HI FOLKS - ANOTHER REALLY NICE SELECTION OF NORTHERN SOUL 45’s TODAY
(IF YOU WANT THIS LIST A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT APPEARS ON SOUL SOURCE, ASK TO BE PUT ON MY MAILING LIST)
AL & RAY — I SHOULD HAVE GONE — DICKSON EX 25
R & B dancer
JEWEL AKENS — I’VE ARRIVED — ERA EX 50 SOLD
Same song as Steve Flanagan — but better
JACKEY BEAVERS — BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES — GRAND LAND EX 125
Stafford classic
KENNY BERNARD — AIN’T NO SOUL — COMPASS EX 20
Tough stock copy
C-QUENTS — IT’S YOU AND ME — ESSICA EX 50
Nice lesser played oldie
JIMMEY (SOUL) CLARK — SWEET DARLIN’ — SOULHAWK M- 50 SOLD
Lovely copy
THE CHYMES — BRING IT BACK HOME — OKEH DEMO M- 100
Nice version of Linda Lyndell with a cracking beat ballad/midtempo flip
JIMMY DOBBINS — LITTLE MISS PERFECT — CRASH EX 25
Uptempo R & B
FOUR PUZZLES — ESPECIALLY FOR YOU BABY — FAT BACK M- 50
Lesser known dancer, gritty vocals, really nice
HELENA FERGUSON — MY TERMS — COMPASS EX 20
Torch oldie
HELEN FERGUSON — FORGETFULNESS — 20TH CENTURY EX 40
Hard to find girlie dancer
FUNKY SISTERS — DO IT TO IT — AURORA DEMO EX 50
Another Torch classic. Grey and white demo.
ART GRAYSON — BAD DREAMS — 4 CORNERS M 40
Mint and still in company sleeve
THE GLORIES — I WORSHIP YOU BABY — DATE DEMO EX+ 85 SOLD
All time classic — lovely copy in Date sleeve
ROSE HARGROVE — WHY AM I LOSING YOU — AFCO EX 30
Shouty R & B lady
THE KITTENS — IS IT OVER BABY — ABC EX 40
Nice dancer — rare issue
LITTLE GIGI — TAKE THE BITTER WITH THE SWEET — SELECT EX 75
Fast R & B dancer
SANDY LAYNE — HOW MANY TIMES — LOMA DEMO EX 20
Forgotten early Wigan dancer. ‘Not for sale’ crossed out on the label, little warp n.a.p.
LIBERTY — GIRL YOU BETTER WAKE UP — BASF M 20
Brilliant Cleethorpes dancer, unplayed, in company sleeve
THE LEDGENDS — FEAR NOT — COMMONWEALTH UNITED M 50
Rarer stock copy — again, in company sleeve
THE LOVETTES — LITTLE MISS SOUL — CARNIVAL ISSUE M- 40
Much harder to find on this red and black issue copy
GARNET MIMMS — LOOKING FOR YOU — UK UNITED ARTISTS EX+ 125
Possibly the best copy I’ve ever had. Has a tiny sticker on the label, otherwise near perfect. You’d never need to upgrade this one.
CHOLLI MAYE — YOU WILL NEVER GET AWAY — GOLD EX 40 SOLD
Excellent early 60’s girl dancer
ONE’SY MACK — NEVER LISTEN TO YOUR HEART — GHETTO EX 50
Crossover rarity
DIANA NEWBY — EVERYTHING’S WRONG — KAPP DEMO EX 40
Really good version of the Chubby Checker number
PATTY & THE EMBLEMS — ONE MAN WOMAN — KAPP EX 30
Totally overlooked uptempo dancer — worth a listen
THE PASSIONETTES — MY FAULT — PATH M 40
Absolutely cracking Stafford spin — uptempo girls — not had one of these for ages
THE PUZZLES — MY SWEET BABY — FAT BACK EX 50
Great oldie — Mecca?
