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DIGGIN' DAVE 45s - DECEMBER 2024 SALES LIST Full list with sound and photos can be checked here: https://mailchi.mp/dafed8c0856e/1nc6s8682q-18093928?e=b19fe3e169 Al Bird – Swinging on the Watergate / Everybody's talking – Free Way 711 Completely unknown, jaw-dropping flute funk breaks, which, judging by the theme, was recorded around 1972. Has a minor edge chip that goes nowhere near the run-in grooves. Visual grade: Strong VG, minor edge chip €1500 Danny Maddie – I'll cry no more / I love you, yes I do – Jin 45-601 Pretty recent Louisiana discovery that has been firing up Northern and R&B dance floors. The stock has evaporated quite fast for obvious reasons and this is my last copy. Known to be a bubbly pressing but plays without issues. Visual grade: EX €700 The Nassauvians – Communication / Don't let me down – Flamingo 9237 Coveted psych garage 45 from the Bahamian band. The flipside is a pretty cool take on the Beatles tune. Visual grade: Strong VG+, minor warp NAP €600 Samuella Williams – I'm tired of stealing your love / Ah-JunKie man – Top's 0001 Monster femme ballad from Alabama with a funk flip. Warp causes some needle wobble but plays through without any issues at 2g tonearm weight. Visual grade: VG, major warp NAP €550 Steve Colt – Hey girl how ya gonna act – Big Beat 1001 Peak time funky Northern freight train with demand firmly on the rise. Visual grade: VG to VG+ €550 Lloyd Nolan – I don't know about you / Tusi-tusi-ou-wa-wee – King 45-5680 In-demand popcorn R&B dancer. Visual grade: VG €500 The Gatur's – Yeah you're right you know you're right / A hunk of funk – Gatur 555 Atmospheric semi-instrumental New Orleans Northern dancer. Labels are reversed. Visual grade: VG+ €375 Little Bob – Look out Mr. Heartaches / We're in love – La Louisianne 8091 Top drawer mid-tempo Louisiana soulful R&B. Visual grade: M- €300 James Knight and The Butlers – Baby please pretty please / Space guitar – Cat 249 Miami crossover sound with the Reid / Clarke quality stamp all over it. Plays excellent. Visual grade: VG, moderate warp NAP €250 The Stridells – The power to dream / Stick-em up kind of lovin' – Morgan 369 Private late 60s harmony ballad. Looks pretty much unplayed but this is a styrene only press, which is audible during the harmony parts. I've heard the same issue on another clean copy so may be inherent to the pressing. Beautiful tune though! Visual grade: EX €200 Birmingham Traveleers – Call me, answer / I'm saved – No label Private gospel funk killer that has recently been reissued on Cultures of Soul. Visual grade: VG+ €200 Just Us – Even Ceasar cried mamma / Land of illusion and weird / I can fly – Bouusiphone 1092 Sick Scottish garage psych that was released on the Moroccan Boussiphone label. This label usually focused on local folklore sounds, so how this ended up on there remains a total mystery. The sleeve is total baller obviously. Visual grade: EX €150 Earl Connelly King – Don't take it so hard / How can I let you go – Everest 19430 Big room popcorn R&B. Promo only and a bugger to track down. Visual grade: Strong VG €150 Larry Sanders – In my house / Lila – Ro-La 16438 Sooooo good outsider modern that was never known to exist until a couple popped up a year or two back. Visual grade: M- €150 Pat Lucky – You sure can lie – Sutra Records Acetate One sided acetate featuring the A-side of the record that was later paired with 'Earthquake' on Sue. Visual grade: Strong VG €150 The Gospel Imperials – Call on Jesus / I've got to hold out – Sound of Birmingham 81-1 Rare as hen's teeth, infectious sister gospel funk from Alabama. Visual grade: VG+, moderate warp NAP €150 The Bishop – Roll over Beethoven / Folsom prison blues – Lou-Neita 0211 Rare Georgia mod funk 45 with a heavy hitting and partly open drum during the breakdown. Visual grade: VG €125 Sammy Jones – Nothing can change this love / Tennessee waltz – Hull 1203 Gritty and deep ballad. Last release on this New York imprint that's more known for its doo-wop and group soul releases. Bargain! Visual grade: VG+ €125 Skull Snaps – Didn't I do it to you (mono/stereo) – GSF 6896 DJ Copy Second single taken from the legendary album. Short edge warp produces a swoosh during run-in but evaporates just as the music kicks in. Visual grade: VG+, short edge warp €120 Ben Atkins & The Nomads – I'll step aside / It would take a miracle – Statue 7001 Rather excellent deep soul / popcorn by one of the most underrated voices to ever grace the Muscle Shoals studios. Couple superficial marks but plays strong. Visual grade: VG €100 Dusty Springfield – Haunted / Nothing is forever – Atlantic 45-2825 Classic DJ spin in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX, moderate warp NAP €100 Tradewinds – Jive samba Pt I/II – Chance 101 Instrumental Mod dancer on the rarer issue without the artist credits. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €100 Ray J – Right place wrong time / Instrumental – Hep' Me 111 Funky New Orleans soul that was released just before he started raisin' hell with Norma Jean. Visual grade: EX €85 The Niteriders – Come get these memories / That almost was me – Niterider 1001 Private blue-eyed, and more dance floor oriented, version of the Martha & The Vandellas cut. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP. B-side has a sticker on label. €80 Ray Pollard -Wanderlust / This is no laughing matter – Decca 32189 DJ Copy Mid-tempo northern dancer. Not as well known as The Drifter but definitely worth checking out. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €80 Greylan Williams and The Hustlers – My girl / A tribute to a king – Soul Revue 80617 Raw and honest private version that sits at the exact opposite of the musical spectrum from the Motown sound on the original. The origins of this one are unknown but has a vague island feel to me. Visual grade: VG, moderate warp NAP €75 Chris Kenner – Stretch my hand to you / Shoo rah – Instant 11-2124 Eddie Bo arranged New Orleans soul and a true hidden gem on the label. Visual grade: VG to VG+, moderate warp NAP €75 Ken Ealy – Am I just a fool / Sweet is the wine – Judnell 1972 Semi-known Texas crossover. Visual grade: Strong VG+, moderate warp NAP €65 Robin Wilson – Better use your head / Walk away – A&M 1054 Northern oldie on a clean rarer issue copy. Visual grade: M-, minor dish warp NAP €60 Connoissurs- Count Macabre / The vamp – M-P Horror Louisiana mod R&B. Lots of small marks and one deeper one but benefits from a strong press. Visual grade: G €55 The Good Guys – I love you baby / Dom-de-dom – San-Dee 1006 Philly 60s northern with a doo-wop flip. Visual grade; EX, minor warp NAP €55 Cut Glass – The monkey time / Any day now – Cut Glass 5-75 This was a blind buy for the compelling pic sleeve and Monkey Time version, but the classy popcon flip turned out to be the real gem on here. Still pretty much unknown at this point but the potential is definitely there. Visual grade: Strong VG+, sleeve VG €50 Betty Harris – Ride your pony / Trouble with my lover – Sansu 480 Classic Nola funk banger. Some marks but the pressing is strong so definitely good enough for playing out. Visual grade: VG, minor warp NAP €50 The Spirit of West Point – I won't be back / Jesus never fails me – Designer 7065 Style Wooten produced 70s black gospel harmonies. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €40 Thelma Jones – Move up a little higher / How I got over – Kevin 5004 Deep gospel and the only known 45 to exist on the label apart from the Jobettes. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €40 L.V. Johnson – I don't really care / I love you, I want you, I need you – ICA 027 Essential Chicago stepper by Elmore James' nephew. Sampled by Dilla on Airworks. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €35 Big Bud Harper – Never let me go / I've just got to forget you – Harlem 117 Texas deep soul ballad, backup by OS Grant and The Downbeats. Visual grade: VG €30

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s - NOVEMBER 2024 LIST Full list with sound and photos can be checked here: https://mailchi.mp/86dc1d886da7/1nc6s8682q-18092911?e=a5e12671fc Frankie Beverly & The Butlers – Because of my heart / I want to feel I'm wanted – Fairmount 1017 Something you don't see every day... an issue copy of one of the most iconic dancers ever in the history of Northern Soul. And it's a true double-sider as well. Unfortunately Mr Buzzy didn't care too much about the appearance of his labels. On the B-side all text has been scratched out apart from the label name. The good news is that this plays very strong on both sides. Visual grade: VG €2000 Nord Cameroun Rythms – Lamido / Astadjam dada sare – Sonafric 1621 Raw afro funk grail. Light scattered marks, fine for playing out. Visual grade: Vinyl VG / Sleeve VG- €500 The Seven Souls – I still love you / I'm no stranger – Okeh 4-7289 Stone cold classic Northern spin from LA. This copy has a 1/2" crack that has been fixed by an expert in order to not develop any further. Strong player overall as you will hear. Visual grade: VG, fixed 1/2" crack €400 Fritz Hale – Now I'm using love / Somebody help me – Detroit's Own 6715 Spiritual Detroit anti-drug outsider jam. Looks VG+ on first sight but downgraded a notch due to some pressure points that produce ticks here and there during the intro part. Visual grade: VG €400 Charles Clark – Make it right / If you just come back home – Ocean Wave 10110 Recently discovered private Florida funk 45. Found by Jimmy Trotter through the artist, I managed to grab one copy through David Haffner before they dried up, so it's probably now or never for this one. The flip is a brittle folk-edged soulful gem and the main reason I bought it. Very clean copy but a bit of dust in the grooves produces some background noise here and there. Visual grade: EX, small to medium warp NAP €400 100 Years Time – Woman of soul colour of coal / Put your hand in your mind – Merrecca 8236 DC deep funk double sider. Top side is a syncopated dancer for the left field floors, flip is a more laid-back affair that's impossible to listen to without nodding your head (try it!) Visual grade: EX €300 King Coleman – Down in the basement / Crazy feeling' – Togo 600 Big mod / R&B sound with recent surge in demand. Mint apart from one superficial mark NAP. Visual grade: EX €200 Gregory Washington – Whisper cool breeze / Here I come again – Paramecium 1000 Under the radar Chicago popcorn. Clean copy on the rare yellow label variation. