Bo Diddley

Regarding the Don Gardner. I wonder if we will see someone smash up one of those reissues that came out, frame it then stick it on eBay. Not so unique now is it!!

Hi Folks, Sorry it's a bit late!! I think I'll make this the last one. The reasons being that the way the website seems to work, some of the completed items disappear very quickly and will get missed. Also, as John is now a member, he will be in a better position to post the full results. Finally, my work pattern will change in the new year making it less likely I'll be around at the time the auction finishes and so I'll not be in a position to play "Hide and Seek" with the results. Thanks to all that have viewed the threads and also those who have chipped in with comments. Very often the auction of certain records flushes out useful bits of information which I always enjoy reading. All the best and have a good Christmas and new year. Kev Bod Valentinos Sweeter Than The Day Before / Let's Get Together Chess : 1977 DJ (45s) Another perfect Chess WHITE Demo from the same source: Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £665.00 Start Bidding 20/12/2017 18:04 Listen Add to Watch List Rita DaCosta Don't Bring Me Down / No! No! No! Mohawk: Mohawk 703 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Cleethorpes Pier & Wigan Casino MONSTER in astonishing condition! Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> <br /> Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl<br /> <br /> Perfect Labels<br /> £227.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:02 Listen Kenny Shepard What Difference Does It Make / Try To Understand Maxx : 332 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels It matters not which side you drop the needle on BEAT BALLAD HEAVEN will overwhelm you. Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> <br /> Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl<br /> <br /> Perfect Labels £322.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:02 Listen Atlantic Silver V.I.P. Wristwatch Atlantic Records Ladies V.I.P. Wristwatch / 1970 Atlantic V.I.P. employee gift Atlantic : Atlantic Records (45s) Fully Service 6 month guarantee Atlantic Records watch. Unique Atlantic logo sitting at 12 o'clock see all scans. (more scans to follow) This has to be the ULTIMATE Christmas present for the Soul Girl an incredibly RARE vintage gold-plated watch gifted by Atlantic Record to V.I.P. Employees ONLY in the early 70's. Fully logo'd and looking gorgeous. Swiss made by Welsbro in mid 70's, gold plated case with stainless steel back measuring 28.80mm by 22.00mm. Clean white dial with Roman numerals with contrasting black pointer hands. 17 jewel Swiss fnf hand wind movement blue gem adorns the winding crown. Fully serviced and keeping good time. Comes with new leather two piece strap is graduated tan leather with gold tone buckles. inside presentation box. This was an in-house gift and to our knowledge NEVER made commercially available The lucky winner, the watch will be shipped 21st. December Registered Mail well in time for that extraordinary Christmas gift. Due to it's extreme rarity and desirability, this listing carries a sensible reserve. Condition Report Pre-owned but flawless, boxed and service, clean face, clean glass. £1,034.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Dynamics Yes, I Love You Baby / Soul Sloopy Top Ten: TT 100 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> <br /> Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl<br /> <br /> Perfect Labels £357.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen O'Jays I'll Never Forget You / Pretty Words Imperial : 66162 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT! Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels<br /> <br /> Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT!<br /> £200.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Linda Jones I Just Can't Live My Life ( Without You Babe ) / My Heart ( Will Understand ) Warner Bros: K 16621 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT! To find this classic UK 45 still in UNPLAYED condition is astonishing Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> <br /> Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl<br /> <br /> Perfect Labels<br /> <br /> Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT! £150.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Volcanos Storm Warning / Baby Arctic : 106 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £86.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Bob Merlis and Davin Seay Heart & Soul / 1995 limited Etta James signed sleeved hardback Verve Editions : 0-96603352 (Book) 1995 first edition. Only 150 of the highly acclaim coffee-table book exist in this form. ALL of those made were presented to book reviewers, music editorials and record company executives in the USA. This magnificent book in this form was never on sale in the stores. With only 150 ever printed. Signed and numbered 1/150 by ETTA JAMES herself! Beautifully sleeved in a hard hessian slide out covered box, hardback cover also covered in that startling jet black hessian with a unique picture of Etta James on the front. Soul Book opulence!! and investment piece that can only rise in value - truly stunning and incredibly RARE! The few copies I acquired came from a contributor to the book, otherwise the likes of me would never have set eyes on this beautiful thing. Condition Report Never read, cocooned since 1995 - and perfect! £200.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Mel Williams Can It Be Me / Jet Set Modern : 1023 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT! An AUTHENTIC White PROMO copy. Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels<br /> <br /> Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT! £233.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Motownopoly Motownopoly - the Motrown music quiz game / still sealed Motown: Motown (LPs) Crucial for Christmas day in the Soul House! Still still, ready for registered 23rd of December delivery for that lazy after dinner squabble.. No cheating, this fun game will test you Motown knowledge to the limit.. this is a ONE WEEK only auction a fabulous add-on to your Christmas. The long, long deleted MOTOWN game for 2 to 6 persons. Based on the principle of MONOPOLY with all the Motown related questions and property. Comes with a special for the boxed game CD. This offering is SEALED! Condition Report Still Sealed - long deleted £156.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Don Gardner Cheating Kind / What Now My Love Segdrick : 3001 FRAMED (LPs) The most astonishing thing we have ever auctioned. Last week in little old Melton Mowbray this framed record pulled in over 1,000 viewers to an art show dedicated to vintage 50s and 60s music. Sparked radio interviews and local press coverage.. a new form of record art, that will remain a crowd puller, a conversation piece and a compelling and unique thing of beauty for ever. The £10,000 broken record. The most astonishing thing we have ever auctioned. The story of this vinyl tragedy now sits firmly into Northern Soul Folklore The £10,000 45 crushed under the wheels of a courier truck.. Now spectacularly framed and ready to become THE conversation piece of your Record Den for the rest of your collecting life. There will never be another, this listing is a unique example of Northern Soul art, that bring out a torrent of diverse emotions. Beautiful to the eye, stabbing to the heart.. It's a ONE OFF offer,. which I'm already regretting listing.. This spectacular Christmas Gift carries NO reserve - for it's oneness and artistry The story of this vinyl tragedy now sits firmly into Northern Soul Folklore Condition Report Stunning framing, what you see is what you get, and you will be the ONLY person on the planet to own it.<br /> <br /> Note: record may stick or jump £472.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Tony Clarke Landslide / You Made Me A V.I.P. ( Very Important Person ) Chess: 1979 DJ (45s) A WHITE DEMO GRAIL.. .. and it a Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £875.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Lou Ragland Since You Said You'd Be Mine / I Didn't Mean To Leave You Warner Bros : K 16312 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels. RARE UK press with the magnificent "I Didn't Mean To Leave You" on the flip Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £161.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Chris Jackson I'll Never Forget You / Forever I'll Stay With You Soul City : SC 112 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels So flawless it ever has a chard of label paper still clinging on to the edge of the center hole from it original "dinking" no spindle pentetration evident. Remembering the flipside "Forever I'll Stay With You" no never issued in the USA. British Soul collecting at it's most satisfying.. Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels - housed in original wavy-top birth sleeve £111.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Gems I'll Be There / I Miss Him Riverside: Riverside 4590 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Catacombs & Torch ANTHEM! in pristine condition! Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels<br /> <br /> £94.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Sam Fletcher I'd Think It Over / Friday Night Tollie: 9012 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £412.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Frances Nero Keep On Lovin' Me / Fight Fire With Fire Soul : 35020 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £197.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Little Eddie Taylor I Had A Good Time / Forgive One Mistake Peacock : 1949 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Timeless Northern Soul it the best possible condition - MINT! Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels<br /> <br /> <br /> £836.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen Jean Knight Stax / Volt Biography and Artist 8" by 10" Photograph / July 1971 Mail shot Stax: bio / pic (45s) Straight from Deanie Parker's industrious promotion office stapled and ready for mailing on July 1971, just a few months after her "Mr. Big Stuff" smash-hit. A FIVE page biography was compiled to highlight this ladies potential for g=future recordings, sadly she never emulated the Soul anthem and it's popularity as a "Girl-anthem" rebuke to men "too big" for their boots.. A stunning photo of the legendary Soul Diva and a five page information C.V. that gives up information NOT documented anywhere else. Soul memorabilia at it's most collectable. Condition is flawless Condition Report Sealed away for decades condition is near perfect. £18.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 20/12/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |

The Good - Slippin Around With You, Art Freeman or Jimmy Hughes. Not sure which was first, but whoever it was, the other one is equally great. The Bad AND the Ugly is simple - Time Will Pass you By, Kylie Minogue. This version is downright offensive as well as bad and ugly!