A.C. REED — MY BABY’S BEEN CHEATING — COOL EX 75
Still capable of packing the floors, one of the first R & B biggies
THE RAYONS — YOU CONFUSE ME BABY / BE GOOD WHEN I’M GONE — FORTE M- 100
Can’t tell if this is male or female, funky uptempo dancer, Hammond organ, with a good midtempo flip. Not sure about the price of this one, books/on sale elsewhere at £200
WANDA ROUZAN — WOULD YOU LOVE ME / LONG TIME NO SEE — FRISCO EX 50
Nice New Orleans double sider
ROY REDMOND — AIN’T THAT TERRIBLE — LOMA EX+ 40 SOLD
In-demand version
YOUNGBLOOD SMITH — YOU CAN SPLIT — VERVE DEMO M- 200 SOLD
One of the greatest Northern dancers EVER
BUDDY SKIPPER — RESTLESS BREED — DEESU EX 20
Strangely addictive New Orleans dancer
SAM E SOLO — LOVE IS NOT A GAME — IMPERIAL ISSUE M- 50
Really nice on a stock copy
OTIS SMITH — LET HER GO — PERCEPTION EX+ 125 SOLD
Still sounds stunning after all these years. 100% original.
THE SWEETHEARTS — NO MORE TEARS / THIS COULDN’T BE ME — KENT DEMO EX 100
Two great sides, No More Tears could have been a Motown record
THE TEEN TURBANS — WE NEED TO BE LOVED — LOMA DEMO M- 40
Love this, an early version of Toni Lamar — Just In The Nick of time really — well same tune anyway, just a lot more uptempo
THE TRENDS — THAT’S HOW I LIKE IT / NO ONE THERE — ABC DEMO EX+ 80 SOLD
Fantastic double sider — one of their best uptempo dancers with a brilliant midtempo flip
THE VOLCANOS — HELP WANTED / A LADY’S MAN — ARCTIC EX 30 SOLD
Blue label, black lettering original — two great sides especially Help Wanted
LITTLE JERRY WILLIAMS — I’M THE LOVER MAN — LOMA EX 20
Nice dancer from 1964
THE WOODEN NICKELS — NOBODY BUT YOU — VAULT ISSUE EX+ 190 SOLD
What a beauty — stock copy too, first I’ve ever had. Pounding Northern Soul at it’s best.
CALVIN WILLIAMS — LONELY YOU’LL BE — NORTHERN DEL-LA EX 70
Rare on this label, especially in decent condition
WENDY WOODS — DON’T HURT ME NO MORE — SINCERE EX 125
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HI FOLKS - ANOTHER REALLY NICE SELECTION OF NORTHERN SOUL 45’s TODAY
(IF YOU WANT THIS LIST A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT APPEARS ON SOUL SOURCE, ASK TO BE PUT ON MY MAILING LIST)
AL & RAY — I SHOULD HAVE GONE — DICKSON EX 25
R & B dancer
JEWEL AKENS — I’VE ARRIVED — ERA EX 50 SOLD
Same song as Steve Flanagan — but better
JACKEY BEAVERS — BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES — GRAND LAND EX 125
Stafford classic
KENNY BERNARD — AIN’T NO SOUL — COMPASS EX 20
Tough stock copy
C-QUENTS — IT’S YOU AND ME — ESSICA EX 50
Nice lesser played oldie
JIMMEY (SOUL) CLARK — SWEET DARLIN’ — SOULHAWK M- 50 SOLD
Lovely copy
THE CHYMES — BRING IT BACK HOME — OKEH DEMO M- 100
Nice version of Linda Lyndell with a cracking beat ballad/midtempo flip
JIMMY DOBBINS — LITTLE MISS PERFECT — CRASH EX 25
Uptempo R & B
FOUR PUZZLES — ESPECIALLY FOR YOU BABY — FAT BACK M- 50
Lesser known dancer, gritty vocals, really nice
HELENA FERGUSON — MY TERMS — COMPASS EX 20
Torch oldie
HELEN FERGUSON — FORGETFULNESS — 20TH CENTURY EX 40
Hard to find girlie dancer
FUNKY SISTERS — DO IT TO IT — AURORA DEMO EX 50
Another Torch classic. Grey and white demo.
ART GRAYSON — BAD DREAMS — 4 CORNERS M 40
Mint and still in company sleeve
THE GLORIES — I WORSHIP YOU BABY — DATE DEMO EX+ 85 SOLD
All time classic — lovely copy in Date sleeve
ROSE HARGROVE — WHY AM I LOSING YOU — AFCO EX 30
Shouty R & B lady
THE KITTENS — IS IT OVER BABY — ABC EX 40
Nice dancer — rare issue
LITTLE GIGI — TAKE THE BITTER WITH THE SWEET — SELECT EX 75
Fast R & B dancer
SANDY LAYNE — HOW MANY TIMES — LOMA DEMO EX 20
Forgotten early Wigan dancer. ‘Not for sale’ crossed out on the label, little warp n.a.p.
