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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.

Hi, I think it's the same thing that happened with "Stormy". If anyone has access to the finish price (JM Facebook ?) please feel free to add the result Cheers

Hi, Thanks for adding the finish result. I didn't get to post the results until about 6.30. I understand that if someone wins the auction and pay's immediately (via the website?) the item disappears from the list of results. This happened with the Lou Ragland last week. Cheers

Cautions No Other Way / Poor Loser Shrine: SR 115 (45s) SHRINE TIME! This filed-forever 45 find, was so very nearly a Manship Mint this Christmas because it was unplayed, with two perfect "Electric Blue labels and a full blooded red flame (see those spectacular fade-free scans) The vinyl reveals a few very mild sleeve brush hairlines under strong light nothing . Possibly caused when the hand-applied labels were stuck on. Those two iconic labels gleam like they were stuck on yesterday, vinyl plays utterly immaculate MINT absolutely no DJ wear here.. Top side " No Other Way" is a relentless, rapid fire, real-deal Northern Soul gymnastic triggering proper-stomper, with CLASS! Tight vocals, tidal-wave horns, robust lip-curled-up lead vocal, silky vocal group backup, runaway-track rhythms that drive you to the dance-floor, to relive those moves that drew so much attention back in the day.. it's amazing what records of this standing can rekindle into those tired limbs and hanging heart.. The flipside "Poor Loser" I played from my DJ box a few years back the Soul Essence's Deep Room.. is perhaps one of the most sublime 60's Sweet Soul recordings of all time... listen and weep! Condition Report As mention above this 45 is in filed for a lifetime condition. Flawless except for a few minuscule feeble paper hairlines from sitting on a shelf for over 50 years.... £1,110.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen Blues & Soul Blues And Soul issue 4 / # 4 January 4 Contempo: 4 (MAG) # 4 in this most collectable series in Stevie Wonder image on the cover.. Open for the facing page 3 is a bio AL KENT with John Abbey incredulous that Al Kent's "You've Got To Pay The Price" remains unissued in the UK (Polydor put that oversight right, almost immediately) . But what a great bio on Al Kent (Al Hamilton) covering his early Chicago recordings with his two brothers Bob Hamilton & Ronnie Savoy (Hamilton). Next Bio and full page picture is Sam Baker. Followed by as 3 page review of the 1968 "Soul Explosion" European tour featuring Sam & Dave's Baznd backing proceedings as Sam Baker, Linda Carr, Lee Dorsey, Little Charles, Arthur Conley, Sam & Dave 3,000 Soul fans apparently attended this November 12th concert in East Ham .. ?? venue was not noted ISLAND SKA charts. NEW SOUL 45 RELEASE SHEET Lee Dorsey pic and short review., Condition Report Fine clean condition, no writing, no tears no flaw, very light crease front cover. £76.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Huns Review featuring The Soul Brothers Don't Make Me Love You / Danger Zone Sorro: 967 (45s) Yellow fever strikes again, on this Pennsylvania Northern Soul monster that has been proving so difficult to nail in recent times. DJ created demand wiped it completely off Northern Soul collectors map.. Any copies that may have been around 5-10-15 years ago are now safely incarcerated in DJ boxes and the best collections over Europe. Little wonder because the intro to this heralded tune is a wake up call for dance-floor... aerial trumpeting signals an urgent, near breathless lead vocal, at times gasping in desperation but those horns drive him on, to beg "Don't Make Me Love You" as surely he'll die after all see she put him through before... Great story line, will he weaken? We never find out, but we do know he was "Stripped of his Heart, and stripped of his Soul" .. I think he resisted the temptation of giving her a second chance.. But can you resist? There may well be no second chance, especially in near perfect condition throughout.. Condition Report Impeccable vinyl surfaces, hardly a blemish under strong light and certainly no marks to report on this play perfect disc. Both labels as you can see are spanking clean "Mellow Yellow" a real beauty. £622.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen Patty Stokes Is It True / Good Girl (Can You Be) Mir-A-Don: 1005 (45s) Since the Golden Years of Wigan Casino to today's vibrant scene, the sands of Northern Soul's musical tastes have shifted so many times. Ending up in today's diet of the well trodden paths of NS Classics, a flirt with Funk, Beat Ballad Heaven making an occasional but very welcome appearance in the more cultured DJ sets. To the super-Soulful crossover grooves saturated in emotion and class in equal amounts.. The reason I say this, here's a double-delight of Northern Soul I first heard in circa 1977 when I found a handful of Mir-A-Don 45s about 7 different 45's a few copies of each. But this one stood out as being a different label colour and by a girl at the time I'd never heard of.. Just imagine my delight when it turned out to be classic style Northern Soul.. "Good Girl (Can You Be)" was an unknown and a killer. I considered dead-right for Wigan Casino was my first thought, so I rang Richard Searling and played him it down the phone. Sounded absolutely brilliant, whether he bought a copy, I can't remember; but Soul Sam certainly did. Closely watching his reactions as he played it the barometer for the asking price. His hands started twitch and twiddle the controls of the record player (good sign), then his shoulders started to move (good sign), then I got the ultimate vote of YES! When Soul Sam's hips started wriggle ever so slightly...