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Earl Van Dyke And The Soul Brothers All For You C/w Too Many Fish In The Sea An immaculate 1965 British Tamla Motown TMG506 DEMO! How beautiful is that! The theme tune created by Henry Cosby, Joe Hunter and William Mickey Stevenson, that Earl Van Dyke & the “Funk Brothers” adopted for the Motown Revue featuring in their legendary 1965 UK tour, and the opening theme tune for Dusty Springfield’s presented Ready Steady Go Motown Special in April 1965. Other than avid Tamla Motown Appreciation Society fans this 45 sold virtually nothing on release, as The Supremes debuting “Stop In the Name Of Love” and the girls flat-hand “Stop” sign dance routine stole the show, rocketing the song into the UK Top Ten leaving the like of the lesser known artist’s flat. This pristine 1965 UK DEMO is the ultimate way to own this recording - as the Soul 35009 USA release never got to the pressing stage, or should I say I know nobody who has seen a USA 45 one. Motown collecting at its most challenging… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 361.00 Wilson Pickett Let Me Be Your Boy C/w My Heart Belong To You Robert Bateman long time studio partner of Brian Holland was a major influence as the Motor City 50s R&B / Doo Wop transformed into Soul with labels like Fortune, Lu Pine & Motown etc. leading the way with an upbeat feelgood big productions. This Wilson Pickett 1962 Detroit solo session, encapsulates that transitional sound completely; as Bateman and Sonny Sanders build a kitchen-sink production with inpired use of subtle horns, zinging strings, a cacophonous girl-choir all bolstering the Wicked Pickett’s usually controlled vocal delivery. The end result is a superb “Popcorn style” Northern Soul winner - that is only a mere note better, than the highly impressive but mostly overlooked flip side, cut in the same session. Two delicious Detroit movers Remembering the CUB 9113 1962 press was a national release. The Verve 10378 press was essentially a re-issue put out in 1965, a “cheap-shot” trying to cash in on the massive “Midnight Hour” success, Atlantic were enjoying. This example is by far and away the most-attractive, and of course the very rarest of it’s fully 8 different label combinations. View the scan - and then ask yourself have you ever seen a perfect ISSUE copy lately? and this gorgeous offering is utterly flawless; you will never find a better one.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 102.00 Bobby Bennett Alone With Me Tears C/w Never Goiing To Let You Go more than NORTHERN SOUL BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN ! Top drawer rare records always without exception end up on collectors wants list worldwide. This Philly masterpiece of “The Big City Production” is not only considered the very pinnacle of Beat Ballad 45s, but is also regarded an impossible colossus within the USA “Island” scene, Belgium’s “Popcorn” cult, plus Japan’s & Holland’s “Deep Soul” happenings. All 60s “black” music scenes hold this 45 in such high esteem, it’s value has never wavered for the last two decades - even when it was bootlegged. So listen and hear why this record transcends all other Big Production rarities and links so many underground scenes together… a mood-changing, thought provoking, once heard never forgotten… pièce de résistance of the sound! Truly awesome - truly, truly RARE! PS we think the totally contrasting flipside will please Northern Soul R&B fans.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 513.00 Soul Seachers Get That Church Part 1 & 2 RARE Los Angeles Richard Berry creation offering killer 60s Boo-Ga-Loo Funk! The church chambers emits a brief echoing shout of “Brothers & Sisters” intro, that quickly fades away as the piano rattles out and irresistible rhythm, then from the shadows enter the mad-sax-man! The whole session fuses into a compelling instrumental straight from that mid-60s era of L.A. sessions that provided the British Dance scene with such greats as Hank Jacobs, Romeos, Packers etc. etc Let me without hesitation underline that this 45 is THE RAREST OF THE LOT and to witness it in like new condition…is frankly amazing! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 302.00 Jackie Wilson Whispers This the Rare 1967 British mono LP press. Everything Jackie recorded we all adore, his velvet-vocal just pulls you into whatever style he is performing. Having said that, for the Northern Soul fraternity this 1967 album is his finest 12” offering. 12 tracks including killer dancefloor favourites like 1. I Don’t Want To Lose You 2. Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) 3.Just Be Sincere *with the ADDED BONUS of 3 frighteningly good non-45 tracks that make ownership of this a imperative purchase. 1. My Heart Is Calling 2. Who Am I 3. Only Your Love Can Save Me As the USA album it is a much-prized LP as this seriously rare UK press in fine clean condition it is a very impressive platter indeed. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 68.00

Enjoyables Shame C/w I'll Take You Back SHRINE TIME! And a very elusive one too - in fact our first copy EVER to be auctioned on the raresoulman pages. Again Carl Kidd constructs a fluent vocal-group NS dancer backed with blaring horn arrangement from the furtive mind of Dale Warren. Tight harmonies, brass and simplistic cymbal work all blend seamlessly creating an infectious Impressions style mid-tempo groove. Flip it over for pleading a Deeper Soul experience, again showcasing flowing harmony vocals woven into a similar, but slower backing track, making this a double sider of huge quality. I was surprised by it’s rarity data, 15 - 20 years is a long time for us not to have had a record in stock, and this copy is in fine clean condition. As you can see two excellent condition labels with no flaws other than a very light fade to the electric blue. The iconic red flame logo and text are all as it should be. Vinyl has some very small light surface marks but as you can hear plays strong clear clean and true. A much-rarer than you may have first thought SHRINE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,750.00 Del Capris Our Love (it Ain't The Same No More) C/w Love Fever Prepare yourself for SWEET SOUL excellence - just too much soul for one man to take! Crafted by a master of the harmony ballad. With Robbie Lawson’s - I have Searched, The Superlatives - We’re So Lonely - already considered masterclasses in 60s harmony soul, Paul L. Kyser moves into the next decade pulling experience from such recordings, to mold another astonishing ballad. Slow instrumental intro utilizing muted horns, strings & flute before a tortured vocal opens with the line “I Used To Feel So Proud..” from then on it’s anguished regret to the end, as the lead vocal’s sorrow heightens on a raft of slick background harmony and the exquisitely arranged flute, brass & strings purrs away in the background! Do Sweet Soul get any better than this… how could it? Flip is a worthy Norman Whitfield inspired Temptations style FUNK dancer Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00 Rufus Lumley I'm Standing This 45 was the very first record I paid £10 for - remembering my weekly wage in 1972 was only £8.00 it was a breathtaking investment for an apprentice gas-fitter, but it may get me on the bottom ladder for some youth club DJ sets, i wished. But it was only the pride of my collection for less than a week, as my friend played the guitar! Let me explain, flatmate Paul Arnott fancied himself as a “Nick Drake” type, constantly strumming some incomprehensible tune on his crappy out-of-tune guitar, he had no soul! Which he proved a few days later; I came home from work and as always went straight to my record box - to get a vinyl fix. HORROR! my beloved Rufus Lumley stared back at me with it’s middle removed… like a teddy bear with no arms - I’m destroyed! A bemused Mr. Arnott said not to worry he had the middle right there in his hand - now reshaped into a plectrum to pluck his freaking guitar with… Even with this near perfect copy in my hands today - it still hurts to think I allowed a long-hair cretin to deflower my prized possession. Well that’s how much Rufus Lumley meant to me back then - I hope the new owner of this British trophy has smarter friends than I had… as the condition is gleaming! PS. Paul Arnott you are the major reason I’ve not attempted to join “Friends Reunited” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 221.00 Earl Van Dyke And The Soul Brothers All For You C/w Too Many Fish In The Sea An immaculate 1965 British Tamla Motown TMG506 DEMO! How beautiful is that! The theme tune created by Henry Cosby, Joe Hunter and William Mickey Stevenson, that Earl Van Dyke & the “Funk Brothers” adopted for the Motown Revue featuring in their legendary 1965 UK tour, and the opening theme tune for Dusty Springfield’s presented Ready Steady Go Motown Special in April 1965. Other than avid Tamla Motown Appreciation Society fans this 45 sold virtually nothing on release, as The Supremes debuting “Stop In the Name Of Love” and the girls flat-hand “Stop” sign dance routine stole the show, rocketing the song into the UK Top Ten leaving the like of the lesser known artist’s flat. This pristine 1965 UK DEMO is the ultimate way to own this recording - as the Soul 35009 USA release never got to the pressing stage, or should I say I know nobody who has seen a USA 45 one. Motown collecting at its most challenging… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 361.00

