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Soul & funk lp's
 Aquarian Dream
Aquarian Dream
US BUDDAH LP - £13 EX- 2" top centre seem split
Classic LP produced by NORMAN CONNORS featuring PHOENIX / LOOK AHEAD / EAST 6TH STREET etc...
 Archie Bell & The Drells
Tighten Up
US ATLANTIC LP - £40 nice clean copy still in shrink
 Archie Bell & The Drells
Tighten Up
US ATLANTIC LP - £38 some light sleeve wear
Inc. the original version of TIGHTEN UP plus the northern soul tune A THOUSAND WONDERS
 Armed Gang
Armed Gang
BRAZIL MUSIX 12 inch - £55 vg+ woc/wol
Classic boogie funk sound - several good tunes! A side is VG+ B side more like VG - check the soundclip
 Carl Sherlock Holmes
Investigation No.1
US C.R.S. LP - £300 still in shrink with less than 1" seam split top right & bottom left
Exceptionally mint copy of this monster funk/breaks LP INVESTIGATION / BLACK BAG / MODESA / IT AIN'T RIGHT
 Chuck Jackson
Through All Times
US ABC LP - £25 WOC - back - neat / very light ring wear / small cut out hole
Killer downtempo funky soul tune with beat intro from 1973!
 D.J. Rogers
Love Brought Me Back
US COLUMBIA LP - £12 WOC - front - neat
great disco/modern soul sound on JOY FROM YOU / LOVE BROUGHT ME BACKÂ
 Eloise Laws
Ain't It Good Feeling Good
US INVICTUS LP - £22 WOC -front - neat / some ring wear
Killer vocal disco LP from 77 Inc. LOVE GOES DEEPER THAN THAT/PUT A LITTLE LOVE INTO IT!
 Keith Barrow
Physical Attraction
US CBS LP Promo - £10Â
Inc. the classic two step soul tune YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO BE LOVED
  Man's Theory
Just Before Dawn
US MCA LP - £12 Sealed / corner cut out
Male vocal funk soul group from 1977 Inc. the great jazzy Instumental CREEK + title track
 Mandrill
New Worlds
US ARISTA LP - £15 light sleeve wear
US ARISTA LP - £12 VG+ cover ring wear and sticker removed mark top right
Inc. huge modern tune TOO LATE + 2 killer soulful funky disco cuts STAY TONIGHT & IT'S SO EASY LOVING YOU as well as the usual selection of funk cuts you'd expect from Mandrill
 Mandrill
Solid
US UNITED ARTISTS LP - £10 WOC - front - neat / WOL
Mantra
Mantra
US Casablanca LP Promo - £25 Light cover / ring wear
Another killer 80's lp which doesn't seem to have the deserved recognition. Produced by CAMEO - so lots of good funk tunes like DO YOU WANNA & HERE WE COME but the outstanding tune for me is the slow cut LET'S STAY TOGETHER
 Mickey Murray
People Are Together
US FEDERAL LP - £50 Stamp on back cover
Rare and funky lp from the late sixties outta Georgia with several funky tunes I FOUND OUT / MONEY / ACE OF SPADES / GOING BACK TO ALABAMA / I DON'T KNOW WHY & more - nice clean copy! labels seem to be wrong on all copies I've had!
Positive Express
Changin' Times
US VICTORY LP - £90 Sealed
Rare 1982 boogie & soul lp from this SUGARHILL sub label from the same musicians as REDD HOTT Inc. LOVE INJECTION & a whole lot moreÂ
Silk
Midnight Dancer
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP - £18 EX some light cover wear
Inc. modern soul classic MIDNIGHT DANCER & YOUR GOOD LOVIN' / LOVE'S GONNA GET YOU (IN THE END) & monster slow cut I CAN'T STOP (TURNING YOU ON)Â
Starfire
Get Off With Us
US DYNAMIC ARTISTS LP - £50Â
Great Indie funky soul LP from Virginia - I can't get enough of MAKE THE MOST OF IT
Starfire
Dancing And Singing For You
US DYNAMIC ARTISTS LP - £60 Sealed Copy!!
