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10 Christmas Crackers - Festive Fantastic 45's Shorty Long - Burnt Toast & Black Coffee - RCA EX £450 425 Rarer G2 PW4566-1S non lined label press -probably different pressing plant Barbara & Brenda - Who put out the rumor - Dynamo WLP M- £225 SOLD Brilliant double sider - Dynamo Records publicity mail shot included Bits'n Pieces - Keep On Running Away - Nasco DJ EX £475 425 All time 70's anthem - Bottom & Co. - Motown £475 - HOLD Fantastic 70's Motown - But then you know that Premonitions - In Love Tog ether - jade Ex £600 500 Fantastic tough one to find in this condition - Brilliant George Kirby - What Can I Do - Cadet DJ Ex £600 550 Just so good and becoming hard to find - Love it Dynells - Call On Me - Atco VG++ - plays better - superb £550 500 Awesome in demand floor filler - that intro - rarer issue Exits - I Don't Want To Hear It - Voc/ Instr. - Gemini VG++ £200 180 Another killer from this West Coast outfit - Soul Royalty on the credits. Four Tops - Is There Anything That I Can Do - Tamla Motown ( French Juke Box 7") -EX £150 125 Just such a great sound and the only 7"single press Charts - Livin' The Nightlife - Wand DJ Ex £600 SOLD Real hard Wand 45 small WOL - Plays fantastic Postage - sp.del 0 - 500 -£9 1000 - £10 1000 + - £12 PM me with any ? or to buy

Tapes - just discovered my stash of C90 / C60 tapes - from @ '88 thru to the late 90's dozens of purchased items - Ted Massey vol.1 + 2 etc and loads of my own play-list items - Some serious sounds on some of them - Some 45's never seen since those days and many real rarities and I mean rarities not just expensive one's. Found them stashed in the loft above the good lady's sewing room.

Always a tricky one this - Back in the mid 90's when Goldmine and Discoveries were the two publications to get. I subscribed to the publishers mailing list to get hot off the press copies ahead of the UK based retailers distribution and remember being amazed at an entry in one of the editions where this 45 was listed as Okeh WLP 7200 - First and only time I ever saw it and it was within a mixed genre full page sales list. Nearly choked on my coffee that morning. I was too busy at work and had both that month's editions to trawl through for first up any set-sales and then auctions. It was so easy to miss stuff - Big City Playboy, Lonely Girl and Wrapped around your finger all escaped my initial trawl.

Four Tops - French only 7" single - JUKE BOX demo single Four Tops - Is there anything that I can do - White Tamla Motown Ex £150 As good as it gets from Levi & the boys Available we know as part of the EP but this is the way to own it - super rare

Discogs - new seller - 1 positive Flash McKinley , Tiaras, Willie Tee, Chandlers all less than $90 - At least this one got removed PDQ. Imbecile.

PLAY GRADED 45'S 2 from the proms - demos - the only way to play them out + Columbus Ohio classic Chandlers Your love makes me lonely - Col Soul Vg £550 SOLD Label damage but plays great Tony Clarke - Landslide -Chess WLP Vg+ £450 Power house super rare demo Yvonne Baker - Yuo didn't say a word - Cameo Parkway WLP. VG+ £750 Sold Looks a bit scruffy but plays great - Demos £1000 the pair 11 Fantastic play box tunes - spruce your box up. Shorty Long - Burnt Toast and Black Coffee - RCA M- £450 350 SOLD 1956 original and best version by the writer himself - So good - Knocks Mike Pedicin into a cocked hat and 1/2 the price Ritz rarest of the rare for Tim Brown and the ultimate version as reviewed back in the early 90's - Brilliant Usual postal rates for sp. del £8 = £500 £10 = £1000 £12 = £1500 PM me with enquiries