I GOT A MATES BROTHER IN DETROIT TO LET ME SEND THEM TO HIM AND HE PUT'S ABOUT 10 AT A TIME IN A BOX, COMES TO ABOUT $20 WHICH IS QUITE A SAVING AS PRICES WERE ABOUT $13 AND UP, BUT I HAVE NOTICED ONE OR TWO DEALERS HAVE EITHER GONE BACK TO THE OLD POSTAGE PRICES OR NOT RAISED THEM YET, CRAIG MOERER AND FUNKYOUSOUNDS FOR TWO THAT I'VE SEEN AND THERE'S A FEW MORE HAVE NOT RAISED TO THE FULL AMOUNT YET, CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY EVER GOT RID OF SURFACE MAIL AFTER 9-11, SENDING STUFF OUT OF AMERICA CAN'T BE MUCH OF A SECURITY THREAT CAN IT ??? JOE.

Danny Monday Baby, Without You Vintage Northern Soul original collectors - here’s one from the top-drawer. One of the classic Northern Soul Wigan Casino / Cleethhorpes Pier anthems you just never see for sale. Danny’s only credited recording and it is, as you already know, an absolute belting slab a vintage style Northern Soul. Condition other than a light sticker residue stain is utterly blinding! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 689.00 Infinity Put Everythng In Place Dance Your Ass Off! From the first note to the last this is DANCE record pulling from all the influences of the 80s dance-scene into one big feel-good experience. Lead vocal is decidedly strong, with slick vocal-group chorus is smooth, but the relentless dance rhythm is as infectious as it could possibly be, it just cannot be ignored. Play this record in any club in any city in the world it would be received with continued frivolity, because it is a complete dance-tune incorporating energy and charm that have made it an essential DJ record to own all over Europe. Listen & sit still if you can.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 215.00 Daryl Pediford Summer Comes Along A Soul Essence exclusive spin for years, at last debuts these pages… Sexy sax opens proceedings, a discreet hammond weaves in depth before the absorbing vocal of Daryl Pediford takes you by surprise as he immerses himself in his lyrics, demanding your full attention. The blend of a mushrooming emotional vocal and explicit soulful saxophone, fills the air. An experience you don’t forget, a Soul Essence, Great Yarmouth tune you take home in your head, driving west back towards civilization. Too darn soulful, too rare, too exclusive to be heard outside these special venues, but isn’t that just how we like our vinyl! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 111.00

Deloris Ealy Deloris Is Back With Jerome C/w Don't Be Afriad One of only a handful known! Seriously rare Bay Area FUNK! from Delores Ealy (note label typo “Delois”) this lady can do no wrong, everything she has ever put to vinyl shakes with power & attitude, whether it be Deep Funk or Deep Soul this lady spews it out with opinionated precision. Listen to a street level screamer that will instantly have you swaying to the rhythm. Delores is backed up by uncredited vocals of equal attitude, Jerome’s Band subtle keyboard work, blended by Oakland’s Victor Green; and it all works so very well. Flip it over to be swept away by a simplistic Deep Soul ballad underlining the budget this recording was made on. So very rare, maybe as little as 6 known copies worldwide, all of which have some degree of water staining to the label. This copy is the very least marked of all I have seen - vinyl is PERFECT! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 139.00 Gloria Scott (a Case Of) Too Much Love Makin' C/w What Am I Gonna Do An eye-popping 45… The one and ONLY way to own the 70s masterpiece as a 7”, is sitting there before you. A modern-soul anthem played from the highly-sought-after 1974 Casablanca - What Am I Gonna Do - album, which has since been reissued to meet that huge demand created by Richard Searling and co. through the years. Hey but who cares, this is an utterly different level of collecting. This is the legendary and hideously rare Australian only 7” press; Noting that all Oz 45s of the 60s & 70s were manufactured in high-fidelity robust vinyl and pressed in such tiny quantities, every release seems to be a rarity born. The stand-out most-highly-valued Australian Northern Soul 45 offering not one but TWO sides of Barry White genius that crafted two pre-disco masterpieces for this under-recorded Diva. Irresistible! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 540.00 Contours Shake Sherry C/w You Better Get In Line British Tamla Motown serial upgraders - you will never need to look for another copy of this 1963 UK non-hit. Condition is pristine! Both labels, vinyl and birth-sleeve are as perfect as you could ever dream of filing. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 68.00

