You brought it on yourself - Innovation II Mint £60Skull Snaps - Didn't I do it to you - GSF Company Sleeve (Slight Storage warp) NAP Mint- £120 Benny Harper - Don't let it happen to you - Phil-LA-Of Soul - Mint- £45 Beverly Ann - He's coming home - RCA Mint- £150 Bobby Patterson - I can help you get even with him / I got to get over - Proud Mint £20 Bobby Diamond - Stop - Columbia Mint- £175 Bobby Miltello Feat Jean Carn - Lets stay together - Gordy Mint £25 Steve Gulliory - Wanted for love - Garrett Mint- £55 Gaslight - Just because of you /It's just like magic - Polydor Mint £75 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble - Nobody could take your place - PIR Mint £15 Dave Love - Colalined baby - Solid Soul Mint £80 Shufflers - Always be mine - Test Pressing VG+ £175 Full descriptions on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave

Hi All, more nice new stuff, 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good', including these shiny things. Johnny Clyde Copeland - Coming to see about you - Suave - Mint- £120 Malibus - I just can't stand it - Duke Demo - VG+ £70 Charles Drain - Is this really love - RCA Demo - Mint £40 Act 1 - It takes both of us - Spring Demo - Mint £30 Charles Smith - Full time fool - Seventy 7 W/D - Mint £30 Lost Family - Blow my mind / Pretty face - Innovation II - £35 Krossfyre - Leading lady - Fuse-1 Mint £75 Carl Stewart And The Sonics - Let's do it - Copyright - VG+ £60 Laurence Miller & Carolina Playsboys - I need somebody to love - JSJ - Mint £75 Andre Maurice - Be true to you - Bale - mint £120 Pep Brown - I'm the one who loves you/ Don't blame me - Polydor Issue Mint £100 Lights Of Darkness - So glad that I met you - Bazar - Mint- £120 Karen Striblin - We're not to young / Just a little girl in love - Jaber Mint £150 Electra Fyd Revue - Am I hip / Emptiness - N - Mint £80 Ike & The Vines - Hey hey girls / That walk - Sutter - Mint- £300 Full descriptions on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave

Hi All Another bunch of eclectic things for sale, 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good', including these shiny things .......... Valentines - Breakaway - Sound Stage 7 (Company Sleeve) - Mint £250 De Vons - Some one to treat me - King (Company Sleeve) - Mint £80 Sam & Bill - I'll try (Pink Demo) - VG+ £50 Ike Porter & The Fabulations - If there's a will there's a way -Anla - Mint £150 Stanley Winston & The Soulful Sisters - Bright sunshine - HSE - Mint £50 Dayton Sidewinders - Go aheand on - Carlco - Mint £250 Checkmates - Got to see u soon - Rustic W/D Mint £100 Steve Dixon - A good love is hard to find - Instant - Mint £30 Charles Smith - Full time fool - Seventy 7 W/D - Mint £30 Herman Kelly - Lets get together - RCA - Mint £130 Idris Muhammad - I'm a believer - Prestige - Mint £175 Plus a bunch more, full description on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking

Cheers Pete, yes it was fun, good times, enjoy

Following the great response to the first mix, here is a second ... BRETBY MODERN ROOM REVISITED 2 From the influential Back Room at Bretby Allnighter , UK, a bunch of soulful new releases from the 90's. What fun we had !!!!!!!!! Uploading Bretby Modern Room Revisited 2 https://www.mixcloud.com/dave-thorley/bretby-modern-room-revisited-2/ Back in the 90's we ran a little allnighter at Bretby Country Club. It's modern reputation grew and grew and for three years we had fun........................Following the great response to the fist mix, here is another Terry Callier I don't want to see myself Bryan Powell I think of you Margi Coleman Searchin Sylk 130 The reason Lighthouse Family Lifted The Affair If only you could be mine St Germain Alabama Blues (Orange Mix) Michael Procter Fall down Joi Cardwell I found love Jocelyn Brown I am the black gold of the sun Ali Feelin you Al Green Love is a beautiful thing Elisha La Verne I'm not Dreaming Sounds Of Blackness I'm going all the way Wall Of Sound Critical Ann Nesby In the spirit Aretha Franklin A rose is still a rose

Morning All Another bunch of nice shiny things, 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good', including these ........ Darondo Pulliam - How I got over - Ocampo - Mint £250 Henry Turner Jr. - Why don't we come together as one - Hit City - Mint £150 Patrice Holloway - Stolen hours - Capitol - VG £240 Katie Love - Don't let it go to your head - Muscle Shoals - VG+ £30 Janie Grant - My heart, your heart - Parkway W/D - Mint £175 Kenny Hamber - looking for a love W/D Mint- £75 Ramada Singers - Inflation - Mint- £100 Grady Gains - Let your thing hang down - Jay - £50 Lyn Roman - Stop I don't need no sympathy - Brunswick W/D - Mint £20 Larry & The Larks - Tell me - Veep W/D - VG £100 Donny Mann - No more childs play - Avalance - Mint £30 Lennard Patton - Play by play - General - mint £100 Profound Images - Uptitch - Kris - Mint £30 Sugar - Most important thing/I want you girl - True Soul - Mint- £75 Plus a whole bunch more, full description on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking

Crossing The Tracks !!!!!!!!!!!! Another busy night on little GFM Last nights show up for listen again https://www.mixcloud.com/dave-thorley/crossing-the-racks-radio-show-17-04-18/

Supa Rare Modern Soul Gospel LP From Detroit and produced by Brinstone Ingram, this is a stunning soulful 80's set that rarely come up for sale. Here in stone mint condition £50 +P&P This track give you an idea of the quality of the set, get over the spoken intro Sweet Communion Singers - Sweet communion - AIP International https://youtu.be/PqwaYiiyJIA

