Dave Thorley

The Four Lp's are......... Black Ice - Black Ice - HDM 2001 Eddie Horan - Love the way, You love me - HDM 2002 Black Ice - I judge the funk - HDM 2003 Black Ice - Black Ice - HDM 2004

Hadley has been hard at work with more of his back catalog. This time bringing us his work with the great 70's harmony group Black Ice and the talented Eddie Horan. Many of you will remember the great sets he put out a couple of years ago on The Servicemen & Freddie-Henchi & The Soulsetters Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

Dillard & Johnson - Here we go loving again - Piedmont £25 +P&P (Mint-) Original mix of this killa modern soul winner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0kNuKB3cN8 Jackie Wilson - I still love you - Brunswick Demo £20 +P&P (Mint-) Crossover heaven from the man, harder to find Demo Jeannie Reynolds - Lay some lovin' on me - Casablanca £10 +P&P (Mint-) Cool midtempo 70's Detroit dancer, from L.J's sister Inovations - Just keep on loving me - Hit Sound £20 +P&P (Mint) Scorchin' 60's group dancer Monitors - Step by step (Hand in hand) - Soul White Demo £15 +P&P (Mint-) Hard white demo, classic 60's midtempo crossover Originals - Good lovin is just a dime away - Motown £25 +P&P (Mint) Midtempo 70's group crossover gem Rance Allen - Truth is marching on - Capitol £20 +P&P (Mint) Nice uptempo 70's group dancer

Got a copy of the cool funky modern winner from the band, 2 great dance sides. One funky modern soul, the flip killa soulful stepper. Soundfile on my site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Significants - Funky party/I'm in ecstacy - Alesvers £200 +P&P

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Over 1000 new titles across the site this week, northern, modern, funk and gospel, 'From the hard to find, too the just plain good' If you have a problem with the order cart just pm me or email davethorley@gmail.com Anyway, here's just a few of the things gone up............ California Rock Choir - Whoever you are - Cyclone £40 General Lee - We did it - Lost Weekend £25 Earl Duff - little girl of mine - Cee Dee £30 David Peoples - Get my broom out - Saru £210 Willie Pickett - On the stage of life - Soul Spot £350 Tony Owens - you got to pay the price - Listening Post £30 Sonny Harris - The Vibration - San-El £275 Otis Leavill - I'm amazed - Limelite W/D £40 Ideals - The gorilla - Cortland £25 Little Milton - Let me down easy - Checker Demo £25 Ollie nightingale - I don't know why i love you - Memphis £55 Plus a whole bunch more, all with sound files, hope you find something you like. Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Another large update just gone up on the site, the usual eclectic mix 'From the hard to find, Too the just plain good' Soundfiles on our site, any problems ordering, just PM or email me davethorleyuk@gmail.com A selection of what gone up.................. Yusef Lateef - Bishop school - Atlantic Demo £40 Steppen Stones - Darling oh darling - J Jam £220 Andrew Lewis Band - Holding on - Richmond £120 Ideals - The Gorilla - Courtland - £25 Cliff Gober - You carry the load/Put our love - Beaver - £175 Johnny Barnes - Real nice - Cap City - £55 Keni Burke - Risin to the top - RCA - £35 Ruby Andrews - Wonderful night - Zodiac - £75 Primitive - Sister africa - love - £175 Endeavors - Beware of your friends/I can't help - Empirestate - £130 Plus lots and lots more, something for every pocket, over 300 Demo's, loads of Chicago and Detroit..... Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Mandrill - Too late - Arista White Demo £55 +P&P (Mint) Much harder white demo of this classic James Phelps - La de da, I'm a fool in love - Argo £10 +P&P (Mint) Gene Barge produced, oh so soulful midtempo 60's Chicago winner https://youtu.be/h-d0zv8lfCE Otis Clay - I do don't you - Waylo £10 +P&P (Mint) Pretty, overlooked late 80's soulful side Jerri Richards - Goin' away - Royal Shield £15 +P&P (Mint) Late 70's NOLA modern soul stormer Dave Love - Baby hard time - Worlds £15 +P&P (Mint) His other great swinging soul side Five Stairsteps & Cubie - Little young love - Curtom £10 +P&P (VG+) Great version of this Chicago crossover standard, Curtis Mayfield production Erma Franklin - I'm just not ready for love - Shout White Demo £12 +P&P (VG+) Nice white demo, funky Freddie Scott production

Still got the 'English Eccentric' one, was gonna wear it to the 'Re-union', but Malayka said if I did, I was going on my own.