Skip Jackson And The Shantons I'm On To You Girl C/w Promise That You Wait Apparently in the early part of this century this punchy Northern Soul mid-tempo was was in our price guide 3 for £40. Underlining the importance of staying in touch with demand and the trends across all the Northern Soul styles and genre. The topside has always been a well known NS dance tune, although undeservedly underexposed due to the plethora of DJing choices available throughout the last third of the 20th. century. So enter the upfront Soulful venues of the new century, who had long been spinning”Michael Lizzmore” 1972 version of Skip Jackson’s original “Promise That You Wait” - Capitol 3480; a decidedly fine soul crossover groove and no easy find. Then of course the Skip Jackson original version started to receive plays, igniting a spike in awareness, demand and value. Today if we ever list this Double-Delight of Rare Soul, it leaves the website in a moment. Here’s a fair chance to snag a perfectly clean copy - and own two spectacular tunes on one increasingly elusive disc.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 206.00 Celest Hardie You're Gone Bay Area rare-soul from another pole to the Deloris Ealy listing. This maybe an indie label, but producer/label owner Paul E. Reynolds always provided slick, precise recordings any USA major would have been proud of. The silky-sister, jazz inspired vocal melts your heart as you dance. Sorrowful lyrics, lifted by an inspirational horn arrangement, cradling early 70s soulful dance at it’s very best. What a vocal, and how well those subtle horns work to highlight Ms. Hardie’s probing emotion.. No matter how many times I hear it..it still moves me! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 600.00 Duke Browner Crying Over You During 2013 this former Golden Torch, Catacombs, Mecca favourite has risen again to the heady heights of popularity it enjoyed in 1972. So how pleasing is it to be able to offer a copy that has NOT changed hands or been spun of the NS DJ circuit since circa 1972 when it was first purchased. We are proud to list “one-owner” “collection filed” flawless condition NS classics - because by definition they are really RARE! Check out soundfile perfection - to relive a Northern Soul “Back To The Future” experience.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 692.00 Johnny Wyatt This Thing Called Love Check out the decidedly different label design of this RARE 1966 UK FIRST PRESS with the artist credit text set at the horizontal postion. A total non-seller upon release and quickly to be deleted. Yes, you’ve guessed it, this is another killer tune raised from the ashes of obscurity by the Soul-vinyl foraging DJ’s of those iconic 60s All-Night clubs. It was a Twisted Wheel, Mojo, Nite Owl, Beechcomber favourite. So much so Ed Kassner re-issued it in 1968 on President’s revamped label layout with the artist credit in the vertical position. This is of course the design you now occasionally come across as the 1968 issue was a huge underground success, and like Darrell Banks on Stateside was kept available by President for several years into the very early 70s. So here is the FIRST PRESS that the dedicated British Soul collector covets so highly. Very Rarely seen for sale, as it sold nowt of release - but now nearly 40 years on, it is still considered a sure-fire, floor-destroying-classic; As few recordings match this Barry White concept crafting the real-deal-proper-Northern Soul Stomper at full throttle. 3rd. & 4th. scans are the 1968 re-issue, we are showing these two, so you can see the 1968 2nd. design, that is a 100 or more commoner than the first 1966 issue on offer. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 61.00

Jonathan Smith Dr. Love UNISSUED, Unique and spectacular Northern Soul dancer. November 1968 New York session, most likely inspired by Norman Whitfield’s Motown / Temptations sessions of the period. As Temps-styled but uncredited vocal-group support the mysterious Jonathan Smith throughout this fine dancer. Highly pitched vocals cry out throughout Motownesque recording, timely and potent instrumental breaks bring it all together. Fantastic Northern Soul and we presume a unique solitary one-of-a-kind killer. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 290.00 Betty Harris Soul Perfection The ridiculously elusive 1969 British press, that offers the collector fully 16 of her very finest 60s New Orleans SANSU recordings. NOT issued in the USA until 1980. The soundfile is just a taster of what this awesome album holds - it is, as the title suggests SOUL PERFECTION! Listen to a sample of this fiery Soul-Princess, check out her attitude as she discharges Soul on every syllable. This lady is one of the Greats and this is her most-complete vinyl compilation released on one the Britain’s most collectable labels in the type of dream-condition, I can find no flaw with! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 105.00 Jesse Davis Gonna Hang On In There Girl C/w Night Bloomin' Jasmin' For over tree decades this tune has been considered a most elusive Northern Soul classic But as the withdrawn FIRST PRESS #3187 with the Beat Ballad Heaven flipside, it rarely, if ever comes to market. Topside features Mirwood’s Queen of Lyrics “Shirlie Matthews” who again gives up powerful & meaningful words, which the ERA production team weave into an equally potent production. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL! But please take time to check out the significant flip side. BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN lurks around the corner, as ERA’s most-talented writer Barry Stuart (provider for Tommy Mosley, Jewel Akens etc.) again writes a winning Big City Beater. ONLY on Era 3187 the FIRST PRESS do you get this impressive pairing, and on our database suggests it as at least 3 times rarer than the ERA 3189 re-promotion. Condition could not be better.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 818.00 Professor Longhair Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand C/w Looka' No Hair One seriously tough one to capture! 397 in the series offering a solid R&B mover, first recorded & released on the highly regarded Los Angeles, Ebb in 1957. Guy Stevens and team were never ones to overlooked a good Blues mover, releasing it in Britain in 1965, unfortunately to little or no response. This Sue 45 seems to appear on most of the increasing SUE want lists we receive, so lets be fair and give every SUE-Man a chance to snare it.. Nice clean vinyl, two perfect labels. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 105.00

HI, ONE OF THE FRIENDS I SEND THEM TOO GOES TO THE LIBRARY 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK, I GUESS THE OTHER ONE DOES AS WELL UNLESS HE GOES TO RELATIVE OR FRIEND OF SOME SORT. HE HASEN'T GOT A MOBILE PHONE EITHER, CAN'T BE BOTHERED WITH TECHNOLOGY JOE.

BY THE WAY MY EBAY ID IS ALICEMOORE, AMYMALABELL IS THE START OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS JOE DUNLOP LIVES ABOUT 2 MILES UP THE ROAD FROM ME. SLIM HARPO LIVES UP THE COAST NEAR CONWY AND HE SELLS SOME NICE RECORDS ON EBAY AND SOUL SOURCE FROM TIME TO TIME. HE'S GOT THE ONE THING I WISH I HAD BESIDES MONEY ( A MEMORY THAT WORKS ) MINE'S USELESS, WHICH IS A SERIOUS HANDICAP FOR A RECORD COLLECTOR, I HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF LISTS JOE. PS, I HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH JOHN MANSHIP OR ANYONE ELSE WHO SELLS RECORDS FOR A LIVING OR HOBBY FOR THAT MATTER, ALTHOUGH I MIGHT KNOW ONE OR TWO OF THEM WHO LIVE NEAR ME. I ONLY PUT THE J M AUCTION PRICES UP FOR A COUPLE OF FRIENDS WHO DON'T HAVE PC'S ( YES THERE'S STILL PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE NO INTEREST IN SUCH THINGS )

FINISHED AT ALMOST £7.500 GREAT PRICE BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE MADE A BIT MORE THAN THAT, I GUESS IT WILL END UP IN A BANK VAULT SOMEWHERE, IT'S ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU'D EVER GET INSURANCE FOR IT, I PRAYED FOR A WIN ON THE LOTTO BUT NO LUCK AS USUAL. JOE.

