*HOLD* Internationals - Beautiful philosophy / Too sweet to be lonely - D'AR / EX / £225 (Fantastic double sider, just plain uplifting soul dancers. Beautiful copy.)
Clarence Mann - You met your match - Gram-O-Phon / EX / £180 (DJ copy of this great and dead rare crossover dancer from Atlanta, GA.)
California Gold Notes - W.B. 302 - Aduwa / EX / £100 (Hard deep funk instrumental that was on the California Funk comp.)
Style - Do you miss my love / You're a star - Panda / EX / £65 (Sweet soul ballad backed with modern soul)
Otis Clay - You hurt me for the last time / Baby Jane - Dakar / EX / £50 (White demo of this classic double sider. "S" and "A" written on respective side with a red felt pen).
Brown Sugar Band - Night-time lady - Sugar / EX / £30 (Superb midtempo modern soul)
Ron Henderson - I love you more than dancin' - Avanti / EX / £30 (Ignore the title, great modern soul dancer. White demo.)
Flamingos - Lover come back to me - Polydor / EX / £25 (Tough crossover soul)
Jive (Five) Fyve - If I had the chance to love you - Decca / EX / £25 (Feel good crossover dancer in the same style as Unique Blend. Label has bb hole, comes in company sleeve.)
Elektryk Starr - Just wasn't meant to be / Tonight is right - Bay-Tone / EX / £25 (Late 80's duet ballad backed with midtempo soul.)
Cortez & the Entertainers - Life - Your town / EX / £25 (70's midtempo group soul)
Sharlotte Shaw - Say it to me - Detroit Street Service / EX / £25 (Superb crossover soul. Label has some issues with the printing, only minor flaw. Mint green label, there's also a bright green one without logos. Not sure which was first.)
Robert Evans & Universal Love - You can't stop me from loving you - Trevia / VG / £20 (Smokey soundalike. Vinyl is clean but have marks of removed scotch tape causing some crackles. Not too bad but far from perfect.)
Jimmy Graham - Love can't be modernized - Revue / EX / £20 (Great midtempo soul out of LA. Label has BB hole.)
David Dee - Message to you - Ica / VG+ / £15 (Superb midtempo modern soul. Just a few superficial marks, plays well.)
Calvin Stewart - Try loving me (I'm willing) / You turn me on - Artly / EX / £15 (70's midtempo soul)
Emmett Garner Jr. - So much better - Maxwell / EX / £15 (Chicago crossover classic. Superb copy in company sleeve.)
Sweet Berry feat L.C. Jackson - Don't let go - Retta's / EX / £15 (Classic sweet soul ballad.)
Vaughan Mason and Crew - Bounce, skate, roll Pt. 1 & 2 - Brunswick / EX / £15 (Classic which is hard to find on 7 inch. White demo.)
Toga - It's a love song - Image / EX / £10 (Germany recorded modern soul/disco, not sure where the press is from might be Australia.)
Rare Essence - Disco fever / Huff & puff - Major / EX / £6 (Funky disco backed with midtempo. Not rare but good.)
DISCO & SOUL 12's
Mohjah - Jovert (breakaway) - Coach House / EX / £75 (Dubby disco w/ hard percussion. Canada original, super rare and oh so good!)
H.S.V. - EP - C&S / EX / £30 (5 track EP with the superb modern soul dancer "Feeling this way". Highly recommended!)
*HOLD* Sharon Ridley - Changin' / S.O.S. Band - Just be good to me - Tabu / EX/EX / £25 (Only official 12" release of the 6:28 version of "Changin'". Highly recommended!!)
SOUL, FUNK, DISCO ALBUMS
Roger Hatcher - R&Better - Guiness / EX/EX / £200 (Another collectible on this cult tax scam label. "Your love is a master piece" is a superb midtempo dancer.)
Toby King - Toby Kang - Chelsea / S/S / £175 (Still sealed copy of this modern soul indemander. "We're in love with each other", "I just want to love you" etc)
G.T.'s - You gave it away - Jed's / EX/EX / £150 ("Let's do it together" funky disco, "You gave it away" superb and funky crossover dancer. Lovely copy with cover still in shrink. Vinyl has a hairline mark on b-side not affecting play.)
