Helena

I'm open to offers.

Paid about $100 for mine, but that was years ago. Seen two or three other copies on ebay after that, like Seb said, they didn't go for much. Rare one for sure, and a great dancer.

But it's not northern soul by far...

Great stuff. There's a few copies on Gemm and Musicstack.

It's Pure Funk (literally)... https://www.popsike.com/MONSTER-FUNK-45-PURE-FUNK-NOTHING-LEFT-IS-REAL-NM/4756289969.html

Thanks all for your comments. And thanks again Johnny Hitman for an excellent job behind the decks and for recording the night! Yes Steve, we ARE very grateful. It's a lucky combination I think of a great popular venue in the city, a very cultural city with lots of music-interested people and of course four enthusiastic and ambitious residents/promoters...

Thanks Ollie, glad you liked it! Hope to see you in Malm¶ sometime.

We've been running Function as a monthly across-the-board soul & funk club for over three years now in Malmoe, Sweden. Our crowd (about 500 punters in their 20's- 40's) is fantastic and open-minded. On March 20th, our guest dj Johnny Hitman from Soulkombinat in Berlin, recorded all sets directly from the decks. So now we have 4 hours of uncut music from an entire Function night to share. It's been great fun listening to the mixes and we plan to record more nights in the future and make this a regular feature on our website. Hope you enjoy! FUNCTION MARCH 20TH 2010 Download Hour 1 here Hour 1) 00:00 Helena | 24:15 Sebastian | 44:10 Jonte Tracklist Myron & E - It's a shame - Timmion Walter (Butterball) Davis - Girl stop begging - La Cade Jeanette Holloway - I won't be around - Dash Sampson & Delilah - You bring the tears - Polydor Volumes - Gotta give her love - American Arts Bob & Gene - I really really love you - Mo-Do Devotions - Same old sweet lovin' - Tri-Sound J.J. Barnes - I think I found a love - Ric-Tic Sheppards - How do you like it - Mirwood Emanuel Laskey - Sweet lies - Thelma Gene Faith - My Baby's Missing - VIRTUE Willie Rodgers - Wake Up - BROMACK Pacesetters - I'm Gonna Make It - MINIT Blues Busters - Ohh, Baby - BMN Marvin L. Sims - Get Off My Back - REVUE Sophisticated Ladies - Good Man - MAYHEW Larry Davis - I've Been Hurt So Many Times - KENT John Lee Hooker - Think Twice Before You Go - BLUESWAY Archie Bell & The Drells - A Thousand Wonders - Atlantic The New Yorkers - Don't Want To Be Your Fool - Tac-Ful Houston Outlaws - Ain't No Telling - Westbound Willie Pickett - On The Stage Of Life - Soul Spot The Majestics - (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me - Linda The Intrepids - To Make You Love Me - Cotillion The Butlers - Laugh, Laugh, Laugh - Phila.Records Luther - Don't Wanna Be A Fool - Cotillion Download Hour 2 here Hour 2) 00:00 Johnny Hitman | 31:37 Jonte Tracklist Still waiting for Johnny Hitman's playlist Jonte: Frederick Hymes - Time Ain't Gonna Do Me No Favor - Fab Vegas Re-Vells - I Want A New Love - Trent Town Records Wade Flemons - Jeanette - Ramsel Records George Tinley & The Modern Red Caps - Ain't Gonna Worry About You - Doo-Wopp Freddie Chavez - They'll Never Know Why - Look Silky Hargraves - You're Too Good - Dearborn Freddie Chavez - Baby I'm Sorry - Look The Pentagons - Gonna Wait For You - Sutter The Trey J'S - I Found It All In You - Tee Gem The Mighty Marvelows - Talkin' Bout Ya Baby - ABC Bernard Smith & Jokers Wild - Gotta Be A Reason - Groove Rec Lord Luther - My Mistake - Schireck The Brothers - Are You Ready For This - RCA Download Hour 3 here part 3) 00:00 Johnny Hitman | 27:30 Helena Tracklist Still waiting for Johnny Hitman's playlist Helena: Esther Williams - Last night changed it all - Friends & Co. Ike Noble - Everybody disco - Connowil Forris Woods - Stoned on love - Abbott Majik - Back into your heart - Hi (some girl kept bumping into the decks...) George Campbell - Party people - North Carolina Super Star Mickey & Ernie - Baby I'm in love - Hot Line Music Journal Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I gotta let you go - Gordy Rumpus - My love's gonna getcha - Dash Reflections - Three steps from true love - Capitol Diane Jenkins - I need you - Creative Funk Final Edition - I can do it any way you want it - VAP Download Hour 4 here Hour 4) 00:00 Johnny Hitman | 28:03 Sebastian Tracklist Apollos Show Band - "Peace still is with us" - (APOLLO) Maynard Ferguson - "Gonna fly now" - (COLUMBIA) Mickey & Soul Generation - "How Good is Good "- (Mr G) Bus People Express - "Augusta Georgia" - (HOTPIE & CANDY) Gus "The Groove" "Lewis - Let the move groove You"- (TOU-SEA) Wayne Carter & Organ Twisters - "Peter In or Out" - (MOOTREY'S) Big Ella - "Too hot to Hold" - (SALEM) Althea Spencer - "Take me Baby" - (AVI) Lack of Afro - "The Outsider" - (FREESTYLE) Continental Showstoppers - "Not too Young (to fall in Love)" - (77) Frank Ferrer - Hallelujah - BLUE CANDLE 400 Years Of What - Get Down People - COUNTERPART Big Ella - The Queen - RUSH Pazazz - So Hard To Find - IN-ROADS P.J. City - Straight Forward - RISE Ray Barretto - Together - FANIA Family Sound Band - Gotta Git Down - ARTISTS'S RECORDING Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - CURTOM Bobby Patterson - I Get My Groove From You - PAULA