Bob Marshall And The Crystals I'm Going To Pay You Back C/w You Got Me Crying Heavy bass guitar intro instantly grabs your attention, as Bob Marshall’s D.I.Y. takes off on a wave of horns. Thoroughly uplifting 60s dance-soul reminiscent of the Carolina sessions in its primitive enthusiasm and raw vocal style riding “The Crystals” backing band’s relentless horn n’ hammond backing track,demanding that you move. Flip it over and there’s more of the same, I found it difficult to choose between the two - both sides give it up large! That is why in recent times demand for the Philadelphia pressed 45 has mushroomed and value rocketed. Two for the price of one - Northern Soul on one highly elusive platter in flawless condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 200.00 Ray Alexander Techniques Let's Talk Gold label RARE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL PRESS of this much-sought after album that fuses Funk & Soul so efficiently. Ray Alexander’s first and only LP which incorporates the sweet vocal of Chris Bartley. Check out the sound-clip for punchy conga-driven FUNK and delicious mid-tempo crossover Northern Soul grooves. Rarely witnessed is this neat and tidy condition, other than a tiny top seam split that has received a precise, expert internal repair - it is hard to pick a flaw. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 156.00 Kenny Bernard Ain't No Soul (left In These Ole Shoes) C/w Hey Woman Jamaican born pocket-dynamo Kenny Bernard’s last of 3 releases for Pye as he branched out on his own after failing to have a hit with the Parlophone band Kenny and The Wranglers, unfortunately success also eluded him during his short Pye career. Choosing Artie Resnick & Joey Levine’s thumping 1966 dance song also covered in the USA by Major Lance, Corsairs & Ronnie Milsap as the B-SIDE was a mistake as this UK production also failed to sell anything. So once again enter the Twisted Wheel pioneers to unearth this flipside and turn it into an enduring Soul-Club-Classic! Before you today is the 21966 PYE DEMO in fine clean condition, small # on label. Vinyl is flawless. Check out the potent soundfile, and we thought the Psyche-infused failed A-side is worth a listen too for the Freakbeat fraternity.. Only sparse nationwide adulation for Kenny B. but to the Northern Soul fan he is an icon with one hell of a stage act! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 53.00 Brand New Thousand Years Delicious vocal group soulful dance from Florida. Successfully crossing over from the Rare Groove scene to delight Northern Soul fans. Now a major want for DJs and collectors alike. A lush production with a simple piano rhythm bolstered by an elaborate string section laying down a carpet of sound, for the easy-going vocal to drift through. No rush, just gush! Fantastic tune that builds and builds with the lead vocal eventually letting his emotions get the better of him…as he reaches fever pitch! Resist such quality if you can.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 393.00

Larry Clinton She's Wanted PLEASE NOTE bidders may have noticed a glitch in the bidding system today. We’ve had a website technical update that has disturbed the proxy bidding. We think it is now fixed but with a record of this importance we have decided to put the ending back a week to ensure there are no server-bugs to upset the proxy bidding on this most-important offering. ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN COPIES IN WORLD! Listen to the FULL soundfile lifted off this actual disc - then let’s Get Serious! The most-important Northern Soul 45 to come to market since Frank Wilson.. Label voyeurs and Cuckold Soul-Boys you will never gaze upon a more eye-popping sight, than this vision of beauty - but could you bare to see it being held by someone else… we think not. So act now, to become only the second Northern Soul Cathar to be the keeper of this, real-deal Northern Soul Holy Grail. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 7,427.00 Mike Pedicin Burnt Toast And Black Coffee A Popcorn R&B MONSTER!! Philly jazz man whips up a storm as he takes Shorty Long’s original song and stamps his own brand on it. A relentless dancefloor-destroyer driven by a mountain of horns and Mike’s attack-the-production vocal.. an unforgettable crazed sax break and we’re off again…desperately hanging onto this indomitable dancer of humongous proportions. Surface marks but plays clean and true as the soundfile confirms.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 577.00 Glen Miller Where Is The Love If you’re given a shopping bag full of records in a supermarket car park and this record is sitting amongst them, does your heart stop? Do you choke with excitement? Are you dreaming? Seems like a dream because the condition for this major find is unbelievably clean for an original 1967 Jamaican press, which still retains the Federal Country distribution sleeve. Only very light surface marks, plays incredibly full & clear (Note: according to experts the Doctor Bird release would more-than-probably have been dubbed from the STAG vinyl. Making this original a sound of much more muscular fidelity) and both labels are also free of flaws, does it get any better than this? So let’s not mince our words - this is the greatest 60s Soul recording to ever be made in Jamaica, an original STAG 45 in Excellent condition, this may be a one-off opportunity to own what is, after all, a masterpiece of the sound! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 813.00 Robert Henry Walk Away Like A Winner Not too many collectors mention Joey Brooks whilst talking about writers of great songs. This song was intended for Jay & the Americans to try and rival The Walker Brothers & Righteous Brothers stranglehold on the Big Production hits. But Jay Black’s rendition turned out to be a languid affair. So enter British pop producer Reg Guest to assemble a production more suiting to what Mr. Brooks intended. After all Brooks had just written the mighty “My Ship Is Coming In” for Jimmy Radcliffe, which Reg Guest associate Ivor Raymonde promptly produced for The Walker Brothers. So it was all linked up for Robert Henry to give Joey Brooks & Aaron Schroeder’s mighty lyrics the oomph it deserved. Listen to perhaps the finest UK produced Beat Ballad - it’s Heaven! as is the condition coming in at a perfect MINT minus! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00

Greater Experience Don't Forget To Remember Small town Virginia Northern Soul! Arthur Fenn’s late 70s discovery, that took Cleethorpes Winter Gardens by storm when it debuted there, and most every Northern Soul club since. It has since that golden era grown into a major want for most everyone, with 3 decades of rarity validating it as a NS trophy that only rarely comes to market. Plus the fact that it has never been bootlegged or re-issued greatly adds to its desirabilty. This copy has two flawless labels, and two vinyls that are so near to Mint minus. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 512.00 Mary Wells Laughin' Boy C/w Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right Bought on the day of release and only one owner since - from the fine collection of Mike Goodwin comes one of Mary’s rarest UK 45s. As this 45 lacked the “Pop” appeal of her usual recordings, but showcasing Mary extremely diverse vocal range - as the top side is archetypical 1963 Detroit - with the flip offering out-of-character Motown as an anguished Deep Soul ballad emerges. Still encased in it’s original birth sleeve with Mike’s handwritten titles that strangely add provenance to the item. This 45 is in truly gorgeous - one fastidious owner condition! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 135.00 Chantlers In The Beginning Lurking, just waiting for the right DJ, that defining moment to join the “Big-Ticket” rare Northern Soul items in the premier league of NS trophies. Just one listen will reveal not only one seriously hard 45 to find, but also a spectacular 60s vocal-group dancer that is every note as good as anything we’ve listed in recent times. Smooth, precise, uncomplicated journey, a genre of Northern Soul that enjoys more kudos than any other. An upbeat flowing harmony dancer broken up by memorable piano breaks, adding to its straightforward no-mess appeal! AWESOME! My type of tune.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 476.00

