Ernie Lucas

What We Pay For Love C/w Can Separate Me From Your Love

This Los Angeles Okeh recording was missed by everyone, check out Arin Demain aka Ernie Lucas grinding out a slab of Beat Ballad Heaven! Guided by the steady hand of James Carmichael who methodically assembles a mighty beater, with a girl choir soothing Ernie's pain; has he quite rightly points out "Heartaches Are What We Pay For Love"Â Jackie "Call Me Tomorrow"Â Mills cranks up the production to epic proportions, it's all there the ingredients for a heart-repairing excercise.

One pace above Deep Soul, one pace below a Northern Soul dancer, sits it in smack dab in the middle of what a great Beat Ballad should sound like.

Without question one of the least seen of all the Okeh treasures. I can see this 45's reputation growing on the back of You Tube & Facebook.

What price the next time you see it..must be the question.

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The winning bid was £ 86.00

Twisted Wheel Mail Shot

Full Contents Of The October 1969 Mail Shot

Perhaps the most significant "TWISTED WHEEL"Â package ever to come to market.

This is the October mailshot to members only, totally complete and in the same condition as when the Burton On Trent "Wheeler"Â opened his envelope Saturday 27th. of September 1969.

Contents are an astonishing 2 live artist event flyers Marv Johnson & Ben E. King to appear on two consecutive Saturdays. Twisted Wheel membership card, printed handbill for live act schedule for September, October & November 1969 with act changes of The Bandwagon & The Platters amended to Marv Johnson & Lee Dorsey by hand.

Note: Arthur Conley - billed as AURTHUR CONLEY

Also includes the seldom seen TWISTED WHEEL CLUB wallet size CARD event informer - plus to make this set, irresistibly perfect - is the ORIGINAL address, stamped and franked envelope it was mailed in.

Surely awaiting a high quality picture frame and a pride of place on a wall in your house, as this conversation piece just bristles with NS history...

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The winning bid was £ 128.00

Cix Bits Band

I Can't Turn Myself Around

1978 street-level Los Angeles funk infused dancer that falls perfectly into today's preferred Northern Soul 70s dance style.

A pinch of vocal-attitude rolls over the persistent wah-wah guitar work, bolstered by strong horn and shrill girls - always a recipe to wow the dancefloor.

This copy is totally perfect in every way not only condition - but perfect for the DJ to impress, as Soul Sam, Mick H. and others have done for quite some time..

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The winning bid was £ 1,009.00

Limitations

I'm Lonely I'm Troubled C/w My Baby

Much is mentioned about the huge contribution Stoke On Trent Soul-Boys have made to the Northern Soul scene over the decades.

Throughout the early 70s Keith Minshall championed the cause at the iconic The Golden Torch all-niter with his team of King Spinners. "Butch"Â picked up the baton in the 80s and spent the next 3 decades amassing the worlds greatest Rare Soul collection and an unrivaled DJing reputation as his one-off discoveries were one of the major reasons Northern Soul stayed alive, fresh and challenging.

But not enough has been said about the other "Potteries"Â Northern Soul hero who pre-internet era of the 80's and early 90s, traveled the length & breadth of the USA. Crate digging first, then elevating his search to finding artists, producers and label owners.

That was Super-Record-Sleuth Tim Ashibende, a man responsible for bringing many single and quantity finds to the UK. Tim an unassuming and modest kinda guy wrote great in-depth accounts of his meetings with many Soul Artists and producers.

I don't think he has written one about his meeting with Liz Bacone but without that encounter this double-delight of vocal-group Northern & Sweet Soul 45 would be an impossible dream to own during the 90s.

Today, Tim's meager haul has 20 years since been quickly dispersed into the finest NS collections and is now quite rightly right back at the top of DJ wants lists like it was before Tim Ashibende became one of the first self-styled Private-Vinyl-Detectives and he was very good at it.

Tim, respect mate ....

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The winning bid was £ 311.00

Spinners

Sweet Thing C/w How Can I

at the risk of repeating ourselves:

For ever seeking flawless labels and vinyl? Both the USA And UK MOTOWN collectors quest for a run of perfection is never ending.

So when we encounter a great Northern Soul tune in dream-condition, we do like to hang it up for offer. Considering what are the chances today for this 1964 48 year old masterpiece popping up for sale in pristine condition.

Both labels are totally clean, vinyl reveals under tough scrutinization we can't even detect even a brief light sleeve contact brush...we think this is just the thing the ultra-picky-Motown-Man is looking for.

