Dave Thorley

Avis - Simple things - Feline £60 +P&P (Mint) Supa soulful, jazzy modern soul dancer, killer stepper flip https://youtu.be/XUZ0tqbImp8 https://youtu.be/1maNtyY86kMhttps://youtu.be/1maNtyY86kM Clarence Carter - Messin' with my mind - Ichiban £25 +P&P (Mint-) Classic male version of this great southern dancer https://youtu.be/FjSKhUmtHeM Al Kent - The way you've been acting - Ric Tic £25 +P&P (Mint-) One of the all time great Detroit 60's dancers https://youtu.be/185fMEgguyc Kings Of Soul - Girl what have you done - Down To Earth £40 +P&P (Mint-) Cool white demo of the great funky flip to 'Is your love for me' https://youtu.be/DNoNFVcodvg Loletta Holloway - Mother of shame - Aware £20 +P&P (Mint-) Drivin' mid 70's cool dancer https://youtu.be/VkM0IMn0NDw Lonnie Smith - A Song for the children - Columbia Demo £15 +P&P (Mint-) Cool late 70's dancer from the days of Stafford............ https://youtu.be/P78Nn_9yRTA

Here's three I found in Georgia Liberation, that had 45's on GSF & SOA The Smogg (had two one that read Fluorescent Sogg & this one) Trac III, I know nothing about ????

I'll post one of those up later Steve.............

Richard Brown - Sweet & Kind / Don't listen to the grapevine - Steeltown £45 +P&P (Mint) One of the great 60's 2 siders on this famous Ohio Label............ https://youtu.be/qj1AKK_rvQo https://youtu.be/KLn8Xa-jgyw Sylvester Boyd - I don't want nobody - W.J.J. £25 +P&P (Mint) Killa funky crossover from Memphis, much rarer local label https://youtu.be/tbAXwDbGm9c Sonnie N'Brite - At the party - Son Cookie £150 +P&P (Mint) Hard to find early 80's modern soul winner https://youtu.be/n2d7hvfbtFE Sonny Harris & The Soul Reflection - The Vibration / You were only making believe - San-El £250 +P&P (Mint) Thumpin good 60's dancer with killa drum breaks, flip is stunning Willie Tee style dancer https://youtu.be/P8g4LhQ8MEA https://youtu.be/DV2nprzz5Mg Sugar Bear Johnson - When your Jones comes down - T-Jaye £35 +P&P (Mint) Killa modern soul out of Nashville, Ted Jarrett at the controls............ https://youtu.be/6vFT3Q4uJpU

Plus one more Soul Patrol - Save your love - Highland white demo £80 +P&P (Mint-) Much rarer white demo of this great midtempo group dancer

Vessie Simmons - Better mend than break - Simco £60 +P&P (Mint-) Her much harder to find midtempo modern soul winner Mighty Elegants - I don't know what it is, but it sho is funky / I find myself falling in love with you - Jaber £25 +P&P (Stone Mint) Unplayed copy of this killa 2 sider, one side down and dirty funk, other sweet group harmony 'Lowrider'stunner https://youtu.be/tG746KyaAFo https://youtu.be/GlJfjftql0E Willie White - Love at 1st sight / I can do without it - Mie Terra £25 +P&P (Mint) Oh so rare Chicago modern soul 2 sider, stunning doesn't come close https://youtu.be/L6zguIlBGtA https://youtu.be/OotA4Ihnsiw Lady Margo - Simply got to make it - Cynthia £15 +P&P (Stone Mint) Unplayed copy of this Mecca classic midtempo stunner from Phoenix. Much nicer Desert label design as below https://youtu.be/3bW7mC8TT-E Electrifying Cashmeres - What does it take - Sound Stage 7 £60 +P&P (Stone Mint) Unplayed copy of this this Johnny Bristol & Jackey Beavers project, still THE group version https://youtu.be/KAvAPS5opJk Cold Smoke - Don't fall in love - Driving Wind Productions £120 +P&P (Mint..) Indemand Ohio Crossover group winner https://youtu.be/kxGntZPU7H8