Great Indie funky soul LP from Virginia - I can't get enough of MAKE THE MOST OF IT
 Sweet Thunder
Sweet Thunder
US FANTASY/WMOT LP - £10Â
Great soul / disco lp with strong male vocal Inc. JOYFUL NOISE / KEEP ON GROWIN' / HOT LINE / EVERYBODY'S SINGIN' LOVE SONGS
The Joneses
Keepin' Up With The Joneses
US MERCURY LP - £15 WOC - back - neat / some ring wear
Another great soul set from 1974 oozing with soul I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU SEE IN ME / HEY BABE / SUGAR PIE GUY / Etc..
The Joneses
US EPIC LP Promo - £22 STOC - back / WOL
Their second lp from 1977 benefits from being recorded in Philly with an allstar line up of musicians & produced by BOBBY ELI - several killer tunes WHO LOVES YOU / UNIVERSAL LOVE / LIES / IN LOVE AGAIN / MUSIC TO MY EARS
 Unlimited Touch
Unlimited Touch
US PRELUDE LP - £12Â
Inc. all their classic tunes I HEAR MUSIC IN THE STREETS/SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE/IN THE MIDDLE/Etc…
 Unlimited Touch
Yes I'm Ready
US PRELUDE LP - £12 nice clean copy in shrink
Classic PRELUDE boogie sound from 1983 Inc. GOOD LOVIN' / YOUR LOVE IS SERIOUS / YES I'M READY / Etc...
West Coast Revival
West Coast Revival
US L.A. INTERNATIONAL LP - £200Â
Huge two step soul rarity Inc. SO FAR AWAY/LOVE OF MY LIFE/FREE/MY MIND IS AT EASEÂ
A Taste Of Honey
Ladies Of The Eighties
US CAPITOL LP - £10Â
 A Taste Of Honey - Another Taste
US CAPITOL LP - £8Â
Just another great lp with a mix of quality soul & disco tunes. Produced by the MIZELL brothers - standouts include the Incredibly funky DO IT GOOD & a great version of I LOVE YOU but it is all good really!Â
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 A Taste Of Honey - A Taste Of Honey
US CAPITOL LP - £8 Ring wear
another great lp produced by the MIZELL brothers with a mix of quality mid & downtempo soul & disco tunes. Best for me are some of the slower cuts like SKY HIGH / WORLD SPIN & DISTANT as well as the hit BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE
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Alvin Fields - Special Delivery
US A & M LP - £8Â
Standard early eighties funky boogie sound on SPECIAL DELIVERY / ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT / LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN / PUNK FUNK & the rest is pretty much slow cuts
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Aquarian Dream - Chance To Dance
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £10Â
Decent lp of funky & disco sounds with the funkier & more mid tempo cuts coming out on top ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE / LOVE SLAVE / DIRTY TRICK and the title tune sounds like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of BOHANNON - Let's Start the Dance
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 Archie Bell - I Never Had It So Good
US BECKET LP - £12 WOC - front - neat
 Archie Bell - I Never Had It So Good
US BECKET LP - £15 Top right corner cut out
Lesser seen lp from 1981 with some strong vocal soul/disco tunes as you'd expect - there is the modern soul sounding ANYTIME IS RIGHT with an anthemic feel. There is the nice disco feel of DON'T WAIT FOR THE WORLD - the quality mid tempo soul of I NEVER MADE LOVE & HARDER AND HARDER
 Archie Bell & The Drells - Dance Your Troubles Away
US TSOP LP - £8 WOC - back - neat
Classic philly disco/soul sound Inc. LET'S GROOVE / SOUL CITY WALK / I WON'T LEAVE YOU HONEY / Etc..
 Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP - £10 VG+
Inc. the classics DON'T LET LOVE GET YOU DOWN / WHERE WILL YOU GO WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER / EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD TIME / DANCIN' MAN / Etc..
 Asha Puthli - The Devil Is Loose
UK CBS LP - £25 nice clean copy!
Inc. the georgeous disco funk classic SPACE TALKÂ
 Barbara McNair - More Today Than Yesterday
US AUDIO FIDELITY LP - £12 Sealed
 Chuck Jackson - I Wanna Give You Some Love
US EMI LP - £20 Sealed - cut out hole
Awesome soul set from 1980 I WANNA GIVE YOU SOME LOVE / NO TRICKS / WAITING IN VAIN / Etc..
