JOE TORQUAY

Shirley Ellis Soul Time RARE original CBS 2026061967 first press British DEMO! Of this Twisted Wheel anthem, that has stood the test of time, by still tightly packing the dancefloor’s of England today. As legendary NS jock Nige Brown can testify as he opened his recent set at “Sunny Hunny” Weekender. HIs starter of choice…proved to be wise one… as he asked “What Time Is It?” the answer being of course “Soul Time!!” And the crowd erupted! What a lovely way to own a timeless classic with a huge reputation… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 151.00 Helene Smith Thrills And Chills C/w I'am Controlled By Your Love The seldom-seen ORIGINAL vinyl press of this fine Northern Soul double-sider from a sadly under-acknowledged Soul Princess, who’s every recording and lone album are so highly rated by those who dig Deep for their guilty-Soul-pleasures. Top side is the Sister-Answer recording to Paul Kelly’s - Chills And fever - Northern Soul classic. As Clarence Reid, Johnny Pearsall & Willie Clark employ Helen’s young-girl sweet talents to float through the catchy dance arrangement. Flip it over for a subtle and considerably more soulful mid-paced delight. As this submissive stroller is elevated by an echoing male vocal-group cradling Helen’s tranquil style meanders through the production. As the original vinyl FIRST press DUKOFF matrix in clean flawless condition, it is far a rarer piece than most imagine.. example this years $81 internet auction win was the 1977 styrene repro… NOT this 1965 vinyl original. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 99.00 Coming Of Man Sunny Day C/w Games 1971 Californian double-helping of Bay Area style “Tower Of Power” influenced SOUL/FUNK! Both sides are a fine bled of Funk & 70s rare soul dance from the streets of Stockton, hard to choose which sides is the best as both drip with exactly what today’s upfront Northern Soul DJ’s are clamoring for. Dominant horns lead you into thinking his is one hell of an instrumental, then the frenetic vocal jumps in to ride bronco-style the dynamic arrangement! Totally perfect for today’s advanced venues.. Flip it over for the same recipe but with more accent of the jazzy side, but losing none of it’s dance appeal. In the right hands, who knows where this forceful rarity will end up going… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 150.00 The John Don't Leave Me Baby C/w 16-11 Getcha 20 For this week’s crazy rare obscure offering is a record that over the last 3 decades has gained a small but dedicated cult appreciation as it’s insane-rarity has spanned more than 30 years since Adey Pierce found the first copy. You can see why too, a D.I.Y. label with an artist change of name with the bottom area of the label “blacked over” and a rubber-stamp rechristening to THE JOHN! For those of you who chase the impossible, you’ll know this is no “bathroom” record, as you are about to experience, it’s a moody down n’ dirty blue-eyed Northern Soul stroller dripping in that late-night appeal… just look at that label does vinyl-collecting it get any rarer than this…? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 110.00

Helen Shapiro Stop (and You'll Become Aware) Memories are made of this! The highly sought after and beautiful 1967 DEMO copy of this British produced full throttle Girl-Northern Soul. That had us all scampering around the junk-shops and market stalls to find a copy when this first hit the turntables of Wigan Casino & Cleethorpes Pier in the mid-70s. If the gorgeous label scan don’t snare you, the euphoric regressing the soundfile sparks off certainly will. NOTE this example is the incredibly FOUR PRONG die-cut center, almost every copy (in fact probably all) promo’s and stocks are SOLID center. It certainly looks that little more attractive with the FOUR prongs. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00 L'il Ray And The Fantastic Four One Man's Love Is Another Man's Poison C/w Soul Power Top side is mid-tempo that Upstream led with is a deliccious horn & guitar driven mid-tempo Northern Soul groove, that’s nice, neat and obscure. But it’s the flip tat carries the weight of the value in this rarity. So wait for the flipside to kick in.. “Soul Power” is a blending of Hammond, blues guitar & flute that rises up into Boo-Ga-Loo FUNK. James Brown inspired keyboard work is showered with discreet background chants and punctuated by a flirty flute adding a certain amount of class to this dance groove. Scarcely ever seen for sale, and this disc like the only other copy we’ve ever had in our possession, has the a-side label both sides. Vinyl is immaculate.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 102.00 Eskew Reeder (esque-rita) You Better Believe Me This Jimmy Georgantones composition spews out 100% real-deal Northern Soul, as you are swamped by the massive influence of Arthur Wright as his signature vibes ring out of this pounder dancer at every possible turn. If your half as relentless a flawless previously unplayed never-let-up Northern Soul juggernaut could be heading for your collection or DJ box.. Proper Northern soul … Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 173.00 Dynamics I Need Your Love C/w Love Me There is nothing more alluring than the Northern Soul classic on a RCA Black stock copy in perfect condition. With the added extra spice of “Pied Piper” production doing both sides this is an offering not to miss. Click the soundfile to enjoy a double-dollop of Detroit’s most-talent studio team, then cast your eyes over the label scan, and thwart the urge for ownership if you can. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 275.00 Paul Sindab I'm Up Tight C/w Since I Met You RARE first label for yet another great Northern Soul offering from this New York Soul Man. Another Sticks Evans collaboration that gives up two rather special sessions of differing qualities. Top side is an uncompromising old school Northern Soul style stomper, driven by ferocious horns supporting Paul Sindab’s snarling vocal delivery. As the record progresses those Sindab growls go head to head with the imaginative brass back-up. The two roaring factions belt it out loud and clear to craft PROPER-CLASSIC-STYLE Northern Soul. The flipside offers up a totally different story, as Mr. Sindad & Sticks Evans craft a Jimmie Raye composition into BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN! This time the horns take a different approach by allowing a softly caressed kettle drum and Paul’s beseeching vocal to lead the way. But those familiar with Sticks Evans productions wil; know he’ll inject every ingredient at his disposal to lift a song to greatness. So enter the girls to out-squeal the horns and enrich the whole session into one of the finest urban examples of the Big City City production it is possible to unearth! If this style of music moves you, check out FACEBOOK’S “Beat Ballad Heaven” page that is just littered with the finest of this style of 60s Soul. Or if it’s the so rarely seen tiny pilot labels that excite, this we can assure you this example, only very seldom comes to market. TWO GREAT SIDES one beguiling label. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 88.00