(the best sign) After that Soul Sam Dance, his poker face was useless, when he lifted the record off the decks and pronounced "Not Bad" and casually threw the record of a pile of "Maybe's". He of cause went home with a copy, at a "Not Bad" price.. But through this journey not once, did I or anyone else playing the disc notice the utterly breathtaking journey into Northern Soul Crossover that "Is It Me" deliveres.. not until after the millennium did those "shifting sands" start to move towards superior mid-paced Soulful dancers like "Is It True", today it's "Good Girl" that nobody seems to mention or play.. For me personally, "Is It True" today is a huge part of my DJ set, it is without question one of the ultimate Sister mid-tempo grooves of the time.. and seems to be getting bigger and bigger by the day.. Without exception when I drop it, somebody will come to the stage and ask "what is this...?" Click the soundfile and take a breath, Patty Stokes is about to hit you with impeccable Northern Soul Crossover, followed by a top-drawer, classic style Northern Soul girl dancer, backed beautifully by "The Ascots" harmonies.. this too is a fantastic tune that may yet have it's day.. when the sands shift back the quality Northern Soul 45s that haven't been played to death. Condition Report Multiple light hairlines.. As you will hear NOT affecting play on either side. Both labels have light storage ring rub, but totally clean; no X's, writing, stickers, tears or stains.. £411.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen Albert Washington A Case Of The Blues / One More Chance Rye: 954 (45s) We have only ever listed Cincinnati Sizzler once before, since then demand has sky-rocketed on the back of the few lucky DJ owners who have championed it's persuasive raw qualities that command you to dance.. Taking over from where his Northern Soul Monster "I'm Your Man" left off starting to cram the dance-floors and rattle a few ceilings around the Manchester area. Every note and snarl as good as "I'm Your Man" but 50 times rarer. We are anticipating big things from this 45 in the very near future.. there's a buzz on this tune right now... and that buzz is gonna build into a deafening drone of wanting.. The rap intro is bulldozed by a deluge of horns that Albert's roaring vocal is so very capable of riding.. those rolling bursts of brass. Gravel-coated tonsils spout a case for the Blues.. oh and how.. Looking for a showstopping slab of Northern Soul? At this moment "A Case Of The Blues" is the most compelling piece of R&B you could ever drop the arm on... and it's only gonna get BIGGER!!! Condition Report Dare we say MINT, it is as close as it gets for a played record, with toytally unblemished vinyl, two yellow labels that only reveal the mildest signs of it's nearing 50 year age.. £335.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen Masqueraders Do You Love Me Baby / Sweet Lovin' Woman Wand: 1172 DJ (45s) A NS floor-filler and a heart-breaker on one very elusive disc!! This gargantuan vocal group dancer, a Northern Soul classic from one of the heroes of our scene. This is of course currently their most-wanted 45.. a dancefloor detonator, backed up with a perfectly executed Memphis Deep Soul ballad showcasing why this group are universally considered one of the greatest Soul teams ever to perform.. "Do You Love Me Baby" encompasses all their varied vocal tones and pitches, stirring up into a wall of harmony with Soulful snarls accentuating the high points, and rich bass adding depth and Soul. This is truly a masterclass in vocal-group dance soul.. As is the sublime cocktail of Memphis Deep Soul blended with Chicago style harmonies.. the result is a moving ballad of pure class.. Putting this level in the talent in a studio with the great Chips Moman there can only be one result - Soul Heaven which ever side you drop the stylus on.. Condition Report lead dance side has fine clean vinyl some fine hairlines revealed under strong light, no clicks or hiss, plays clean, just the very occasional inevitable styrene "fuzz" that does not distract in the least, near perfect playback (listen to the soundfile and judge). Promo labels light sticker removal scar top right/hand on label (see scan) flipside label is flawless. WHAT A RECORD!! WHAT A GROUP!! £961.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen Gwen Owens Just Say You're Wanted ( And Needed ) / Still True To You Velgo: VO 002 (45s) Not only one of the biggest trophies possible to lift in the Northern Soul arena.. This is the best condition copy I've ever seen.. FLAWLESS Mint minus throughout! See live video on You Tube both sides play pristine.. strong sound, beautiful labels NO Skips Condition Report I've never witnessed a copy so gloriously unblemished... and most likely never will again.<br /> <br /> Please NOTE this 45 is NOT advised to be played cheap record players with STRAIGHT ARMS, in some cases it may cause a skip, if you only have STANTON or similar record decks with straight arms we would suggest you do not bid, as this disc like many 60's records does not respond well to straight arms and low quality stylus & cartridges. This 45 was recorded on a Technics deck & ortofon cartridge and stylus as you can hear it PLAYS PERFECT! £4,250.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen Ken Parker We Must Be In Love / Wish I Could Make you Mine A&M : AMS 7092 (45s) When A-list modern soul DJ's start murmurings of " have you heard that Ken Parker on A&M?" .. the internet goes dry over-night of any copies that may have been "floating" in unknown-limbo, especially as recently it's started to appear on a few play lists... then we discover the flipside is equally captivating..the hunt for a clean copy of the 45 that's about to spring forth and shake up those lazy Sundays when passed over quality comes to life.. So when one of my favourite rare-soul DJ's drops the arm on it, in became indelible in my mind, every day I dug through unprocessed stock in the warehouse i hope I fall upon a copy, as I could wait to hear it again. Well despite my flaking brain cells my persistence paid off.. I wasn't disappointment, "Plumby's" taste has always been impeccable and both sides lit up my senses. So why not get in on the ground-floor, as this 45 ain't no easy find; both sides ripple with that exclusive potential that starts with a murmur, but ends in that all too familiar scream.. "I Shudda Bought It When It Was Around for 1/2 that price..!!" Click the soundfile two unleash to delicately delicious Soul British creations Condition Report Almost Mint, couple of mild surface hairlines on the vinyl, plays perfect. Both labels are flawless, housed in it's birth-sleeve I must have bought it in, sometime during the 70's. £186.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 25/10/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |

Hi Paul, Thanks for filling in the blank space!! Much appreciated

Does anyone know what happened with the Lou Ragland (I think)? It just vanished at the end!