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 Clifford Coulter - The Better Part Of Me
US COLUMBIA LP - £30Â
Classic soul set from 1980 Inc. YOU AND I/NOTHING IN THE WORLD IS FREE/Etc...
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 Creative Source - Creative Source
US SUSSEX LP Gatefold - £20Â
Great LP - their best by far WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU/YOU CAN'T HIDE LOVE/Etc...
 Creative Source - Consider The Source
US POLYDOR LP Promo - £12 EX
Classic funk soul set from 1976 inc. GOOD LOVIN' IS GOOD LIVIN' / SINGIN' FUNKY MUSIC SURE TURNS ME ON
 Creative Source - Pass The Feelin' On
US POLYDOR LP - £10 VG+ Cover/ring wear + bottom right corner cut out
Classic soul group with strong male & female vocals with many strong cuts but highlights are SINCERELY & TURN ON TO MUSIC
 Debbie Taylor - Comin' Down On You
US TODAY LP - £20 Sealed
 Debbie Taylor - Comin' Down On You
US TODAY LP Promo - £16 VG+ WOC - front - neat
Top southern funky soul sound from 1974 produced by PATRICK ADAMS - Inc. the funky TOO SAD TO TELL plus quality soul cuts SECOND TO NONE / ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE / NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN
Empress - Empress
US PRELUDE LP Promo - £15Â
Classic 1981 funky mid tempo disco boogie sound with not a bad cut on the lp CONTROL IT / DYIN' TO BE DANCING / GONNA GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT / TAKE ME ALONG / TAKE A RISK / GIVE IN TO LOVE
 Freda Payne - Payne & Pleasure
US ABC DUNHILL LP Promo - £10Â
Another quality soul set with loads of great tunes in the crossover style from 1974. produced by McKINLEY JACKSON
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Freda Payne - How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore
US MGM LP - £30 Sealed
6T's soul set - rare!Â
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Freda Payne - Hot
US CAPITOL LP - £10Â
Inc. CAN'T WAIT
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Freda Payne - Stares And Whispers
US CAPITOL LP - £10Â
Inc. the two step tune I GET HIGH(ON YOUR MEMORY)
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Freda Payne - Supernatural High
US CAPITOL LP - £15 Sealed
The outstanding cut is the mid tempo soul monster TELL ME PLEASE but there is more value in the soulful disco sounds of PULLIN' BACK / STORYBOOK ROMANCE & LIVING FOR THE BEATÂ
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
US INVICTUS LP - £10 Cut out hole - top right corner
Classic female vocal funky soul with the large JVC Force breaks UNHOOKED GENERATION & EASIEST WAY TO FALL & there is a whole lot more THE WORLD DON'T OWE YOU A THING / THROUGH THE MEMORY OF MY MIND / LOVE ON BORROWED TIME / I LEFT SOME DREAMS BACK THERE / Etc..
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Freda Payne - Out Of Payne Comes Love
US ABC DUNHILL LP Promo - £10 Top right corner cut out / light ring wear - vinyl perfect!
Another quality set from 1975 - standouts for me are YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME / I HEAR RUMOURS / LOST IN LOVEÂ
 Freda Payne - Contact
US INVICTUS LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £30 Sealed / Cut out hole top right corner
Includes Poster
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Freda Payne - Payne & Pleasure
US ABC DUNHILL LP - £12 Sealed
Another quality soul set with loads of great tunes in the crossover style from 1974. produced by McKINLEY JACKSON
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Jimmy Ruffin - Ruff N Ready
US SOUL LP - £25 nice clean copy in shrink with small cut out
 Jimmy Ruffin - Ruff N Ready
US SOUL LP - £20 VG++ Cut out - botton right corner / seem split - top
Just a quality crossover soul set with loads of great tunes EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE / DON'T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME / IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE LOVED BY YOU / 96 TEARS / SAD & LONESOME FEELING / LONELY LONELY MAN AM I / FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND
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Johnnie Taylor
A New Day
US COLUMBIA LP - £10Â
Great soul LP from 1980 with lots of quality slow cuts & the mid tempo dance tune I WANNA GET INTO YOU & the huge soul tune BABY DON'T HESITATE
Johnnie Taylor
Just Ain't Good Enough
US BEVERLY GLEN 12 inch - £15Â
Title cut is a class mid tempo soul tune & of course there is the huge SHAPESHIFTERS sample WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE + a couple of decent slow cuts
Johnnie Taylor
Wanted One Soul Singer
JAPAN ATLANTIC LP - £30Â
