Some LP's for your perusal. Difficult to price as no real guide, so gone by prices paid & if seen any for sale in the past. If any are way out let me know. If you need anymore info, interested or need to hear (to arrange a time) anything send me an e-mail too mikeysoul@blueyonder.co.uk
I am off for a few weeks from tomorrow before starting a new job so should respond to enquiries fairly quickly. Will start responding to any e-mails probably tomorrow in the order they come in.
Postage £2.50 standard UK. I will get proof of postage on all packages & as such accept no responsibility for loss or damage, so do suggest adding £1 for recorded or £2 for registered. Paypal accepted
Thanks for looking
Mike
FEW MORE ADDED & UPDATED SOLD/HOLD ITEMS. Away over weekend so will respond early next week
LEON HAYWOOD - SOUL CARGO (UK Vocalion VA-L 8064) £40
Near mint. Great cover. I didn't know Leon worked at Tilbury docks!
Tracks:- Soul cargo/ The fat fish/ The sidewinder/ Going back to New Orleans/ Spice of the blues/ Ray's theme/ The preacher/ I'll take care of you/ River's invitation/ I pity the fool
STEEPLECHASE - LADY BRIGHT (Demo Polydor 24- 4027)
£20 cover VG, vinyl VG+
Dean parrish early 70's group. Only track of interest 'Never coming back', nice crossover track. Rest is not all that
DIONNE WARWICKE - JUST BEING MYSELF (WARNER BROS BS 2658) £10 VG+
1973. inc. the beaty modern track You're gonna need me
DIONNE WARWICKE - THEN CAME YOU (WB K56109) £7 VG+
1975 Inc. I can't wait to see my baby's face
O.C. SMITH - AT HOME (Columbia CS9908) £7
Excellent condition
Inc. Color him father
****HOLD**** DEE DEE WARWICK - FOOLISH FOOL (Mercury SR61221) £20
cover vg only (top seam split 3inches & the rest fairly chaffed!! & some facial cover . record is vg++, plays great
Tracks:- Foolish fool/Alfie/When loves slips away/It's not fair/You taught me to love/It's not fair/Thank god/That's not love/Where is that rainbow/Don't pay them no mind/Don't you ever give up on me/Thank you love
JIMMY WITHERSPOON - EVENING BLUES (TOWER PR7300) £15
Near mint. Played once or twice & one of those fairly quiet pressings.
Tracks:-Money's getting cheaper/Grab me a freight/Don't let go/I've been treated wrong/Evenin'/Cane river/Baby, how long/Good rocking/Kansas city/Drinking beer
RICHIE HAVENS - MIXED BAG (MGM SE-4698) £20
Thick cover (some light ageing) record excellent. Later issue after Verve I think.
Notable track - superb version of Spyder Turner - I can't make it anymore. Rest is typical Havens folksy style
JACKIE WILSON - DO YOUR THING (Brunswick BL754154) £30
Cover & record VG+
Tracks:- To change my love/This guy's in love with you/Why don't you do your thing/This bitter earth/Helpless/Light my fire/That lucky old sun/With these hands/Hold on, I'm comin'/Eleanor Rigby
THE SOUL SISTERS - I CAN'T STAND IT (Sue LP 1022) £125
Both near mint. Great cover of the 2 lovely lassies. Mono pressing from 1964. Listed on Moerer list for $400!!
Tracks:-Good time tonight/Loop de loop/The right time/I can't stand it/I love you baby/That's the way I feel/Foolish dreamer/Some soul food/Blueberry hill/Long gone
TIMI YURO - SOMETHING BAD ON MY MIND (Liberty LST 7594) £40
Record & cover VG+
Main track the awesome It'll never be over for me
BIG MAYBELLE - GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (America's queen mother of soul) (Rojac 1000) £20
cover VG only, water damage to bottom ¼ of back & front, but vinyl excellent
Notable tracks:- 96 tears/Black is black/I can't control myself (Troggs cover.Love is a hurtin' thing
CLYDE McPHATTER - WELCOME HOME (Decca DL 75321) £50
Both record & cover VG+
Includes the LP only Please give me one more chance
ESTHER PHILLIPS - SINGS (Atlantic 587010) £10
cover VG, quite marked, white parts quite grubby, but record plays great
Includes the great Just say goodbye (not as loud & punchy as on 45 though)
BABY RAY - WHERE SOUL LIVES (Imperial 12335) £8
Excellent condition
Notable track being The house on soul hill
BABY WASHINGTON & DON GARDNER - LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME (UK People PLEO 13) UK £15
Cover & record VG+ some creasing on cover
Includes the fantastic We're gonna make it big by Don Gardner, whole LP is quite nice & a cheap way to own the above, as seen go for £150 on 45
BOBBY BLAND - A PIECE OF GOLD (UK Action ACLP6006) £35
Excellent condition. Rare UK LP
Tracks:- Back in the same old bag/ Share your love with me/ Poverty/ If you could read my mind/ Dust got in daddy's eyes/ These hands/ Piece of gold/ Save your love for me/ Who will the next fool be/ Good time Charlie/ How does a cheating woman feel/ Yield not too temptation
****SOLD**** THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM - SAME (Just sunshine JSS7) £25
Cover & record VG+
Nice throughout, even has the words to sing along
Tracks:- Cashing in/Just believe in me/little people/giving love/Wanted, dead, or alive/loving you the way I do/I like having you around/Could this be love/New Vibrations
****HOLD**** BOBBY JONES - TALKIN' 'BOUT... (Toya T-LP2000) £40
Still in cellophane, though starting to come off. Corners a little damaged.