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €200 400 Years Of What – Get down people / Do what you like – Counterpart 3790 Instrumental Ohio psych funk banger, recorded by some of the core members of The House Guests after that band dissolved. Flipside ain't too bad either. Visual grade: VG €160 The Commands – Don't be afraid to love me / Around the go-go – Dynamic 111 Uplifting San Antonio mid-tempo stunner in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX €150 Renaldo Domino – Not too cool to cry / Nevermore – Twinight 128 Seldom seen white demo of this Chicago double-sider. Visual grade: VG €90 Fantasia – Love is free / Life goes on – Fantasia Mid-tempo DC modern that's still somewhat under the radar in spite of its obvious quality. Visual grade: EX to M-, minor warp NAP €90 Eddie Holland and The Shaydz Combo – But it's alright / I don't want to cry – A Talent Attraction 302 Super clean North Carolina northern. In case you were wondering, this is not the legendary Motown songwriter. Visual grade: M- €80 Micki Lynn – I've got the blues / Some of this and some of that – Capitol 5495 Clean copy of this Axelrod-produced femme soul jazz version of the Marvin Jenkins tune. Xol on B-side. Visual grade: M-, short warp NAP €80 T. Gill & Gill Singers – Lord lift me / In the end – Valberst 6116 Very rare Milwaukee gospel double-sider. A side is uplifting gospel R&B, the B side a remarkable female ballad with Helen Purvis on lead. Visual grade: VG- to VG €75 The Parliaments – Poor Willie / Party boys – Apt 45-25036 Detroit doo-wop from1959 which can be considered as the start of a legacy as it's the first ever release from Parliament / Funkadelic, featuring both George Clinton and Grady Thomas on vocals. Visual grade: VG €70 The Firebolts – Everybody party (Get down) / Hum along song – Greenback 1006 New Jersey disco funk banger. Visual grade: EX €70 United 8 – Getting uptown / Ain't it good – Atlantic 45-2896 Killer 70s funk breaks 45 that was unplayed until I recorded the soundfile for this list. Visual grade: M- €50 Curtis Ballard – Everybody likes what I got / Instrumental – Curtis Ballard 3852 HOLD Largely unknown Detroit funk 45. Has an area near the outer edge with audible marks but this only affects play during first three revolutions. Looks strong VG after that and plays even better. Visual grade: G+/Strong VG €45 Brutal Force – Dreams for sale / The number for groove – Phil-La of Soul 384 Philly disco funk classic. Sure shot to get the floor movin' Visual grade: EX €40 Esther Phillips – Fever / Try me – Atlantic 45-2370 Quite rare version by one of the greatest female voices to ever grace the soulful realm. Plays above grade. Visual grade: Strong VG €40 Gospel Continentials – Tell me wht you say / I must tell Jesus – GC-969 Invisible private R&B gospel. Pressed off-center, needs some adjusting to play in key. Visual grade: VG €40 The Peddlers – Comin' home baby / On a clear day you can see forever – Epic 5-10531 One of the best versions out there. Soul-jazz workout with breaks galore. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €35 Michael Hunter – You know what to do lord / Jesus will see you through – Carrie 10002 Obscure vocal gospel harmonies on the collectable Detroit/Nashville label. Visual grade: Strong VG+, storage warp NAP €35 Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Find yourself someone to love / Nobody – Okeh 4-7300 DJ Copy Gritty big room sound. Minor scuffs but plays excellent. Visual grade: VG to VG+ €35 The Sensational Starlight Singers – You can't change what God has made / Love lifted me – HSE 436 Deep and elusive Virginia gospel. VG- because of a feeler mark but plays through quite well. Visual grade: VG- €30 Betty Johnson – It ain't supposed to be that way / A little bit longer – Decca 32244 DJ Copy Cute, yet almost completely overlooked femme fingersnapper that oozes soul. Visual grade: VG+ €30 Billy Butler – My sweet woman / Nevertheless – Okeh 4-7207 Chicago classic in clean condition. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €25 Paul Varisco – Hey girl / She's a big girl now – Morceau from New Orleans 5000 Soulful Louisiana popcorn that you may not have heard before. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €25 Saul Malapane – You are my love / I'll never be the sameself again – RTS 94 Uplifting South African funky crossover that is still pretty much unknown at this point. Visual grade: M- €20

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s LIST - September 2024 Full list with sound and scans can be viewed here: https://mailchi.mp/21a2c71ed032/1nc6s8682q-18092019?e=1c7808c7fa The Autographs – Love's gonna do you in / On a hot summer day in the big city – Joker 714 Super in-demand LA dagger. Strictly graded, no deep marks that can be felt. Visual grade: VG- €1200 Edith Moreno – You better get ready for the judgement day / Standing on the solid rock – Savoy 4394 Modern gospel banger that was not even known to exist until a test press showed up back in 2017. A couple of lesser condition copies have surfaced since then but to find one as clean as this is near impossible. Visual grade: M- €650 Nathaniel Black – Freak all night / Keep on steppin' – NDR 0002256 Ultra rare Carolina boogie funk slapper with one of the coolest flute solos in the genre. Flip bangs as well! Visual grade: EX €600 Just Us – Stop pretending / I'm not jealous – Silver City Obscure modern New York lowrider soul. Beautiful copy. Visual grade: M- €300 The Seventh Sense – I need your love / Theme from seventh sense – Shaw 1 Enigmatic Connecticut sweet soul with a blistering jazz-funk flip. Visual grade: EX €250 Arthur Noiel – It'll make you holler / She don't love me – Brownfield 1034 Two remarkable vocal performances and unfortunately the only recordings by this unknown Texas singer. Top side is a Northern dancer that's starting to gain traction amongst the more knowledgeable DJs, flip is and old school ballad of which I've recorded a longer clip because the way Arthur moves through the registers during the bridge are too good to ignore. Visual grade: VG €250 Christopher Cerf – Sweet music / The boat of Noah – Amy 954 DJ Copy Big room Northern spin in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX €225 Wisdom – Wisdom's prayer / I know the lord will fix it – Wisdom GR-200 Amazing spiritual modern gospel that's currently still unknown beyond the true cognoscenti. Kudos to these guys for managing to slap a 6:43 tune onto one side of a 7" without losing too much dynamics. Visual grade: M- €175 Judson Moore – Everybody push and pull / Coincidence – Capri 1008 Rather great mid-tempo Chiacago crossover dancer. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €150 Paul Ortiz – There’s no feeling / Gozar mi son – Mango Deep Chicano roller with massive potential and a nice salsa flip as an added bonus. Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €150 The Escorts – S.O.S. (Heart in distress) / I love you but you don't know me – Date 2-1609 DJ Copy Mid-paced Virginia garage soul dancer. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €125 Cherri Permelia – Smile on your brother / Live – Guevara 734 Enigmatic outsider folk jam. Couple scattered superficial marks but plays well. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €125 The Union Gospel Singers – Leave your burden there / When the Lord gets ready – Designer SW72-6325 Rare as hen’s teeth Style Wooten gospel double-sider. The up-tempo side could ignite the dance floor in the hands of the right DJ (aka not me). But the real gem is the deep bluesy flip for me. Visual grade: M-, minor dish warp €100 Tommy Youngblood – Now you're on your own / Why did you leave me – Rayco 518 Elusive Los Angeles R&B with appeal on the popcorn scene when appropriately pitched down. Visual grade: VG €80 Penny Carter – He can't hurt me no more / Why did I lose you – Verve 10405 Sixties beat ballad that's usually beat up when found in the wild. This one ain't. Visual grade: EX €75 Lee Williams and The Cymbals – I love you more / I'll be gone – Carnival 521 Ballad double-sider that's tough to find in good nick. Visual grade: VG+ €75 The Eldees – Don’t be afraid to love / You broke my happy heart – Dynamics 1013 Unique energy on this early Detroit soul 45 by talented writer Beverly Dewitt Yancey, father of J Dilla. He also co-wrote It’s A Shame but never got credited, a specialty of the house over at Motown. Visual grade: M- €70 Spankk – Keep on (Bouncing) / On the road – Bullet 254 South African disco funk 45 from 1982. Superficial marks but plays clean. Visual grade: VG €60 The Chaumonts – Loving soft soul / Instrumental – Bay Sound 67008 Cute follow-up single from the Baltimor group that takes the tempo and intensity down a notch after the more well-known “Love is the thing”. Visual grade: Strong VG €60 Jorge Darden – Alone again / Please don’t stop the music – Ladonia 1290 Moody downtempo folk funk with a jazzy edge. Beautiful tune. Visual grade: M- €40 Eddie Parker – Crying clown / I need a true love – Triple B 0001 Deep mid-tempo Detroit from a period when the Chandler-Ashford connection turned everything they touched into gold. Visual grade: M- €40 Joe Fossett – I remember / Happy birthday mama – Jar-Val 7801 Esoteric oddball modern ballad that has sold for serious loot in the past. Visual grade: VG €40 The Manhattans – All I need is your love / Our love will never die – Carnival 526 Driving northern dancer with ballad flip. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €35 The Vanguards – Girl go away / Man without knowledge – Lamp 81 DJ Copy Cool ballad from Indiana's finest. Unplayed copy. Visual grade: M-, medium storage warp NAP €35 Sensational Eveready Singers – Never too young to die / See about me – Ne Bo 5140 Cool acapella kiddie gospel obscurity from South Carolina Visual grade: VG+ €35 Renee Brooks – The Lord will make a way / I've got Jesus and that's enough – Pisces 1002 Under the radar wailin' gospel R&B with an uptempo dancer on the flip. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €25

