Fontella Bass: Rescue Me (Checker) £5 Alltime classic. Must have
Jimmy Beaumont: Our Day Is Here (Drive) £50 Brilliant version of the JP Robinson biggie at a fraction of the price. Highly Recommended.
Sandy Brockington: It Was You (Bengee) £15 Great uptempo girlie Northern. Still unknown.
Harold Burrage: I've Got To Find A Way (M-Pac) £5 vg+ Brilliant atmospheric Northern on the ever reliable M-Pac label. Sounds like a rare one but what a bargain. Recommended.
Gene Chandler: I'm Just a Fool For You / Buddy Ain't It a Shame (Constellation) £10 One of the great value for money double-siders. Both sides brill and both still getting plays. Fool is quality midtempo while Buddy is a cracking uptempo Highly Recommended
Gene Chandler + Barbara Acklin: Love Won't Start (Brunswick) £10 Great overlooked Northern dancer
Lee Charles: Someone, Somewhere (Revue) £5 Nice midtempo Northern
Tony Clarke: The Entertainer (Chess) £5 Alltime classic. Still sounds great to me
Vivian Copeland: He Know's My Key (Will Always Be In The Mailbox) (D'oro) £15 Brilliant in demand crossover midtempo
Patti Drew: Working On A Groovy Thing (Capitol) £10 Brilliant midtempo dancer
Four Tops: Sweet Understanding Love (Dunhill) £5 Brilliant uptempo feel good 70's.
Four Tops: I Can't Help Myself (Motown) £5 Pure class. Motown at it's best.
Marvin Gaye: One More Heartache/When I Had Your Love (Tamla) £10 Superb Motwon double sider from the great man. Both great dancers. Recommended.
Marvin Gaye: Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby/Wherever I Lay My Hat (Tamla) £5 Classic double-header in a still sealed bag. Almost a shame to open it
Marvin Gaye: Change What You Can / You (Tamla) £10 2 brilliant in demand sides. Both dancers
Impressions: It's All Over (ABC Paramount) £5 Brilliant group version of the classic Walter Jackson ender
Independents: I Love You Yes I Do (Wand) £10 Brilliant cheap 70's crossover dancer. Plays for me. Highly recommended.
Clydene Jackson: I Need Your Love (Soul HQ) £20 Only way you'll get a 45 of this in demand crossover dancer is on this UK re-issue. Plays for Keith Money
Millie Jackson: My Man, A Sweet Man (Spring) £10 Classic 70's feelgood dancer
Etta James: Tell Mama (Cadet) £10 Another brilliant gritty dancer from Dublins favourite.
Marv Johnson: Don't Leave Me (UA) £10 vg++ Brilliant early pre-Motown midtempo
Ben E King: Too Bad (Atco) £5 vg++ Great midtempo from the great man.
McFadden + Whitehead: Ain't No Stopping Us Now (PIR) £5 Classic 70's anthem. What do you mean you don't have one??? Hurry I won't tell anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barbara McNair: My World Is Empty Without You (Motown) £5 Great version of the Supremes classic.
Johnny Nash: You Never Know (MGM) £15 Brilliant uptempo dancer. Great flip too. Bargain
Billy Ocean: Love Really Hurts Without You (Ariola) £5 Classic feelgood 70's.........well I love it anyway.
Ozz + His Sperlings: Somebody to Love (MIOB) £40 Superb Northen dancer that just drips atmosphere. Awesome.
Patti and The Emblems: Mixed Up Shook Up Girl (Herald) £10 Classic girl group Northern. Great dancer.
Jimmy Robins: Just Can't Please You (Jerhart) £20 Classic Northern/RnB that's still a guaranteed floor-filler. A must for every collection
Royallettes: Only When You're Lonely (MGM) £10 vg++ Great version of Holly Maxwell at a fraction of the price. Slight hiss at start!!! Otherwise perfect.
David Ruffin: My Whole Ended (the moment you left me) (Motown) £5 Another brilliant Motown dancer from one of the greats.
Jimmy Ruffin: Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got (Soul) £10 One of the great Motown cheapies. THE version IMO. Nice flip too
Spinners: Working My Way Back To You (Atlantic) £5 Alltime classic
Spinners: Bad Bad Weather (Motown) £5 Great motown double sider
Supremes: Will This Be The Day / Love Child (Motown) £5 Brilliant in-demand crossover dancer that comes highyly recommended b/w classic flip
Supremes: Love Is Here and Now You're Gone (Motown) £5 Another classic from the girls
Supremes: Baby Love / Ask Any Girl (Motown) £5 Classic b/w a midtempo that's as good as it is overlooked.
Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go (Motown) £5 Their breakthrough hit. still sounds good to my ears
Temptations: You're Not An Ordinary Girl / Beauty's Only Skin Deep (Gordy) £10 Their best double sider IMO. Both great dancers. Recommended.
Mark Valentino: Walking Alone (Swan wdj) £5 Great Midtempo Northern.
Dee Dee Warwick: When Love Slips Away (Mercury) £20 Sublime popular crossover/Northern midtempo
Dionne Warwick: Reach Out For Me (Scepter/Wand) £10 Great version
Mary Wells: Use Your Head/Everloving Boy (20th Cent.) £15 2 brilliant sides. Head is a classic and still popular midtempo while Boy is a criinally overlooked midtempo dancer that reminds me of Baby Washington at her best.
Danny White: Miss Fine, Miss Fine (Frisco) Issue £30 wjd £50 Massive current Sleepless Nights tune. Won't be long before it's massive everywhere. Get it now
Timmy Willis: Give Me A Little Sign (Epic) £15 Fantastic in demand modern dancer (not to be confused with Brenton Wood)
Al Wilson: Be Concerned (Playboy) £5 Brilliant 70's double-header
Al Wilson: Show and Tell (Rocky Road) £5 Alltime classic 70's. Still hugely popular
Jackie Wilson: Higher + Higher / I'm The One To Do It (Mexican Brunswick) £15 Pound for pound the greatest 2-sider ever. And how nice is it on Mexican?
Stevie Wonder: Ain't That Asking For Trouble (Tamla) £5 Another great motown dancer from the great man
Stevie Wonder: Do I Do (Tamla) £5 Classic Modern that still gets plays
Lennie Hibbert Pure Soul Doctor Bird Db113a Mint
OK Folks, Here's a few bits for sale. Loads of cheapies in there as well as some nice other stuff. Will do any 5 of the £5 'ers for £20.
Drop me a line at john.dunne@quintiles.com if you fancy anything.
Best
Honest John
Fontella Bass: Rescue Me (Checker) £5 Alltime classic. Must have
Jimmy Beaumont: Our Day Is Here (Drive) £50 Brilliant version of the JP Robinson biggie at a fraction of the price. Highly Recommended.
Sandy Brockington: It Was You (Bengee) £15 Great uptempo girlie Northern. Still unknown.
Harold Burrage: I've Got To Find A Way (M-Pac) £5 vg+ Brilliant atmospheric Northern on the ever reliable M-Pac label. Sounds like a rare one but what a bargain. Recommended.
Gene Chandler: I'm Just a Fool For You / Buddy Ain't It a Shame (Constellation) £10 One of the great value for money double-siders. Both sides brill and both still getting plays. Fool is quality midtempo while Buddy is a cracking uptempo Highly Recommended
Gene Chandler + Barbara Acklin: Love Won't Start (Brunswick) £10 Great overlooked Northern dancer
Lee Charles: Someone, Somewhere (Revue) £5 Nice midtempo Northern
Tony Clarke: The Entertainer (Chess) £5 Alltime classic. Still sounds great to me
Vivian Copeland: He Know's My Key (Will Always Be In The Mailbox) (D'oro) £15 Brilliant in demand crossover midtempo
Patti Drew: Working On A Groovy Thing (Capitol) £10 Brilliant midtempo dancer
Four Tops: Sweet Understanding Love (Dunhill) £5 Brilliant uptempo feel good 70's.
Four Tops: I Can't Help Myself (Motown) £5 Pure class. Motown at it's best.
Marvin Gaye: One More Heartache/When I Had Your Love (Tamla) £10 Superb Motwon double sider from the great man. Both great dancers. Recommended.
Marvin Gaye: Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby/Wherever I Lay My Hat (Tamla) £5 Classic double-header in a still sealed bag. Almost a shame to open it
Marvin Gaye: Change What You Can / You (Tamla) £10 2 brilliant in demand sides. Both dancers
Impressions: It's All Over (ABC Paramount) £5 Brilliant group version of the classic Walter Jackson ender
Independents: I Love You Yes I Do (Wand) £10 Brilliant cheap 70's crossover dancer. Plays for me. Highly recommended.
