Dave Thorley

Sounding good Bob, nice show so far

Hi Nick Bob has worked really had on this, it is gonna be very good

Richard C - I want you back - Sho Boat £30 +P&P Stunning southern stepper that just drips soul, what a rich voice Richard has. www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Hi Guys Mr Abrahamian is up this sunday on 'Soul People Show' 11-02-12. Bob will bring his exstensive knowledge to this weeks edition of the show and hopeful introduce you to some tunes new, but what ever he plays it will be good. Solar Radio can be found on https://www.solarradio.com/ or 0129 on Sky

Hi Guys Mr Abrahamian is up this sunday on 'Soul People Show'. Bob will bring his exstensive knowledge to this weeks edition of the show and hopeful introduce you to some tunes new, but what ever he plays it will be good. Solar Radio can be found on https://www.solarradio.com/ or 0129 on Sky

Karen Striblin - We're not too young/Just a little girl - Jaber £120 + P&P (Stone Mint) The only female version of the Jackey Beavers tune, plus the bonus of a killer 60's midtempo Detroit winner on the flip https://youtu.be/ECoBcnyX_mk https://youtu.be/MmPFJ9F-1k8

Plus the cool crossover flip

PARLIMENTS - I FOUND OUT - UNPREDICTABLE £200 Mint- Same group as 'Rainy day' from Huntingdon, WV, supa rare 60's group harmony 2 sider !!!!!!!!!!!!! One of only a handful copies known

Tis , think it's gonna sell well for them...............

Great bio from the site The Hopkins Brothers. The Hopkins family originally came from the town of Bethel, in the state of North Carolina. In 1937 Lyman Hopkins Sr and his wife Roberta together with their children Arthur, Frank, James, Sylvester, Margret and Lyman Jr migrated north and relocating to New Haven, Connecticut, where the surviving family members remain to this day. The Hopkins family would eventually go on to be one of the most respected musical dynasties of the city of New Haven's small but vibrant performing scene. The Hopkins brothers and for a while their father Lyman Sr featuring in the line ups of several of the city's most renowned groups throughout the doo-wop era of the 1950's and early 60's. The Scarlets & Five Satins The group initially known as the Scarlets were formed by Fred Parris (the group's lead singer) during his high school days and featured Al Denby, Billy Powers as well as Sylvester Hopkins. In 1953 they enjoyed a local hit in their native town of New Haven, Connecticut with the song entitled "Dear One". A change of name soon followed with the Scarlet's becoming the Five Satin's. As the Five Satins the group recorded "In the Still Of The Night" for the local Standard label. The song became a hit around the New Haven area and was picked up for national release by Bobby Robinson's Ember label, eventually going on to become a million seller. Unfortunately by the time the song reached number 3 in the R&B charts and number 25 in the pop charts. Both Fred Parrish and Sylvester Hopkins had been drafted into the Army. During their absence, Bill Baker stepped up to role of lead singer. Where he featured on the Five Satin's follow up hit "To The Aisle". In 1958 upon his return from the army Fred Parris reorganised the Five Satins, this new line up included Richard Freeman, Wes Forbes, Lou Peebles and Sylvester Hopkins. Who recorded the groups last top 30 R&B chart hit "Shadows" in 1959 for Ember Records. In 1960 "In The Still Of The Night" re-entered the pop charts due to airplay on oldies but goodies radio shows and compilation albums. This renewed interested led to another minor hit "I'll See You Around". In late 1961 Sylvester Hopkins left the Five Satins. Fred Parris continued to lead various different incarnations of the Five Satins, Black Satin and The Restless Hearts on releases for the Checker, Atco, Green Sea, Mama Sadie, RCA, Birth Kirshner, Buddah, Electra and S.G. labels right up to the late 1980's. The Chestnuts. The founding line up of the R&B group the Chestnuts included the two Hopkins brothers, Arthur "Count" Hopkins and Frank Hopkins along with Ruby Whittaker (lead singer) Ruin White and Jimmy Curtis. Their biggest song being "Who Knows Better Than I". In 1956 the Chestnuts recorded their first release "Love Is True" which also featured the Hopkins brothers father Lyman Hopkins Sr in the line up. In 1957 they recorded their most notable hit "Who Knows You Better" for the Standard label. Other releases followed with their final release "Wobble Shank" appearing on the Coral label. The Chestnuts too broke up in 1961. The Hopkins Brothers; Left to Right - Frank Hopkins, Sylvester Hopkins & Arthur 'Count' Hopkins In the late 60's Sylvester, together with brother's Arthur and Frank formed the family group known as the Hopkins Brothers. They eventually recorded a solitary 45 release "Kiss Of Fire/Shake Cheri" which appeared on the small custom Magnetik label on February 9th 1970. The brothers financed the project themselves. The record although only ever being released locally did receive some airplay via the WYBC (Yale Broadcasting Co) radio station sadly never gaining any national recognition. The group distributed and sold most of the copies (usually at any concerts they performed at) themselves, and eventually went on to achieve sales in excess of 2000 copies. In the early 80's Frank, Sylvester and Arthur all sang with a further re-incarnation of Bill Bakers, Five Satins. Although by the time of the Five Satin's 1988 Del Cam release "Fool For A Pretty Face" all the Hopkins brothers had left the group. During 1997 Arthur "Count" Hopkins passed away having lost his battle with prostate cancer. Currently both Sylvester and Frank have brought the curtain down on their performing careers and are enjoying a well earned retirement.