11 Fantastic play box tunes - spruce your box up. Shorty Long - Burnt Toast and Black Coffee - RCA M- £450 1956 original and best version by the writer himself - So good - Knocks Mike Pedicin into a cocked hat and 1/2 the price August Moon - Wasted Years / You're together baby - O-Gee Ex £450 Sublime double sider - should be in every DJ's box Sheepherders - If ever you need me - Sounds International VG £900 - ONO Super rarity - some scratches - plays well / label sticker Barbara & Brenda - Who put out the rumor - Dynamo WLP EX £250 x on label otherwise immaculate - again 2 side brilliance from Cleethorpes Major Harris - Call me tomorrow - Epic EX £350 Another Canadian imprint - Superb Okeh recording POETS - I'VE GOT TWO HEARTS - SYMBOL VG+ £225 Another killer from these guys - A scuff but plays great FOUR COINS - Maybe she's right - LAN-CO M- £1200 All time 70's rarity in spectacular condition Hollidays - I Lost You - Groove City VG £400 SOLD All time Detroit brilliance and a dance floor killer Darrow Fletcher - It's No Mistake - CrossOver EX £225 fantastic cross-over gem from one of the great artists Jackie Lee - Darkest Days - ABC WLpromo EX £300 Stood the test of time from the Wheel - and the only way to own it really - immaculate Four Reputations - Call On Me - Millage M- £350 Ritz rarest of the rare for Tim Brown and the ultimate version as reviewed back in the early 90's - Brilliant Usual postal rates for sp. del £8 = £500 £10 = £1000 £12 = £1500 PM me with enquiries

Always a touchy subject - Frankie Valli /Four seasons - The Night - In my world back then - The Night was considered a new release and certainly carried no ' Northern' kudos at all in my neck of the woods - too many brilliant but expensive £5 monsters to be bothering with it. Anybody who had any knowledge of the scene in this period would have highlighted that P.P Arnold - sitting there at the Albert Hall giggling was the artist that produced that epic 1967 Immediate release which went on to carry legendary status and still commands a pretty penny. Alan Day playing it covered up at the Torch - below and to my right - offered it up to the sleeve and exposed the grey Immediate label to my eagle eyes - twigged who the singer was and by the next Tuesday had acquired a demo copy from a lad in Leicester - The rest for me was history.

The Kettle Drums could have summed it all up - As the era projected was mainly a narrow period of the early 70's and those kettle drums could of heralded the most hyped / wanted sound of them all back then - Lost after the untimely deaths of Cats dj's only to spring back into life courtesy of Minsh. at Hanley Top Rank and the Mecca and the Invitations Ski-ing in the snow was a call to arms at that time. Thought we were going to get it as the overhead shot of the drums came on screen - Good try but it certainly showed how great some of our hero's were in reality as singers / performing artists and what magical thought processes came together to create music that was beyond compare from basically half a century ago.

I'll talk to you about that tonight

Somebody's got trapped in the auction process - thought they'd bid high to prevent getting sniped at the death, probably not realising - That their top bid became the actual high bid amount the moment they clicked confirm ( maybe not but seen it happen so many times) These auctions don't operate like Ebay.

£960 at 16.43 - auction closes at 18.00 today

Just got back from holiday to find the world has gone mad. Or certainly it has in North West Leicestershire and surrounding areas. It appears that anyone who has had a passing interest or relationship with rare soul / northern for the last 50+ yrs is now striding out (either under their own name or a ludicrous pseudonym / stage name - they know who they are) as dj's. I've DJ'd with some of them over the last few yrs and spoken at length to them and their followers. Not a sound between them - or not as I know them. My good lady has banned us from visiting these venues - She's a good old soulie - Brit / Wigan /Cleethorpes from early 70's so she's heard some shite in her time but also knows a sound when she hears one - bought me - Mel Williams - Sweet girl of mine - bless her. and refuses to set foot in any of these venues again (What the boss says etc.). I can understand these people not getting a dime to play garbage, but surely it's not the way forward for any venue or are we surrounded with like minded punters. happy to wallow in a sepia tinted picture of how it never was. Because a lot of them went on the missing list from '78 until 2010 or even later local soul nights are becoming purgatory. There are hundreds nay thousands of quality sounds out there that don't have to cost a king's ransom but these gigs insist on subjecting us to the same old same old. Open your eyes and ears or it will all disappear down the gurgler. I'm off to the Boat tomorrow - I know - same old same old but a lot more expensive. Hopefully Rob & Kate will be there so we can have a moan together - The scene's -----ed.

