Classic ROY AYERS production TURNED ON TO YOU / TELL HIM / I KNEW THAT LOVE
Atkins - Atkins
US WARNER BROTHERS LP - £7Â
Decent mix of soul & disco & a great funk tune WE GON' MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. Also nice is the slow cut LOVE IS GROWING STRONGER and the more disco tinged NOBODY'S WAITING
Attitude - Pump The Nation
US ATLANTIC LP - £22 EX sticker on cover
Attitude - Pump The Nation
US ATLANTIC LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £25 Mint - unplayed copy
Class soul - boogie sound from 1983 with cuts like LOVE ME TONIGHT / IT'S GOOD FOR ME / I WANNA GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER
Bar-Kays - Flying High On Your Love
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
Big band funk sound from 1978 but some pure class soul shines through on ATTITUDES & YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY
Bar-Kays - As One
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
Bar-Kays - As One
US MERCURY LP - £12 Sealed
Usually known for their funk sound but OPEN UP YOUR HEART is a feelgood downtempo soul / disco tune which reminds me of CERRONE - MUSIC OF LIFE
Bar-Kays - Light Of Life
US MERCURY LP - £15 Sealed / small hole drilled in cover
Bar-Kays - Light Of Life
US MERCURY LP - £12 WOL - front - neat
1978 & a more mature sound. Quality funk/boogie/disco set GIVE IT UP / SHINE / GET UP 'N DO IT / I'LL DANCE / ANGEL EYES as well as the outstanding soul tunes ARE YOU BEING REAL / LOVE'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT / WE'RE THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
Bar-Kays - Cold Blooded
US VOLT LP Gatefold - £20 Corner cut off sleeve / light ring wear
Early 1973 release Inc. SMILING STYLING AND PROFILING as used on Dilated Peoples’s-Soundbombing & FIGHTIN' FIRE WITH FIRE as used on Chi-Ali’s-In My Room. As well as much more great funky stuffÂ
Bar-Kays - Do You See What I See
US VOLT LP Gatefold - £12 seem split
1972 and heavy funk sound with lots of good tunes. 2 stand outs are the mid tempo funk of the semi Instrumental with break LOVE POLLUTION & IT AIN'T EASY which is very much like a BILL WITHERS tune. Also has a Black Sheep sample on the title tune.Â
Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
US VOLT LP - £30 vg++ decent condition
Classic mid sixties mod Instrumental soul sound
Booker T - I Want You
US A&M LP - £10 light sleeve wear
Booker t's soul LP from 1982 - Inc. the nice soul classic POWER IN YOUR LOVE
Booker T & The MGs -Â
Universal Language
US ASYLYM LP - £6 WOL & WOC
1977 Instrumental lp with some unusual juxtaposition of Organ & Moog which makes for a couple of interesting & unusal tunes GRAB BAG & LOVE WHEELS
Booker T & The MGs - Greatest Hits
US STAX LP Promo - £8 VG++ minor sleeve wear / vinyl nice
Greatest hits lp from 1970 with some of the early classics SOUL LIMBO / HIP HUG-HER.
Booker T & The MGs - Hip Hug-Her
US STAX (BLUE) LP - £20 VG+ WOC - back / small hole drilled in cover
Booker T & The MGs - Hip Hug-Her
US STAX (BLUE) LP - £15 VG - light sleeve wear
1967 OG issue of this classic set of funky Instrumental dance tunes. Titled cut much sampled in many hip hop tunes as well as SUNNY
Booker T & The MGs -Â
McLemore Avenue
US STAX LP Gatefold - £22Â
On this lp the guys pay tribute to The Beatles. from the cover spoof of Abbey Road to the covers of SHE'S SO HEAVY / I WANT YOU / COME TOGETHER / HERE COMES THE SUN Etc.. nice clean original issue. Just some minor sleeve wear
Booker T Jones - Try And Love Again
US A&M LP - £8 Sealed
Booker T Jones - Try And Love Again
US A&M LP - £5Â
Title track is good soul slowie from 1978
Booker T Jones - The Best Of You
US A&M LP - £12 Sealed
Booker T Jones - The Best Of You
US A&M LP - £10Â
Quality soul set from 1980
Bunny Sigler - Let Me Party With You
US GOLDMIND LP - £8 Sealed
Bunny Sigler - Let Me Party With You
US GOLDMIND LP - £5 WOC - front - neat
Slightly bemusing that the only stand out cut on this full on disco lp is a slow soul tune DON'T EVEN TRY (GIVE IT UP)
Bunny Sigler - My Music
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £10Â
Bunny Sigler - My Music
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP - £7 VG+ Small rip on cover from stciker removal