Could not seem to find any info about this LP, not sure when released. Presume maybe early 70's (please let me know if way off the mark)
Contains pretty much everything :- Going into my act/I am so lonely (in my apartment)/No messin' around/Lovin' hard, livin' good/One bird/You gotta have love (in your heart)/Talkin' 'bout Jones (vocal & backing sound slightly different to 45)/Lonely man/Igot a habit (of loving you)/Please bless our home/Check me out/Welcome back a foolish man (same backing as Ruby Andrews-You can run, but you can't hide)
GARLAND GREEN - JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA (UNI 73073) £35
Cover still in cellophane with drill hole through cover, record excellent.
Produced by Jo Armstead & arranged by Mike Terry (a couple by Johnny Cameron). Classic LP
Tracks:-Jealous kin of fella/ Girl I love you/ Mr. Misery/All she did (was wave goodbye)/ I can't believe you quit me/ Don't think that I'm a violent guy/ Ain't that good enough/ Forty days & nights/ Love now, pay later/ You played on a player/ Angel Baby
THE CHI-LITES & THE ROMANCERS (Pickwick SPC3319) £15
Both VG+. Later issue after Mercury. Some great tracks
Chi-Lites tracks:-Never no more/The mix-mix song (great stomper)/The monkey/Ain't you glad/I'm so jealous/She's mine
Romancers tracks:- Walking in the rain with the one I love/You're the man (same as Marvin Gaye)/The first time I ever saw your face
****HOLD**** THE ARTISTICS - I'M GONNA MISS YOU (Brunswick BL754123) £35 cover VG lots of spine damage & sticker mark on label logo on front cover. Vinyl VG+. Fantastic & rare LP. Shame about cover condition but record pretty good & has a few nice LP only group/crossover sounds.
Tracks:- Sweeter than sugar/ Glad I met you/ There is no sadness/ Love song/ Hope we have/ I'm gonna miss you/ Girl I need you/ I'll always love you/ It's gonna be alright/ Why, why, why/ you're wonderful/ On & on
JEAN WELLS - WORLD! HERE COMES...(UK Sonet SNTF 606) £40
Near mint
Tracks:- Have a little mercy/Drown in my own tears/Broomstick horse cowboys/What have I got to lose/After loving you/Our sweet love turned bitter/Try me & see/Sit down & cry/I fell good/Ease away a little bit at a time
ROOSEVELT GRIER - SOUL CITY (Rik M1008) £35
VG+
Not sure if Roosevelt is really Laurence Fishburne really!!! Identical
Includes In my Tenement
****HOLD**** GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - SAME (Maxx 3000) £50
VG+
Tracks:- Giving up/Either way I lose/Another love/Lovers always forgive/Daybreak/If ever I should fall in love/Tell her you're mine/Why don't you love me/Maybe maybe baby/Who Knows/Go away, stay away/Stop & get a hold of myself
Tracks:- Cloud nine/ Runnin' out/Didn't you know/ (I know) I'm losing you/The nitty gritty/ Ain't no sun since you been gone/ All I could do was cry/ Keep an eye/ Got myself a good man/ It's summer/ The stranger/ I want him to say it again
DARRELL BANKS - IS HERE (Atco 33216 mono) £45
Cover VG++ record excellent
Lots of classic tracks :- Here come the tears/I've got that feelin'/I'm gonna hang my head & cry/Look into the eyes of a fool/Our love (is in the pocket)/Open the door to your heart/Angel baby/Somebody (somewhere needs you)/Baby what'cha got/you better go
J.J.JACKSON - WITH THE GREATEST LITTLE SOUL BAND IN THE WORLD (UK strike JHL 104) £40
Excellent, some age discolourisation round edges
Tracks:- But it's alright/Try me/That ain't right/You've got me dizzy/A change is gonna come/I dig girls/Come see me (I'm your man)/The stones that I throw/Give me back the love/Ain't too proud to beg/Love is a hurting thing/Boogaloo baby/Let it out
FONTELLA BASS - THE NEW LOOK (UK Pye CRL 4517) £30
VG++
Includes Rescue me (sounds fantastic, can hear lots of instruments you don't usually hear on reissues etc), plus some standards of the day
MADELINE BELL - I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME (Philips PHS 600-271) £15
Cover VG (1in split at top) vinyl VG+
Tracks inc. - I'm gonna make you love/Mercy, mercy, mercy/One step at a time/Picture me gone/I'm gonna leave you/Mr. dream merchant/Baby, I'll come right away
Picture me gone/ You don't love me no more/ Soul time/ I'm gonna make you love me/ Mercy, mercy, mercy/ Help yourself/ After all is said & done/ For you pleasure/ Hold it/ Step inside love/ Gotta get away from here/ Thinkin'/ How much do I love you/ I'm gonna leave you/ No sun today/ We're so much in love
JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS - THE NEW RELIGION (UK Piccadilly 38027) £30
Cover vg++ vinyl excellent
Lots of great tracks:-Ain't love good, ain't love proud/This heart of mine/ Do it right/I gotta dance to keep from cryin'/I'm just a fool for you/Honest I do/Hi-diddly deed um/People get ready/The entertainer/Come to me softly/Little boy blue/It's growing/Amen/Ain't no big thing
