Manfromsoul45s

Current Bid is £3500 Auction ends at 7pm tonight (Tuesday 23rd April)

Current Bid - £3200.00 Ends Tuesday 23rd April around 7pm.

The Originals – “Young Train” – (Soul) TP B/W – “Young Ideas” Condition – EX A track that has become a dancefloor monster and a jewel for the DJ/Collector. The flip side isn’t too shabby either. This is a Styrene press/Test Press (Not 100% either way) but certainly a much rare form to own it. I have only seen one other like this and that was cracked and battered. This is a lovely clean copy. I will be taking offers on this until Tuesday 23rd April around 7pm. Any questions etc please contact me via message on here. I won’t be posting every time there is a bid but will certainly inform bidders of activity if outbid. Thanks for looking.

Current Bid is £2750.00

Hugh Boynton – “We’re Gonna Make It” – (Soul-Po-Tion) Condition – Close to EX. Has a short lift at the edge (See video) which has never affected the play. This is a true Modern soul rarity. Originally spun by Poke and then Robin Salter at Top of The World Stafford, the original blue label copy has always been impossible to find with only a couple of copies ever surfacing in all these years. This copy if up for offers. I will run this until Sunday 14th April until around 7pm or unless there’s an offer I can’t refuse. Minimum Bid £2k Message by PM only and I won’t have a running commentary regarding bids so far etc. I will let bidders know if they are outbid. Thanks for looking. Convert sample IMG_5617.mp4

Bank Holiday Crossover Heavenly Sales. Detroit Sounds of Friction - I'm Leaving You - Heavy Sound Inc. - £2000.00 Condition - VG (A really strong VG that's on it's way to VG+) Not many 45s are classed as Holy Grail, but this is one of them. This copy plays really nice and you won't be dissapointed. Fantastic Double sider as well. Alex Brown - I'm Not Responsible - Sundi - £1200.00 Condition - NM A stunning copy of this extremely rare and very sought after crossover monster tune. A beautiful white promo copy!! The Collection and The Civics - I'll Be There - Soultrain - £400.00 Condition - NM (one XOL) Very rare white promo copy of this brilliant Baltimore soul track which first had a play from Dave Raistrick. Allan Harris & Perpetual Motion - Get Ready - Exact Change - £350.00 Condition - VG++ (Labels are reversed) AOH - The Answer Lies In Love - M.V.K. - £250.00 Condition - EX Superb sweet soul and very hard to find these days.

Manfromsoul April Website Additions Some cracking titles icluding: Detroit Sounds of Friction - I'm Leaving You Alex Brown - I'm Not Responsible Allan Harris & Perpetual Motion - Get Ready Melvin Davis - I Must Love You Larry Reynolds - Take Away The Big Hurt The Collection and The Civics - I'll Be There The Montclairs - Hung Up On Your Love And many more.... SEE NEW ADDITIONS HERE!!

“Tell me what to do” was a play originally by Ion in the 80s. one of my favourite tracks

Lorraine Chandler - I Can't Hold On - RCA Victor - £275.00 Condition - VG++ The Shan-Dells - I've Got To Love Her - Bridge Society - £225.00 Condition - VG+ (Has a few light marks but overall plays nice) Jimmy Conwell - Cigarette Ashes - Mirwood - £175.00 Condition - NM (Very tiny date written in biro) A stunningly clean copy of this Mirwood rare white promo copy

The Locations - Mister Diamond Man - Ron Paul - £2500.00 Condition - NM A stunning condition copy of this monster rarity. This certainly has not had it day yet and will only get bigger with more exposure. This is one to make your DJ set really stand out. Just a superb Group Northern soul tune backed with a sublime mid tempo tune to die for. The Perfections - Am I Gonna Lose You – SVR - £300.00 Condition - NM A stunningly clean copy that has seen a needle once. A fantastic double sider that caters for the dance floor in uptempo and mid tempo genres. The best of both worlds. The Dramatics - Toy Soldier – Crackerjack - £200.00 Condition - VG++ A 45 that hasn't had it day yet. Rumours were these were originally the Caravelles (not the Volt Group) this 1963 outing has everything a group soul fan could want and perfect for todays dance floor. A rare white promo copy. Lorraine Chandler - I Can't Hold On - RCA Victor - £300.00 Condition - VG++ The Shan-Dells - I've Got To Love Her - Bridge Society - £250.00 Condition - VG+ (Has a few light marks but overall plays nice) Old Rob Marriott C/U from a few years back. Still sounds fantastic. Jimmy Conwell - Cigarette Ashes – Mirwood - £200.00 Condition - NM (Very tiny date written in biro) A stunningly clean copy of this Mirwood rare white promo copy.

