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Gene Yarbrough - The Meeting Place part 1 & 2 (Jerma) Mint £35 Right, managed to secure a small number of store stock copies of this from a contact in US after I was inundated with enquiries when I listed one a few weeks ago, I’m down the LAST TWO COPIES already! My personal favourite of those listed, this seems virtually unknown and whilst part 1 has a couple of YouTube entries, the far better part 2 has only recently been added courtesy of @BarrieWaddington aka @A45Heaven (who’s no bad judge of a 45 given he was responsible for discovering many of Stafford’s finest plays and plenty more before and after). A killer 45 IMHO and not easy to find, probably be three figures if someone starts playing it (and given the names of those that have acquired a copy from me that is going to be very very soon!) https://youtu.be/B1FBMgXgLUo?si=XWWPzKyKIPalWpiv https://youtu.be/xuk448cSt5w?si=zuC_7H9CRFFI4Zzo Peggy Gaines - Sweet Way Of Living/Just To Satisfy My Baby (Ref-O-Ree) Mint- £50 A Tennessee Ted Jarrett production and cracking slab of southern crossover that has plenty of legs left in it. The flip though (for me anyway) is the real deal here an under the radar lowrider with potential for a big big future. Still cheap but for how long? https://youtu.be/ZaO9UmEEnDI?si=W0SUkFmDr7UyO9yT https://youtu.be/QO6Fttq9JkU?si=3oe271TFqzPbAXBe Ultimations - Without You/Would I Do It Over (Mar-V-Lus) Mint- £50 One that has leaped in value in recent times thanks to demand for the gorgeous sweet group harmony side. Flip it for mid tempo Stafford heaven, still woefully underplayed. Seen at £80 and rising, gorgeous copy! https://youtu.be/fwWNB7HNIQg https://youtu.be/iLngrMOGBvM PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £2.50 standard first class or £4.50 recorded, £8 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £10 tracked and signed. USA £15 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information.

Chapter One - How Can Anyone Tell Me/Thinking About The Days (A-I) Ex (slight ring wear but vinyl is mint-) £100 Also released on Toxan, this killer sweet soul twofer seems to be relatively under the radar. Recent sales of Toxan copies imply that word is finally out as the price has jumped to £100+. Here is the infinitely rarer A-I release. One to get now while it’s still relatively affordable! https://youtu.be/LLVLp5fP6ak?si=xQk6ZgmeuRrfuqDD https://youtu.be/0GC_UW9qV2g?si=LhId22BGwVdCbLzN Soulovations - Your Mind (Beachtown) Ex £100 Garage soul version of ‘You’re Mine’ the killer ballad on Ovide from the T.S.U. Toronadoes (presumably there was some confusion around the title ). Hard to know which is rarer but suspect it’s this version, still very much under the radar (as is the Ovide version). Seen sell at £200-£250 and copies that are around are commanding those figures. Priced to sell despite obvious rarity. https://youtu.be/Spt37RVQzvM?si=IBGXEFd4GMMQwP0e Ultimations - Without You/Would I Do It Over (Mar-V-Lus) Mint- £60 Another that has leaped in value in recent times thanks to demand for the gorgeous sweet group harmony side. Flip it for mid tempo Stafford heaven, still woefully underplayed. Seen at £80 and rising, gorgeous copy! https://youtu.be/fwWNB7HNIQg https://youtu.be/iLngrMOGBvM Fabulistic’s - Absence (Scorpion) Vg+ (a few lights marks but a decent player) £30 Rare 45 and a somewhat under the radar but nonetheless killer lowrider 45 that I’ve not had a copy of for a fair few years. Seems to be £75-£100 (my last one certainly went at £75). Killer 45. https://youtu.be/CYRThG4fozI?si=nNs7AvRJSiCV1iMv https://youtu.be/8oFftr49dVg?si=z5_LjeQikJDUGvV0 PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £2.50 standard first class or £4.50 recorded, £8 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £10 tracked and signed. USA £15 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information.