Various - Free Angela - Golden Triangle / EX/EX / £100 (Incl Tyrone Thomas "Baby can't you see", Dicke Wonder "Nobody knows", three Larry Saunders cuts and more. As new copy.)
Larry Joseph - Presents Platinum funk Vol. 1 - Electric Ice / EX/EX / £90 (Super rare 80's soul album which only came out with a plain sleeve. "Something special" etc)
Love People - Sing it again - Guinness / EX/EX / £80 (Classic Guinness/Dellwood title, incl "Love and affection", "No way to treat a man" etc. Cut corner.)
Good Intensions - Those Good Intensions - Brewtown / EX/EX / £75 (Very rare independent disco album. Standout is a great take on Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" + "We know how to boogie". Great copy still in shrink.)
Deirdre Wilson Tabac - s/t - Rca / EX/EX / £60 ("I can't keep from crying sometimes".)
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau - Alston / EX/EX / £60 (Classic rare groove album. Cover in great nick except one slightly creased corner.)
Leo's Sunshipp - We need each other - Lyon's / EX/EX / £60 (Legendary album! "Give me the sunshine", "I'm back for more" and "Madame butterfly" all which was later covered by more known artists.)
Weldon Irvine - Cosmic vortex - Rca / EX/VG+ / £30 ("Walk that walk, talk that talk". Cover has slight ring wear, cut out mark and a little tear on back. Vinyl is clean.)
West Wing - s/t - 20th Century / EX/VG+ / £45 (Rare and great Barry White produced album. Versions of "Have a nice weekend baby" and "I'm gonna love you just a little bit more" is standouts to me. Cover in great shape except one cut corner, and on back a small removed sticker mark and neat scotch tape.)
Brothers by Choice - st - Ala / EX/EX / £40 (Absolutely solid modern soul album filled with classics "Baby, you really got me going", "She puts back the ease in easy".)
Leon's Creation - This is the beginning - Studio 10 / EX/EX / £40 (Rare funk album out of San Francisco, great listening throughout with the stand out for me being "Mirage". Lovely copy still in shrink.)
Special Delivery - s/t - Shield / EX/EX / £35 ("This kind of love". Superb copy still in shrink, small cut out saw mark.)
Louisiana Purchase - s/t - Basin Street / EX/EX / £30 (Chicago modern soul with "Can't get your love" being a dancer and "When you're not there" a slowie with 2 step appeal. Record pressed a bit off centre but sounds good.)
Crue-l Grand Orchestra - I - Cruel-L / EX/EX / £30 (1996 modern soul out of Japan with "Spend some time without you" being the well known track.)
Z.Z. Hill - A whole lot of soul - United / VG/VG / £30 (Very rare album with Z.Z. mainly covering others songs. Standout is his take of Bettye Swann's "Make me yours" which enjoyed a 45 release in the UK. Cover has general wear, vinyl light marks plays ok but not perfect.)
Modulations - It's rough out there - Buddah / EX/VG+ £30 (Classic 1975 album, solid listening throughout. "Rough out there", "Head on collision with heartbreak", "I'm hopelessy in love", "I can't fight your love", "Worth your weight in gold" etc. Cover has slight general wear + tiny cut out saw mark.)
Black Ice - I judge the funk - HDM / EX/EX / £25 (With two 2 step delights in "Postcard love affair" and "You're always on my mind". Cover has tiny cut out saw mark.)
Bobby Powell - Thank you - Excello / EX/EX / £25 (Rootsy soul album including the lovely "Childhood days". Creased corner.)
Gwen McCrae - s/t - Cat / EX/EX / £20 (Classic 1973 album, "90% of me is you" etc. Cover has cut out saw mark.)
General Crook - s/t - Wand / EX/EX / £20 ("Thanks but no thanks" crossover dancer with a feel good feel.)
Ray Agee - Somebody messed up - Krafton / EX/EX / £20 ("Hard working man" reminds me of his definite northern soul dancer "I'm losing again" only with a tad more R&B feel.)
