Mike Lofthouse

And a Spanish 45 of 'Nothing Can Stop Me'

Sam Moultrie - 'I'll always Love You' - Warren and Southbound ? Mike

Sensible offers? PM me please LEE FIELDS and the Spontaneous Generation "TAKE ME BACK" /" TYRA'S SONG" ANGLE 3 1008 In Excellent condition

Just buy this - 7 quid from Amazon - One of the greatest live albums ever and my favourite Cooke album- top of his game playing to a black crowd instead of the Copa supper club crowd - fantastic! Mike

One bump then back in the cupboard for them!! Mike

...and by strange coincience one on my sales list I posted tonight - must of been typing whilst Nev posted Mike

A few things for sale - PM me, thanks 1. T.J. WILLIAMS BABY, I NEED YOU/SINCE I FELL FOR YOU JOSIE (US 45-1000) - £260 Great copy - plenty of gloss , labels spotless and plays great - I would say M- except for a little nick on the edge of the vinyl - not a chip and the edge is totally intact, NAP or even the run in, most I've paid for a record and I didnt complain!!!. Satisfaction guaranteed. (last copy on JM was £355) 2. T&T - SOMETHING ON MY MIND/BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW COBRA (US 45-002) M- £150 Been getting some plays!! 3. FOURTH DAY - YOU TURN ME ON/ON MY WAY UP DT RECORDS (US DT 104) M- £120 As good if not better than the other versions 4. STOPPERS (THE) - COME BACK BABY (DEMO)/ THE LA LA SONG JUBILEE (US 45-5528) M- £120 Great copy -company sleeve - try the b side too!! 5. MIGHTY POPE - IF YOU WANT A LOVE AFFAIR MANY RIVERS TO CROSS RCA (CANADA)1976 (Canada PB-50250) M- £90 Great version - Canadian only - company sleeve 6. RAY CRUMLEY - I WANT TO BE A PART OF YOU/GOOD GUYS DON'T ALWAYS WIN ALARM 1976 (US 113) M- £80 Great - backed with great Sam Dees song 7. TED TAYLOR - I WANT TO BE A PART OF YOU/GOING IN THE HOLE RONN (US 65) M- £20 Same as above - great version - recent Orwel spin on Solar!! 8. BASIC BLACK AND PEARL - MAKIN' OF LOVE/TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING WAM (CANADA) 1976(Canada WAM 909) M - £50 Great dancer from this outfit 9. BASIC BLACK AND PEARL - THERE'LL COME A TIME THER'LL COME A DAY/DISCO VERSION POLYDOR US £50 10. MAC DAVIS - I'M JUST IN LOVE/EVERY NOW AND THEN COLUMBIA 1976 (US 3-10418) M- £50 Great copy - company sleeve 11. WHISPERS (THE) - IN LOVE FOREVER/FAIRYTALES SOUL TRAIN 1975 (US SB10430) M- £30 12. BASIC BLACK AND PEARL - RIGHT ON BABY/WHITE CHRISTMAS WAM (CANADA) 1976 (Canada WAM 904) M- £20 Another from them - not often listed! 13. BETTY WRIGHT - TO LOVE AND BE LOVED (PIC COVER)/OOOLA LA RCA (SPANISH) 1975 (Spain XB-02045) £ 20 Plumby tip - nice spanish pic cover! 14. ROZETTA JOHNSON - EARLY MORNING LOVE/IT'S BEEN SO NICE COLUMBIA 1975 (US 3-10247) M- £20 Both sides fantastic Sam Dees! - company sleeve 15. 'Don't Waste Your Time' - Catherine Miller - Tyson Records - £10 Nice vocal from 1975. 16. 'You Brought About A Change In Me'/ For Once In My Life' - Jackie Wilson - Brunswick - £10 Classic Jackie. 17. 'Whatever I Am I'm Yours' / 'Mine Was Real' - Sylvia Pittman - Mannequin Records - £20 Strange one this - two classic Sam Dees tracks - produced by the man himself - but Sylvia (if it is her on label), looks like Tammy Wynette! 