Inc. the killer 2 step funky soul tune AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) as sampled on GRAND PUBA - Big Kids Don't Play as well as the big Northern soul tune BLUES IN THE NIGHTÂ
Johnnie Taylor - Reflections
US RCA LP - £8Â
Decent soul set from 1977 with mostly slow & mid tempo tunes
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Johnnie Taylor - Rated Extraordinaire
US COLUMBIA LP - £10Â
Great soul LP from 1977 Inc. YOUR LOVE IS RATED X & HERE I GO(THROUGH THESE CHANGES AGAIN)
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Johnnie Taylor - She's Killing Me
US COLUMBIA LP - £12Â
More of a disco lp from Johnnie this time Including Little Dancin' Queen / The Users / She's Killing Me / I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
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Johnnie Taylor - Eargasm
US COLUMBIA LP - £12 WOC - back - neat
1976 lp & Johnnie has got on the disco tip a little - DISCO LADY is quality mid tempo disco which was big in the US & of course there is the UK modern soul anthem YOUR THE BEST IN THE WORLDÂ
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Johnnie Taylor - Taylored In Silk
US STAX LP - £10Â
Silky soul from 1973 with mostly slow cuts
 Keith Barrow - Keith Barrow
US COLUMBIA LP Promo - £12Â
Another classic lp produced by the Philly legend BOBBY ELI - lots of strong tunes WE'VE GOT A RIGHT TO BE WRONG / A WORLD OF LONELY PEOPLE / I PUT THE TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE / Etc
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Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Soulshake
US SSS INTERNATIONAL LP - £10 Sealed
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Popcorn Wylie - Extrasensory Perception
US ABC LP Promo - £15 VG++ light sleeve wear
Inc. large beat intro on E.S.P. & BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE MIDDLE - some great soul tunes also HOW DID I LOOSE YOU / LOST TIME
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Sins Of Satan - Thou Shalt Boogie Forever
US BUDDAH LP - £35Â
Rarely seen Soul-Disco-Boogie style lp Inc. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL / SUNSHINE GIRL / DEVILS DISCO / DANCE AND FREE YOUR MIND / ROPE-A-DOPE / Etc...Â
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The Chi-Lites - A Lonely Man
US BRUNSWICK LP - £10 vg++ WOC / WOL
Another solid lp with loads of good slow cuts - outstanding are LIVING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANOTHER MAN / INNER CITY BLUES / BEING IN LOVEÂ
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The Chi-Lites - Half A Love
US BRUNSWICK LP - £12Â
Another great lp GO AWAY DREAM / LIVING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANOTHER MAN / I NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD / HERE I AM / Etc..
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The Chi-Lites - A Letter To Myself
US BRUNSWICK LP Gatefold - £10 EX- WOC & WOL
The Chi-Lites - A Letter To Myself
US BRUNSWICK LP Gatefold - £15 Partial Sealed
Quality slow cuts abound on this classic lp from 1973 + the ghetto soul sound of WE NEED ORDER
 The Chi-Lites
Heavenly Body
US CHI-SOUND / 20TH CENTURY LP - £10Â
Great funky soulful lp from 1980 Inc. HEAVENLY BODY / STRUNG OUT /Etc..
12" Singles
Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain
US COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo - £40
Rare on US promo only 12! Perfect MINT UNPLAYED COPY!
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Osmond Collins
They're Lying
US MCM 12 inch - £40Â
nice mid eighties dance tune
Richard Grayson
Hot Fun
US MCM 12 inch - £70 WOL
Quality mid eighties soul tune with a rap version on the flip side
Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive
US PHILADELPHIA INT 12 inch Promo - £25Â
Original promo 12 Inch of this classic tune
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 Billy Paul - Bring The Family Back
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £8Â
Soul weekender classic!
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 Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive
US PHILADELPHIA INT 12 inch Promo - £20 EX/STOL
Original promo 12 Inch
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 Bobby Lovejoy and Peter Love - Oh Maryann / People Act Funny When They Get Money
US TOP - TOP 12 inch - £30Â
1987 Mid eighties Indie soul tuneÂ
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Soul & funk lp's
 Aquarian Dream
Aquarian Dream
US BUDDAH LP - £13 EX- 2" top centre seem split
Classic LP produced by NORMAN CONNORS featuring PHOENIX / LOOK AHEAD / EAST 6TH STREET etc...
