Paul Capon

a nice mixture today NB - I will alway hold things if you need me to Betty Everett Getting Mighty Crowded FONTANA EX £28 Classic hand-clapping northern soul dancer. Nice on UK. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching U.K. FONTANA company sleeve (taped seams). Very nice on a UK release. https://youtu.be/5tA0pv5LHG4?si=B7JDg8zy9c_EP4EL SOLD Nate Evans And Mean Green The Look On Your Face / This Time With Feeling D. P. R. M- £150 The Esquires I Don't Know / Part Angel WAND M- £12 Great finger-snapping Chicago dancer backed with a slick mid-tempo group sound. Looking great in original logo matching WAND company sleeve. Nice on a promo too! TWO GREAT SIDES https://youtu.be/VJLFLH_E1ck?si=V77r1ermk6l3adAm https://youtu.be/bqelRMw2Y4Q?si=yKt81_4NVNPhZSwn The Explosions Hip Drop GOLD CUP VG+ £125 Ultra punchy funk track here on the original 1971 release. Right from the first line 'Hip Drop cum on and Hip Drop'. Fatback drums and a sax hook. Has a couple of feel-able marks. Plays very strong. Tiny pen mark on label. https://youtu.be/pNo4ICXKUtE?si=EU5302d3IuSG1WRf El Chicano Viva Tirado UK MCA M- £25 Moody mid-paced hammond organ jazz. Small pen mark on centre ring https://youtu.be/F8ZFckLRMRw?si=VBpkL5ahWhXsZjbD The Exceptional Three Unlucky Girl / What About Me GRT promo M- £160 (Label has a small mark on the B side) Finger snapping group harmony mid-tempo dancer backed with a sweet pacer. Hard to find in this condition and harder still on a demo. Add the M- condition and looking superb in rare stone MINT GRT original logo matching company sleeve and you have the full package here!! See the pics. https://youtu.be/t9xoCGwVOMc?si=QDOdoiruY91La7Sg https://youtu.be/jjw0KvpmLKE?si=r8HM7OkE0iVi1Cad

Todays outings Pete Warner I Just Want To Spend My Life With You POLYDOR EX £110 EX with light out of sleeve marks. I’ve played it on headphones and it plays EX. Great uplifting 70’s dancer https://youtu.be/Wift08KRlvw?si=3TSpGx4TARQ6fOA4 Geraldine Curry And The Heart-Stoppers You're So Wonderful London House Records M- £95 Classic mid-paced northern dancer. Take a listen! https://youtu.be/JsK-aLjgD3w Cottonmouth Treat You Kindly RCA £35 EX Vinyl is M- apart from a single long scuff mark which doesn't affect play so grade is EX. Looking great in original RCA logo matching company sleeve. Feel good 70s dancer https://youtu.be/KRnAl2mLQqI?si=HgKGtPiOQJdL3zZJ Freda Payne - How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore MGM very nice yellow labelled ‘DISC JOCKEY’ release M-.£35 Cover has radio station ‘WFAH’ written on both sides. Contains the great not in a 45 - LP only ‘you never should have loved me’ - powerful big production northern soul. Take a listen!!! https://youtu.be/cZ8i2JqX4ko?si=SY9Jz-1hGgEE-le8 Clifton Dyson - I’m Giving Up QS Records M- £30 Quality dancer https://youtu.be/WujeDoNyZNg?si=WP36r9YUSrTShpDn SOLD Thelma Houston - ‘Thelma Houston’ UK MOWEST MWS 7003 VG but main track is EX £20 Vinyl looks VG+ with light surface marks Side 2 has some damage affecting play of track 2 BUT the main track ‘Nothing Left To Give’ on that side plays EX. For some inexplicable reason this track was NOT put on the USA release (MW 102) of this LP and it is a tremendous. Take a listen https://youtu.be/alSVCNH92eY?si=GZ97_CWzWJogWTwL

Is anyone after these original green 45 sleeves. I have about 150 of them. About half have paper stickers and or writing. Ping me if interested. U.K. only

The next two are 45s of the highest order. You can still buy simply great records without paying high prices!! Barbara Jean English You're Gonna Need Somebody To Love ALITHIA EX £25 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). 'X' on label Just wow - two stunning soul sides. Take a listen https://youtu.be/BkX_JLuM00o?si=g_y2z8rWOkQ7WEYu https://youtu.be/m-FCQ2oLLaM?si=3HUHJNKK6dUtnt5r Barbara Jean English Breakin' Up A Happy Home / Guess Who ALITHIA EX £8 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Another great two sides https://youtu.be/8kmr8pEqt1k?si=dw97ahZ1_lKsB6xK https://youtu.be/Ie8eYkndGzg?si=Jr6Unrln7W3ZsP8g The Escorts Look Over Your Shoulder / by the time I get to Phoenix ALITHIA M- £12 Classy mid-tempo group harmony soul https://youtu.be/4fOoTmHTZvE?si=GbgDKr-5kjytGRyb B side https://youtu.be/AHepKQ9vs1w?si=ECTNOJZNzvG6qm-M Enchantment Anyway You Want It / Oasis Of Love ROADSHOW M- £4 Enchantment It's You That I Need UA , ROADSHOW M- £4 Initials on centre ring SOLD The Esquires My Sweet Baby HOT LINE M- £75 SOLD Empulse Don’t let this world turn so cold MIDWEST INT. M- £30 SOLD The Enchanted Five Have You Ever CVS EX £125