Now I've listened to the whole of the last part of the mix. Was me from Larry Davis through to Mary Saxton for the second time, boy I must have really believed in that track at the time. Also had completely forgotten about that Joe Simon - One step at a time, that's a bit of a thumper, really did throw it around there, so at least somethings haven't changed.

Right, had a listen, it was me, I hang my head in shame. Don't you hate these old tapes, I had clearly blocked that one out of my mind, I can't remember ever having the LP, but must have had at some stage.

Carl just asked me about the female 'Love is a serious business'. Grace Kennedy, came out on UK DJM LP 'I'm starting again'. But not even in my most big hair and big shoulder pads, would I have played it !!!!!!!!!!!!, not me me sir......

Jimmy Gilford - Heartbreaker - Solid Hit - £50 +P&P (VG+) On e of the great Detroit beat ballads Jeanne & The Darlings - Soul girl - Volt £20 +P&P (Mint-) Nice response to Sam & Dave https://youtu.be/sdbfZeZtT1c Jones Brothers - Without your love - Bell Demo £45 +P&P (VG+) Midtempo crossover from L.A. Jeff Smith & Universe - Hidden Secret - Incentive £120 +P&P (Mint) Stunning midtempo MOdern soul winner Jean Carn - Was that all it was - PIR £15 +P&P (Mint) All time classic Philly dancer, Produced by Jerry Butler

Been asked about sound files, most have soundfiles on the site, www.topdogrecords.co.uk any that haven't send me a note and i'll send you one Cheers Dave

Hi All Here’s a bunch of Motown Related White Demo all are VG+/M-. Hope you find something you like. £5 each + P&P Eddie Kendricks — Son of sagittarius — Tamla Eddie Kendricks — Boogie down — Tamla Marvin Gaye — Distant lover — Tamla Smokie Robinson — Being with you / Aqui con tigo — Tamla Smokie Robinson — Don’t you worry bout a thing — Tamla Stevie Wonder — We can work it out — Tamla Originals — We can make it baby — Soul Dennis Edwards — Don’t look any further — Gordy High Inergy — Journey to love — Gordy Rick James — High on your suite — Gordy Temptations — Ball of confusion — Gordy Temptations — More on the inside — Gordy Commodores — Three time a lady — Motown Commodores — Brick House — Motown David Ruffin — Blood donors needed — Motown Diana Ross & Lionel Richie — Endless love — Motown Gary Glenn — Running away — Motown Kokopop — Baby sitter — Motown Michael Lovesmith — Baby I will — Motown Ozone — Lil’l suzy — Motown Ozone — Gigolette — Motown Right Choice — Tired of being alone — Motown Willie Hutch — What you gonna do — Motown £10 Each +P&P Undisputed Truth — Save my love for a rainy day — Gordy Undisputed Truth — Cosmic truth — Gordy Puzzel — You make me happy — Motown Ozone — Strutt my thang — Motown Diana Ross — One love in my lifetime — Motown David Ruffin — Walk away from love — Motown Chuck Jackson — Are lou lonely for me — Motown David & Jimmy ruffin — When my hand comes down — Soul Earl Van Dyke — Runaway child — Soul Gladys Knight & The Pips — Help me make it through the night — Soul Jr. Walker — Home cookin’ — Soul Popcorn Wylie — funky rubber band — Soul Courtship — It’s the same old love — Tamla Eddie Kendricks — Girl I need a change — Tamla Marvalettes — My baby must be a magician — Tamla Marvin Gaye — Chained — Tamla Miracles — Do it baby — Tamla Smokie Robinson & The Miracles — You must be love — Tamla Stevie Wonder — Superstition — Tamla Spinners — we have it made - VIP Individually priced Jimmy Ruffin — Farewell is a lonely sound — Soul (Red Wax) £15 Posse — Feel like giving up VIP £20 Marvalettes — Yes he is — Tamla (One Sided) £25 Marvin Gaye — Pretty little baby — Tamla £20 Stevie Wonder — Another star — Tamla £15 Tata Vega — I just think about you baby — Tamla £15 Thelma Houston — Don’t leave me this way — Tamla £15 Shorty Long — I had a dream — Soul (Red Wax) Isley Brothers — Take me in your arms — Tamla £25 Eddie Kendricks — Can I - Tamla £15 Original — Ooh you put a crush on me — Soul £25 Jr. Walker & The All Stars — Walk in the night — Soul £20 Jr. Walker & The All Stars — Take me girl I’m ready — Soul £20 David Ruffin — you’re my peace of mind Motown £20 Bettye LaVette — Ican’t stop — Motown £15 O.C. Smith — I betcha — Motown £20 Joe Frazier — First round knock out — Motown £15 Jackson Five the love you save — Motown (One sided) £15 Gordon Staples 7The Motown Strings — Strung out — Motown (Red Wax) £25 G. C. Cameron — If your gonna love me — Motown £25 Edwin Starr — Love, the lonely peoples prayer — Motown £20

