Monday Mix: Modern & Northern 45S

Hi Soul Diggers, hope your weekend went well, it's that time of the year again and the Big Kick-Off's nearly upon us; City or United this year or a Rooney-strengthened Chelsea? All will be revealed over the coming weeks but here's a list of Northern & Modern Sevens for your consideration, each of them three-pointers in their own ways. If you wish to buy anything off t'list please reply via Soul Source or phone 0161 834 7783 to order or reserve an item (10.00 am - 5.15pm).

1. You've Been Cheatin' / Man Oh Man - THE IMPRESSIONS (ABC-Paramount).....................VG++......................£20

2. More Today Than Yesterday - SPIRAL STARECASE (Columbia)................Mint-.................looks miss-spelt "Starecase" but that's how it appears on the label.......................£15

3. I've Been Cheated - THE DALTON BOYS (V.I.P. demo).....................Mint-...............Motown Northern Stomper.................£20

4. Jerk Baby Jerk - CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS (Carmax demo)....................Big, booming Northern Soul stomper, could've been a Wigan Monster had it been known of in the All-Nighter Golden Years.......£85

5. I Gotta Keep My Bluff In - FREDDIE HUGHES (Wand).............beautiful Crossover/Modern groover...........Mint-...........£20

6. Bad For Each Other - LITTLE CARL CARLTON (Back Beat)....................Mint-......big future for this gem if played, from a singer who'll remain forever young to Northern dancers, all his best stuff coming from his teenage years on Back beat and Golden World........................£30

7. When Love Slips Away - DEE DEE WARWICK (Mercury)...................VG++..................Soulful Northern mid-tempo dancer, lovely...................£15

8. Somebody New - THE EMOTIONS (Twin Stacks Records demo).....................VG++.................£15

9. Don't Nobody Mess With My Baby - DEBBIE TAYLOR (GWP Grapevine)...............VG++..............£25

10. I Don't Need It - LEE BARRY (Downey demo)..........Mint-..................£65

11. With My Love And What You've Got - JEAN WELLS (Calla).............Mint-........brilliant, proper Northern Soul, still able to mix it with the expensive rarities on a good night out.................£60

12. Baby I Like It - GODOY COLBERT (Revue).................Mint-..............scored on debut, will always find the back of the net, if played.....................£75

13. Take This Heart - THE TRAN-ELLS (Flo-Jo Records)............Mint-...........legal re-issue of big rarity............£20

14. I Wish You The World Of Happiness - SHIRLEY TURNER (Beatin Rhythm white demo)...............Mint-...............£15

15. I'll Be All Alone - BARBARA REDD (S.P.Q.R. demo)...............Mint-............Rarity and was selected for the Kent CD "Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Vol.1"......................£200

Many thanks for looking through the list, Keep The Faith , Carl (Beatin Rhythm).