*HOLD* American Gypsy - s/t - Chess / EX/EX / £20 ("Angel eyes" + " 10,000 miles". US release of the Holland recorded album.)
*HOLD* Linda Williams - City living - Arista / EX/EX / £15 ("Elevate our minds". Cover has a hard to remove old price sticker.)
S.S.O. - Tonight's the night - Shady Brook / EX/EX / £15 (Early disco album with the title track being the standout.)
Stephanie Mills - Movin' in the right direction - Abc / EX/EX / £15 (Title track is superb. Cover still in shrink but with cut corner + cut out hole.)
Psalm 150 - Make up your mind - Pilot / EX/EX / £15 (Swedish gospel album incl the great modern soul dancer "Get yourself together". Beautiful copy.)
Leroy Hutson - The man! - Curtom / EX/VG / £15 ("Ella weez" etc. Cover has general wear, tiny cut out saw mark and 1,5 cm upper split. Complete with insert.)
Sam Russell - What's usual ain't natural - Playboy / EX/EX / £12 (1973 soul album "Yesterday's sorrow", "What's usual ain't natural" being the stand outs to me. Cover has promo sticker.)
Touch of Class - I'm in heaven - Midsong International / EX/EX / £12 (Absolutely solid Philly soul album. "I'm in heaven", "I just can't say goodbye", "You got to know better", "You got nowhere to come", "I love you pretty baby" etc.)
Van McCoy - Soul improvisations - Buddah / EX/VG / £10 (Incl lovely instrumentals "Soul improvisations" in part 1 and 2. Cover has large upper split, cut out hole and ring wear.)
George Harris - Roots - Superior / EX/EX / £10 (Mostly covers here, and most not very good except the scaled down version of "Motherless child" which works very well.)
Imaginations - Love diet - 20th Century / EX/VG+ / £10 (Chicago soul with the slowie "Because I love you" and the title track dancer. Cover has very slight ring wear and cut corner.)
Soiree - s/t - Roadshow / EX/EX / £10 ("Close to you" great disco.)
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SOUL, DISCO, FUNK, SWEET, GROUP HARMONY etc 45's
*HOLD* Internationals - Beautiful philosophy / Too sweet to be lonely - D'AR / EX / £225 (Fantastic double sider, just plain uplifting soul dancers. Beautiful copy.)
Clarence Mann - You met your match - Gram-O-Phon / EX / £180 (DJ copy of this great and dead rare crossover dancer from Atlanta, GA.)
California Gold Notes - W.B. 302 - Aduwa / EX / £100 (Hard deep funk instrumental that was on the California Funk comp.)
Style - Do you miss my love / You're a star - Panda / EX / £65 (Sweet soul ballad backed with modern soul)
Otis Clay - You hurt me for the last time / Baby Jane - Dakar / EX / £50 (White demo of this classic double sider. "S" and "A" written on respective side with a red felt pen).
Brown Sugar Band - Night-time lady - Sugar / EX / £30 (Superb midtempo modern soul)
Ron Henderson - I love you more than dancin' - Avanti / EX / £30 (Ignore the title, great modern soul dancer. White demo.)
Flamingos - Lover come back to me - Polydor / EX / £25 (Tough crossover soul)
Jive (Five) Fyve - If I had the chance to love you - Decca / EX / £25 (Feel good crossover dancer in the same style as Unique Blend. Label has bb hole, comes in company sleeve.)
Elektryk Starr - Just wasn't meant to be / Tonight is right - Bay-Tone / EX / £25 (Late 80's duet ballad backed with midtempo soul.)
Cortez & the Entertainers - Life - Your town / EX / £25 (70's midtempo group soul)
Sharlotte Shaw - Say it to me - Detroit Street Service / EX / £25 (Superb crossover soul. Label has some issues with the printing, only minor flaw. Mint green label, there's also a bright green one without logos. Not sure which was first.)
Robert Evans & Universal Love - You can't stop me from loving you - Trevia / VG / £20 (Smokey soundalike. Vinyl is clean but have marks of removed scotch tape causing some crackles. Not too bad but far from perfect.)