This is in Darren's archive.. https://www.raresoul45s.co.uk/shop/archive/combinations-/?product_id=1727&category_id=14

Here's a Wants thread from 2012 discussing the Chosen Few record. If it did ever get pressed, any copy would have needed to be the vinyl equivalent of Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape" to get out of the factory. Still, a Darrell Banks London issue managed it, so.....

Aquamen Line And Track / Tomorrow Is A Long Time Hiback: 109 (45s) Strap yourself in, as no other record at this moment in time detonates a Northern Soul dancefloor quite like this Californian-Juggernaut does.. Utterly explosive! Not since John Vincent introduced Willie Mitchell's "The Champion" to the British Soul scene has such a grandiose stomper invaded the Northern Soul space. The rattling drum intro signals an uncompromising hardcore approach, adorned with cutting edge blue-eyed group-vocals. Who battle it out for a part in this cacophony of teamwork. Some deliver seamless harmony, one guy serves up snarling instructions, as the other part of the gathering get their point over with relentless chants of "Line And Track!" creating a cauldron of irresistible dance, enhanced by heavy bass rhythms and wicked drumming.. Invasive, conspicuous, unforgiving Northern Soul at it's most commanding.. Proper, real--deal Northern Soul stomper packing the dancefloors countrywide, underlining the diversity of the incomparable scene... except of coarse if you grew up in Pittsburgh.. Condition Report Flawless condition, two clean labels, with play surfaces that reveal only minuscule surface blemishes. Plays perfect! Mint minus throughout £1,216.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:12 Listen Add to Watch List Helen Shapiro Stop And You Will Become Aware / She Needs Company Columbia : DB 8256 (45s) Shy girl's greatest offering to Northern Soul, ranking as one of the greatest homegrown recordings ever to grace the NS Scene. Condition Report Find a finer copy if you can, two flawless labels, housed in correct era UK Columbia sleeve. Both sides of vinyl are squeaky clean. Stronng Mint - / Mint - / Mint - £374.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:04 Listen

Yvonne Baker I Can't Change / Mend The Torn Pieces Junior : 1010 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £286.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Add to Watch List Servicemen Are You Angry / Need A Helping Hand Wind Hit: 100 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £800.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Four Tops Without The One You Love / Love Has Gone Stateside INDIA: ESS 38 (45s) If you have that vinyl collecting character, that draws you towards the really unusual and rare; especially when the record is a cherish classic. Then this Four Tops classic, in it's rarest form will certainly whet your vinyl aspirations. 1964 Indian Stateside release in neat clean condition. Fabulous fidelity, original center intact, neat clean labels. A listing for those who want to own the Greatest Records Of All Time in their most unusual format SUPER- RARE! 1964 Indian press Condition Report Some light surface hairlines, but as you can hear this record gives up crisp strong clarity. Both labels are clean. £79.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen TAMLA MOTOWN SHOW TAMLA MOTOWN SHOW 1965 / From Hitsville U.S.A. Hastings Print: (Magazine) RARE!! 10" by 8" 1965 British Tour program Harold Davison & Arthur Howes 1965 tour program for THE TAMLA MOTOWN SHOW. a 16 page pictorial introduction to the tour featuring artist pictures and biographies of Stevie Wonder, Martha & The Vandellas, Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Earl Van Dyke, and special guest on tour Georgie Fame and The Blues Flames. Bonus of full page British SUE Records advert on the inner front page, EMI Tamla Motown avert for new release product on back cover. The perfect unique Christmas "Stocking Filler" for the Motown / Soul fan. Condition Report A few creases to the spine, very mild rub on the front and back (see scans) this is minimal and not distracting in the least. Free of writing, tears, stains, stickers or any other devaluing flaw. Nice clean and untainted. £134.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Little Richie Just Another Heartache / I Wish I Was A Baby Sound Stage 7 : 2554 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £740.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen H. B. Barnum Heartbreaker / Searchin' For My Soul Capitol: 5932 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas -Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £136.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Moses & Joshua Dillard My Elusive Dreams / What's Better Than Love Stateside : SS 2059 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl 50 years old and perfect vinyl - that is a RARE condition for this Twisted Wheel Anthem. An ideal "Stockin' Filler" Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £33.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Add to Watch List Jean Carter Like One / That Boy Ain't No Good Decca: 31965 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £225.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Virginia Wolves Stay / B.L.T. Amy: 966 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £61.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Add to Watch List Larose Phillips Wanted / Don't Take Me Away From You Goldisc : 1005 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £141.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Miracles Christmas With The Miracles / original 1963 press Autographed Tamla: 236 (LP) An ultra-rare Christmas gift package for the Motown enthusiast, so much more than just an elusive original two globe 1963 first press album. Get ready for this list of attributes: Back cover is dedicated to someone called "CHRIS" who the Miracles obviously held very dear. It carries all 5 signatures with loving messages, from back in 1963. Includes the super-rare moniker of THE FIRST LADY OF MOTOWN "Love & Kisses always from Claudette" CLAUDETTE ROGERS ROBINSON, Smokey's Wife and group member of course. The other 4 signatures are Ronnie White, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers. as a bonus it comes with a more recent group photo, signature and dedication by Smokey Robinson 4th March 1988. A fabulous and unique Motown artifact... could you think of a more perfect Christmas gift for the Motown collector? PS If anyone knows who "CHRIS" was please tell me, I'd dearly love to know. Condition Report The "Holly Berry" front cover colour scheme carries the unique and gorgeous RED AND GREEN Motown logo. The cover itself is fee of any major flaws, no seams splits, sticker scars, writing other tan those 5 exquisite autographs. Back cover is similar, just a tiny flake bottom left just under the "copyright" text. All 5 signatures are bright and clear with only minimal fade to the ink after 54 years. <br /> <br /> The vinyl itself has had a few Christmas outings some light surface marks, but plays crisp and clean. Both labels are unblemished £73.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Christopher Cerf Sweet Music / The Boat Of Noah Amy: 954 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £186.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen Richard Temple That Beatin' Rhythm / Could It Be Mirwood: 5532 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £361.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 06/12/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |

Interesting to see Tim Brown has also got a copy of the Andantes up for auction !

Yes, it was a paper one. Because it disappeared when the action ended I had to "improvise"!

John auctioned a copy of Gene Woodbury this August (2017) and got £1,434! It looks like "the value" is on the way down !!