Title tune is a huge funky tune much sampled. Then there are some super soul tunes of the highest order THANK YOU BABY FOR LAST NIGHT / COME ON AND DANCE / CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU LOVE ME. Also WOMAN WOMAN is a decent uptempo & funky discoÂ
Cliff Dawson -Â
Never Say I Do (If You Dont Mean It)
US BOARDWALK LP - £8Â
Cliff Dawson -Â
Never Say I Do (If You Dont Mean It)
US BOARDWALK LP Promo - £15Â
There are 2 issues of this lp.This is the less common one with the best cut included I CAN LOVE YOU BETTERÂ
David Oliver - Jamerican Man
US MERCURY LP - £12Â
David Oliver -Â
Jamerican Man (David Oliver)
US MERCURY LP - £12 WOC - back neat
Just a great soul/boogie lp with lots of strong cuts FRIENDS & STRANGERS / LOVE SO STRONG / PLAYIN' AT BEIN A WINNER / LET'S MAKE HAPPINESS / Etc.. Alternate issue titled David Oliver but same tracks
David Oliver - Mind Magic
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
David must have been feeling compassion towards the fairer sex as he recorded Housewives Are People Too & Private Secretary - the last of which isn't as bad as it sounds but real deal are the supreme soulful cuts I SURRENDER / WHO ARE YOU & WHEN THE THRILL COMES which has that boogie feelingÂ
David Oliver - Rain Fire
US MERCURY LP - £7 Sealed
David Oliver - Rain Fire
US MERCURY LP - £6 STOC / Right bottom corner cut out
best cut is SPINNIN' ROUND IN CIRCLES with a mid tempo modern soul feel. There are also some decent soul cuts COULD IT BE LOVE / NEVER SEEN A GIRL LIKE YOU / DON'T YOU BE LONELY / Etc.
David Oliver - Here's To You...
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
Quality soul/boogie lp with lots of strong cuts Inc. LOVE T.K.O. / MY LADY / THE MASQUERADE IS OVER / Etc..
Frankie Zhivago -Â
The Age of Flying High
US ALWA LP - £250 VG+
Only the second copy I have had of this mega rare lp out of Florida with the monster soul tune SOMEONE STOLE YOUR LOVE and a couple of other decent funky tunes. VG+ condition - some marks but plays fine. pretty low fi recording in the first placeÂ
Grey & Hanks - You Fooled Me
US RCA LP - £10Â
Inc. two step classic HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT LOVE
Heaven & Earth -Â
I Can't Seem To Forget You
US G. E. C. LP - £30Â
This is the HEAVEN & EARTH LP you don't see too often. Quality soul throughout
Heaven & Earth - That's Love
US WMOT LP - £18 EX some light scuffs
Inc. soulful garage classic I REALLY LOVE YOU!
Heaven & Earth - Heaven & Earth
US MERCURY LP - £20 VG++
Heaven & Earth - Heaven & Earth
US MERCURY LP - £25 nice copy in shrink
Great soul lp Inc. NO LIMIT / LET'S WORK IT OUT / DISTANT MELODY
Heaven & Earth - Fantasy
US MERCURY LP - £10 VG+ WOC - back
Heaven & Earth - Fantasy
US MERCURY LP - £12Â
Their 1979 LP - A side has 2 funk/boogie tunes I FEEL THE GROOVE UNDER MY FEET & POETRY IN A BOX - B side has several quality slow cuts WHOLE LOT OF LOVE / LET'S GET TOGETHER / Etc..Â
Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch -Â
I've Been Watching You
US SALSOUL LP - £35Â
Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch -Â
I've Been Watching You
US SALSOUL LP - £35 WOC - back - small
By 1983 Salsoul were producing a more 8T's funk / boogie sound which had a limited audience compared with their former glories so many of the lp's from this period are much harder to find. Inc. HOLDIN' ON / I NEED YOUR LOVE / I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU - pretty much the whole lp is great.Â
Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch - Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch
US ATLANTIC LP - £10 Light cover wear
1985 Funk soul sound!
Martha Reeves -Â
Gotta Keep Moving
US FANTASY LP - £20Â
Great lp from 1980 with the mid tempo REALLY LIKE YOUR RAP & 2 great modern soul/disco style tunes GOTTA KEEP MOVING & THEN YOU CAME
Martha Reeves - We Meet Again
US FANTASY LP - £5Â
this lp has 2 decent cuts in a soulful/modern disco style YOU'RE LIKE SUNSHINE & DEDICATED TO BE YOUR WOMAN
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Black Magic
US GORDY LP - £15 perfect Mint copy - I opened it to check
Top sixties Motown soul sound YOUR LOVE MAKES IT ALL WORTHWILE / I WANT YOU BACK / SOMETHING / I'VE GIVEN YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE / HOPE I DON'T GET MY HEART BROKE / Etc..
