S. O. S. (Soul Of Santa)

Hi Soul Lovers, hope your Christmas preperations are going well; here's a list of Northern & Modern on seven-inch vinyl, if there's anything here that you'd like to buy then please phone 0161 834 7783 (10.00am - 5.15pm Monday to Saturday or 11.00am - 4.00pm on Sundays) to order or reserve. Thank you for taking the time to look.

1. You've Come A Long way Baby - FLOWER SHOPPE (Spring demo).....VG++....£35

2. Tell Me Anything But Give Me Love - AND THE ECHOES (Soul Train)......Mint-.....£70

3. Stick To Me / The Blizzard - ROBERT WALKER & THE SOUL STRINGS (RCA demo).....VG++...£35

4. Baby I Dig You - GENE ANDERSON (Royal-Tone)......VG++.....£80

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

6. You Are - BOBBY REED (Brunswick demo).....Mint-......£70

7. Crazy Baby - THE COASTERS (Atco demo)....VG++......Always been a Top Class Northern spin (if you can find a copy).......£170

8. Put Your Love To The Test - MALCOLM HAYES (Filmways demo).....VG++.....£150

9. Good Lovin' - JOSEPHINE TAYLOR (Mar-V-Lus)......Mint-....superb, gritty Northern with a really strong beat, kind of rumble Bobby Bland would've sounded good over; the label should have bloody as the first part of it's name........£25

10. With Another Guy - THE DEL COUNTS (Soma)......VG++.......£100

11. Keep On Lovin' Me / Fight Fire With Fire - FRANCES NERO (Soul)......£120

12. House Of Heartaches - THE NEPTUNES (Instant).....Mint-....£40

13. In Between Tears - LENNY MILES (Scepter)......Mint-...£75

14. Keep On Loving Me / You Waited Too Long - BOBBY WILLIAMS (Sure Shot)....Mint-....this is a great one for Don Covay fans as it's directly influenced by yer man, R&B with a solid Northern Soul beat.......£45

15. Baby Don'tcha Worry / All That's Good - VERNON HARRELL & LITTLE GIGI (Decca)....Mint-.....two thumping, hard driving Northern sides you'd be happy to blast out at any do you play at.......£75

16. Operator, Operator, Operator - THE VARIOS (Amy).......VG++.....£70

17. Just Ask - THE DELCOS (Sound Stage 7 demo)......Mint-......£150

18. In Your Heart - THE DONTELLS (V.J. demo)......VG++.....could and SHOULD be a popular floor-filler, very catchy, memorable tune that will please if given the plays......£35

19. The More I Get To Know You - FIVE SPECIAL (Teal)......VG++.......Great, Philly-style dancer that you'll know from your days of taping, yes TAPING, the Andy Peebles show....£35

20. Boby Do The Philly Dog - THE OLYMPICS (Mirwood)....Mint-....who can deny that this is one of THE greatest-ever Northern Soul dancers? It even admits its not rare!......£10

21. This Time It's Real - TOWER OF POWER (Warner Bros.)......Classy, brassy crossover.......VG++.....£10

22. Don't Hide Your Love From Me - THE SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS (Jerroc).....Mint-......£50

23. My Heart Cries For You - BEN E. KING (Atco)......VG++......£35

24. What's Your Problem Baby - BOBBY PATTERSON (Jetstar).......VG++......£30

25. In The Middle Of A Heartbreak - RUBY WINTERS (Diamond).......VG++....£30

26. I'm Mr Big Stuff - JIMMY HICKS (Big Deal).....Mint-......£30

27. I Want To Know - MERLE SPEARS (Whit).....Mint-......£100

28. And The Band Played On - THE SPINDLES (ABC).......VG++......£75

29. Call On Me - PERCY MILEM (Goldwax).....Mint-.....that unbeatable Goldwax Northern sound, if you could drink it you'd be sozzled in no time!.......£120

30. Be's That way Sometimes - SCIENTISTS OF SOUL (Kashe).....Mint-.....£35

BOOKS: The John Manship Price Guide (NEW 6th Edition).......£29

KEV ROBERTS' NORTHERN SOUL TOP 500................£29.95

The Wigan Casino Years by TIM BROWN............£24.95

Central 1179 The Twisted Wheel Story............£19.95

Many thanks indeed for looking through the list, have a great weekend,

Tom, Derek & Carl (Beatin Rhythm).