Listen Greater Experience Don't Forget To Remember / Carol's Carol Colony 13: 2572 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels · £713.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. Number Plate K5 5OUL / Cherished Numberplate NUMBER PLATE: K5 5OUL (Book) All I Want For Christmas is a SOUL number plate for my wheels... Here's a really K5 SOUL (K5 5OUL) Condition Report All registration documents ready to go, well in time to go under the Christmas Tree · £353.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. Listen Innersection Let Me Love Yuh / I'm In Debt To You Group 5 : GFR 101 DJ (45s) Arguably the finest double-sider ever to emerge from Memphis during the 70s. "Let Me Love Yuh" stands today as a timeless Northern Soul classic, to the level of receiving "sing a long" praise from the dancers as those addictive lyrics ring out from this tightly infused outfit... Today like many others, I much prefer the flipside. A testimony to the writer A. G. Robertson to be able to write not one but two fantastic top-drawer dancers with such compelling lyrics, which Stax producer Tom Nixon knits into two dancefloor enslaving productions of the sheer quality.. If you click the double sound-file...I know, no more wordy ramblings are required from me to draw you towards the bid button.. Condition Report This a-side has flawless vinyl, so close to a Manship Mint -. The reason it didn't get listed under that exclusive banner is the flipside vinyl reveals very mild turntable-mat rub, NOT affecting play. Both lsabeks as you can see are perfection. · £661.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. Gladys Knight & The Pips Stop And Get Hold Of Myself / Who Knows Maxx : 334 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels · £126.00 Sorry, this auction has ended.

Gene Woodbury Ever Again / That's Not Half Bad Del-Val : 1005 (45s) MINT! The most perfect copy I've ever witnessed this century of this most divisive of Northern Soul 45's, everybody adores the song so much; it triggers ritual dancefloor hand-claps when ever it's played; claps timed to perfection, it's a lump in the throat experience watching or participating in Northern Soul unity that this "Ever Again". Divisive ? Only because the scene is split trying to decide which version is better, which version is the one to own. Bernie Williams on Bell or Gene Woodbury on Del-Val. Ever since Colin Curtis circa 1973, first played this irresistible song by Bernie Williams, the chase was on to own a copy. But the extreme rarity, validated throughout the years pushed the Bernie Williams demand and value to the outer limits of most collector's budgets. What a relief when, in the late 70s another version surfaced in small quantities. On it's "mother" label Joe Stevenson's local Del-Val, the label that licensed the Bernie Williams to Bell in the first place.. So the debate begins and seems to be a 50% 50% split on which version is the best, which one is the best to own? My opinion is Bernie Williams is infinitely rarer the Gene Woodbury but is a styrene press, Gene Woodbury was scarce but is now much rarer as nobody seems to want to sell a copy they may own. The scenario at the moment is Gene Woodbury's value has rocketed 5 fold in recent times, with no sign of it slowing down. Bernie Williams value currently simmering over £4k, it is still beyond most collectors budgets. If your a NS DJ "Ever Again" is a crucial 45 to own. Here is Gene Woodbury which 50% of the scene think is the best version, pressed in vinyl in te most perfect condition you could dream of owning.. Investment condition and I have a feeling the values between "Bernie" and "Gene" will one day maybe nearly reflect each other.. Condition Report Not a Manship Mint, as I can't image it's never been played before it landed on my desk - but it is the most perfect copy you will ever see. £1,211.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:12 Listen Brenda Holloway Don't Turn Your Back On Me / blank: Motown acetate: CRMN 1030 NH1 (LPs) Prepare yourself for goose-pimples, shivers down your spine, This is MOTOWN at it's most inspiring! You're about to be blown away by a 19 year hopeful from California, here is Brenda Holloway at her spectacular best, giving up breathtaking Motown Northern Soul with a dose orgasmic girl group assistance. "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" was of course never issued - just this 1965 studio cut, Motown acetate cut CRMN 1030 NH1 First recorded Tuesday 27th. finish off Thursday 29th. April 1965.. it is a Motown masterpiece they took two days, to get to finally cutting this 10". But the committee were not satisfied.. (see label notes below) written on the label, most likely at the weekly board review of new product.. which they rejected, you may find that amazing, I certainly do, as for me this is one of the greatest Motown girl recordings ever! But we have to remember this session was just over a month after Motown gave "Brenda" Mary Wells's "When I'm Gone" to record and it was now doing well on the charts. Mary leaving for unfulfilled promises of even greater stardom, left a big hole in Motown's sales and a place to fill in girl roster. Brenda's next record needed to sound more like their former moneymaker, Mary Wells. So the release decision was to go with "Operator" ...which was very Wells-esque. Leaving this pure-treasure to sit in the vaults... Condition Report 10" acetate clean playing surface that gives up the clarity you'd expect from a direct-cut. Some light surface blemishes none of which affect play. This is a studio acetate that somehow escaped the glaring instruction to "recoat" the surface. 10" acetates in 1965 were no cheap and the most economical solution was recoat the acetate after it had served it's review process. The label beside the 3 recoat demands, is littered with aranger notes e.g. "less echo on lead voice" "remaster needed" I know of no remaster ever recorded, and to my untrained ear it sounds utterly FANTASTIC £531.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:10 Listen Charles Sheffield It's Your Voodoo Working / Rock N Roll Train Excello: 2200 (45s) In a world of the "Soul Police" quite rightly insisting Northern Soul DJ arrives for his set without a single repro/bootleg or counterfeit in his DJ box. To own an authentic record of the calibre of Charles Sheffield is crucial, if you'd like to become an accepted Northern Soul DJ, who likes to fill the "floor". It's not snobbery, but it is one tool available to promoters to lessen the attractiveness of this ubiquitous trade of making and playing Northern Soul bootlegs and taking the DJ set of someone who has carefully accumulated his Northern Soul 45s as originals through love and passion for the music. This copy of Charles Sheffield floor-crammer, as you can see has h2o damaged labels, but that authentic "Sheldon" stamped is sitting proud in the deadwax, and the sound is a strong, loud and clean. So the DJ may overlook the label flaws, whilst a serious OCD collector may not.. This is not a record that turns up often with clean vinyl to DJ clarity standard..checkout the purity of the double soundfile lifted directly of this disc.. Up to now, there is not a squad of "clean label" Police patrolling the Northern Soul outposts of the United Kingdon.. but there are some who dislike dancing to low-fi records bootlegged from CD's or from You tube sound clips; and there are many, many people decidedly unhappy at DJ's getting bookings and playing bootlegs... whilst collectors and DJ's with original authentic vinyl are sitting on the subs-bench. Read condition report carefully. Condition Report Vinyl has a few mild surface marks on the FLIPSIDE vinyl, whilst the A-SIDE has only minuscule sleeve storage blemishes but a very edge of the vinyl is a small wrinkle/curl NOT affecting play or grooves. Both labels have water discolouration and a little flake, inspect both scans carefully as a non-professional repair had been administered, before it came into our possession. £672.