006’s - I’m In Love (Music Factory) Vg* £150 Killer garage soul rarity that’s been on the playlists of some of the top UK and European DJs in the last few years. Still relatively under the radar with plenty of legs left in it. One of the 45s destined to cross over to the wider scene putting garage soul firmly at the forefront of upfront venues across the country. Some surface marks but plays as well as the Ex and Mint- copies I’ve had, not seen a copy for two and half years (and the last one was mine) and that went for £300 at Ex. A bargain! https://youtu.be/emCOaXFgwCg Mauds - You Made Me Feel So Bad (Mercury) Ex £40 This one flies out the door every time I list a copy! Reliably informed this killer slab of garage soul had plays in the 90s here and there but has still to crossover to the wider northern scene. This honestly blew me away when I first heard it, garage soul at it’s very best and still cheap (well for now)! Sold a lot of these in recent times and it’s no wonder. If you don’t like this then there’s little hope for you https://youtu.be/tdvDbBN3EvY Runaways - Hello Stranger (NOT ON LABEL) Ex £100 Barbara Lewis’s seminal classic gets killer garage soul treatment. Lots of US lowrider interest in this one and rightly so. Incredibly rare private press E.P. seen at £200 before now - priced to sell! https://youtu.be/wX2Rqop_32Q?si=gx8ccWs2kjJO8HfR PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £2.50 standard first class or £4.50 recorded, £8 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £10 tracked and signed. USA £15 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information.

Lebron Bros. - Don’t Be Afraid (Cotique) Ex (light label wear) £100 Killer! Not sure I want anyone to buy this tbh! Stunning Latin soul ballad, that’s already highly sought after on the lowrider circuit but probably will be new to many here in the UK. Light label wear but vinyl is close to mint-. Recent sales are closer to £150 and this one has plenty of room to increase in demand and value. A tough 45 to acquire. https://youtu.be/thDMYYCt3Sg?si=qf-hnLLO05Gg4wDi Soulovations - Your Mind (Beachtown) Ex £125 Garage soul version of ‘You’re Mine’ the killer ballad on Ovide from the T.S.U. Toronadoes (presumably there was some confusion around the title ). Hard to know which is rarer but suspect it’s this version, still very much under the radar (as is the Ovide version). Seen sell at £200-£250 and copies that are around are commanding those figures. Priced to sell despite obvious rarity. https://youtu.be/Spt37RVQzvM?si=IBGXEFd4GMMQwP0e Fabulistic’s - Absence (Scorpion) Vg+ (a few lights marks but a decent player) £40 Rare 45 and a somewhat under the radar but nonetheless killer lowrider 45 that I’ve not had a copy of for a fair few years. Seems to be £75-£100 (my last one certainly went at £75). Killer 45. https://youtu.be/CYRThG4fozI?si=nNs7AvRJSiCV1iMv https://youtu.be/8oFftr49dVg?si=z5_LjeQikJDUGvV0 Aaron Neville - She Took You For A Ride (Parlo) Vg+ £15 Last, cheapest, but certainly not least a 45 that seems under the radar here but well known stateside. Last few I’ve had have gone to pretty well known DJs so must be getting some plays somewhere! Not many 45s of this quality still available for this sort of price! Doesn’t turn up that often either so expect to see it rise soon. https://youtu.be/6KIErHQ2O9c PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £2.50 standard first class or £4.50 recorded, £8 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £10 tracked and signed. USA £15 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information.