Mr. Dunn Something Is Wrong C/w Mama Please Let Me Come Home Stop EVERYTHING you are doing! You are looking at and about to hear one of the VERY RAREST Northern Soul 45s it is possible to own! Absolutely the first copy I’ve had the pleasure to hold in my 60 long years.. A sensational Bronx, New York vocal group dancer with Charles Dunn’s lead vocal supported by the soothing Dunn Brothers’ harmony and Billy Nicholl’s band providing the lush horns and Hammond dance track. Killer Northern Soul of the rarest possible kind. This is Northern Soul collecting at its most challenging, as RARE does not even come close to describing this record. If that’s not enough the flipside will knock harmony-vocal-group-ballad collectors dead. Charles Dunn again on lead with the Dunn Brothers upping their game to lay a down a feather-pillow of harmony for Mr. Dunn to pour his heart onto. Two killer sides and perhaps the most exciting rare 45 we have listed in memory! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,000.00 Blues & Soul No. 7 Blues & Soul April 1968 For the rare-soul fan Blues & Soul April 1968 should be considered THE special publication of the highly sought after first “20” editions. Full page artist pics & bios on: Van Dykes James Carr Brenton Wood Marvin Gaye Carla Thomas The black and white pics alone are perfect as wall-hangers, not that anyone in their right mind could bring themselves to break this stunning edition down. Front cover is the Temptations, back cover is an EMI Tamla Motown album advert. Extra eye-catchers inside are extra pics of Arthur Conley on tour, The Clovers, The excellent Dave Godin column, all the current soul chart, record company ads etc etc. Yes this is the standout issue of the early series. Condition is immaculate! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 81.00 Cautions No Other Way C/w Poor Loser SHRINE TIME and a PERFECT copy! As a pure vocal-group Northern Soul record this takes some beating, so much in fact the iconic label that presents this potent dancer is almost academic. A Northern soul runaway train from the very first note to the last, proper ‘on the money’ Northern Soul that has amazingly never been bootlegged or re-issued. Ballad fans will adore the flipside that last year graced the Soul Essence Deep Soul room prompting closing of eye-lids as every last drop of emotion was absorbed. Two right-good tunes on a label with a street-credential second to none - so check the label vista - this is how a MINT copy of a SHRINE label looks! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 867.00 Gorgeous George Strange Book The Georgia Soul Man who pleasured the Soul aficionados with his Peachtree, Stax & Neptune recordings during the 60s, more than pleases again, with an early 70s pre-disco Atlanta, Ga soulful dancer. George Odell the skilled tailor, cuts into the flowing production with his seamless vocal, embellished with a timely crack of emotion on the high notes. So soulful it takes me straight back to the weekend of Soul Essence 31 - when the whole 3 days was full of records of this type of quality. In recent times this 45 has become scarce, so if you warm to Soulful Rare Groove this is one NOT to pass by, value is only going one way… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 245.00

Four Shades Something Special If you list a record and it flies out the door the same day, it is wise to take another listen. So shall we start with the extravagant harmony Sweet Soul ballad side, that offers a beseeching lead vocal cradled by his teammates perfectly pitched harmony. Full string section adds depth to what is already a crammed full production. Oh this is just beautiful - Sweet Soul at it’s most-compelling an attention seeking session of pure class. But that is not he reason our last copy of this 45 left the building the moment it hit the website - the flipside is vocal-group crossover Northern Soul of equal if not finer quality! Strings are now joined by a potent horn section as the pace quickens to be the perfect “Soul Essence” afternoon head-turner. Two sides to die for - two different genres offering the same high standard of opulent Rare-Soul! Wow how as this not been at top of DJ set, Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 115.00 Players He'll Be Back 1966 vocal group album with few if any equals in it’s genre The steady hands of Calvin Carter & Riley Hampton guide this 3 man gathering through a 12 track testament to harmony soul. Title track the desperately sad song “He’ll Be Back” sets the standard to follow as Herbert Butler, John Thomas & Otha Givens craft what is rightly considered one of the major Vietnam laments of the era. The high quality never falters as a blend of ballads and Northern Soul dance tunes make the Chicago session a must listen to experience. “Why Did I Lie” is killer Northern Soul - but the stand put track that lifts this album from an essential home listening to a DJ imperative are the awesome no 45 tracks “Get Hep To Love” + “Why Do I Love You” Check out the impressive sound-file and wonder why “Get Hep To Love” or “Why Do I Love You” have not had a wider audience, they surely deserves. DJ LP track enthusiasts, this platter takes some beating…don’t it! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 89.00 Geater Davis Breath Taking Girl One of the most-impressive male vocalists of the last Century, his legendary Deep Soul ballads are amongst some of the finest ever made. His mesmerizing pebble-dashed vocal carried a magical rough-edge that made all his recordings a compelling listen. Like Bobby Bland no matter what style he performs, Vernon Davis’s nicotine-coated deliver carries the “Soul-Factor” But lets not forget Geater’s contribution to the rare soul dance scene. This listing is the man’s most-wanted dance 45, a rare upbeat feelgood session released just two years before his untimely death in 1984, written by him and hidden away on the flip of an attempt to cash in on the Funk-Disco scene. Strong horn section, timely key changes, sultry girl backing, drive this jerky production with Geater’s vocal as always stealing the show. Go forth and check out every session this great Soul-Man recorded Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 50.00 Parliaments A New Day Begins For those of you who like the historical side of the rare soul scene - how about this April 9th. 1969 Atlantic / Atco mail shot of the Parliaments last Revilot recording. Encased, unopened in it’s original mailer for fully 44 years at last this PROMO sees the light of day. Addressed to Bay Area music-entrepreneur Ray Dobard this was part of 100s of unopened mailers that littered his vinyl-hoardings. I have been reluctant to open these packets, like a child just opening one occasionally to savor the “stocking & suspender” type thrill, only an unopened packet can ignite. Apart from the carefully cut-open side, this is in the same state, as the day it was posted, in New York on that Wednesday 39 years and 361 days ago. Original cardboard stiffener, unopened sealed flap, PERFECT promo copy inside, Atco sleeve has taken on a light orange tinge from the envelope during it’s imprisonment. a UNIQUE, tactile and fascinating eye-popping piece of “Soul Music” history… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 54.00