MCB - MCB
US EPIC LP - £28 VG++ light ringwear
MCB - MCB
US EPIC LP - £40Â
Classic early eighties soul TIME IS RIGHT! Mint / Unplayed copy & of course original issue.
Soul & Funk LP’sÂ
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP - £15Â
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £30 cut corner bottom right
This is the 1981 lp which is the rarer of the 2 with the plane on the front with several killer tunes ON YOUR OWN / YOU ARE / SEXY DANCER / ANYWAY YOU WANT / Etc...
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £20 VG+ STOC/WOC cut corner bottom right
This is the 1981 lp which is the rarer of the 2 with the plane on the front with several killer tunes ON YOUR OWN / YOU ARE / SEXY DANCER / ANYWAY YOU WANT / Etc...
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP - £15 Sealed / small hole drilled in cover / corner a little bent
This is their 1979 lp with the quality feel good soul boogie sound of ALL ABOUT LOVE + some fine quailty mid tempo soulful tunes I WONDER / TRYIN' TO FIND / IF YOU WANT IT + GET ON THE FUN which is on more of a funk tip
Passage - Passage
US A&M LP - £15 Sealed
Passage - Passage
US A&M LP - £12 WOC - back
Gospel flavoured soul lp from 1981 Produced and featuring Louis Johnson of The Brothers Johnson. I SEE THE LIGHT has been getting all the attention but there is more to enjoy. THE GREAT FLOOD is far more uplifting than it sounds with a mellow jazzy feel. POWER is uptempo & slower cuts are HAVE YOU HEARD THE WORD / YOU CAN'T BE LIVIN' / OPEN UP YOUR HEART
Platinum Hook - Platinum Hook
US MOTOWN LP - £6Â
Platinum Hook - Platinum Hook
US MOTOWN LP - £8 Sealed
Inc. the wonderful brazilian flavoured downtempo disco/soul tune GOTTA FIND A WOMAN
Platinum Hook - Watching You
US RCA LP - £30 Sealed
Platinum Hook - Watching You
US RCA LP - £25Â
Rarely seen lp from the early eighties Inc. I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOU
Reggie Griffin - Mr. Everything
US SWEET MOUNTAIN LP - £35 Mint in shrink
Reggie Griffin - Mr. Everything
US SWEET MOUNTAIN LP - £30 small damp h20 damage at bottom of sleeve
Phunk sound 1982 style & there are a couple of soul cuts which stand out WHISPER(IN YOUR EAR) & GIRL YOU SOOTHE MEÂ
Shadow - Shadow
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £20Â
Nice boogie/soul set from 1980 produced by LEON WARE.Lots of good cuts Inc. the 2 step I CAN'T KEEP HOLDING BACK (MY LOVE)
Shadow - Love Lite
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £10 light sleeve wear
Shadow - Love Lite
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £12Â
1979 lp Inc. nice 2 step cut SAY IT AGAIN
Spunk - Tighten It Up
US GOLD COAST LP - £60Â
Huge early eighties funk lp Inc. La BIMINA / A FRIEND AIN'T A FRIEND / TIGHTEN IT UP
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
US UNO MELODIC LP - £175 cut corner
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
US UNO MELODIC LP - £175 one small green splogde on sleeve - no cut out
Classic Roy Ayers produced set from 1981 Inc. YOU CAN'T TURN ME AWAY/SEARCHIN/GIVE ME YOUR LOVE/Etc
The Ovations - Having A Party
US MGM LP - £25Â
The Ovations - Having A Party
US MGM LP Promo - £25 STOC - back - neat
top quality soul LP from 1972 out of Memphis. Inc. YOUR LOVE IS LIKE A SONG TO ME / BORN ON A BACK STREET / TOUCHING ME / DON'T LOOK BACK / Etc..
The Ovations - Hooked On A Feeling
US MGM LP - £80 Sealed in lovely near perfect condition
The Ovations - Hooked On A Feeling
US MGM LP Promo - £70 Mint in shrink
The Ovations - Hooked On A Feeling
US MGM LP Promo - £55 Vinyl EX - some minor sleeve wear & small tear on back
Classic male vocal trio soul sound. This 1972 lp is my favourite from them with so many sweet tunes to choose from TOUCHING ME / HOOKED ON A FEELING / ONE IN A MILLION / BY YOU / MR. RIVER / Etc..
