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Dolly Way And The Space Ship Earth Don't Stop In the burgeoning world of “Funky” Northern Soul choices, this Californian Troiel Raglin project is right-on-the-money. Funky, funky horns, heavy-duty bass guitar rhythm is embroidered with both sister & brother harmony choruses, an intricate cow-bell adds that extra something; that when all put together lifts this recording into a “memorable” category, subtle strings…then your hit with a sax-break from the depths of the players soul…too much! A huge production for the time, and one which will we guarantee will go from strength to strength. We suggest you secure a copy before you know what happens… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 130.00 Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Rare Edmonton, Canada album boasting her two greatest Northern Soul tracks: Take My Heart Losing Control I Gotta Go Now Lonely World are relatively unknowns… The 3 offer up proper Northern Soul from Alberta, from a lady who exhibits unbounded enthusiasm as she sings the upbeat songs and depth of passion when she digs deep into the ballads. “Sad Eyes” & “I Don’t Know” are Soul-Sister-serenading of the highest standard. Even if you took away the two killer tracks this album is still a testament to this lady’s talent! Condition is superb, includes original inner sleeve & Quality Records insert of LP releases. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 61.00 Edwin Starr Love (the Lonely People's Prayer) One for the TMG obsessive! Even though this flipside carries strong demand from Northern Soul exposure - but for the British Tamla Motown compleatist this offering carries extra kudos as it includes the 1973 EMI October 12th. 1973 - 7” by 7” press sheet. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 47.00 Helen Shapiro Stop (and You Will Become Aware) A UK ONLY Wigan Casino & Cleethorpes Pier anthem. An uncompromising thumpin’ stomper, which Helen’s almost masculine 21 year old vocal attacks with effortless grace. A relentless, pacy, almost frantic real-deal slab of Northern Soul that is now considered “Classic” Produced by Pink Floyd producer Norman “Hurricane” Smith which may account for the flutes dancing in and out of the bold brass driven backing, written by Roger Earl Okin who two years later released his own, but inferior version on UK CBS, and arranged by the Zack Lawrence, a man who confirmed his ear for the upbeat British dance production by taking the Brit clubs by a storm when became.. “Mr. Bloe - Groovin’ with….” Yes occasionally the Brits themselves can craft a proper-slab of Northern Soul. and what better way to own one of it’s best examples, than this immaculate eye-catching 1967 Green & White DEMO! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 221.00

Danny White & Debbie Taylor I Don't Mind Overtime (with You) Now for something very special indeed! From two of Soul’s greatest vocals of the 60s, serving up an UNISSUED duet of monumental proportions; recorded at Royal Studios, Memphis under the unparalleled guidance of Willie Mitchell. This impressive pairing emit outrageously impressive Northern Soul, an instantaneous dance-floor-detonator impregnated with every possible quality a DJ seeks in an exclusive. Ear-catching intro collides with acutely powerful duet vocals, horns explode in the background as Danny White & Debbie fire up their voices to compete. The tune grows and grows, mushrooming in a monumental piece of Proper-Northern. Who ever is lucky enough to win this blizzard of 60s soul, will have an EXCLUSIVE to boast in his set, and an instant dancefloor hit we think everyone will be talking about. It really is THAT GOOD! …So good in fact I am already jealous.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,124.00 Melvin Davis Save It (never Too Late) C/w This Love Was Meant To Be Surely in 1969 the British soul buying public where not ready for such discerning Detroit! Otherwise it may have sold a few copies. You are of course viewing one of the more elusive 45’s on this cherished label. Melvin Davis, Clyde Wilson & Dennis Coffey join forces writing and producing two outstanding Northern Soul dance tunes. Listen and prepare to be moved twice-over by late 60s brilliance… Label zealots insist the Action label is one of those much-loved labels it is essential to complete before you leave… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 57.00 Tony Michaels I Love The Life I Live (and Live The Life I Love) C/w Picture Me And You Aficionados of label-beauty will be mesmerized by this insanely rare yellow stock copy of the Golden Torch’s “Last record”. A disc that involved some of the greatest creatives working in the Motor City in 1966. Written by Al (Kent) Hamilton, Bob Hamilton & Joanne Bratton. Instantly capturing the attention of the “Torch” faithful by it’s similarity with the already popular all-niter spin San Remo Strings “Hungry For Love” instrumental. Flip it over and more Detroit doyens get to work on an equally impressive flipside. written & produced by George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Mike Terry with the deft touch of the “Sax God” arranging the finishing touches. Not only two outstanding examples of Detroit Northern Soul on one disc. But a record that perpetuated the especially selected “Last Record” habit; started by “The Wheel” and lovingly persevered by “Blackpool Mecca” & “Wigan Casino” that all boasted an unwavering “Signature Last Record” Most important factor in this listing in the truly immaculate “showroom” condition, and that spectacular “Yellow” stock label. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 222.00 Calvin Grayson Love Just Begun C/w You've Got To Be Willing The last time we had the 45 on auction it was an unfortunate vg+, the response on final bidding was frantic, aggressive and relentless. So how pleased are we to be able to offer a MINT minus totally “like new” copy. Check out the production prowess of Ricardo Lewis as he guides Capitol Recording artist through two Northern Soul blasters! Calvin’s vocal rips through a brass supported arrangement, with a slick smooth vocal-group chorus, killer prompting sax and an acrobatic inducing brass break. As the record progress Calvin ups his vocal to a snarling defiant declaration of love. and we’re not done yet, flip it over, and gasp as all the same elements explode from the grooves… THIS IS “in ya face” NORTHERN SOUL - twice over! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 811.00

he's got tmg 1000 mentioned so i don't know if you get that as well, i guess it would then be worth it,

how about this one for a daft price https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOD-THE-VELVELETTES-These-Things-Will-Keep-Me-Loving-You-UK-Tamla-Orig-1966-EX-/161107869682?pt=UK_Records&hash=item2582c6fff2