Triumphs Coming To Your Rescue C/w The World Owes Me A Lovin' A record that epitomizes everything that the early years of Northern Soul was all about; Back-drops, spins, acrobatics & adrenaline - drug-fueled nights of constant dancing to the wonderment of USA Soul. So far and away were these Stateside productions from the insipid dross the British studios were forging - the effect was for most was lifelong. Putting the energy of Larry Williams & Arthur Wright into one studio coul only end with one result. A weighty production with no limits, energy with no equals, penetrating vocals screaming each and every word as they spit out the lyrics. AUDACIOUS NORTHERN SOUL! Now take time to absorb the lush flipside, as Delilah Kennebrew takes the microphone and softens your heart. This side has been overlooked for too long, now we have out-grown to need for artificial stimulants, let pure soul move you. This copy is an immaculate PROMO with no flaws whatsoever…ownership beckons.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 444.00 Patrice Holloway Love And Desire C/w Ecstasy A thing of beauty - twice over! Los Angeles songbird serves up two remarkable Motownesque Northern Soul classics on one disc. Former Motownette comes under the trusty coaching of Billy Page and younger brother Gene as the pair try emulating what might have been for Brenda’s sister if her Motown career was more than one solitary “withdrawn” single. This accomplished pair had an ear for the 60’s dance tune; Billy had already captured a moment by writing the “The “In” Crowd” and Gene still in his formative years, would later move up to produced most every “big” Soul artist ever to record in California. Highly talented siblings they were.. Before you today is the excruciatingly RARE and truly beautiful “Discotheque ‘66 Series” UK DEMO in blinding condition. Offering Two spectacular Northern Soul classics that have been gracing Uk DJ sets for over 4 decades, not matter which side you drop the stylus on.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 305.00 Barrett Strong Money (that's What I Want) The ironically titled record that in 1959 was to form the financial foundation for the Motown organization to spring from. Berry Gordy & Janie Bradford’s timeless lyrics of cold priorities & goals paved the way for Motown’s unparalleled success during the sixties. With “Money” going on to earn even more dollars as artists seemingly stood in line to do their version over the next 4 decades. A huge USA R&B hit for Barrett at the time, but passed unnoticed upon this it’s 1960 British press. This copy is in fine clean condition, with two perfect labels, original company sleeve and two vinyl surfaces that only reveal insignificant surface blemishes in strong light! An essential addition to the British or the Tamla Motown collection.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 117.00 Mike Vickers On The Brink 1965 every Wednesday on the BBC was the “Wednesday Night Play” Mike Vickers was asked to do the score for it; with the influences of the day - James Bond’s Thunderball, Clint Eastwood’s - Fist Full of Dollars etc the style was for the big explosive theme tunes. Mike delivers raging instrumental that scream MOD-a-Go-Go. A monster dancefloor favourite in the 80s, covered up with an ideally descriptive pseudonym as Matt Parsons - Boogaloo Investigator - Yes, this session completely captures the mood of Boo-Ga-Loo / A-Go-Go and the mid-sixties, so much so it makes you wonder if Mom & Dad ever felt like shaking a leg before the play started? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 136.00

Embracers Stop And Let Yourself Go C/w Mr. Sunrise For lovers of the 60s vocal-group sound, this Doc Oliver project gives the Northern Soul collector all the ingredients that add up to a stand out 45. Primitive street-level production, drenched in teamwork harmony, seamlessly floating over the fine trumpet interventions that add depth to the proceedings. I just adore this style of Northern Soul, especially if it hails from Chicago, the city that gave the collector more us more rare soul sides of this style than any other. Rarely seen for sale, thus so far eluding the Club turntable exposure it must surely soon receive. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 216.00 Devotions Do Do De Dop C/w Can Ou Explain It Oh yes! Top Drawer vocal-group Northern Soul. Beautifully constructed Impressions inspired mid-tempo stroller that just makes you want to shuffle your feet. The off-the-wall backing track enhances the simplistic “Do Do De Dop” lyrics as a distant echo-chamber horns add a subtle charm. Vocally, this rarity is as good as it gets for 60s harmony, with aching lead pitches, soothing back up and a rather weird but irresistible vibe rattling in amongst the brass. Just fabulous isn’t it! But there’s more - the flipside is down a gear but every note as compelling. As the Devotions dive into despondency, despair and dejection without losing a note of the fluidity. Two silky-sides of major importance! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 965.00 Invaders The Best Is Yet To Come C/w Just A Little Understanding From a tiny obscure off-short of Chicago’s Chirrup label that boasted Johnny Ross’s version of the Four Tops “I Can’t Help Myself” - comes this extremely slippery customer. A Northern Soul dancer powered by horns a plenty, twangy guitar and relentless piano rhythm. The most-unusual arrangement is the main attraction of this rarity, as the vocal penetrates the instrumentation with a defiant delivery - so much so a group vocal back-up is not required, as the studio musicians throw everything into the mix to whip up a storm! Flip it over the pace slows but loses none of it’s fundamental potency, with the horns blowing just as hard and the lead vocal lifting his game to pleading proportions. Both sides give it up big.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 197.00 Dean Parrish Bricks, Broken Bottles And Sticks The Northern Soul Big City Sound served by an irrepressible BIG CITY vocal. A purring juggernaut created by some of New York’s most-prolific exponents of the sound. Written by Tony Bruno & Victor Millrose, arranged by the great Bert Keyes, produced by Stan Khan & Bill Stanley. Who wisely elected Dean’s booming vocal to paint a picture of the Big Apple in 1965. Creating an anthem that will still be ringing around the walls of Northern soul events long after you and I are long gone. Some recordings are bigger that time itself… some label images are too impressive to ignore.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 200.00

king and king re-issues are a bit of a minefield in my experience, some have a raised & rounded outside edge, some have a darker blue stamp on them. some are exactly the same as the originals as they were made on the same presses so i was told, some of the early ones were on thin vinyl as well as far as i know ( to add to your Q. ) it depends where they were pressed up, Pete Smith or someone with a lot more knowledge than me should be able to put you right, Joe.

Life Tell Me Why C/w That's Life One of the influential Blackpool Mecca spins that provided a stepping stone from Northern Soul 60’s classic style, to the lush productions of the early 70s, pre-disco and drenched in SOUL! This 1973 session hit the Northern Soul turntables of England early 1974 causing a minor sensation, as the wah wah guitar intro, followed seamless harmony vocals were a far cry from the staple diet of frantic 60s stompers that had enthralled the “Highland Room” faithful and elevating “The Mecca” to first choice destination, if you wanted to hear the “upfront” Northern Soul. Colin Curtis & Ian Levine were breaking new ground with obscure new releases that were proving new impossible to find. Life, The Carstairs, Wales Wallace and the like were sending the Northern Soul sound in a different direction. Life - Tell Me Why - was one of the very finest records from that pioneering period helping to build a lasting imprint Colin Curtis & Ian Levine left on this underground dance scene, that is still talked about today. Before you, is the extremely elusive STOCK copy which dispels all confusion over authenticity, as the popularity of this tune spawned a mono “counterfeit” white promo by 1976 - that has over the years fooled a few unwary collectors. RARE and utterly delicious Northern Soul Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 263.00 Gene Mcdaniels Walk With A Winner BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN! Some consider this the finest Northern Soul “Last Record” of the evening, if not the finest certainly comfortably sitting in the top five of all time. Presented here as the highly coveted 1965 UK press in near perfect condition retaining it’s original birth sleeve. The man who helped create Phil Spector’s “Wall Of Sound” Jack Nitzsche, crafts his own “Parapet Of Volume” with a mighty backing to compliment Gene’s booming vocal with an arrangement that epitomizes the “Big City Sound” Finding a finer British copy will be most unlikely.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 96.00 Barries The Loneliest Man In Town UNKNOWN? Well it is to me - I know the group did some Doo-Wop style recordings for Ember & Vernon but this Di-Nan 45 I have personally never seen or heard before. So those of you who are drawn to the very rare, check out the soundfile that reveals a jerky, primitive harmony mid-tempo early 60s session that is ideal for the early doors sets, as it sounds great with volume ramped up. Elementary in it;s make-up, primal in some respects, but that’s exactly why I like it! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 71.00 Nita Rossi Something To Give A simultaneous mid-70s play at Cleethorpes Pier / Winter Gardens & Wigan Casino. Again a 45 that was unearthed by the secret army of young Brits perpetually picking-over market stalls, junk shops of the 70s in the hope of discovering a new spin to play, and with DJ’s like Alan Rhodes, Nev Wherry, Rick Scott there was no shortage of outlets to get these British finds played. This copy is as-good-as-it-gets a pristine1966 British DEMO with two perfect labels and vinyl to match. OCD British collectors this s not one to miss.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 50.00