James Barnett - to die for when I got my first copy back in '72 - and a serious rarity at that time - still get's the hairs on the back of your neck. Incidentally that copy got knackered by some drunk twat leaning over the decks at the 'Engine', Coalville as it was being played at their regular Monday night back room gig.

£960 at 16.43 - auction closes at 18.00 today

I had to laugh - For the best part a cracking 1st night but as usual the fact that none of the 4 DJ's had got Breakout / Queen of fools / Helen Shapiro or Paul Anka - Get there - all asked for by a group sitting together but repeatedly individually asked by the same 3 guys. Chris Frost flown in from Jersey with 150 killers as those that know know. Great spots from John Coupland and Barry Morley and a not too shabby contribution from older Frost brother Steve in their 3 hr double decking got the 'call yourself a dj' treatment. Hopefully the guy's who did attend and offered comments like ' Hairs on my neck mate - awesome etc will return for Sept. at the Melton British Legion - The original venue but closed for electrical work and the Polish club stepped in to save the night. Even my Mrs was pleasantly surprised at the turn-out and response to some quite frankly rare offerings and thankfully for him the guy that called the promoter and asked whether Steve Frost would be playing mainstream sounds - by which he meant sounds that to all intents and purposes were played out by 1972 ( his domain - he plays on the fact he's known me for over 50yrs but won't countenance anything post '74 ) Local - playing everywhere at each others venues hovering for an invite - It won't happen. Keep posted on here for future details

Had all sorts of results with different techniques mainly failures although did get a perfectly flat 21st Century - Shadow of a memory result after sticking it under 2 editions of John Manship's price guide and forgetting where it was for over a month - only finding it when I went to check a price later - fluke I know but made it saleable as a minter.

REVISED LIST WITH SOLD ITEMS REMOVED FASCINATORS - In other words - Bombay VG- £1000 SOLD Slight jump on instru' run-in - plays thru and my play copy for years - aged label like so many CHANDLERS - Your love makes me lonely - COL SOUL VG+ £500 Label damage but plays fine and you don't play the label ( ex one went for £1100 yesterday on a dealers site) August Moon - Wasted Years / You're together baby - O-Gee Ex £450 Sublime double sider - should be in every DJ's box Sheepherders - If ever you need me - Sounds International VG £900 - ONO Super rarity - some scratches - plays well / label sticker Barbara & Brenda - Who put out the rumor - Dynamo WLP EX £200 SOLD x on label otherwise immaculate - again 2 side brilliance from Cleethorpes Major Harris - Call me tomorrow - Epic EX £250 SOLD Another Canadian imprint - Superb Okeh recording POETS - I'VE GOT TWO HEARTS - SYMBOL VG+ £225 Another killer from these guys - A scuff but plays great Bobby Dunn - Something is wrong - LAURAdunn - VG+ £1200 Missing from most play boxes - Supreme Bronx rarity - don't miss-out - Mis-labelled giving rise to it's rarity Tony Clarke - Landslide - Chess WLP VG £350 The only way to own this all-time classic - on the white paper demo - aged as most are FOUR COINS - Maybe she's right - LAN-CO M- Reduced to £900 All time 70's rarity in spectacular condition PM if questions / enquiries