Hopkins Bros. - Shake Cheri - Soul Juction John Anderson does it again !!!!!!!!! Another great release on his Soul Junction label, out Fed 20th............. availble from all the usual suspects, for wholesale enquiries www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk

Thanks Nige, don't care what some say, this is the nuts and you wanna see 500+ on the floor to it all over europe, still got loads of legs, a true monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More info as requested by a few...........Flat as they come, general suface marks that come from 30years, but non really audible. Labels clean, slight partial ring marks. check Youtube this is taken direct from the record, no filter. The label picture on the video IS NOT (now I've checked) the actual record for sale, mine is much better.

Gonna let my Grey Imprint go............make me an offer I can't refuse Grey Imprint - Do you get the mesage - Clear Hill VG+ £???? This is copy came direct from one of the writers, it plays oh so well, this Youtube clip is the copy for sale... Also this great stuff hit the site the other day, (Eric Lomax sold) www.topdogrecords.co.uk Another big site update with a bunch of indemand northern, funk, modern and boogie 45's, all with sound files, including ................... David Peoples - Got get my broom out - Saru VG+ £220 (one of the hottest 60's crossover tunes in europe) Sweet Pearl - You mean everything to me - Leopard Head Mint- £450 (My last copy of this indemand sweet female crossover stunner, Ann Sexton feel) Eric Lomax - Seven the loser - Columbia Mint £170 (Massive revival everywhere, uptempo, funky as you like) Avis - Simple things/Baby, this love I have - Feline Mint- £60 Stunning modern soul 2 sider, thats been on Ebay for much more) Sargeant Marlone - Love message - Halfmoon Mint £120 (Rare on 45 or 12", pretty, pretty sweet female modern soul) Fraklyn D. Greaves & Tomorrow's Generation - We're still here - Sally Rose VG+ £450 ( The toughest soul 45 from Panama, killa funky 60's group soul dancer) Ray Pollard - Soulmate - Omnipotent Mint £400 (His rarest and possibly his last recording, midtempo crossover magic) Plus Gloria Fowler, Natural Truth, Willie White, Rotations, Headliners, Simon Barbee, Solid Gold and more and more........... Thanks for looking, hope you find something you like. Dave & Malayka

Pete, we've had our run ins from time to time, but thats just life. I think your contribution to this site has been immense, don't always agree with your deep love of 70's/80's soul but hey. All round you do try and add knowledge, wish a few more would think when posting 'Is this going to add to mans greater knowledge' if no, don't bother, un-less you just like hearing your own voice

Still love the knowledgeable contributions from Bobo, Pete (on english), 45Cellar, Rod, Chalky (knows more about Stafford than I do). It's a great site still, just wish some would rain it in a little

Sadly Chalky, one of the main reasons I spend very little time here nowdays. Which really is a shame cuz way back I though this was a great site where I learnt a lot, but many of the knowledgeable contributors have now left. The site seems to now be inhabited by many that just love winding others up or jumping straight to a fight or as you say, always making it personnal. Oh well back to Facebook

Were pretty well ready to go on the a side, but the flip needs a fair bit of restoration, so I would guess late spring before I get the whole thing together. In response to Carms, I not saying one or the other is better by wanting to put it out. Grey Imprint has instant dancefloor appeal, but I feel the demo is more soul and black sounding. Grey Imprint were apart from the singer a white R&B/rock group a bit The Mob, Rare Earth etc. The two writers are black guys that used to work with Quinn Ivy in Muscle Shoals and I think you can hear that in the demo.

Here is the original demo, recorded by the two writers. This is the one that we will release with another killer crossover tune they did.

Patti - Come get and get it - GEC £20 + P&P Patti of the Lovelites fame here on this killa sista funk 2 sider, now hard to find..... www.topdogrecords.co.uk https://youtu.be/eTM__RsLFv8 .https://youtu.be/r6Z8iuDvT94

Billy Cee - Don't matter to me - GSF £20 +P&P (Stone mint, company sleeve) So, so pretty midtempo 70's southern soul www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Another big site update with a bunch of indemand northern, funk, modern and boogie 45's, all with sound files, including ................... David Peoples - Got get my broom out - Saru VG+ £220 (one of the hottest 60's crossover tunes in europe) Sweet Pearl - You mean everything to me - Leopard Head Mint- £450 (My last copy of this indemand sweet female crossover stunner, Ann Sexton feel) Eric Lomax - Seven the loser - Columbia Mint £170 (Massive revival everywhere, uptempo, funky as you like) Avis - Simple things/Baby, this love I have - Feline Mint- £60 Stunning modern soul 2 sider, thats been on Ebay for much more) Sargeant Marlone - Love message - Halfmoon Mint £120 (Rare on 45 or 12", pretty, pretty sweet female modern soul) Fraklyn D. Greaves & Tomorrow's Generation - We're still here - Sally Rose VG+ £450 ( The toughest soul 45 from Panama, killa funky 60's group soul dancer) Ray Pollard - Soulmate - Omnipotent Mint £400 (His rarest and possibly his last recording, midtempo crossover magic) Plus Gloria Fowler, Natural Truth, Willie White, Rotations, Headliners, Simon Barbee, Solid Gold and more and more........... Thanks for looking, hope you find something you like. Dave & Malayka

Sargeant Malone - Love Message - Halfmoon 12" - £120 + P&P Indemand supa soulful disc from 1980 www.topdogrecords.co.uk

FREEDOM - CAN'T YOU SEE/SUNSHINE - FREEDOM £80 + P&P Indemand killer 2 sider from the Jackson Ms. group www.topdogrecords.co.uk TRUTH AND SOUL - GOD'S GETTING TIRED/I WANT THE LORD TO HOLD MY HAND - MEMORIAL £25 + P&P Supa rare, indemand, soulful group, gospel 45 from the deep south........... www.topdogrecords.co.uk

Ricky Allen - Talk'en about you baby - One Way £30.00 + P&P (Mint) Indemand Chicago 60's crossover winner................ www.topdogrecords.co.uk