ALBERT JONES - THE FACTS OF LIFE (CAN Candy apple RC10746)
£55 .Mostly still in cellophane, slightly damaged bottom right hand corner
Incs. Crossover bomb You & your love & lots of others good tracks, despite some disco titles. Produced by Choker Campbell
VARIOUS - SWITCHED ON BLUES (Soul 720) £25
Cover VG++ vinyl excellent. Think this is a later issue
Mainly for Gino Parks R&B tracks for this I thank you & Same thing (which has slightly different intro to 45). Rest of LP more straight Blues
VARIOUS ARTISTS - BLUES 'N' SOUL (FRE Vogues SLDPEA 853)
£20. Both excellent condition, some vinyl shape dis-colourisation on back cover
Selection of Duke & Peacock recordings
Jeanette Williams - stuff/You gotta come through
Buddy Ace - Who can tell
Roy Head - A good man is hard to find
Paulette Parker - (Gimme back) my love
O.V. Wright - Love the way you love/Eight men, four women
Minnie Epperson - Grab your clothes
ErnieK-Doe - Gotta pack my bag
Junior Parker - These kind of blues/Get away blues
Bobby Bland - Driftin' blues
James Davis - Bad dream
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ROOTS (ROCK AND ROLL SOUND OF LOUISIANA & MISSISSIPPI) (Folkways FJ 2865) £25
Both near mint, heavy cardboard cover, with interesting insert about artists. Some good R&B on this LP, but generally quite early
Incs:- Maxine Thomas - Rome wasn't built in a day
Beatrice stewart - You better move out man/Cookie Gabriel Look out & I'll never fall in love again
ERMA FRANKLIN - SOUL SISTER (UK MCA MUPS394) £30
Cover VG++ some vinyl dis-colourisation come through on back cover, vinyl VG++
Incs;- Change my thoughts from you/Light my fire/You've been cancelled/Can't see my way/Hold on, I'm comin'/saving my love for you/son of a preacher man/Gotta find me a lover/ Baby I love you
SPYDER TURNER - STAND BY ME (MGM E/SE-4450) £30
Still in shrink wrap excellent condition
Incs I can't make it anymore/I'm alive with a lovin' feeling/I can't wait to see my baby's face/Don't hold back
THE PLATTERS - GOING BACK TO DETROIT (UK EMI SSL 10208)
£25 Both VG+
Brill LP incs:- With this ring/Get a hold of yourself/Going back to Detroit
VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE BIG ONE (UK Minit MLS400007E)
£25 .Almost like it just came from the factory
Excellent comp. Bobby Womack - Broadway walk
Jimmy Holiday - Baby I love you/ The turning point
The Groovers - Just go for me
Homer Banks - Fight to win/Do you know what
Clydie King - Shing-a-ling
The Themes - No explanation needed
The O'Jays - hold on
Alder Ray - My heart is in danger
Jimmy McCracklin - Get together
The Players - He'll be back
Jimmy Lewis - Let me know
Gene Dozier - Funky broadway
ARETHA FRANKLIN - GREATEST HITS (CBS SBP233416) £12
vg++
Incs the awesome One step ahead
ARETHA FRANKLIN - SOUL SISTER (UK CBS 62744) £25
Excellent condition. Rare UK LP
Inc. Until you were gone/You made me love you /Follow your heart/
Ol' man river /Sweet bitter love /A mothers love /Swanee /(no, no) i'm losing you /Take a look /Can't you just see me /Cry like a baby
ARETHA FRANKLIN - TAKE IT LIKE YOU GIVE IT (CBS 62969) £15 Excellent condition
Incs:-Why was I born/I may never get to heaven/Tighten up your tie/Her little heart went to Loveland/Lee Cross/Take it like you give it/Only the one you love/Deeper/Remember me/Land of dreams/A little bit of soul
JIMMY BEE - LIVE (ALA 1975) £15 cover VG+ vinyl excellent
Incs:- The outside man/find yourself/My darlin'
****SOLD**** DELLA REESE - I GOTTA BE ME..THIS TRIP OUT (ABC 97) £25
Both VG+ great psychedelic cover
Incs the excellent I got the Blues & no explanation necessary, the rest mainly standards
J.O.B. ORCH - OPEN THE DOORS TO YOU HEART (GOVINDA) £10 vg+
Unusual Hare Khrishna LP Incs crossover modern Don't want that illusion
JACKIE WILSON - NOBODY BUT YOU (UK Brunswick BRBS5002)
£25 Excellent condition
LP laden with great crossover inc. the awesome Just call my name & also It only happens when I look at you, but all great
GLORIA LYNNE - HAPPY & IN LOVE (Mojo 2916 016) £20
Released on Canyon in USA VG+
Tracks:- Whatever it was you just did/How did you make me love you/Can you take what I'm gonna do/If you don'g get it yourself/I've just gotta tell somebody/Love's finally found me/What else can I do/Seems like I gotta do wrong/Don't tell me how to love you/I'm so in love/I'll take you all the way
SONNY CHILDE - TO BE CONT'D (UK Polydor 582003) £15 VG+
Mainly Sam Cooke covers but Child's own Two Lovers is good
THE VALENTINOS/THE SIMMS TWINS - DOUBLE BARRELED SOUL (UK SOUL CITY SCM-001) £35
Cover looks great but looks rippled as if water damaged but overall pretty great.