EU boogie from 1981 with classic cover of SKYY - HERE'S TO YOU as well as HEY YOU GET READY / I WANNA DO IT / SUMMER LOVE
Ullanda McCullough -Â
Ullanda McCullough
US ATLANTIC LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £7 Mint / Unplayed
Ullanda McCullough -Â
Ullanda McCullough
US ATLANTIC LP - £10 Sealed
ASHFORD & SIMPSON produced project from 1981 with a mixture of disco and soul tunes Inc. BAD COMPANY / YOU'RE GONNA WANNA COME BACK / Etc..
Ullanda McCullough -Â
Watching You Watching Me
US ATLANTIC LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £10Â
MEN KISS & TELL is quality boogie 1982 style then it is mostly slower & mid tempo cuts best of which are DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO / GETTING READY FOR LOVE
Xavier - Point Of Pleasure
US LIBERTY LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £12 Sealed
Xavier - Point Of Pleasure
US LIBERTY LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £10Â
Classy early 8T's funk/boogie/soul sound.Inc. WHAT GOES AROUND / LOVE IS ON THE ONE / ROCK ME SOCK ME / DO IT TO THE MAX / WORK THAT SUCKER TO DEATH / Etc..
12" USA
Bobby Womack - Trust Your Heart
US ARISTA 12 inch Promo - £40Â
Sweet tune from 1978 & tough to find on this promo only 12"
Charles Mann -Â
Shonuff No Funny Stuff Love
US LA 12 inch - £18Â
Circle City Band - Magic
US CIRCLE CITY 12 inch - £40 VG++
Circle City Band - Magic
US BECKET 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £30Â
Classic boogie tune from 83'
Circle City Band - My Place
US BECKET 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £10Â
Typical early eighties boogie sound
David Simmons -Â
Holdin' Back / Uh Oh I Did It Again
US FANTASY WMOT 12 inch - £8Â
Ecstacy Passion & Pain -Â
Touch & Go (New Mix)
US SUNNYVIEW 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £25Â
86' remix of this classic tune + original & accapella much sampled in house 'just wanna touch me'!
Ecstasy Passion & Pain / Whirlwind - Touch & Go / Full Time Thing
US ROULETTE 12 inch Company Sleeve - £25 vg+ WOL
Ecstasy Passion & Pain / Whirlwind - Touch & Go / Full Time Thing
US ROULETTE 12 inch Company Sleeve - £35 EX
Massive garage classic female vocal disco in a First Choice style much sampled in house! Also huge disco/modern soul tune on the flip. Of course 100% Original issue nice strong EX copy!
First Class -Â
Candy / Don't Listen To Your Friends
US PARK-WAY 12 inch - £100Â
Killer soul/modern/disco sound on a rare 12 out of BALTIMORE
Flashlight - Beware She's Pulling My Strings / I Can Be
US PHILLY GROOVE 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £18Â
Flashlight - Beware She's Pulling My Strings / I Can Be
US PHILLY GROOVE 12 inch Promo - £15 WOL / WOC
2 nice Modern sounding philly disco tunes on one 12!
Jimmy Williams - All Of My Lovin'
US SALSOUL 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £18Â
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US SALSOUL 12 inch Company Sleeve - £25 Sealed
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US SALSOUL 12 inch Company Sleeve - £18 STOL Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
Ultra Don Charles The Drifter 1968 Uk Parlophone P Exc
The Mystics Thats The Kind Of Love I Really Love You Teako
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Soul & Funk LP’s
80's Ladies - Ladies Of The Eighties
US UNO MELODIC LP Promo - £90Â
Classic ROY AYERS production TURNED ON TO YOU / TELL HIM / I KNEW THAT LOVE
Atkins - Atkins
US WARNER BROTHERS LP - £7Â
Decent mix of soul & disco & a great funk tune WE GON' MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. Also nice is the slow cut LOVE IS GROWING STRONGER and the more disco tinged NOBODY'S WAITING
Attitude - Pump The Nation
US ATLANTIC LP - £22 EX sticker on cover
Attitude - Pump The Nation
US ATLANTIC LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £25 Mint - unplayed copy
Class soul - boogie sound from 1983 with cuts like LOVE ME TONIGHT / IT'S GOOD FOR ME / I WANNA GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER
Bar-Kays - Flying High On Your Love
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
Big band funk sound from 1978 but some pure class soul shines through on ATTITUDES & YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY
Bar-Kays - As One
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
Bar-Kays - As One
US MERCURY LP - £12 Sealed
Usually known for their funk sound but OPEN UP YOUR HEART is a feelgood downtempo soul / disco tune which reminds me of CERRONE - MUSIC OF LIFE
Bar-Kays - Light Of Life
US MERCURY LP - £15 Sealed / small hole drilled in cover