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:08 Listen Mixed Sugar It's A Bad Feeling / Fifteen Ain't Young No More F. G. S. : 423 (45s) Even with the help of a little local distribution muscle from M.S.K. of Dearborn, Detroit. This 1974 Michigan D.I.Y. project experienced a cool sales reaction. Perhaps the Michigan public were not ready for a superior slab of pre-disco era Crossover Northern Soul. It is vocally unusual, with the lead carrying a "Roshell Anderson" style twist in his vocal and the shrill girl-group chorus just never lets up. Then there's the peppering by insistent trumpets which brings the whole session together with a blend of Soul and Jazz that works brilliantly. I adore the male lead voice and I've always been a sucker for eager girl choruses (these ladies scalpel the session) with piercing regularity. The trumpets are perfectly timed to elevate and that rattling percussion drives everything forward...a super dancer! When it comes to that before Disco, after Motown time in Michigan music there have been some real gems cultivated there, this one crafted by the busy Regional Garland is a high-calibre example of local artist brilliance. Just too good to pass by... Condition Report Flawless labels, hardly a blemish on the play surface sounds and looks mint minus vinyl. Nothing to report other than near perfection. £231.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:02 Listen Delcos Arabia ( S-402 mix ) / Those Three Little Words Showcase: 250 (45s) ARABIA different and superior mix to the USA EBONY release check it out!" The trend for owning the real deal Northern Soul classics in their least seen formats, in the finest possible condition, has never been stronger. As more and more collectors join the battlefield of known worldwide as "Collecting Northern Soul" Juanita Henson's 1963 vocal group explosion, made release over the border to Canada but sold nothing, which the absence of label scans on the worldwide web confirms. Not only are the labels seductive, the vinyl is that wonderful RCA style, high fidelity, crystal clear sound. If you have a penchant for owning the rarest most attractive format, this listing offers all those things and more.. Condition Report Two attractive labels are flawless, both sides of the vinyl are unblemished. This is as clean a copy as you're ever likely to come across. there is a light dimple in the vinyl (which we think is a master-plate characteristic) NOT affecting play, as you can hear fidelity could not be clearer. £161.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen Thelma Houston Baby Mine / The Woman Behind Her Man Capitol : 5767 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £310.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen Taste Got To Get Better / same: instrumental Taste: 8401 (45s) Catch this rare Ohio 80's indie dancer, on the up! A little birdie told us an enthusiastic Soul Sam has recently added this to his DJ set, so anything can happen from now on in. A short slow intro, lifts into a feelgood vocal group D.I.Y. dancer, of the highest order. A strong jazz slanted male lead vocal is joined by a silky girl-group chorus, whist a piano sends out a dance-rhythm that builds throughout this spirited session constructing a super dance tune you would think came from a major label studio, such is the quality of the production. With an ingenious end to the session with that impressive lead vocal finishing of with a wonderful display, with a magical moment of "scat", his vocal emitting "Jazz nonsense" so exquisitely. The song elevates yet again, for one last time, as the girl group and the lead voice melt into each others space.. as the back-beat and the piano softly plays it all out.. A fantastic tune which we're sure Soul Sam will make into a big one... as he always does when he owns a disc of real quality. Condition Report Mint! a perfect copy every way. £178.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen Dell-Larks Out Of The "In" Crowd / Thud Jet: 101 DJ (45s) Unicorn Rare! Northern Soul most prolific arranger crosses the Hudson to guide Northern Soul's most-legendary vocal-group through a colossal production showcasing a group so comfortable with themselves. Listen to those breathtaking inter-changes, the rolling highs and lows of the alternate voices; the perfectness of their deliver. This is vocal-group Northern Soul at it's most impressive even though it takes a couple of plays for it to click in your head exactly what this unique gathering created. Calello's penchant for the "showy" production exceeds even his exquisite skills at musical elevation he displayed on each and every Four Seasons recording it was at the helm of; this time instead of guiding blue-eyed Jersey Boys he mentors real-deal Soul Men through a record that the Four Seasons would have loved to perform, but would never have matched the richness of the opening vocal... that immediately grabs your attention. Big full orchestra and the cooing backers lay a carpet of sound for the boys to stroll through; then the falsetto takes his turn after the baritone takes pause, the silky plea "Won't You Please Let Me In, I Wanna Be "In" I tired of being "out"... ooh Baby" is truly delicious. The zipping string, the fanfare of trumpets, thundering kettle drums "Calello" has it all going on and the "Dell-Larks" totally immerse themselves in this prodigious production... I LOVE IT!!! I also love it's challenging ownership status of only a very few copies known to exist. Condition Report Nice gloss, some light hairlines £861.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen Contours Funny / The Stretch Motown: 1012 (45s) One of Motown's My love for Motown goes back to when I was a school every Youth Club and Coffee bar in the late 60's reverberated to the sounds of The Motor City. When I left school my collecting direction was focused at first on the Motown Sound before stretching my wings into other Soul sounds.. Motown was ingrained in my psyche I've purchased every single interesting piece of Motown vinyl we have ever hit upon, and for many decades we have prided ourselves in our unrivaled array of Motown collectibles, it has now been fully 50 years my passion for Motown has culminated in a huge stock of Motown and it's related productions.. In those 50 years I have never witnessed a Mint minus copy of Motown 1012 - today I've sitting here rather satisfied to be able to offer you an astonishing copy with two flawless labels and playing surfaces thast only reveal the merest of sleeve contact blemishes from decades of sitting in a cherished collection.. But this "Rarest Of The Rare" Motown is so much more than just the highly coveted #1012 "Funny" is a beautifully constructed Detroit vocal-group-harmony ballad of the highest order. But when you flip it over, we move into seriously rare Northern Soul R&B territory. "The Stretch" is a typically determined Contours session, with those lively vocal ricocheting off each like a madman with a M2 Browning. No Motown group ever injected so much energy into there recording and still kept a seamless flow to their harmony.. "The Stretch" is one cool R&B dancer, and we doubt any Northern Soul Jock owns a flawless copy.. This listing has so much going for it. Serious Rarity, astonishing condition, beautiful harmony ballad fronting an outrageously slab of Detroit Northern Soul R&B. Condition Report As above, I've never witnessed this seriously rare 45 in this high state of condition ever before! This is an investment piece. £231.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen Jo Ann Garrett A Whole New Plan / Stay By My Side Chess : 1959 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £137.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen Pearlean Gray and the Passengers I Don't Want To Cry / The Love Of My Man Green-Sea: 104 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £181.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 29/11/2017 18:00 Listen