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s LIST - August 2024 Full list with sound and scans can be viewed here: https://mailchi.mp/dd506465ab87/1nc6s8682q-16201466?e=ca86488052 Bill Brandon – Since I fell for you / Strangest feeling – Quinvy 7007 Deep soul masterpiece in stunning condition. Visual grade: EX to M- €500 Bill Bailey – Can we afford / Peace making time – Bollman 5007 Heavyweight Texas rarity with a message. This is my personal copy and a very reluctant sale. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €400 The Enticers – Turn on your love light / What's easy for two is so hard for one – Paris 132 Uptempo Florida garage soul dancer with a whopping 0 discogs haves. As clean as they come. Visual grade: M- €250 The Steve Karmen Big Band feat. Jimmy Radcliffe – Breakaway Pt I/II – United Artists 50451 HOLD Suspense-laden northern stormer on a rarer issue copy in its (dare I say it?)...birth sleeve! Visual grade: EX €200 Wisdom – Wisdom's prayer / I know the lord will fix it – Wisdom GR-200 Amazing spiritual modern gospel that's currently still unknown beyond the true cognoscenti. Kudos to these guys for managing to slap a 6:43 tune onto one side of a 7" without losing too much dynamics. Visual grade: M- €175 The Mandells – All or nothing / Don't make a mistake – Trans World Sound 6911 Remarkably clean copy of this Chicago ballad sound. Visual grade: M- €150 Baby Earl & The Trini-Dads – Back slop / Everybody do the ska – S.P.Q.R. 45-3317 DJ Copy Unusual but very effective Ska-R&B cross-breeding. Clean copy apart from a short feeler mark near the outer edge. Plays loud and strong. Visual grade: VG €150 Honey & The Bees – Sunday kind of love / Baby, do that thang – Arctic 158 DJ Copy A crisp Honey & The Bees 45 on Arctic in its original company sleeve is an irresistible artefact anyways, but this one happens to feature a quality crossover ballad and an equally good sister funk flip. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €120 Sister Annette Moore – Praise him / Ou prayer – ASL 1096 Femme gospel rocker from Georgia with the potential to ignite a dance floor near you. No past sales history on this one whatsoever. Visual grade: Strong VG €100 The Icemen – How can I get over a fox like you / Loogaboo – ABC 45-11038 Quality ballad with a funk flip. Allegedly features a certain Jimi Hendrix on guitar. Visual grade: VG €100 Rudy Norman – Back to the streets / Harmony – New Day RBN-80 SRL1577 I think it's safe to say that this has reached the status of AOR classic over the years. You're looking at a super clean certified OG copy Visual grade: EX, medium warp NAP €80 Wiley Patterson & The Four-um – Let's make it one world / Dream a dream a day – GP 519 Two cuts from the legendary jazz-funk album and most definitely their rarest release. Visual grade: VG, minor warp NAP €80 Liz and Her Gospelettes – Leaning on Jesus / Am I a soldier – Song Bird 1144 Funky gospel dancer driven by the vocal powerhouse that is Liz Dargan. Visual grade: EX €80 Shirley J Scott – Goose pimples / Lonely girl – Stephanye 333 DJ Copy Detroit Northern dancer. Plays well above grade. Visual grade: VG €75 Him And His Sons – I love the way you love / The words I say – Maarc 932M-1535 Funky Ohio garage with an open drum intro. Does not show up very often Visual grade: VG €75 The Wings of Faith of Chicago – I don't know / Somebody touched me – The Wings of Faith 301 Conscious Chicago gospel soul double-sider. One of the cleaner copies that has surfaced over the years. Visual grade: Strong VG €75 Jan Barry – Tomorrow's teardrops / My midsummer night's dream – Ripple 6101 Obscure 1961 solo release from one half of Jan & Dean. Has tood the test of time quite a bit better than their duo Lps from around the same era imo. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €70 The Green Labels – Icotulwila pang'anda / Amalwele yafulisha – 002 Cool bouncy Zambian benga/soukous. Invisible release from 1982. Visual grade: VG €60 Ann Cole – Each day / In the chapel – Baton 232 R&B staple in clean condition. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €60 The Mersey Beats USA – 30 Second lover / Nobody loves me that way – Top Dog 2322 Louisville garage funk from the band that would later gain national fame as NRBQ. Visual grade: VG €50 Masheen Co. - Dance / Running scared – Movin & Groovin 1024 Uptempo modern dancer from Chicago with an excellent early doors/alldayer flip. Flip is pressed slightly off center. Visual grade: EX €50 Lloyd Nolen – Fun fun / What's happening in here – King 45-5651 Heavyweight bluesy and still somewhat overlooked early 60s R&B from the vast King/Federal back catalogue Visual grade: M- €45 Sharktooth – Jaws (mono/stereo) – Bryan 1021 Discoey, trippy synth funk banger in super clean condition. Visual grade: M- €20

Hi Tony, Silky is currently on hold, but if interested in anything else, the sound files can be found here: https://clyp.it/user/begpaxmz If the deal falls through I'll let you know asap cheers David

DIGGIN' Dave 45s List - JUNE 2024 Full list with sound and scans can be found HERE Angela Davis & The Mighty Chevelles – My love (is so strong) / Instrumental – Flaming Arrow 2829 Ultimate Detroit sister funk 45 and a certified dance floor destroyer. My very last copy that was supposed to remain hard filed in the collection but life decided otherwise. Visual grade: EX €1200 Camille DeCoeur – Love is (not for real) / Girl don't take your head away from me – Reynolds 203 Rare as hen's teeth and stunningly beautiful dreamy folk soul with crisp drums. Completely undocumented as far as I know. Visual grade: VG+ €1000 Silky Hargraves – I'll keep on trying / Love, let's try it again – Wheelsville 116 HOLD Wailin' mid-tempo Detroit on the legendary label. Visual grade: VG+, minor warp NAP €350 Disciples of Soul – Together / That's the way love goes – Phantom 2755 The Intruders original from 1967 is pretty decent but this 1968 take from Virginia really takes it to the next level. Nice clean copy too. Visual grade: EX €325 Lou Lawton – Knick knack patty wack / It's that time of day – Wand 1160 Classic Northern stomper. Intermittent pops but plays with full fidelity. Visual grade: VG- to VG €300 The Fabulous Moonlighters – I've lost again / For granted – Blue Eagle 1011 Indiana ballad with an uplifting dancer flip. Visual grade: VG, medium warp NAP €250 Step By Step – I always wanted to be in the band / Step by step – Zafiro 520 Uplifting Spanish only modern from Milwaukee. Rare issue copy. Sleeve is intact with some wear around the edges and grades around VG Visual grade: VG+ €225 Frankie Luv – Frankie's L.A. Stomp Pt I/II – Chancellor 1204 One of the last releases on the label and to be honest one of the freshest things I've heard on this imprint. Remarkably cool jazzy instrumental with potential on several scenes. Distribution seems to have been coming apart at the seams too at that point cause this promo only release was only recently discovered after laying dormant for 50 plus years. Visual grade: VG+, minor warp NAP €225 Bobbie Roberson – Don't you leave me baby / Don't turn your back on me baby – Bolivia 0332 Alabama sweet soul deepness. Copy looks unplayed with a short warp that tracks without any issues. Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €200 Richard Williams – Who's got the right of way / I'm a free man – Dionysian 103 Rare garage banger that aldso came out (in equally limited quantity) as Beyond Good and Evil. This gotta be one of the cleanest copies around. Visual grade: EX €150 Billy (Sugar Billy) Garner – Your wasting my time Pt I/II – New Day 100 Raw Detroit funk banger produced by Dave Hamilton. Beautiful copy. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €150 Earl King – Feeling my way around / Poor Sam – Hot Line 908 HOLD To my ears the very best release from the prolific New Orleans singer. Top side a mature mid-tempo fingersnapper, flip side a nothc slower but both right in the feelings. Visual grade: VG+ €150 Bobby Dodyne and The Barefacts – Soulful sound of music / Hold on I'm coming – Crown Ltd. 120 Little known late 60s dancer from Alabama that deserves more plays. Some sources claim this to be Artistics lead signer Robert Dobyne but I very much doubt that. Visual grade: VG+, minor dish warp NAP €125 Watch tower – Forever together / Forever, together reprise – Tower High 563-41 Ohio sweet soul dagger. An area with audible feeler marks brings down the grade but crackle clears up as the tune progresses. Visual grade: G to G+ €125 McKinley Mitchell – Party across the hall / She's married already – Black Beauty 301 Chicago crossover dancer with a beautiful ballad flip. Ballad plays with a bit of noise inherent in the pressing. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €120 Geraldine Curry – No matters how hard I try / You're so wonderful – London House 655 Femme ballad from New Jersey with an uplifting crossover flip. Visual grade: M-, medium warp NAP €120 Honey & The Bees – Together forever / Blank – Arctic 152 DJ Copy Rare single-sided promo release that onyl features the often overlooked 'flip side' of Dynamite Exploded. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €120 Nanette – What a way to go / Same – Quintana Roo Stunning stepper with jazzy vocals on the rare private issue. Visual grade: EX, medium warp NAP €100 The Blessed Peace Choir – A quiet place / Matthew 6: 9-13 – Small World Records 032 Totally unknown spiritual 1981 gospel from Alabama (Indeed, gospel is spiritual by default but I'm sure you'll figure out what I mean when checking the clip). Visual grade: EX to M- €100 Brad Spencer & The Swingin' Mozacks – Life in jail / Devoted to you – CBS 12631 Super rare funky organ garage groove kinda vibe. The odd time sig adds a cool extra layer of uniqueness. Visual grade: VG+ €100 Wayne Champion – Boogaloo news / I stand accused – Invictus 1000 Hard to find Chicago R&B that lends its intro theme from Eugene Church "Good news". Plays well above grade. Visual grade: VG €100 The Glorfying Vines Sisters – Results of the judgement / Lamb's book of life – Pinewood 8075 Upbeat North Carolina gospel rarity. Super clean surface, bit of needle wobble but no major warps and play perfect. Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €100 The Londonaires – Room 23 / Somebody help me – Trail 1760 Elusive lo-fi Tennessee funk instrumental. Visual grade: VG- to VG €100 Peggy Lee – Times we had / Time has come – Lake 7068 Chicago obscurity that fuses crossover and outsider elements, but in this case the sound clip says more than a thousand words. Really cool and in its own lane. Visual grade: VG+ €100 Dee Clark – That's my girl / It's raining – Constellation 113 Unusually clean copy of this classic Wigan oldie. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €90 Fantasia – Love is free / Life goes on – Fantasia Mid-tempo DC modern that's still somewhat under the radar in spite of its obvious quality. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €90 Tex and Linda – Maybe baby / Runaround heart – Knight 4467 Super rare quirky garage rocker outta Phoenix. Don’t snooze as you may never encounter this one ever again (let alone in this condition). Visual grade: M- €75 Larry Clinton – Walkin' with Willie / This would be my prayer – Lawn 247 Lesser known release from the enigmatic Philly singer. Crude R&B dancer paired with a remarkable deep ballad flip. Visual grade: VG- €65 Pilgrim Wonders Singers – Lay me down to sleep / Man from Gallalee – Davis 122 Ohio gospel shouter that's messy in the best possible way. Shreds. Lot of superficial marks but plays strong. Visual grade: G+ €60 Sandi Havens – Happy / Give it up – Great Atlantic Records 11263 Classic disco with a jazz edge. Tough pull on a 45. Visual grade: VG- €50 Andy Timbs – You can't sit down / Long black limousine – Rixx 101 Rockin' instrumental shredder from parts unknown Visual grade: Strong VG €50 The Birmingham Traveleers – Guide me lord I pray / I need love – BT 80 Private Alabama black gospel. Never shows up this clean. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €50 Leon Eason – I'm in the mood for love / Lazy river – Blue Note 45-1745 Largely unknown 45 only crooning soul-jazz version. Nice rendition and production is of course top notch. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €50 Tyrone Barkley – Man of value / Some kind of wonderful – Midsong 1016 Clean original styrene issue of this classic late 70s dancer. Visual grade: M- €40 The Siamese Twins – We are workers for the Lord / Your mother – Twins 100 Eerie kiddie gospel by Siamese twins Yvonne and Yvette. Later re-issued on Norton with more info on their remarkable life story. Worth checking out! Visual grade: VG+ to EX €40 Apollo – Just don't understand / Long distance love – Pythians 20819 Soulful private AOR from down South. Remarkably good songwriting on this one. Visual grade: VG €35

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s LIST - MARCH 2024 Shipping to anywhere in the world for any number of record is €13 Full list with sound and photos is to be found HERE Everyday People – World full of people / I’d like to stay – Brownstone 5000 Absolute monster sister funk bomb in super clean condition. Visual grade: M- €1600 The Leaves of Grass – I can’t wait until tomorrow / My baby don’t understand – Konduko I bet this one will be catching a few by surprise! You’re looking at the only known copy of a heavy-hitting, enigmatic Miami lowrider jam from 1973. The alternate of the Arnold Albury tune on Dade on the flipside only adds to the mystique. How does this even still pop up after 50 plus years of laying dormant? Visual grade: VG+ to EX €1500 Eddie Foster – I never knew / I will wait – IN 6311 Hands in the air, talc on the floor Northern dancer. Glossy record with a couple feelable marks and inaudible minor scuffing. Plays well with some intermittent pops during the first thirty seconds. Visual grade: VG- to VG €800 One Hundred Years Time – Take care of my love / If it’s feeling you want – VIP 200 In-demand DC sweet soul with a unique boogie funk flip. Visual grade: VG, minor warp NAP €350 Don Scott – Love with me / Loving you – noD ttocS Records 1001 Private modern boogie banger with plenty of bass to get the floor moving. Visual grade: M- €175 Beverly Ann – You’ve got your mind on other things / Until you – RCA Victor 47-9468 DJ Copy Northern oldie dancer. Looking clean but plays with some minor noise during intro, probably due to a bit of dirt in the grooves. Visual grade: VG+, minor warp NAP €160 The Four Um – What the world needs now / Day dreaming – Libra 701 Jazz-funk monster in super clean condition. Minor discoloration on A-side label. Visual grade: M- €150 Jay And The Techniques – Dancin’ mood (mono/stereo) – Smash 36 DJ Copy Crossover winner on a clean demo. Visual grade: EX to M-, minor warp NAP €150 Carl Carlton – I love only you / So what – Lando 843L-8527 DJ Copy I guess this is sought after for the dancer on the A side, but I strongly suggest you check out the brilliant slice of mid-tempo kiddie soul on the flip, with a twelve year old Carl already showing signs of brilliance at such a tender age. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €125 Tommy Bush – Come on now / Right kind of love – Boxer 3001 Pounding funky edged dancer with a top notch soulful R&B flip. Visual grade: EX, minimal warp NAP €120 Tune Smith – All souled out / Where did you go – Private label Private funky disco AOR kinda thing of unknown provenance. Visual grade: EX €120 Roosevelt Watson – This world is in a bad condition Pt I/II – Designer 45-6966 Rare moody Style Wooten produced gospel. Visually at the lower end of VG but clears up nicely. Visual grade: VG €100 Wynnettes – Oh lord take care of me / I once was lost in sin – Wynnette-Martin 101 Ultra obscure Texas gospel R&B Visual grade: VG, minor short warp NAP €100 Mirage – Can’t stop a man in love / I had a fight with love – WB 8242 Blinding slice of 70s soul that is only featured on the hard to find issue copy. Pressed ever so slihtly off-center. Doesn’t detract for me but just make sure to check the flip before pulling the trigger. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €80 Eldora McDaniel – I know you / Instrumental – McDaniel 101 Total gangster vibe on this enigmatic private release, probably from somewhere down South. Visual grade: G+, medium warp NAP €80 The Bibletones of Boston, Mass. – Lead me and guide me / Everyday that I live to see – Bilesse 016 Driving funky black gospel. Rare! Pressed a bit off-center, but can be played without adjusting. Visual grade: EX to M-, off-center €65 Delilah Moore – I’ll just walk away / I wish – Money 602 Beauty early 70s girlie soul from the artist that recorded on Loma as Delilah Kennebruew a couple of years earlier. Visual grade: VG €60 Connie Pitts – Working people / Thank thee – HOB 1396 Sister gospel funk with a badass low end. Shows up but usually not in this condition. Visual grade: M- €60 The White Singers – When he spoke / Tell the angels – Champ 854 Cool downbeat gospel with electric guitar backing. I’ve had this in the collection because of the funky edged flip so you might wanna check that one out too. Pretty damn rare record btw! Visual grade: VG, medium warp NAP €60 Rev. Donald Gay – So glad I know / My soul – Davis 109 Obscure black gospel on one of the best Chicago labels from the era. Visual grade: VG €55 Master Four – It’s not the end / Love from the far east – Tay-Ster 6024 DJ Copy Doo-wop infused Detroit soul ballad on the 1968 issue. Probably the cheapest copy you’ll see in a while. Visual grade: EX to M-, minor warp NAP €50 Bobby Jackson – You got me rocking and rolling / Dreamy Sunday – Jan 102 Cool Alabama R&B rocker. This copy seems to have lived a full life, but plays better than what the gazillion marks would suggest. Visual grade: F €50 New Swing Sextet – Goin’ out of my head / You better watch it now – Cotique 127 Remarkably good atmospheric latin version of the Little Anthony classic, with a dance floor oriented boogaloo flip. Extremely rare on a 45. Visual grade: VG to VG+ €45 Delorise Berry – No other girl / Crying won’t help me now – Cotillion 45-44008 DJ Copy Driving Florida dance. Clean player. Deep ballad flip has more marks and plays with a bit of noise Visual grade: VG to VG+ €45 Sylvia – If you’re looking for a fool / Seasons of our love – Prestige 70-464 Oddball 70s funk breaks from Alabama. Visual grade: Strong VG €40 Eldridge Homes – Working in the coal mine / A love problem – Decca 32488 Lesser-known version of the Allen Toussaint penned classic. As clean as they come. Visual grade: EX to M- €40 The Southerners – I’ll wait for the lord / Southerners prayer – Jewel 103 DJ Copy Organ gospel funk on a rare white demo. Visual grade: VG+ €35