Pat Powdrill And The Powerdrills Together Forever C/w They Are The Lonely A head-turning gorgeous RED VINYL promo. Barry White’s in-house Downey Records composition is given the Nick Risi treatment sparking off a pumping sister-vocal Northern Soul dancer. This lady consistently injects real-life into all her recordings, in fact everything Pat released is record to check out, whether it be on this icon California label or her recordings for Reprise, Miss Powdrill sure knows how to shake it down. This copy for the “trainspotter” carries extra appeal not just for the beautiful coloured vinyl but also for the authentic DOWNEY RECORD PRODUCTION addressed sticker with telephone numbers included. Provenance could not be more solid. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 62.00 Reflections Like Adam And Eve This weeks contender for the “Black Is Beautiful” trophy is a pristine copy of this Northern Soul anthem. So rarely witnessed as the colourful ABC Paramount STOCK copy and this example is like new! I do vividly remember the first time I heard this New York produced powerhouse dance tune, in The Highland Room Blackpool circa 1973. Whether it was Ian Levine or Colin Curtis that played it, it was one of the “Stand-out” sounds of the evening, along with Linda Jones - Just Can’t Live My Life and Dave Love’s Colalined Baby - those 3 stuck with me all the way home and long into decades to come. This tune is obviously more associated with Wigan Casino a perfectly fashioned frantic proper-style Northern Soul that was the touch-paper for acrobatics on the floor. 40n years on, today, the pioneers of dance will be more excited by that most-alluring sleeve, label scan and the perfect condition that lies beneath. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 123.00 Gift Of Dreams Better Day C/w Speak Your Mind rare 12” PROMO in glorious clean condition. No street-level Ghetto inspired dancer this one, but a North Los Angeles 1982 session from the affluent suburb of Northridge, California. Which perhaps shows up in the glossy smooth production, incorporating harmonious vocal woven into a bass guitar & horn propelled production. A fine, fine mid-tempo dance-groove enjoying with a strong modern-soul collector following, who will consider this flawless promo an opportunity not to pass by. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 53.00

Justin Jones Dance By Yourself C/w Love (your Magic Spell Is Ever) Very RARE 1961 UK press. Justin’s USA original issue on the “Flippin’” label is consider a Northern Soul R&B trophy, on this ridiculously elusive UK press it is serious British collectors piece, we all missed back in those formative years. Condition of vinyl only reveals a couple of light, insignificant surface blemishes. Both labels are clean and flaw free. When it comes to collecting British, backtracking on the ones we all missed is regrettably a very trying task. Do not pass by, this 45 only rarely comes to market. PS We forgot to mention the “Popcorn” beauty on the flipside Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 166.00 Bill Bush I'm Waiting Simple sax is genius, 3 notes signal a Wildebeest style migration to the dancefloor, as top DJ’s are assured reaction when the the needle dropped on this instantly irresistible dancer. A huge floor packing Monster for the NS DJ master-of-ceremonies Ginger Taylor who championed this 1968 Northern Soul accident sitting on a flipside that sold nothing. Now quite easily the rarest 45 on this soul-rich label. A recording with the rare quality of, no matter how many times you hear, it still burrows under the skin to stay in your head for hours. This copy is flawless in every way! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,313.00 Wooden Nickels Nobody But You C/w More Than A Friend Cousins Chester & Gary Pipkin are names on a label is synonymous with classic style Northern Soul of the highest calibre, this late summer 1966 Los Angeles session is no exception. A Wigan Casino classic spin that amazingly escaped the dubious honor of being bootlegged at the time; with the following decades adding layer after layer to it’s reputation of a tune you can drop the needle on anytime any place and gets heads and feet turning. This tune gives you a drop of the proper stuff. REAL-DEAL-NORTHERN SOUL that stomps from start to finish a wave of male vocal group backing, relentless driving bassline rhythm attacked by a searing Soul-Sister vocal…and a instrumental break to die-for. So very Motown - but better! But do not passed by the dreamy harmony ballad on the flip. This PROMO copy is in irreproachable condition.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 255.00

Sonny Craver I'm No Fool C/w I Wanna Thank You Leonard Jewel Smith’s Teri De Records runs a very close 2nd. to SHRINE as being the most beloved and wanted of all the street-level Soul labels of the 60s. So when an utterly sublime example comes to market we’ve just got auction this elusive 45. Offering not one but two fine examples of LJS’s ear for the soul-dance tune. Mr. Smith teams up with Ex-Pharaohs member Godoy Colbert and the Teri De gathering yet again serve up special Northern Soul. Topside is slick Northern Soul classic style dancer, whilst the ahead-of-it’s-time flipside carries a slightly softer approach, giving up smooth Northern Soul crossover that ticks all the boxes. A rare double helping of NS in just impeccable condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 185.00 Pic & Bill All I Want Is You C/w It's Not You Seeking perfect whilst hunting down those British Soul release 45’s, well this is as close as you can get, without traveling in a time machine back to 1967. Then you may find it rather tricky to fins a record shop that actually ordered it in. So click the sound file to enjoy Texas’s answer to Sam & Dave, as Major Bill Smith guides the pair through moving Deep Soul on which the duo duel for the most-excruciatingly sorrowful vocal. This is Deep Soul at it finest.. Flip it over for a raucous Northern Soul FUNK infused mid-tempo dancer, that back in the early just wasn’t “Motowny” enough for the dancefloor but today is perfect! So hard to acquire on British release and in 1967 condition, complete with it’s original birth sleeve, which I personally find riveting. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 74.00 Change Of Pace Bring My Buddies Back Extremely RARE and sought after early seventies vocal-group album. New Jersey’s Gregory Jackson, Anthony R. Matthews, Doug Green & Luis Ofarway make up this highly gifted harmony vocal group “Change Of Pace” Guided by writer/producer David Sheffield they sculpt a slick, smoothly soulful album held in a no-expense-spared gatefold sleeve, adorned with 5 with full colour artists pics on the inner cover. This 7 track wonder Includes the 3 non-45 sessions “What’s Going On” style dancer “People (Lets Get It Together” plus the divine sweet soul sessions “When You Look In The Mirror” and “Yule Tide Love” Condition could hardly be finer just a couple of very light corner bumps to the cover, otherwise “perfect” vinyl, labels are unblemished. . Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 104.00 Luther Ingram Ain't That Nice C/w You Never Miss Your Water A Northern Soul Detroit sleeper that has snoozed for a little too long. The know-how of the Bobalou Boys again craft mighty fine Northern Soul with the guy they would later cut “If It’s All The Same To You Babe” with. Bob Bateman using his roots by utilizing all the Detroit influences of 1965, incorporating a shrill soul-sister group chorus, male group vocals joining the party, the prerequisite of the lengthy Motor City sax break; all the ingredients are there for Detroitesque Northern Soul dancer, that so far has received little or no NS DJ attention. We think it is drench in quality, charm & potential to rise up and become a most-wanted tune. Take a listen, and prepare to be impressed. But do not overlook the Sam Cooke styled flipside, a mid-tempo with cool easy flowing class. Condition of this PROMO copy could not be finer. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 174.00