18. 'Trustin' In You' - Patti LaBelle & The Bluebells - Atlantic - £25 Nice Red & white Demo - A Curtis Mayfield composition and an Ian Levine spin on his return to the scene. A Soul Essence spin for Steve G ? 19. 'You Left The Water Running' Otis Redding - Stone Records.- £15 The famous boot - of Otis'demo for Wilson Pickett - Soul Music history !!- . Was withdrawn by the Redding estate when they heard about it. Features in Nick Hornby's High Fidelity too!! 20. WILLIAM HUNT - WOULD YOU BELIEVE (VG ONLY)/MY BABY WANTS TO DANCE STREAMSIDE (US SS 100) VG £10 Looks rough but plays OK - for a tenner happy to keep it as it is an alternative take to the UK release! 21. ANNETTE POINDEXTER -YOU'LL GET IT RIGHT BACK INSTRUMENTAL BRENA RECORDS (US TM-3608) M- £10 22. BROTHERS GUIDING LIGHT - GETTING TOGETHER/LET'S GET TOGETHER NOW (ARISTOCRATS) LA COUPE (US L-1006) M- £15 strange second issue - legit? - two nice sides 23. CAROLYN FRANKLIN - REALITY (DEMO)/ IT'S TRUE I'M GONNA MISS YOU RCA VICTOR (US 74-0188) ex wol £10 24. CREATIONS - LOVIN' FEELIN'/ HOW SWEETLY SIMPLE VIRTUE (US V-2522) M- £10 25. FIVE SPECIAL - THE MORE I GET TO KNOW YOU PT 1/ PT 2 TEAI 1976 (US UBT-717) M- £10 Original issue before Mercury 26. JERRY CUMMINGS - ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU/IT'S MY PLEASURELE MECCA (US NR10183-1) ex £10 27. JOHNNY BRISTOL - LOVE TAKES TEARS M.G.M. US M- £ 10 My favourite of his - company sleeve 28. OVATIONS (THE) - I'M IN LOVE/DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME MGM/SOUNDS OF Memphis 1974 (US M 14705) M- £10 Fantastic crossover!! Bargain; company sleeve 29. PATTI LABELLE & THE BLUEBELLS - YOU FORGOT HOW TO LOVE/ALL OR NOTHING ATLANTIC (US 45-2311) VG+ £10 wol label 30. T.H.A.T. - I'LL BE FOREVER LOVING YOU/SWEET LADY OF MINE JEREE RECORDS 1984 (US 92984) M- £10 One time Soul Sam spin!! 31. CELEST HARDIE - THANK YOU LOVE/INSTRUMENTAL - LOADSTONE 1975 (US 3955 5) M- £5 32. CELEST HARDIE - YOU TOUCHED THE INNER PART OF ME/ INST - LOADSTONE 1978 (US 3961) M- £5 33. CONTROLLERS - STAY/UNDERCOVER LOVE MCA RECORDS 1986 UK (MCA 1052) M- £5 34. JOHNNIE TAYLOR Y- OU'RE THE BEST IN THE WORLD DISCO LADY - CBS 1976 (UK S CBS 4044) M- £5 35. MARVIN GAYE - HEAVY LOVE AFFAIR/FAR CRY TAMLA 1981 US (T 54326F ) M- £5 (Great - some one should spin it out!) 36. Shout About It- Lamont Dozier - M&M Records - M- £5MIAMI - PARTY FREAKS PT 1/PARTY FREAKS PT 2 DRIVE (US) M- £5 37. TRUTH - COME BACK HOME/EXCEDRIN HEADACHE #24 SOUNDS OF CLEVEland (US M 11711) VG+ £5 5 38. BETTYE SWAN - AIN'T THAT PECULIAR (DEMO)/DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO US CAPITOL (US P-2850) M- £5 Plus an album.... 39. 'There'll Come A Time' - Betty Everett - UNI - £10 Contains the fantastic album only 'You're Falling In Love'. Only VG+ - cover and vinyl but plays well. Postage as follows - Recorded delivery £2.00 Special delivery £5.00 Postage to Europe (uninsured) £3.00 Payment - Cheque/ PO/Cash. Paypal accepted but with 4% added to the total for fees - sorry Thanks for looking Mike

