Tuesday Mix Of Northern Vinyl Sevens

[Beatin Rhythm]

Hi, Soul Folk. A mixed list of Northern vinyl sevens for your consideration here. If there's anything on it that you'd like to buy then please phone 0161 834 7783 to order or reserve (10.00am - 5.15pm). Thank you very much for taking the time to look.

1. Love's Gone Bad / Put Yourself In My Place - CHRIS CLRK (V.I.P.)......VG++......£25

2. Keep On Loving Me / Fight Fire With Fire - FRANCES NERO (Soul).....VG++.....£120

3. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) - THE TEMPTATIONS (Gordy)......VG++.....£20

4. (I'm Just A) Fool For You - GENE CHANDLER (Constellation)......VG++.....£20

5. Going To A Happening - TOMMY NEAL (Pameline).......VG++......£75

6. Driftin' drifter - LITTLE MILTON (Checker)......VG++.....£10

7. Black Power - JAMES COIT (Phoof)......VG++......£10

8. Walkin' The Duck - THE TRIUMPHS (Verve)......VG++.....the band on this stomping Northern instro is mostly made up of The Mar-Keys........£15

9. Would You Believe - JACKIE LEE (Mirwood)......VG++.....£15

10. Chills And Fever - PAUL KELLY (Dial).......VG++.....£20

11. If He were Mine - PAULA DURANTE (GJM)......VG++....£80

12. You Are / I'm Not Coming Back - BOBBY REED (Brunswick demo)......Mint-....yet another brilliant Brunswick dancer cut around 1969-70 which was a truly golden period of creativity for this Chicago label.Carries an admirable mid-tempo dancer on the flip, "I'm Not Coming Back" making this a very worthwhile double-sider........£70

13. More Love, That's What we Need - THE GOSPEL CLASSICS (Checker).....Mint-....very pleasing and uplifting Northern Soul dancer that doesn't get played often enough, a real "feel-good" atmosphere generated whenever it is played as everyone needs more love, for sure.........£125

14. You've Got The Power - GAIL WYNTERS (Hickory).......Mint-.....£30

15. You Spoiled My Reputation - TONY MIDDLETON (ABC-Paramount demo).....Mint-......Northern Soul beat ballad stroller that's fairly rare and a nice addition to your collection if you're gathering-in all the (not loads) singles cut by Tony Middleton for various labels...£95

16. Breakaway - LINDA LLOYD (Columbia demo)...VG++........absolute gem, high class Northern Soul indeed........£150

17. Crazy Baby - THE COASTERS (Atco demo).......VG++.......one THE all-time greats of Northern that is still able to entice the dancers into showing off their best moves....£170

18. You Can't take It Away - AZIE MORTIMER (Okeh demo)......VG++....£40

19. Ain't That Nice - LUTHER INGRAM (Decca).....VG++.....has to be rare this as you don't hear it that often, if EVER!! Yet one hearing of this and you'd recognise in an instant the pulse and beat of a TOP QUALITY Northern Soul play-out!! Can't praise this highly enough, a guaranteed floor-filler that will surely win over all who get to hear it........£185

20. Baby I Dig You - GENE ANDERSON (Royal-Tone)........Mint-......£80

21. I Ain't Particular - JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Stax)......VG++......£10

22. 30-60-90 / Take Five - WILLIE MITCHELL (Hi)......Mint-.......Twisted Wheel spin.....£10

23. Poor Dog (Who Can't Wag His Own Tail) - LITTLE RICHARD (Okeh)......stomping Northern Soul meets R&B dancer.......£15

24. That Hurts - ROSETTA JOHNSON (Atlantic demo)......VG++.....Fantastic to hear this played anywhere; there'll be a sudden surge towards the dancefloor caused by the DJ-with-good-taste who plays this cracker!.......£50

25. Too Late - MANDRILL (Arista).....Mint-.......Modern Room Monster, highly rated by all dancers and even those snooty soul connoisseurs!......£65

NEW BOOK JUST IN: The John Manship Price Guide; thick and heavy, it contains all your vinyl "How much is this worth?" answers........£30

And don't forget these ideal Christmas presents:

Central 1179 The Twisted Wheel Story by Keith Rylatt & Phil Scott.......£19.95

The Wigan Casino Years.......by Tim Brown.......£24.99

Hype & Soul by AL ABRAMS (takes you behind the scenes at Motown and contains a free vinyl single of rare Motown Appreciation Society recordings made by the Motown artistes for their fans).................£30

Many thanks indeed for looking through the list, all the best, Tom, Derek & Carl @ Beatin Rhythm.

Edited November 13, 2012 by Beatin