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The winning bid was £ 97.00

Miracles

Ain't It Baby C/w The Only One Love

British Tamla Motown addicts - you'll be pleased to hear this is the finest copy of this 1961 British press we've encountered this century.

Flawless Mint minus labels - vinyl that is near perfect - just a minuscule light surface blemish on the flipside vinyl otherwise we'd have no hesitation to list this rarely seen offering as Mint minus throughout.

Still retaining it's original birth-sleeve, we'd suggest you'd spend a lifetime trying to find a finer copy.

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The winning bid was £ 84.00

Sugar Simone

I Love My Baby C/w I'll Keep You Satisfied

Born in Jamaican Keith "Sugar"Â Simone showcases the influence of British residents from the Islands had on the mid-sixties "British Soul sound"Â that was so appreciated by the MODS of the era.

With recordings of both Ska & Soul under his belt and a series of highly collectable 45s on Carnival, Sue & Go. Let us introduce you to this completely obscure 1967 "A"Â stamped Brit-release from this versatile singer.

Topside is a vibrant Horn-mobilized English soul-shaker absolutely capturing the very essence of the time, as he draws inspiration from Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Arthur Conley and the like and literally rips into the production.

But that is not all, flip it over for a remarkable slab of Deep Soul as the funeral paced hammond hums and the despairing guitar slowly plucks it's web of despair, horns slowing lift up and a most-brilliantly understated trumpet solo keeps the mood right on the cusp, just one step away from jumping off the cliff.

Who's want to die?.. whilst music like this is still yet to reach the masses.. a Deep Soul masterpiece that Otis himself could hardly have bettered...and oh that trumpet... makes you just want to lie down in front of log fire with someone you care about...

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The winning bid was £ 59.00

Bill Brandon

The Streets Got My Lady C/w Tag Tag

Be prepared to have your mood regenerated twice over, as this master of the Southern Soul takes you by the heart.

Top side created by two captains of our music Robert Holmes & Moses Dillard join forces in Nashville, crafting Deep Soul lyrics into a soulful dance production. No easy task but the pairing excel in their assignment, aided by a man who just delivers pain on every word...SUPERB

The flipside jumps from Soul Captains to Soul-Gods, as the adroit pen Sam Dees tells another tale of lost-love and despair, through highly-imaginative lyrics and Bill Brandon's skilled vocal again rekindling the heartache.

It's proper SOUL in two different styles but both delivering the same message of how love, just hurts sometimes..

This is the rarely seen authentic ORIGINAL press, of course.

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The winning bid was £ 307.00

Larry Allen

Can't We Talk It Over

Yes this is the ultra-elusive LARRY Allen credit 1st. press in just sublime condition.

One of those NS classics those intro is an instant starting gun for the sprint to the dance-floor. The shrill piano key slapping is so very inviting, but not nearly as inviting as that big LARRY text on the label, the ultimate variation whilst chasing the disc perhaps 20 times rare than the L. Allen credit alternative.

Two clean label and vinyl to match - a beauty in it's rarest form.

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The winning bid was £ 510.00

Donna Colman

Your Loves Too Strong C/w If You Want Me

And this weeks desirable Northern Soul USA White DEMO is:

A distant droning male vocal group precede a seductive young girl vocal that will just enter all the places in your heart you really didn't want her to go.

Can Northern Soul be sexy? Well I think this 45 certainly is, as Donna purrs precisely at the right place beckoning her background boys to elevate the session by providing some of the most persistent vocal-backing of any Northern Soul recording and of course the relentless piano brings the whole thing together.

This has just got "IT"Â hasn't it ..

After Donna turning me on, shall we talk condition..? which is so very near perfect - it hurts.

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The winning bid was £ 271.00

Ron Buford Featuring Ural Thomas

Deep Soul Part 1 & 2

Ray Barretto style horn intro almost immediately hardens into a James Brown style FUNK engine that sweeps aside all tat comes before it.

Ural Thomas does a fine job on part 1 with his defiant vocal approach so's not to be overwhelmed erupting brass strengthening by the second behind him..late on the Latin influence creeps in and the session is complete, leaving you gasping..

Part two takes a breather and drops a tad in pace - completely different but equally effective and a wild hammond jumps to the fore..

Two sides that frankly would just conquer any dancefloor..

Two perfect label & playing surface, tiny, tiny edge curl in one small area of the record edge NOT affecting sound. Check that perfect & mighty sound file and try not to dance if you can...

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The winning bid was £ 59.00

Choker Campbell

Hits Of The Sixties

Walter "Choker"Â Campbell, the driving force behind the legendary Motown Revue. Providing the full musical backing with his 16 piece band.