Auction Help Register Carpets I Just Can't Win C/w What Can You Do For Me Ultra RARE Chicago vocal group Northern Soul backed with brain-melting group-harmony-ballad. Chicago Northern Soul that enjoyed covers from both the Mandells & The Intentions within the George Redman stable. But this release is without question not only the rarest but also the superior version. The flip is steeped in soul and quality, soulful harmony strollers don’t exist any better than this. Two sides to die for. Vinyl surface has some light marks but as you can hear both of these knockout tunes plays loud, clean, clear & true. Stupidly RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 563.00 Mickey And The Soul Generation Southern Fried Funk Part 1 & 2 This is no ordinary Funk instrumental check out this rare George Salas project giving up potent horn-charged Deep-FUNK! Swirling brass, jerk and twine their way though this 3 minute production, punctuated by some matchless guitar riffs and discreet hammond work fusing into a jazzy mix and FUNK and R&B with instant dancefloor appeal. This listing is a totally flawless copy ! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 122.00 Gene Townsel Time Wounds All Heels 1987 Californian master-class in Soul. Includes the two killer Soulful Dance tracks; I’m Walking Away & There’s No Use Hiding. Plus a mountain of gut churning ballads to take you to place where soul dreams are made. Conceived in 1987 in California, this project proves that sad passing of real soul being made was not universal - the album was proof that the style and the emotion was still alive in some musicians. To quote Gene Townsel himself: “For Out Of Love came pain; Out Of Pain came Music…and out of music came me” This copy is flawless and still retains 95% of it’s original shrink wrap. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 168.00 Torques Bumpin RARE Lexington, Kentucky FUNK! Psychotic, moody, down and dirty instrumental groove; amalgamating horns & hammond into and cauldron hipshakin’ Funky/Boo-Ga-Loo. Check out how this session is lifted by the random punctuation by wild saxophone intrusions, that spark the keyboard player into reckless individuality. A Killer tune that crosses over 4 rare-soul scenes, Boo-ga-loo, Funk, Northern Soul & Popcorn sets will be all the better for a this rambunctious romp changing landscape. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00

Billy Young The Sloopy This records takes me back to those mystical days when reading Blues & Soul on a Friday, would help decide where you spent the weekend; as the small town gatherings of Soul-Boys & Girls would discuss which club it was going to be for the Friday & Saturday nights. Blackpool Mecca, Va Va’s, Leeds Central or The Catacombs. “The Cats” often got the vote with their thought provoking adverts in B&S listing the likes of Johnny Sayles, Richard Temple, Cigarette Ashes and THE SLOOPY! Mostly mysterious names, that were the clubs new discoveries, we were yet to hear. Mattress in the back of the transit Van and off on our weekend soul adventure we’d go. Before you today is one “The Cats” signature tunes, that enticed 100s to flock to Wolverampton from every corner of England. So why an auction item, firstly it’s great memories for me. But secondly and far more important notice that this listing is the RARE PROMO copy is the FIRST Georgia press with no reference to Atco or Atlantic Distribution Record Sales the “Otis Reddings” label enjoyed shortly after this the local promo. As a WHITE PROMO in this format, those of you afflicted with the “White Demo Northern Soul Syndrome” will fully appreciate it’s elusivity. Personally I appreciate the indelible memories it gave me… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 78.00 Gary Dean You Can Say Uplifting, relentless Northern Soul that was a monster tune for Gary Spencer during the late 80s. Gary is a DJ who’s absence from the scene has been a huge loss - as he invariably delivered sets full of the upbeat classic-style NS stompers, just like this one. Gary’s choice selections for the turntable guaranteed an electric atmosphere, i have good memories of him at work, but it seems like forever since our last copy of this rarity was listed; our data reveals only 3 in the last 15 years and this latest copy is in just utterly flawless condition. Frenetic Northern Soul with an insane instrumental break to die for.Listening again we think this tune is just begging for reactivation… Unless Gary Spencer would like to join the DJ gang again and belt out some seldom-heard stompers like he used to.. How refreshing would that be? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 345.00