It was Paul - and I think it also came out credited as 'Sisters & Brothers' if my memory serves me well Mike

Salv - one went for $34.50 on ebay back in March -Mike

Always think 'Dark End Of The Street' takes the honours for Soul song, not many of these I wouldn't want to own.... James Carr Single (Goldwax 317) 1967 1994 Oscar Toney, Jr. For Your Precious Love 1967 1994 Prince Buster Single (Blue Beat BB 377) 1967 1994 Sweet Inspirations Single (Atlantic 2456) 1967 1994 Roy Hamilton Single (AGP 113) 1967 1994 Willie Hobbs Single (SS7 1510) 196? 1994 Little Hamilton Single (Checker 1203) 196? 1994 James Carr You Got Mynd Messed Up 1968 1994 Joe Tex Soul Country 1968 1994 The Glories Single (date 2-1647) 1969 1994 Percy Sledge The Best Of Percy Sledge 1969 1994 The Flying Burrito Brothers Gilded Palace Of Sin 1969 1994 Dolly Parton Just The Two Of Us 1969 1994 Aretha Franklin This Girl's In Love With You 1970 1994 Ry Cooder Boomer's Story 1972 1994 Dorothy Moore Misty Blues 1972 1994 Willie Hobbs Single (Sound Stage 7 ZS71510) 1973 1994 Linda Ronstadt Heart Like A Wheel 1974 1994 Ry Cooder Show Time 1977 1994 Richard & Linda Thompson Live ! (More Or Less) 1977 1994 Moving Hearts The Dark End Of The Street 1982 1994 Lazy Lester Harp & Soul 1988 1994 Bobby King&Terry Evans Live and let live 1988 1994 James "Thunderbird" Davis Check Out Time 1989 1994 Don Dixon Eee 1989 1994 Artie White The Dark End Of The Street 1991 1994 Joe Tex Show Me: The Hits...&More 1992 1994 Glen Ricks Ready For Love 1992 1994 Hugh & Katy Moffat Dance Me Outside 1992 1994 Joanna Conner Living On The Road 1993 1994 Gary Stewart I'm A Texan 1993 1994 Dan Penn Do Right Man 1994 1994 Diamanda Galas Sporting Life 1994 1994 Mud Boy & The Neutrons They Walk Amoung Us 1995 1994 Kevin Mahogany Kevin Mahogany 1996 1994 Betty Joplin Blinded By Love 1996 1994 Peter Green Peter Green Splinter Group 1997 1994 Gregg Allman Searching For Simplicity 1997 1994 Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Moments From This Theater (Live) 1999 1994 Linda Gail Lewis Linda Gail Lewis 1999 1994 Linda Gail Lewis Out Of The Shadow (compi.) 2002 1994 V/A (Linda Gail Lewis) O Sister Where Art Thou? 2002 1994 Artie White Single (Ichiban 91-239) 19?? 1994 Lee Moses Single (Gates 1502) 19?? 1994

Sean - Adam's right - we are from Middlesbrough - we never know when to quit - why we havent even started - we still have noses to cut off yet One thing this thread has done is it has flushed out the 'closet' Simply Red fans, the Man Utd fans, philistines, vulgarians, and opportunists, f**k 'em all Mike

Well that would be in Mojo no 85 - December 2000 edition - 'Bobby Bland - The singing chauffer of soul tells his life story. By William Lee ellis' They have always given excellent coverage of Black Music - indeed that edition had Dave Godin select his top 20 soul singers also. Mike

but you would say that Ian Mike

A-when you got a headache, A-headache powder soothe the pain..........