Bar-Kays - Light Of Life
US MERCURY LP - £12 WOL - front - neat
1978 & a more mature sound. Quality funk/boogie/disco set GIVE IT UP / SHINE / GET UP 'N DO IT / I'LL DANCE / ANGEL EYES as well as the outstanding soul tunes ARE YOU BEING REAL / LOVE'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT / WE'RE THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
Bar-Kays - Cold Blooded
US VOLT LP Gatefold - £20 Corner cut off sleeve / light ring wear
Early 1973 release Inc. SMILING STYLING AND PROFILING as used on Dilated Peoples’s-Soundbombing & FIGHTIN' FIRE WITH FIRE as used on Chi-Ali’s-In My Room. As well as much more great funky stuffÂ
Bar-Kays - Do You See What I See
US VOLT LP Gatefold - £12 seem split
1972 and heavy funk sound with lots of good tunes. 2 stand outs are the mid tempo funk of the semi Instrumental with break LOVE POLLUTION & IT AIN'T EASY which is very much like a BILL WITHERS tune. Also has a Black Sheep sample on the title tune.Â
Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
US VOLT LP - £30 vg++ decent condition
Classic mid sixties mod Instrumental soul sound
Booker T - I Want You
US A&M LP - £10 light sleeve wear
Booker t's soul LP from 1982 - Inc. the nice soul classic POWER IN YOUR LOVE
Booker T & The MGs -Â
Universal Language
US ASYLYM LP - £6 WOL & WOC
1977 Instrumental lp with some unusual juxtaposition of Organ & Moog which makes for a couple of interesting & unusal tunes GRAB BAG & LOVE WHEELS
Booker T & The MGs - Greatest Hits
US STAX LP Promo - £8 VG++ minor sleeve wear / vinyl nice
Greatest hits lp from 1970 with some of the early classics SOUL LIMBO / HIP HUG-HER.
Booker T & The MGs - Hip Hug-Her
US STAX (BLUE) LP - £20 VG+ WOC - back / small hole drilled in cover
Booker T & The MGs - Hip Hug-Her
US STAX (BLUE) LP - £15 VG - light sleeve wear
1967 OG issue of this classic set of funky Instrumental dance tunes. Titled cut much sampled in many hip hop tunes as well as SUNNY
Booker T & The MGs -Â
McLemore Avenue
US STAX LP Gatefold - £22Â
On this lp the guys pay tribute to The Beatles. from the cover spoof of Abbey Road to the covers of SHE'S SO HEAVY / I WANT YOU / COME TOGETHER / HERE COMES THE SUN Etc.. nice clean original issue. Just some minor sleeve wear
Booker T Jones - Try And Love Again
US A&M LP - £8 Sealed
Booker T Jones - Try And Love Again
US A&M LP - £5Â
Title track is good soul slowie from 1978
Booker T Jones - The Best Of You
US A&M LP - £12 Sealed
Booker T Jones - The Best Of You
US A&M LP - £10Â
Quality soul set from 1980
Bunny Sigler - Let Me Party With You
US GOLDMIND LP - £8 Sealed
Bunny Sigler - Let Me Party With You
US GOLDMIND LP - £5 WOC - front - neat
Slightly bemusing that the only stand out cut on this full on disco lp is a slow soul tune DON'T EVEN TRY (GIVE IT UP)
Bunny Sigler - My Music
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £10Â
Bunny Sigler - My Music
US PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL LP - £7 VG+ Small rip on cover from stciker removal
Title tune is a huge funky tune much sampled. Then there are some super soul tunes of the highest order THANK YOU BABY FOR LAST NIGHT / COME ON AND DANCE / CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU LOVE ME. Also WOMAN WOMAN is a decent uptempo & funky discoÂ
Cliff Dawson -Â
Never Say I Do (If You Dont Mean It)
US BOARDWALK LP - £8Â
Cliff Dawson -Â
Never Say I Do (If You Dont Mean It)
US BOARDWALK LP Promo - £15Â
There are 2 issues of this lp.This is the less common one with the best cut included I CAN LOVE YOU BETTERÂ
David Oliver - Jamerican Man
US MERCURY LP - £12Â
David Oliver -Â
Jamerican Man (David Oliver)
US MERCURY LP - £12 WOC - back neat
Just a great soul/boogie lp with lots of strong cuts FRIENDS & STRANGERS / LOVE SO STRONG / PLAYIN' AT BEIN A WINNER / LET'S MAKE HAPPINESS / Etc.. Alternate issue titled David Oliver but same tracks
David Oliver - Mind Magic
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
David must have been feeling compassion towards the fairer sex as he recorded Housewives Are People Too & Private Secretary - the last of which isn't as bad as it sounds but real deal are the supreme soulful cuts I SURRENDER / WHO ARE YOU & WHEN THE THRILL COMES which has that boogie feelingÂ
David Oliver - Rain Fire
US MERCURY LP - £7 Sealed
David Oliver - Rain Fire
US MERCURY LP - £6 STOC / Right bottom corner cut out
best cut is SPINNIN' ROUND IN CIRCLES with a mid tempo modern soul feel. There are also some decent soul cuts COULD IT BE LOVE / NEVER SEEN A GIRL LIKE YOU / DON'T YOU BE LONELY / Etc.