The valentinos tracks :- Looking for a love/Everybody wants to fall in love/Baby, lots of luck/ Somewhere there's a girl/I'll make it right/ It's all over now
The Simms Twins - Good good Lovin'/Right to love/I gopher you/Pickin' in the right cotton patch/That's where it's at/Soothe me
GIL SCOTT-HERON - WINTER IN AMERICA (Strata-east SES-19742) £25 Both VG+
Notable tracks:- The bottle & hidden gem Back home
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - BACK TO BACK (UK London HA8278) £10 VG++
Incs Baby she's mine (nice r&b track) plus coupla other tracks
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - SOULED OUT (Verve 5031) £12
Cover VG+ vinyl excellent
LES McCANN - PLAYS THE HITS (Limelight SLML 4026) £25
VG++
Inc's the LP only sad little girl (except the boot of course)
BARBARA MASON - YES, I'M READY (Arctic A-LPM 1000) £35
Cover VG (quite damaged on back spine, lovely picture of Barbara on cover. Vinyl VG+ (few pops throughout)
Tracks:- Yes I'm rady/Come to me/You got what it takes/ Misty/ Something you got/ Come see about me/ Sad sad girl/ Got to get you off my mind/ Keep him/ Girls have feelings too/ Moon river/ Trouble child
THE MANHATTANS - DOING THEIR BEST THINGS (Upfront 120)
£12 Both VG+ (top seam of sleeve torn for 2 1/2in)
Inc. Can I/ Follow your heart/ Searching for my baby/ Baby I'm sorry/ I wanna be (you're everything)/ Baby I need you/ Call somebody please/ Sweet little girl/ I betcha (couldn't love me)/ Teach me (the philly dog)
Tracks inc. Soul time/To be or not to be (great crossover)/ Yes, I'm ready
GEORGE BENSON - SUMMERTIME (CBS 31566) £10
VG+ CONDITION
1977 release '66/'67 material inc. great R&B version of Summertime
CHUCK BRIDGES & THE L.A. HAPPENING - SAME (Vault 132) £30 VG+ condition
Inc. Head over heels LP only crossover track, mixed group on a not so funky tip as Sly & family stone
FREDDIE SCOTT - I SHALL BE RELEASED (Probe CPLP-4517-s)
£12 VG+
Girl I love you, dramatic crossover soul. Very underrated tune imho.
JUNIOR WELLS - IT'S MY LIFE BABY (Vanguard SVRL19028)
£20 excellent condition
inc. Stomach ache/ shake it baby/ checking on my baby. Uptempo blues!
HONEYCONE - SAME (Hot wax SHW 5002) £20
VG+
Inc. Sunday morning people/ Son of a preacher man/ Take me with you/ Girls it ain't easy/ You've made me so very happy/ Are you man enough?/ Aquarius/ Take my love/ While you're out looking for sugar/ My mind's on leaving../ The feeling's gone
BRENTON WOOD - GIMME LITTLE SIGN (Liberty 83088) £12
VG+
Inc's I think you got your fools mixed up & unusual version of Count IV's Psychotic reaction, plus his 2 hits!
ETTA JAMES - SINGS FUNK (CADET LPS-832) £20
VG+
Tracks:- Tighten up your own thing/ Sweet memories/ Quick reaction & satisfaction/ Nothing from nothing/ My man is together/ Are my thoughts with you/ The man I love/ Sound of love/ When I stop dreaming/ What fools we mortals be/ Your replacement
THE COASTERS - ON BROADWAY (UK London SHZ8460) £12
Cover VG. Vinyl VG+. Updated (1973) Coasters sound. Few good cluby tracks
Tracks:- D.W. Washburn/ On broadway/ Mohair Sam/ The In crowd/ Down at papa Joe's/ Love potion No.9/ Mustang Sally/ Cool jerk/ Down home girl/ Soul pad/ Everybody's woman/ Talkin' 'bout a woman
BOBBY VEE - DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO (Liberty LBS 83130E)
£12 VG+ condition
Suprising alright LP from this Rock 'n' roll star inc. Beauty is only skin deep/ Can you love a poor boy/ Stubborn kind of fellow/ That's what love is made of/ I like it like that
B.B.KING - BLUES ON TOP OF BLUES (BLUESWAY BLS-6011)
£20 vg+ Some light scuffing on front cover
inc. Heartbreaker/ That's wrong little mama
THE SPANIELS - SAME (UK Joy 197) £12 1971 VG+
Past the dodgy cover of a cocker Spaniel some good tracks. I think Pookie Hudson was the vocalist?
Tracks:- Oh jealous heart/ Fairy tales/ Three steps/ I know/ Meek man/ Darling/ I'm gonna make you mine/ Miss lonely/ John Brown/ Will you love me when I'm Old/ Miracles/ I'll walk alone
THE RAISINS - 14 GREAT TRACKS (UK Major Minor SMLP20) £15 1968 VG
Not sure who The Raisins are or if British or American. Some well done covers :- Ain't that lovin' you (for more reasons than one)/ Jimmy Mack/ When a man loves a woman/ Searching for my love/ Down in the valley/ I take what I want/ Knock on wood/ Raise your hand/ I take it to my baby/ A lot of love/ Stranger things have happened/ Back into my life again/ A love like yours (don't come knocking every day)/ But it's alright
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Some LP's for your perusal. Difficult to price as no real guide, so gone by prices paid & if seen any for sale in the past. If any are way out let me know. If you need anymore info, interested or need to hear (to arrange a time) anything send me an e-mail too mikeysoul@blueyonder.co.uk
I am off for a few weeks from tomorrow before starting a new job so should respond to enquiries fairly quickly. Will start responding to any e-mails probably tomorrow in the order they come in.
