I used to be Solidsoul for a long time on here, but left and rejoined. So lost my original joining date..
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Classic Northern Soul.
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First started going to Northern Soul nights in 1974 when I was 16. Gravitated to the awesome Wigan Casino allnighters and had some great nights there. Kept up collecting and going to allnighters without a break.
Have Faith In Me - Sugar & the Spices - Swan promo £350 Mint-
One More Hurt - Marjorie Black - Sue £200 Mint-
It's All Over Me - Otis Blackwell - Epic promo Mint- £125
Goodbye Baby - Bob Brady - Chariot. Mint- £100
Let's Go Together - Andrew Brown - Four Bros Mint- £100
Where Are You - Four Sonics - Triple B. Ex+. £50
Postage to be added on.
The blue issue 1002 Drew release originally came out on both variations. Some were styrene and some were vinyl. Both have always usually been counted as originals.
There is a recent four track ep reissue of "Why Girl" on a white demo with "Instant Heartbreak" and "Such Misery" on it.
Will Hammond say's,
"I actually gave her (Carolyn Sullivan) the name 'Martha Starr.' I wrote and produced both the Martha Starr and Ward Burton versions." Hammond indicates that the Martha Starr version was recorded prior to the Ward Burton release.
Carolyn Sullivan has three 45s on the Charay label.
Hammond's comment also refers to Sweet Temptation attributed to "Cressa Watson" (not Cresa Watson), apparently from this LP compilation. Hammond wrote; "The Cressa Watson thing is a fake. I think the guy at the record label was dating Cressa Watson or some kind of hanky panky and tried to impress her with this fake record."
Based on this comment, I wonder whether the Martha Star on Thelma circa 1966 - apparently Martha Ann Shamley - is a different artist than this Martha Starr (aka Carolyn Sullivan) on Charay, who also recorded with Moses Dillard.
You could try graffiti remover. It works sometimes, but it can take the colour out of the label or just make a messy smudge! I have had some success with shiney labels like American RCA's
It could be worse, if you had to try and clean one of the rarest records on the Northern scene that has been written on and defaced!
Artist, Marjorie Black
A Side, One More Hurt
B Side, You Still Love Her
Label, Sue Records USA,
Condition, NM , Clean Labels, Great original copy.
£200 includes insured postage.
The original Columbia Dana Valery was £7 in 1974. That's about £95 in today's money. But people on the Northern scene were all young then, so didn't have as much disposable cash as they do now! Hence lower prices then compared to now.
He say's the boot on the Pussycat label was a quid or so.
Original first issue of this Northern Soul classic. 45rpm
£125 includes insured postage.
Condition is a immaculate Mint-
At one time this was a massive top record on the scene. One of the top five plays in the country then. It's a superb dancer and still got what it takes
That's great you can confirm the true singers name for "Temptation Is Calling My Name". It has been a classic sound on the Northern Soul scene since the early 1970's. There has been a lot of speculation as to the singers identity, so thanks to your posts we now know it's your uncle, David Lee Truss.
EDWARD HAMILTON & NATURAL LOOKS
My Darling Baby / Willing Mind
Label: MARY JANE 1010/11 with a proper Archer stamp.
Condition is a very nice Ex+
£200 plus £9.50 fully insured delivery.
Thanks for your great info on your uncle David Lee Truss.
Can you confirm that he is the Lee David that sang "Temptation Is Calling My Name"/ "Cold Wave Coming On" on the Columbia record label in 1967?
Yes but it's Johnny Manships perspective of history.
I went to hundreds of allnighters/soul nights and John Manship was not there.
He probably went to hundreds of events I didn't go to. So we will have a different view of how it was!
I suppose any book is the authors perspective on how it was to them. A lot of interesting things left out that should be mentioned etc. That's why I have given up on buying books about the Northern Soul scene.
My memories and any authors are often too different.