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Utilizing the same backing track as Barbara Mason's - Bobby Is My Baby - Jimmy Bishop and the Dynodynamics Philadelphia production guys lay a magnificent vocal group Northern Soul dancer down.

Magnificent lead-vocal project Kenny Gamble's lyrics, with a shrill girl-group assistance blending the whole session into pure Philly Northern.

You will not need reminding that this example is the stupidly RARE STOCKcopy. Vinyl has a few insignificant light surface marks - but as you can hear it plays loud, clear and true - and just begs you to get up and DANCE!

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The winning bid was £ 372.00

Mar - J's

Got To Find A Way Out

The iconic Bunny's big-ears poppin' out of the hat - would be a crate-diggers heart-stopper, because Lennie LaCour's label has served the rare-soul collecting scene with countless delights of rare innovative Soul!

This furious girl-group Northern Soul dancer again underlines why the label and the man are so very highly regarded. A subtle drum n' bongo intro collides with pumpin' horns, then this gang of defiant girls, kick-ass seeking a way out of a bad relationship with a man who tells lies.

Totally killer girl-group Northern Soul of the rawest kind...

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The winning bid was £ 277.00

Joan Dovalle

Let Me Go C/w No Better For You

Although the label makes no reference to "PIED PIPER", this is not only 100% Detroit "Pied Piper" it is also one of the finest examples of this iconic Motor City gathering's work.

Arranged by Herbie Williams & Joe Hunter, both sides give up the purest possible example of street-level Detroit Northern Soul.

• This 45 has everything!!
  

Topside is the original take of the Gordon Berry backing track featuring an enthusiastic Mike Terry poised to interrupt the blaring horns and Joan's ear-drum thumping vocal portraying Andre Williiams, Ray Monette & Michael Campbell's lyrics, that just 2 releases later Abstract Reality did different but compelling take on.

If that were not enough, the Pied Piper gang in the same session had the audacity to record a flipside so filled with attitude it commands your instant respect; especially as Mr. Terry can again be heard effortlessly kissing-out those magnificent Bari-Tone sax prompts from that legendary brass wand of his....

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The winning bid was £ 536.00

Kolettes

Who's That Guy C/w Just How Much (can One Heart Take)

One of the ridiculously RARE British DEMO's to find!

Both sides give up snappy but raw to the bone Girl-Group Soul. Top side is a great Northern Soul dancer. Flip side is more a statement that validates the golden era of the girl-group sound, first issued in the USA on local label Barbara 13421 then it's the quality alert Chess, for a Checker 1094 release, which took it then to these shores and this PYE promo.

There is no finer way to own this 45, than a superb condition - hardly ever witnessed 1964 British DEMO.

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£ 64.00

Edited February 22, 201213 yr by JOE TORQUAY

Essex Iv

My Reaction To You C/w My Heart Can't Take It

A string driven thing!

No it's not same copy we auctioned last November, this copy has near MInt - vinyl, tiny X on flip side label being the only blemish on an otherwise perfect rare Soul-Trophy, a solid grade above the one so may of you scuffle over, the lat time.

That is of little wonder, as this coveted 45 gives of flawless rare-soul dance music performance (both sides), pre-disco and not a New York Club cliche can be heard.

Old-School Soul-Guys Richie Rome (so many killer tunes to his credit) Bob Yorey the guy who did all that wonderful work with The Glories on Date. But for me it's a precision string section guided by Jack Perricone that set this 45 up as a stand-alone 70s killer.

On both sides banks of string cradle a fluid vocal group from one peak to another - BRILLIANT!

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The winning bid was £ 260.00

Brothers Of Soul

I'd Be Grateful

Richard Knight, Robert Eaton & Fred Bridges.

Recently two of this iconic trio came to England for the first time, played to a packed Coventry dance hall, where the Northern Soul fraternity could say thank you, for enriching their lives with Detroit Soul creations that consistently became a Northern Soul classics.

This 45 is one of 100s these three Demi-Gods were involved in - and I hope this listing will goes a little way to expanding awareness of these guys genius for the "soul dance sound"

This is the VINYL variation of their most popular most-wanted 45. But most all of their other work is every note, just as good.

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The winning bid was £ 159.00

Tony Sams

A Thousand Miles Apart

Excruciatingly RARE Mid-60 New Orleans influenced California R&B Northern Soul with a enviable reputation, and our first copy in an age!

Tony Sams backed by the LaLa Wilson Band emits all the ingredients the very finest rare R&B trophies do - vocally immense and full infectious dance-floor appeal and almost certainly exclusivity at the venue your playing , as very few DJ's can boast of owning this floor-destroyer.

Guaranteed rarity, guaranteed a floor-shaking response!

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The winning bid was £ 254.00

Jimmy Mccracklin

The Walk C/w Don't Blame Me

Some records ignite fond memories, for me personally his 45 sparks two.