David Oliver - Here's To You...
US MERCURY LP - £10Â
Quality soul/boogie lp with lots of strong cuts Inc. LOVE T.K.O. / MY LADY / THE MASQUERADE IS OVER / Etc..
Frankie Zhivago -Â
The Age of Flying High
US ALWA LP - £250 VG+
Only the second copy I have had of this mega rare lp out of Florida with the monster soul tune SOMEONE STOLE YOUR LOVE and a couple of other decent funky tunes. VG+ condition - some marks but plays fine. pretty low fi recording in the first placeÂ
Grey & Hanks - You Fooled Me
US RCA LP - £10Â
Inc. two step classic HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT LOVE
Heaven & Earth -Â
I Can't Seem To Forget You
US G. E. C. LP - £30Â
This is the HEAVEN & EARTH LP you don't see too often. Quality soul throughout
Heaven & Earth - That's Love
US WMOT LP - £18 EX some light scuffs
Inc. soulful garage classic I REALLY LOVE YOU!
Heaven & Earth - Heaven & Earth
US MERCURY LP - £20 VG++
Heaven & Earth - Heaven & Earth
US MERCURY LP - £25 nice copy in shrink
Great soul lp Inc. NO LIMIT / LET'S WORK IT OUT / DISTANT MELODY
Heaven & Earth - Fantasy
US MERCURY LP - £10 VG+ WOC - back
Heaven & Earth - Fantasy
US MERCURY LP - £12Â
Their 1979 LP - A side has 2 funk/boogie tunes I FEEL THE GROOVE UNDER MY FEET & POETRY IN A BOX - B side has several quality slow cuts WHOLE LOT OF LOVE / LET'S GET TOGETHER / Etc..Â
Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch -Â
I've Been Watching You
US SALSOUL LP - £35Â
Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch -Â
I've Been Watching You
US SALSOUL LP - £35 WOC - back - small
By 1983 Salsoul were producing a more 8T's funk / boogie sound which had a limited audience compared with their former glories so many of the lp's from this period are much harder to find. Inc. HOLDIN' ON / I NEED YOUR LOVE / I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU - pretty much the whole lp is great.Â
Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch - Jakky Boy & The Bad Bunch
US ATLANTIC LP - £10 Light cover wear
1985 Funk soul sound!
Martha Reeves -Â
Gotta Keep Moving
US FANTASY LP - £20Â
Great lp from 1980 with the mid tempo REALLY LIKE YOUR RAP & 2 great modern soul/disco style tunes GOTTA KEEP MOVING & THEN YOU CAME
Martha Reeves - We Meet Again
US FANTASY LP - £5Â
this lp has 2 decent cuts in a soulful/modern disco style YOU'RE LIKE SUNSHINE & DEDICATED TO BE YOUR WOMAN
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Black Magic
US GORDY LP - £15 perfect Mint copy - I opened it to check
Top sixties Motown soul sound YOUR LOVE MAKES IT ALL WORTHWILE / I WANT YOU BACK / SOMETHING / I'VE GIVEN YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE / HOPE I DON'T GET MY HEART BROKE / Etc..
MCB - MCB
US EPIC LP - £28 VG++ light ringwear
MCB - MCB
US EPIC LP - £40Â
Classic early eighties soul TIME IS RIGHT! Mint / Unplayed copy & of course original issue.
Soul & Funk LP’sÂ
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP - £15Â
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £30 cut corner bottom right
This is the 1981 lp which is the rarer of the 2 with the plane on the front with several killer tunes ON YOUR OWN / YOU ARE / SEXY DANCER / ANYWAY YOU WANT / Etc...