 Archie Bell & The Drells
Tighten Up
US ATLANTIC LP - £40 nice clean copy still in shrink
 Archie Bell & The Drells
Tighten Up
US ATLANTIC LP - £38 some light sleeve wear
Inc. the original version of TIGHTEN UP plus the northern soul tune A THOUSAND WONDERS
 Armed Gang
Armed Gang
BRAZIL MUSIX 12 inch - £55 vg+ woc/wol
Classic boogie funk sound - several good tunes! A side is VG+ B side more like VG - check the soundclip
 Carl Sherlock Holmes
Investigation No.1
US C.R.S. LP - £300 still in shrink with less than 1" seam split top right & bottom left
Exceptionally mint copy of this monster funk/breaks LP INVESTIGATION / BLACK BAG / MODESA / IT AIN'T RIGHT
 Chuck Jackson
Through All Times
US ABC LP - £25 WOC - back - neat / very light ring wear / small cut out hole
Killer downtempo funky soul tune with beat intro from 1973!
 D.J. Rogers
Love Brought Me Back
US COLUMBIA LP - £12 WOC - front - neat
great disco/modern soul sound on JOY FROM YOU / LOVE BROUGHT ME BACKÂ
 Eloise Laws
Ain't It Good Feeling Good
US INVICTUS LP - £22 WOC -front - neat / some ring wear
Killer vocal disco LP from 77 Inc. LOVE GOES DEEPER THAN THAT/PUT A LITTLE LOVE INTO IT!
 Keith Barrow
Physical Attraction
US CBS LP Promo - £10Â
Inc. the classic two step soul tune YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO BE LOVED
  Man's Theory
Just Before Dawn
US MCA LP - £12 Sealed / corner cut out
Male vocal funk soul group from 1977 Inc. the great jazzy Instumental CREEK + title track
 Mandrill
New Worlds
US ARISTA LP - £15 light sleeve wear
US ARISTA LP - £12 VG+ cover ring wear and sticker removed mark top right
Inc. huge modern tune TOO LATE + 2 killer soulful funky disco cuts STAY TONIGHT & IT'S SO EASY LOVING YOU as well as the usual selection of funk cuts you'd expect from Mandrill
 Mandrill
Solid
US UNITED ARTISTS LP - £10 WOC - front - neat / WOL
Mantra
Mantra
US Casablanca LP Promo - £25 Light cover / ring wear
Another killer 80's lp which doesn't seem to have the deserved recognition. Produced by CAMEO - so lots of good funk tunes like DO YOU WANNA & HERE WE COME but the outstanding tune for me is the slow cut LET'S STAY TOGETHER
 Mickey Murray
People Are Together
US FEDERAL LP - £50 Stamp on back cover
Rare and funky lp from the late sixties outta Georgia with several funky tunes I FOUND OUT / MONEY / ACE OF SPADES / GOING BACK TO ALABAMA / I DON'T KNOW WHY & more - nice clean copy! labels seem to be wrong on all copies I've had!
Positive Express
Changin' Times
US VICTORY LP - £90 Sealed
Rare 1982 boogie & soul lp from this SUGARHILL sub label from the same musicians as REDD HOTT Inc. LOVE INJECTION & a whole lot moreÂ
Silk
Midnight Dancer
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP - £18 EX some light cover wear
Inc. modern soul classic MIDNIGHT DANCER & YOUR GOOD LOVIN' / LOVE'S GONNA GET YOU (IN THE END) & monster slow cut I CAN'T STOP (TURNING YOU ON)Â
Starfire
Get Off With Us
US DYNAMIC ARTISTS LP - £50Â
Great Indie funky soul LP from Virginia - I can't get enough of MAKE THE MOST OF IT
Starfire
Dancing And Singing For You
US DYNAMIC ARTISTS LP - £60 Sealed Copy!!