Register Les Chansonettes Don't Let Him Hurt You C/w Deeper SHRINE TIME! not being lazy but some records cannot be elevated by any of my hot air… the only need here is to look, listen and react…as on this occasion chance for ownership just does not come around…too often. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 2,108.00 Jackie And The Tonetts You Gotta Choose C/w Baby, I'm The One Who Loves You So One for the Detroit scholar to consider. A 1965 Tony “Wrong Man” Clarke project with this finely tuned girl gathering. Top side the strong Northern Soul stroller with a typically Tony Clarke potent arrangement with rhythmic cymbals & drums driving the beat. an anxious lead vocal is beautifully supported by The Tonetts shrill choruses, neat bluesy guitar break give a brief pause then it’s those girl pumping away again, delivery fabulous example of Motor City urban girl-group soul with the merest hint of a Motown influence. Flip it over, the vocal group fans will enjoy the slow harmony ballad which showcases the Tonetts in an even stronger light, with controlled support. If RARE Detroit is you bag, this 45 offers it in two highly collectable genres.. Vinyl is immaculate, label reveals the release date on this highly sought-after label. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 487.00 Tiny Topsy Just A Little Bit C/w Everybody Needs Some Loving This mysterious Chicago R&B vocalist with not only here most wanted 45, but also this copy is in unbelievable condition - perhaps unplayed until we lifted the impressive double soundfile. Still wrapped in it’s birth-sleeve you will not locate finer vinyl than listed today. Only the merest label rub on the a-side label is the only minor flaw, so near utter perfection. Having crowed about the amazing condition, clip the mouse and unleash a lady who’s identity has been shrouded in mystery since she recorded the 5 singles for Federal - this one being a current Northern Soul & Popcorn Dancefloor-Godzilla!! Resist this addictive dancer is you can! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 410.00 Sam Williams Love Slipped Through My Fingers C/w Let's Talk It Over One of the records that make you proud to say.. “I LOVE Northern Soul” A spine-tingling, goose-pimple inducing masterpiece from the workshop of Johnny Brantley, who fools us all, with the now iconic simple piano intro, that suddenly collideswith a mountain of sound, exploding into action with Sam Williams’s whiskey-worn vocal going into battle against a church-like girl choir. Brantley then adds the strings and the despairing lyrics are supported by a truly masterful production… jaw-droppingly fine Soul Music. NORTHERN SOUL? it don’t get no better… CONDITION? We have never seen a finer copy! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 2,236.00 Willie & The Mighty Magnificents Check It Baby C/w Take My Love Dave Thorley’s former exclusive Stafford - Top Of The world “Willie Kendrick’s”cover up that is long overdue for a Northern Soul renaissance. If it wasn’t for the handful “Big-Game-Vinyl-Hunter” Tim Ashibende located 3 decades back today we’d be reviewing a Rarest Of The Rare. As it stands this is the label’s rarest 45, that Tim furnished the right DJ’s with back in the day. In 2013 this has now become an annoying elusive Willie Feaster & Sylvia Robinson collaboration of pure undiluted vocal-group Northern Soul. This recording has everything to uplift the dancefloor, steady relentless dance-beat powered by The Mighty Magnificents horns and smooth vocal back up; not to mention squealing girls, tinkling vibes and Mike Terryesque Saxophone stabbing away in the background. What’s not to like? This is PERFECTLY crafted Northern Soul. So good in fact everybody has overlooked the “almost as compelling” flipside, a string laden masterpiece in which Willie Feaster extends his vocal range to get his message through, again endowed with at ease backing of a male-group harmony chorus. TWO KILLER tunes that have become so elusive that an upgrade in value is inevitable.. Quality combined with rarity only goes one way on the scene… Condition unlike the very few Ebay listings is totally FLAWLESS! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 566.00

THANKS TO ANDY RIX AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO REPLIED, MAYBE SOMEONE WILL PUT ONE OUT NOW IF THEY HEAR IT ON THIS THREAD ??, JOE

HI, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS OUT ON A VINYL 45 OF ANY SORT ?. THE CONTOURS # I CAN'T STOP THIS FEELING. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18sQpv0Q5SM PLUS IS THIS REALLY THE CONTOURS ? DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE. JOE.

The Lumpen Free Bobby Now utterly obscure - BLACK PANTHER sponsored 1970 FUNK! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 100.00 Justin Jones Dance By Yourself A totally flawless - seldom seen - 1961 New York press. A sexy sax kicks off this atmospheric Popcorn flavoured Northern Soul Shaker of infinite charm, a down ‘n dirty crawl right under-your-skin production that has been pleasuring dancefloors recently. It is a tune you take home in your head - the marriage of Justin’s rasping throaty vocal, the squealing girl group and that killer sax break.. well it just works didn’t it.. Filthy Northern Soul - i just love it..and the condition is PERFECT! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 108.00 Willie Cobbs Hoppin' Bird C/w Slow Down Northern Soul R&B aficionados check out this Arkansas rarity from the “You Don’t Love Me” man. Who again u8tilizes the riffs from his most famous and effective recording to create irresistible R&B dance. By injecting “Shake a Tail Feather” girls and feel-good horns to accompany the tricky guitar g=breaks. This rare 45 also witnesses Willie running his vocal through the gamete of emotion has he purrs, snarls, barks and growls away within the allowed 2.40 minutes of this totally hip-shaking journey. Out of small-town Stutgard, Arkansas circa 1966 and this lone copy is in just PERFECT condition. Potential as you can hear is huge! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 51.00 Hal And Brenda = Hal Davis & Brenda Holloway It's You C/w Unless I Have You Motown archivists will be fully aware that this spring 1963 Los Angeles gathering set a brick into the foundations for the Los Angeles Motown office. As a 17 year old Brenda Holloway partners her mentor, writer, producer Hal Davis on a haunting double mid-tempo Deep Soul delight with an uncredited male-vocal-group harmony rolling out the invitation for Brenda’s angelic vocal to burst through like a warm breeze of class. Flip it over and Brenda silky tones transform up a gear into an even richer voice as she exquisitely squeals out her testament of love. WHAT A TALENT! Little wonder when Berry Gordy heard Brenda sing in 1963 he made her his very first West Coast signing. A historical and essential disc for any collectors remotely interested in Motown, Girl vocals or music history. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 15.00 Soul Merchants Talking About You Girl C/w (t.l.c.) Tender Loving Care A double-helping of Choker Campbell crafted Michigan vocal-group Northern Soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 161.00

Willie Weems And The Outlaws Greens C/w Snuff Time Stupidly Rare double-dose of Chicago Boo-Ga-Loo FUNK! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 43.00 Nolan Chance Just Like The Weather C/w Don't Use Me Not only a timeless northern Soul anthem in perfect condition but also a the rarely seen “CURVED” logo and “STARS” label design. For those of you who seek out the most seldom-seen formats of those Timeless-Torch classics, our sales data reveals a rarity ratio of over 10 to 1 over the “straight” top logo and almost the same differential to the white promo copy. Coupled with the fact this example has both flawless labels and vinyl, this offering other than the legendary BUNKY release’ this format would be the refereed and most challenging one to capture. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 367.00 Little Brenda Duff The Army's Got Me Crying C/w Tell Me Where 'er You Going From the same street-level Birmingham, Alabama label that gave the rare-soul-hunter that wonderful Don Varner record - comes another equally RARE - slab of Deep Soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 44.00 Flamma Serman Where Is He Old Nev Wherry Cleethorpes Winter Garden spin - this 1969 girl group Northern Soul PROMO rarity comes complete with press-sheet and gleaming perfect labels & vinyl. A cult item for those serious about collecting British “Northern Soul” rarities and those who may want to remember Nev Wherry and the groundbreaking DJing he treated us to during the seventies.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 230.00 Tobi Legend Time Will Pass You By C/w Heartbreak Yes,the legendary ultra-rare blue-STOCK-copy, of one of Northern Soul’s top-anthems, and one of the eminent “Wigan Casino 3 before 8” . Ownership of this Stock-Grail could be yours as an affordable investment, as the condition is a tad lesser than the copy will sold in 18 months ago for a huge sum. In depth condition analysis on this very important listing is as follows: Vinyl has some light surface marks visually vg+ plays Mint - without even the merest murmur of a flaw, listen to that monstrous full orchestra production belting through totally loud & clear. Labels - you can scrutinized the light wear that leaves all the silver text clear and free of wear, light ring wear on left hand side, but not affecting text. Third scan clearly reveals a small cut-out drill touching the label edge and deadwax - but NOT encroaching on any part of the two turn run-out groove on either side. A record of this historical importance and rarity needs fine detail description, so please scrutinize, the clean as a whistle sound and the labels. Ownership will admit you to a very exclusive club indeed.. this is Wigan Casino classic collecting at it’s most challenging to own Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,069.00