LIBERTY — GIRL YOU BETTER WAKE UP — BASF M 20
Brilliant Cleethorpes dancer, unplayed, in company sleeve
THE LEDGENDS — FEAR NOT — COMMONWEALTH UNITED M 50
Rarer stock copy — again, in company sleeve
THE LOVETTES — LITTLE MISS SOUL — CARNIVAL ISSUE M- 40
Much harder to find on this red and black issue copy
GARNET MIMMS — LOOKING FOR YOU — UK UNITED ARTISTS EX+ 125
Possibly the best copy I’ve ever had. Has a tiny sticker on the label, otherwise near perfect. You’d never need to upgrade this one.
CHOLLI MAYE — YOU WILL NEVER GET AWAY — GOLD EX 40 SOLD
Excellent early 60’s girl dancer
ONE’SY MACK — NEVER LISTEN TO YOUR HEART — GHETTO EX 50
Crossover rarity
DIANA NEWBY — EVERYTHING’S WRONG — KAPP DEMO EX 40
Really good version of the Chubby Checker number
PATTY & THE EMBLEMS — ONE MAN WOMAN — KAPP EX 30
Totally overlooked uptempo dancer — worth a listen
THE PASSIONETTES — MY FAULT — PATH M 40
Absolutely cracking Stafford spin — uptempo girls — not had one of these for ages
THE PUZZLES — MY SWEET BABY — FAT BACK EX 50
Great oldie — Mecca?
A.C. REED — MY BABY’S BEEN CHEATING — COOL EX 75
Still capable of packing the floors, one of the first R & B biggies
THE RAYONS — YOU CONFUSE ME BABY / BE GOOD WHEN I’M GONE — FORTE M- 100
Can’t tell if this is male or female, funky uptempo dancer, Hammond organ, with a good midtempo flip. Not sure about the price of this one, books/on sale elsewhere at £200
WANDA ROUZAN — WOULD YOU LOVE ME / LONG TIME NO SEE — FRISCO EX 50
Nice New Orleans double sider
ROY REDMOND — AIN’T THAT TERRIBLE — LOMA EX+ 40 SOLD
In-demand version
YOUNGBLOOD SMITH — YOU CAN SPLIT — VERVE DEMO M- 200 SOLD
One of the greatest Northern dancers EVER
BUDDY SKIPPER — RESTLESS BREED — DEESU EX 20
Strangely addictive New Orleans dancer
SAM E SOLO — LOVE IS NOT A GAME — IMPERIAL ISSUE M- 50
Really nice on a stock copy
OTIS SMITH — LET HER GO — PERCEPTION EX+ 125 SOLD
Still sounds stunning after all these years. 100% original.
THE SWEETHEARTS — NO MORE TEARS / THIS COULDN’T BE ME — KENT DEMO EX 100
Two great sides, No More Tears could have been a Motown record
THE TEEN TURBANS — WE NEED TO BE LOVED — LOMA DEMO M- 40
Love this, an early version of Toni Lamar — Just In The Nick of time really — well same tune anyway, just a lot more uptempo
THE TRENDS — THAT’S HOW I LIKE IT / NO ONE THERE — ABC DEMO EX+ 80 SOLD
Fantastic double sider — one of their best uptempo dancers with a brilliant midtempo flip
THE VOLCANOS — HELP WANTED / A LADY’S MAN — ARCTIC EX 30 SOLD
Blue label, black lettering original — two great sides especially Help Wanted
LITTLE JERRY WILLIAMS — I’M THE LOVER MAN — LOMA EX 20
Nice dancer from 1964
THE WOODEN NICKELS — NOBODY BUT YOU — VAULT ISSUE EX+ 190 SOLD
What a beauty — stock copy too, first I’ve ever had. Pounding Northern Soul at it’s best.
CALVIN WILLIAMS — LONELY YOU’LL BE — NORTHERN DEL-LA EX 70
Rare on this label, especially in decent condition
WENDY WOODS — DON’T HURT ME NO MORE — SINCERE EX 125
Late 60’s / early 70’s dancer
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