Great Indie funky soul LP from Virginia - I can't get enough of MAKE THE MOST OF IT
 Sweet Thunder
Sweet Thunder
US FANTASY/WMOT LP - £10Â
Great soul / disco lp with strong male vocal Inc. JOYFUL NOISE / KEEP ON GROWIN' / HOT LINE / EVERYBODY'S SINGIN' LOVE SONGS
The Joneses
Keepin' Up With The Joneses
US MERCURY LP - £15 WOC - back - neat / some ring wear
Another great soul set from 1974 oozing with soul I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU SEE IN ME / HEY BABE / SUGAR PIE GUY / Etc..
The Joneses
US EPIC LP Promo - £22 STOC - back / WOL
Their second lp from 1977 benefits from being recorded in Philly with an allstar line up of musicians & produced by BOBBY ELI - several killer tunes WHO LOVES YOU / UNIVERSAL LOVE / LIES / IN LOVE AGAIN / MUSIC TO MY EARS
 Unlimited Touch
Unlimited Touch
US PRELUDE LP - £12Â
Inc. all their classic tunes I HEAR MUSIC IN THE STREETS/SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE/IN THE MIDDLE/Etc…
 Unlimited Touch
Yes I'm Ready
US PRELUDE LP - £12 nice clean copy in shrink
Classic PRELUDE boogie sound from 1983 Inc. GOOD LOVIN' / YOUR LOVE IS SERIOUS / YES I'M READY / Etc...
West Coast Revival
West Coast Revival
US L.A. INTERNATIONAL LP - £200Â
Huge two step soul rarity Inc. SO FAR AWAY/LOVE OF MY LIFE/FREE/MY MIND IS AT EASEÂ
A Taste Of Honey
Ladies Of The Eighties
US CAPITOL LP - £10Â
 A Taste Of Honey - Another Taste
US CAPITOL LP - £8Â
Just another great lp with a mix of quality soul & disco tunes. Produced by the MIZELL brothers - standouts include the Incredibly funky DO IT GOOD & a great version of I LOVE YOU but it is all good really!Â
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 A Taste Of Honey - A Taste Of Honey
US CAPITOL LP - £8 Ring wear
another great lp produced by the MIZELL brothers with a mix of quality mid & downtempo soul & disco tunes. Best for me are some of the slower cuts like SKY HIGH / WORLD SPIN & DISTANT as well as the hit BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE
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Alvin Fields - Special Delivery
US A & M LP - £8Â
Standard early eighties funky boogie sound on SPECIAL DELIVERY / ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT / LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN / PUNK FUNK & the rest is pretty much slow cuts
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Aquarian Dream - Chance To Dance
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £10Â
Decent lp of funky & disco sounds with the funkier & more mid tempo cuts coming out on top ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE / LOVE SLAVE / DIRTY TRICK and the title tune sounds like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of BOHANNON - Let's Start the Dance
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 Archie Bell - I Never Had It So Good
US BECKET LP - £12 WOC - front - neat
 Archie Bell - I Never Had It So Good
US BECKET LP - £15 Top right corner cut out
Lesser seen lp from 1981 with some strong vocal soul/disco tunes as you'd expect - there is the modern soul sounding ANYTIME IS RIGHT with an anthemic feel. There is the nice disco feel of DON'T WAIT FOR THE WORLD - the quality mid tempo soul of I NEVER MADE LOVE & HARDER AND HARDER
 Archie Bell & The Drells - Dance Your Troubles Away
US TSOP LP - £8 WOC - back - neat
Classic philly disco/soul sound Inc. LET'S GROOVE / SOUL CITY WALK / I WON'T LEAVE YOU HONEY / Etc..
 Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP - £10 VG+
Inc. the classics DON'T LET LOVE GET YOU DOWN / WHERE WILL YOU GO WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER / EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD TIME / DANCIN' MAN / Etc..
 Asha Puthli - The Devil Is Loose
UK CBS LP - £25 nice clean copy!
Inc. the georgeous disco funk classic SPACE TALKÂ
 Barbara McNair - More Today Than Yesterday
US AUDIO FIDELITY LP - £12 Sealed
 Chuck Jackson - I Wanna Give You Some Love
US EMI LP - £20 Sealed - cut out hole
Awesome soul set from 1980 I WANNA GIVE YOU SOME LOVE / NO TRICKS / WAITING IN VAIN / Etc..