James Washington Lee Im Need Somebody C/w Don't Ask Me James Washington Lee - 5 years later made one of the greatest Northern Soul records of all-time. This is Morris Chestnut’s debut single 45 that impressed producer George Motola so much so, he became automatic the lead vocalist of George’s group on Mar-Kay - the VOWS. Morris wrote both sides of these richly arranged vocal-group Doo-Wop’s. Morris’s lead vocal is in familiar warbling form, hitting all those notes that would feature strongly in his “TOO DARN SOULFUL” masterpiece. A totally unique vocal style that enabled him to be considered by Europeans as a SOUL GIANT! whether he be with The Vows, The Attractions or credited as a lone artist, this guy’s vocal delivery is awesome. A 45 for the serious Soul collectors, the completists who are not ashamed of a little hero-worship, especially now that Morris’s son is a highly regarded actor. Piece of history, presented here as a flawless summer of ‘62 platter. . Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 63.00 Al Williams I Am Nothing C/w Brand New Love A trophy of the highest calibre sits before you! Eye-watering beauty coupled with two servings of heavenly Detroit Northern Soul. Move over Holland - Dozier - Holland and let 3 unsung geniuses of the Motor City - strut their stuff. Bobby Eaton, Fred Bridges & Richard Knight craft two sublime masterpieces of unparallelled Northern Soul. “I Am Nothing” we are all nothing when confronted with music of this immense presence.! WHITE DEMO - all 4 drumsticks on the label - not a blemish in sight - collections worldwide are poorer for it’s absence… so let’s get serious… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 2,572.00 Wendel Western & The Shades Of Sound Nag On Me C/w All By Myself So different, so compelling and so elusive! Check out the totally seductive soundfile that gives up a fascinating blend of Jazz, Blues & Soul. A prompting sax instantly grabs your attention, as it follows Wendel Westerns bluesy vocal through a maze of instruments, enhanced by an uplifting girl group back up. The innovative arrangement has surprises at every turn, with individualistic breaks and intelligent use of all the components avoiding any chance of a falling away in a humdrum production. If the handful that turned up a few years back, had not surfaced I think this 45 would now be a hugely expensive tune.. as it does have everything necessary for the Monster dancefloor reaction. As it is, this rare disc is sitting patiently waiting it’s turn for stardom. Records this different, this good and this infectious always in the end come through when least expected to take their place in Northern Soul history. Listen and you’ll fully understand our sentiments. We think it’s BRILLIANT! ……….ps the flipside is great also.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 575.00 Sapphires Evil One C/w How Could I Say Goodbye One of the seriously desirable mid-60s British Red & white Demo’s, that just never come to market! How gorgeous is this! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 254.00 Patty Stokes Good Girl (can You Be?) C/w Is It True What more could a Northern Soul collector wish to own - Top side offering on-the-money girl-vocal Northern Soul at it’s it’s finest, flip it over and you’re treated to the very top drawer crossover Northern Soul on a label that gives-up only the obscure and the finest end for 60s soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 226.00

Levi Jackson This Beautiful Day Thumpin’ Blackpool Mecca, Catacombs & later Wigan Casino classic that never got issued in the USA. 1970 there was strange happenings at EMI as they seem to catch on to the fact that Solomon King’s - This Beautiful Day - has potential as a SOUL release.. so fully 131 releases after it became a failed follow up to “She Wears My Ring” it appeared on the Friday release sheets once again So an EMI “somebody” had the foresight to release “This Beautiful Day” and re-credited it under the pseudonym “Levi Jackson” now that is some bold-soul christening. Possibly with Levi Stubbs & J. J. Jackson in mind..who knows? But this crafty move to capture the burgeoning British Soul market failed worse than the first release. Before you is the infinitely elusive black STOCK copy which in our experience is rarer by the sum of 5 to 1. Darn hard to find - and this copy is in showroom condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00 Ed Bruce I'm Gonna Have A Party No need for me to remind any collector, just how tough this Wand “Ghost” is to hunt down. It’s been a classic “Popcorn” target for over 40 years, an elusive Northern Soul desirable for many years also.. but it seems those Belgium collectors ferreted out any lone “Stateside” copies decades ago; depriving the Northern Soul scene of a record that would have challenged any of the Tony Middleton’s & Ray Pollard for that “Big Vocal” play that seemed to be on every NS DJ’s set-menu late 70s early 80s. Super-tough to find and bristling with huge millage to become that long-overdue Northern Soul monster.. A”Popcorn” Godzilla it has always been… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 487.00 Arterials What We Have Preposterously RARE Sweet Soul delicacy. Soaring misty horns fill the air, a stealthy vocal purrs and the vocal group buzz away gently… then the glacial falsetto pierces the calm. We have used the wording “haunting” over the years but this production makes that term obsolete - this is vocal group harmony on a totally different level. So tight, so slick and so moving - as we listen, the eerie atmosphere mushrooms into a distilled fogging-of-the-soul. Utterly BRILLIANT! and of course totally RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 131.00 Soul Blenders Tight Rope C/w Drivin Me Mad If you like it RARE and you like it raw get your ears into this utterly fabulous Louisiana double serving of vocal group Northern Soul from the office of Traci Borges. Traci Borges never fails to delight with imaginative productions, experimental arrangements, this 45 is a fine example of how Traci pushed the studio boundaries. Top side showcases a husky lead vocal locked in an echo-chamber surrounded by strings and horns, distant chorus is supplied by both female and male back-up, with a swirling hammond break injecting a pinch of psyche into the soul mix… the extravagant blend work perfect with the stand-out lyrics “Lovin’ You Is Like walking A Tightrope” Flip it over and Traci’s penchant for the unconventional is underline again, with a equally if not better slab of vocal-group Northern Soul, embroidered with a crazed saxophonist. Two great sides, that have snooze for too long.. the right DJ could push this rarities value through the roof. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 208.00 Felix Thomas It's About Time C/w Title Message To A Lonely Girl Deep soul fans now for something ridiculously OBSCURE! We know nothing of the artist or the label! Except the that the mysterious Felix Thomas single-handed wrote and produced both sides. A funeral paced Southern Soul experience featuring a twangy blues inspired guitar intro and a dragging the depths of despair vocal partnered by a subtle background organ whirling perfectly to enhance Felix’s hopelessness. As Deep Soul goes, they don’t come much rarer than this. Flip it over the team pick up the pace, lifting spirits with a primitive mid-tempo Northern Soul stroller. Again the keyboard player in prominent in supporting the still unhappy lead vocal. A listing for those of you who enjoy digging really past the surface of the Rare and impossible. THIS IS STREET LEVEL D.I.Y. SOUL at it’s most interesting. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 10.00