A short list full of emotion!!! The Emotions Somebody New / Bushfire DEEP SOUL M- £50 Just a stunning piece of soul music. This superb ballad has the full package. Looking amazing in original artwork DEEP SOUL company sleeve. Vinyl has a slightly cloudy look but nothing that affects the record in any way. B side is a half decent northern track. This label paired with the company sleeve is a piece of art in its own right! https://youtu.be/dCJ_iLR-qgM?si=P4tsYbrasQEbhtv9 https://youtu.be/eJy2Bsd5Tl0?si=yRg0ESb3dqneqgMb The Emotions The Best Part Of A Love Affair / I Like It VOLT EX £15 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve (sleeve EX). Drill hole. https://youtu.be/1nWzxt4P_Xk?si=VmK5st3CEGKXscV6 https://youtu.be/eVkMNwWiaeU?si=NPfY6WTFGIr7bxLL SOLD The Emotions So I Can Love You / Got To Be The Man VOLT M- £15 SOLD SOLD The Emotions Stealing Love / When Tomorrow Comes VOLT M- £30

I have the Martha Starr - pm’d you

It is yes - I had to add my version to Discogs as it wasn’t on there

Hi Adey i found the Garland Green - Ain’t that good enough it’s a M- promo copy with an ‘X’ on the label. Comes with M- Revue sleeve. looking around at recent sales VG+ have gone for £125 and the last M- was £200

Hi ady I have a copy. Let me know and I’ll confirm. Paul

I’m pretty sure I gave a copy. Ping me and I’ll confirm grade. Need to look at current price

Beautiful pretty much MINT copy (M-) of this all time great Bottom & Co - Gonna Find A True Love M- £500

Yeah - California Soul - good version

I have the first release Marlena Shaw - Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love on Cadet 5618 with ‘anyone can move a mountain’ on the flip. M- let me know

Hi Ady i dug out the Cookie Scott - it’s in nice VG+ condition with light surface marks I’ve played it on headphones today just to be sure and it plays EX. Labels totally clean. I just saw a VG+ copy sell on eBay for £500 three weeks ago so I’d be looking for £450

That is good news. I bought it probably 35 years ago as an original and was just thumbing through the boxes and I was wondering

Yes it’s that time old question. Do I have an original or not. Discogs states:- Original stock and Promo copies also have a raised 3-digit 'hallmark' under both A & B labels. On some Promo copies they are situated: A - below the G in SANDBAG B - bridging the A and N in SANDBAG. On some copies they are aligned differently and sometimes only on one side. The 1970's bootleg with identical copied labels has a pronounced concave centre and a 9.5mm run-out groove as opposed to 8mm on this original. My copy has a very slight raised number under the label on the ‘Where Were You’ side - see close up on first picture and it IS under the ‘G’ in SANDBAG. I can’t find it in the YDLM side but it so feint on the other side it might be not visible I can’t compare the runout measurements as described above as my label is slightly off centre. My copy also has a slight ridge in the label but so does the picture that appears on Discogs. So what do I have???

I have a copy here. PM me and I’ll confirm grade and have a look at current price

Todays outings - take a listen Enternal Family We've Got To Give More Of Ourselves / My Soul COMMUNICATION M- £95 Rare modern soul mid-paced dancer. https://youtu.be/jAHGJVcJ4TQ?si=EzWCnhewxFBUjFDT The Entertainers I'm In Love With You HMC M- £25 Finger snapping dancer. One light scuff. Still a M- record. Small pen mark on label. https://youtu.be/KTIHWdK80KY?si=F8TyY6XiWOeDcLX0 The Entertainers Featuring Bobby Conerly Why / Po Boy OVIDE M- £12 Left field soul. Nice M- on the collectible label https://youtu.be/O23k3qLK2rw?si=yCrJcEWthuH-IE6z The Epsilons The Echo STAX PROMO M- £30 Slick production on this great group harmony tune. Love this!!! https://youtu.be/NNg-nkkVgWs?si=w3q0WBbJh-E6ERNL The Escorts Heart Of Gold / Sing A Happy Song KNOCKOUT M- £10 Great sweet ballad backed with an uplifting soul dancer. Worth a tenner of anyone’s money!!! https://youtu.be/Ok0px02GfK0?si=eqOclf76fHoLHMvH https://youtu.be/cq5bZXu0VSY?si=5yWuZ9i2GhnhVYhy Pete Warner I Just Want To Spend My Life With You POLYDOR EX £120 EX with light out of sleeve marks. I’ve played it on headphones and it plays EX. Great uplifting 70’s dancer https://youtu.be/Wift08KRlvw?si=3TSpGx4TARQ6fOA4