Postage £2.50 standard UK. I will get proof of postage on all packages & as such accept no responsibility for loss or damage, so do suggest adding £1 for recorded or £2 for registered. Paypal accepted
Thanks for looking
Mike
FEW MORE ADDED & UPDATED SOLD/HOLD ITEMS. Away over weekend so will respond early next week
LEON HAYWOOD - SOUL CARGO (UK Vocalion VA-L 8064) £40
Near mint. Great cover. I didn't know Leon worked at Tilbury docks!
Tracks:- Soul cargo/ The fat fish/ The sidewinder/ Going back to New Orleans/ Spice of the blues/ Ray's theme/ The preacher/ I'll take care of you/ River's invitation/ I pity the fool
STEEPLECHASE - LADY BRIGHT (Demo Polydor 24- 4027)
£20 cover VG, vinyl VG+
Dean parrish early 70's group. Only track of interest 'Never coming back', nice crossover track. Rest is not all that
DIONNE WARWICKE - JUST BEING MYSELF (WARNER BROS BS 2658) £10 VG+
1973. inc. the beaty modern track You're gonna need me
DIONNE WARWICKE - THEN CAME YOU (WB K56109) £7 VG+
1975 Inc. I can't wait to see my baby's face
O.C. SMITH - AT HOME (Columbia CS9908) £7
Excellent condition
Inc. Color him father
****HOLD**** DEE DEE WARWICK - FOOLISH FOOL (Mercury SR61221) £20
cover vg only (top seam split 3inches & the rest fairly chaffed!! & some facial cover . record is vg++, plays great
Tracks:- Foolish fool/Alfie/When loves slips away/It's not fair/You taught me to love/It's not fair/Thank god/That's not love/Where is that rainbow/Don't pay them no mind/Don't you ever give up on me/Thank you love
JIMMY WITHERSPOON - EVENING BLUES (TOWER PR7300) £15
Near mint. Played once or twice & one of those fairly quiet pressings.
Tracks:-Money's getting cheaper/Grab me a freight/Don't let go/I've been treated wrong/Evenin'/Cane river/Baby, how long/Good rocking/Kansas city/Drinking beer
RICHIE HAVENS - MIXED BAG (MGM SE-4698) £20
Thick cover (some light ageing) record excellent. Later issue after Verve I think.
Notable track - superb version of Spyder Turner - I can't make it anymore. Rest is typical Havens folksy style
JACKIE WILSON - DO YOUR THING (Brunswick BL754154) £30
Cover & record VG+
Tracks:- To change my love/This guy's in love with you/Why don't you do your thing/This bitter earth/Helpless/Light my fire/That lucky old sun/With these hands/Hold on, I'm comin'/Eleanor Rigby
THE SOUL SISTERS - I CAN'T STAND IT (Sue LP 1022) £125
Both near mint. Great cover of the 2 lovely lassies. Mono pressing from 1964. Listed on Moerer list for $400!!
Tracks:-Good time tonight/Loop de loop/The right time/I can't stand it/I love you baby/That's the way I feel/Foolish dreamer/Some soul food/Blueberry hill/Long gone
TIMI YURO - SOMETHING BAD ON MY MIND (Liberty LST 7594) £40
Record & cover VG+
Main track the awesome It'll never be over for me
BIG MAYBELLE - GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (America's queen mother of soul) (Rojac 1000) £20
cover VG only, water damage to bottom ¼ of back & front, but vinyl excellent
Notable tracks:- 96 tears/Black is black/I can't control myself (Troggs cover.Love is a hurtin' thing
CLYDE McPHATTER - WELCOME HOME (Decca DL 75321) £50
Both record & cover VG+
Includes the LP only Please give me one more chance
ESTHER PHILLIPS - SINGS (Atlantic 587010) £10
cover VG, quite marked, white parts quite grubby, but record plays great
Includes the great Just say goodbye (not as loud & punchy as on 45 though)
BABY RAY - WHERE SOUL LIVES (Imperial 12335) £8
Excellent condition
Notable track being The house on soul hill
BABY WASHINGTON & DON GARDNER - LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME (UK People PLEO 13) UK £15
Cover & record VG+ some creasing on cover
Includes the fantastic We're gonna make it big by Don Gardner, whole LP is quite nice & a cheap way to own the above, as seen go for £150 on 45
BOBBY BLAND - A PIECE OF GOLD (UK Action ACLP6006) £35
Excellent condition. Rare UK LP
Tracks:- Back in the same old bag/ Share your love with me/ Poverty/ If you could read my mind/ Dust got in daddy's eyes/ These hands/ Piece of gold/ Save your love for me/ Who will the next fool be/ Good time Charlie/ How does a cheating woman feel/ Yield not too temptation
****SOLD**** THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM - SAME (Just sunshine JSS7) £25
Cover & record VG+
Nice throughout, even has the words to sing along
Tracks:- Cashing in/Just believe in me/little people/giving love/Wanted, dead, or alive/loving you the way I do/I like having you around/Could this be love/New Vibrations
****HOLD**** BOBBY JONES - TALKIN' 'BOUT... (Toya T-LP2000) £40
Still in cellophane, though starting to come off. Corners a little damaged.