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s - FEBRUARY 2024 SALES LIST Regular, untracked shipping to anywhere of the world, for any number of records is €13 Tracked with UPS is €15 Full list with sound and scans can be checked HERE --------------- Tony Galla – In love / Guys go for girls – Swan 4275 Iconic Northern dancer. Demo copy that plays superb. Minor short edge warp NAP Visual grade: Strong VG+, minor warp NAP €1000 Miss Conduct – Title song from the motion picture / Blank – C.I.P. Ltd You’re seeing something you probably won’t see ever again. This was supposed to become the title song of the “Miss Conduct” motion picture, but it never got released, so they never bothered to put out the song as well. Unless anyone proves me wrong this is the only copy known to exist. It’s also an exceptionally good popcon fingersnapper that will be playing in your head for days to come (sorry for that). Only downside it that it’s styrene but it’s that or nothing I guess. Visual grade: VG €500 Bud Harper – Let it rain / Wherever you were – Peacock 1932 DJ Copy Best (and I mean very best) of both worlds with a deeper than deep soulful popcorn cut, paired with an always in-demand R&B/Northern dancer. Clean demo copy too. Let it rain looks barely played, wherever you were has minor inaudible scuffing. Visual grade: EX/VG+, minor warp NAP €400 The Chances – A better day is coming / People wake up before its too late – Finch 106232 Beautiful, super soulful mid-tempo track from a Chicago group but released on the legendary Cincinnati label. My very last copy that I was not planning on ever selling but needs must. Also, make sure to check out the great flipside. It’s actually my preferred side, with which I have cleared many dance floors around the country. I hope the buyer of this will honor this tradition. Some label fading but it’s a really clean copy. Visual grade: M- €275 The Jackson Sisters – I believe in miracles / (Why can’t we be) More than friends – Prophesy 3005 If this needs an introduction you probably have stumbled upon this mailing list by accident. Absolute all-time modern sister funk monolith that has ignited countless dance floors and will continue to do so until the end of mankind. And I bet giant ants will take over the world and dig it too! Visual grade: EX €275 Samuella Williams – I’m tired of stealing your love / Ah-JunKie Man – Top’s 0001 Ultra badman Alabama ballad with a deep funk flip. Sweet side plays with good fidelity but quite a bit of crackle, the funk side looks and plays better. Visual grade: G/G+ €225 Cleo Randle – Big city lights / You got everything – Sta-Set 406 Soulful and great mid-tempo R&B with an uptempo dancer flip. Visual grade: M- €200 SuGaR – Takin’ care of your main man / Instrumental – Extremely Brave 342 Top drawer mid-tempo Chicago funk 45 in stunning condition. Visual grade: M- €150 The Marlboro Men – Iron horse / Never will you meet a guy like me – Nite Beat 1001 Hard-hitting deep funk but not a lot of collectors are aware of the truly great, and quite unique, instrumental ballad flip. Visual grade: M- €150 Dee Edwards – I can deal with that / Possess me – De-To 2285 Probably needs no introduction to anyone with any remore interest in Detroit Soul. This is the version with strings. Surface doesn’t look too pretty but plays with full fidelity and is pretty enjoyable. Visual grade: G €150 Clete Trexler – Lady / Nothing is sweeter than you – Bucky 2890 Catchy late 70s modern dancer with a solid low-end. This one has been residing under the radar but the cat’s crawlin’ out of the bag as we speak. Visual grade: EX €125 The Feminine Society – Who’ll be the loser / Give me a chnce to get over you – Sure Hits 4401 Obscure and quite great early crossover from the DC area Visual grade: VG+ to EX €120 Larry Covin – Marsha / Bone of my bone – Star 144 Private lo-fi outsider ballad that’s previously undocumented. DIY sleeve signed by the man himself. Visual grade: Sleeve VG, vinyl M- €100 Don Heart – Don’t give in / I’m gonna make a come back – D-Town 1030 One of the harder ones on this iconic Detroit imprint. Two good sides too, which is exactly what you’d expect from Mike Hanks productions. Clean copies of this are few and far between. Visual grade: EX €100 Martha & The Vandellas – In my lonely room / A tear for the girl – Stateside 305 Collectible and clean British issue of the excellent mid-sixties Motown/Gordy dancer. Visual grade: Strong VG+, no center €100 The Chimes – The beginning of my life / Coming changes – Down To Earth 72 Clean copy of one of the best soulful dancers ever to come out of Chicago. I know that’s a bold claim but don’t think too many will disagree. Visual grade: EX, medium warp NAP €80 Danny Torres – Skid row rock Pt I/II – Discos Tivoli 1017 Mega rare mexican instrumental surf rocker. Very unusual and cool. Visual grade: Strong VG €75 Helen Hollins Singers – Sad sad (war is) / Deliverance – Hob 1355 Largely unknown gospel funk double sider with message that unfortunately still resonates today. Visual grade: EX €70 Joe Bataan – What good is a castle / My cloud – Uptite 0019 Two essential latin soul ballads for the price of one. Tough one to find clean but here you go. Visual grade: EX, medium warp NAP €70 Scoop Sanders – I’m the boss Pt I/II – Double Soul 112 R&B tinged Chicago funk. Definitely one of the tougher ones on the label. Visual grade: EX €70 Sam Moore – Plenty good lovin (mono / stereo) – Expansion 7-1 Legit re-release of the four figure rarity as a promo for the Expansion CD from 2001 that has the full unreleased album on it. Beautiful copy, sounding great. Visual grade: M- €60 Dennis Wiley – Right on time / Following Jesus – Den’s 2 Uptempo electro boogie gospel privateness. Superficial marks but plays strong. Visual grade: Strong VG €60 Hollywood Flames – I’m gonna stand by you / I’m coming home – Symbol 45-215 Clean copy of this uplifting sixties dancer and one of the last releases from the legendary quartet. Visual grade: VG+ €55 Steve Karmen – Breakaway theme EP – Pontiac 1780 Demo only instrumental version of the Steve Karmen scorcher. Crisp copy that probably never saw a needle prior to me making the recording of the sound file. Visual grade: M- €55 The Casinos – If I told you / Evrybody can’t be pretty – Del-Val 1002 Perpetually underrated uptempo Philly group soul. Clean surface but has a bit of label damage on both sides. Visual grade: M- €35 Big Miller – All is well / Try to understand – Savoy 1181 Mid-fifties uptempo blues shouter with a doo wop flip. Minor label damage on both sides, smightyl more prominent on the flipside. Visual grade: VG+ €35 Soul Searchers – (My) living won’t be in vain / Gone on home – Memorial 36 Slightly quirky, but great vibe on this sweet black gospel 45 outta Lousiana. Visual grade: M- €30 The Rising Simon’s – Simon’s dream / Crying solin – Philips 3051 Cool South African mod organ breaks obscurity. Comes in its OG company sleeve. Some label damage but surface looks and plays clean. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €25 Bettye Scott – Good feeling / Down, down, down – Teako 747 Feelgood crossover jam. I’m down to my last copies and this is the cleanest one I have left. Visual grade: VG+ €25 The Gospel Ambassadors – He died for me / Send your cleansing power – Ha-Lo 07 Deep and soulful downtempo gospel outta Chicago with an uptempo jiver on the flip. Visual grade: M- €25 The Gifts – Lovin’ you / Rock my soul – Ballad 001 Overlooked, but stunning ballad on the flip of a mighty fine St Louis R&B dancer. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €25 The Three Jades – Show me your way / Come on let’s party – Maurci 103 Their lesser known release, has that distinct mid-sixties Chicago sound. Scuffy appearance but an enjoyable listen. Visual grade: VG- €25 Leon Haywood – It’s got to be mellow / Cornbread and buttermilk – Decca 32164 Cheapest one on the list but up there with the best. Visual grade: VG+ €10

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s LIST - OCTOBER 2023 Full list with sound and scans can be found HERE Sunny & The Sunliners – Should I take you home / If I could see you now – Key-Loc 1026 Deep Chicano crossover sound with a northern flip. Visual grade: VG+ €300 Grace – Good news / I made up my mind – T.J.T. 21867 Insane recently discovered modern gospel from Philly. Destined to go big so grab it while you can! Visual grade: M- €250 Pro-Fascination – Something on my mind / Overpowering love – MOT 777 Stunning Louisiana ballad by the “Try Love Again” boys. Visual grade: EX €225 Otis Redding – Shout bamalama / Fat gal – Orbit 135 Iconic R&B rocker and the first release from this all-time great soul voice. Came out just a couple of months after the Confederate issue on this pretty awesome looking label. surface marks with very little impact on play, even during the acapella parts. Visual grade: VG €200 Jon Lucien – Rashida EP – RCA 0038 DJ Copy Highly collectable 4 track EP that served as promo for the Rashida LP. Visual grade: Vinyl - Strong VG, Sleeve - VG €170 Gloria Walker & The Chevelles – You hit the spot baby / Walking with my new love – Flaming Arrow 37 Sister funk killer that outshines its four figure counterpart and probably in my top-3 played out tunes ever. If this one doesn’t get you moving you might wanna go see a doctor. Visual grade: EX €120 Lenore Gospel Singers – Sanctified lord / Must Jesus bear this cross – Adams 1000 Sick and mega rare uptempo R&B bomb. This might not pop up again for a number of years. Visual grade: Strong VG €120 Wiley Patterson & The Four-Um – Let’s make it one world / Dream a dream a day – GP 519 Two cuts from the legendary album and most definitely their rarest release. Impossible to find in this condition. Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €100 Teri Thornton – Where was I / Molly Marlene – Mothers 1000 Super soulful but very much overlooked 45 by one of the greatest female voices in jazz. Comes with the extremely rare pictur sleeve. Visual grade: Vinyl – VG to VG+, Sleeve VG €100 Connell – What do I think / Time after time – Nellcon 002 Atmospheric modern sweet soul obscurity. Looks unplayed. Visual grade: M- €80 The Natural Resources Unpolluted – Don’t bite the hands that feeds you / Funky with my stuff – Dore 854 Fabulous LA sweet soul with a funk flip. Visual grade: EX €80 The Markeys – Someone is watching you / Last mile of the way – Hymnal 1010 LA gospel mover from the mid-70s with as much bass as you can possibly fit into a 7” record. Visual grade: VG €75 Love, Unity and Virtue – Let love shine / Beauty – Six Nine Acoustic lo-fi recording but a thing of beauty. Came out a couple of years back but people are finally wising up to this. Sleeve is signed, small crease on the top right corner and top seam has been unglued. Visual grade: Vinyl M- Sleeve VG+ €60 Blaze Foley – Oval room / Girl scout cookies – Vital 7077 To cuts from his country folk holy grail. Oval room is a really cool anti-presidential song, worth checking out if you don’t know it yet. Visual grade: Strong VG €50 The Strangers – This brave new world / In the beginning – Afton 1700 Obscure instrumental surf rocker in clean shape. Visual grade: EX €45 The Dynasonics – You got it / Soul bug – Dynamics 1014 DJ Copy Semi-known instrumental Detroit scorcher that takes no prisoners. Visual grade: M- €40 The Johnny Otis Show feat. Barbara Morrison – Hey boy! I want ya’ / ******, please! – Jazz World 70 Funky, yet super soulful modern that’s that’s 100% essential for everyone with even a passing interest in the genre. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €40 Southland Singers of Baltimore, Md – I have to cry sometime / I found the answer – SAS 24075 Lively Ohio black gospel that never turns up. Visual grade: VG €40 The Precisions – If this is love / You’ll soon be gone – Drew 1003 A piece of Detroit history and one of Mike Terry’s finest moments, which is saying a lot. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €35 Joseph Gray – R.S.V.P. / Believe – Emergency 4556 Emotionally charged electro jam that you won’t be finding any cheaper. Visual grade: M-, medium storage warp NAP €35 The Manhattans – All I need is your love / Our love will never die – Carnival 526 Driving northern dancer with ballad flip. Visual grade: EX €30 Spot & The Blotters – Circulating / Soul circle – Equal 459601 Private Michigan funk 45. Some quantity was found a couple of years back but copies are drying up and this is my last one Visual grade: M- €30 Joe Fossett – I remember / Happy birthday mama – Jar-Val 7801 Esoteric oddball modern ballad that has sold for serious loot in the past. Visual grade: VG €25 Paula West – You’re in trouble / Where do I go from here – Nale 2000 Clean and cheap copy of this semi-known sister funk 45. Visual grade: M- €25 J.C. Davis – Sweet sweet love / Monkey – Chess 1858 Energy-packed Chicago R&B Visual grade: VG to VG+ €20 J.B. Bingham – Peek-a-boo (mono / stereo) – WB 7775 DJ Copy Super suave soul ballad. Very modestly priced due to some minor surface marks. Visual grade: VG €20

DIGGIN' DAVE 45S LIST - SEPTEMBER 2023 Regular shipping is €10 to anywhere in the world, for any number of records you'd like. Regular shipping is reliable but doesn't come with tracking. If you want signed for shipping with tracking, please add €6 Full list with sound and scans can be viewed here: LINK Mixed Sugar – It’s a bad feeling / Fifteen ain’t young no more – F.G.S. 423 Funky crossover beast and one of Reggie Garland’s finest moments, which is saying lot. The flip has always been somewhat overlooked but is definitely worth checking out. Styrene press as are all copies. Visual grade: EX €550 Carolyn Champion – Look what you’ve done to our love / Am I your woman, lover or friend – Molly-Jo 1007 Deepest of the deep, and also pretty damn rare, Georgia soul with an equally impressive sister funk flip. Surface looks pretty clean apart from one 2mm circular area around the minute mark with what looks like superficial marks but is probably a pressign issue as the flipside displays the same issue. Nothing to really worry about but worth mentioning for a record in this price range. Visual grade: Strong VG €500 Mr. Wigg – You’ve got a lot of living Pt I/II – Wiglet 1001 Disco funk banger in perfect condition. Visual grade: M- €450 The Last Generation – Just a chance in life / You’re all I need – Last Generation 308047 Modern banger from Michigan. Even the reissues are going for decent loot nowadays but this a super clean original. Not sure if everyone is aware of the cosmic modern dancer on the flip? Visual grade: M- €350 Colette Kelly – City of fools / Long and lonely world – Volt 4018 DJ Copy Northern staple and the only solo outing on wax of this Baltimore singer, which is a shame for such an accomplished vocalist. Visual grade: VG+ €125 Flesh and Blood – Natural man / Freedom – Universal Audio 55404 Northern tune hiding on the flipside of an obscure Xian rock 45 from Minneapolis Visual grade: VG+ €100 Sonny Ozuna – Smile now, cry later / Hopeless case – Key-Loc 1002 Classic Chicano ballad. My old play copy. Superficial marks but plays very well. Visual grade: Strong VG €80 Jan Bradley – Behind the curtains / Pack my things – Night Owl 1055 DJ Copy Super soulful popcorn on a cool white demo. Visual grade: VG+ €70 Burden Lifters – People in the world have changed / God is not like man – Falling Star 500 Quality Virginia gospel R&B that doesn’t tend to pop up in this condition. Beautiful copy with just a couple of small patches of hazing NAP. Visual grade: EX, minor warp €70 Mighty Clouds of Joy – Glow love / I made a step – Myrrh 244 Uplifting modern gospel winner. Edge warp produces a swoosh during run-in but the tune itself plays nicely as you can hear. Visual grade: EX, edge warp €70 Falcons – (I’m a fool) I mut love you / Love, love, love – Big Wheel 321 Heavyweight Detroit 60s soul in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX €60 Debbie S – Try my love / Beware – Flaming Arrow 226 Crossover beauty from the Flaming Arrow haul from a few years back. Copies are drying up (this is my last one from the 25 count box) so it’s advised to get one now to avoid regrets. Visual grade: M- €50 Gwen McCrae – Keep the fire burning (mono/stereo) – Atlantic 7-89910 I think some Dj played this at some point, don’t remember who. Anyway, a slice of greatness that’s pretty rare on a 45 and a beautiful copy. Visual grade: M- €50 Sweet Fever – Please be in my dreams / Hard to end – Shadowfax 7052-22 Uptempo funky AOR obscurity outa Mississippi. Visual grade: VG+ €50 Limmie Funk Ltd. – Can’t turn you loose / Saturday night’s the night – Psycho/Super Disco Edits 6 Limited 2014 release of thi previously unreleased stepper. One of the first on the Super Disco Edits label but it’s worth delving into their whole back catalogue to pick up some of the more recent ones as well Visual grade: M- €45 The Three Of Us – Dream come true Pt I/II – Hilton’s Concept 1401 Soul-jazz outing with crisp drums from the DC legend. Visual grade: M- €40 Rev. A.M. Johnson – I don’t know what Jesus is to you Pt I/II – Global International 81231 Atmospheric Texas gospel rarity with a stunning vocal workout. Visual grade: Strong VG, minor warp €40 Dover Jones & The Lighthouse Four – My pillow stays wet / Dear Abby – Black Pearl 101 Obscure deep soul cut, on a seldom seem issue copy with the teener flip. Visual grade: M- €40 The Praying Six of Alabama – Pray a little longer / Don’t let his name go down – Richburg 116 Raw gospel R&B scorcher in top condition. Visual grade: M-, minor warp €30 The Pharcyde – Runnin’ / Emerald butterfly – Delicious Vinyl 7-104 Doesn’t need any introduction I guess. Limited 2005 issue on blue vinyl. Visual grade: VG+/VG+ €30 Pete Rock – War / Meccalicious – HipHopSite.com 0015 Peak Pete Rock on this withdrawn 45 that was later repressed with a different A-side. This is the version you need though. Visual grade: M- €25 Joyce Kennedy – Does anybody love me / The hi-fi albums and I – Blue Rock 4023 Mid-sixties femme soul with a strong backing that also came out as the flip side of ‘I’m a good girl’. Visual grade: VG €25

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s LIST - MAY 23 Full list with sound and scans can be viewed here: https://mailchi.mp/9bf2545d4bcc/1nc6s8682q-15354497 The Soul Makers – Keep lovin me baby / I’m gonna love you – Soulmakers 002 Deeper than deep Island ballad of mythical proportions for those in the know. Glossy surface with some minor bubbles NAP. Visual grade: Strong VG, minor warp €3500 Charisma – Don’t act surprised / 5 Up – 1 Down – Beauty 2144 Lowrider dagger that hits deep. One for the heads. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €800 Billy Hambric – She said goodbye / I found true love – Drum 1204 Top drawer northern oldie that stood the test of time. Visual grade: vinyl M-, water damage to labels €525 Prince Geno and The Tailormades – Brand new man with the masterplan Pt I/II – Aladdin 45-5555 Classic funky DC soul with the Endtroducing sample. Visual grade: M-, medium storage warp €450 John Laughter and The Third Generation – It’s our time / Dreams of a child – Cypress 45-101 Bangin’ psych funk from North Florida. Beautiful copy. Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €375 Robert Evans – You can’t stop me from loving you Pt I/II – Trevia 3953 Atmospheric Detroit rola in beautiful condition. Visual grade: EX €350 Maxine Womack – What’cha gon-na do / One step at a time – Tack 45-1561 Mid-tempo Cali sister funk double-sider. Gaining demand as we speak but oh so tough to track down. Visual grade: EX to M-, minor warp NAP €350 Vanja Orico – São os do norte que vêm / Pedro Boiadeiro – Mocambo 1296 Bossa jazz rarity that plays very well. Xeroxed sleeve! Visual grade: Strong VG €200 Doris & Kelley – You don’t have to worry / Groove me with your lovin’ – Brunswick 55327 Sweet ballad that has reached cult status in recent years. More noise in the second part, looks like it’s some dirt in the grooves that’s not coming out with my wet cloth. Someone with more knowledge/persistence may be more successful. Visual grade: G+ €150 Ya Ha Whoopie Band – Ride the music / Shake your mind – Camelot 701 Enigmatic Michigan fuzz psych deepness. Visual grade: VG+ €150 Teddy Reynolds – Anybody seen my woman / Skate city – Merging 470 Deep one on the always very cool Los Angeles label. Rare as hell, impossible in this condition. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €150 Paul Ortiz – There’s no feeling / Gozar mi son – Mango Deep Chicano roller with massive potential and a nice salsa flip as an added bonus. Storage warp NAP Visual grade: M-, storage warp €125 Donald Tucker – Let him into your life / Lean on Jesus – T&B 101 Rare as hens teeth 70s gospel. Beautiful tune, and one of the cleanest copies around. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €125 Faye Marshall – Goin’ home / You and me – Brown Door Half steppin’ Bay Area sister funk 45 from the Marvin Holmes stable. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €100 The Moon People – Hippy, skippy, moon strut / Ode to Heidi Ann – Slew 452 Space-themed boogaloo jam on the rare first label. Superficial marks but plays nice and strong. Visual grade: Strong VG €100 Art Neville – Arabian love call / What’s going on – Specialty 656 Certified OG copy of this sure shot R&B floor filler. One of his very first releases, more than a decade before joining The Meters. Visual grade: EX €100 Jimmy Connor – The reality of life / Let’s get married – Shelly 10604 Cali sweet soul double-sider. Soul Essence sound that’s becoming increasingly sought-after. Visual grade: M- €100 Barbara Mason – Hello baby / Poor girl inn trouble – Arctic 126 One of many highlights from Barbara’s career. Crossover beauty in clean condition. Has two small pressing bubbles NAP. Visual grade: EX €80 Colours – Music makes it right / Let it move – Ball 4000 Private disco 45 that benefits from a very strong mixdown, courtesy of the GOAT, Mr. Tom Moulton. Visual grade: M- €75 Majestic Singers – I had to tell somebody / I’m holding out – One Way Upbeat Chicago gospel that develops into a disco funk tinged dancer. Rare! Visual grade: M-, storage warp €75 Dee Dee Gartrell – I must be doing something right – Maverick 1010 Funky double-sider, produced by The Mighty Hannibal! Some surface hazing but plays beautifully. Visual grade: VG+ €75 Tina Britt – You’re absolutely right / Look – Eastern 605 Gritty mid-sixties soul from NYC. Visual grade: EX €70 The Claytons – I want you / The Claytons – B. Racker 217 Fort Wayne, IN mid-sixties garage rock. No PS. Some superficial marks but plays above grade. Visual grade: Strong VG €60 Ike Paggett – Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone – Delta Wind 2602 Remarkably cool late 80s Casio and sax version from the Bay Area. Visual grade: M-, minor storage warp €55 Richard Blandon – Lost in the wilderness / I’m downtown – Vicki 229 Moody funk breaks with a cool garage flip. Visual grade: VG+ €50 The Four Sonics Plus One – Tell me you’re mine / Lost without you – Sepia 1 Lorraine Chandler production on the short-lived but all killer no filler Detroit imprint. Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €50 The Praying Six of Alabama – Pray a little longer / Don’t let his name go down – Richburg 116 Uptempo gospel mover on this Newark imprint that’s always worth checking out. Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €40 J.B. Bingham – Peek-a-boo (mono/stereo) – WB 7775 DJ Copy Super suave soul ballad. Hard to find first WB release from him before “All Alone”. Visual grade: VG+ €35

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s - DECEMBER 2022 SALES LIST Regular shipping to anywhere in the world is €10. Signed for with tracking is €16 Full list with sound and photos can be viewed here: https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/share?id=14423973 Frankie and The Damons – Bad woman / My best friend – The Damons 45-68002 Sought after Carolina funk featuring one of the rawest vocal performances ever to be put on wax. Visual grade: VG+ €1000 Danny Maddie – I’ll cry no more / I love you, yes I do – Jin 601 In-demand Louisiana garage-soul / R&B mover. Water damage to labels but not too bad. Visual grade: VG+ €750 Reggie Saddler – Just wait and see / Raggedy bag – Aquarius 8700 Essential sweet soul ballad that eclipses a lot of its four figure counterparts. Plus you get a slab of raw funk on the back for those still in doubt. Visual grade: EX €450 Youngblood Smith – You can split / Mr. Bright Times – Verve 10416 DJ Copy Northern stormer. Superficial marks only. Visual grade: VG €375 Bob Corsey – A tear in God’s eye / Instrumental – Mont-Ego 9032 Atmospheric gospel folk rarity. Very unique sound. Visual grade: VG+, storage warp €350 Something Special – Lose myself in your love / A message to love – Condaglo North Carolina ballad that’s pretty much impossible to get a hold of. Visual grade: VG+ €300 Tommy McCook – The Liquidator / Tribute to Don – Yew 1005 Rare boss reggae banger. Clean surface, but came out on styrene which is somewhat audible. Nothing too bad but check the audio clip for reference Visual grade: VG+ €250 Hollywood Attractions – The name of the game / Determined man – Sugar Shack 601 DJ Copy LA ballad from the same Attractions, featuring Morris Chestnut, that recorded for Bell records.. Visual grade: VG+ €250 Joe Thomas & Bill Elliott – Speak your piece / I hear music – Symbol 45-200 DJ Copy Sixties jazzy R&B dancer with popcorn appeal. Super rare demo copy in super clean condition. Visual grade: M- €200 Cherri Permelia – Smile on your brother / Live – Guevara 734 Invisible outsider folk jam in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX to M-, minor storage warp €150 J Salvemini’s “La Salles” – Wanarupu / Why oh why – Top-Notch 1 New England sixties beat-garage-rocker that you may never see again. Visual grade: EX €100 The Dramatics – All because of you / If you aven’t got love – Sport 101 Detroit classic in Detroit condition. Visual grade: G+ €80 Virgil Murray’s Tomorrow’s Yesterday – I still care / Summer dreamin’ – Airtown 015 Infectious 60s mod soul dancer. Visual grade: VG+ €75 Ann Cole – Each day / In the chapel – Baton 232 R&B staple that very rarely pops up this clean. Visual grade: M- €65 Carl & The Commanders – Hey / I need your love – Jadco 161 New Breed R&B mover with loads of potential. Visual grade: VG+ €60 Chris Towns Unit – Turn to me / You don’t know what you’re getting – Port 45-3021 Driving Northern dancer with artist name in the small text variation (only way to get it on vinyl). Scuffy surface with some hazing but benefits from a strong press. Marks on vinyl but a nice strong player. Visual grade: VG- €60 Wales Wallace – We’re not happy / That ain’t the way – Bashie 102 DJ Copy Demo copy of this cross-over beauty featuring the mono version Visual grade: VG €55 The Strangers – This brave new world / In the beginning – Afton 1700 Seldom seem Chicago surf instrumental. I wonder where they did their surfing. Visual grade: EX, medium storage warp €40

Matthew Barnett – If your love is real / My only love – Puff 1005 Rare detroit double-sider of the highest order. Very clean copy. Looks pretty much unplayed Visual grade: EX+ to M- €250 + €10 for regular shipping to anywhere in the world, €16 if for tracked and signed for shipping.

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s LIST - SEPTEMBER 2022 Full list with sound ans scans can be viewed >>HERE<< Sugar Ray Roll – My heart and I (Don’t believe it) / Got to move out on you baby – Beauty 2140 Sweet soul perfection. Visual grade: M- €800 Lou Lawton – Knick knack patty wack / It’s that time of day – Wand 1160 Northern staple that probably needs no introduction. Hairline mark from outer edge to label is visible on both sides. Plays perfect. Visual grade: VG+ €500 Dave Crawford And The Apollos Four – But baby, not in a dream / If the moon is still up there – Da-Po 101 Suuuuuper rare Georgia garage rocker and a bit of an earworm too. Pam had a lot of good records. Visual grade: VG €400 Johnie Brown & The Fabulous Arcades – Watch me work / Captivation – Puff 1106 Detroit northern / R&B monster. Copies have dried up at the source and this is my last copy so don’t sleep. Visual grade: EX €400 J.D. and Eddie – She’s giving me love / Now she wants to leave – Pico 1021 Stunning double-sider from LA with ex-Metallics lead singer on vocals. Tough to pick a winner but the flip takes the edge for me with the exceptional vocal workout. Visual grade: M-, slight warp NAP €350 Backwater Boogie Band – Git on down / Sweet beach music – 4 Sale 1003 In-demand Carolina disco boogie rarity. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €250 Betty & Beverly Prudhomme – Tut tut twins Pt I/II – Cobra Eye 79 This is how I like my disco records. Leftfield oddball vibes but production is round and on point. That snare/clap knocks it out of the park. Visual grade: M- €225 The Johnson Brothers – When I was a boy / I’m takin’ a train – Smoke House 601 Top shelf deep Florida ballad. Some crackle but the clean copies tend to have that too. Visual grade: VG, minor warp NAP €200 Clear feat Lee Edwards – Equal love opportunity / Instrumental – DT 5799 Sought-after Detroit stepper. This copy was most likely unplayed when I found it but has a short feeler mark causing a slight tick for some rotations from 0:37 onwards. Would’ve been EX otherwise. Visual grade: VG €200 The Bostweeds – Little bad news / Simple man – Chattahoochee 689 Crisp OG of this mid-60s garage stomper. Visual grade: EX €200 Bobby Cash – Nobody knows / Only with you – Kap-Tal 1002 Big room Northern from Florida that’s still largely unknown. Visual grade: VG+ €180 Sonics Band – Running late Pt I/II – Black Beauty 52374 Tough Chicago funk burner. Visual grade: VG €175 Edward Hamilton & The Natural Looks – Willing mind / My darling baby – Mary Jane 1111 Quoted to be the purest soulful outing of his oeuvre by Edward himself, and it’s hard to argue with that. Very strong personal fave. Surface looks pretty clean but has one feeler mark causing soms ticks from 0:45 till around the minute mark. Visual grade: VG €160 Jazz – Which way is up / Roxy – Statler 8031 One of the best releases on Art Stone’s dance instruction label. Still firmly under the radar. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €150 Bo Shiloh – You gonna lose / I’ll sell my soul to the devil – Savannah Sound 200993 Under the radar Georgia dancer with a lot of potential on both the northern and R&B scene. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €150 Sweet Poppa’s Show Stoppers – I love you to the bone / Just call me baby – Ar’Nett 163 Moody downtempo modern from down South. Actually looks more like a VG+ but has some heat damage. Tracks well at normal tonearm weight, it’s very slightly audible but kind of adds to the overall vibe of the tune (that last part might just be a feeble attempt at sales pitch) Visual grade: G €100 Al Collier – Who will take your place / You had no right to go – Swa Ray 6152 Tough popcorn from New York state. A lot of marks but nothing deep. Visual grade: VG- €100 Junior Wells – (I got a) Stomach ache / Shake it baby! – Vanguard 35049 Two outstanding R&B dancers but Stomach Ache is the stand out for me with its irresistible scat rhythms. Visual grade: EX €100 Master Four – Love from the far east / It’s not the end – Tay-Ster 6024 DJ Copy Huge Detroit sound by virtue of the Bob Gallo production. 1968 Demo copy in clean shape. Visual grade: EX, storage warp NAP €80 The Niteriders – Come get these memories / That almost was me – Niterider 1001 Private blue-eyed version of the Martha & The Vandellas cut. Nice version with more dance floor appeal. Visual grade: Strong VG+ €80 Debbie Sciame & The Rhythm Rockets – A little bit of some of you / My lonely heart and you – Sha-La-Mar 2611 Private, eerie female guitar rocker. Pretty awesome. Visual grade: VG+ to EX €75 Lyn Avalon – Luna del mar / Bernie’s tune – Saturn 108 Atmospheric jazzy popcorn that grows on you. Beautiful copy. Visual grade: M- €75 Marie Franklin – I’ll forget about you / Every night about midnite – Resist 507 Raw R&B with a standout vocal performance by Marie. As an added bonus this record has one of the most intense feedback moments ever to be captured on wax. Visual grade: VG €60 Luie Luie – Bump me baby / Sunshine and roses – Manton 102 If you’re not familiar with this guy or his discography I’ll strongly suggest you to check it out. This particular one features one of the least lounge-friendly lounge tunes you’ll ever hear. Has some superficial marks and a hairline mark running from outer edge to center but no fractures. Visual grade: Strong VG €60 Delores Eiler – He won’t love you / Undecided – Aqua-Gem 111-3500 Heavyweight sister funk. Girls answer to Vehicle by the Ides of March but really wipes the floor with the more well-known version Visual grade: M-, minor warp NAP €60 Black Nasty – You keep me hanging on / Instrumental – Tank 002 Pretty awesome version of the Supremes tune by the Detroit outfit. Visual grade: EX €60 Sam Savage – My lady / Florida – RRS 2463 Sweet Florida stepper in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX €55 Brutal Force – Dreams for sale / The number for groove – Phil-LA of Soul 384 Disco funk bomb that easily matches its four igure counterparts on the dance floor. Visual grade: M- €50 Bobbi Humphrey – Baby don’t you know (vocal / instrumental) – Uno Melodic 800 Classic disco cut by the jazz flautist. Rare on 45. Roy Ayers production. Visual grade: EX €45 Apollo – Sad girl / Gave it all away – FM 3495 Super rare quirky 80s version of the Midniters tune. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €20

DIGGIN' DAVE 45s - JUNE 2022 45s LIST Regular shipping is €10 to anywhere in the world, for whatever number of records you'd like. Regular shipping is reliable but doesn't come with tracking. If you want signed for shipping with tracking, please add €6 Full list with sound and photos can be found here: https://mailchi.mp/63af22e27d58/1nc6s8682q-13887437 Enjoy! Paul Sindab – Give me your heart / Do whatcha wanna do – Hype 1008 A-side plays the 100MPH Northern stormer ‘You dropped your candy in the sand’. Beautiful copy. Visual grade: M-, minor storage warp NAP €500 Coque – People let’s communicate Pt I/II – Coque 001 Mid-70s deep funk grail in excellent nick. Visual grade: EX, minor warp NAP €400 Linda Jones – You can’t take it / I can’t stop lovin’ my baby – WB 5080 Pounding soul dancer that only came out on a French issue. Strong player. Visual grade: VG €200 The In-Men Ltd. – Take a look at my baby / The one who really cares – Pyramid 6-7200 Blue eyed soul that’s gaining traction as we speak. Visual grade: VG €200 Gino & The Gentlemen – Country girl / You’re gonna cry – KM 726 In-demand Funky R&B that always delivers on the floor. Plays well above grade. Visual grade: VG €200 Tex and Linda – Maybe baby / Runaround heart – Knight 4467 Super rare quirly garage rocker outta Phoenix. Don’t snooze as you may never encounter this one ever again (let alone in this condition). Visual grade: M- €200 The Elgins – The huddle / Once upon a time – Joed 716 Transitional rockin’ soul with a doo-wop popcorn flip. Only the repro is listed on Discogs but this is the real deal of course. Visual grade: VG+ €200 Big Gus Jefferson – Will you be there / At last you came – Sagittar 108 Big room Popcorn sound that never pops up. Beautiful clean copy. Visual grade: M-, xol €150 P.J. Smith & Co – Hold on to it / Hey mister – Shane 100 Semi-known crossover from the Henry Stone stable. Pressed slightly off-center. Clean surface but label has some fading. Visual grade: EX €125 Sunlover’s – My poor heart / This love of ours – Mutt & Jeff 18 Quality LA fingersnapper with demand in both the Northern and Popcorn scene. Surface looks scuffy but plays quite well. Visual grade: VG- €125 The Sensational Cymbals – When will it end / Mercy lord – Jay-Walking 018 Pennsylvania gospel funk with super crisp drums. Visual grade: M- €120 Smiley Lewis – Big Mamou / Play girl – Imperial 45-5234 OG Jump blues rocker from 1953. Play girl side has more marks and grades VG. Visual grade: VG+ €120 Nanette – What a way to go / Same – Quintana Roo 596 Pure vibes on this early 80s stunner. Ultra rare on this label too (has it even been documented yet?) Visual grade: M-, storage warp NAP €120 OFS Unlimited – Mister Kidneys / Mystic – Prix 7301 One of the rawest funk 45s ever recorded. Both slices are pure filth. Pristine copy. Visual grade: M- €100 Hart & Grant – Stuck on a feeling / Instrumental – Metro Sounds 0011 Downtempo boogie vibes on this Ontario release from 1988 Visual grade: VG+, slight warp NAP €100 Eddie Gough and The Traditions – I’m coming home baby / You’re the one – Century 32823 One of the best versions out there, but at this point still too obscure to be widely acknowledged as such. Visual grade: VG+ €100 Bobby Patterson – I’m in love with you / Married lady – Jetstar 121 Brilliant uplifting early crossover sound. Visual grade: VG+ €90 Adam’s Apples – You are the one I love / same – Brunswick 9-78025 Northern dancer on a clean demo copy. Visual grade: VG+ €90 Gilbert Coyote Deanda – Ain’t no big thing / Dance her by me – LeCam 314 Haunting Texas version by El Coyote. Clean copy. Visual grade: EX storage warp €90 J.P. Rodgers – All my lovin’ / Won’t you give me your love – Inculcation 45-881 Top notch mid-tempo modern outta Los Angeles. Visual grade: VG €80 Johnny & The Expressions – Now that you’re mine / Shy girl – Josie 45-955 Ballad beauty penned by Panama legend Ralph Weeks Visual grade: VG+ €80 Charrone – Catch-23 / I never knew – Aim 488 1988 Minneapolis stepper that you might not have heard before. Visual grade: VG €75 Jon Lucien – Search for the inner self / It’s bigger than I – Ampex 11036 Spiritually charged crossover winner and a strong personal fave. Has one feeler mark during first third of the song that causes a tick during intro but plays quite nice after that. Visual grade: VG- to VG €75 Masters of Soul – Please wait for me / Love loves love – Capitol 2255 DJ Copy Top drawer Texas ballad. Clean demo copy. Visual grade: VG+ €75 Freddie Scott – I’ll be gone / He will break your heart – Shout 216 Uptempo mover. Some surface marks but plays excellent. Visual grade: VG €60 Big Maybelle – Oh lord, what are you doing to me / Same old story – Scepter 1279 Absolutely stunning deep gospel soul Visual grade: VG+ €50 Charlie Rich – Love is after me / Pass on by – London 10104 Clean original silver top UK issue. Visual grade: VG+ €50 Woman – I want to get back / That’s how it is – Shock 1010 Fantastic Chicago ballad double-sider that for some unknown reason isn’t fetching three figures (yet) Visual grade: M- €50 Storm’s – Save me / Answer me – Audiodisc Acetate Gritty R&B dancer that never made it past the acetate phase so I guess this might be a one-off. Visual grade: VG- €40 Fried Chicken – Funky DJ / Juke box – Stone 207 70s Funk 45 that was incorporated in the legendary Brainfreeze mix Visual grade: EX €40 Rusty Bryant – Fire eater / The hooker – Prestige 750 Classic funk by the jazz saxophonist. Clean player. Visual grade: VG to VG+ €40 The Del-Cords – Everybody’s gotta lose someday / Your mommy lied to your daddy – Impala 215 Moody Pennsylvania soul ballad. Clean player but has some minor loss in fidelity during first rotations. Visual grade: VG €40 The Precisions – If this is love / You’ll soon be gone – Drew 1003 Stone cold Detroit classic. Copies of this surface regularly but finding a clean one can be tricky. Under a bright light I noticed a very subtle hairline mark running from outer edge to label. Visual grade: VG+, slight warp €40 Maxine Womack – Don’t touch me / Tweet, tweet, tweet – Tack 840 Rare as hens teeth (1 have on DC) deep soul beauty with a funky R&B flip. Visual grade: M-, dish warp NAP €25 James Fountain – Seven day lover / Malnutrition – Cream 5002 Quality crossover dancer that has always remained a bit underappreciated in spite of its obvious quality on and off the floor. 90s issue that usually goes for 20+ but knocked some off the price because of the warp. It moves quite a bit but tracks perfectl at 2g tonearm weight. Visual grade: M-, storage warp €12