Stuart Russell

PM'd you about Denise Lasalle.

All U.S. originals in VG++ condition unless indicated otherwise. Postage £2.00 to the UK, £4.50 to the EU, £6 elsewhere. Cheers. info@groovesvilleusa.com or PM me BARBARA ACKLIN – JUST AIN’T NO LOVE (BRUNSWICK DEMO/PIC SLEEVE) £12 GEORGE BENSON – MY WOMAN’S GOOD TO ME (A&M) M- £20 JAMES BROWN & THE JBs – PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LIVE (POLYDOR) £8 SOLD BROWN SUGAR – THE GAME IS OVER/I’M GOING THROUGH CHANGES (CAPITOL DEMO) £40 SOLOMON BURKE – STUPIDITY (ATLANTIC) VG+ £15 SOLD DE VONS – SOMEONE TO TREAT ME (KING) £25 SOLD TYRONE EDWARDS – CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOU (INVICTUS) £10 FANTASTIC JOHNNY C – DON’T DEPEND ON ME (PHIL LA OF SOUL) VG+ VINYL £15 BOBBY FREEMAN – I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN (AUTUMN) £25 SOLD JR PARKER – THESE KIND OF BLUES (DUKE DEMO) VG £15 AL PERKINS – NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (ATCO DEMO) £20 ARETHA FRANKLIN – I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU (ATLANTIC DEMO) £10 JR WALKER – WHAT DOES IT TAKE mono/stereo (MOTOWN DEMO) 1975 reissue £5

The Invitations came to the UK in 1967 masquerading as The Drifters. Dodgy promoter Roy Tempest was behind the scam – the Steinways performed as the Platters, the Velours as the Temptations, and the Diplomats were hoodwinked into appearing as the Isley Brothers. There's a discography of the Invitations here on Dave Rimmer's Soulful Kinda Music site.

Yes, of course they might have just used the Keymen scan in the first video. And to my ears, the top version is pitched higher and possibly even faster than the bottom one...

Perhaps the top video is taken from the Keymen 45 and the second from the Jay Boy issue? I don't know whether President would have been sent tapes from the US or recorded direct from a disc, but that could explain the difference.

Herb & Doris were from St Louis and ex-members of Ike & Tina's band.

THE SHEPPARDS Stubborn Heart Mirwood 5534 This would normally be a VG+ copy, with clean labels on both sides BUT there is a hairline crack from the outer edge to almost all the way across the grooves. It has been taped across the crack on the 'How Do You Like It' side, and at some time on the 'Stubborn Heart' side – you can see a mark where the tape has been. The crack can be heard before the music starts but after that is barely noticeable. It doesn't jump and plays through perfectly OK. Not sure what it's worth in this condition, so if anybody is interested please make me an offer. Cheers UPDATE I'll accept offers up until Saturday 9am.

Oh well, you learn something everyday.

As promised, the white demo. It's Mike Ritson's copy.

Page 125 of the In Crowd has a picture of the Fascinations' demo. I'll put a scan up tomorrow if no one else does.

This was put together by a Nashville-based collector called Ben in late 2010. His blog tells the story here. https://trembleunderboomlights.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/detroit-record-labels-map.html As Ben mentions, he gleaned a lot of information from Keith's Groovesville USA and contacted us about it at the time. Might be worth asking him about the pictures... In passing, a text version of Groovesville USA is now available for Kindle https://amzn.to/1DBNbhR

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PM'd you. Stuart

I've PM'd you. Stuart

According to Keith Rylatt's Groovesville USA, Boss was owned by Bill Curtis, who was also involved with Andrew Harris at Sport. Keith may have picked this up from the Soulful Detroit site — I'll ask him. Stuart

This post from the Groovesville USA blog is on the same theme. Not written on the label but on the sleeve... https://www.groovesvilleusa.com/blog/?p=2447 Stuart