Brief Encounter We Want To Play Legendary modern Soul and boogie album from smalltown Wilkesboro, North Carloina offering the rare-modern-soul DJ not one but 3 killer tracks with no 45 release also offering the Boogie fan just as many again. check the sound sample which inc: 1. just for love 2. sweet tender loving 3. if you want my love Condition of the vinyl is immaculate - cover has only the lightest signs of handling - no splits, writing, stains or any other flaw to spoil the view. Rare, elusive and very wanted album Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 255.00 Shades Of Blue Happiness Is The Shades Of Blue Scarce 1966 Detroit album in just sublime condition. This treasure includes 3 killer non45 Northern Soul cuts Millionaire Exception To The Rule A Way To Love You the time “Oh How Happy” “with This Ring” etc. Vinyl and cover could hardly be in finer condition, check out the scans then get the headphones on to witness one of the slickest blue-eyed vocal group’s do classic style mid-60s Motor City Soul! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 81.00 Larry Wright Sweet Sweet Kisses C/w It's Okay With Me Double Detroit Delight! Topside is archetypical Motor City Northern Soul, a top-gear freewheeling dancer from the ever-flowing-pens of Richard Popcorn Wylie & Tony Hester, with added attraction of the arranging skills and Baritone sax of Mike Terry you’ve got classic style stomping NS from Detroit with persistent girl chorus, a timely Bari-Sax blows, vibes and a Marvin Gaye inpired vocal this is Detroit at it best. Or is it! Flip it over for a mid-tempo masterpiece that is so-very-right for today’s NS dancefloor - a session that encapsulates all the very best aspects of 60s Detroit Soul not a merest suggestion of Motown anywhere in the production, instead drawing instead from the interbred influences of Ric Tic / Golden World, Groovesville and Pied Piper. With Mike Terry guiding subtle horns, soothing soul-sisters rising Don Davis style to cradle Larry’s vocal aloft. Utterly BRILLIANT! a few light surface marks but as you can hear plays just beautifully… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,012.00 Two People Stop Leave My Heart Alone C/w Love Dust Innovative, captivating, infectious and totally different Northern Soul; once heard never forgotten. Check out Norman Ratner’s vibrant kitchen-sink production of vibes, wild guitar work, horns backing up a beseeching duo, pleading to be left alone - they can’t take it anymore. For me I can take as much of this tune, as is thrown at me! A Northern soul ear-worm yo just can’t grown tired of - currently enjoying a revival and climbing in demand and value.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 240.00

Crystal Touch You're The One C/w Just Funky Fun Colorado is a famous State for many things - but certainly not SOUL music. So how pleasing is it to find not only an indie Soul 45 but also an outrageously good one. Take time and listen to a b-side giving up emotional soul with the lead singing the praises of a lady who brings out the best in him. A refreshing change from a “my lady ran off with my best friend” - song. Tight, tight vocals toy with a tinkling jazzy piano and understated horns.. Truly beautiful and incredibly RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 162.00 Heti Lloyd Soul Sister Seriously RARE Texas Northern Soul FUNK! The brief Rap intro is waved aside as the session explodes into raucous Northern Soul / FUNK. A screaming get-together, riding a kitchen-sink production with wave after wave of horns, bongos, lifted by a girl-group chorus with a church-style gospel exuberance, currently rattling my headphones to near destruction. Take a listen, you are unlikely to hear a more dynamic rarity than this unlisted killer! Potential for value and demand are frankly limitless - only determined by which DJ / collector ends up owning it. Heti says - “You Can Ask Who I Am.. I’m A Soul Sister..Yes I Am” … you certainly are..one hell of a SOUL SISTER! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 612.00 Pat Lewis No One To Love C/w (i Owe You) Something If this was a motor car - the sales pitch would be “one little old lady owner - last driven 1966!” But it’s a record of major importance so the sales pitch is, this 45 from hte same source as the pristine Gwen Owens, and likewise has never visited to England until last week. Thus avoiding decades of Northern Soul turntable action, that has devalued many a rare trophy over the years. So listen and melt as Pat Lewis is joined in the studio by LeBaron Taylor & George Clinton to craft a most bewitching piece of Soul-Sister Northern Soul you could ever wish to encounter. Listen and dream of ownership… but also take time to for the flipside that is only a heartbeat away from being every bit as good.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,851.00 Spaniels Maybe Had it not been for the surprising demise of Philadelphia’s iconic label Arctic at # 160. This Jimmy Bishop session with Pookie Hudson’s boys could well have been Arctic 161. And what a release it would have been too, saturated in that Jimmy Bishop feelgood factor that enriched The Volcanos, Ambassadors, Barbara Mason’s recordings on this beloved label. Doo-Wop immortals take a lesson in Soul from Jimmy Bishop & Bobby Martin to craft a exciting dancefloor pleaser, that yours truly and several other DJ’s have been dropping into our sets recently. If it had emerge as Arctic 161 this would long ago have been a Northern Soul trophy, but it was Buddah who picked up the mantel, only for it to get lost, under-promoted within the big record company machine. Today this is one tricky 45 to acquire - offering grossly under-valued, but Top Quality vocal-group Philly Northern Soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 111.00