I can say it no better than the Scott St. James's sleeve notes, quote: "Â Shake with that Motown Sound, that indefinable something which continues to give depth of feeling and beat to these Holland & Dozier, William Stevenson & Clarence Paul productions"Â

Choker was the MAN!

Check out this 12 track 1965 mono original UK press that retains the original company inner sleeve, two perfect labels, neat clean vinyl, laminated front cover is free of flaws except for some minor creasing - see scan. Back cover is free of writing, stains, but there is a small sticker removal surface tear NOT affecting text or track listing.

It's rare, you know that - now listen to the soundfile and you will fully appreciate what a highly talent band leader "Choker"Â was.

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The winning bid was £ 112.00

Bill Dennis

I'll Never Let You Get Away C/w Poor Liitle Fool

not only SHRINE TIME but an utterly RARE TIME too..

13 in the series, featuring two of Shrine's fundamental studio team-members, the duo of Harry Bass & Dale Warren guide the mysterious Bill Dennis to another fabulous Washington Northern Soul winner.

The all important SHRINE labels are flawless, no ring wear, writing, water stains, or pieces missing - such an important aspect of collecting the Rarest-Of-The-Rare on this label.

Vinyl is a strong Ex+ only revealing the merest surface blemish or two in strong light.Plays beautifully both sides as you will hear from the double sound file.

A fine copy of a record that is clearly most likely to be a once in a lifetime opportunity to snare another number in the series of Northern Soul's most-wanted label.

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The winning bid was £ 4,515.00

Duke Browner

Crying Over You Vocal & Instrumental

A timeless Northern Soul anthem, it matters not how many times you hear this Detroit Delicacy it still has that unnerving affect for synchronized hand-clapping , embarrassing in the office of course - but just had to be done.

Before you today is a unique 1979 British RCA DIRECT CUT 10"Â acetate with sound quality (unlike the original) deep, solid and totally penetrating.

On the eye, the handwritten label screams NS history; So alluring and actually informative as it references it's intended release destination with the GPR - 145.

Unmissable Northern Soul super-classic in it's rarest form..

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The winning bid was £ 75.00

Rumblers

Soulful Jerk

1965 Los Angeles instrumental from the renowned Downy Recording Building where Barry White honed his singing and production skills during the era.

This is a far cry from Barry's work, this mountain of sound blends Soul,Surf & Latin into a Tsunami of hipshakin' turbulence, that would have drowned the traffic noise of I-5 and I-605 freeways converging either side of the studios.

Mid-60s instrumental that beseeches you to dance.

You are viewing it's rarest and most desirable form - the extremely elusive 1965 UK press in near perfect condition.

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The winning bid was £ 60.00

Limitations

I'm Lonely I'm Troubled C/w My Baby

Much is mentioned about the huge contribution Stoke On Trent Soul-Boys have made to the Northern Soul scene over the decades.

Throughout the early 70s Keith Minshall championed the cause at the iconic The Golden Torch all-niter with his team of King Spinners. "Butch"Â picked up the baton in the 80s and spent the next 3 decades amassing the worlds greatest Rare Soul collection and an unrivaled DJing reputation as his one-off discoveries were one of the major reasons Northern Soul stayed alive, fresh and challenging.

But not enough has been said about the other "Potteries"Â Northern Soul hero who pre-internet era of the 80's and early 90s, traveled the length & breadth of the USA. Crate digging first, then elevating his search to finding artists, producers and label owners.

That was Super-Record-Sleuth Tim Ashibende, a man responsible for bringing many single and quantity finds to the UK. Tim an unassuming and modest kinda guy wrote great in-depth accounts of his meetings with many Soul Artists and producers.

I don't think he has written one about his meeting with Liz Bacone but without that encounter this double-delight of vocal-group Northern & Sweet Soul 45 would be an impossible dream to own during the 90s.

Today, Tim's meager haul has 20 years since been quickly dispersed into the finest NS collections and is now quite rightly right back at the top of DJ wants lists like it was before Tim Ashibende became one of the first self-styled Private-Vinyl-Detectives and he was very good at it.

Tim, respect mate ....

Sorry, this item has already been won!

The winning bid was £ 311.00

Got my copy off Tim at the time when he found a few & can only echo what JM has said about him, unassuming and very modest. There were some great interviews with Tim on soul guy radio but I'm not sure if they're still available online.

Collecting rare soul,now on par with a massive coke habit or owning a vw camper van!