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Heads-up all you folk who appreciate the recordings outta the Motor City Cody Black - Mr.Blue - D.Town vg+ £350 Super smooth mid-tempo of the highest order, and long-time rarity on this cult label. The labels are a strong "E" with no tears, marks or writing. Vinyl has some fine scratches but nothing deep (MP3 available). Cody Black - I Am Particular - Wheelsville E- £150 Uptempo dance track that is hard to track down...has a Mahs matrix number yet on Wheelsville. Label are a strong "E" with no tears or writing, flipside had a promo sticker which has come off leaving some residue...may clean off. Just a couple of minor marks otherwise very strong "E"; flipside has one scuff mark. Has a small styrene pressure mark on the edge...not a crack...does not affect play. Dynamics - I Need Your Love - RCA WD E+ £285 Stormer! Pied Piper magic! Clean labels and E+ vinyl both sides. Hesitations - She Won't Come Back / I'll Be Right There - Kapp E- £65 Rarer black stock copy. Quality Pied Piper productions both sides! Emanuel Lasky - Lucky To Be Loved - Wild Deuce WD E- £50 Rarer WD...vinyl is E+...label has slight discoloration but still looks great! Volumes — Gotta Give Her Love — American Arts WD E+ £30 Beautiful copy of this Detroit classic! Roosevelt Grier - Pizza Pie Man - D.Town M- £75 Thumping mid-tempo H.B Barnum production. Al Gardner - Sweet Baby - Googa Mooga M- £60 SOLD French copy with pic cover (slight tear) Anthony Raye - Give Me One More Chance - Impact WD E+ £30 #1030...100 mph Detroit dancer! Don McKenzie - Whose Heart - Miracle E+ £15 Early Motown rarity...not Soul...for label collectors. Eddie Holland - I'm On The Outside Looking In - Motown WD M- £175 SOLD Rarer map design promo...stunning looking! Peoples Choice - Hot Wire - Palmer E+ 30 Their other one on the label...fab Detroit dancer Tobi Lark - I'll Steal Your Heart - Palmer WD E+ £225 Superb Detroit Northern dancer...overlooked!! Freddie Gorman - In A Bad Way - RicTic WD E- £15 Bell Sound stamped original...rarer WD. Smokey Robinson & Miracles - I Care About Detroit - Standard Groove M- £150 Detroit rarity...nice clean copy! Barrett Strong - Whirlwind/I'm Gonna Cry - Tamla E+ £25 Early striped label rarity in clean condition. Devotions - Same Old Sweet Loving - TriSound E- £35 Gold label 1st press...flip has a couple of marks Vows - Tell Me - V.I.P E- £125 SOLD Detroit master class...deletion hole in label otherwise beautiful. Darrell Banks - I'm the One Who Loves You - Volt E- £90 Deletion hole otherwise a nice copy of this indemander. More label scans here: PayPal or UK bank transfer Courier P&P £10 per parcel

Heads-up and eyes-down for some more 100% originals all in great condition...nothing beaten up! A to Z of label order: George Benson - My Baby's Good To Me - A&M E+ £15 Beautiful condition of this wonderful tune Volumes — Gotta Give Her Love — American Arts WD E+ £30 Beautiful copy of this Detroit classic! Montereys - It Hurts Me To - Arwin WD E+ £225 SOLD Fabulous and in-demand male group track! Rosetta Johnson - That Hurts - Atlantic WD E+ £30 SOLD Tremendous stomping Northern! Jimmy Hughes - It Ain't What You Got - Atlantic WD E+ £35 SOLD Popular dancer - rarer demo copy Merle Spears - I Want To Know - Atlantic WD vg+ £40 Vinyl has a few marks but plays no problems...sticker on label. Traditions - My Life With You - Barclay E+ £175 SOLD Ex "Little Joe Roman" c/up from the Casino. Fuller Brothers - Don't Knock Me - Bell D E+ £25 Gutsy version of this popular dancer. Dealers - You Got It - Big Bunny E+ £100 SOLD Indemand male group belter! Jimmy Holland - Baby Don't Leave Me - Blue Rock WD E+ £50 Under the radar dance track - not an easy one to find. Tony Lamarr - Just In The Nick Of Time - Buddah E+ £20 Remember this anthemic tune...love it! Herb Ward - Hands Off She's Mine - Buddy E+ £60 