Frank Eddie Love Has Never Passed Me By Rare Florida Soulful Dance 45 drench in irresistible qualities. Take a listen, it’s potential to smash through it’s current “Soulful 70s” club boundaries into the worldwide cauldron that is “Northern Soul” is long overdue. Eventually top tunes quality always break through. Then will we all know what happens… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 176.00 Sammy Campbell I Never Thought (i'd Find Anybody Like You) C/w S.o.s. For Love Sammy Campbell of the Del-Larks, writes, produces and then effortlessly cruises through this New Jersey mid-tempo. Supported by Heavenly girls cooing and answering with chorus at every opportunity plus the extra added burst of male vocal with the shout “Nobody” taking the production by surprise, then an instrumental break lifts this street-level session into greatness. I must say I’m ashamed not to have taken the time to listen more intently, not just to the sublime lead side but also to the flip. That pleads to be included in a “Soul Essence” afternoon set. As this overlooked jewel is just saturated in emotion, but sitting comfortably somewhere between Deep Soul & NS Crossover. Two sides of pure distilled sorrow from the soulfully fertile streets Plainsfield, New Jersey. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 321.00 Chubby Checker You Just Don't Know (what You Do To Me) Let’s put the desirability of this iconic Northern Soul anthem into perspective. It was NEVER ISSUED in the USA ONLY PROMO on the West Coast press by Monarch Recordings and given the much-sought after “Two shields” “Staggered Logo” design you’re gazing upon right now. There is of course a VINYL EAST COAST white label test press - a Parkway library file copy and only ONE known to exist. So if like many, you are steadfast in collecting Northern Soul on USA presses; this 45 is one very tough cookie to capture. You can of course go for the also rare 1966 UK press - but that would not look anywhere as neat, as this beauty in your Parkway run of great Northern Soul offerings. The chance to own this legend comes around so infrequently do not pass by. If you want to hear proper-real-deal Northern Soul - check out Chubby under the influence of CHICAGO and the CONLO production team leting themselves loose on by Bobby Miller’s composition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 810.00

Triumphs I'm Coming To Your Rescue C/w The World Owes Me A Lovin' A Northern Soul anthem, a Golden Torch classic from the “Golden Era” of Northern Soul. Condition on these NS classics is paramount; as more and more serious collectors try and acquire the timeless tunes in as near to perfect as possible. As you can see both label are perfect, vinyl we can assure you it matching. PINK “A” sits on the “Rescue” side which is nice as it sometimes appears on the flip. Talking of which, has in recent times mustered a strong gathering of it’s own as the mid-tempo soulful stroller swells in popularity. After you get your breath back from listening to the adrenaline rush ignited by the A-side - listen to Delilah Kennebrew pour out her heart with a plea .. “Love owes her” Two great sides, in the exact condition you NS-vinyl-neurotics are pursuing. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 364.00 Jon Ford You've Got Me Where You Want Me The magnificent and incredibly elusive 1970 UK version of the Larry Santos classic. A fine, fine version and damn hard-to-find. This copy is totally flawless in every way.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 86.00 Art Freeman Slipping Around C/w Can't Get You Out Of My Mind an immaculate 1966 British release of this timeless Northern Soul classic. We all have regrets not buying records, we should have done. Circa 1970 a lad called “CETI” dropped his whole 45 collection onto a stall at Melton Mowbray Sunday Market. Every disc adorned with his tiny white sticker with “CETI” typed onto it. Me and my record-soul-mate Peter Kendall dived in, with all the minuscule knowledge we could muster and scored like pigs in an orchard, spending every penny we had… Or so we thought, what we left behind ended up on Grantham market on the Saturday & Leicester market on the Tuesday. Well how was two country soul-boy know-it-all’s be expected to have heard of Rufus Lumley, Art Freeman, Vala Regan, etc. etc. etc. This list of our rejects still hurts today, as the more knowledgeable Dave Owen of Grantham thought he’d died and gone to heaven when the remains of the hoard appeared on his market.. This 45 haunts me still today..as it is such a thumping great slab of Northern Soul that me and Peter would have squabbled over in his front room after we’d scattered out our latest acquisitions over his carpet… I would like to say in our defense we weren’t complete idiots because we captured every Major Lance 45 on Columbia, all the Soul on UK London, Chess, Tamla Motown etc. ….a little knowledge is dangerous as they say. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 211.00 Troy Dodds Try My Love C/w The Real Thing Aweome tune, awesome label, awesome condition. Booming Bay Area Northern Soul that not only boasts the ability to fill the dancefloor - but also the capacity to occupy the eye. Truly the most-beautiful of all the rare-soul labels. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 742.00

Lee Moses Never In My Life C/w If Loving You Is A Crime Get yourself ready for a man you’s about to snarl his way into your heart. Authoritative New York FUNK from the desk of Johnny Brantley who guides Mr. Moses’s tangled vocal chords though a maze of blaring horns and pumping bass guitar, fusing into a potent Deep Funk stroller of immense power. Flip it over to witness the emotion this man’s nicotine-coated uttering can stir.. Deep Soul at it’s most effective. This copy is like brand-new flawless condition.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 168.00 Steve Dixon Poor Man C/w Depend On Me For those of you enjoy discovering truly great talents, that never hit the heights their obvious capabilities suggested. Here is a sadly underachieving, but highly gifted soul man you will be wanting to hear more of. Just 4 singles can be attributed to this Alabama artist, this being his only Northern Soul offering, a punchy horn-charged dancer with a hammond driving the rhythm… the pleading voice steers a steady course, as the horns raise the roof… An on-your-knees performance form Steven Dickerson, expressive and dripping in soulful despair. Jerry Powell who wrote, arranged & produced both sides borrows some arrangement characteristics from Stax or Fame studios, and deliver big!. Flipside has long been regarded as a Deep soul grail. As the sound of Mobile takes to the air, with a beseeching ballad of zenithal proportions. A record that will leave you wondering why life’s opportunities for wider recognition are mysteriously denied to obvious talents…but that’s the sad paradox of searching for “Rare Soul” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 220.00 Dean Courtney I'll Always Need You NS Classics dressed in Black don’t come any more enticing than this. This RCA BLACK is near perfect combat the irresistible lure to own, if you can… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 287.00 R'nb Scene Autumn 1964 Vol. 1 Edition 3 Wow what an informative issue as Roger Eagle flexes his editorial muscles as the series grows. This issue from the Autumn of 1964 includes artist pictures and narrative on the following 60s R&B greats. Booker T. Jones, Muddy Waters - the story so far, Mel Turner, Eddie Boyd, Tommy Tucker, Cyril Davies All Stars, Little Walter, Sugar Pie De Santo. Plus the usual record reviews, plus a neat article on how to strengthen your record collection. Priceless history from the beginnings of the now worldwide Rare Soul scene. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 47.00