Nobody’s Child - All My Friends Call Me A Fool (Sound Of Soul) Ex £50 Sublime and probably the best of the three for sale today (probably the rarest too). A stunning lowrider 45 that like all of those listed is very much priced to sell. One that is likely to grow in demand and of course price. https://youtu.be/y3REn5806GE?si=MtBYW8HgwZOl2nIt Fabulistic’s - Absence (Scorpion) Vg+ (a few lights marks but a decent player) £50 Rare 45 and a somewhat under the radar but nonetheless killer lowrider 45 that I’ve not had a copy of for a fair few years. Seems to be £75-£100 (my last one certainly went at £75). Killer 45. https://youtu.be/CYRThG4fozI?si=nNs7AvRJSiCV1iMv Toppiks - Give It A Chance To Grow/Surrender (Larsam) Vg/Vg+ (WOL lots of light marks but plays strong ***HEAR IT***) £50 Probably the highest value of the three with a recent sale of £200 so this is a bargain albeit a slightly downgraded but still very playable copy. Fabulous lowrider double sider, never sure which is the more popular of the two sides! https://youtu.be/uuG02qHwuNE?si=CHoqgJ5y02Dn7HxN https://youtu.be/u7THPIcMsZ0?si=XBYWV424sRKo108O PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Johnny Holiday - Tormented (Airtown) Vg++ £250 Killer funk edged dancer of supreme rarity, just a handful through Discogs and eBay and seen at prices way over this. Still relatively unknown thanks to its rarity with plays restricted to rare rooms and more progressive events. Lots of mileage left in this one and it’s so so fuc*ing good (those drums)! You won’t see again at this price, don’t sleep! https://youtu.be/ZhhCRjy_ppM?si=suIbrSMrOHWn4udc PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Moods - Boogaloo Sue (Orbit) Mint £75 Seen at twice this price, fabulous uptempo garage soul that’s had some plays across Europe and here in the UK by some of the more forward thinking DJs, rare 45 too and again seen at £150 plus in the past. https://youtu.be/8oFftr49dVg?si=z5_LjeQikJDUGvV0 Al Reed - Sorry About That (Axe) Vg+ £35 Infectious, under the radar rhythm and soul dancer from ‘68, amazed this isn’t massive - perfect for DJs looking for something different. Tough to find in this sort of clean condition. No longer on YouTube seemingly due to a copyright claim (I’ve stuck a clip up on my channel temporarily so you can hear it if you don’t already know it). https://youtube.com/shorts/r8vARyaXe0M?feature=shared Rev. Hermon Murphy And The Hardin Singers - I Know He Died (Custom) Mint- £50 Texas gospel R&B banger that, going by recorded online sales, is pretty damn scarce! One that’s likely to have broad appeal too as could crossover to various ‘scenes’. Tough 45 in what looks like unplayed condition! For me one of the better Gospel dancers I’ve heard (and I’ve head a lot). Should be double this price! https://youtu.be/J50_Ae7gcrk?si=wgPh0r2hALZaYSII Gene Yarbrough - The Meeting Place part 1 & 2 (Jerma) Ex £35 My personal favourite of the four listed, this seems virtually unknown and whilst part 1 has a couple of YouTube entries, the far better part 2 has only recently been added courtesy of @BarrieWaddington aka @A45Heaven (who’s no bad judge of a 45 given he was responsible for discovering many of Stafford’s finest plays and plenty more before and after). A killer 45 IMHO and not easy to find, probably be three figures if someone starts playing it! https://youtu.be/B1FBMgXgLUo?si=XWWPzKyKIPalWpiv https://youtu.be/xuk448cSt5w?si=zuC_7H9CRFFI4Zzo PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

E.S.P. (Experimental Soul Project) - Drowning In My Tears/Not A Satisfied Mind (Part Three) Ex £150 Topside is one of my favourite tracks from Shades of Sorrow Vol 3 (soon to be released on vinyl in case you didn’t know already) flip it for an underplayed, under the radar garage soul dancer that is bang on for now! Just a handful through Discogs and eBay over the years assures its rarity. Two fantastic sides. Don’t sleep! https://youtu.be/jKbxt4e0VnI?si=syNz7IKfybxtuLm6 https://youtu.be/PSJtFJ1gx7w?si=HCvKOktx3TOXcFBz Runaways - Hello Stranger (NOT ON LABEL) Ex £150 Barbara Lewis’s seminal classic gets killer garage soul treatment. Lots of US lowrider interest in this one and rightly so. Incredibly rare private press E.P. seen at £200 before now - priced to sell! https://youtu.be/wX2Rqop_32Q?si=gx8ccWs2kjJO8HfR