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 Clifford Coulter - The Better Part Of Me
US COLUMBIA LP - £30Â
Classic soul set from 1980 Inc. YOU AND I/NOTHING IN THE WORLD IS FREE/Etc...
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 Creative Source - Creative Source
US SUSSEX LP Gatefold - £20Â
Great LP - their best by far WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU/YOU CAN'T HIDE LOVE/Etc...
 Creative Source - Consider The Source
US POLYDOR LP Promo - £12 EX
Classic funk soul set from 1976 inc. GOOD LOVIN' IS GOOD LIVIN' / SINGIN' FUNKY MUSIC SURE TURNS ME ON
 Creative Source - Pass The Feelin' On
US POLYDOR LP - £10 VG+ Cover/ring wear + bottom right corner cut out
Classic soul group with strong male & female vocals with many strong cuts but highlights are SINCERELY & TURN ON TO MUSIC
 Debbie Taylor - Comin' Down On You
US TODAY LP - £20 Sealed
 Debbie Taylor - Comin' Down On You
US TODAY LP Promo - £16 VG+ WOC - front - neat
Top southern funky soul sound from 1974 produced by PATRICK ADAMS - Inc. the funky TOO SAD TO TELL plus quality soul cuts SECOND TO NONE / ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE / NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN
Empress - Empress
US PRELUDE LP Promo - £15Â
Classic 1981 funky mid tempo disco boogie sound with not a bad cut on the lp CONTROL IT / DYIN' TO BE DANCING / GONNA GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT / TAKE ME ALONG / TAKE A RISK / GIVE IN TO LOVE
 Freda Payne - Payne & Pleasure
US ABC DUNHILL LP Promo - £10Â
Another quality soul set with loads of great tunes in the crossover style from 1974. produced by McKINLEY JACKSON
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Freda Payne - How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore
US MGM LP - £30 Sealed
6T's soul set - rare!Â
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Freda Payne - Hot
US CAPITOL LP - £10Â
Inc. CAN'T WAIT
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Freda Payne - Stares And Whispers
US CAPITOL LP - £10Â
Inc. the two step tune I GET HIGH(ON YOUR MEMORY)
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Freda Payne - Supernatural High
US CAPITOL LP - £15 Sealed
The outstanding cut is the mid tempo soul monster TELL ME PLEASE but there is more value in the soulful disco sounds of PULLIN' BACK / STORYBOOK ROMANCE & LIVING FOR THE BEATÂ
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
US INVICTUS LP - £10 Cut out hole - top right corner
Classic female vocal funky soul with the large JVC Force breaks UNHOOKED GENERATION & EASIEST WAY TO FALL & there is a whole lot more THE WORLD DON'T OWE YOU A THING / THROUGH THE MEMORY OF MY MIND / LOVE ON BORROWED TIME / I LEFT SOME DREAMS BACK THERE / Etc..
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Freda Payne - Out Of Payne Comes Love
US ABC DUNHILL LP Promo - £10 Top right corner cut out / light ring wear - vinyl perfect!
Another quality set from 1975 - standouts for me are YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME / I HEAR RUMOURS / LOST IN LOVEÂ
 Freda Payne - Contact
US INVICTUS LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £30 Sealed / Cut out hole top right corner
Includes Poster
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Freda Payne - Payne & Pleasure
US ABC DUNHILL LP - £12 Sealed
Another quality soul set with loads of great tunes in the crossover style from 1974. produced by McKINLEY JACKSON
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Jimmy Ruffin - Ruff N Ready
US SOUL LP - £25 nice clean copy in shrink with small cut out
 Jimmy Ruffin - Ruff N Ready
US SOUL LP - £20 VG++ Cut out - botton right corner / seem split - top
Just a quality crossover soul set with loads of great tunes EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE / DON'T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME / IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE LOVED BY YOU / 96 TEARS / SAD & LONESOME FEELING / LONELY LONELY MAN AM I / FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND
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Johnnie Taylor
A New Day
US COLUMBIA LP - £10Â
Great soul LP from 1980 with lots of quality slow cuts & the mid tempo dance tune I WANNA GET INTO YOU & the huge soul tune BABY DON'T HESITATE
Johnnie Taylor
Just Ain't Good Enough
US BEVERLY GLEN 12 inch - £15Â
Title cut is a class mid tempo soul tune & of course there is the huge SHAPESHIFTERS sample WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE + a couple of decent slow cuts