Ray Lewis Too Swet To Be Lonely C/w Sitting At Home With My Baby Delicious New York crossover Northern Soul from the trusty pens of The Poindexter Twins & Charles Harper. Precisely constructed by Trevor Lawrence who blends a subtle mix of Piano, Horns and a sweet harmony chorus cradle Ray Lewis’s imploring vocal style. This style is so very in vogue at the more-discerning Rare Soul venues; “Soul Essence”,” A Taste Of Honey” “The Orwell” jump to mind. Or indeed any early- doors set this quality spin that will have them peering over the decks. Proper-Soul delivered with real warmth. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 136.00 Mel Williams Can It Be Me C/w Jet Set CLASSIC REAL-DEAL NORTHERN SOUL In our younger more trusting formative years 100s of collectors fell for the Modern 1023 Promo COUNTERFEIT which is still doing the “rounds” erroneously list as a original - giving a false impressions on the discs true rarity. So when we acquire a MINT 1966 genuine PROMO original press, we feel these pages may alert a few to the dangers of buying Northern Soul without being armed with the info to identify the “counterfeit”. AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL PRESS Authentic ORIGINAL press.Small deeply scratched MM-1023-1 matrix is with the first of a THREE turn run out. Dead wax is 7.37mm. Label print definition is much sharper and is a lighter shade of red. COUNTERFEIT PRESS. Is an excellent New York originated reproduction of the original but the red is slightly the wrong shade. 9.18 mm wide 2 turn deadwax carries a lightly scratched matrix reading MM-1023-1 Your chance to own the elusive ORIGINAL in “impossible” played once condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 300.00

Sidney Barnes You'll Always Be In Style C/w I'm So Glad A beautifully clean copy of the 1965 New York session enlisting the skills of some of the Big City’s most talented. The indomitable partnership of Artie Resnick & Kenny Young again conjures up the mood of the mid-60s with clever lyrics about “being in style” arranged by the prolific Mike Stoller and produced by Jeff Barry under he watchful eye of Jerry Leiber. Add to that the Sidney Barnes effervescent vocal stye and you have a studio cram jam full of extreme talent. So check out what happens when talent of this calibre converge to craft Proper Real-Deal foot-to-the-floor Northern Soul ! This attractive & rare PROMO copy is flawless. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 170.00 Marilyn Powell Please Go Away C/w Where Did I Go Wrong Very RARE 1965 British release Northern Soul that sells for 3 figure sums on it’s much-commoner Musicor 1089 USA release which doesn’t offer the mighty flipside on it. This highly talented London girl, on this 45 delivers TWO not one killer Northern Soul Popcorn flavoured dance tunes, both perfect vehicles for her piercingly controlled vocal. A small label production by “RITZ” Records who gained a British release through Fontana, but still failed miserably with sales. This double-hitter has lay hidden away for too long, known as the New York release but without the “Where Did I Go Wrong?” on the flip, this disc bristles with the quality to become a major UK want everybody missed. Condition is sublime - now check out the impressive two-tune sound file. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 111.00 Best Friend Around It's So Good To Know As you can see from the label contours this s the extremely sought after original first press. An uplifting New York vocal group dance 12” tune, featuring finely honed interchanging lead vocals but always retaining precise, tight as a nut group harmony. This Roland Johnson composition & production, overseen by Peter & Patricia Brown ensures it bypasses the overwhelming disco influences of the Big Apple, delivering a killer dancer without the commercial cringe effects, crafting outstanding Soulful Dance. THE ORIGINAL is such a rare piece, in the type of condition you dream of. Light label wear on the flip-side label is it’s only flaw (see scan) Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 77.00