Could not seem to find any info about this LP, not sure when released. Presume maybe early 70's (please let me know if way off the mark)
Contains pretty much everything :- Going into my act/I am so lonely (in my apartment)/No messin' around/Lovin' hard, livin' good/One bird/You gotta have love (in your heart)/Talkin' 'bout Jones (vocal & backing sound slightly different to 45)/Lonely man/Igot a habit (of loving you)/Please bless our home/Check me out/Welcome back a foolish man (same backing as Ruby Andrews-You can run, but you can't hide)
GARLAND GREEN - JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA (UNI 73073) £35
Cover still in cellophane with drill hole through cover, record excellent.
Produced by Jo Armstead & arranged by Mike Terry (a couple by Johnny Cameron). Classic LP
Tracks:-Jealous kin of fella/ Girl I love you/ Mr. Misery/All she did (was wave goodbye)/ I can't believe you quit me/ Don't think that I'm a violent guy/ Ain't that good enough/ Forty days & nights/ Love now, pay later/ You played on a player/ Angel Baby
THE CHI-LITES & THE ROMANCERS (Pickwick SPC3319) £15
Both VG+. Later issue after Mercury. Some great tracks
Chi-Lites tracks:-Never no more/The mix-mix song (great stomper)/The monkey/Ain't you glad/I'm so jealous/She's mine
Romancers tracks:- Walking in the rain with the one I love/You're the man (same as Marvin Gaye)/The first time I ever saw your face
****HOLD**** THE ARTISTICS - I'M GONNA MISS YOU (Brunswick BL754123) £35 cover VG lots of spine damage & sticker mark on label logo on front cover. Vinyl VG+. Fantastic & rare LP. Shame about cover condition but record pretty good & has a few nice LP only group/crossover sounds.
Tracks:- Sweeter than sugar/ Glad I met you/ There is no sadness/ Love song/ Hope we have/ I'm gonna miss you/ Girl I need you/ I'll always love you/ It's gonna be alright/ Why, why, why/ you're wonderful/ On & on
JEAN WELLS - WORLD! HERE COMES...(UK Sonet SNTF 606) £40
Near mint
Tracks:- Have a little mercy/Drown in my own tears/Broomstick horse cowboys/What have I got to lose/After loving you/Our sweet love turned bitter/Try me & see/Sit down & cry/I fell good/Ease away a little bit at a time
ROOSEVELT GRIER - SOUL CITY (Rik M1008) £35
VG+
Not sure if Roosevelt is really Laurence Fishburne really!!! Identical
Includes In my Tenement
****HOLD**** GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - SAME (Maxx 3000) £50
VG+
Tracks:- Giving up/Either way I lose/Another love/Lovers always forgive/Daybreak/If ever I should fall in love/Tell her you're mine/Why don't you love me/Maybe maybe baby/Who Knows/Go away, stay away/Stop & get a hold of myself
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - NITTY GRITTY (UK Tamla Motown STML 11135) £15 Excellent condition
Tracks:- Cloud nine/ Runnin' out/Didn't you know/ (I know) I'm losing you/The nitty gritty/ Ain't no sun since you been gone/ All I could do was cry/ Keep an eye/ Got myself a good man/ It's summer/ The stranger/ I want him to say it again
DARRELL BANKS - IS HERE (Atco 33216 mono) £45
Cover VG++ record excellent
Lots of classic tracks :- Here come the tears/I've got that feelin'/I'm gonna hang my head & cry/Look into the eyes of a fool/Our love (is in the pocket)/Open the door to your heart/Angel baby/Somebody (somewhere needs you)/Baby what'cha got/you better go
J.J.JACKSON - WITH THE GREATEST LITTLE SOUL BAND IN THE WORLD (UK strike JHL 104) £40
Excellent, some age discolourisation round edges
Tracks:- But it's alright/Try me/That ain't right/You've got me dizzy/A change is gonna come/I dig girls/Come see me (I'm your man)/The stones that I throw/Give me back the love/Ain't too proud to beg/Love is a hurting thing/Boogaloo baby/Let it out
FONTELLA BASS - THE NEW LOOK (UK Pye CRL 4517) £30
VG++
Includes Rescue me (sounds fantastic, can hear lots of instruments you don't usually hear on reissues etc), plus some standards of the day
MADELINE BELL - I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME (Philips PHS 600-271) £15
Cover VG (1in split at top) vinyl VG+
Tracks inc. - I'm gonna make you love/Mercy, mercy, mercy/One step at a time/Picture me gone/I'm gonna leave you/Mr. dream merchant/Baby, I'll come right away
MADELINE BELL - 16 STARTRACKS (UK Philips 6308 066) £12 VG+
Picture me gone/ You don't love me no more/ Soul time/ I'm gonna make you love me/ Mercy, mercy, mercy/ Help yourself/ After all is said & done/ For you pleasure/ Hold it/ Step inside love/ Gotta get away from here/ Thinkin'/ How much do I love you/ I'm gonna leave you/ No sun today/ We're so much in love
JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS - THE NEW RELIGION (UK Piccadilly 38027) £30
Cover vg++ vinyl excellent