Pm'd you yesterday...

Brilliant

East Coast Connection also sold. Open to offers on the rest!

Got outbid on a copy on ebay 3-4 years ago. Went for $12... Was I young and foolish or what. Always wanted to know who actually won that copy.

Thanks for that soulcarp. It's still available folks... James Chappell and Alcon Shades sold.

Thanks Martyn. Still available that one... Sly, Slick & Wicked now sold.

Hi all, Got the following nice bunch of 45's for sale.... Alcon Shades All is forgiven / Midnight light Blue Rock Ex+ SOLD Brothers Two My sweetness / Hoping Jonah WD Ex+ £25 City News The bells of my heart / Lookin good Ola M- £45 Freddie Watson Together baby / Its all over now Eloys (same backing as 'Unlucky seven') M- £50 Hi-Lites Thats love / inst. - Invictus demo Ex+ £25 James Chappell Im glad I found you / inst. Haywood M- SOLD Larry & The Larks Tell me / The girl I love Veep WD Vg++ (slight ring wear, plays great) £30 Mystics Krewe I wanna know / You touch me J&J M- £25 Pace Setters My ship is coming in / Victim of loneliness Mica Vg++ (slight ring wear, both sides play very very well, great double sider) £75 Perfections And then the sun went down / Never let me go Jubilee WD Ex £80 ($250 on Moerers) Seventh Wonder Captain of my ship / Pharoah WG Ex+ £45 Sly, Slick & Wicked Shonuff mono / stereo People WD M- SOLD Towanda Barnes You dont mean it / Find somebody to love A&M 2nd issue Ex- (slight hiss and few pops first 20 secs) £20 Visitors Im in danger / Until you came along Bashie Ex+ £25 and reduced from last list: Demetri - Got to be real / Star Stand-By M- £40 East Coast Connection Summer in the parks / Pt2 New Directions Ex+ SOLD Exsaveyons I dont love you no more / Somewhere Smoke Ex+ £20 Johnny Spinosa & The Music Makers Monkey time / Come on Spino Ex+ £60 Keni Lewis Bae brother / inst. Miguel Ex+ £85 Macar Bros - You / Little girl - Aircraft Vg++ £70 plays well apart from a few noticeable clicks on both sides Tommy Trojan Love has the power / Leo I am JC Ex+ £130 Please pm or email me at helena_stromdahl(at)hotmail.com if interested. Sound clips provided on request. Paypal or IBAN transfer only. Shipping is £3.50 to UK and Europe and £4.50 elsewhere. Thanks for looking!