Not sure what happened to the Lou Ragland (?) record that had the hairline crack. I saw it go over £700, went for a cuppa and when I came back, it had GONE !!! Very odd, if anyone can add the reason or finish price, please add a comment. Patti Young Head And Shoulders (Above The Rest) / The Valiant Kind Ernstrat: 495 (45s) It's not very often Detroit looks to New York for inspiration, but this rarely encountered Northern Soul trophy did just that, when in 1965 Mike Theodore rearranged the Clyde Otis & Norbert DeCoteaux composition recorded on MGM by Marlina Mars. Whilst Marlina's version is a wonderful piece of Northern Soul, Patti Young's infinitely rarer take, carries that irresistible Detroit dominance, Al Saxon & Mike Theodore construct around Patti's bewitching vocal; sweetened by shrill backing girls.. bolstered by honkin' horns, crafting distilled girl Northern Soul at it's most persuasive.. The in New York / Detroit hybrid works perfectly. A record owned by very few DJ's and since it's bootlegging on the infamous Out-Of-The-Past label in the early 70's, this Ernstrat original comes intoi view... But for the Detroit devotees the overlooked flipside is pure Motor City magic, written & arranged by the gifted Mike Theodore the ingenious "The Valiant Kind" with it's exploding bomb intro, is saturated in homegrown inventive Detroit styling...fabulously simplistic piano intro moves to the side, for a bevvy of Soul Sister to deliver a patriotic message when from nowhere explodes a saxophone solo to elevate the session to another level.. more exploding bombs, machine guns as the heroic-war-backdrop is emphasized, but all you'll remember from this directive is the spectacular saxophone intrusion and those silky girl vocals. Insanely rare in this fine clean condition, and a record that only a dedicated few, can boast of ever owning.. Condition Report White on the label has very light storage "spotting" in places, scrutinize the label scans. The vinyl under light reveals only a few very fine hairlines and plays flawless ((listen) £636.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Marvelettes I'll Keep Holding On / No Time For Tears Tamla Motown : TMG 518 DJ (45s) We think the label scan & the soundfile will tell this 45's story far better than we can.. An iconic platter.. a trophy for those DJ's who want to trigger whiplash on their audience, as the turntable-cam focuses in on that Red & White vision of beauty, the pain of envy and head swivelling will instantly dissolve in the mind when that drum roll hits..and those delicious girl vocals sprout wings.. Condition Report Labels are free of writing or tears..light aging/browning and rub to the white areas (see scans). Vinyl reveals light hairlines under direct light.. scrutinized the soundfile we found crisp, loud, clear and true..<br /> £280.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Major Lance Too Hot To Hold / Dark And Lonely Columbia: 7688 (45s) By far "The Major's" rarest British 45 may we dare to say his best? But we know you will be wowed by this massive slab of quality underplayed Northern Soul.... The only reason this 45 did not eclipse "Investigate" "The Beat" "Ain't No Soul (In These Old Shoes" "Everybody Loves A Good Time etc. back in the day; is the same reason many top-drawer Northern Soul dancers languish in the background' is it's serious unavailability. Since it's 1965 swift deletion causing a severe dearth of copies, only a few DJ's had a copy to play, thus the aforementioned release stole the limelight lifting Major Lance into a demigod on these shores.. So take a listen to a pure slab of Chicago Northern Soul that back in the 60's and early 70's was very seldom aired, but today I do hear an occasional drop of the Okeh release, and always to a rapturous response. At this moment poise for bigger and better things,as this fantastic tune is not an easy capture as USA original, but as this 1965 UK press it's a different story. British collectors check through your Major Lance 45's, we're betting this 45 is not there ad if it is, it is not totally flawless like this copy.. After you've been compelled to dance to "The Major" at his most-insistent.. flip it over for "Dark And Lonely" again Major Lance is his superior-self on this Billy Butler song.. Two great sides only surpassed by the spectacular condition.. Condition Report Flawless in every way, most likely unplayed before we lifted that impressive soundfile. As good as it gets condition! £80.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Ray Pollard The Drifter / Let Him Go (And Let Me Love You) United Artists: 916 DJ (45s) The Northern Soul "last record" anthem... in breathtaking flawless condition.. Nothing we can say, could elevate this NS Classic any higher in your estimation, more than it already sits... Condition Report Two unblemished labels, two play surfaces that only reveal the merest minuscule sleeve contact blemish, a whicker away from a Manship Mint listing £750.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Ronnie & Robyn Sidra's Theme / Blow Out The Candle Sidra : 9007 DJ (45s) We have talked about this monumental Northern Soul instrumental before, how it jolted me into silence as I chattered away.. the unusual genial intro, instantly caught my ear, so out of sync with the rest of the records I'd heard that day inside Whitchuch All Dayer.. slowly building on ripples of Harp plucks..you just knew something was about to happen as the rhythmic rattle of drumsticks intensified.. then the horn blasted through the calm BRILLIANT! "WOW what's this tune?" ...and I wasn't the only one standing in open-mouthed astonishment.. Ian Levine had announced it with his usual gusto, giving it a cover-up title I just cannot remember but I'm sure he made it sound like it was gonna be the biggest, best, most-wanted sound of that summer 1973 I'm thinking.. he wasn't wrong either.. I do delight in Northern Soul classics with the capacity to take you back to the times when everything was new to the ears, but branded then into your brain for the next week.. "Sidras Theme" did that, I think we even made a special trip the Blackpool Mecca for the of chance to hear it again, back in those days the cover-up tease with it's weird and wonderful christenings were part of the joy of being a Northern Soul boy.. This promo copy that took me all the way from my untidy desk at home, to Whitchurch 1973 is flawless - two perfect labels, play surfaces hardly reveal a blemish, plays perfect.. A listing especially aimed at Northern Soul old-school collectors who want to leap into the virtual time-machine that records of this calibre give you the key to.. Condition Report as mentioned above, two perfect labels, play surfaces hardly reveal a blemish, plays perfect.. a real clean copy od a real-deal Rare classic! £345.