A UK celebrity TV dance competition called "Strictly Come Dancing" (also called "Dancing With The Stars" in other countries) featured a bit of a "Northern Soul" effort on Saturday. Here's the clip.... (Mike and the Mods, please feel free to delete if you don't want to clutter up the poll)

Chapter Five You Can't Mean It / Anything You Do Is Alright CBS: CBS 202395 (45s) Imagine the scene 1966 in Barrow In Furness, Cumbria. The weekend is here and the local hometown group are playing live at the town's "99" Club. It's a must attend night for local teenage girls and boys, the night to hear their neighborhood band The Chapter Five play Soul. What a blasting night of blue-eyed Soul that would have been. Incorporating honkin' horns ( a tenor sax, a baritone sax, a trumpet ), keyboards, bass & guitar and pulsating-percussion, apparently this six man squad, knew exactly how to shake it down. At the end of their set, the six man team sat on the edge of the stage proudly handing out copies of their new 45, a cover version of Maxine Brown's "Anything You Do Is Alright". One young lady who only lived 2 streets away from keyboard player Dave McGerty eagerly accepted Dave's gift. Which she took home that night, dropped it into the W.H. Smith family record-box and in the morning forgot all about it.. Little did the young recipient know or indeed Dave McGerty, Dave Roberts, Allan Davies, Bruce Martin, Frank Hayes, Tony Flanagan, Dave Roberts, Lou Mickleback or vocalist John Ritson, realize that the flipside that Dave McGerty had written, would over the coming decades evolve into one of the most sought-after Northern Soul British 45's of all time..."You Can't Mean It" It wasn't until the sad passing of her mother and the records coming back to her daughter, she remembered that "Freebie" from a night out in 1966. Some time later there was a random conversation with a Northern Soul DJ from Warrington, who suggested the family may have a very special record in their possession.. Very special indeed, now universally considered a "rarest-of-the-rare" British record, that very seldom comes to market and certainly never in this spectacular condition and with the signed provenance for all to read. Collecting Northern Soul, collecting rare British 45's, opening a registered delivery package does not get any more dramatic than this... a breathtaking experience. Condition Report The owner is sure this 45 sat in the family record box unplayed sine 1966, and I believe that assertion is correct, as the center hole reveals not a trace of spindle hole penetration UNPLAYED before we lifted that glorious soundfile. Note however during its virginal lifetime the play surface as expected picked up a few sleeve storage blemishes to the vinyl. a solitary hairline and what I believe is a very mild factory inflicted scuff and it was "bagged" into its sleeve. None of these benign freckles affect play in any way, visually not "pristine" as the provenance described but visually an impressive EX++ but the grooves are MINT I can find no evidence of play before it arrived with us.<br /> <br /> So you could well be listening to the least played example of this iconic British Soul collectors item on Planet Earth. Labels are utterly immaculate, Christine thankfully resisted that young girl temptation of writing her name on everything..The sleeve is the exact same one Dave McGerty handed it down from the stage in 51 years ago. <br /> <br /> This copy is a breathtaking beauty, that will be sold with the historical provenance ,typed and signed by the owners. £1,622.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:04 Listen Jimmy Delphs Dancing A Hole In The World / same: instrumental Carla: 1904 DJ (45s) One of my favourite Detroit vocalists with by far and away his rarest 45. Richard Searling teased the Wigan Casino crowd with this wonderful Ollie McLaughlin creation, as Richard frustrated the collectors by covering it up as "Tony Hester" "Dancin' A Hole In The World" whilst we all dug and hoped to find a copy, this original version remained one of the "Rarest Of The Rare" it seems forever. As the best Richard's rival DJ's could come up with was the Esquires version on Rocky Ridge. It is now 40 years + since Richard's cover-up was launched it's still one of Detroit's "impossibles" sounding as good today as it ever did. Vocally slick, like all Mr. Delph's work, fantastic honkin' horns, lively guitar driven rhythm, the occasional burping from Mike Terry's Baritone Sax. THIS IS DETROIT! The instrumental side really clarifies how much is going on in the background whilst the Jimmy enthusiastically delivers the "Dance" message. Records so rich in instrumentation, chorus enhancement are now a "Lost Art" never to be repeated wealth of talent coming together to make a recording that fell through the cracks of the avalanche of 45s that were released every week in the Motor City. This is what Northern Soul is all about finding, exposing and preserving the truly great recordings of 60s Soul.. They ain't making it anymore.. Condition Report this promo has two flaw-free promo labels, just light biro II squiggle to left on the A-side. Flipside label is clean. The vinyl a-side has many light surface hairline which DO NOT affect play, listen to the double soundfile lifted directly off this disc, as yo can hear it plays Loud, Clean & true. Flipside looks a little worse with a couple of those panicky fumbled turntable retrieves that leave a fingernail trail. NOT affecting play..<br /> <br /> Overall visually vg+ plays a clean EX+.. listen to Wigan Casino circa 1977 and enjoy the lost art of Detroit Dance that started to die as Tony Hester, Ollie McLaughlin, Mike Terry passed on.. we rthink this rec ord demonstrates the sound perfectly.. £1,361.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:04 Listen Mixed Generation Enterprize Take To The Sky / Feel So Good Inside Blastoff : 175 (45s) Seriously RARE New England D.I.Y. private press Modern Soul Funk infused dancer, that very few DJ's can boast of owning. Soul Sam spin, perched and ready to fly as it's perfect for the European scene qualities seep from every note. An Earth, Wind and Fire inspired dancer crafted by two "unknowns". Rare in the extreme and dripping with "Blastoff" potential. Intricate guitar riff make for an easy opening, then the subtle horns pout and blow. The group then take shape with soaring harmony and searing voices punctuating the song.. the long vocal note holding, is very reminiscent of an Earth Wind and Fire production, with EWF style stabbing horns, wah-wah and shrill screaming when required. This is very impressive Rare Soul Dance near 5 minutes of a compelling fusion of Soul, Funk and Jazz..which only a few DJ are able to play. Flip it over and the "Mixed Generation Enterprize " lead you into contrasting but equally impressive Soul territory, as they deliver the Sweetest of Lowrider harmony, as an icy-cold falsetto is cradled by a silky arrangement of sexy-sax and silken harmonies. The lilting stroll of harmony propelled by the gentlest of piano tinkles and a most considerate saxophonist who enriches the background. A wealth of male vocals seamlessly fuse into one curtain of Soul.. this is Sweet Soul at it's most convincing.. Two truly Brilliant sides, one extremely RARE disc from Connecticut. Condition Report Two clean labels, both sides of the vinyl have some light hairline, a mild tiny scuff here and there. But it plays an impressive loud, clean & true. Check out the two full soundfiles attached. £573.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:04 Listen Kell Osborne Quicksand / The Lonely Boy Song Titanic: 5008 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £261.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:02 Listen Dells Run For Cover / Over Again Cadet: 5551 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £179.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:02 Listen Susan Coleman The Age Of The Wolf / Hey Girls Remmix: 4422 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £202.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:02 Listen Bonnie Blanchard & Andy Aaron You're The Only One / Right On Time C.R.S.: 000002 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £642.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Shawn Robinson My Dear Heart / Find Love Right Now Minit : 32013 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - tiny BB drill in otherwise Perfect Labels £313.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Diplomats Honest To Goodness / Don't Bug Me Minit : 32006 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £148.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Malibus Gee Baby ( I Love You ) / What's Thing Coming Sure Shot : 5028 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £190.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Enchantments I'm In Love With Your Daughter / I'm In Love With Your Daughter II Faro : 620 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £576.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Marvellos Something's Burning / We Go Together Loma : 2045 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £211.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen International G.T.O.'s I Love My Baby / It's Been Raining In My Heart Rojac: 1007 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £278.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Lou Johnson Unsatisfied / A Time To Love - A Time To Cry Big Top: 101 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £227.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen Reggie Soul My World Of Ecstasy / Mighty Good Loving Capri : 11712 (45s) Forgive he pun, but this is sublime Chicago Northern Soul Crossover ecstasy. A much loved drop at all those discerning Soul events across the country. Soul Essence, Tuff Love, Diggin' Deeper, The Orwell etc have all been elevated by tunes of this superior quality as the "Crossover" sound enriches the evening with a touch of class. Check out those urgent girls serve up the intro, then cradle Reggie Soul's beseeching voice through his pleading offering of "Ecstasy" as if not enough has already been laid down, a flute solo joins the session... Utterly fantastic tune, my kinda play, perfect Northern Soul Crossover drenched in seriously Soulful qualities to upgrade you set. Hidden on the back is a slab of intense back-drop inducing Northern Soul, a careering 100 mph out of control truck of Northern Soul that if you pitch down transforms into a real-deal Northern Soul dancer you have a chance to keep up with.. Listen and make your own judgement on that.. meanwhile I'm still swooning over the A-side that is the ideal missionary to convert the uninitiated to premium Crossover! Condition Report So close to a Manship Mint is hurts.. this copy is flawless in every way. £400.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 22/11/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |

Pete, Here's a youtube of her performing it (in 2007?) . She appears at about 19 seconds in - WHAT A WAY TO START A PERFORMANCE !!