Willie West Willie Knows How Stand up! Willie West is about to send you a convincing message that he knows best. You just can’t argue with such pure-power! As Willie’s whiskey-worn tonsils snarl out his message, prompted by blaring Louisiana horns to carved out a compelling fusion of Blues/Popcorn & Soul. The MOST IMPRESSIVE Record I’ve found this week - I’ve hardly stopped playing it - it has MONSTER room-shaker guarantee written all over it. Listen and imagine the effect this will have on a full R&B appreciative dancefloor.. you won’t have to think to hard… and it’s RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 287.00 Danny Woods You Had Me Fooled C/w My Love Will Never Be The Same Oh Yes! Proper Northern Soul - no frills, no pretension, no niceties - just hard-hitting reprisal-driven Detroit dance-soul. It ripples with anger, as Danny Woods spits out the lyrics revengeful at being “Fooled” as a crew of girls try and calm the session with shrill harmony chores. But Danny carries too much pain in his vocal for the atmosphere to be quelled. A Cult-Classic for those who seek the harder-edged recordings…this just ticks all the boxes, even the instrumental break carries a retribution feel to it. NOTE condition: and this 45 is very hard to find in acceptable condition - this copy both sides of the vinyl are MINT - aside label as X X on it flipside (also a killer tune) is perfect. Find a better one if you can! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 463.00 C L And The Pictures Baby Not Now I used to love playing football most of the time - except when to town-thug pulled his boots on, with no aim other than to tattoo his studs to my shins. This torment from the soccer-guerrilla, went on seasons and seasons. Then when neither of us had the bodies to continue - the torture continued every time we met in public; he would tell vivid stories of his short-stubby body terrorizing me with his wildly aimed maiming tackles. We are now of course very good friends and he’s become a well-respected DJ on the Northern Soul scene…his latest taunt for the last 2 years has been I haven’t found a copy his “”BIG” tune.. Well “SPANNER” this listing is revenge for my bruises and revealing what a pussy I was when it came down to the possibility broken bones. It’s your TOP TUNE my friend and revenge although 30 years too late - is so sweet! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 103.00 Jimmy Helms Romeo And Juliet A flipside overlooked by everybody upon it’s release in 1974 then pick up on by legendary Northern Soul DJ Ia Levine who turned it into a signature tune for himself during his comeback. Take a listen to this fantastic 70s soul dancer, that will underline how British Record Executives constantly promoted the wrong sides.. we couldn’t even bring ourselves to soundfile the yawning lead side, which was a complete waste of this New Yorker’s vocal prowess. So enjoy the instant pre-disco British produced Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 79.00 Martha & The Vandellas Quicksand C/w Darling I Hum Our Song A gorgeous seldom seen Red & White DEMO that speaks for itself. Condition is a minuscule fraction away from MInt minus. Vinyl has only the briefest sleeve contact blemish, label has a very light hardly visible sticker residue stain.. It’ll be tough to find a better copy of a Red & White you hardly ever see coming to market. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 174.00

Trips There's That Mountain C/w Love Can't Be Modernized A Northern Soul 45 that enjoys legendary status after spending most of the 70s as an All-Nighter Monster, which ironicaly hardly any of the most prominent DJ’s of the era ever owned, until it was honored with a SS California bootleg. Before you today in the insanely elusive ORIGINAL with a machine stamped matrix. The equally impressive flipside which has in more recent times rose into most-wanted category of it’s own, with a more subtle mid-tempo “Crossover” style of vocal-group Northern Soul. (note 1st. mix 101 - A) Not many 45s can boast such quality on two sides & strut their rarity for over 4 decades and actualy debut this now 15 year old auction. So click the soundfile and listen to the depth of studio skills this 45 bristles with, Jimmy Conwell, Sir Hank Graham & Codoy Colbert are in inspired form. NOTE: This copy has light surface marks and light wear to the label. But is every note a very worthy auction listing, as so few collectors can boast ownership. Listen to the double soundfile lifted directly off this disc, and carefully view the time-served labels.. we still think it’s a rather special listing.. don’t you? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,328.00 Barbara Lewis The Many Grooves Of: The lady that made grown men cry, during her performance at Cleethorpes Weekender. (me included) So when the Sax-God Mike Terry joins forces with Ollie McLaughlin the sublime vocals gifts of Barbara Lewis are given the fine detailed attention they demand, we are treated to Chicago session of infinite quality. Check out the random soundfile selection underlining just how “stand-Out” this album is and such a fine tribute to one of the most-accomplish Soul-Sisters of all time. So I’ll leave the most important reason for ownership of this album until the last; it includes the LP only track “THE STARS” totally perfect Northern Soul you could wish to experience; so it had to received a late 90s 45 release on the British Horace’s label. No matter how outrageously majestic “THE STARS” is, this LP is so much more that just that one track, no matter how superior it is…listen and enjoy one of the “GREATS” at her work. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 79.00 Sidney Hall The Weekend C/w I'm A Lover SHRINE TIME! Lets start the New Year as we intend to go on - bringing you RARE SOUL in fine, fine condition. This is a flawless copy of one hellish elusive 45 in this most-wanted series. We’ll kick off with the A-side - a typically potent SHRINE recording with full orchestra arrangement, shrill Girl-Group chorus elevating at every opportunity the horn crammed arrangement, fine D.C. Northern. But let’s turn our focus to a masterpiece hidden on the flipside. This is not BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN it soars far and beyond BB HEAVEN into a previously uncharted waters of the big production… just genius! The gentle start gives no indications of how this gargantuan is gonna swell and ejaculate all manner of soul-greatness into your lap. Sidney’s low groan expands into a snarling growl as he follows the arrangement from one peak to another even higher range. Kettle drums, horns and some madly possessed girls endorsing Sidney’s lead, with shrieking-soul approval. For me Beat Ballad Utopia does not get any better than this.. AWESOME brilliance on a flipside - that’s SHRINE for you. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 925.00 Ronnie And Robyn As Long As You Love Me (i'll Stay) Without question the most popular most-requested Northern Soul classic of the moment - And this rare stock copy is utterly FLAWLESS Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 262.00

Cleo Page Goodie Train Part 1 & 2 and not for something completely different! “The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur” we cannot offer Excaliber, but if your smart you can carry this wildly-distinctive disc in your DJ box - because it is time to give the dancefloor “Something Completely Different” It’s is near impossible to find a clean copy of this, expect for an extremely light surface brush this 45 is perfect - it certainly plays flawless. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 67.00 Soul For Sale Let Me Love You C/w Dance Children Dance Rare records do not get any more obscure than this superb Northern Soul crossover vocal offering. No publishers credit, no writer, arranger or producer credits either, a label with so much lack of information we can only guess at it’s origins. So let’s concentrate on the music hidden away in the grooves…and melt with instantly fluid horn intro as it’s met by a vocal at ease with itself, driven along by a constant prompting piano and the infectious horn riff punctuating the lyrics… welding the whole session into a “repeat” play dancer… the session has a “Carolinas” scent to the production.. We’ve audio’d the flipside too which somewhat pales by comparison but where on earth are you ever gonna hear it again.. A-side I’m sure you’ll agree is very special indeed; drenched in potential and pure street-level class! NOTE the FRIDAY finish not Wednesday as it’s Christmas Day. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 328.00 Hi-lights Oh Lover Of Mine C/w Man On The Shelf Determined about Detroit?.. check out this extremely rare 1963 vocal group Northern Soul treasure! Topside is a sublime Smokey Robinson inspired mid-tempo NS dance groove dripping with Motor City elegance and poise. A tapestry of sweet, sweet vocals melt in a rippling testament of the ladies loyalty for her man overseas at war. Hard to believe this 45 never sold, because it is a stand-out tune of it’s genre, benefiting from a highly polished Dale Warren arrangement, and yet another impressive Bob Hankins & D. Yancy collaboration on the lyrics and production. Flip it over for another Motownesque production as Yancy ratchets up the pace and adds male vocals to proceedings to craft a hand-clapping, fingerpoppin’ dancer capturing the very essence of the Motor City early 60s sound! We can find no evidence of E-Bay listings or even correct spelling of the group’s name, as it invariably gets listed in discographies as the Hi-Lites. Double-underlining it’s genuine rarity… click the silky soundfile to hear two sophisticated but long-passed-over jewels. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 107.00 Tempting Five I Can't Have You C/w The Rap Sublime Detroit Mike Terry directed Sweet Soul groove. Icy falsetto pierces the air to be cradled by a sweltering-raft of harmony provided by his colleagues. The “Sax God” slowly but surely builds the arrangement from it’s slow paced start into a gorgeous soulful-stepper. Ideal for those wet Saturday afternoon’s at “Soul Essence” to guard against that the Northern Sea chill. A wonderfully warming tune of the highest order. But what else would you expect from a Mike terry involvement. NOTE the FRIDAY finish not Wednesday as it’s Christmas Day. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 59.00 Magic Circle I Was Bewitched C/w Stone Upsetter For those of you seeking the obscure, this week’s lesser known offering - we’re pleased to debut this Californian “Mirwood” subsidiary’s rarest 45. From the pen of Northern Soul hero Ray Whitley a man who provide “The Tams” with a seemingly endless supply of great songs comes another slick vocal-group Northern Soul stroller. Smooth as silk harmony and a booming “Tams” style bass-vocal reply. Totally charming and utterly rare! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 55.00 Don Ray Born A Loser Every week we are gonna try and endeavor to present a Northern Soul classic that has never been on the Northern Soul circuit. File in USA collections from new. This weeks offering is a previous unplayed example is perfect in every. Never ever met a Northern soul DJ or collector before.. You could not dream of owning a finer copy - Vinyl-Condition-obsessives this find is especially for you. note FRIDAY finish ! as Wednesday is Christmas Day Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 165.00