Jimmy Graham - Love can't be modernized - Revue / EX / £20 (Great midtempo soul out of LA. Label has BB hole.)
David Dee - Message to you - Ica / VG+ / £15 (Superb midtempo modern soul. Just a few superficial marks, plays well.)
Calvin Stewart - Try loving me (I'm willing) / You turn me on - Artly / EX / £15 (70's midtempo soul)
Emmett Garner Jr. - So much better - Maxwell / EX / £15 (Chicago crossover classic. Superb copy in company sleeve.)
Sweet Berry feat L.C. Jackson - Don't let go - Retta's / EX / £15 (Classic sweet soul ballad.)
Vaughan Mason and Crew - Bounce, skate, roll Pt. 1 & 2 - Brunswick / EX / £15 (Classic which is hard to find on 7 inch. White demo.)
Toga - It's a love song - Image / EX / £10 (Germany recorded modern soul/disco, not sure where the press is from might be Australia.)
Rare Essence - Disco fever / Huff & puff - Major / EX / £6 (Funky disco backed with midtempo. Not rare but good.)
DISCO & SOUL 12's
Mohjah - Jovert (breakaway) - Coach House / EX / £75 (Dubby disco w/ hard percussion. Canada original, super rare and oh so good!)
H.S.V. - EP - C&S / EX / £30 (5 track EP with the superb modern soul dancer "Feeling this way". Highly recommended!)
*HOLD* Sharon Ridley - Changin' / S.O.S. Band - Just be good to me - Tabu / EX/EX / £25 (Only official 12" release of the 6:28 version of "Changin'". Highly recommended!!)
SOUL, FUNK, DISCO ALBUMS
Roger Hatcher - R&Better - Guiness / EX/EX / £200 (Another collectible on this cult tax scam label. "Your love is a master piece" is a superb midtempo dancer.)
Toby King - Toby Kang - Chelsea / S/S / £175 (Still sealed copy of this modern soul indemander. "We're in love with each other", "I just want to love you" etc)
G.T.'s - You gave it away - Jed's / EX/EX / £150 ("Let's do it together" funky disco, "You gave it away" superb and funky crossover dancer. Lovely copy with cover still in shrink. Vinyl has a hairline mark on b-side not affecting play.)
Various - Free Angela - Golden Triangle / EX/EX / £100 (Incl Tyrone Thomas "Baby can't you see", Dicke Wonder "Nobody knows", three Larry Saunders cuts and more. As new copy.)
Larry Joseph - Presents Platinum funk Vol. 1 - Electric Ice / EX/EX / £90 (Super rare 80's soul album which only came out with a plain sleeve. "Something special" etc)
Love People - Sing it again - Guinness / EX/EX / £80 (Classic Guinness/Dellwood title, incl "Love and affection", "No way to treat a man" etc. Cut corner.)
Good Intensions - Those Good Intensions - Brewtown / EX/EX / £75 (Very rare independent disco album. Standout is a great take on Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" + "We know how to boogie". Great copy still in shrink.)
Deirdre Wilson Tabac - s/t - Rca / EX/EX / £60 ("I can't keep from crying sometimes".)
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau - Alston / EX/EX / £60 (Classic rare groove album. Cover in great nick except one slightly creased corner.)
Leo's Sunshipp - We need each other - Lyon's / EX/EX / £60 (Legendary album! "Give me the sunshine", "I'm back for more" and "Madame butterfly" all which was later covered by more known artists.)
Weldon Irvine - Cosmic vortex - Rca / EX/VG+ / £30 ("Walk that walk, talk that talk". Cover has slight ring wear, cut out mark and a little tear on back. Vinyl is clean.)
West Wing - s/t - 20th Century / EX/VG+ / £45 (Rare and great Barry White produced album. Versions of "Have a nice weekend baby" and "I'm gonna love you just a little bit more" is standouts to me. Cover in great shape except one cut corner, and on back a small removed sticker mark and neat scotch tape.)
Brothers by Choice - st - Ala / EX/EX / £40 (Absolutely solid modern soul album filled with classics "Baby, you really got me going", "She puts back the ease in easy".)