Phillie rarity - great dance track Faithful Wonders - Ol' John (Behold Thy Mother) - Checker E+ £150 Would be mint- but the "DJ Copy" has been scratched out. Shirley Ellis - Soul Time - Columbia WD E+ £50 SOLD Big revival spin at the moment! Bobby Diamond - Stop - Columbia WD E+ £45 SOLD Classic dancer - lovely condition. James Crawford - Honest I Do - Columbia M- £40 French copy in stunning pic sleeve! AC Reed - My Babys Been Cheating - Cool E+ £65 SOLD Crunching thumping RnB Northern! Little Anthony - Never Again - D.C.P. WD E+ £25 Love this one...rare demo copy Roosevelt Grier - Pizza Pie Man - D.Town M- £75 Thumping mid-tempo H.B Barnum production. Luther Ingram - Ain't That Nice - Decca E+ £75 SOLD Stormer! Rarer stock copy! Ray Barretto - Soul Drummers - Fania vg+ £25 SOLD Gold label 1st press..clean labels...vinyl vg+. Marva Whitney - Saving My Love For My Baby - Federal WD E+ £40 SOLD Storming Detroit...rarer WD! Albert Washington - I'm The Man - Fraternity E+ £40 SOLD Always indemand...clean copy! Johnny Appalachian - Up In Smoke - Goldie E+ £75 SOLD Rare Canadian copy! Big vocal Beat Ballad! Timmy Thomas - It's My Life - Goldwax D M- £40 Northern on such a cult label! Al Gardner - Sweet Baby - Googa Mooga M- £60 SOLD French copy with pic cover (slight tear) Romy Bishop - You Gave Me Back My Love - Heritage M- £20 Only on the rarer stock copy. P.W.Cannon - Beating Of My Lonely Heart - Hickory E- £20 Stafford anthem for Mr.Thorley...revival time! Freddie Williams - Name In Lights - Hollywood WD E+ £70 Superb...highly recommended...rarer design WD copy! Anthony Raye - Give Me One More Chance - Impact WD E+ £30 #1030...100 mph Detroit dancer! Volumes - You Got It Baby - Inferno WD E+ £40 SOLD Top notch Detroit dancer...rarer WD! Art Neville - Hook Line & Sinker - Instant vg+ £45 SOLD Stomping solid New Orleans dancer...slight edge warp NAP. Eskew Reeder - Undivided Love - Instant M- £60 SOLD Indemand and lovely clean copy! Frank Butler - The Love I Need - JV M- £40 SOLD Indemand moody mover! Determinations - Bing Bong - King M- £90 SOLD Superb Northern...ex Casino c/up. Little Dooley - If Ever I Needed You - KoKo WD E+ £175 Indemand...backed with the storming "You Better Be Ready". Little Dodley (sic) - Pity For the Lonely - KoKo M- £40 Stormer...strong Northern...recommended Billie Warfield - Crying All the Time - Merging E- £25 Another Zeke strong goodie on this cult label. Don McKenzie - Whose Heart - Miracle E+ £15 Early Motown rarity...not Soul...for label collectors. Vernon Garrett - if I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Modern WD M- £45 SOLD Rare WD...absolute classic Northern Soul! Marvellos - In The Sunshine - Modern WD E+ £45 Class...rare WD copy...recommended! Freddie & Henchi - Biscuits & Buttermilk - MoSoul M- £100 SOLD Ignore title this is Boogaloo at it's absolute best! Eddie Holland - I'm On The Outside Looking In - Motown WD M- £175 SOLD Rarer map design promo...stunning looking! Major Lance - 7" Jukebox Mini LP - Okeh E- £50 Complete with all jukebox strips/pics 6 top tunes: That's What Mama Say Gypsy Woman I'm the One (only way to get this on a US 7") It's Alright Think Nothing About It Little Young Lover Major Lance - Too Hot To Hold - Okeh WD E- £35 Major Lance - Gotta Get Away - Okeh WD E- £25 Would grade higher but "Not For Sale" has been blacked out. Peoples Choice - Hot Wire - Palmer E+ 30 Their other one on the label...fab Detroit dancer Harold Burrage - Say You Love Me - Paso M- £50 SOLD Rare RnB...especially in this top condition! James Coit - Black Power - Phoof WD vg+£25 Rare WD...edge warp NAP and slight label staining Edwin Starr - Scotts On Swingers - RicTic WD M- £250 SOLD Detroit rarity...super clean copy. Freddie Gorman - In A Bad Way - RicTic WD E- £15 Bell Sound stamped original...rarer WD. Freddie Gorman - Take Me Back - RicTic WD E- £25 SOLD Detroit