Moods - Boogaloo Sue (Orbit) Mint £100 Seen at twice this price, fabulous uptempo garage soul that’s had some plays across Europe and here in the UK by some of the more forward thinking DJs, rare 45 too and again seen at £150 plus in the past. https://youtu.be/8oFftr49dVg?si=z5_LjeQikJDUGvV0 Mike Koda - More Than Me (Princeton) Ex £75 Killer moody, atmospheric garage ballad with a beat, barely known and exceptionally rare. Could easily find its way onto a future Shades of Sorrow comp or MixCloud. Tough 45, bargain price! https://youtu.be/JL2odh7X5Z4?si=mv1uDybquDAbBTyv PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Johnny Holiday - Tormented (Airtown) Vg++ £300 Killer funk edged dancer of supreme rarity, just a handful through Discogs and eBay and seen at prices way over this. Still relatively unknown thanks to its rarity with plays restricted to rare rooms and more progressive events. Lots of mileage left in this one and it’s so so fuc*ing good (those drums)! You won’t see again at this price, don’t sleep! https://youtu.be/ZhhCRjy_ppM?si=suIbrSMrOHWn4udc PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

King Sound Interpreters - You Got Soul (Talent of Music) Vg+ £250 As rare - if not rarer - than their more sought after ‘Hi-Note’ 45, here’s another stunning northern group harmony rarity from the KSI’s. Plenty of legs left in this one as rarity has clearly held it back. Monster potential in the right hands and as rare as hen’s. Some scuffs and surface marks (DNAP) plays solid Vg+. Priced to sell to send this at £300+. https://youtu.be/paaV5ohLJYo?si=FGGJ6txa1WotHtI6 Rev. Hermon Murphy And The Hardin Singers - I Know He Died (Custom) Mint- £75 Texas gospel R&B banger that, going by recorded online sales, is pretty damn scarce! One that’s likely to have broad appeal too as could crossover to various ‘scenes’. Tough 45 in what looks like unplayed condition! For me one of the better Gospel dancers I’ve heard (and I’ve head a lot). https://youtu.be/J50_Ae7gcrk?si=wgPh0r2hALZaYSII Les Elegante’s - I’ve Been Lonely (Afro-K) Vg+ £75 Final reduction on the semi-known girl group dancer that has somehow escaped the attention of DJs (and YouTubers). This really is girl group northern to a tee and for me is up there with many of the classics. Tough 45 on a label that appears not to have any other releases. Garage connection as the flip is by a group called The Other Kind who are also credited with the backing on this side. Clip below from actual 45 and will be removed from YT once sold. Can’t for the life of me understand why this hasn’t sold previously , you won’t see again at this price and pitched up it’s got enormous potential! https://youtu.be/-IP8SpATeas?si=mIL3cICFvbo_e4Yu PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Rev. Hermon Murphy And The Hardin Singers - I Know He Died (Custom) Mint- £100 Texas gospel R&B banger that, going by recorded online sales, is pretty damn scarce! One that’s likely to have broad appeal too as could crossover to various ‘scenes’. Tough 45 in what looks like unplayed condition! For me one of the better Gospel dancers I’ve heard (and I’ve head a lot). https://youtu.be/J50_Ae7gcrk?si=wgPh0r2hALZaYSII PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Sound Stage #1 - Reachin’ Out (Sta-Ber) Vg+ £200 Stunning and virtually unknown northern girl group stormer. Only rarity and obscurity can have held this one back! Just the one, barely viewed YouTube entry from around two years ago and but a handful of copies through eBay and Discogs. Big, big future for this one once one of the bigger name DJs gets a hold of a copy. https://youtu.be/NRj1D1sfGs4?si=REujwktISJo2kTa- Les Elegante’s - I’ve Been Lonely (Afro-K) Vg+ £100 Semi-known girl group banger that has somehow escaped the attention of DJs (You Tubers). This really is girl group northern to a tee and for me is up there with many of the classics. Tough 45 on a label that appears not to have any other releases. Garage connection as the flip is by a group called The Other Kind who are also credited with the backing on this side. Clip below from actual 45 and will be removed from YT once sold. Bargain, should be twice the price! https://youtu.be/QUQZKgtlvNw?feature=shared Skeets Williams and The Merger – I Don’t Care (Commonwealth) Mint- £60 Had plays in Europe thanks to forward thinking DJs like Henning Borm. Funk edged northern at its very best! Will rocket in price as it’s far from common, if you missed out on a copy when I managed to secure a small number of store stock copies a few months ago then here’s your chance to redeem yourself. Be quick, will be four figures before long! https://youtu.be/pyqujE2jNi4 PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £1.80 standard first class or £4.50 recorded, £8.50 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Riddles - It’s One Thing To Say (Mercury) Ex (company sleeve) £50 Little introduction needed these days for this one time garage obscurity that’s grown and grown into an a massive in demander in recent years. Still got bags of plays left in it, and is no longer an easy 45 to find! Seen at twice this price in the recent past so a bargain for someone. https://youtu.be/HmGwyLjvcJ4?si=KDgX7yqGE6KfT3qj Jay Lyle - How Good Can It Get (Angel City) Mint- £75 An almost forgotten Wigan monster (so I’m told, I am far too young to know funk edged R&B that’s had more recent plays from the likes of Paul Vine amongst others. A tough 45 to acquire that doesn’t seem to gone to market often with a top sale of £140 on Discogs. Plenty of legs left in this one! https://youtu.be/3t5ZLdQejZE?si=dLrnPNZbwgo6R1gW Aaron Neville - She Took You For A Ride (Parlo) Vg (plays Vg+ £10 Last, cheapest, but certainly not least a 45 that seems under the radar here but we’ll known stateside. Last few I’ve had have gone to pretty well known DJs so must be getting some plays somewhere! Not many 45s of this quality still available for this sort of price! Doesn’t turn up that often either so expect to see it rise soon. https://youtu.be/6KIErHQ2O9c PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £1.80 standard first class or £3.50 recorded, £8 special delivery registered and insured, Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Bonnie Graham - A Fool Am I (Preview) Mint- £500 Mega rare Bonnie Graham 45 which is still unknown to most. Full on northern to a tee that sounds awesome on a big system. Rare to find a tune of this magnitude and potential today which is still widely unknown to most. Tiny Google footprint and rare as hen’s teeth, a chance to own a genuinely rare top quality ‘unknown’ in flawless condition. No YouTube obviously so clip below from actual 45. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tJKaGaGAiqXHjeC6/?mibextid=WC7FNe PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £8 registered and insured. Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.

Donnie, Fonnie & La Vorn - It’s Sweet Love/A Woman Who’ll Let You Be A Man (Trump) Mint- £200 Killer lowrider twofer here that is rarely offered for sale. Seen a significant increase in demand for this too recently with prices at £300+ on both Discogs and eBay. Still relatively under the radar here I think but only a matter of time. One that hasn’t reached its peak price point yet. Priced to sell! https://youtu.be/y-QQICM7hkI?si=ybnigI5Jby8OfhoN https://youtu.be/kN-Uxd-OA00?si=lZlHt3qTkq-YILhg Marriotts - Ooo Baby Baby/Tell It Like It Is (ABC WD) Mint- (XOL) £35 This seems equally if not even lesser known than the 45 above, a simply gorgeous, hairs on the back of the neck slab of sweet with a beat. Another tough 45 to acquire and I have to say this is my pick of the three tonight, can’t believe this is being slept on! https://youtu.be/YkM8SRFdia0?si=db9xuVQsIB0SXcUY N Group - Words Of Love/Keep On Running (Wes Mar) Mint- £35 Killer blue-eyed lowrider ballad, that went for well over £100 a while back on a CarolinaSoul auction (an outlier admittedly but testimony to how good a 45 this actually is). Flip it for a ripe for revival long forgotten former Stafford c/up, sounds bang on for now with that Garage Soul sound currently gaining favour up and down the country. https://youtu.be/uiZHPSvBiDQ https://youtu.be/jY-uUI4FgfA PayPal as friends and family or add 4%. Postage UK £8 registered and insured, £4.50 recorded. Europe £8.95 tracked and signed. USA £12.95 tracked. DM or email gspluck@aol.com to reserve or for more information. Please note I do not hold records for more than 12 hours unless agreed in advance by DM. Thanks for your understanding.