Hi Pete, Not a disc I've ever looked for or taken much notice of. The popsike site looks like it's one of those records that doesn't come up very often but doesn't get a huge amount! https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sugar+pie+desanto+trouble&pagenum=1&incldescr=&sortord=dprice&thumbs=&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&sdc=&currsel=3 £50-£80 ?? But possibly more as there's greater interest in this style of tune these days. Not a bad 2 sider, I like it!

Having the intro on the coach made me smile. It wasn't like that on any of the coach trips I took to Wigan!

Bill Brandon and Lorraine Johnson - Let Me Be Your Full Time Groover - Moonsong 1 Mint condition - £87 (One of those which vanished just after bidding finished!)

Frank Wilson - Do I Love You ( Indeed I Do ) - Tamla Motown TMG 1170 DJ Frank Wilson Do I Love You ( Indeed I Do ) / Sweeter As The Days Go By Tamla Motown : TMG 1170 DJ Artist: Frank Wilson A Side: Do I Love You ( Indeed I Do ) B Side: Sweeter As The Days Go By Label: Tamla Motown Format: 45s Condition Vinyl Condition:M Label Condition:M- Sleeve Condition:M Key: View Help £121.00 £1.00 £11.00 15/11/2017 18:00 This auction has ended. Listen Now Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels - Housed In Original PROMO Only Cover (Went AWOL from main auction page!)

Larry Santos You Got Me Where You Want Me Now / Tomorrow Without Love Evolution : 1007 (45s) Simultaneously a Wigan Casino, Cleethorpes Pier & Yate Northern Soul Monster circa 1977. That tri-combination of the guitar, swirling strings colliding with a snarling vocal, was the green light for a semi-final styled pitch invasion! High up on the Cleethorpes Pier DJ podium or peering down from Wigan Casino's balcony, witnessing the euphoric migration from the hall's perimeter of the dancefloor; joining the ever swelling throng of human gyrations, was a vision still crystal clear in my mind today. One of the many memorable events the old-school Northern Soul all-nighter would present you with. Some records emitted such a powerful torrent of instruments on the intro, you had no choice but to hurl yourself into action. "Larry Santos" intro is almost incomparable, with his insistent voice and the addition horns, crafts one compelling slab of Northern Soul. A timeless NS classic that seldom surfaces in today's market. Here's a chance to relive those thrilling times of our youth... with a copy the most-popular of tunes. Condition Report Two flawless PROMO labels, not a blemish. The a-side vinyl plays perfect, but reveals some hairlines when angled in light, visually Ex play Mint minus. Flipside vinyl is more like Ex + £438.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:06 Listen Hit Pack Never Say No To Your Baby / Let's Dance Tamla Motown : TMG 513 DJ (45s) It doesn't matter how the passing years have change my tastes in music, my choice of dress and sporting interests. Still today, I find nothing more alluring than a TMG 500 series Red & White Demo, sitting snug in the now iconic orange Tamla Motown sleeve. A vision ingrained in mine and many others minds from a very young age. Condition Report Two spotless labels, superb untampered, glossy vinyl with just a very few hairlines to spoil perfection. But it plays perfect, looks flawless at first sight, but after a closer look there are a few fine marks revealed under strong light. Visually excellenht, plays Mint minus. A fabulous example of one of British Tamla Motown's most-elusive.<br /> £194.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Jackson Sisters I Believe In Miracles / Day In The Blue Mums: 1939 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £168.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Jelly Beans You Don't Mean Me No Good / I'm Hip to You - Eskee Eskee: 10001 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £299.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Dynamics I Need Your Love / Love Me RCA : 9084 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £415.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Arcades There's Got To Be A Loser / The Soul P. W. Triad : 502 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £533.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Bobby Bennett You Did It Again - Junior / EVOL (Love Spelled Backwards) Junior: 1009 (45s) The familiar Philadelphia trait with a "Get Out" styled rap intro lulls you into a false sense a serenity. Then genius of Bobby Martin explodes on a wave of horns delivered to match that growling Bobby Bennett vocal. As this uncompromising R&B man bursts into action. Don't we just adore these deceptive intros, that keeps the dancefloor in gentle sway, all in accord awaiting blast-off! Bobby does not disappoint as he attacks the lyrics, with anger as he girl once again takes him for a fool, but he can't break away as his addiction for her allows her to "wrap him round her finger". You can feel his frustration filling the room, as Bobby Martin backs him up with honkin' horns and a driving rhythm. Fabulous Northern Soul that would have easily become just as prominent Northern Soul classic as "Get Out" if only there'd ever been enough copies to go round... This 45 has always been difficult to finds.. another top tune suffering exposure threw it's own rarity - just poise for the right DJ to give it the turntable time it so deserves. Noting this tune is only available as the STOCK copy with the promo being same EVOL on both sides, adding to it’s frustrating rarity…but don't forget flipside is a killer R&B dancer in it's own right Surely it's time to hold a prolonged Northern Soul renaissance for this former Harold Melvin - I Did It Again - cover-up.. Condition Report Two flawless labels, tiny bb drill. Both vinyls are just a smidgen off Mint - , as couple only mild blemishes, plays Mint -, visually Ex + £356.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Jimmey Soul Clark ( I'll Be Your Champion ) I'll Be Your Winner / A Girl's World Soulhawk : 003 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £310.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Major Lance You Don't Want Me No More / Wait Till I Get You In My Arms Okeh: 4-7284 (45s) A NORTHERN SOUL ANTHEM with few equals!! Note this is the authentic FIRST Press. You may be thinking; Manship is pointing out the obvious, as we can all see the big 45 RPM on the left hand side. The reason I say original FIRST press because some dubious fraudster has purchased the Columbia 1973 reissue with the small 45rpm text and applied FAKE large 45RPM labels. What will these crooks think of next? But all is not lost, fortunately the diligence of Columbia, their master stampers changed the last letter of the ZSP machine stamped matrix every time they changed the stamper, usually after 20,000 presses. So if this 45 received a new stamper the martix would read ZSP1185411 3A this copy is from the very FIRST run ZSP1185411 1A with the flipside matrix ZSP1185411 2B. Now here's the way to spot a fraudulent copy the 1973 matrix # is ZSP118541-1E with the flipside carrying ZSP118541-2F in the deadwax. We did have a fraudulent copy I bought in as collection, how many of these have been passed off as original we can only guess, but be aware if your not buying from a dealer who cares and thoroughly investigates every detail. You do need to check the matrix, even though the "fake" label has weak "purple" background that can be scratched off.. Here's the real deal correct matrix from the very first run - ZSP1185411 1A Condition Report Both labels carries minimal expect wear for the OKEH label, notoriously susceptible the storage rub. Both A & B vinyl play Mint - . A-side vinyl has a solitary light surface blemish, Ex + grade. Flipside vinyl is nearer Mint minus. A fine clean copy and reassuringly 100% authentic £361.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Troy Dodds Try My Love / The Real Thing El Camino : 701 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £1,112.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Tony Clarke (They Call Me) A Wrong Man / No Sense Of Direction M-S: 206 DJ (45s) A Detroit legend...with his most wanted 45. Condition Report Two Mint labels, vinyl is so near to perfect it hurts, two mild surface sleeve brushes only noticable when angled under direct light. Plays Mint no sign of any DJ action in the playback.. this is he finest copy I've encountered in recent times. £861.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Drifters You Got To Pay Your Dues / Black Silk Atlantic: 2746 DJ (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels - £131.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen Al Perkins You Cost Too Much / For My Baby C. J. Records: 612 (45s) Carl Jones's new labels slowly but surely got of ground, recording local artists, covering Blues, Gospel; And of course Soul when he recorded Betty Everett, injecting a new lease of life into her career after two years without a single.. Al Perkins was one of Carl's first signing and debuted the label in 1960 with "Don't Deceive Me" which received a few releases through the years.. Note today this listing is the FIRST press of his 2nd. release for Carl Jones, jeweled with silver text and silver bars adorning a flawless glossy rich red label label background, first press and utterly pristine. "You Cost Too Much" is a full throttle R&B/Blues shaker showcasing Al's guttural delivery, this 45 will please Northern Soul R&B DJ's and Blues collectors alike; and for those of you who's R&B thrill is an out-of-control wailing sax.. this session gives up a memorable sax break that forms a killer backdrop to Mr. Perkins compelling singing. A record for proper-record collectors who seek out records that capture an era of musician purity, unpolluted by self-indulgent record producers.. this is Chicago R&B straight from the neighborhood; as the flipside proves with it's capacity to transport you to after-hours 1960 jam session, awaiting a Sassy-Mama to take to the stage and whip up a storm with her suggestive lyrics and saucy delivery, sequined skin tight dress that leaves you in no doubt the lady is built for comfort.. Yes, here's a record with the ability to paint a picture of Chicago, 1960 and all the great music that was born there.. Condition Report Flawless and that's why it's listed here, ever tried to find 57 year old Chicago R&B/Blues in flawless condition... so very challenging, most collectors settle for what ever condition they can acquire these treasures in, as long as it plays..Note vinyl is as immaculate as the label presents itself.. you will not locate a finer copy. £66.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 15/11/2017 18:00 Listen