REVISED LIST AND PRICES + ADDITIONS - GREAT FOR THE PLAY-BOX OR COLLECTION PRICED ACCORDING TO CONDITION ETC. 1) Dena Barnes - If you ever walk out of my life - Inferno wlp Ex £350SOLD Sealed edge crack - plays / looks fantastic - priced accordingly 2) Earle's - Someday baby / Everybody's got somebody - Tee-Ti VG £1300SOLD Odd tick but one of the greatest double-siders - rare in the extreme - simply to die for 3) Fascinators - In other words - Bombay - VG- £1000 Slight jump on instru' run-in - plays thru and my play copy for years - aged label like so many 4) Second Re$surrection - You done let daylight catch you - Stanson VG £450SOLD 80's masterpiece - usually 4+ figure sound - slwp / crackle in places 5) Chevrons - Love, I love you - MMC VG £225 Sold Label staining - plays great - massive in demander 6) Herb Ward - Strange Change - Argo VG £425 SOLD That beginning - what a tune 7) French only 7" single - Four Tops - Is there anything that I can do / 7-Rooms of Gloom - Beautiful EX condition White Tamla Motown TMF 1010 - 7" single Juke Box only release £100 SOLD Thought for a long time to be only available on the EP but here as the mega rare white label demo single. Missing from most Motown collections - Don't hesitate !! LENNY CURTIS - NOTHING CAN HELP YOU NOW - END EX £750SOLD SMALL EDGE CRACK - PLAYS FANTASTIC 9) INSPIRATIONS - YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND - MIDAS G+ £750 Worn and background noise but been played out for years - never fails to ignite the floor 10) CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LONELY - COL SOUL VG+ £500 Label damage but plays fine and you don't play the label ( ex one went for £1100 yesterday on a dealers site) 11) August Moon - Wasted Years / You're together baby - O-Gee Ex £450 Sublime double sider - should be in every DJ's box 12) Sheepherders - If ever you need me - Sounds International VG £900 - ONO Super rarity - some scratches - plays well / label sticker 13) Barbara & Brenda - Who put out the rumor - Dynamo WLP EX £225 x on label otherwise immaculate - again 2 side brilliance from Cleethorpes 14) Major Harris - Call me tomorrow - Epic EX £250 Another Canadian imprint - Superb Okeh recording 15) Cliff Nobles - My love is getting stronger - Atlantic VG £425SOLD Stampede time as always with this - Plays fantastic 16) POETS - I'VE GOT TWO HEARTS - SYMBOL VG+ £225 Another killer from these guys - A scuff but plays great 17) FOUR COINS - Maybe she's right - LAN-CO M- Reduced to £900 All time 70's rarity in spectacular condition 18) Joe Jama - My Life - Optimum VG £1000SOLD San Antonio Tex Mex monster - Label fade on printed plastic as always but plays great - instant hit 19) Bobby Dunn - Something is wrong - LAURAdunn - VG+ £1300 Missing from most play boxes - Supreme Bronx rarity - don't miss-out - Mis-labelled giving rise to it's rarity 20) Tony Clarke - Landslide - Chess WLP VG £350 The only way to own this all-time classic - on the white paper demo - aged as most are 21) Otis Brown - Southside Chicago -Ole-9 VG - SOLD Haunting anthem - sold off a wants list 22) Dynells - Call on me - Atco WLP - VG £275 SOLD Another must have - As above - you never know what's lurking somewhere in my house PM me if interested

French only 7" single - Four Tops - Is there anything that I can do / 7-Rooms of Gloom - Beautiful EX condition White Tamla Motown TMF 1010 - 7" single Juke Box only release £125 + £8 Sp. Del Thought for a long time to be only available on the EP but here as the mega rare white label demo single. Missing from most Motown collections - Don't hesitate !! And what a tune it is with Levi and the boys doing the business PM me if interested

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GREAT FOR DJ'ING - 3 ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ORIGINALS - PRICED TO REFLECT CONDITION - ALL OUT OF MY PLAY BOX NO OFFERS LENNY CURTIS - NOTHING CAN HELP YOU NOW - END EX £800 SMALL EDGE CRACK - PLAYS FANTASTIC INSPIRATIONS - YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND - MIDAS G+ £800 Worn and background noise but been played out for years - never fails to ignite the floor CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LONELY - COL SOUL VG+ £550 Label damage but plays fine and you don't play the label ( ex one went for £1100 yesterday on a dealers site) pm me with email address for pics Steve