Isley Brothers Nevermore British Tamla Motown completeists here is another but unfortunately our last in the series of EMI Acetates. A unique 1972 Tamla Motown 7 “acetate of a track only issued on the ISLEY BROTHERS - PRESENTS - MFP 50014 album. A beautiful constructed and perfectly delivered ballad, by a group with the power to squeeze every last drop of soul from lyrics. A funeral paced production that drags despair around the turntable for the full 2 minutes. Very unlike Motown to produced real-Deep Soul but they could not a chosen better than the Isley Brothers to serve it. Killer Soul and unique as a 7” Serious about collecting British Tam la Motown this offering is more than likely to be ONE-OF-A-KIND! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 25.00 P. P. Arnold Everything's Gonna Be Alright Decisions, decisions… two of the finest British exclusive contributions to Northern Soul on offer the same day. Both came of age through the same pre-Wigan era when market stall and junk shop hysteria was at full tilt.. discoveries like Jason Knight, John Andrews, Father’s Angels, Chris Farlowe etc driving the fever and of course this beauty; all just perfect for the Northern Soul dancefloor. It is hard to believe that Andrew Loog Oldham & Arthur Greeenslade encapsulated everything Northern during these 3 minutes, whilst on British soil. THIS IS SISTER NORTHERN SOUL at it’s most-compelling. THIS IS BRITISH COLLECTING at it’s most-challenging This copy has a few insignificant surface marks on the flipside vinyl - the play side has a couple of blemishes but 95% is like Mint minus… as you can hear it plays a loud, brilliant dancefloor enticing perfect. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Father's Angels Bok To Bach A legendary BRITISH ONLY Northern Soul anthem! It is not exaggeration at all, to say this is perhaps Northern Soul’s most-famous of all instrumentals having shook all nighters to their foundations long before Wigan Casino was even thought of. A legend in British collecting, stupidly hard to acquire, alluring in the extreme aa the “silver A” adoring the “pink” beckons ownership. Irresistible! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 500.00 One Hundred Dollar Bill I Feel Funky C/w Can't Get You Out Of My Mind There’s a buzz on this early 80s mixed-group delight, a Soul Sam DJ box resident. Topside is a low-budget but thoroughly uplifting urban-dance production, on a D.I.Y. label. A relentless chugging arrangement backs a relaxed lead-vocal aided by a stinging girl-group chorus, then jazzed up yet again by a fabulous sax-break. Flip it over, for a slick harmony ballad with a Sister-rap intro morphing into a tightly knitted testament to love’s desolation. A raw, primitive female experience that delivers a message of hurt.. loud and clear! Two quality sides, coming from who knows where? NOTE FRIDAY 18.00hrs end of AUCTION as WEDNESDAY is Christmas Day! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 86.00

D. C. Blossoms Hey Boy C//w I Know About Her SHRINE TIME and an extremely elusive one - which we are not ashamed to admit, this is our FIRST copy this century! a wonderful Keni Lewis project with the arrangement in the capable hands of Dale Warren. The pair borrow from the Sound Of Motown to recreate a Marvelettes style Northern Soul dancer crammed full of horns, crashing cymbals, squealing trumpets and a sweet girl-group harmony as syrupy as it gets, with the expressive lead vocal keeping it’s “soul” intact. KILLER NORTHERN SOUL Flip it over and soak into a abyss of sultry ladies strokin’ your every emotion with their sensual delivery. Horny as hell sexy-soul! NOTE the ending is FRIDAY 27th. December Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 6,761.00 Jackey Beavers I Need My Baby C/w Love That Never Grows Old THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL!! A timeless classic of huge repute! So popular that most-all of the few known copies, have suffered from the hardships of the demanding Northern Soul turntables for near 40 years. So how thrilling it is, to have the chance to auction a copy that has sat filed in one of the country’s most prestigious collections for the whole of that period. Listen how the soundfile file unleashes perfect sound quality; The depth, clarity and crispness is astounding. so sit back and enjoy the genius of Don Davis and his Groovesville team.. not once but twice-times over. NOTE the FRIDAY finish not Wednesday as it’s Christmas Day. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,416.00 Silhouettes Not Me Baby Thanks to John Anderson and his legendary USA exploits hoovering up vinyl and delivering it to the Northern Soul DJ’s in just the right quantities; this PROMO only 45 giveaway with the 1968 Goodway “The Original and New” album was an overnight sensation. Reliving the album of their attached 45’s John Anderson fed the Cleethoroes DJ with this astonishing potent Northern Soul masterpiece. Simultaneously igniting a monster tune of the Saturday at both Wigan Casino ^& Cleethorpes Pier as the trend of DJ’s spinning that weeks outstanding “finds” on the hour every hours. The memorable booming vocal of John Wilson resounded round those hallowed halls to a rapturous response…as you can imagine. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 901.00 Buddy Cantrell You Ain't No Good C/w Why Did You Leave Me TUSKA Records the South’s equivalent to SHRINE with every release hard to find, decidedly good and ticking all the Rare Soul collector/DJ boxes. This release offers a fabulously potent to Funk / Northern Soul hybrid that has been wowing some of the upfront RARE only clubs in recent times. Mighty horns blast a hole for Buddy to metre out the lyrics with his barbed vocal style, the horns and rasping voice rebound off each other all the way to a very impressive instrumental break fusing brass and guitar in an irresistible dance period. As good as the topside is, do not overlook the funeral paced Deep Soul ballad on the flip. Downbeat horns enhanced by quavering girl-group chorus embroider Buddy control expedition into despair. Two awesome contrasting sides that underline this labels commitment to SOUL! NOTE FRIDAY 18.00hrs end of AUCTION as WEDNESDAY is Christmas Day! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,013.00