ALL RECORDS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION UK P&P £2.00 THE TAMANGOE'S — I REALLY LOVE YOU UK-GRAPEVINE GRP122 DEMO £35 STANLEY WINSTON — NO MORE GHETTOS IN AMERICA JEWEL 149 D/SIDED DEMO £35 GINO WASHINGTON — WHAT CAN A MAN DO/DOING THE POPCORN ATAC 101 DEMO £25 TYRONE (THE WONDER BOY) — PLEASE CONSIDER ME FOUR BROTHERS 10759 £25 IKE & TINA TURNER — BEAUTY IS JUST SKIN DEEP UK HMV POP1544 £20 BABY WASHINGTON — DON'T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM/I'M GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU COTILLION 44086 DEMO £25

From the October 2003 Manifesto, in Dick Watt's own words... After many abortive trips, I had convinced my ageing soul fanatic friend and erstwhile DJ, that he would be better concentrating on exclusive ’70s/’80s product. The plan had been to display my “total” knowledge of unknown ’70s gained over many years lurching around the Mecca and in particular Mr Diamond’s box — not his lunchbox, I hasten to add. To my horror, I quickly realised that my target already had all the ’70s and ’80s rarities I had, but, even worse everything I didn’t have. For example, rather unfairly, the only item I didn’t have on Sound Gems was there hiding in a corner, Billy Harner’s “I Got it from Heaven”! Despite this setback, I pressed on aware that my friend had temporarily lost interest in rare ’60s mainly as a result of continually being asked to play the same records at every venue he attended. I naturally sympathised with this, denounced all overplayed sounds, and at the same time put to one side, one or too that we agreed were not just overplayed but clearly could be classified as totally shagged out! I was a little surprised to find that my “stash” included Al Williams, the Inspirations on Breakthrough, Professionals and four or five more of equal rarity. I drove North with one, Al Williams, but despite all sorts of pressure nothing else. Now as any self respecting collector knows you have to strike while the iron is hot; sadly I failed badly, as within a week the rest of my stash had mysteriously vanished. Smarting badly and with nothing better to exert pressure than the fact that the records had been “promised” to me, nevertheless another visit was planned. Undertakings were given — I would cease being a pest but efforts would be made to find me a Professionals. Fast forward to the late ’80s, when look what turns up unannounced free of charge. Groove City 101, yes…Sound Inc C10045 in the dead wax, yes…The Professionals, yes…but the vinyl is GOLD! And this isn’t some reincarnated pressing, as the dead wax details match my own copies of Gail Nevels and Gwen Owens. I do know now who brought this particular item in to the UK but just how did this Northern classic get issued on gold vinyl – surely not advertising…answers to the Ed.

PM'd you. Stuart

I was intrigued by the record and thought it deserved a push on the blog. Credit where it's due, it was Eddie Hubbard who first mentioned it to me (via Manifesto, possibly). Stuart

Really underrated singer and writer. This came out on 45 and was taken from the same album.

Yes, only put on the site four minutes ago. Please PM if you're interested. Stuart

FOUR"ˆSONICS EASIER"ˆSAID"ˆTHAN"ˆDONE (SPORT WDJ) £150 (Excellent condition) TOBI"ˆLARK HAPPINESS"ˆIS"ˆHERE (TOPPER) £130 (VG+) SOLD HOWARD GUYTON I WATCHED YOU SLOWLY SLIP AWAY (VERVE DJ) £120 (Excellent condition) SOLD PLEASE PM OR EMAIL ME info@groovesvilleusa.com PAYPAL ONLY P&P: 1ST CLASS RECORDED £2.50 SPECIAL DELIVERY: £7.00 OVERSEAS: EUROPE £9.00 REGISTERED POST AIRMAIL REST OF THE WORLD: £10.00 REGISTERED POST AIRMAIL

Hi, I've PM'd you. Cheers Stuart

Living on the south coast in the early 70s I had no idea what was an original or a pressing. I knew that some 'imports' were pressings, although whether they were legitimate or not never crossed my mind. From Selectadisc I got originals of 'Prepared To Love You', Cissy Houston 'Bring Him Back', Roy Handy, Bob Relf and lot more. But I got just as many boots including the Frank Beverley shown at the top of this post. I bought Duke Browner on a trip to Record Corner in Balham (which supposedly never sold boots) — and that was the dark red, off centre job which was almost unplayable. The penny dropped when we started buying from Groove City/Soul Bowl lists.