Here's a nice bunch of white demo 45's, they look so good................. Magic Night - If you and I had never met - Roulette - Mint £160 Ledgends - Fear not/Gotta let you go - Commonwealth - Mint £60 Little Rock Brotherhood - Girl watching on Broadway - Ref-O-Ree - Mint £20 Sam Dees & Bettye Swann - Storybook children - Big Tree - Mint £15 Profiles - I still love you - Bamboo - £100 Calvin Williams - Lonely you'll be - Atco - Mint- £60 Bobby Womack - I don't know - United Artists - Mint £15 Steelers - Get it from the bottom - Date - Mint £20 Bobby Militello & Jean Carn - Let's stay together - Gordy - Mint £25 Debbie Taylor - Just don't pay - Arista - Mint £50 Dramatics - Choosing up on you - Chess - Mint £15 Marlena Shaw - Pictures and memories - Columbia - £15 Billy Davis - Three steps from true love - ABC - Mint £20 Thanks for looking, Dave

Hi All, another day and more nice new things for your consideration 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good' Buddy Ace - Screaming please - Duke Demo - VG+ £325 Round Robin monopoly - I'd rather loan you out/Life is funk - Truth W/D - Mint £50 Rueben Bell - Another day lost - Murco - Mint £30 Bobby Hebb - Evil woman - Crystal Ball - Mint- £75 Babatunde Olatunji - Takuta - Paramount Demo - mint £70 Mighty Sceptors - The big let down / Hey lady - earth - mint- £450 Freedom - You got the power - Malaco - mint £25 Bottom & Co - Spread the news - Motown - mint £50 Lenny Curtis - Nothing can help you now - End - VG £575 Veniece - Eighteen days - Hi demo - Mint £50 Veda Brown - Brand new tomorrow - Raken - Mint £20 Lou Rawls - See you when I git there - Philadelphia International W/D - Mint £20 5th Dimension - No love in the room - Arista W/D - Mint £20 1619 B.A.B. - World - Chess Demo - Mint £45 Sandra Phillips - I wish I had known - Okeh - Mint £275 Plus another 100+ new things on the site, full description on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Did you get one yet !!!!! Got 10 copies of each to go now !!!! £20 each +P&P — CBLL018 Release Alert — Here we go with the second one on the day. Another musician, another great voice who wants his music to be listened and danced to overseas. And here we gotta thank Yann Vatiste big time for the great help in making this possible. Songwriter, Arranger, Producer, Sax & Keyboard Player, Singer William Travis aka "El Willie" began his professional career in the early 70's, when he joined The Original Drifters as a sax player. After playing with the Original Drifters for about 4 years, Karl Knighton, Larrice Byrd , Stan Travis, and El Willie decided to get off of the road for a while. Since most of the band members desired to keep the band together they gave themselves the name “Nobody' s Children”. They recorded the first version of “Shardarp” for Chet Davenport’s label Toeholt in 1976. El’ Willie resung it for us a couple of months ago, 42 years later at 68 years old, to get it Cannonballized and exported around the world. We arranged this version with a beautiful hot summer in mind, with the late hours at the party in mind, with the beach and the cocktails in mind and we are very proud of this work for a couple of main reasons: it ain’t been easy to get to it and our family keeps on enlarging with artists and collaborations, for the great happiness of authors, mates, our musicians, the production team, the djs and the dancers. It’s a sense of inclusion, and that’s what it's all about --- CBLL017 Release Alert ---- After the deep funk, the raw funk, the street funk, the modern funk, the jazz funk and the prison funk, here we go with the first example of dollar funk ha ha ha. Jokes aside, some of you may recall a little post I did a couple of weeks ago about old school american soul artists who are still doing their music. So, this one is the first of our 2 todays releases. The first version was recorded last year at a studio in Louisville (Kentucky) by a band that gathered together again after several years and privately released it on a 45 which has been brought to me by my pal Dave. When I called Ron Lewis to give him my congratulations for the great music, it came out they will be doing more stuff and trying to round up other old school Louisville musicians in the attempt to revive the soul and funk sounds in the area. I told him we are at their service if they wanted to export their sounds overseas, and that bit of conversation went more or less like this: Ron: “Yeah man, we gonna doing this stuff more and more” Alberto: “Let’s get it on Cannonball wax and make it listened around the world” Ron: “Yeah man let’s do it, that’s my stuff man” Alberto: “...But Ron, you know we are a club label and we do music specifically for dancefloors so we might need to make some changes to the song...” Ron: “Yeah man do it, we are dance people!” Their original track was over 5 minutes long and, as those of you into vinyl pressing stuff might probably know, on a 45 the longer the track the poorer the sound fired out of the grooves. That means that if we wanted to pull out good sounding stuff to be pumped off nowadays sound systems we had to do some work on it. So, after some laughs and a few more “Yeah man” Ronal gave us the go to Cannonballize a little their original cut, basically Rhodes, drums, guitars and congas plus a little remodeling of the vocal layout, and here it is the result. Get a copy, play it out loud, and see the ceiling start cracking right after a few bars to eventually tumble down on your head. Hear Both ............ https://youtu.be/Y3oHoB3aNvk https://youtu.be/sUPRkk3-_e4

No it's fine, it sold

Hope you guys enjoy this !!!!! Last Nite show now up for listen again, 'From the hard to find to the just plain good and everything soulful https://www.mixcloud.com/dave-thorley/crossing-the-tracks-radio-show-10-04-18/