Decided life's too short to be going to National and local gigs, trying to support and participate only to find a self serving clique of promoter / dj's are serving up the same old dross almost wherever you go - most with no knowledge / background and most galling - No real records.!!! So despite some of the offering having had a hard life all my sounds are up for sale - they will all be play graded and offered at (in my opinion) a fair price. PM me with any questions but don't try and treat me like a twat as I've been with my brother at the leading edge of this scene since 1970 - Any wants - list them - It might get you at the front before I list some. FIRST DOZEN - PASSING ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION LENNY CURTIS - NOTHING CAN HELP YOU NOW - END EX £1000 1/2 " edge crack - plays perfectly - lovely copy otherwise FOUR COINS - MAYBE SHE'S RIGHT - LAN-CO M- £1000 Alleged recent find - only a handful -if that and they've disappeared - Brilliant 70's TONY CLARKE - A WRONG MAN - MS VG £600 SOLD Detroit brilliance - Terry / Kaplan / Clarke - floor filler on the issue - L O on label TAN GEERS - WHAT'S THE USE / LET YOUR HEART & SOUL - OKEH WLP VG+ £700 SOLD Okeh all time double sider - Nov 13 1968 - scruffy label & sleeve but what a must have sound - priced accordingly TOBY LARK - SWEEP IT OUT IN THE SHED - TOPPER VG £600 SOLD Another Detroit must have in demander - label wear and wol OL on my love side JIMMY FRASER - OF HOPES AND DREAMS AND TOMBSTONES VOC/INSTR. - COLUMBIA WLP - EX £500 SOLD Crack at 2.30 - nop, priced accordingly - been playing it for years. TONY CLARKE - LANDSLIDE - CHESS WLP VG £450 1/2 price rollicking classic - the only way to own and play it out really - Chess paper label demos show wear as always. PENETRATIONS - CHAMPAGNE / SWEET, SWEET BABY - TERI-DE VG- £350 Another masterpiece from L J Smith on the super rare local pre- Highland Teri-De release - brilliant as well CHARLES IV - WE CAN DO SOME BUSINESS/ BETTER GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF - SMASH WLP VG+ £175 Semi-known double sider with plenty left to go in it - get on it now LARRY LASTER - GO FOR YOURSELF - LOMA VG £150 SOLD Classic sound from the early 70's which has stood the test of time and rightly getting spins again JAMES BARNETT - KEEP ON TALKING - FAME WLP VG+ £300 All-time great tune - on my play-list since 1972 and still a floor packer as I played it 3 weeks ago at Tamworth Progressive Club JACKIE WILSON - IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I LOOK AT YOU - BRUNSWICK DJ -EX £150 The 'guvnors' final offering to his UK worshipers is fitting finale to this list - dj must have Post 0-500 = £8 1000 = £10 1500 + = £12 PM me

Some great little numbers for your play-lists August Moon - Wasted Years / You're together baby - O-Gee Ex £450 Sublime double sider - should be every DJ's box Sheepherders - If ever you need me - Sounds International VG £1000 - ONO Super rarity - some scratches - plays well / label sticker Stemmons Express - "Woman, Lover Thief" - Karma VG £275 SOLD Local label before WAND - 1/2 PRICE FLOOR PACKER AND THE VERSION TO HAVE Barbara & Brenda - Who put out the rumor - Dynamo WLP EX £250 x on label otherwise immaculate - again 2 side brilliance from Cleethorpes Major Harris - Call me tomorrow - Epic EX £250 Another Canadian imprint - Superb Okeh recording Cliff Nobles - My love is getting stronger - Atlantic VG £425 Stampede time as always with this - Plays fantastic P.P.Arnold - Everything's gonna be alright - Immediate VG+ £200 SOLD 1967 Italian imprint of this legendary sound and rarer Shorty Long - Burnt toast and black coffee - RCA EX £350 Best and original version by the writer himself PM me if interested Postage Rates 0 - 500 = £8 501 - 1000 = £10 !000 + = £12