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Perfect Touch Your Love Has Got The Power / Your Love Has Got The Power part 2 H.E.M.M.: 4463 (7") RARE street-level Detroit Soulful dancer making it's debut on this auction - yes this is our first copy of Soul Sam's cover-up. A neighborhood project omitting writers, producers, arranger etc always a sign of real local obscurity. But in this case not a sign of amateurish approach to what is a convincing rarity. Simple piano intro, is joined by gently measured percussion, then heavenly girls press home the chorus that will feature throughout this addictive groove.. lead vocal, is supported by those shrill Sisters whilst the mid-tempo dance arrangement takes shape.. flip it over for part 2 (unlike most part 2's) this one is not just a continuation of the a-side this side is more insistent hitting peaks the a-side doesn't attempt, lengthy instrumental breaks peppered with silky ladies choruses.. Local, rare and memorable Detroit with edge and individuality.. Condition Report Nice clean vinyl with just a couple of hairlines hairlines revealed under strong light, plays clean & true. The startling sky-blue labels have light storage smudge, but totally free of the annoying flaws, writing, tears, sticker, stains this 45 has none of those.. £185.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Various Artists Chartbusters U.S.A. / 1965 UK press Columbia: SX 6016 (LP) You are viewing the most-wanted, least seen of all Soul compilation albums, the fabled UK Columbia 1965 tribute to Chicago Soul and the legendary Okeh label "CHARTBUSTERS U.S.A" 14 tracks by the then mostly unknown on British airwaves, Walter Jackson, Ted Taylor, Vibrations, Billy Butler and the Chanters, Artistics and the already idolized Major Lance.. check out the back cover scan to reveal that breathtaking track listing. With no USA counterpart, this was however an album that sold virtually nothing upon release; unless you really were very "hip" those artist's names would have meant nothing to ,most people couple with Columbia's amazingly poor marketing nevr mentioned the word Soul or R&B on the front cover. The back cover is only marginally more information, to the style of what you expect if you played it.. Thus an unparalleled album passed everybody by, for a fate of early deletion and extremely rarity.. I feel privileged today to be able to offer, a pristine copy of this insanely elusive LP. Our first flawless copy in memory.. Flawless vinyl, two perfect labels, housed in original EMI rice-paper lined "Emitex" inner sleeve. Laminated flipback cover front and back are unblemished.. Condition Report may we repeat: Flawless vinyl, two perfect labels, housed in original EMI rice-paper lined "Emitex" inner sleeve. Laminated flipback cover front and back are unblemished.. £111.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Vivian Jones Money Can't Buy My Love / Crying Lark: 102 (45s) Going from Detroit Northern Soul girl-sounds that seldom that seldom-surface, to an insanely rare 45 bristling with attitude and drive.. One of the most absurdly rare sister-shakers on that "impossible "Lark" label. Just like Bernie Moore this girl offering is an exhilarating dance-floor-destroyer made even more dynamic by Ms. Jones's growling delivery how "Money Don't Move" her.. She'll certainly move you though...as the relentless guitar riffs lay down a dance track you just can't ignore; embroidered with shrill girl choruses, a sprinkling of a male group harmony response and a saxophonist who dresses up the background perfectly.. This production has everything, just like Bernie Moore not a single corner is cut, as a full studio delivers guts, defiance, held together by perfectly timed hand-claps. This song is top-drawer Detroit with a rarity pedigree send to none, and the only reason it's not yet a Holy Grail, is because there has never been enough copies in existence to go round all the A-list DJ's to make it so.. Listen to hear what I'm a applauding as well at the insane rarity, this is truly rousing Sister-Northern at it's most magnificent.. Condition Report Vinyl inspection reveals a few mild surface marks, as you can hear it plays flawless. Both labels suffer light face wear, a-side has mild h2o splash NOT affecting any text. Flipside label only has mild storage rub, and a couple of spots (see scan) and absorb, as this is not a record you're likely to see again anytime soon £1,360.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Friday Brown 32nd Love Affair / Born A Woman Fontana: TF 736 (45s) So very rarely comes to market, one that even the most avid British Northern Soul collector, most probably will not own. From the magical year of 1966, this Mancunian lass started her recording career with Parlophone her first record sold nothing and this follow up on Fontana sold even less. Changing producers never saw a change in her single sales fortunes and after 8 x 45rpm release over 7 years, sadly this accomplished sing/songwriter released no more..Before you today is her best and extremely rare single.. Pure Northern Soul intro, leads into full kitchen-sink production includes a searing bank of strings, girl choir purring perfect Northern Soul response whilst cradling Friday's imposing vocal; as she discharges a defiant message to the ex-lover "It's My 32nd Love Affair". I just love the lyrics, her carefree attitude, and her spectacular vocal that rides high on this huge production.. For me this leaves other Brit contenders for No. 1 Northern Soul recording British Girl 45 in the dust. Step aside Paula Parfitt - your love is not so wonderful, Kiki Dee - That Magic Carpet has been in the air for far too long, time to land for Friday Brown to let lose with this much-rare and for me less "Pop" orientated. British production it may be, but for me this is pure Northern Soul from a gal with one hell of a voice.. The flipside is another big production that showcases the strength of her voice even stronger.. Stick Helen Shapiro, Paula Parfitt, Kiki Dee etc. at the back of your DJ box, time for Friday Brown to have her long overdue day .. standout lyrics, killer vocal, huge production with pure Northern Soul moments.. LOVE IT! Condition Report Fine clean vinyl, hardly a blemish on either side. Both label as you see £144.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen Little Joe Hinton Let's Start A Romance / Your Kind Of Love Arvee: 5029 (7") Hipshakin', handclappin', horn decorated feelgood R&B flavoured dancer, a piece of Northern Soul you just can't ignore, especially when Little Joe hits you with a snarling outburst elevating an already commanding dancer.. "Stop Your Crying Woman .. He Didn't You From The Start" Relentless dance fuel that's cramming them onto the floor everywhere it's played.. The previous few copies we have auctioned this century has been a little worse for wear.. this perfect-play copy has a few very fine hairlines and as you can hear not even a whisper of a sound flaw.. A fantastic furious hunk of R&B shimmering with smooth class.. from Joe's emphatic delivery.. An essential NS DJ weapon against the "same old" Condition Report Bright light reveals a few very fine hairline, but nothing that reacts on the stylus (listen) Unlike our previous listing in2015 both labels are free from writing, stickers tears or stains. From memory there is a very very weak "Pink" fade to the background colour.. hardly worth a mention (see scans) £1,000.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 18/10/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |

Also, whenever you get super high auction results, there has to be at least TWO bidders involved. So, not only was there someone willing to pay £1,671, there was also someone willing to pay about £1,660 !!!

It's interesting to compare the number of Sam Dees "Lonely.." 45's out there with the number of Stanley Mitchell issues - then look at the finish prices!