I would agree too - it was me who posted up re the What's Going On - $1128 - and there was more one nutter chasing it I would happily pay £50 for an original sealed copy of any classic album like that to replace a worn out copy (but not $1128 ) Mike

Nev - A couple have recently gone through ebay at $261 & $199 - doubling my money and selling for £2 back in '87 does not look so clever now Mike

Not sure if they are the rarest or best but four of my most treasured UK albums are .. Ain't nothing You Can Do - Bobby Bland - Vocalion (pictured) Call On Me /That's The Way Love Is - Bobby Bland - Vocalion You Got My Mind Messed Up - James Carr - Stateside The Duke & The Peacock - Various - Island The latter opened up a whole new world for me - Bobby Bland, O V Wright, Johhnny Ace etc along with those wonderful 15/- Island albums This Is Sue and This Is Blues (or were they 14/6 ?) Mike

I'm sure you're right Steve - I was asking not saying , I don't have it , however, I hate the words '..it was an ABC US Demo 45 only.....which normally means paying through your nose!! Mike

Back to back on the same UK Probe 45 to boot. The album also has his version of 'Take Of your Make Up' does it not? great stuff Mike

Not sure there is any 'fuss' as such and I'm not sure why it is illogical and balmy to pass comment on it if you are a life long fan of Bobby Bland (from '69). What does seem 'illogical and balmy ' is that buying Soul records in Manchester in the early 80's gives him some ability or qualification to record such an album. If this is measure I would say Tony Rounce would make a better stab at it. In my opinion it will do Bobby Bland absolutely no good what so ever - and if it it did, it would be too little , too late. Hucknall on the other hand will make a lot of money out of it. Did it do Bettye Swann, John Ellison et al any good when Joss stone did the same thing - I doubt it! And finally what is the point? by its very nature it will be inferior to the original - because he can't think he can improve on it can he ? if he did he can't think much of him in the first place. Mike

'Hucknall: Tribute to Bobby' - Bobby being American singer Bobby Bland Much amusement in my house on Sunday when my two sons spotted the tour dates for Mick Hucknall in the Mail on Sunday - only a tribute to Bobby Bland - album, tour and film!!!! My pet hate 'does' my all time hero Call me stupid but surely these two are mutually exclusive? How could anyone who likes Bobby Bland like Hucknall ? and how could anyone wanting to go and see Hucknall like Bobby Bland? I'm sure the ginger one will be able to buy some more Irish fishing rights and a few more rows of vines in his Italian vineyard from the proceeds - but I bet Bobby don't make much - some tribute Please , please don't discuss it's merits on here - just listen to Mr Bland's records and be thankful for small mercies In case you think I'm making this up =>https://www.simplyred.com/index.php?id=342 Mike

Of course - I was one of the few with Mr Rounce. Yes Bloomfield was a great player - as was Robbie Robertson - the other great Dylan sideman. Love the story of Bloomfield when spotting Hendrix entering club wishing he could be Albert King just for the night!!! I think without fail I prefer American musicians over British any day of the week - Stevie Ray Vaughan being another that always gave his heroes due respect and reverence. Mike

Great clip, but why are you biased? I'm intrigued. Mike

Good article on the subject in the Observer this week...along the lines ... What a shame, though, that brains and other important body parts - ears, guts, gristle, balls, belly, soul, that kind of thing - have also seemingly vanished from female pop's body politic in the wake of Winehouse's success. Every record label is chasing their own Amy - preferably a white one and one without all that ink and crack. (If you are black, British and - say - called Estelle, you have to take your retro soul-pop stylings to America to be given a proper hearing.) Suitable candidates are being fast-tracked into tidy marketing synergies and given generous press coverage. All these second- and third-generation Amys are, without exception, easier on the ear and a damn sight less trouble than Winehouse herself. Never understood the obsession on this list with white artists trying to sound black...why not just listen to music that sounds good? Mike

Me too - and I have never heard it played out since Mike