First was in 1969 going to Nottingham's top soul club. The Brit - that was a turning point in my life, as Tamla Motown was dumped for rare-soul I'd never heard before. That evening branded my memory with "Jackie Edwards - I Feel So Bad" Al Kent - The Way You've Been Acting Lately" "The Spinners - She's Gonna Love Me AT Sundown" and in total contrast to those upbeat dance tunes. Jimmy McCracklin's - The Walk -.broke the smokey atmosphere.

It was however almost a decade later when I attended a night in Brighton when Ian Clark and friends showed how the "The Walk" was done. Those Southerners always had to go one better, the dancefloor swayed and walked! The smart DJ followed it by the Artistics masterpiece "I'm Gonna Miss You" which fitted perfectly into the "Walkling" pace and the night was alight!

Two great moments remembered due to a classic, that just seems to have been totally forgotten by the DJs today. Remembering the USA original all seem to play with poor sound quality - this high-fidelity 1958 UK press in flawless condition would be perfect to rekindle it's charms to the NS public.

RARE and so collectible.

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The winning bid was

£ 63.00

Shout - Formerley Soul Music

# 34 13th. October 1968

34 13th. October 1968 1/6d

Front cover glossy picture is Joe Simon

Amazingly this iconic fanzine covers Soul harmony vocal group The Ballads who had not had a release in the UK and to this day still haven't.

Blues editorial - Talking The Blues Continuing saga of the "Original drifters" Don & Juan, Jimmy Delphs, Teen Queens - discographies

Plus new release record reviews: including The Bandwagon - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache - the review reads;

"Yeah! Dig this you Four Tops fans. Very unoriginal but beautifully done and the backing is superb and it;s even becoming a hit on our un-hip shores which shows that dance hall dwellers must buy records..." TC

Perhaps the reference to those "dancehall dwellers" was the embryonic fertilization of Northern Soul children...

Skillfully edited by the talent Tony Cummings & team.

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Freddie Chavez

They'll Never Know Why C/w Baby I'm Sorry

After the auction-mayhem caused by the BLUE stock copy last month. WEthought this flawless White Demo variation may stir those who missed out..

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The winning bid was £ 737.00

Etta James

Tell Mama - Uk Album

Our second rare British LP offering this month commemorates the passing of a lady who affected everyone who ever heard the driving passion and pain emanated from Etta's every syllable.

This offering is the 1968 UK Chess press that many off you may never have seen before - it is that elusive! But unlike her British Ember album, this Chess 4536 lp contains Etta giving up SOUL at it's very deepest "I'd Rather Go Blind" Soul/RB dance music at it's most-potent "Tell Mama" and also a killer LP only R&B dance track of the highest order "Watch Dog" + so much more.

Both LPs offer the collector a slice of "Black Music" history that will never be repeated - there will never be another ETTA and certainly the chance to own such a album rarity with a cover that is "Soul-Art", is an opportunity unlikely to present itself again in the near future!

Vinyl has a few very light surface marks but as you can hear it plays beautifully. Cover and labels are immaculate!

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The winning bid was £ 118.00

Martha & The Vandellas

You've Been In Love Too Long C/w Love (makes Me Do Foolish Things)

Alluring and irresistible Red & White in just impeccable condition.

This recording sees Martha and the gals at their least commercially, thoroughly Soul stuff in it's most-beautiful clothes.

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The winning bid was

£ 97.00

Edited February 22, 201213 yr by JOE TORQUAY

the shout magazine could be the cheapest item ever sold in a jm auction ??

Is the UK press of the Etta James 'Tell Mama' LP really rare, or is JM putting his own eloquent 'spin' on his write up?

I would have rated it as a solid £25 LP.

Same with Brothers of soul 45 Joe. Not rare in the slightest and a very easy one to turn up. Not always in the best nick, but good copies are not hard to come by

the shout magazine could be the cheapest item ever sold in a jm auction ??

Less Johns 15% of course :g:

BH

Same with Brothers of soul 45 Joe. Not rare in the slightest and a very easy one to turn up. Not always in the best nick, but good copies are not hard to come by

If it was a Red label vinyl issue then I'd have to disagree with you - orange label styrene copies were fetching £100+ five or so years ago, so £150ish for a vinyl copy sounds about right.

I certainly wouldn't sell mine for any less.

If it was a Red label vinyl issue then I'd have to disagree with you - orange label styrene copies were fetching £100+ five or so years ago, so £150ish for a vinyl copy sounds about right.

I certainly wouldn't sell mine for any less.

same here joe ..the orange styrene copy isnt rare but the red label vinyl copy is much tougher

same here joe ..the orange styrene copy isnt rare but the red label vinyl copy is much tougher

Tough........but rare??

Tough........but rare??

i agree its not an auction item azza..worth 150 notes tho

Re Freddy Chavez about four years ago one appeared on Ebay in America

It said "From a box of records bought at an estate sale of an ex record company executive "I'm not a record dealer

White demo Freddie Chavez on LooK $9.99 i watched it lie a hawk and then forgot about it

i missed the auction end and it didn't sell , the guy then relisted it , So like a fool i stuck a $100 bid on it just in case i missed it again

this brought everybodies attention to it and it sold for £265

GUTTED !