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Shed load more gone up in the last few days, northern, funk, gospel, modern & boogie. Problems continue with order cart, so PM or Email davethorleyuk@gmail.com Having a new web site built as fault seems permanent. But current site works fine in every other respect. Here's a small selection of whats gone up....... Accoustics - Had it not been for you - Cherry Blossom £50 David Ruffin - Rode by your place - Motown £25 Gene Chandler - Without you here - Curtom £75 Harold Currington - One day girl - Tad £75 Joneses - Love contest - Spring Demo £40 Original - Ain't no sun - Suspension £150 TNT Band - The meditation - Cotique £40 Sonny Crosby - I'm in love with your love - Biscuit £100 Sheryl Swope - One Moment - Duo £55 Sebastian - Living in depression - Pesante £80 Sister Louise Cobb - You may run, sinner - CAL £60 New Holidays - Maybe so maybe no - Westbound Demo £120 Plus lots, lots more, hope you find something you like Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi All After the success of the post the other day, all sold, here's some more little gems.......... Mighty Marvelows - I'm so confused - ABC £20 +P&P (VG+) Johnny Pate produced, stormin' 60's group soul dancer Metros - Sweetest one - RCA - £10 +P&P (VG+) Jack Ashford & Lorraine Chandler produced Detroit group 60's 2 sided dancer Margie Joseph - What you gonna do - Volt White Demo £55 +P&P (Mint-) Hard to find White Demo, killa version of the Bobby Womack tune Jackie Wilson - This love is real/Love uprising - Brunswick £20 +P&P (Mint-) 2 great midtempo sides for the price of one Jackie Wilson - I still love you - Brunswick £15 +P&P (VG+) Harder yellow demo of this cool slice of crossover 60's soul Jerry Butler - All the way - Fountain £12 +P&P (Mint-) Jerry's 82 outing on his own label, Freddie Perren produced Jeffree - Mr. Fix-it - MCA £10 +P&P (Mint-) Jeff Perry's 1978 outing, Pretty Gene Page produced classic

Signature string arranegment from McKinley Jackson, can't beat it

Plus a few more Flamingos - Lover come back to me - Polydor £25 +P&P (Mint) Remaking of their old 60's tune into this stunning slice of crossover heaven https://youtu.be/BKMy3MniT_k Valentinos - I can understand it - Clean £20 +P&P (Mint-) Bobby and his brothers on this cool group version of his song https://youtu.be/5vZc_jD1kUM Lamont Dozier - Breaking out all over - ABC £12 +P&P (Mint) From his outstanding, McKinley Jackson produced LP ' Out here on my own'. 70's crossover heaven !!!!!!!!!!!!! https://youtu.be/M98ZCnSuuRQ JAMES BROWN & THE J.B.'S - PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LIVE £15 +P&P (MINT) JAMES'S MID 70'S SOULFUL OUTING https://youtu.be/3yQUBieDiyI

Dells - Don't want nobody - Private I £15 +P&P (Mint) Never put a foot wrong on this 80's uptempo dancer https://youtu.be/EcnmxjnW0sw Ronnie Dyson - Just a little love from me - Columbia £10 +P&P (Mint) Pretty 70's Philly crossover, equally good flip, so 2 4 the price of 1 Ronnie Miller - Listen to the music - Polydor £25 +P&P (Mint-) Only on the rarer issue. Stunning J.B. produced crossover. This is a Polydor Copy https://youtu.be/CBoIyko6WtM Toussaint McCall - My love is guarantee - Ronn White Demo £12 +P&P (mint-) Raw 60's crossover, here on a rarer white demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSzDbdaU6M Bobby Jones - You're a devil - Expo £10 +P&P (Mint) Pretty Chicago crossover at a bargin price https://youtu.be/rqyA8j61jxg Bill Coday - Sixty minute teaser - Crajon £10 +P&P (Mint-) Funky 60's Denise LaSalle produced stormer https://youtu.be/a0kfaquyoS0

Very true, Gabby was the one that got me my first copy, bless him. See ya next week, been awhile

I also seen to remember 'Where did I go wrong' as The Mecca, Ian ????