What do you make of Jackie Edward's finish price Pete? It had sat at £700 for about a week.

A bit happier this week - I think I managed to get 'em all listed before they vanished ! Kindly Shepherds Lend Me your Hand / He'll Be Waiting For me Checker: 5038 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> <br /> £342.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:04 Listen Fabulous Peps With These Eyes / I've Been Trying Wee 3: 1001 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas - Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl - Perfect Labels £107.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:02 Listen Astors In The Twilight Zone / Mystery Woman Stax: 179 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £200.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen George Jackson I Found What I Wanted / Love Highjacker Verve: 10658 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manships Mints for Christmas £153.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Patrice Holloway Love and Desire / Ecstasy Capitol: 5778 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £349.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Big Dee Irwin You Satisfy My Needs / I wanna Stay Right Here With You Rotate: 851 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> £163.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Billy Storm Educated Fool / I Can't Help It Infinity: 023 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £233.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Jeanette Williams Somethings Got A Hold On me / Longing For Your Love Back Beat: 587 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £237.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Dorothy Beery Soul Power / Don't Give Me Love Big 3 Three: 401 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £121.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Marion Stewart I must Be Losing You / A Hundred Years From Today R: 1516 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £236.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Melvin Elling Lonely Eyes / Loves Road Stretch: 0763 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £162.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Otis Jackson & Compromisers Turn Out The Lights / You belong To Another Man C&F: 1001 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> £242.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Hank Jacobs Elijah Rockin With Soul / East Side Call me: 5385 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas<br /> £202.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Gloria Jones Tained Love / My Bad Boys Comin Home Champion: 14003 (45s) Manship's Mints for Christmas Mint Unplayed - Perfect Vinyl Perfect Labels Condition Report Manship's Mints for Christmas £350.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen Jackie Edwards I Feel So bad / I Don't Want To Be Made A Fool Of Island: 3006 (45s) Forgive me if you've heard this story of youthful Soul vinyl obsession before but some events never leave your mind no matter how long ago they happened. My brother's recent send off, was a tearful reunion of the Melton Mowbray MODS who shaped my life. In 1970 Decky Stevens introduced me to the Brit Club on the banks of the River Trent. I felt so proud to be asked to accompany the man with the best polished brogues in town. I thought I'd entered the exclusive world of MOD-acceptance, through my personality; but it was my very pretty girlfriend's preference for tight fitting hot pants that triggered the invite to ride the bus to Nottingham that night.. A night that changed the course of my life. Not because Decky's MOD persona almost stole my girl away but because my brain that eveningwas bombarded for the very first time with the recordings of Al Kent, J. J. Barnes, Major Lance, Jaybirds, Jimmy McCracklin, Rufus Lumley etc etc. I left the club determined to own all of them, especially that one full of strings that Decky couldn't tell me the artist or the title but I found out on my next visit it was Jackie Edwards - I feel so bad - it became my top want. Ironically a few months later, I had my very first record-digging hit on Melton Mowbray Sunday market. The Kendall brothers and me stumbled upon a 45 collection being sold by "Cetti" his I.d. sticker was on every Tamla Motown, Stateside, Sue, Capitol, Columbia 45 that lay in strewn across the market stall for these 3 country bumpkins trying to amass a Soul collection it was a day to remember. ( another time I'll tell you what prizes we left behind as our feeble knowledge failed us) My prize catch was Major Lance - Investigate - Columbia. The boastings of our find soon spread; Tim Crumb a horse-showjumping Soul boy declared he wanted my Major Lance, but I wouldn't sell. But I would maybe trade it for the super-rare (I'd been told) Jackie Edwards - I feel so bad - he said he'd got a copy..I was darn well ecstatic when we did the trade the very next day. I couldn't wait to get home and play it... I danced around 25 Baldocks Lane like Leicester City had won the league (another one of my dreams) I was at last the owner of Jackie Edwards. And what a pretty label..a brilliant yellow.. a label I'd never seen before. The 'MAGIC' label and it felt like magic and I was so proud of my first record deal.. Until I soon afterwards I was told it was a worthless bootleg worth 75p... Condition Report Some light surface marks, but as you can hear this moment of Jackie Edwards genius plays beatifully clean, those zipping strings in full flow, and Jackie's spellbinding vocal crystal clear. Tiny name SYD a previous protective otherwise clean iconic red and White Island faces.. £700.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 08/11/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. 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Earlier today, for some unknown reason, I thought "Who was Julian Covey?". I think it was when I heard The Kinks - "You Really Got Me" on the radio!. The song, "A Little Bit Hurt" was part of my youth in the 70's. Even when you went out to a "normal" disco in those days, every DJ would have a copy of "Green Door" and "A Little Bit Hurt" which were duly rolled out during the obligatory "Northern Soul" section! Regardless of what you feel about the "same old top ...(whatever number you choose)" being hammered out still today, it does have it's place, certainly for lot's of folks from their early days. Anyway, one quick Google search and I came across this article. Peter Markham seems to have conducted an interview (by royal mail!?) with Julian Covey. Or, to give him his real name Robert Cromwell Anson. Rather than copy and paste the content, I'll simply add a link to the page. I found it a great insight into the music scene in the 60's. It was also interesting to read that Jimmy Cliff popped in from the next studio and helped with backing vocals!! The Julian Covey bit starts about 1/3rd of the way down. https://www.newuntouchables.com/nutsmag/series/peter-markhams-spot/ Cheers KB