Jimmy Hudson & The Carnations What's That C/w He Don't Love You Especially for DJ’s and collectors seeking something exceptionally rare - you are now viewing a seriously obscure Chicago Northern Soul 45 busting with potential. Top side written by Jimmy Hudson himself - the man responsible for the equally rare Conquistadors on the same label This is only the second time we have ever had this record for sale. It’s own-rarity over the decades has hindered any chance of a wider audience, for this upbeat vocal group NS shaker. A rhythmic drum intro and haunting horns collide with Jimmy’s high-pitched vocal enhanced by a persistent girl-group chorus. But it’s the droning saxophone pumping out all manner of notes in the background that really gives it that irresistible appeal. Flip it over for an equally compelling Sax driven session. Moody, dirty grinding groove with the sax-man again steadily pumping out the purring dance arrangement. It’s a mid-paced stroller of the highest calbre as Mr. Hudson gets steadily more commanding as he tries convincing his girl “He Don’t Love You (Like I Do). This is a 45 for those of you who get a thrill out of owning and DJing with a record that very few other people on the planet have ever seen, let alone own! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 224.00 Icemen It's Time You Knew C/w It's Gonna Take A Lot (to Bring Me Back Baby) Creeping right back into vogue, as it it ever went away.. this league of quality never does. Currently becoming, yet again one of the most-wanted least seen vocal-group Northern Soul rarities of the moment. Moody and down right dirty horn-crammed production, with attitude that creeps under your skin, as the slow drag style screams play me in that 2am Niter atmosphere, and see the floor swell. I just adore this vocal-group style of ignoring every commercial aspect of the era, and opting instead to deliver the studio mood on that day. Preposterously good… and extremely sought-after, not only for Northern Soul but also for the vocal-group fans who go for the silky smooth down-beat flipside! Resist if you can.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 539.00 Little Kenneth & The Rhythmakers You Can Go On Home Kenny Janise could not have been that little, check out this rampart Texas R&B romp - a Tex-Mex motivated brass runaway truck of a tune, with the growling Kenneth fronting the relentless production. Brass burdened arrangement given a primitive echo chamber effect, but brandishing some of the effective instrumental breaks you could ever desire to load the dancefloor with. POTENT STUFF backed with a funeral march example of Texas Deep Soul again benefiting by those blaring horns. NOTE this elusive rarity invariably witnessed with a water damaged label - as you can see both sides this copy is PERFECT in every way, with vinyl to match. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 223.00 R' N B Scene August 1964 No. 2 R’ N B Scene no. 2 in this extremely rare series from Roger Eagle the leading all night club DJ and pioneer of the British R&B scene. This edition is just crammed with historical information. Featuring the most influential USA artists and the up and coming British artists of the sound. inc: artist pics & bio’s on Howelin Wolf, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Spencer Davis Group, Jon Lee Hooker, John Mayall + a full page picture of Chuck Jackson a man breaking through in England in 1964 with his 1st tour of the UK. R&B record reviews Twisted Wheel back page advert for forthcoming coming acts. an plenty of enthusiastic editorial fro Roger Eagle, Simon A. Napier, Bob Groom. This issue will be of special interest to British music connoisseurs with intuitive articles on the Spencer Davis Group & John Mayall. Priceless insight into the beginnings of Northern Soul Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 17.00

Heem The Music Monsters Wake Up People C/w Piece Of The Rock Seldom seen, highly sought rebellious Philadelphia Street-FUNK. A floor-destroying D.I.Y. production, this tiny indie label gives up a deceptive intro - as the slow rap and yawn, suddenly explodes into a manic dance production with whirling keyboard work, thumping along at frantic pace - defiant lead vocal is supported by a vocal chorus and an incessant guitar, some inventive mid-70s “special effects” all add the boiling over atmosphere. Flip over, and the group see no need to change course from this urban statement of discontent, the pace drops a notch but the horns and vocal presence ratchets up, yet again for another potent but manageable floor-shaker, Two killer sides both dead-right for today’s brand of Northern Soul funk that seems to be reaching pandemic proportions. RARE in the extreme! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 732.00 Artistics Girl I Need You C/w I'm Glad I Met You Here is living proof, there is no need for any DJ to play borderline/inferior Northern Soul recordings when tunes like this lay dormant! This 1967 Chicago coupling, offers two killer sides written by lead vocalist Tommy Green (aided by Othie Wright,& Danny Reed) TG glides through both recordings with consummate ease, driven by an inspiring Sonny Sanders arrangement, jelled together by the genius of Carl Davis, all directed by Gerald Sims. Some gathering in the studio that was! So it’s unsurprising this 45 offers two very special sides indeed, so neglected I immediately added a USA Brunswick copy to my DJ box.. But before you today is no Brunswick release, before you is the ultimate way to own this double-delight - a neat and tidy - seriously elusive 1967 UK Coral DEMO! Sound and vision doesn’t come any more impressive than this. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 146.00 Ellen & The Shandells Gypsy C/w Try A Little Tenderness AUDACIOUS NORTHERN SOUL, riddled with angst and defiance. A hammond charged psyche/soul dancer, pure attitude-driven all-niter classic, bringing back memories of full dancefloors and wind-swept winter nights at Cleethorpes Pier; when sounds like this, made you forget the cold and the North Sea waves assaulting the stanchions below your feet. FABULOUS TUNE! ..and this is the 1970 seldom-seen FIRST PRESS of the “Dry Well” - Lauren release, infinitely rarer and so much more desirable.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 593.00 Clara Wood You're After My Guy C/w Old And Grey BLACK stock copy addicts we think this 1965 Northern Soul double helping is one you very rarely see as a black label release. Two killer sides ! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 188.00

thanks for replys, not worth much then although it's a bit on the rare side.

hi, could anyone give me some info on this one, i've had it for about 9 years, it was the only way i could afford justin jones, i was told when i bought it it was a very limited issue ( 50 to 100 ) on the 10th allnighter anniversary of a club in hamburg, this would make it quite a rare one to have. joe. Attachments_2013828(1).zip Attachments_2013828.zip

Curtis Liggins Indications What It Is C/w Funky Monkey Right On Elusive Kansas City vocal-group harmony Northern Soul backed with a crazed hunk-of-FUNK! Yes this rarities delivers the goods two times over, underlining the talent of Curtis Liggins as he writes and produces both! Topside is a silky smooth n’soulful “Esquires” style, perhaps Chicago inspired gathering of vocals driven by an urgent guitar rhythm. The vocal harmony is so very strong you forget there are no horns in the production, as it races along never needing any extra accoutrements…those vocals really are that good! My kinda Northern Soul - that’s “What It Is” Flip it over and we’re off down that Funky road again - with a wild, outrageous romp into 60s Kansas Soul that this time, has a sound all of it’s own. A sound to unleash on a full dancefloor, at full volume.. and witness the possibility of minor mayhem.. Two great sides and a record that has again disappeared into the exile of great collections and DJ boxes. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 215.00