Stanley Mitchell Get It Baby / Quit Twisting My Arm Dynamo: d-111 (45s) Upon spying that scan.. I know old-school Catacombs, Mecca, Wigan Casino pupils will be goose-pimpling up as this vision catapults then back to their NS Wonder Years! An all time GREAT... in by far it's rarest format, the sight of which will spark memories of how this instrumental bonded you to a lifetime of Northern Soul.. after all it is one of the most memorable tunes EVER introduced to us young sponges eager for new sounds to soak up every week.."Get It Baby" is Northern Soul at it's most-memorable.... Mike Terry, Richard Popcorn Wylie & Tony Hester all had a hand in crafting the two sides of Detroit masterpiece... Which brings me to the flipside which has undeservedly lived in the shadows of "Get It Baby" even though over the decades some more enterprising DJ's have played "Quit Twisting My Arm" in preference to an oldie, no matter how great that oldie may be.. So how damn refreshing it was to be present when "Jumpin' Joan" played it within a stirring set of uncompromising NS thumpers at "GRUMPY SOUL" an event that everyone needs to attend if you wanna relive what old-school Catacombs, Mecca, Wigan Casino pupils experienced... a double goose-pimpling awaits the winner and those who make the worthwhile visit to "Grumpy" next time Condition Report The all important STOCK copy labels belie it age, retaining the rich red vibrancy, lost on copies that have been handled during the DJ duels over the decades, view the scans and salivate at it's beauty. The play surfaces are spectacularly clean, i've searched and only detected a couple of ultra fine hairlines, sleeve contact freckles, a strong Mint - £1,311.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:06 Listen Sam Dees Lonely For You Baby / I Need You Baby SSS International: 732 (45s) A rhythmic drum tapping blends seamlessly with booming bass guitar rhythm, beckoning the pianist to stroke some arousing key notes.. for the most-inviting of Northern Soul intros For a dancefloor-detonator elevate your set, just in time as the room becomes a heaving mass of shoulder to shoulder euphoria..Sam Dees's commanding gnarled vocal shudders the speakers.. After that Mr. DJ the room is yours.. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL !!! and some.. Condition Report Spectacular condition, except for one solitary very light retrieve-slip surface hairline, this disc is perfection and plays so. both labels are unblemished. Disc plays MINT both sides, no sign whatsoever of the NS Soul turntable fatigue most copies have suffered over the decades. £1,671.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:06 Listen Trinikas Black Is Beautiful / Remember Me Pearce: 5828 (45s) RARE Oklahoma City Sister Soul smashing out two vital dance genres in one 45 (their last 45) as a tragic car crash robbed the Oklahoma/K.C. area of a most prodigious Soul Sister at the tender age of 16.. Kansas City's professor of FUNK Louis Chachere mentors Debbie Sheffield and team through two killer dancefloor experiences.. noting the equally elusive Centrury Record first take, does NOT carry the fantastic "Remember Me On the Flipside" Check out these two dynamic dancers, showcasing a young girl with buckets of attitude and zeal, two sessions that capture the freedom of youth; as Debbie hits home her message loud and clear; leaving you in no doubt the Trinikas were a very special outfit that would have become a huge act to reckon with. Slow start "Black Is Beautiful" literally explodes into action..after the lead has spoke her sermon on how beautiful "black" is.. Flip it over for an ironically entitled "Remember Me" a haunting Funky edged mid-tempo shrouded in pain. The voice playing out the torture of love.. Find to better Soul girl-group tunes on one disc if you can, listen to this gathering spill their hearts onto the floor.. Proper Soul dance and a real-deal rarity Condition Report Two clean labels, to do check out the faded writing top left on the A-side, hardly visible but there. Flipside label is unblemished. Vinyl reveals only a few delicate hairlines, angled and re-angled under strong light, none affecting play, plays Mint minus (listen) and visually so close to Mint minus £408.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Listen Wendy Rene After Laughter Comes Tears / She's Moving Away Stax: 154 (45s) What a loss to Soul Music when Mary Frierson (Wendy Rene) decided to leave Stax and devote herself to her Church Choir. A unique voice that with her brother Johnny released two extremely rare 45 on Volt with the 4 member group The Drapels. Then 3 solo 45s for Stax only one having any impact with "Bar-B-Q" becoming a popular club play, both sides of the Atlantic. "After The Laughter" lay in obscurity for decades, it wasn't until those who dug deep to find "lost" greats, to integrate into their own new productions, that the standout talent of Wendy Rene became know across the workd. Notably more recently this Brother & Sister Frierson composition has been part of songs by Sweet Tea, Alborosie etc. Even film producers and advertising agents began using Wendy Rene's work to promote their work.. Thus "After Laughter Comes Tears" has become an highly sought-after 45 to own. Spawning a album release of all of Wendy's work as a solo artist and within the group The Drapels. Over 40 years after she left the home of Stax Wendy was at last receiving recognition.. Today is a window for ownership of her most-wanted 45, that has become very hard to acquire in acceptable condition.. PS do not overlook the equally fabulous Deep Soul flipside Condition Report Two clean label, mild storage rub on the ring-crest of the label (see scan) both sides are free of writing, tears, stains or stckers. Vinyl reveals multiple light hairines, plays predominately clean, occasion background tick, not spoiling that impressive vocal in the least. £184.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Listen Michael Boothman Touch Waiting For Your Love / What You Won't Do For Love Touch : t 001 (45s) 1980 Barbados D.I.Y. session, crafting two equally impressive Modern Soul dancers featuring Charmaine Forde enriching the vocals.. I wasn't sure which side to lead with, as both sides are deliciously slick dancers you could play either and be sure of an enthusiastic response... Let's start with the slick "Waiting for your Love" that avoided any commercial "disco" influences and getting the nod for the a-side Mr. Touch. The impressive vocals mix, using a girl answering chorus integrated into a intrecately jazzy dance track with Charmaine Forde taking her impressive voice up a notch at every opportunity; then an inspired bongo and guitar break soldering the session together for top-drawer Soulful dance... high quality for a private adventure by the producer. It is gratifying to witness two strong sides on one 45, as Michael Touch could easily have split this into two different 45's.. instead of hiding a sold "club-dancer" on a flipside. The "What You Won't Do For Love " has more club cliches in the mix, but not too many causing "Disco" overload, just the occasional nod gives this recording enough integrity to make me stop and have to decide which side did I want to present first. A two for the price of one very small run limited press from 37 years ago.. what's not to love Condition Report Mint minus vinyl, both sides unblemished. Both sky blue labels are clean (see scans) of this pristine copy. £173.