Northern Soul Originals

[Pete S]

PETE SMITH

14 MARKET LANE

LOWER PENN

WOLVERHAMPTON

WV4 4UJ

01902 340255

07784 507360

Pete.smith@freeuk.com

HI, I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL TRY AND GET ONE MORE LIST OUT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I HAVEN'T PUT TOO MANY EXPENSIVE ITEMS ON AS I KNOW HOW TIGHT MONEY IS AT THE MOMENT BUT ANYONE LOOKING TO BUY THEMSELVES A LATE CHRISTMAS PRESENT MIGHT FIND SOMETHING HERE, THERE'S SOME GOOD, SOLID RARE OLDIES ON THIS LIST.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO WISH ALL MY CUSTOMERS OLD AND NEW A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME THIS YEAR AND FOR THE LAST, WHAT, 10 OR 11 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LIVING. STILL HANGING ON IN THERE!

I CAN DESPATCH EVERY RECORD SOLD TODAY BY THE WAY.

BEST WISHES

PETE

ALL US ORIGINALS

ORTHEIA BARNES - TAKE MY HEART AND SOUL - CORAL ISSUE EX 40 SOLD

THE COMBINATIONS - WHILE YOU WERE GONE - SOLID ROCK DJ EX 65

FAYE CRAWFORD - WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG - RCA DEMO EX 130

What a stunning record this is, and so rare

THE CADILLACS - FOOL - ARCTIC M- 50

THE DE VONS - SOMEONE TO TREAT ME THE WAY YOU USE TO - KING M 40

ANN D'ANDREA - DON'T STOP LOOKING - JAMIE EX 25 SOLD

White/olive label, not the reissue

JERRY FULLER - I GET CARRIED AWAY - CHALLENGE DEMO VG+ 30

Few crackles at the start otherwise fine

WYNDER K FROG - GREEN DOOR - UNITED ARTISTS DEMO EX 35 SOLD

Rare on US

THE GEES - IT'S ALL OVER / LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING - PORT M 40 SOLD

Tremendous double sider

DOUGLAS GIBSON - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - TANGERINE DEMO EX 50

What a version this is, just as good as Harrison Brothers using the same backing track, produced by The Funk Brothers

GAYLE HARRIS - I AIN'T GONNA LET IT GET ME DOWN - DCP DEMO M 30

Did you hear this on the beat ballads podcast recently? Says it's arranged an produced by Don Costa but it's 100% Teddy Randazzo

WALTER JACKSON - WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE - OKEH DEMO M- 30

CHUCK JACKSON - HAND IT OVER - WAND EX 30

This is autographed on the label by Chuck Jackson!

GLORIA JONES - HEARTBEAT - UPTOWN EX 20

LENA & THE DELTANETTS - TURN AROUND BABY - UPTOWN EX- 75 SOLD

Few very light marks not affecting play. Great lesser known Wigan spin

MAJOR LANCE - INVESTIGATE - OKEH EX 30 SOLD

JIMMY MILLER - ON A BACK STREET - COUNTERPOINT M 40

Another nice beat ballad

J.E. MORGAN - BY MY SIDE - THEODA EX 20

REGGIE MILNER - SHE'S ALRIGHT - RONS M 30

Now forgotten Stafford spin from Detroit - great vocal

MARLINA MARS - I'M GONNA HOLD ON (TO YOUR LOVE) - MGM DEMO M 40

Absolutely belting 100mph Northern

CHARLES MANN - IT'S ALL OVER - ABC EX 40

Never see this on this rare stock copy

BARBARA MASON - BOBBY IS MY BABY - ARCTIC EX- 25

PORGY & THE MONARCHS - MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU / HEY GIRL - MUSICOR EX 40

The 70's mispress featuring the unreleased Hey Girl - brilliant dancer

DEAN PARRISH - DETERMINATION - BOOM DEMO EX- 40 SOLD

RAY PAIGE - AIN'T NO SOUL (LEFT IN THESE OLD SHOES) / DON'T STOP NOW - RCA DEMO M 40

Storming dancer and class beat ballad on this double sider

THE RHYTHM RASCALS - WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO / GIRL BY MY SIDE - SONIC EX 30

Once again, a smart dancer and a haunting beat ballad - two really good sides

DELLA REESE - A CLOCK THAT'S GOT NO HANDS - RCA M- 50

THE SPINNERS - I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - MOTOWN EX 20

O.C. SMITH - DOUBLE LIFE - COLUMBIA DEMO M 20

THE SANDELLES - HIT N RUN LOVER - DEBONAIR VG+ 30

BOBBY STAR - TOGETHER - UNITED ARTISTS DEMO M 30

THE SHORT KUTS - YOUR EYES MAY SHINE - PEPPER M- 25

JERRY TIFFE - HEY WATCHA DOIN - SCEPTER EX 60 SOLD

Ian Levine biggie from a few years back, tough stock copy

THE TRADITIONS - MY LIFE WITH YOU - BARCLAY EX 100 SOLD

Fantastic and bloomin' hard to find now

ALVIN VALENTINE - SWEET SWEET REVENGE - BRUNSWICK EX 30

MILTON WRIGHT - THE GALLOP - CARLA DEMO M 50

Beautiful copy

JEANETTE WILLIAMS - ALL OF A SUDDEN - BACK BEAT DEMO M 100

BILLY WATKINS - THE ICE MAN - ERA DEMO EX+ 60

JIMMY WISNER - CHOPPIN' AROUND - ATLANTIC DEMO EX 25 SOLD

This is one of the all time great instrumentals but hardly anyone remembers it!

Well that should be enough for today, got lots of nice things ready for future lists including:

HEADLINES (LUAU), L. ALLEN (GREEN DOLPHIN), BILLY KENNEDY (THELMA), PATTY CHARLES (HOT), RONNIE & ROBYN (SIDRA), LINDA JONES (BLUE CAT), CHUBBY CHECKER (UK CAMEO PARKWAY) and so on

THANKS FOR READING - HOPE YOU FIND SOMETHING OF INTEREST

I TAKE CREDIT CARDS, PAYPAL (NO CHARGE TODAY payments to pete.smith@freeuk.com), CHEQUE, CASH, AND BANK TRANSFER.

POSTAGE:

ANYTHING UP TO 3 RECORDS 1.80 RECORDED DELIVERY. AFTER THAT, 20p EXTRA.

SPECIAL DELIVERY IS 5.50 AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR ANYTHING OVER 50.00 - YOU ARE ONLY INSURED FOR 38.00 WITH RECORDED SO IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT YOU TAKE THE SPECIAL DELIVERY OPTION IF YOU BUY AN EXPENSIVE RECORD.

OVERSEAS, SAME PRICE FOR STANDARD POSTAGE AND 6.00 FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Edited December 23, 2009 by Pete S

[Pete S]

Have reduced a few things