Clarky was the first to play it from memory. He had it late Yate or early Stafford, so that would be early 80's. Got picked up by a fair few other people quickly after that. Ian was also selling them at the same time.

FOUR SONICS - EASIER SAID THAN DONE - SPORT WHITE DEMO £80 +P&P (MINT-) SLEDGE HAMMER BEAT, 60'S MIDTEMPO JACK ASHFORD, LORRAINE CHANDLER PRODUCTION https://youtu.be/ih_cn7iYPTU JAMES BROWN & THE J.B.'S - PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LIVE £15 +P&P (MINT) JAMES'S MID 70'S SOULFUL OUTING https://youtu.be/3yQUBieDiyI ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS - I LOVE MY BABY - ATLANTIC RED & WHITE DEMO £25 +P&P (MINT-) GAMBLE & HUFF PRODUCED 60'S DANCER https://youtu.be/Ru38ICw0oeo FRUIT - SAY IT - CYPRESS £75 +P&P (MINT) UPTEMPO MODERN DANCER FROM 78 https://youtu.be/6XLvg8aWPdk FUTURES - PARTY TIME MAN - PIR WHITE DEMO £30 +P&P (MINT) CLASSIC 70'S PRODUCED BY SHERMAN MARSHALL https://youtu.be/kJpUdjSZCBM

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Over 1000 new title gone up on the site over all the 45 section, real mix of Northern, R&B, Jazz, Modern, Boogie, Funk, just about everything 'From the hard to find, too the just plain good'. Something there for all pockets, full descriptions and sound files on the site. Don't forget shopping cart has a fault on some browsers, so just PM me or Email davethorleyuk@gmail.com if your having a problem. Here a small selection................... High Frequency - Summertime - NIA £100 Barbara Acklin - I am the same girl - Brunswick Demo £35 Eddie Houston - I can't go wrong - Capitol £40 Sam Rhodes - Shake your soul honey - Capitol Demo £35 Shells - Whiplash - Conlo £75 Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go go power - Checker £150 Fishburn & Fransis - Give some love - AIP £75 Joneses - Love contest - Spring Demo £40 Fenton Robinson - I believe -Palos £55 New Holidays - Maybe so/My baby ain't no plaything - Westbound Demo £120 Tempting Five - The rap - Nemo Express £55 Webster Lewis - Give me some emotion - Epic Issue £15 Willie Bobo - Up up & away - Verve Demo £25 Ralph Young - Cool off the dancefloor - Goldband £50 Wilson Pickett - I want you - EMI America £15 Freddie Scott - (You) Got what I need - Shout Demo £60 Plus a loads and loads more, thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi All PM me or Email davethorleyuk@gmail.com Don't for get loads of new tunes going up every day at the mo.......... www.topdogrecords.co.uk Willie & The Mighty Magnificents - Funky 8 Corners - All Platinum - £50 +p&p (Mint-) Vocal or Instrumental side, it's the daddy of the corners tunes Willie Hightower - Nobody but you - Capitol £15 +P&P (Mint-) Rare Green Demo, Midtempo 60's crossover winner, stunning deep flip Ray Quarles - I's gonna be all over - Faces £180 +P&P (Mint) Rare White Demo, stunning southern midtempo 60's crossover. Killa deep soul flip Robert Lee & The Exquisites - Lisa/Tear are falling - Steeltown Inc. £25 +P&P (Mint) Sweet 60's group 2 sider from Indiana, oh so soulful Ronnie Dyson - Lady in red - Columbia £40 +p&p (Mint-) Norman Harris Philly production, evergreen 70's classic Richie Havens - I've gotta go - Verve Folkways £30 +P&P (Mint) Rare Demo, 60's thunping big beat, Beat Ballad from the man Ricardo Ray - Nitty Gritty - Alegre £30 +P&P (Mint-) White demo, Killa Latin 60's drivin dancer Rhetta Hughes - You're doing it with her - Tetragrammaton £75 +P&P (VG+, but play close to Mint) Scorching Mike Terry & Jo Armstead production