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Listen Gallahads I've Got To Find A Way / Once I Had A Love Beech Wood: 5000 (45s) Rare Los Angeles vocal-group Northern Soul with the highly sought after Doo Wop trophy on the flipside.. It doesn't happen too often, but just like the coveted Jimmy and the Sundials 45, The Gallahads disc on Beech Wood gives up two extremely desirable recording from two of the world's most dedicated collectors scenes. Top side is a thumping slab of Miles Grayson guided Northern Soul I last heard Phil Shields play at the Rugby Ben Hall allniter. Boy, when I heard this in the authentic surrounds of this Top venue I was transported back to my youth when spine-tingling turntable experiences were why we stayed up all night.. Milres Grayson constructs the very essence of the authoritative Northern Soul Sound. Ratting drums collide with brutal brass, then tight harmony vocals take the reins to ride you through "proper" Northern Soul. Soaring vocals, towering horns pierce the air, low blows of the trombone bring you to a tumultuous instrumental break, that epitomizes the Northern Soul sound at it's most motivating. Full marks Mr. Shields for always pushing the envelope, with choice examples of Rare Dance Soul.. Flip it over and the USA and European vocal-group/Low Rider fans will be slipping into a harmony-haven as Miles Grayson again mentors a masterpiece. Seamlessly skilled flood of vocals, carefully laced into a precise arrangement, which is lifted to yet another level, at the end by an ice-chilled falsetto taking to the air.. so soulful we all can understand why this side is also is held in such high regard . Condition Report Two clean labels, no writing, tears, stickers to spoil the view, just very mild aging to the white background. Vinyl is very, not quite mint minus but only the finest few minuscule hairlines can be detected angled under string light. A fabulous example of one seldom seen promo. £369.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Listen Darrell Banks Angel Baby (Don't You Leave Me) / Look Into The Eyes Of A Fool Atlantic : 584120 (45s) A listing for those who are forever upgrading British Soul OCD collectors seeking perfection, this is as close as it gets..for a record that's been a Soul Club classic since it's UK release in 1967. On the topside Gene Redd considers a Motown composition that Stevie Wonder laid onto his magnificent "Down To Earth" album, written by that fruitful duo Sylvia Moy & Henry Cosby, a great LP but one of Stevie's lesser successes. That was a great pick, such a great song and not obviously recognized as just another Motown cover version by the public. Gene Redd's the Revilot team and Darrell's seamlessly dynamic vocal craft a very special 60's dance Soul record... So much so, we can all sing the lyrics almost off by heart. But what about that overlooked flipside that from the first note turns your head.. as the Darrell Banks voice takes to the air.. and the Revilot team conjure up so magic again.. THis side certainly has oodles of millage as a Northern Soul rerun.. the a-side is of course an underplayed NS anthem.. we love those neglected turntable drops that trigger euphoric recall... don't we.. PS Gene Redd of course a few years later went onto to become a legendary producer with his huge success as Kool & The Gang's mentor.. Condition Report I never thought I'd ever encounter a copy in this impeccable condition, as it is a record that's too good to be just sitting filed away. Both labels are flawless (see scans), housed in the correct UK wavy-top Polydor (Atlantic) sleeve. Vinyl has full as-new gloss, two fine hairlines on side A, B side has a solitary hairline blemish. So close to MINT it hurts.. £101.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Listen Home Of The Blues #5 # 5 - September / October 1966 / . Home Of The Blues: 5 (MAG) Arguably the most historical issue in the whole lifespan of Home Of The Blues & Blues & Soul as it documents Otis Reddings first British Tour in September 1966 when Ready, Steady Go TV show dedicated a whole program to him. Editor John Abbey really had his finer on the pulse, you can see why he lifted this fanzine up into a worldwide no. 1 glossy music magazine for Soul music.. Today these Home Of The Blues fanzines, are like the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles to the Soul collectors who want to delve into the roots of the British love-affair with Soul. This edition besides covering the most-important Soul artist tour to date, also reviews top-artists of the time: Solomon Burke, Al TNT Braggs, Bobby Bland, Major Lance & Otis Redding covering biography, discography, live performances, tour dates etc. Black & White glossy artist photos of Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Major Lance & Al TNT Braggs #Reviews 1966 USA releases like The Commands - Hey It's Love, Troy Marrs - Rhythm Message etc. UK new release 45's makes super interesting reading with 45s by Spidells, Santells, Little Milton, Birdlegs & Pauline, Loretta Williams, Leon Haywood, Rex Garvin etc. receiving reviews from an enthusiastic editor..and so much more in this 32 page Soul report.. Yes, if you want to delve into the past and get the truth how Soul music captured the imagination of 1,000s of the British Youth.. Home Of The Blues is an essential read.. Besides that these publications are dog-rare and so hard to acquire in fine condition. Condition Report Hardly a blemish anywhere, certainly no tears, writing, stains or loose pages. This is as good as you could ever hope to find condition. £33.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Ester Byrde Touch Me - Take Me / Tracks Of Love Survival : SUR 1 (45s) Rare 70's British Soul at it's utmost compelling... Sultry Soulful Stepper of the sexiest kind, an alluring lead voice beckons; your attention is captured whilst Ester pulls you in, assisted by siren-esque ladies, holding her irresistible tones aloft with their floating choruses. Soul has never been so seductive, as the song slowly but surely intensifies until Ester takes over your consciousness. She purrs the "Touch Me - Take Me" so convincingly, arousal is just a moment away.. This British Soul at it's most exquisite, the immense Sister vocal is so beguiling, along with such a convincing arrangement; My mind was wafted off to bedroom and not just with Ester... I could not possibly have that girl choir left out.... Spectacular previously unplayed condition, I've now played it very carefully 5 times a row....for reasons I'm not willing to share.. The flip is a backing-track instrumental version, giving you the rare opportunity to ask the wife and some of her friends to sing it to sing it to you... There is another not so rare version, a remake in 1978 by Rita Wright on UK Jet, not nearly as good as this original... Condition Report Before the sound-file was lifted for this auction listing, this rare PROMO disc had never been played. MINT condition throughout, sparkling rich GOLD text... perfection, you could not hope for a more perfect example £161.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 11/10/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |

Tommy Bush I Don't Like It ( But I Love You / Ain't No Guessing Game Rika: 108 (45s) The bright green Foxy lady beckons you... Come join her on a journey on a stomping expedition into an uncompromising testament of desperation he don't like it but he loves her is his relentless mantra as his bombarded wit a barrage of brass... Honkin' horns collide with Tommy Bush's tonsil shattering vocal, this is unstoppable Northern Soul, a floor destroyer taking none alive, no prisoners, no place for the cautious NS dancer.. this is a moment for the brave to express themselves as they get caught in a torrent of Los Angeles Northern Soul.. No respite for the dancer, they will need to be prepared, ready, qualified, foot-sure and fit... This is no retirement-home play, it's a turntable-terrorist for the authentic NS All Nighters, like Rugby Ben Hall as this 45 encapsulates everything that draggerd us into a lifetime of All-Nite dance.. that still being played out most weekends today.. THIS IS AUTHORITATIVE NORTHERN SOUL for those who appreciate a dance-intensity very few 45's can delivery or the beauty of label that's been burned into your brain since the first time you laid your eyes on it... RARE, beautiful and flawless.. PS The flipside is worthy of your attention also.. Condition Report That iconic Rika label is flawless on both sides, the bright green Foxy lady and her eye catching surroundings are totally unblemished. Likewise the Christmas of 1965 vinyl is also impeccably flawless M-/ M- throughout. You will not see a finer copy! £842.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:12 Listen Twisted Wheel Twisted Wheel 21st. of November 1969 Mail shot.. / Percy Sledge Live, Twisted Wheel Club member event card, the original envelope, the Twisted Wheel Event flyer for October, November, December 1969 Twisted Wheel: Twisted Wheel 21st. of November 1969 Mail shot.. (Magazine) Twisted Wheel club member mailshot! Complete with the original franked envelope dated 21st. of November 1969 all in the exact condition it was when first opened, returned to the inside of the envelope and kept in a drawer for nearly 50 years.. This Twisted Wheel time-capsule includes the October, November & December Soul act lineup.. it reads like a tempting array of classic Soul artists. Noting back in 1969 the DJ names never got a mention. A black & white Percy Sledge Live poster + the rarest item in this stunning package is the 1969 Club fold over card with the forthcoming attractions inside.. Northern Soul memorabilia does not get any more historic than this, an iconic club's mail shot still in the same condition it was mailed out in I'd rate these as Museum pieces in the Northern Soul hall of fame building... yet to be built. Condition Report Flawless in every way, taken straight out of the very envelope it was mailed in, the larger posters obviously have light creases which we can iron smooth if you wish but we thought for authenticity it looks fantastic to see the folds of 48 years ago.. £206.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:06 Listen Willie Hutch Love Runs Out / The Duck Dunhill: 4012 (45s) Look, then listen..simply the greatest Northern Soul double-hit you could ever experience... Absolutely NOTHING I can say, will have you any more excited than you already are.. A Northern Soul bucket list disc in it's irresistible clothes.. Condition Report Black Stock copy of the greatest Northern Soul double sider ever made..the West Coast styrene press with some light surface marks.. I've just enjoyed reliving one of my top five all time favorites, checking carefully any stylus pops or ticks. The intro is clean and clear. Then an occasional mild pop can be heard if you can stop dancing for a moment and listen carefully. But it's musical brilliance comes through like a hurricane, then that sax break will have you forgetting those few ticks in the first part. But do listen carefully you will hear not a trace a stylus fatigue, as I believe this disc was a relatively recent USA acquisition, so bypassing the rigors of the Northern Soul circuit.<br /> Strap yourself in before you listen to the flipside..as "The Duck" is about to take flight, vinyl surface is in similar condition occasional background tick..drowned out by the maelstrom soulful onslaught <br /> <br /> Then view those labels scans, we suggest the guys take the laptop to your man cave, have some private time with hardcore vinyl porn... don't be embarrassed we've all been guilty... at some time or other..<br /> £2,011.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:02 Listen Inuz Moore Trouble / If It Ain't One Thing It's Another Gardin: 501 (45s) A drop of the real-stuff for those of you seeking the really obscure 45's. Northern Soul fans will adore the "Trouble" side, whilst R&B devotees will be more drawn to flipside, for an excellent jumpin' R&B growler from Bluesman Inuz. This disc is as obscure as they come, I'm suspecting a Los Angeles area, early 60's session but have certain no certain idea; as the only two 45's I've ever encountered on the Gardin label were both by Inuz Moore and neither has any label or deadwax info to investigate. This is how we all like our offerings, interesting, mystifying, dark and curious. But this 45 is so much more than just rare! Both sides offer the DJ muscular 60's dancefloor ammunition, both differing in styles but both sodden in what it takes to keep 'em on the floor..and get the collector peering over the decks... Trouble is an insistent hunk of proper Northern Soul, Inuz Moore never for a moment easing off the peddle, as it's momentum gathers even more power as he snarls out his troubled thoughts into the relentless arrangement.. Flip it over and Inuz again is full up with resentment, despair and anger..the R&B production is perfect for him let it all go.. in a tirade of "If It Ain't One Thing It's Another" fabulous R&B juggernaut that not only compliments the A-side it also equals it for dancefloor destruction. Two bulldozers waiting for the right gig to just rip it up... p[potential for either side is HUGE! Condition Report Not a blemish on either of these two fine clean and utterly obscure labels. Vinyl is equally clean M- / M - throughout. £223.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:02 Listen Darrell Banks Open The Door OF Your Heart / Our Love ( Is In The Pocket ) Stateside : SS 526 DJ (45s) Eye Candy for the British collector ..A pulse quickening vision of vinyl beauty. Nothing I can say about this Northern Soul anthem could elevate it any higher that it already placed in the hearts & minds of the Northern Soul community... What I can reiterate is we doubt we'll ever be able to offer a more perfect copy than the one that staring back at you today.. If your vinyl collecting priorities are Condition, Condition, Condition, do not miss an very rare opportunity to own near perfection of what is perhaps the single greatest contribution to the Northern Soul ear.. 2 x over. Or miss the chance of the miss spelled a-side title "Open The Door OF Your Heart" after EMI went to such great lengths to secure UK right after Decca thought it was all the theirs to run with.. Decca's failure to dot the "I's" and cross the "T's" let slip one of EMI's contasted seller from 1966 to 1972 EMI constantly repressed and reissued to meet the demand this Twisted Wheel anthem had sparked.. But before you today is the FIRST BORN, very, very rare and such a flawless baby.. Condition Report A truly stunning copy, two unblemished labels, immaculate vinyl, easily the finest copy we've ever encountered in memory. FLAWLESS condition, nobody will ever require an upgrade if they can secure ownership on this Northern Soul anthem. £411.