WHOEVER OWNED SANDY GOLDEN IS GOING TO HAVE A GOOD XMAS,

Superstars Featuring Willie White Come To Me C/w Little Rock's Song I’ve just had my day brighten up, by some real SOUL from the streets of Little Rock, Arkansas. Stand by for a glorious mid-tempo journey saturated desire, emotion and class. a sultry rap intro opens up for Willie White’s beseeching vocal to take stage.. to immediately warm your soul. Jazzy arrangement reminiscent of the very best that Barry White every crafted, is fortified by an unobtrusive male harmony chorus, lifting again what is already a fabulous production. So good is this track I loath to let you listen to the instrumental flip side, but the upbeat disco-dance enthusiast will warm to the Van McCoy style production. …let’s switch back to the vocal master-class of the other side…”special” goes nowhere close in critiquing the session. Vinyl has light surface marks - but it plays, as you can hear - perfectly. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 293.00 Golden Apples Of The Sun The Monkey Time C/w Chocolate Rolls, Tea & Monopoly RARE 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham take on the Major Lance classic, underlining the Brits fascination with the emerging Soul sound that was sweeping the English clubs of the era. This is not the norm Brit-take on USA recordings, the lead vocal is rich, the backing is simplistic but highly effective, added male chorus imitates the Chicago penchant for harmony vocal back up, fine work indeed. The flipside is the fabulous example of the 1965 MOD sound incorporating the Motownesque Marvin Gaye style “Wonderful One” rhythm with added hammond, occasional distant chant, fluid guitar work, relentless percussion..this is so very MOD, you’re “Immediately”catapulted back the era Union Jacks, Mini’s, Lambettas and flares. Two great sides, one very very elusive disc. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 47.00 Hamilton Movement Love Circuit C/w Send Me Some Love Potent 70s FUNK from the Indianapolis hood; An angry full-on wah-wah driven production, serving notice to dance! Shout vocals, timely key changes fabulously inventive back-up choruses bounce around the studio as the team get-down. A no-holds barred, noncommercial gathering where every member just let’s it go, fusing it into a wall of attitude-driven sound. For the real soul fan the other side is an undiluted soul-ballad again with no aspirations to please the general public and they deliver another session that would only appeal to the Soul-Purist. You’ve gotta respect groups that just get in the studio and do “their own thing” without outside influences interfering with the flow… Street-level SOUL at it’s most convincing.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 34.00 Greater Experience Don't Forget To Remember Just in time to go under the tree. A PERFECT copy of Arthur Fenn’s late 70’s discovery that took Cleethorpes allnighter by a storm, becoming a monster overnight and igniting jealousy from all his fellow Gleggy DJ’s knew what it was - covered up announced as “Billy Parker - I Can’t Let Go” If perfection is what you seek - this copy is just that - played one for the impressive soundfile attached. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL - that turned Arthur’s friends 40 shades of “green” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 535.00 Brand New Thousand Years Simplistic piano buries itself into swirling strings, a brief guitar then Cornelius Brother and Sister Rose styled vocals waft in from heaven. Beautifully constructed soulful dance at exactly the correct pace to sway the room. Been a dancefloor favourite now to a long time, but the sheer class of this disc purveys the quality that you can never grow tired of as AWESOME today as the last time I heard it.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 550.00

Jimmy Mcfarland Lonely Lover Unlike Santa Claus.. This Northern Soul classic does NOT come round once a year as the scarcely seen STOCK copy.. This offering is in blinding condition, having never met an Englishman or his stylus ever before.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 246.00 Miracles The Christmas Song C/w Christmas Everyday In the spirit of Christmas - how about the a PROMO only 7” used to promote the Tamla 236 album “Christmas With The Miracles” Serial Motown number fillers, completeists and aficionados of this unparallelled label - will almost certainly be missing this promo which apparently was a ridiculously limited press. Condition is gleamingly perfect - rarity is extreme.. and te timing could not be better for gift wrapping. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 140.00 Homesick James Crossroads C/w My Baby's Sweet Another inspired release of a USA blues session. This 1964 British press of the rare 1963 U.S.A. 746 recording. Classic style Chicago Blues from the pens of Willie Dixon & Homesick James. These now iconic British SUE releases are becoming so very, very hard to find, the original company sleeves even harder. This is sadly the last sleeve in our stock.. it’s looks so inviting, so historical evoking visions of a young Guy Stevens & Chris Blackwell driven by blind-passion for USA R&B & Soul, striving to bring the music to our shores. This was the infancy of Island Records; it could not be portrayed better, as this copy is a sparkling flawless MInt - / Mint - Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 100.00 Little Daddy Walton & Sons Highway Blues C/w I'm To Blame As the R&B style Northern Soul stomper takes a strangle hold on many clubs music-policy we shall try over the coming months to offer a few rarities for your consideration. Take a listen to the menacing-monster from Detroit! a “Godzilla” of a tune from the office of Johnnie Mae Matthews, as Johnny Mae is joined by Timmy Willis to drive a harmonica-crowded shaker, so ruthless by the ending it’s huge presence with have you on your feet. Motor City blues with Tsunami-dancefloor effect. VERY RARE btw. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00

Judy Freeman And Blackrock Hold On Is it possible in 2013 to find one of the RCA STOCK copy “unthinkables” in MINT condition. Yes it is, this copy is like new and it’s the “impossible” ORANGE stock copy, the one 99% of RCA stockoholics are missing! Need we say more… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 415.00 Tobbi Bowe Groovy Feeling C/w I Can Feel Him Slipping Away Very elusive Los Angeles double helping of Sister Northern Soul. I wasn’t sure which side to lead with as both sides are strong Northern Soul dancers that have enjoyed underground cult attention since the mid-70s, we’ll leave the best til last.. So let’s start with the uplifting horn-forced “Groovy Feeling” upbeat, relentless, compelling and unique 1968 session with Roy Norman… but the “value” side has to be Tobbi’s take on the currently revived Mamie Lee’s “I Can Feel Him Him Slipping Away” Tobbi’s version benefits not only from extreme rarity but also a full orchestra with a discreet bari-tone gently pumping away in the background. Full girl-group assistance, a mighty bank of strings all fusing together into one of those “Big Productions” that sound so thrilling as they fill a hall with Northern Soul emotion. Killer version and maybe 200 x rarer than the Mamie Lee version that we seem to have for sale 5 times or more a year, this 45 we’ve had in stock only 3 times in 40 years. DJ’s who want to stand out, with this extremely popular tune, play the very rare version…plus you have a bonus of the other side too. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 361.00 Rita Dacosta Don't Bring Me Down The FIRST LABEL and the FIRST MIX of this Northern Soul classic. Thought not to exist until it’s fluke discovery in a Tampa Bay Salvation Army shop in 1976, quickly transferred to the turntables of Cleethorpes Pier where it was already a monster tune on the “lighter” Mohawk production. I vividly remember it’s first play with Ginger and Poke wide-eyed at the new take and uniquely style label. To this day very, very few have ever been found, of this the original Bert Keyes production which is heavier, louder and all together a better stomper than the Mohawk release, which out-numbers this Pandora trophy-piece by 100’s & 100s to one! This copy is utterly flawless in every respect! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 529.00 Supremes Love Train British Tamla Motown collectors in 2013 most of you have now reached the end of the TMG Cul-De-Sac, living in hope of a MINT impossible or the PSR releases, TMG 1066 or other British Tamla Motown oddities that have remained off the market for decades. Here is one such item. 1978 studio cut of an album track only, in preparation for the 1978 British album release STML12091 “At Their Best” This disc is obviously most-probably UNIQUE! act accordingly.. or that nagging feeling of TMG-incompleteness will follow you..forever Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 126.00