Lots of great tracks:-Ain't love good, ain't love proud/This heart of mine/ Do it right/I gotta dance to keep from cryin'/I'm just a fool for you/Honest I do/Hi-diddly deed um/People get ready/The entertainer/Come to me softly/Little boy blue/It's growing/Amen/Ain't no big thing
ALBERT JONES - THE FACTS OF LIFE (CAN Candy apple RC10746)
£55 .Mostly still in cellophane, slightly damaged bottom right hand corner
Incs. Crossover bomb You & your love & lots of others good tracks, despite some disco titles. Produced by Choker Campbell
VARIOUS - SWITCHED ON BLUES (Soul 720) £25
Cover VG++ vinyl excellent. Think this is a later issue
Mainly for Gino Parks R&B tracks for this I thank you & Same thing (which has slightly different intro to 45). Rest of LP more straight Blues
VARIOUS ARTISTS - BLUES 'N' SOUL (FRE Vogues SLDPEA 853)
£20. Both excellent condition, some vinyl shape dis-colourisation on back cover
Selection of Duke & Peacock recordings
Jeanette Williams - stuff/You gotta come through
Buddy Ace - Who can tell
Roy Head - A good man is hard to find
Paulette Parker - (Gimme back) my love
O.V. Wright - Love the way you love/Eight men, four women
Minnie Epperson - Grab your clothes
ErnieK-Doe - Gotta pack my bag
Junior Parker - These kind of blues/Get away blues
Bobby Bland - Driftin' blues
James Davis - Bad dream
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ROOTS (ROCK AND ROLL SOUND OF LOUISIANA & MISSISSIPPI) (Folkways FJ 2865) £25
Both near mint, heavy cardboard cover, with interesting insert about artists. Some good R&B on this LP, but generally quite early
Incs:- Maxine Thomas - Rome wasn't built in a day
Beatrice stewart - You better move out man/Cookie Gabriel Look out & I'll never fall in love again
ERMA FRANKLIN - SOUL SISTER (UK MCA MUPS394) £30
Cover VG++ some vinyl dis-colourisation come through on back cover, vinyl VG++
Incs;- Change my thoughts from you/Light my fire/You've been cancelled/Can't see my way/Hold on, I'm comin'/saving my love for you/son of a preacher man/Gotta find me a lover/ Baby I love you
SPYDER TURNER - STAND BY ME (MGM E/SE-4450) £30
Still in shrink wrap excellent condition
Incs I can't make it anymore/I'm alive with a lovin' feeling/I can't wait to see my baby's face/Don't hold back
THE PLATTERS - GOING BACK TO DETROIT (UK EMI SSL 10208)
£25 Both VG+
Brill LP incs:- With this ring/Get a hold of yourself/Going back to Detroit
VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE BIG ONE (UK Minit MLS400007E)
£25 .Almost like it just came from the factory
Excellent comp. Bobby Womack - Broadway walk
Jimmy Holiday - Baby I love you/ The turning point
The Groovers - Just go for me
Homer Banks - Fight to win/Do you know what
Clydie King - Shing-a-ling
The Themes - No explanation needed
The O'Jays - hold on
Alder Ray - My heart is in danger
Jimmy McCracklin - Get together
The Players - He'll be back
Jimmy Lewis - Let me know
Gene Dozier - Funky broadway
ARETHA FRANKLIN - GREATEST HITS (CBS SBP233416) £12
vg++
Incs the awesome One step ahead
ARETHA FRANKLIN - SOUL SISTER (UK CBS 62744) £25
Excellent condition. Rare UK LP
Inc. Until you were gone/You made me love you /Follow your heart/
Ol' man river /Sweet bitter love /A mothers love /Swanee /(no, no) i'm losing you /Take a look /Can't you just see me /Cry like a baby
ARETHA FRANKLIN - TAKE IT LIKE YOU GIVE IT (CBS 62969) £15 Excellent condition
Incs:-Why was I born/I may never get to heaven/Tighten up your tie/Her little heart went to Loveland/Lee Cross/Take it like you give it/Only the one you love/Deeper/Remember me/Land of dreams/A little bit of soul
JIMMY BEE - LIVE (ALA 1975) £15 cover VG+ vinyl excellent
Incs:- The outside man/find yourself/My darlin'
****SOLD**** DELLA REESE - I GOTTA BE ME..THIS TRIP OUT (ABC 97) £25
Both VG+ great psychedelic cover
Incs the excellent I got the Blues & no explanation necessary, the rest mainly standards
J.O.B. ORCH - OPEN THE DOORS TO YOU HEART (GOVINDA) £10 vg+
Unusual Hare Khrishna LP Incs crossover modern Don't want that illusion
JACKIE WILSON - NOBODY BUT YOU (UK Brunswick BRBS5002)
£25 Excellent condition
LP laden with great crossover inc. the awesome Just call my name & also It only happens when I look at you, but all great
GLORIA LYNNE - HAPPY & IN LOVE (Mojo 2916 016) £20
Released on Canyon in USA VG+
Tracks:- Whatever it was you just did/How did you make me love you/Can you take what I'm gonna do/If you don'g get it yourself/I've just gotta tell somebody/Love's finally found me/What else can I do/Seems like I gotta do wrong/Don't tell me how to love you/I'm so in love/I'll take you all the way
SONNY CHILDE - TO BE CONT'D (UK Polydor 582003) £15 VG+
Mainly Sam Cooke covers but Child's own Two Lovers is good
THE VALENTINOS/THE SIMMS TWINS - DOUBLE BARRELED SOUL (UK SOUL CITY SCM-001) £35
Cover looks great but looks rippled as if water damaged but overall pretty great.
