Uptempo dancer, new dance craze - don't think The Humpback ever caught on though
THE MARVELLOS - DOWN IN THE CITY / IN THE SUNSHINE - MODERN DEMO EX- 25
In The Sunshine is a lovely, typical Van McCoy tune. This side is EX, other side is VG++.
THE INTENTIONS - TIME / COOL SUMMER NIGHT - UPTOWN EX 25
Two really nice vocal group sides, both midtempo
JIMMY NORMAN - FAMILY TREE - MERCURY EX 75
Storming dancer, Johnny Brantley production. Ballad B side bit crackly at start.
BOBBY JONES - BEWARE A STRANGER - USA DEMO VG++ 20
Great lesser known oldie, plays fine, X on label and very small label damage (looks like another label got stuck to it at some point)
DOC & THE INTERNS - BABY I KNOW - NOW EX 25 SOLD
A proper old style stomper from Hollywood CA
JESSE JOHNSON - HOLES IN MY SOUL - OAK EX+ 10
70's dancer
LARRY WILLIAMS - THIS OLD HEART (IS SO LONELY) - OKEH DEMO EX+ 60
Super-soulful vocal on this one, with a typical uptempo screamer on the B side, great double sider
JERRY JACKSON - GYPSY EYES - KAPP DEMO VG++ 25
Great early 60's Big City Soul, few surface marks but plays great, name on label
JOANNE MORGAN - JUST HOW LOUD (MUST THE MUSIC PLAY) - MGM EX 25
Rare black issue copy
RUBY JOHNSON - CALLIN' ALL BOYS - V TONE VG+ 25
This one had an evil scratch on the edge which clicked for the first 20 seconds, I've managed to file it down and now it's just a background tick which is slightly annoying but not a disaster. Fair price..
DEON JACKSON - OOH BABY - CARLA EX 15
Classic Detroit floater
THE NITE TRAIN - TO THE BITTER END - ROULETTE DEMO EX 20
Same tune as Bobby Hill on LoLo
PAUL (GUITAR RED) JOHNSON - PRETTY EYED BABY - CHECKER EX 15
Not the R&B you might expect, more of a popcorn type dancer, very nice
BILLY CONN - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN - FEDERAL EX 40
Nice early soul with uptempo R & B flip
THE TOYS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY - VIRGO EX 15 SOLD
I think this might be the only issue of this track on a 45
JIMMY HOLIDAY - SHIELD ALL ROUND - KT EX 25
Brilliant and underrated lesser known
THE GAINORS - TELL HIM - TALLEY HO EX- 25
Early Van McCoy composition, popcorn style dancer, one small non-sounding mark on the vinyl
YVONNE GOMEZ - MY MAN A GO GO - HAWAII EX 20
Amazingly this one still books at £100! This copy is a tiny, tiny bit offcentre, I mean really tiny.
JIMMY GRESHAM & THE GIBSON KINGS - NOBODY KNOWS (THE TROUBLE I SEE) - KITTY EX 40
150 in JM and 40 in Anglo...best go lower I think
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20 DANCERS FOR TUESDAY
ELDRIDGE HOLMES - HUMPBACK - JET SET EX 20
Uptempo dancer, new dance craze - don't think The Humpback ever caught on though
THE MARVELLOS - DOWN IN THE CITY / IN THE SUNSHINE - MODERN DEMO EX- 25
In The Sunshine is a lovely, typical Van McCoy tune. This side is EX, other side is VG++.
THE INTENTIONS - TIME / COOL SUMMER NIGHT - UPTOWN EX 25
Two really nice vocal group sides, both midtempo
JIMMY NORMAN - FAMILY TREE - MERCURY EX 75
Storming dancer, Johnny Brantley production. Ballad B side bit crackly at start.
BOBBY JONES - BEWARE A STRANGER - USA DEMO VG++ 20
Great lesser known oldie, plays fine, X on label and very small label damage (looks like another label got stuck to it at some point)
DOC & THE INTERNS - BABY I KNOW - NOW EX 25 SOLD
A proper old style stomper from Hollywood CA
JESSE JOHNSON - HOLES IN MY SOUL - OAK EX+ 10
70's dancer
LARRY WILLIAMS - THIS OLD HEART (IS SO LONELY) - OKEH DEMO EX+ 60
Super-soulful vocal on this one, with a typical uptempo screamer on the B side, great double sider
JERRY JACKSON - GYPSY EYES - KAPP DEMO VG++ 25
Great early 60's Big City Soul, few surface marks but plays great, name on label
JOANNE MORGAN - JUST HOW LOUD (MUST THE MUSIC PLAY) - MGM EX 25
Rare black issue copy
RUBY JOHNSON - CALLIN' ALL BOYS - V TONE VG+ 25
This one had an evil scratch on the edge which clicked for the first 20 seconds, I've managed to file it down and now it's just a background tick which is slightly annoying but not a disaster. Fair price..
DEON JACKSON - OOH BABY - CARLA EX 15
Classic Detroit floater
THE NITE TRAIN - TO THE BITTER END - ROULETTE DEMO EX 20
Same tune as Bobby Hill on LoLo
PAUL (GUITAR RED) JOHNSON - PRETTY EYED BABY - CHECKER EX 15
Not the R&B you might expect, more of a popcorn type dancer, very nice
BILLY CONN - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN - FEDERAL EX 40
Nice early soul with uptempo R & B flip
THE TOYS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY - VIRGO EX 15 SOLD
I think this might be the only issue of this track on a 45
JIMMY HOLIDAY - SHIELD ALL ROUND - KT EX 25
Brilliant and underrated lesser known
THE GAINORS - TELL HIM - TALLEY HO EX- 25
Early Van McCoy composition, popcorn style dancer, one small non-sounding mark on the vinyl
YVONNE GOMEZ - MY MAN A GO GO - HAWAII EX 20
Amazingly this one still books at £100! This copy is a tiny, tiny bit offcentre, I mean really tiny.
JIMMY GRESHAM & THE GIBSON KINGS - NOBODY KNOWS (THE TROUBLE I SEE) - KITTY EX 40
150 in JM and 40 in Anglo...best go lower I think
PAYPAL TO pete.smith@freeuk.com please
1ST CLASS RECORDED IS NOW £2.40 FOR ONE RECORD
WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 2 ADDITIONAL ITEMS.
SPECIAL DELIVERY IS £7.00
OVERSEAS: EUROPE IS £3.50 AIRMAIL, £9.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED
TO GO BY REGISTERED POST.
REST OF THE WORLD IS £4.50 AIRMAIL, £10.00 REGISTERED POST. ITEMS OVER £40 NEED
TO GO BY REGISTERED POST.
Edited by Pete S