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Bart Jackson Dancing Man C/w Wonderful Dream Aka the colossal soul singer / prolific writer George Jackson teaming up with Memphis giant - Willie Mitchell to construct two fine examples of rare soul. Topside is simply sumptuous stomping Northern Soul showcasing Mitchell Memphis horns driven by a relentless bass guitar rhythm peppered by an inexhaustible saxophone, resulting in an urge to dance - irresistible Boo-ga-loo Northern Soul! Flip it over to be pleasured and melted by a slab of BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN as George takes a different direction to float through an “Island Soul” monster of the dreamiest calibre… You’ll find you’ll be dropping the needle on this side time and time again as both Mitchell’s studio team & George do it up, perfectly! Two sides that have laid dormant, as far as NS turntable action is concerned, for far too long.Time to dig deeper DJ’s and deliver quality by the truckload! BOTH sides just spill it out… PS note the SOUND FACTS release is a New York bootleg! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 57.00 Ronnie & Robyn As Long As You Love Me (i'll Stay) A huge Northern Soul revival spin at the moment. Blue-eyed Detroit dancer with an irresistible, stunningly atmospheric Dale Warren production, that has held this 45 in the Northern Soul timeless classic category for near 4 decades. This copy for those of you who are seeking the Northern Soul classics in the best possible condition, is utterly impeccable. Two perfect labels and vinyl that reveals only the merest brief sleeve brush blemishes, when held in strong light. Mint minus in every way - you will not locate a better copy - perhaps ever! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 262.00 Sugar Simone Suddenly C/w King Without A Throne Continuing our listings of rare British SUE 45’s and LP’s Here is one that is rarely if ever witnessed for sale, especially in this fine clean near unplayed condition. Topside side takes a leaf out of Percy Sledge, Otis Redding and Arthur Conley textbook - DEEP SOUL of the most hurting kind as Jamaican born Sugar spews out a “Down On Your Knees” performance Flip it over, and the pace shifts up a gear, but loses none of it’s appeal as Keith Foster again writes and produces himself so precisely. Whether he records as Sugar Simone or Tito Simon; Keith George Foster invariably injects a soulful vocal into carefully crafted productions. Why this guy never became a huge name during the 60s is a mystery.. If you collect SUE, rare British or just darn good tunes, this is not a 45 to miss, you never know if another copy will ever appear on the market ..especially in a flawless state.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00

Beres Hammond Just A Man - Do This World A Favour Original Jamaica only “Joe Gibbs” album that includes the awesome “Do This World a Favour” Which is without question the very finest modern soul recording to ever emerge fromthe island. Becoming an “Anthem” at the upfront soul venues like “The Village” ..later transferring to become Soul Essence Weekender envy-spin; now spreading wider a field on the back of it’s very limited re-issue as a 45. This is the ORIGINAL! the format that carries collector kudos… So very rarely seen for sale, this copy has a couple of light “arm knock” surface marks but plays flawless throughout. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 183.00 3rd. Flight Love, Love, Love C/w Third Flight Rare St. Louis double helping of grassroots SOUL! We lead with the vocal-group harmony Sweet Soul side, aided by subtle backing by the highly regarded “Young Disciples Band”. Flute intro opens up the way for glacial-falsetto to weave it’s magic, supported by accomplished band members who launch a raft of harmony - then a surprise change as another vocalist briefly takes the lead, before the falsetto comes back again to tear at your heart. Flip it over and this side sinks it’s teeth into exactly what the rare-soul dancefloor is igniting to at the moment. FUNK dancer with sparse Norman Whitfield influences lifted by JB style horns as “The Young Disciples” raise the roof as brass, bongo and bass guitar jostle for position. With frantic harmonic lyrics booming through it all.. Two sides from different Rare-Soul-Poles but equally desirable…in both rarity and sound! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 160.00 Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers You Don't Need No Help Part 1 & 2 This is the ORIGINAL vinyl “Bell Sound” stamped original. From the trio who gave us the timeless double “JB” tribute (James Bond & James Brown) “Sock It To ‘Em J.B.” comes an equally enthralling session. As Rex Garvin, saxophonist Clayton Dunn and drummer Pete Holman again write a killer New york dance tune! This 45 is much rarer than you or I think. As amazingly this is our first listing of this Northern Soul / Funk juggernaut for fully 7 years. Back in 1977 I was lucky enough to find a small quantity of this then massively wanted tune but since those “easier” vinyl hunting days I’ve not found a single copy on buying trips home or abroad - this copy came courtesy of a customer I had back in those days and it’s been filed and kept in the same pristine condition we first sold it in! So whether it’s FUNK or Northern Soul that you collect I can assure you, today in 2013 this 45 has become extremely elusive, and to find it in pristine condition with two perfect labels is more than pleasing. Click the sound file and as with all Mr, Garvin’s work expect to be swept aside in a torrent of horns & attitude! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 156.00

Jackie Owens You're Doing Something Awfully Good C/w Tenderly Tenderly This weeks memorabilia listing is something rather special, because it is more than just photo and paper. 1966 New York session offers a MINT Promo 45, a company letter-headed signed promo letter + a gorgeous stapled photo of Jackye Owens herself. The paper & photo may be eye-popping, but the music will knock you sideways too. David Blake & Phil Medley built a reputation throughout the sixties for the big production soul recordings as the pair never skimped on staff in the studio, as you can hear with this Spector style orchestration laying a platform for Jackye’s monumental vocal to spring from. FANTASTIC Sister Northern Soul - accompanied by most-likely the only surviving example of that 1966 mail shot. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00 Gwen Owens Mystery Man Fasten your seat belts a cocky Detroit teenager is about to slam her foot to the floor and wheel-spin you off on a journey of Motor City Northern Soul with DRIVE! In-house arranger Henry Smith and producers Meehan & McGuire show skill and forethought in the session by appeasing Gwen’s shrill young vocal with some ear-catching vocal-group harmonies, presumably delivered by the Four-Gents and some unknown ladies. Igniting a stunning background effect that screams DETROIT NORTHERN SOUL! Dare I say, I love this Gwen session better than any of her others. Yes I do dare but then again I’m drawn to naive productions where a touch of inspiration in the session lifts the whole recording to yet another level. Killer blend of girl & boy group harmony massaging Gwen’s acute voice, with a primitive instrumental break so pure, so instinctive it borders on genius! Flip it over for Girl-group harmony distinction on a song Gwen wrote herself. This super-elusive disc has some light surface marks, but as you can hear plays superbly.. both labels are clean also Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 663.00 Matthew Barnett If Your Love Is Real C/w My Only Love A 100% Matthew Barnett D.I.Y. project which he composes, arranges & produces for himself. First copy I ever found of this mid-tempo Detroit delight, was on my first visit to Ian Levine’s house in London when he decided to sell his collection, circa early 80s. I can’t say if it ever got Blackpool Mecca exposure, but I fell in love with it immediately; the simplistic horn intro and gentle patting of the bongo’s, pursued by a Motor City girl-group gathering, pumping out a seamless chorus response to Mr. Barnett’s, J. J. Barnes styled vocal. Blindfolded, you can instantly recognize all essential Detroit ingredients of the mid-60s are there, then the session is nailed by a Motowneque Sax break filling the air. As good today as it was on my first hearing; since the early 80s not too many of these have been found - still rare, hard to acquire and bristling with everything we look for in a Northern Soul Detroit record…the flip ain’t bad either! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Garnet Mimms As Long As I Have You Recorded during Garnett’s 1967 British Tour when he was backed by the cult-MOD band THE SENATE. There is no USA release for this 45. Producers of the Senate’s United Artists album Derek Lawrence & Dave Paramor take Bob Elgin and Jerry Ragovoy’s song, weaving it into the Senate’s wild backing as Garnett warms to the British style of soul, creating a MOD killer; as swirling hammond, horns, droning bass guitar all collide to bake a storming slab 60s dance-music. Awesome Soul meets freakbeat, chewed up and spat out by one of the greatest Soul singers ever to record in Britain. This rare 1967 UK DEMO will delight the fussy about condition brigade.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 145.00