The valentinos tracks :- Looking for a love/Everybody wants to fall in love/Baby, lots of luck/ Somewhere there's a girl/I'll make it right/ It's all over now
The Simms Twins - Good good Lovin'/Right to love/I gopher you/Pickin' in the right cotton patch/That's where it's at/Soothe me
GIL SCOTT-HERON - WINTER IN AMERICA (Strata-east SES-19742) £25 Both VG+
Notable tracks:- The bottle & hidden gem Back home
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - BACK TO BACK (UK London HA8278) £10 VG++
Incs Baby she's mine (nice r&b track) plus coupla other tracks
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - SOULED OUT (Verve 5031) £12
Cover VG+ vinyl excellent
LES McCANN - PLAYS THE HITS (Limelight SLML 4026) £25
VG++
Inc's the LP only sad little girl (except the boot of course)
BARBARA MASON - YES, I'M READY (Arctic A-LPM 1000) £35
Cover VG (quite damaged on back spine, lovely picture of Barbara on cover. Vinyl VG+ (few pops throughout)
Tracks:- Yes I'm rady/Come to me/You got what it takes/ Misty/ Something you got/ Come see about me/ Sad sad girl/ Got to get you off my mind/ Keep him/ Girls have feelings too/ Moon river/ Trouble child
THE MANHATTANS - DOING THEIR BEST THINGS (Upfront 120)
£12 Both VG+ (top seam of sleeve torn for 2 1/2in)
Inc. Can I/ Follow your heart/ Searching for my baby/ Baby I'm sorry/ I wanna be (you're everything)/ Baby I need you/ Call somebody please/ Sweet little girl/ I betcha (couldn't love me)/ Teach me (the philly dog)
SHIRLEY ELLIS - SUGAR, LET'S SHING-A-LING (Columbia CL 2679) £12 cover VG vinyl excellent
Tracks inc. Soul time/To be or not to be (great crossover)/ Yes, I'm ready
GEORGE BENSON - SUMMERTIME (CBS 31566) £10
VG+ CONDITION
1977 release '66/'67 material inc. great R&B version of Summertime
CHUCK BRIDGES & THE L.A. HAPPENING - SAME (Vault 132) £30 VG+ condition
Inc. Head over heels LP only crossover track, mixed group on a not so funky tip as Sly & family stone
FREDDIE SCOTT - I SHALL BE RELEASED (Probe CPLP-4517-s)
£12 VG+
Girl I love you, dramatic crossover soul. Very underrated tune imho.
JUNIOR WELLS - IT'S MY LIFE BABY (Vanguard SVRL19028)
£20 excellent condition
inc. Stomach ache/ shake it baby/ checking on my baby. Uptempo blues!
HONEYCONE - SAME (Hot wax SHW 5002) £20
VG+
Inc. Sunday morning people/ Son of a preacher man/ Take me with you/ Girls it ain't easy/ You've made me so very happy/ Are you man enough?/ Aquarius/ Take my love/ While you're out looking for sugar/ My mind's on leaving../ The feeling's gone
BRENTON WOOD - GIMME LITTLE SIGN (Liberty 83088) £12
VG+
Inc's I think you got your fools mixed up & unusual version of Count IV's Psychotic reaction, plus his 2 hits!
ETTA JAMES - SINGS FUNK (CADET LPS-832) £20
VG+
Tracks:- Tighten up your own thing/ Sweet memories/ Quick reaction & satisfaction/ Nothing from nothing/ My man is together/ Are my thoughts with you/ The man I love/ Sound of love/ When I stop dreaming/ What fools we mortals be/ Your replacement
THE COASTERS - ON BROADWAY (UK London SHZ8460) £12
Cover VG. Vinyl VG+. Updated (1973) Coasters sound. Few good cluby tracks
Tracks:- D.W. Washburn/ On broadway/ Mohair Sam/ The In crowd/ Down at papa Joe's/ Love potion No.9/ Mustang Sally/ Cool jerk/ Down home girl/ Soul pad/ Everybody's woman/ Talkin' 'bout a woman
BOBBY VEE - DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO (Liberty LBS 83130E)
£12 VG+ condition
Suprising alright LP from this Rock 'n' roll star inc. Beauty is only skin deep/ Can you love a poor boy/ Stubborn kind of fellow/ That's what love is made of/ I like it like that
B.B.KING - BLUES ON TOP OF BLUES (BLUESWAY BLS-6011)
£20 vg+ Some light scuffing on front cover
inc. Heartbreaker/ That's wrong little mama
THE SPANIELS - SAME (UK Joy 197) £12 1971 VG+
Past the dodgy cover of a cocker Spaniel some good tracks. I think Pookie Hudson was the vocalist?
Tracks:- Oh jealous heart/ Fairy tales/ Three steps/ I know/ Meek man/ Darling/ I'm gonna make you mine/ Miss lonely/ John Brown/ Will you love me when I'm Old/ Miracles/ I'll walk alone
THE RAISINS - 14 GREAT TRACKS (UK Major Minor SMLP20) £15 1968 VG
Not sure who The Raisins are or if British or American. Some well done covers :- Ain't that lovin' you (for more reasons than one)/ Jimmy Mack/ When a man loves a woman/ Searching for my love/ Down in the valley/ I take what I want/ Knock on wood/ Raise your hand/ I take it to my baby/ A lot of love/ Stranger things have happened/ Back into my life again/ A love like yours (don't come knocking every day)/ But it's alright
Edited by mikeysoul