Dell-Vikings and Dynamite Singletary SOLD. Offers invited on the rest.

Got the following 45's for sale! Dell-Vikings – Finger poppin’ woman / Tell me, tell me – Fee Bee M- SOLD Demetri - Got to be real / Star – Stand-By M- £50 Dynamite Singletary - The same way you love your man you can love me / I really love you - Dynamite Ex (ssol) SOLD East Coast Connection – Summer in the parks / Pt2 – New Directions Ex+ £25 Ernie Johnson – Big man cry / Drowning in misery – Steph & Lee Ex (few noticeable clicks at the start of BMC, then plays perfectly) £50 Exsaveyons – I don’t love you no more / Somewhere – Smoke Ex+ £25 Johnny Spinosa & The Music Makers – Monkey time / Come on – Spino Ex+ £75 raaare mod double sider Keni Lewis – Ba’e brother / inst. – Miguel Ex+ £100 King Arthur – Hey baby / I like what’cha doin’ to me – Soundscape Vg (as with most (all?) these copies it’s got background noise all the way through) £35 Lo-Kals – I need an understanding / Having problems – Delta Vg+ £20 Macar Bros - You / Little girl - Aircraft Vg++ £80 plays well apart from a few noticeable clicks on both sides Salsoul Orch. Feat. Loleatta Holloway – Run away / same Ex (warp, plays mint) £20 Tommy Trojan – Love has the power / Leo I am – JC Ex+ £150 Shipping to Europe is £3.50, anywhere else £4.50. Paypal or IBAN transfer only, thanks. I will hold a record for 2 days tops, unless the buyer will convince me to be less strict... Pm or email me at helena_stromdahl(at)hotmail.com if interested. Also open to offers. Some sound files to follow. Thanks for looking.

Around £20? TWS is the 1st release I believe and might be a bit more than the Hourglass release, but still cheap. Great record; one of the first I ever bought.

A fantastic ballad called "Treat you right", think it's in refosoul.

In time for our third anniversary I've put together a new mix of soul & funky soul classics, newies and club spins. You'll find it HERE Tracklist HelenaSoulMix6: Carolyn Crawford – If you move, you lose – PIR Diane Jenkins – I need you – Creative Funk Flairs – You got to steal it – RAP Eugene Jefferson – A pretty girl dressed in brown – Open Tenth Dymentions – The bushman – Sapphire Rayfield Reid & The Magnificents – Dynamite party – Ken-Tone Ralph & The Wasters – Sweet meat – Emase Esther Williams – Last night changed it all - Friends & Co. Gary Toms Empire – Love me baby – PIP Harold – Shortage of love – Je-Har Khemistry – I can’t lose with the stuff I use – Columbia T.M.S. –Get the feeling – Showcase “C” On The Funk – In the disco – Sweet Thang Grey & Hanks – Gotta put something in – RCA James Knox – Let the music move ya – Masterpiece Maurice Moore & Family Affair Band – Everything that shines ain’t gold – Marjon Jeanette Holloway – I won’t be around – Dash Dee Dee Warwick – Where is that rainbow – Mercury Mitzi Ross – I’ll do more for you baby – Cougar Hollywood Attractions – The name of the game – Sugar Shack Hope you'll enjoy. All previous mixes from Function residents can be found here.

was just gonna say.. BUT I wouldn't call 'Sock 'em..' soul. Sliced tomatoes meet r&b with a funky touch. 'So much love' is a lot more soulful and not too bad actually. Copy signed by Otis himself.

Bit of an obvious one:

Does anybody know anything about the different versions of Heavenly Thing? Here's a slower version with a jazzy intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1bnV2MfPCs&feature=related

Earlier thread on the subject: Also remember Tim Brown playing both versions back to back at Prestatyn (Queen Vic) years ago. Scribbled it down on my list of records to look out for.

Will do.