classic...flipside is pretty damn good too! Sam Dees - Lonely For You Baby - SSS Int vg+ £330 SOLD Plays fine...no hiss or cue burn...has a few marks on the playing surface. Labels have slight ring-wear...but overall a nice copy! Danny White - Natural Soul Brother - SSS Int E+ £25 SOLD Indemand...clean copy. Mark V Unlimited - Gone - Sagport M- £50 SOLD Currently causing interest...quality always comes through! Annita Henson - Bit By Bit / Talks Around - Sevens Int. M- £20 Mid-tempo femme dancers. Kelly Garrett - Loves The Only Answer - Smash WD E+ £225 Manic stormer...rarer WD. Sam Moultrie - I'll Always Love You - Southbound M- £30 SOLD Blue label 1st press original! Doug Parkinson - I'll Be Around - Southern Star M- £40 Australian only 45. Smokey Robinson & Miracles - I Care About Detroit - Standard Groove M- £150 Detroit rarity...nice clean copy! Justine Washington - I Can't Wait Until I See My Babys Face - Sue D M- £30 SOLD West Coast black/white striped rare press! Barrett Strong - Whirlwind/I'm Gonna Cry - Tamla E+ £25 Early striped label rarity in clean condition. Kip Anderson - I Get Carried Away - Tomorrow WD E+ £75 Kip Anderson - I Can't - Tomorrow WD E+ £75 Both great dancers! Devotions - Same Old Sweet Loving - TriSound E- £35 Gold label 1st press...flip has a couple of marks Don Gardner - My Baby Likes To Boogaloo - TruGloTown M- £30 SOLD Indemand...rarer plain yellow label. Marv Johnson - Come On And Stop - United Artists E- £50 SOLD Superb...so catchy...rare black stock copy. Vows - Tell Me - V.I.P E- £125 SOLD Detroit master class...deletion hole in label otherwise beautiful. Rivingtons - I Love You Always - VeeJay D vg+ £35 SOLD Sheer class...fabulous dance track! Ballads - I Can't See Your Love - VeeJay D vg+ £25 SOLD Slight writing on label otherwise a nice copy of this classic. Darrell Banks - I'm the One Who Loves You - Volt E- £90 Deletion hole otherwise a nice copy of this indemander. Little Willie Jones - You're Welcome To Try - VRC E- £25 Forgotten Stafford spin...was it Guy or Keb on this one?! Nick Allen - Hard Way To Go - Walas E+ £50 SOLD Cross-Over Funky Northern...as some may say! Cody Black — I Am Particular — Wheelsville E- £150 Styrene has a small pressure crease NAP Counts - Stronger Than Ever - Yes - M- £200 SOLD Ex 100 Club favourite...top drawer Blue Eyed Northern. £400 on Manships site. ************************************** ALBUMS: Lou Courtney - Skate Now Shing-A-Ling - Riverside E- £25 Nice clean stock copy...sleeve is uncut and has only minor wear. Vinyl/labels has a few minor marks, but nothing serious. McKinley Mitchell - P.Vine £35 Packed with his Chicago recordings! Vinyl is near mint; sleeve has slight wear; complete with obi and insert sheet. PayPal or UK bank transfer Courier P&P £10 per parcel

Just been revisiting a couple of discs on this Newark label...real street-level Soul: Judy McDonald - Thanks To You / There's Nothing I'd Rather Do #114 Judy McDonald - Thanks To You / Thanks To You #206 Little Willie Jones - When Will I Stop Loving You / You're Welcome To Try #115 I recall TNIRD and YWTT from the Stafford period (GuyH?) but both have slipped through the net. The Judy McDonald is a lovely mid-pace plodder whilst the Little Willie Jones is a solid pounder with "B.Boy breakdown" in the middle! So, who was Vernell and what else is on the label? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcGSZhxybs

Sam Dees - Lonely For You Baby - SSS Int. A tune I can listen to on repeat and never tire of...Stafford classic that is now an established Oldie! Labels: have slight wear...see pic; Playing surface: has a few light scratches and one small scuff. Plays with no cue burn or styrene distortion...just a couple of light ticks right within the fade out right at the end (MP3 available). Soul-Source special price of £350 NOW £330 (+£10 courier P&P) PayPal or UK bank transfer