Sandy Golden Your Love Is Everything C/w When We're All Alone Tonight Hollywood, California GOLD! A mystical legendary Northern Soul “GRAIL” first played by the much-loved semi-retired DJ Ion J. Tsakalis who purchased in the 1984 from Barry Waddington and teased the crowd for over 5 years covering it up as Sandy Fortier . Slowly but surely building itself a reputation of exclusivity (so exclusive this is the very first time it has been for sale on the World Wide Web) a massive validation of rarity. Sandy’s brief encounter with writer producer Nate Fortier spawned 4 recording this one by far the best & giving up not one but two soulfully exquisite Northern Soul dancers. Little wonder when it’s rarity spanned decade to decade this became an almost mythical disc, ownership of Ion’s only known copy changed to DJ Rob Marriott and then to Richard Searling, which of course rocketed it into the realms of Northern Soul’s most-wanted, as ownership rights over the next 3 decades was down to only a couple of privileged DJ’s. Well at last one has come to market - and is your chance to own an out-of-reach “masterpiece” that has been an aching yearning for every collector to own and every dancer to hear. This 100% authentic original, adorned in the deadwax with “Drumstick” stamped in matrix moniker, from the same pressing plant that in 1968 pressed Bob Relf’s Blowing My Mind To Pieces. Nate Fortier himself was no one-trick pony. His “Masterpiece” publishing company released at least two other 45s on his Hollywood based Phoenix label, notably the Temptations inspired Great Expectations (scan provided). This is the very FIRST TIME this record has appeared on the w.w.web as an authentic vinyl-record - a goosepimple-inducing Northern Soul “tour de force” - do not pass by. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 9,016.00 Professionals That's Why I Love You C/w Did My Baby Call You are viewing the world’s RAREST Northern Soul Classic ORIGINAL having been a ONE OF A KIND 45 for near 4 decades. This is the unique YELLOW VINYL - SOUND INC. press. Especially for those discerningly-dedicated global Northern Soul collectors who seek the ultimate rarities, coupled with unrivaled reputation and desirability. Totally, never having been for sale on the worldwide web ever before and spending the last 30+ years treasured in one of the world’s finest Soul collections. It is of course a the most-fabulous of Northern soul double-siders in a unique format that no other collector to our knowledge can boast of owning. Staggeringly beautiful and offering up two of the most accomplished pieces of our music you could ever wish to here. No matter how great your Northern Soul Soul collection, this 45 in our opinion would “for those who appreciate ultimate rarity & beauty in one disc” - crown it all. Gaze in awe as I did yesterday when it was delivered to me… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 4,027.00 Cautions No Other Way C/w Poor Loser Christmas Time is SHRINE TIME It is no exaggeration to say the copy of one this labels finest recordings has never even been taken out of it’s birth-sleeve. How do we know? It was part of the famous “Oakland Load” when 15 copies were found in an entombed 25 count box. All copies had never seen the light of day since 1966, I’ve been saving this imprisoned copy until the last. This example is still very lightly attached to the brown sleeve by a fleck of the hand-applied glue these labels were adhered with. THIS COPY HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE Obviously it is impossible to ever find a more perfectly formed copy! You will NOT find a more appropriate Christmas gift for the vinyl-addicted Northern Soul devotee. Remembering the winner will be the very first person on Planet Earth to play it. Girlfriends/Boyfriends maybe it’s time to reveal your love…and dig deep? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,006.00 Invitations Watch Out Little Girl C/w You're Like A Mystery Currently causing a “Free Beer” style sprint to the dancefloor! Once again New York’s musical Latin influences hoist a vocal-group beauty into greatness. Having witness the stampede response at the “Sunny Hunny” weekend, I ended up singing it to myself on my 18” wide caravan bed to try and get to sleep..didn’t work..I nearly ended up dancing! It’s a killer from this fabulous gathering of male vocals who never fail to please… so current, so big it’s DJ box essential. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 352.00

I ALWAYS WENT TO COVERS 33 FOR MINE PETE, USUALLY NEXT DAY IF YOU ORDER FIRST THING, ALWAYS BEEN GOOD WITH ME, I DARE SAY OTHER'S WILL SAY WHERE ELSE YOU CAN GET THEM, JOE

Freddie Williams I've Got To Live While I Can C/w Heart Can You Hear Me Is this the most-beautiful record scan of the year so far? Certainly the most eye-catching, looking so dapper in it’s original release clothes. But this 45 is no wimpy dancehall poser , this an all mighty muscular Northern Soul torrent of dance from the pen of the gifted Jimmy Holiday. Jimmy originally recorded it on his rare Minit album, and a great version it is too. But John Wagner guided take on Jimmy’s song it totally a dancefloor destroyer. Click the soundfile to unleash 2.10 minutes of real-deal NS dance, that from the very first note it kicks you in the ass upon your feet to drown yourself blaring horns & tambourines, growling vocal ride the relentless tempo smoothed over by a make group harmony chorus. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL! Flip it over for a heart-melting submissive Deep Soul ballad as Freddie Asks “How Much Heartache Do You Have For Me” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 460.00 Billy Nichols Shake A Leg C/w You Can't Fool This Fool Potent New York FUNK from the reliable desk of Henry “Juggy” Murray. The versatile but under-rated Billy Nichols again writes and collaborates with one of the most prolific East Coast music men. This rarely seen 45 offers not just a juggernaut of a Deep Funk record featuring outrageous horn-work; but will also spark interest from dedicated Deep Soul fans, as the flip gives up a tortured horn-crammed ballad of deceit. Two great examples of proper “Black Music” at the end of the 60s. this promo is is totally immaculate.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 136.00 Brown Bombers & Soul Partners Wait For Me C/w Just Fun So rarely seen for sale - in fine clean condition. this the ORIGINAL press as you can see has two clean label - and vinyl to match. I can’t even remember the last time we had a copy of this lively string-crammed Northern Soul treasure for sale, looking so clean. A vocal group joy by the Brown Bombers on the “A” and a compelling instrumental backing track by the Soul Partners on the flip. This record gives up perfect Motor City Northern Soul not once but twice over. Rarity is a given, it is truly a “Ghost” of Northern Soul collecting usually only seen for a fleeting moment - or did you really see it for sale, at all? Not a record that the serious collector ever want to lose - I’m sure whoever secures this beauty will drop it into that part of the collection, you will never part with. Rarity has made this wonderful tune an irregular feature even at the rare & underplayed evenings ..but if ever a tune deserved an high-profile revival, this 45 is it.. for me it’s been a fave of mine ever since my NS formative years of the Brian “45” Philips lists.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 343.00

Temptations Stay so wanted! so rarely seen as the 12” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 114.00 Demures Raining Teardrops C/w He's Got Your Number Those of you dedicated to the “BLACKS” will testify that these frustratingly elusive Northern Soul classics in their beautiful “Black” release format deliver the ultimate vinyl-satisfaction for the collector when secured. Before you today is one of the “impossibles” certainly our first copy, this century! Freddie Perrin’s affair with these slick ladies produced a Northern Soul girl-group beauty, that quickly became a Cleethorpes Pier anthem, certainly featuring in my DJ sets but as the promo copy of course. Click the sound file and those who braved & attended those North Sea nights will be rocketed back to that secure feeling of warmth and safety as we dance to tunes of this calibre, as the waves attacked the stanchions of the Pier and the whipping winds chilled it’s exterior. The limpet clustered stilts always held firm and we’d be back the next time knowing inside that place of worship, we could hear, dance and buy records of this status! I miss those days…. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 402.00 Sonny Boy Williamson Help Me Rare gold text 4 track British release EP that started this most-collectable of series. CRE6001 and the British Chess EP and all it’s treasure was born. this example is a thoughtful compilation of Sonny Boy’s 1960 to 1962 work. Condition of vinyl, only reveals a few light insignificant blemishes in strong light, two labels could hardly be finer, cover back & front is free of writing, stains or tears. The only laminated front cover on close inspection of reveals the merest of creasing. Check those scans, call me weird but I find them seductive… the music speaks for itself! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 95.00 Betty Willis Gone With The Wind (is My Love) C/w Ain't Gonna Do You No Good A PMT triggered version of Rita and The Tiaras; a meaty, uncompromising prowling-sister mix, as Betty Willis attacks Lou Barretto’s lyrics, jack Avery turns the arrangement into a vision of a deadly-woman Black-widow style wreaking her revenge on her ex-man as her love leaves with the wind. This really is different, stupidly rare and decidedly different, dripping with soul is Ms Willis, which is proven on the flip as she performs one Deeps Soul’s greatest sister-sessions. Listen and fall into the abyss of this lady’s despair.. Two completely convincing performances one one annoyingly elusive disc. Dominatrix Northern Soul with a sting in it’s tail !! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 666.00

Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Baby C/w You Know You're The Yes Cool Sister-Funk with a huge reputation. As Northern Soul dips it’s toe into the world of FUNK, it’s these fearless vocal performances that are being welcomed with open arms. How could anyone not want to embrace dance-tunes of this outstanding quality. A record that has been a Deep Funk trophy for a decade or more, has everything required to pump-up the crowd. Rebellious horn support and even try to outdo Dolly vicious-vocal as the whole session whips itself up into maelstrom of bad-attitude FUNK with so much soul it’s becomes perfect NORTHERN! A wake-up call for the play-safe NS jocks, when there are body-jolters like this on the market, they need sticking to the audience.. then watch them move… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 566.00 Bobby Paris Per-so-nal-ly A true Monster Golden Torch spin with perhaps the most memorable lyrics of them all. An oldies that in recent times sat on the back-burner of the obvious conveyer belt of the same old, same old 500. Sure it’s time to revive this powerhouse of attitude and defiance from the write himself, as the skills of Gene Page once again showers you with instant Northern Soul. So what better way, for the DJ to treat the crowd to a true journey into euphoric recall than with this real-deal stomper. Condition of this rare 1968 UK press is sublime…but personally I don’t give a damn.. it’s just great to hear it again! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 95.00 Johnny Gilliam Room Full Of Tears C/w Peace On Earth a record that is always in my DJ box just waiting for that Golden Moment to discharge Johnny Gilliam riveting vocal on the danceflooor. You Golden Moment is just a click away - check the soundfile and swoon… as the cocktail of JG’s unique vocal, relentless strings and a shrill persistent girl chorus… the mix is intoxicating. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Blues & Soul # 22 - September 1969 As this is the first time we have listed this issue #22 we feel it must be rare. But more important is the huge strides forward that this monthly soul-dedicated magazine had made as they sailed past 20 issues. Main features of interest include pictures & Bio’s on Billy Preston, Drifters, Friends Of Distiction. Obituary on Shorty Long & Roy Hamilton Drifters discography Dave Godin column Fabulous record company adverts which includes ACTION albums Plus the ALWAYS MISSING blues and on disc supplement reviewing this months new SOUL releaes. Capped off with a spectacular a full double page centerfold picture of THE DELLS. This issue is a real page turning edition with essential referencing and riveting features. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 125.00

Register Inspirations Touch Me, Hold Me, Kiss Me C/w What Am I Gonna Do With You? Whilst we are in the Polydor section, how about this example of British release Northern Soul - surely one of the label least seen trophies. Another Golden Torch classic from the pens Gene Redd, Rosie Marie McCoy & J. Crosby it captures the very essence of the mid-60s girl-group sound, both with producers Wyld & Polhemus using every Motown inspired note to lift this ladies meeting to greatness, but at a different pace. In more recent times the beautifully constructed Gerry Goffin & Russ Teittelman Big City flipside Beat Ballad, has caught the attention of quality-seekers as this too gives off a most-beautiful atmospheric girl-harmony feeling . In the early 70s of it was Select-A-Disc that made this recording accessible to the public of it’s Black Pearl release wit “Funny Situation” on the flip. As this 1967 British Polydor release it is exceedingly RARE! This copy is utterly sublime condition, one brief light minuscule blemish revealed itself under strong light otherwise this offering would have received the seldom use Mint grade. British collectors neurotic about condition - you will not ever see a finer copy. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 253.00 Lou Ragland I Travel Alone C/w Big Wheel Some days you know you will remember the whole of your life. The day me and this disc met, was the day i was digging in a garage for records. Records I might add I’d scrambled through many times over the decades. But this day was different, I was allowed for the first time to poke around behind shelves, move years of hoarding videos, cassette tapes, news papers and every manner of past collecting, gathered by this compulsive-hoover of all things tangible. After struggling for a hour to get at a wall of 100 count record boxes, moving enough debris to start work, the first box I opened I knew in my heart this was gonna be one of the very best days work I’d ever done, as The Groovettes on Reness popped up in the second handful and at the bottom of the box was a 1975 newspaper screwed up as protective packing. Years of dust was choking the air, I soon realized this was a Radio Station purchase, packed away in 1975 and not touched since. After about 3 hours i found one of my all-time favorite Northern Soul masterpieces, it was a personal Holy Grail, after hearing it on that famous Simon Soussan cassette with the Steinways & Billy Joe Young on..the one we’d play in the transit van on our excursions to Blackpool or Leeds (Casino not open yet). Well hello Lou Ragland!! You are the sweetest Pink thing I’d ever set my eyes on! The record looked back, as if pleased to meet his first Englishman and eager to encounter a stylus to unleash the genius that lay in the grooves. To find an unplayed Lou Ragland in 2013 is astonishing but not as astonishing as the music those Cleveland “Way Out” boys laid down that day in 1967. Two perfect labels and virgin-vinyl deflowered today, revealing only faint sleeve contact blemishes from it’s life on a Radio Station shelf and it’s nonchalant entombing in 1975 for 38 years in darkness. You will not source a finer copy..ever, ever. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,266.00 Buster & Eddie Can't Be Still C/w There Was I So very rare in 1974 it was decided this 45 could never have been issued as the 2 or 3 of PROMO copies (still only a handful known today) became one of the Biggest NS Trophy 45s of the 70s. So when a 100 count box turned up in the out buildings of ALCO pressing plant, pioneering Northern Soul collectors/Dealer Dave Raistrick and Arthur Fenn must have poo’d themselves. As they’d unearthed 500 copies of Joe Hicks - Don’t it make Fell Funky - AGC moments earlier! WHAT A FIND! as to this day - that’s it!! in a collectors field of approx 100,000 or more, they were instantly swallowed up file and cherished for the killer tune it is. Today, they seldom come to market. The reason for this disc’s extreme elusivity is a mistake in CLASS’s release numbering, Class 1518 was allocated & promoted to GOOGIE RENE COMBO - CHICA-BOO - CLASS 1518 a minor hit. So the miss-labeling of Buster & Eddie was laid to rest in storage with a very few Promo’s escaping. The ratio of collector to record in the Northern Soul scene is the biggest difference perhaps in any collectors market, forcing healthy prices increased demand, 100 copies in 1978 is a raindrop in an ocean. The fact Neil Rushton found 780 copies of Frank Beverley on Sassy and I found 1100 copies of Epitome Of Sound on Sandbag underlines just how huge the insatiable NS market is. Stop waffling John-Boy and let the bidders enjoy that spanking-label-scan & listen to the double-helping of Northern Soul from Tommy & Eddie Williams resist it’s beauty if you can… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 678.00 Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye 4 Track Mono Uk Ep With Cover Blinding condition 1966 UK press - other than a light crease to the laminated front cover (left hand side) this offering is in flawless condition. Ain’t That Peculiar Pretty Little Baby I’ll Be Doggone How Sweet It Is you could not have picked a better track listing for the era, every one a dancefloor favourite all wrapped up in the head turning picture sleeve. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 359.00

CHECK OUT THE PRICES ON THIS GUYS STUFF, BIT INFATED TO SAY THE LEAST. JOE. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MARVIN-GAYE-TAMMI-TERRELL-AINT-NO-MOUNTAIN-HIGH-ENOUGH-TMG-611-EX-BARGAIN-/321272087725?pt=UK_Records&hash=item4acd4f04ad