APOLOGIES !!! I didn't get home until 6.50pm and so have posted the results left on the JM Site. However, there are a couple of missing items due to the way his auction site now works. So, if anyone can fill in the blanks, I would appreciate it p.s. If anyone can be sure they will be able to post them as they finish, please feel free to do so. I'm a bit "irregular" at the moment e Adorables Ooh Boy / Devil In His Eyes Golden World : GW 25 (45s) Detroit gorgeousness from the pen of Richard Popcorn Wylie and the two pairs of Soul Sisters Pat & Dianne Lewis + Betty & Jackie Winston a foursome made in girk-group heaven guided by Northern Soul icons "Popcorn" "Ronnie Savoy" and Sonny Sanders.. no wonder then this meeting conjured up Motor City magic.. We think the soundfile and the two label images.. just say it all Listen to that fanfare of horns...then swoon to this Detroit Divas Delicacy! Girl group Northern Soul at it's most delicious Condition Report Fine clean labels - flipside carries the Columbia pressing plant "Promo Sticker" see image. Vinyl has a few hairlines reveal under strong, but plays, as you can hear beautifully clean. £483.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen Joey Heatherton Baby / Til There Was You / Live & Learn Bell Sound: acetate (45s) Before you today is a piece of Northern Soul history from 1966. 2 different acetates covering Joey Heatherton's New York recordings crafted by John Madara, David White & Len Barry. On this session 24/03/1966 a stunningly beautiful lady with the scorching vocal recorded a Northern Soul classic "When You Call Me Baby", of course simultaneously a Wigan Casino & Cleethorpes Pier favourite. On the acetate it is just known as "Baby". Leon Huff on piano opens the proceedings, of this slightly different take than the Decca release..(listen) as she pushes the vocal higher and stronger than the Decca finalisation. On the flip of "Baby" is the unissued "Til There Was No You". Madara, White, Barry and Huff had a penchant for remixing the "standards" to great effect. Take time to seek out and listen to Len Barry transform "Somewhere", a sadly forgotten Brit Club, Nottingham play in 1970/71. With this two disc package, the lone acetate is again a slightly different take to the flip side Decca eventually went with. So this listing is two Bell Sound Acetates, offering up 3 strong songs showcasing this legendary Philly team in the Bell Sound Studios New York; where they cut some killer sides before Len Barry's split to RCA to team up with Jimmy Wisner very soon afterwards. A really cool piece of Northern Soul history, from a talented gang of music makers and one decidedly gorgeous lady. Condition Report Typed credits on the labels, all the play surfaces are at least excellent (listen) labels are unblemished housed in their original audiodisc sleeves. A unique one of a kind archival opportunity. £421.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen Isonics Sugar / He Needs her Kammy: 369 (45s) An ensemble of exburant soulful voices, elevate this most-popular of Northern Soul dancers from a basic 1-2-3 intro up and away into a potent cocktail of harmony/chants and rattling piano; the keyboard offering up spectacular loan breaks driving the compulsion to dance. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL - with an addictive difference, a mood-lifting experience with the power to ignite any and all dancefloors...a DJ safety-net to get the evening up and in full swing... Drop the Isonics and the crowd is yours... Condition Report Two flawless labels, play surface reveals some fine hairlines under direct line, plays beautifully clean. Strap yourself in before clicking that inspiring soundfile £378.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen Patrice Holloway Stolen Hours / Lucky, My Boy Capitol: 5680 (45s) The Page Boys craft two truly magical Soul Sister double-hitters with both sides underlining the sumptuous vocal powers of this regrettably unfulfilled talent. Here's one of the top 500 plays that has and will never wear out it's welcome. As wife's, girlfriends and husband's glide off into a world of their own; dancing whilst secretly reminiscing their own treasured "stolen hours". Top side Mr. "In Crowd" Billy Page lays down those searing social statements on fidelity. Lyrics that are so close to "home" for some. But brother Gene Page weaves such a haunting arrangement the stigma evaporates as the need to dance takes over..This is glaring writing and producing brilliance sung by a tortured Diva. Who delivers the most telling of all , lovelorn mistresses laments. The flip side is almost as enthralling but for this moment Patrice, Billy and Gene have drained of superlatives... Condition Report A beautiful copy, two squeaky clean labels, vinyl forensics reveal some light hairline but that unparalleled high density Capitol vinyl shrugs off any blemishes without a murmur, like it always does. Playing Mouth-wateringly pristine ... £462.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen Soul Patrol Peter Pan / Don't Knock The Cop Zuma: 100 (45s) A double Hunk Of Texas FUNK! Classy intro swells into a mountain of horns! Insistent bass guitar rhythms are bolsters by determined percussion, those horns hang and charging the air with irresistible Funky flavors. Hauntingly infectious instrumental that creeps right under your skin.You find it addictive and be force to listen over and over again. The flipside doesn't help your vinyl-fetish either.."Peter Pan" does live forever... in your head. Flip is over for even more energized Funk! The edge vocal spits out the lyrics, with posse a male vocal injecting the chorus.. Potent guitar rhythms are again propelled by positive drum-whacks driving the dance arrangement whilst those glorios horns get to work adding some serious depth to the session... Superior Deep Funk not once but twice over, supplied in super-rare dream-condition Condition Report A perfect copy in birth-sleeve. A Manship Mint previously unplayed, both label are equally virginal. £299.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen Irma Thomas What Are You Trying To Do / Take A Look Liberty: LIB 66137 DJ (45s) The Queen of New Orleans with her most-wanted Northern Soul recording, presented here as an irresistible March 1966 Red & White DEMO Condition Report Fine clean vinyl, full gloss, a few very faint hairlines revealed under strong light. Both of those eye-candy labels are free of any defects, all housed in it's birth-sleeve. A great combination for the mighty slab of Sister Northern Soul. £144.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen Morrocco Muzik Makers Pig Knuckles / Back To School Again Motown: 1047 (45s) You are viewing one of the very rarest Motown 45's in archival condition - just immaculate in every sense. A 1963 release with the horrid "Back To School Again" as the lead side, a listen to that side you'll fully understand why this disc is RARE! Recorded in 1962, release at the end of the summer school break of 1963. Quite rightly received no airplay and sunk without trace. Apparently the a-side was a vocal session from a band from Dayton, Ohio who cut a few recording for Motown but this is the only one that got to press.. So lets talk about the 1963 FLIPSIDE which is obviously NOT the Morrocco Muzik Makers but a Mickey Stevenson & Earl McDaniels conjured fill in jam-session to give this 45 a flipside.. Any Motown student must will instantly recognize those magic tentacles of Earl Van Dyke fingering the keys of that forceful organ; who the crazy trumpeter is, I'm not sure. Brass backup is signature Choker Campbell's Big Band bringing in the heavies and then from nowhere in comes the welcome intrusion of Mike Terry, burping baritone sax, adding class to this driving Motown Jamming session. Not credited to the Funk Brothers but all the signature notes are there...this may need more investigation but to my ears it could not be another other gathering than the "Snake Pit Soldiers" something of as mystery Motown release, as the committee totally misread that "Back To School" market with a super-awful song.. but saved the day for future Motown collectors by filling the flipside in with an informal "Let It Loose" end of day "Blast Off" that endorses what a superior band of backing musicians Mr. Gordy had employed. Unicorn Rare especially in this impeccable condition. Condition Report Flawless labels (see scan) housed in authentic Motown sleeve. Both vinyls carry full gloss and hardly a hairline ever under strong light. This is only the second time we have ever had the opportunity to auction this seriously rare disc on this auction. £186.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 01/11/2017 18:00 Listen

Good Luck Dean, hope all goes well.