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £20 VG+ STOC/WOC cut corner bottom right
This is the 1981 lp which is the rarer of the 2 with the plane on the front with several killer tunes ON YOUR OWN / YOU ARE / SEXY DANCER / ANYWAY YOU WANT / Etc...
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP - £15 Sealed / small hole drilled in cover / corner a little bent
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
US ARIOLA LP - £8 VG++ STOC / cover h20 wear / STOL
Niteflyte - Niteflyte
UK ARIOLA LP - £10 Mint / Unplayed
This is their 1979 lp with the quality feel good soul boogie sound of ALL ABOUT LOVE + some fine quailty mid tempo soulful tunes I WONDER / TRYIN' TO FIND / IF YOU WANT IT + GET ON THE FUN which is on more of a funk tip
Passage - Passage
US A&M LP - £15 Sealed
Passage - Passage
US A&M LP - £12 WOC - back
Gospel flavoured soul lp from 1981 Produced and featuring Louis Johnson of The Brothers Johnson. I SEE THE LIGHT has been getting all the attention but there is more to enjoy. THE GREAT FLOOD is far more uplifting than it sounds with a mellow jazzy feel. POWER is uptempo & slower cuts are HAVE YOU HEARD THE WORD / YOU CAN'T BE LIVIN' / OPEN UP YOUR HEART
Platinum Hook - Platinum Hook
US MOTOWN LP - £6Â
Platinum Hook - Platinum Hook
US MOTOWN LP - £8 Sealed
Inc. the wonderful brazilian flavoured downtempo disco/soul tune GOTTA FIND A WOMAN
Platinum Hook - Watching You
US RCA LP - £30 Sealed
Platinum Hook - Watching You
US RCA LP - £25Â
Rarely seen lp from the early eighties Inc. I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOU
Reggie Griffin - Mr. Everything
US SWEET MOUNTAIN LP - £35 Mint in shrink
Reggie Griffin - Mr. Everything
US SWEET MOUNTAIN LP - £30 small damp h20 damage at bottom of sleeve
Phunk sound 1982 style & there are a couple of soul cuts which stand out WHISPER(IN YOUR EAR) & GIRL YOU SOOTHE MEÂ
Shadow - Shadow
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £20Â
Nice boogie/soul set from 1980 produced by LEON WARE.Lots of good cuts Inc. the 2 step I CAN'T KEEP HOLDING BACK (MY LOVE)
Shadow - Love Lite
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £10 light sleeve wear
Shadow - Love Lite
US ELEKTRA LP Promo - £12Â
1979 lp Inc. nice 2 step cut SAY IT AGAIN
Spunk - Tighten It Up
US GOLD COAST LP - £60Â
Huge early eighties funk lp Inc. La BIMINA / A FRIEND AIN'T A FRIEND / TIGHTEN IT UP
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
US UNO MELODIC LP - £175 cut corner
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
US UNO MELODIC LP - £175 one small green splogde on sleeve - no cut out
Classic Roy Ayers produced set from 1981 Inc. YOU CAN'T TURN ME AWAY/SEARCHIN/GIVE ME YOUR LOVE/Etc
The Ovations - Having A Party
US MGM LP - £25Â
The Ovations - Having A Party
US MGM LP Promo - £25 STOC - back - neat
top quality soul LP from 1972 out of Memphis. Inc. YOUR LOVE IS LIKE A SONG TO ME / BORN ON A BACK STREET / TOUCHING ME / DON'T LOOK BACK / Etc..
The Ovations - Hooked On A Feeling
US MGM LP - £80 Sealed in lovely near perfect condition
The Ovations - Hooked On A Feeling
US MGM LP Promo - £70 Mint in shrink
The Ovations - Hooked On A Feeling
US MGM LP Promo - £55 Vinyl EX - some minor sleeve wear & small tear on back
Classic male vocal trio soul sound. This 1972 lp is my favourite from them with so many sweet tunes to choose from TOUCHING ME / HOOKED ON A FEELING / ONE IN A MILLION / BY YOU / MR. RIVER / Etc..
Thunderstorm - Thunderstorm
BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS DURECO BENELUX LP Gatefold - £40Â
EU boogie from 1981 with classic cover of SKYY - HERE'S TO YOU as well as HEY YOU GET READY / I WANNA DO IT / SUMMER LOVE
Ullanda McCullough -Â
Ullanda McCullough
US ATLANTIC LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £7 Mint / Unplayed
Ullanda McCullough -Â
Ullanda McCullough
US ATLANTIC LP - £10 Sealed
ASHFORD & SIMPSON produced project from 1981 with a mixture of disco and soul tunes Inc. BAD COMPANY / YOU'RE GONNA WANNA COME BACK / Etc..