Johnnie Taylor
Wanted One Soul Singer
JAPAN ATLANTIC LP - £30Â
Inc. the killer 2 step funky soul tune AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) as sampled on GRAND PUBA - Big Kids Don't Play as well as the big Northern soul tune BLUES IN THE NIGHTÂ
Johnnie Taylor - Reflections
US RCA LP - £8Â
Decent soul set from 1977 with mostly slow & mid tempo tunes
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Johnnie Taylor - Rated Extraordinaire
US COLUMBIA LP - £10Â
Great soul LP from 1977 Inc. YOUR LOVE IS RATED X & HERE I GO(THROUGH THESE CHANGES AGAIN)
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Johnnie Taylor - She's Killing Me
US COLUMBIA LP - £12Â
More of a disco lp from Johnnie this time Including Little Dancin' Queen / The Users / She's Killing Me / I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
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Johnnie Taylor - Eargasm
US COLUMBIA LP - £12 WOC - back - neat
1976 lp & Johnnie has got on the disco tip a little - DISCO LADY is quality mid tempo disco which was big in the US & of course there is the UK modern soul anthem YOUR THE BEST IN THE WORLDÂ
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Johnnie Taylor - Taylored In Silk
US STAX LP - £10Â
Silky soul from 1973 with mostly slow cuts
 Keith Barrow - Keith Barrow
US COLUMBIA LP Promo - £12Â
Another classic lp produced by the Philly legend BOBBY ELI - lots of strong tunes WE'VE GOT A RIGHT TO BE WRONG / A WORLD OF LONELY PEOPLE / I PUT THE TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE / Etc
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Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Soulshake
US SSS INTERNATIONAL LP - £10 Sealed
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Popcorn Wylie - Extrasensory Perception
US ABC LP Promo - £15 VG++ light sleeve wear
Inc. large beat intro on E.S.P. & BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE MIDDLE - some great soul tunes also HOW DID I LOOSE YOU / LOST TIME
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Sins Of Satan - Thou Shalt Boogie Forever
US BUDDAH LP - £35Â
Rarely seen Soul-Disco-Boogie style lp Inc. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL / SUNSHINE GIRL / DEVILS DISCO / DANCE AND FREE YOUR MIND / ROPE-A-DOPE / Etc...Â
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The Chi-Lites - A Lonely Man
US BRUNSWICK LP - £10 vg++ WOC / WOL
Another solid lp with loads of good slow cuts - outstanding are LIVING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANOTHER MAN / INNER CITY BLUES / BEING IN LOVEÂ
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The Chi-Lites - Half A Love
US BRUNSWICK LP - £12Â
Another great lp GO AWAY DREAM / LIVING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANOTHER MAN / I NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD / HERE I AM / Etc..
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The Chi-Lites - A Letter To Myself
US BRUNSWICK LP Gatefold - £10 EX- WOC & WOL
The Chi-Lites - A Letter To Myself
US BRUNSWICK LP Gatefold - £15 Partial Sealed
Quality slow cuts abound on this classic lp from 1973 + the ghetto soul sound of WE NEED ORDER
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Heavenly Body
US CHI-SOUND / 20TH CENTURY LP - £10Â
Great funky soulful lp from 1980 Inc. HEAVENLY BODY / STRUNG OUT /Etc..
12" Singles
Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain
US COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo - £40
Rare on US promo only 12! Perfect MINT UNPLAYED COPY!
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Osmond Collins
They're Lying
US MCM 12 inch - £40Â
nice mid eighties dance tune
Richard Grayson
Hot Fun
US MCM 12 inch - £70 WOL
Quality mid eighties soul tune with a rap version on the flip side
Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive
US PHILADELPHIA INT 12 inch Promo - £25Â
Original promo 12 Inch of this classic tune
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 Billy Paul - Bring The Family Back
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £8Â
Soul weekender classic!
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 Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive
US PHILADELPHIA INT 12 inch Promo - £20 EX/STOL
Original promo 12 Inch
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 Bobby Lovejoy and Peter Love - Oh Maryann / People Act Funny When They Get Money
US TOP - TOP 12 inch - £30Â
1987 Mid eighties Indie soul tuneÂ
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