Charisma Band Ain't Nothing Like Your Love Top drawer pre-disco 1975 vocal-group Northern Soul. This sound underlines what it was possible to create before the tidal-wave of dance fashion called “disco” swamped the club scene of America. With strong influences from “Main Ingredient” members and the prolific arranger Bert “Super Hits” DeCoteaux, this session thankfully ignores all the crass influences of “disco” to convey 70s soulful dance at it’s best! Expressive sister lead vocal cradled by a fusion of lush strings and sophisticated horns and inspirational guttural male vocals purring away in the background.. No other word describes this recording better than AWESOME! Luther Simmons, Cuba Gooding & Bert DeCoteaux must take huge credit for that, crafting pure-soul on the very cusp of a Soulless dance revolution! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 231.00 Degree Of Freedom Please Tell Me Why C/w Vegetable Soup Fine, fine sweet soul from Richmond, Virginia back with a Hunk-Of-Funk. 1976 delight with a rap intro - soft gentle horns, occasional brush of the cymbal then a chilly falsetto steps up and signals sweet-soul perfection is about to take place. Delicate, precise horns make sure they only enhance and not upstage a tapestry of highly-honed harmony. Interchanging leads all offer seamless purity with the brass arrangement adding structure, to what is one of the hardest to find sweet soul records on Planet Earth. Flip it over Mario Smith flexes his versatility with a FUNK trip of considerable pace and power! Two great sides one VERY ELUSIVE disc, a few light surface marks but as you can hear it plays clear, loud & true. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 211.00 Porgy & The Monachs My Heart Cries For You C/w Think Twice Before You Walk Away This weeks flawless Northern Soul classic listing is the timeless Wigan Casino favourite in it’s most admired clothes, BLACK stock copy complete with original release jacket. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 182.00 Ann Sexton & The Masters Of Soul You've Been Gone Too Long C/w You're Letting Me Down First label for this revered Northern Soul Classic! Back in the day when the Blackpool Mecca led the way with what was hip and what wasn’t; this style of sound was perfect for Ian Levine & Colin Curtis to illuminate their flawless forward-thinking. Along with James Fountain this southern style production was just perfect for the changing dance styles and mood of Northern Soul, which near 40 years on are still considered NS anthems. Here is another timeless testament to those two DJ’s who quite frankly were the trailblazers of the 70s. Listen and drool..as Ann seduces you with that sultry vocal. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 301.00

Tony Daniels I Won't Cry Prodigious Detroit Northern Soul from the desk of Donald “Cool Jerk” Storball a man who had the influence to entice Motown’s “Funk Brothers” into sometimes moonlighting on his tracks. Here’s another “Storball” session soaked in the Motor City sound; essentially a grassroots vocal group recording credited to a single artist. As a full male vocal harmony backs Tony Daniels despairing wailing’s through the full length of this masterful Northern Soul dancer. Saturated in pure raw soul, woven into a rich arrangement - this is Detroit Northern Soul straight off the streets. Condition is absolutely astonishingly flawless! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 612.00 Oscar Toney Jr. Ain't That True Love C/w For Your Precious Love June 1967 FIRST British press DEMO. Yes this Twisted Wheel classic, just like Darrell Banks on Stateside, came out more than once on the same Stateside 2033 to keep up with demand created by All Nite Club spins, which of course turned this Memphis flipside into a Northern Soul classic. Oscar Toney’s first release for the doughty Papa Don Schroeder who was aided by some of the best musicians Memphis could provide. Tommy Cogbill on Bass Guitar driving the rhythm, Gene Chrisman - Drums , Bobby Emmons - keyboards and Bill Black Combo’s Reggie Young on his renown guitar. What a gathering of talent who from the first note to the last, belt out a tumultuous 60s dance performance. You may be surprised that at the time, this mighty production lay hidden on a flipside - but once you hear Oscar’s, Papa Don guided interpretation of Jerry Butler’s all time great - you can fully understand it coming in second place. TWO awesome sides in their most desirable form, and in the condition you British neurotics just love to hug. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 94.00 New Horizon I Get That Feeling C/w Sherry (share With Me) RARE 1978 New Jersey funk infused soulful dance backed with sublime sweet soul. Top side immediately catches your ear with it’s in-your-face horns prompting a gnarling vocal backed by a chanting group chorus. This is strong street-level dance that has managed to stay off the Rare-Soul radar since 1978. Ridiculously rare and sodden with Monster status potential in the right hands. Flip it over and harmony vocal-group fans are in for a super-treat. As sweet as soul ever gets, as the icy falsetto take you on a journey deep into permafrost! Silky harmony slips, slides & glides around in the background then the falsetto hits wineglass shattering heights.. Best of it’s genre I’ve heard in an age..simply sumptuous soul.. But watch the topside go, if the likes of Soul Sam etc. secure it… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Various Artists 1983 British Ric-tic Revue Tour Program The legendary 1983 UK tour by the Ric Tic Revue, promoted by Chris King & Lilian Kyle . Before you is the scarce “Ric Tic Revue” tour program from 1983 - fully signed by all artists involved, on the artist pics inside. Fabulous black & white artist shots & rare signatures of Edwin Starr, Lou Ragland, Pat Lewis, Al Kent & J.J. Barnes signed during the British tour that covered the “In” clubs of the period including Tiffanys Hinckley, Ritz Manchester etc. Not only in astonishing condition but also UNIQUE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 109.00