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:00 Listen Bernie Moore Which Way To Turn / I'm Still A Lonely Soldier Lark: 103 (45s) Let's get serious.. Rarest Of The Rare Detroit Northern Soul one side and one of the greatest Carib Soul Ballads ever created on the flipside Two sides to die for, and only a handful people on Planet Earth own a copy of this 45 that gives-up pure undiluted Soul quality on both sides.. Let's visit the A-side first. An emotional vocal with that slight crack at the back of his throat that transforms his diction, from a plea to on-your-knees-beseeching, perspiring palpable Soul on every note. But being Detroit, it had to have those gliding girl group voices cradling his every word.. then comes the compelling break of rattling drums and hand-claps, then enters the saxophonist and an inventive Harp pluck or two.. this is a recording that contradicts it's humble street level beginnings.. local indie Detroit again proving the wealth of talent on the streets of the Motor City.. one helluva slab of proper Northern Soul with a rarity pedigree second to none.. If you thought that side was good.. just listen to the flip..and weep A soaring group harmony, gives way to an imploring man, anchored by anguish as the celestial girl and vibes try to inject a uplifting flow, that may take your mind of his tortured heart.. Beat Ballad Paradise as he convincing us war has robbed his chance of love.. Was he a soldier on leave, when he recorded this masterpiece, did he go back to Vietnam? Bernie makes it all so very real, with a passionate delivery of his emotions. Only truly awesome records motivate you to say I don't really think I'm worthy of reviewing such sincere misery.. THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SOUL RECORDS I've ever heard, it has swallowed me whole, I'm now engulfed in this "soldiers" hopeless situation... Condition Report STOCK COPY no DJ stamping on either label. very light h2o splash on the a-side label (text unaffected) a couple of light spots on b-side label (see scans). Press in highly quality vinyl and supremely mastered, there are a few mild hairlines to see, but both sides play PERFECT check out the two sound-files. I know like me you'll will be blown away.. both sides play Mint visually Ex. All the correct matrix markings to validate it's Detroit origins. £2,761.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:00 Listen Gwen McCrae 90% Of Me Is You President : PT 416 DJ (45s) A listing for those of you who demand perfection whilst building you collection of stand-out Soul dance tunes. 1974 UK press as the rarely seen PROMO copy of Gwen's most wanted 45. Take a listen to her softly purring feline vocal glide through a string saturated string arrangement whilst a solid mid-tempo dance beat stimulates the feet and mind. Sleek girl chorus decorates the proceeds, with Gwen's vocal has just enough conviction to convince you of her concern of the love-gambit her man as sprung upon her. An exquisite tune, an enticing dancer, that again was one of the last of it's kind, as T.K. too joined the disco bandwagon.. A killer tune in the exceptional state of vinyl-virginity, sporting that coveted big Red "A" on the other side, as the T.K. executives failed to recognize a masterpiece unfolding on the flip... Condition Report A flawless previously unplayed DEMO still housed in it's wavy-top birth-sleeve, near perfection awaits the new owner.. as this 45 has lay in storage for the last 43 years after it President promo mail shot dropped through a British DJ's door. Just a merest of sleeve contact hairlines can be detected under light..plays perfect, looks immaculate. £73.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:00 Listen Isley Brothers Who's That Lady / My Little Girl United Artists: 714 (45s) In 1973 Ronald, O'Kelly & Rudolph Isley enjoyed their biggest worldwide success since the 60's, when they decided to revamp their little known 1964 writing "Who's That Lady" ignored at the time by New York's record buying public. Near ten years later, in the California summer of 1973 they were reunited with original New York producer Bert Berns to reconstructed what they knew was a truly great song, tweaking the title to "That Lady" the Isleys & Bert achieve monster success which is now consider a Soul classic and Rolling Stones Magazine as worthy of entry into the top 500 greatest songs of all time. So what about this frustratingly rare 1964 first take, that been received lots of Northern Soul action for near two decades, with never quite enough copies to go round to spark nationwide monster status but repeatedly filling the dancefloors and always generating questions of who, what, why every time I play it out..it has been a regular choice of play in my sets for a number of years as I always known, it's a mood changer, a conversation starter.. and familiar enough to bring people to the dancefloor.. Infectious New York Latin rhythms, a gently whirling Hammond intro, bongos and additive guitar picks.. the typically slick Isley harmonies, with the inquisitive lead vocal painting a picture of "one sexy lady" they need to meet; Then the two horm breaks elevate the song yet again into very special Bert Berns collaboration that was an unanticipated flop back in 1964.. No wonder they decided to revamp for the pre-disco market in 1973... I still much prefer this rare take it has style and the power to command a full dancefloor. Condition Report Both labels have very light storage rub, the the black background; but free of stains, tears, stickers or writing. The vinyl surfaces only reveal some light hairlines to the eye when angled in the light. Full gloss finish, mild surface hairline, play back is bright, clean & clear (check out the impression soundfile) £211.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:00 Listen Various Artists Singing The Blues / 1961 UK EP London: REP 1493 (EP) A fabulous copy of this seldom send 1961 British EP complete with the stunning art-cover depicting a New Orleans French Quarter balcony. All tracks come from the Minit catalog and are New Orleans born. 1. the huge hit for Ernie K-Doe - Mother In Law 2. the MOD anthem by The Showmen - It Will Stand 3. an R&B classic covered by Ike & Tina Turner, here's the original Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo 4. another fine example of New Orleans R&B with Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That Four carefully selected tracks, representing Louisiana Soul artists in the early 60's. Lovers of British EP's and there are so many of you; will be pleased to know. The front cover is unblemished, brilliantly shiny laminate with no creases to spoil the view. Two clean labels, vinyl reveals only a few very light hairlines. It is rarity, combined with the standout track listing that leads it to these pages. The condition is a pleasing bonus. Condition Report The front cover, as you can see, is beautifully unblemished, brilliantly shiny laminate with no creases to spoil the view. Two neat clean labels, no writing, no stickers no stains. The vinyl reveals only a few very light hairlines, amgled in te ;light. As you can hear it plays super-clean and true. back cover is flaw--free except for a tiny E.R. 30 written just under the release number (see scan) £69.00 Sorry, this auction has ended. 04/10/2017 18:00 Listen © 2017 John Manship Records. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Website Made by iWeb |