Ullanda McCullough -Â
Watching You Watching Me
US ATLANTIC LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £10Â
MEN KISS & TELL is quality boogie 1982 style then it is mostly slower & mid tempo cuts best of which are DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO / GETTING READY FOR LOVE
Xavier - Point Of Pleasure
US LIBERTY LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £12 Sealed
Xavier - Point Of Pleasure
US LIBERTY LP With Official sleeve Sticker - £10Â
Classy early 8T's funk/boogie/soul sound.Inc. WHAT GOES AROUND / LOVE IS ON THE ONE / ROCK ME SOCK ME / DO IT TO THE MAX / WORK THAT SUCKER TO DEATH / Etc..
12" USA
Bobby Womack - Trust Your Heart
US ARISTA 12 inch Promo - £40Â
Sweet tune from 1978 & tough to find on this promo only 12"
Charles Mann -Â
Shonuff No Funny Stuff Love
US LA 12 inch - £18Â
Circle City Band - Magic
US CIRCLE CITY 12 inch - £40 VG++
Circle City Band - Magic
US BECKET 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £30Â
Classic boogie tune from 83'
Circle City Band - My Place
US BECKET 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £10Â
Typical early eighties boogie sound
David Simmons -Â
Holdin' Back / Uh Oh I Did It Again
US FANTASY WMOT 12 inch - £8Â
Ecstacy Passion & Pain -Â
Touch & Go (New Mix)
US SUNNYVIEW 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £25Â
86' remix of this classic tune + original & accapella much sampled in house 'just wanna touch me'!
Ecstasy Passion & Pain / Whirlwind - Touch & Go / Full Time Thing
US ROULETTE 12 inch Company Sleeve - £25 vg+ WOL
Ecstasy Passion & Pain / Whirlwind - Touch & Go / Full Time Thing
US ROULETTE 12 inch Company Sleeve - £35 EX
Massive garage classic female vocal disco in a First Choice style much sampled in house! Also huge disco/modern soul tune on the flip. Of course 100% Original issue nice strong EX copy!
First Class -Â
Candy / Don't Listen To Your Friends
US PARK-WAY 12 inch - £100Â
Killer soul/modern/disco sound on a rare 12 out of BALTIMORE
Flashlight - Beware She's Pulling My Strings / I Can Be
US PHILLY GROOVE 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £18Â
Flashlight - Beware She's Pulling My Strings / I Can Be
US PHILLY GROOVE 12 inch Promo - £15 WOL / WOC
2 nice Modern sounding philly disco tunes on one 12!
Jimmy Williams - All Of My Lovin'
US SALSOUL 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £18Â
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US SALSOUL 12 inch Company Sleeve - £25 Sealed
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US SALSOUL 12 inch Company Sleeve - £18 STOL Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US SALSOUL 12 inch Promo in Company Slv - £20Â
SHEP PETTIBONE mix + instrumental + accapella mixes!
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Company Sleeve - £13 WOL
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Company Sleeve With Sleeve Sticker - £15Â
The original Tom Moulton mix
Loleatta Holloway - Hit And Run / We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Company Sleeve - £12 EX/WOL
All-time classic WALTER GIBBONS mix!
Loleatta Holloway - Mama Don't Papa Won't / I May Not Be There When You Want Me
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £7Â
Loleatta Holloway - Mama Don't Papa Won't / I May Not Be There When You Want Me
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Promo in Company Slv £5 WOL
Classic LOLEATTA!
Loleatta Holloway -Â
The Greatest Performance Of My Life / That's What You Said
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Company Sleeve - £8Â
Loleatta Holloway -Â
The Greatest Performance Of My Life / That's What You Said
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £7 WOL
Loleatta Holloway / Salsoul Orchestra -Â
Catch Me On The Rebound
US GOLDMIND 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £20 Nr. Mint / looks unplayed
Neddy Smith - Give it Up
US DELIRIUM 12 inch - £250Â
Classic rare boogie tune on highly collectable label - original version
Sashay / Arnell Carmichael - Changes / When I Needed An Angel
US BUDWEISER 12 inch Company Sleeve - £20Â
mid eighties sweet soul sound
Skip Mahoney - Janice
US SALSOUL 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £35 WOL
The Chi-Lites ft Eugene Record - Get Down With Me / Try My Side (Of Love)
US CHI-SOUND / 20TH CENTURY 12 inch Company Sleeve - £15Â
Get Down is a great little boogie tune!Â
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