Hi Russell - I have a copy here let me know and I’ll confirm grade and work out what the current rate is. Paul

Hi Rhys - I have a copy here - PMd you

Some very nice LPs!!! Johnny Mayes - Just A Few Facts Of Life - MAD MAY - LP - £145 - M- M- Vinyl is M-. Gatefold sleeve has very light corner and edge wear (only mentioned as it's a M- grade). Contains the superb 70's soul dancer 'I Could Never Be The One' https://youtu.be/tCLTHT1me2w?si=F0humGhC_MtFlZEP Mighty Pope - The Mighty Pope - RCA VICTOR, RCA - LP - £55 - M- VG+ A side vinyl is M-, B side has a couple of long scuff marks - NOT scratches and nothing that affects the record in any way. Sleeve has a bit of edge wear and light ring wear so Ive put a VG+ on the sleeve. Contains the great version of 'If you want a love affair' https://youtu.be/lKhbuE-uk6Q?si=M9LaD5dvmMj7Pa7x New Love Ltd And Interstate 95 - So Much To Talk About (Tudo Bem) - GIANT RECORDS - LP - £350 - M- VG+ I grade cover & vinyl as EX (light marks only - nothing that affects play. B side has a small feelable mark but again not play affecting). Includes the total monster track' So much to talk about' and the mega soulful builder/stepper 'One Man At A Time' https://youtu.be/SfEBTgau8zw?si=SWAtyrIGRIAVVcd4 https://youtu.be/RR4Fh6OzYUA?si=fzgIPDVg2Nwf9G0t Phillip Mitchell - Make It Good - ATLANTIC - LP - £25 - M- M- Vinyl is pretty much MINT. Still in original shrink wrap (clean cover - no timing strip). Cut out slit bottom left (not affecting any text etc). Includes the great 'One On One' and the monster stepper title track 'Make It Good' https://youtu.be/uPCf8MZZLO4?si=-lj3Ixw5DlR8EXVw https://youtu.be/1IoRZZXWiNk?si=tdFvrZPjTk3_rqMk Rev. James Moore - Something Old And Something New - SOUND OF GOSPEL RECORDS - 2xLP - £70 - M- M- Pretty much MINT. Includes soulful gospel tracks like 'As A Nation' https://youtu.be/5xPG8sV8xcY?si=9L5gVnP5br_Xp2-4

Two more Albert Jones - Unity KAPP WDJ M- £30 Punchy crossover - looking great in original company sleeve. take a listen https://youtu.be/QbLwkDuUIYI Little Anthony - Never Again - DCP £7 M- or £6 EX Great uplifting 60s soul. Great cheap record. Tremendous Don Costa production Take a listen https://youtu.be/HbWfQfBuz8w

And for today:- 23/02/24 The Eldees Don't Be Afraid To Love / DYNAMICS CO. M- £60 Left field group harmony soul https://youtu.be/2yzu7GHLrr0?si=qe_Qb8fH7_DQGvH3 The Electras Another Man's Woman / Nothing In The World CVS , INC. M- £32 Great femme crossover mid-tempo. Nice in the local label and especially so on demo. https://youtu.be/dcGUwBDCaIw?si=BfY8MNPNS_MFnNo1 Shirley Ellis The Name Game CONGRESS VG+ £8 Looking great in RARE original CONGRESS logo matching company sleeve. Tiny drill hole https://youtu.be/NeF7jqf0GU4?si=1cLGpXV648si0768 Lorraine Ellison I Dig You Baby / Don't Let It Go To Your Head MERCURY M- £30 Two fantastic sides - both big production mid-pacers with great orchestration and girl group harmonies. Looking great in original logo matching MERCURY company sleeve. https://youtu.be/UKPw23G6QH0?si=1KL-JrBtV11NDCQa https://youtu.be/-0PS2bU289c?si=7yrcbqhwBQWvVeAp

I think I still have Belita Woods - ping me if still interested

A few for today Eboney Essence Let Me In GOODIE TRAIN M- £145 Great uplifting soul dancer https://youtu.be/ONv9YvKto_s?si=KEchn6vuPSv8_Dv0 Edee Make It Last - ICA M- £125 super soulful floaty stepper https://youtu.be/fxly73sq0lE?si=4ho-ah9kI_Ned0rw Tyrone Edwards Can't Get Enough Of You INVICTUS M- £15 Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. Uplifting soul - great production and vocals - everything you expect from Holland-Holland. A great cheap record here in lovely nick with a birth sleeve to match. https://youtu.be/FD0yZa_j63k?si=dcKGuf5Sun2K2Ql8 E'lan No Limit ATL M- £30 Feint ghosting of text on B side Quality modern soul from the mid-80s https://youtu.be/gLk_zFgZA6Q?si=lRhvDT-c67rrvPjM