Platters - Washed ashore - Musicore £20 +P&P (VG+) Classic Platters in Detroit Play It Safe - This love is real - Que £40 +P&P (Mint) Hard to find mid 80's modern boogie soul dancer https://youtu.be/_4i2yurI2R0 Spinners - I just want to fall in love - Atlantic £25 +P&P (Mint).... All time classic modern soul from the band https://youtu.be/xYGRRKSE9as Sterling McGee - Keep on - Sylvia £40 +P&P (Mint) Classic frantic 60's dancer https://youtu.be/ocybswXTnso Sunrise Movement - Clockwise revolution/Nothing left but love - Ghetto Productions £50 +P&P (Mint-) Great funk one side, cool grossover flip https://youtu.be/LbjeP6siRBI https://youtu.be/tn72puu0nRc Syl Johnson - I've got to get over - TMP-Ting £15 +P&P (Mint) Sounds like a 1000 $'s, cool 60's dancer https://youtu.be/u3TWxsRZxU4 Willie Darrington - Never should have walked away - Rav £150 +P&P (Mint-) Hard to find original of this classic Memphis modern soul winner https://youtu.be/RVpCUZYVVlU Ze-Brass - Feel so good - Atlantic £40 +P&P (Mint-) Oh so rare on 45, killa modern soul from Stafford https://youtu.be/swDSSIk-UU0 Zulema - Wanna be were you are - Rca £25 +P&P (Mint) Cool midtempo 70's dancer https://youtu.be/huGkl5LAZcQ

Here's one for a hot funky day................. https://youtu.be/E7APrMrPTpc

What was the line up of the Pharoahs Bob ? Did they do a LP as well as the 45

This is another group that took some cues from EWF, this is a track by them I really like. Kinsman Dazz were from just down the road in Cleveland, they even did one LP sleeve that could have been for EWF

There are even earlier connection, but would need Bob A (Boba) to give us the skinny on that.............

Jewel being one, but in their case, not so pale............... https://youtu.be/nVqVS5_eZXY

Going even further back into the mists of time, check out some of their stuff when they were The Salty Peppers, early members were Sherry Scott, Yackov Ben, Don Whitehead and Wade Flemons and later his brother Verdine White. They recorded two 45's for Capitol, then with their move to the West Coast and the contract with Warner Brothers, they changed their name to EWF

Played this off a 12" a few years ago at the Bamberg Weekender as my final track in the modern room, place went boom

Terrorise everyone that comes round our house with this LP, not a bad track on it.................. Still got a soft spot for 'Biyo' off the following LP, sunny days spent inside at Birmingham Lacarno...........

Thanks Nev, thought I'd seen an odd one Dave

It's OK Karl I know George well, he knows nothing about it

Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles - Loving Rules - Atlantic

Used to get played alot at Yate, but never hear it nowdays, until I heard Jerry Hipkiss play it yesterday on his GFM show

Hi Guys Sonic Explosion - We Belong Together / I'm A Believer - Big City Has this been re-issued/booted etc, thought I seen one somewhere or maybe I getting senile Cheers Dave

That's the one, can't remember the Artists name at the mo, I'm sure someone else can tell us. Anyway didn't know it came out on vinyl gotta get me one of those.

This may sound for many getting way to emotional or deep about the whole thing. But when he was over a few months ago I really went through pain deciding weather to go see him again. In the end I decided not, like you I saw him several times in the 80's and he was truly awesome. I then saw him in the 90's at Richard Searling's Birmingham weekender where he decided to be a real SOB and did a very odd set, but his acoustic version of 'California dreamin' made up for all the other nonsense. I have all his solo material including the Jap CD he guested on, which is something special for those that don't know it and I have the memory of seeing him when he was at the top of his game, that will do for me.

'Tin hat time' and strange comin' from me as I've banged on so much in the past on here about Bobby and his music. last night he was a shadow of his past self and performances. Think it's more of a shame that all this wider adoration didn't come a few years earlier. The man has been one of the greats for most of his career, but only now are people taking notice. Yes he is a legend and the content of the set was legendary, but he is an old man now and it showed. If only a wider audience had been given a chance to hear him back in say the mid 80's. I generally have a problem with these type of events putting on legends way to late in their careers. 'Oh so and so may not be round much longer, let put him on'. Yes he deserves all the adoration he is getting, but why so late. Why am I so angry ?, because these type of events don't showcase the great soul music which I love in a great light to a wider audience. Don't want to throw cold water on 'The Man's' moment in the limelight, the music he recorded will always be a testament to his greatness.

Yep should have read your opening post properly