Clydene Jackson: I Need Your Love (Soul HQ) £20 Only way you'll get a 45 of this in demand crossover dancer is on this UK re-issue. Plays for Keith Money
Millie Jackson: My Man, A Sweet Man (Spring) £10 Classic 70's feelgood dancer
Etta James: Tell Mama (Cadet) £10 Another brilliant gritty dancer from Dublins favourite.
Marv Johnson: Don't Leave Me (UA) £10 vg++ Brilliant early pre-Motown midtempo
Ben E King: Too Bad (Atco) £5 vg++ Great midtempo from the great man.
McFadden + Whitehead: Ain't No Stopping Us Now (PIR) £5 Classic 70's anthem. What do you mean you don't have one??? Hurry I won't tell anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barbara McNair: My World Is Empty Without You (Motown) £5 Great version of the Supremes classic.
Johnny Nash: You Never Know (MGM) £15 Brilliant uptempo dancer. Great flip too. Bargain
Billy Ocean: Love Really Hurts Without You (Ariola) £5 Classic feelgood 70's.........well I love it anyway.
Ojays: Backstabbers (PIR) £5 Classic 70's. Re-activated spins
Ozz + His Sperlings: Somebody to Love (MIOB) £40 Superb Northen dancer that just drips atmosphere. Awesome.
Patti and The Emblems: Mixed Up Shook Up Girl (Herald) £10 Classic girl group Northern. Great dancer.
Jimmy Robins: Just Can't Please You (Jerhart) £20 Classic Northern/RnB that's still a guaranteed floor-filler. A must for every collection
Royallettes: Only When You're Lonely (MGM) £10 vg++ Great version of Holly Maxwell at a fraction of the price. Slight hiss at start!!! Otherwise perfect.
David Ruffin: My Whole Ended (the moment you left me) (Motown) £5 Another brilliant Motown dancer from one of the greats.
Jimmy Ruffin: Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got (Soul) £10 One of the great Motown cheapies. THE version IMO. Nice flip too
Spinners: Working My Way Back To You (Atlantic) £5 Alltime classic
Spinners: Bad Bad Weather (Motown) £5 Great motown double sider
Supremes: Will This Be The Day / Love Child (Motown) £5 Brilliant in-demand crossover dancer that comes highyly recommended b/w classic flip
Supremes: Love Is Here and Now You're Gone (Motown) £5 Another classic from the girls
Supremes: Baby Love / Ask Any Girl (Motown) £5 Classic b/w a midtempo that's as good as it is overlooked.
Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go (Motown) £5 Their breakthrough hit. still sounds good to my ears
Temptations: You're Not An Ordinary Girl / Beauty's Only Skin Deep (Gordy) £10 Their best double sider IMO. Both great dancers. Recommended.
Mark Valentino: Walking Alone (Swan wdj) £5 Great Midtempo Northern.
Dee Dee Warwick: When Love Slips Away (Mercury) £20 Sublime popular crossover/Northern midtempo
Dionne Warwick: Reach Out For Me (Scepter/Wand) £10 Great version
Webs: Tomorrow (Popside) £10 Highly rated (and rightly so) midtempo group Soul
Mary Wells: Use Your Head/Everloving Boy (20th Cent.) £15 2 brilliant sides. Head is a classic and still popular midtempo while Boy is a criinally overlooked midtempo dancer that reminds me of Baby Washington at her best.
Danny White: Miss Fine, Miss Fine (Frisco) Issue £30 wjd £50 Massive current Sleepless Nights tune. Won't be long before it's massive everywhere. Get it now
Timmy Willis: Give Me A Little Sign (Epic) £15 Fantastic in demand modern dancer (not to be confused with Brenton Wood)
Al Wilson: Be Concerned (Playboy) £5 Brilliant 70's double-header
Al Wilson: Show and Tell (Rocky Road) £5 Alltime classic 70's. Still hugely popular
Jackie Wilson: Higher + Higher / I'm The One To Do It (Mexican Brunswick) £15 Pound for pound the greatest 2-sider ever. And how nice is it on Mexican?
Stevie Wonder: Ain't That Asking For Trouble (Tamla) £5 Another great motown dancer from the great man
Stevie Wonder: Do I Do (Tamla) £5 Classic Modern that still gets plays