Leon's Creation - This is the beginning - Studio 10 / EX/EX / £40 (Rare funk album out of San Francisco, great listening throughout with the stand out for me being "Mirage". Lovely copy still in shrink.)
Special Delivery - s/t - Shield / EX/EX / £35 ("This kind of love". Superb copy still in shrink, small cut out saw mark.)
Louisiana Purchase - s/t - Basin Street / EX/EX / £30 (Chicago modern soul with "Can't get your love" being a dancer and "When you're not there" a slowie with 2 step appeal. Record pressed a bit off centre but sounds good.)
Crue-l Grand Orchestra - I - Cruel-L / EX/EX / £30 (1996 modern soul out of Japan with "Spend some time without you" being the well known track.)
Z.Z. Hill - A whole lot of soul - United / VG/VG / £30 (Very rare album with Z.Z. mainly covering others songs. Standout is his take of Bettye Swann's "Make me yours" which enjoyed a 45 release in the UK. Cover has general wear, vinyl light marks plays ok but not perfect.)
Modulations - It's rough out there - Buddah / EX/VG+ £30 (Classic 1975 album, solid listening throughout. "Rough out there", "Head on collision with heartbreak", "I'm hopelessy in love", "I can't fight your love", "Worth your weight in gold" etc. Cover has slight general wear + tiny cut out saw mark.)
Black Ice - I judge the funk - HDM / EX/EX / £25 (With two 2 step delights in "Postcard love affair" and "You're always on my mind". Cover has tiny cut out saw mark.)
Bobby Powell - Thank you - Excello / EX/EX / £25 (Rootsy soul album including the lovely "Childhood days". Creased corner.)
Gwen McCrae - s/t - Cat / EX/EX / £20 (Classic 1973 album, "90% of me is you" etc. Cover has cut out saw mark.)
General Crook - s/t - Wand / EX/EX / £20 ("Thanks but no thanks" crossover dancer with a feel good feel.)
Ray Agee - Somebody messed up - Krafton / EX/EX / £20 ("Hard working man" reminds me of his definite northern soul dancer "I'm losing again" only with a tad more R&B feel.)
*HOLD* American Gypsy - s/t - Chess / EX/EX / £20 ("Angel eyes" + " 10,000 miles". US release of the Holland recorded album.)
*HOLD* Linda Williams - City living - Arista / EX/EX / £15 ("Elevate our minds". Cover has a hard to remove old price sticker.)
S.S.O. - Tonight's the night - Shady Brook / EX/EX / £15 (Early disco album with the title track being the standout.)
Stephanie Mills - Movin' in the right direction - Abc / EX/EX / £15 (Title track is superb. Cover still in shrink but with cut corner + cut out hole.)
Psalm 150 - Make up your mind - Pilot / EX/EX / £15 (Swedish gospel album incl the great modern soul dancer "Get yourself together". Beautiful copy.)
Leroy Hutson - The man! - Curtom / EX/VG / £15 ("Ella weez" etc. Cover has general wear, tiny cut out saw mark and 1,5 cm upper split. Complete with insert.)
Sam Russell - What's usual ain't natural - Playboy / EX/EX / £12 (1973 soul album "Yesterday's sorrow", "What's usual ain't natural" being the stand outs to me. Cover has promo sticker.)
Touch of Class - I'm in heaven - Midsong International / EX/EX / £12 (Absolutely solid Philly soul album. "I'm in heaven", "I just can't say goodbye", "You got to know better", "You got nowhere to come", "I love you pretty baby" etc.)
Van McCoy - Soul improvisations - Buddah / EX/VG / £10 (Incl lovely instrumentals "Soul improvisations" in part 1 and 2. Cover has large upper split, cut out hole and ring wear.)
George Harris - Roots - Superior / EX/EX / £10 (Mostly covers here, and most not very good except the scaled down version of "Motherless child" which works very well.)
Imaginations - Love diet - 20th Century / EX/VG+ / £10 (Chicago soul with the slowie "Because I love you" and the title track dancer. Cover has very slight ring wear and cut corner.)
Soiree - s/t - Roadshow / EX/EX / £10 ("Close to you" great disco.)
Edited by KarlM