Ty Karim You Just Don't Know C/w All In Vain The Queen of West Coast rare-soul, most-wanted 45! A lady who’s vocal prowess has seduced more rare-soul collectors into digging deep into their pockets than any other.As to own everything this Soul Queen has ever pressed to vinyl, is and always will be one of the top-quests for serious collectors, as her far to few release, are all rare momentous recordings. To quote DJ Harboro Horace’s notes from the recently release 12 track album tribute “Ty’s Voice can be as tough as teak or as seductive as an A-List Hollywood heartthrob” This offering in MINT condition, sits at the very pinnacle of her all her rare work. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,102.00 Voomins March Of The Voomins C/w If You Don't Come Back Capturing the true mood of the British MODS of 1964 - presumably this outrageously effective instrumental was a shot across the bows of The Executives and Joe Loss’s awfully wide of the mark “March Of The Mods”; As The Voomins hit dead-center capturing the very essence of early cult movement of MOD! With the flipside showing off a R&B influenced lead singer who with wishes to be “black” but his unconvincing snarling only underlines the groundswell of appreciation for black music driving the MOD club scene forward. This 1964 British release is in stunning near Mint - condition and still living in it’s birth sleeve of near 50 years, and saturated in the 1964 mood of MOD lift-off! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 84.00 I - 20 Connection Dreamin' RARE late 70s Georgia soulful dance from the desk of Calvin Arnold. Calvin was most probably inspired by the best Philadelphia production as the fuses jazz with strong orchestra strings enhancing the uplifting rhythm. Very like Billy Paul’s work in style and deliver as the arrangement twists and jerks around delivering a powerful dance production. PERFECT for today’s rare-soul dance scene - classy, precise and VERY RARE! this elusive disc has a few light surface marks but as you hear throughout te compelling 3 minutes it plays without any distractions! LOVE IT! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 271.00 Nicky C & The Chateaux Those Good Times C./w Try Some Soul RARE! Uplifting horn-driven vocal-group Northern Soul from Baltimore. This has to be not only the most-elusive but also most-exhilarating tune on the label. One of those 3 minutes that just leave feeling, so very much better for hearing it. Having said that you just don’t hear it enough, rarity has stunted it’s growth, thus stifling dance-floor awareness. Imagine something as instant as this hitting the decks full volume; of say Kings Hall, Stoke or Prestatyn - we think it would intensify the atmosphere by a notch or two. A real elusive sleeper with glaring potential for a much-bigger ticket than the perceived value. Truly fabulous, under-played proper-style Northern Soul in pristine condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00

hi, could anyone give me some info on this one, i've had it for about 9 years, it was the only way i could afford justin jones, i was told when i bought it it was a very limited issue ( 50 to 100 ) on the 10th anniversary of club in hamburg, this would make it quite a rare one to have. joe. Attachments_2013828(1).zip Attachments_2013828.zip

Exits Another Sundown In Watts C/w I'm So Glad A meeting of the studio-soul-greats of Los Angeles craft what is one of the finest examples of vocal-group Northern Soul cross-over it is possible to hear. Jimmy Conwell, Sir Hank Graham, Godoy Colbert purr their way through a Gene Page & Arthur Wright arrangement with the finishing touches brushed up by prolific producer Sir Hank Graham. Eye-poppin’ condition an immaculate copy - tiny pressing dimple flaw on the first turn into the deadwax otherwise this would have achieved the MINT unplayed grading! As I don’t think it had ever met a stylus before we made acquaintance. You will not find a better copy… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 610.00 Fantastic Four I Love You Madly Perhaps the hardest of all the 600 series Green & White Demo’s to track down. One of the first Ric Tic releases Motown decided to promote through their own labels. 1967 recording from the desk of D-Town’s Mike Hanks assisted by long-term lyricist partner William Garrett. Eventually finding it’s way to a British release and The Fantastic Four first UK release. It never sold a bean and the promo was only half-heartedly promoted. Little wonder it fell through the cracks at EMI with hardly a whimper and certainly no Radio exposure to speak of. The rarest 600 promo to secure? we think so, as it’s our very first PROMO copy in over 14 years of documenting all purchases and sales.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 74.00

Sandy Williams Pushing A Good Thing Too Far The original and dare we suggest superior version of the Barbara Lewis Atlantic classic. Bob Crewe’s habit of recording 1 or 2 release girls with fabulous voices continues with Sandy Williams; who just like Vala Regan, Laine Hill, Jessica James etc. there is very little known about the artist except Bob Crewe & Charlie Calello’s selective hearing again chooses a bewitching vocal as the vehicle for their infectious dance production. A four way project with Bob Crewe, Charlie Calello & the equally talent duo of Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell (Steinways fame) crafting yet another Northern Soul delight. Our history reveals this occasional listing for us sells with days of being made available, something of a bubbling back-burner cult item, carrying all the qualities to ignite an explosion in demand and value with DJ’s exposure. This copy in pristine! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 122.00 Astors Stax In House 8" By 10" Glossy Promo Photo Head-turning black and white group 8” by 10” of Stax promo glossy picture. THE ASTORS: Curtis Johnson,Sam Byrnes Jones, Richard Harris & Eliehue Stanback the darlings of the early 60s British All Nite R&B Club scene with their timeless Northern Soul favourite “CANDY their only single, to be issued in the UK”. Inexplicably STAX never favoured the “vocal-group” sound and only released 4 singles by this slick team. But on checking the 4 singles, you discover all the flipsides are every note as good as the “A’s”. Fully 8 recordings by these guys, and all of them absolutely superb offerings to our scene. As is this rare black & white pose of this much-loved but short lived gathering. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 25.00 Megatons Shimmy Shimmy Walk Part 1 & 2 A perfect copy! of the elusive MOD shaker! a few months from being 50 years old and not a single blemish anywher, altough the coveted original company sleeve has as expect a light wrinkle or two. Record collecting, recording dealing at it’s most satisfying! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 52.00 Herbert Hunter I Was Born To Love You C/w Push Away From The Table One of the Ultimate Northern Soul White DEMO’s to own. Ever since the legendary Cleethorpes Pier DJ “Poke” debuted this tune in his DJ set circa ‘75 it’s been a precious favourite of mine and most-everybody else’s to. One of those records it’s impossible to tire of. The knockout booming lead vocal weighing in just an ounce heavier than those persistent runaway juggernaut horns. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL in it’s most desirable form by far! also we are proud to announce this example is in utterly flawless conditions - Mint - vinyl and two (as you can see) utterly Mint labels Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 511.00