Manfromsoul March website additions. Including: The Locations - Mister Diamond Man Reggie Alexander - It's Better L. Allen - Can't We Talk It Over The Epitome of Sound - You Don't Love Me Detroit Soul - All of My Life The Soul Set - Will You Ever Learn Marie Knight - That's No Way To Treat a Girl The Shan-Dells - I've Got To Love Her The Dramatics - Toy Soldier and much, much more... SEE NEW ADDITIONS HERE

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has already purchased a copy of the Limited Edition Release Red Vinyl Version. All the proceeds will be donated directly to Melvin Davis and we thank you for your kind generosity and messages. Let's have one last push. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW COPIES LEFT SO BE QUICK. ONCE THEY ARE GONE, THEY ARE GONE!!! PURCHASE HERE

A very Special Edition Release from Soul Direction and Melvin Davis. LIMITED TO APPROX 100+ COPIES. AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM FRIDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 5pm. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE AT PRESENT. THANK YOU. As many of you will recall, few months back we at Soul Direction, with help from Jim O’Hara, negotiated a deal to release a fully licenced 45 of Melvin Davis’s previously unissued “I’m That One That Loves You” a track that Melvin wrote but was never legally released. All proceeds from the release went direct to Melvin himself to assist with his ongoing medical bills. Melvin was blown away by the support shown from the release and was extremely grateful for the contributions made by Soul Direction via the Detroit soul fans who purchased the 45. These funds & the contributions from the “GoFundMe” page previously set up were appreciated more than you could know and helped Melvin cover many of his treatment costs through an extremely tough time financially, which I am sure most of our soul friends in the USA will understand, showing just how lucky we are to have a funded health system here in the UK. Since the release, I have spoken to Melvin on many occasions and got to know him a little better, and whilst he is now in a much better place, the treatment involved can be long and expensive and it must be hard enough staying positive when facing these constant medical costs. Jim and I have been aware of this for some time, and we have been looking for a way to help Melvin a little more, and hopefully can do this now. Whilst the initial release was a huge success for Soul Direction, and sold out within a few days, we constantly get asked for copies, which got us thinking of an idea to fulfil the requests and help Melvin at the same time. So rather than just press more of the same copies, a direction we would not take, we wanted to be able to offer something a little different and Jim and I have hopefully came up with, what we think is the perfect solution. Soul Direction have commissioned a Limited Red Vinyl Edition of the release. This will have a unique logo showing the “Limited Edition” version, both on the front cover and the labels. There will be approx. 100 copies (give or take a couple of extras the pressing plant may supply). These will retail at £30ea. We think that is a fair price for something that will be a true collector’s item and, as before, all proceeds will go directly to Melvin to help with his ongoing medical situation. Buying this release means you get to help a true Detroit Legend through a tough time, and also get the Detroit masterpiece ‘I’m The One That Loves You’ on a limited-edition showpiece single. This track will not be release again through Soul Direction We want to limit these to one per customer which gives more people the chance to own one and I certainly hope you will treasure it as much as we do. These will go on sale Friday 23rd Feb at 5pm. Thank you once again for your support Alan, Jim, Jordan Wilson for the artwork and of course Melvin Davis (The Detroit Soul Ambassador)

Thanks Jordan. Hopefully people see that, but reading Norman's messages make it all worthwhile.

Marie Knight - That's No Way To Treat a Girl - Musicor W/D Cond: VG Although this has a lot of marks, they are very light marks and it does play incredibly well against the visual look. Still a nice playable copy - £350