Jimmy Scott It Rained 40 Days & Nights C/w Nobody But You

The extremely elusive press with “Nobody But You” flipside.

Headed up with the classic Joshie Jo Armstead Northern Soul favourite “40 Days & Nights” that both Little Jimmy Scott & Garland Green recorded to great effect, standing the test of time and still considered an inspired choice whenever the imaginative NS Jock drops the needle on it.

But what impresses us about this rare release (only own 2nd copy this century) is the killer flipside that just drips with the potential to rise up as a previously overlooked Northern Soul gem.

Benefiting from as a hybrid of Chicago and Detroit influences, Mike Terry’s co-production with Mel Collins draws from the Motor City Groovesville recordings, exhibiting those enchanting highly pitched girl-group choruses meandering through the piano-charged rhythm. This is a melting-mid-tempo that creeps up on you, as it amplifies excellence the longer it proceeds.

Tunes of this calibre that take a couple of listens before your hooked, are invariably the one you cherish the longest..

This b-side is just drenched in every ingredient you could ever wish for in a tune - and it’s no easy find,with a big plus of an A-side that just speaks for itself - an enduring Northern soul classic that has never been bootlegged or re-issued.

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Brooks Bros. Looking For A Woman C/w Two Great Lovers

We kid you not this acquisition is from a collection were most-all of his records were gathered Mint during the late 60s and early 70s and never-ever played!

A man who filed labels and only played his beloved Doo-Wop. From the same source as that magnificent Tong Hester on Giant emerged last month. This example of rip-roaring Northern Soul is also MINT and we believe the soundfile your about to hear is the very first time it had been played.

Nuff said - the music and the label scan do it all…

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The winning bid was £ 1,466.00

 

Ikettes What'cha Gonna Do

on 28th September 2013 it’s the 50th anniversary of “Soul” all niters with the Twisted Wheel opening it doors on a Saturday night to finish 8 o’clock in the morning.

What better way to celebrate this groundbreaking event that pioneered the birth of Northern Soul, than winning one of the Manchester Clubs all-time anthems that is still rockin’ the house today.

This is an incredible “as new” flawless 1966 UK press - you will NOT ever see a finer copy for sale!

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The winning bid was £ 84.00

 

Sam Butler I Can't Get Over (loving You)

Seldom seen 3:25 12” PROMO variation with ultra high 33rpm fidelity. Loud, clear with unparalleled clarity. Capturing every tremble of Sam’s empathetic transmission of his hopelessness.

Real-deal soul with no hint of any commercial influences whatsoever to hinder the building of the story how “He Can’t Get Over Loving You” served with conviction and huge measure of distress.

Truly AWESOME early 80s Soulful dance, lifted yet again by a divine girl-group chorus.

Condition is near perfect…

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The winning bid was £ 110.00

Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown Saying Something

Not only is this RARE 1966 UK album on these pages because condition is as the day it was made 47 years ago. But it also carries an awesome non-45 album track that few have heard and even fewer DJs have ever played.

Are you sitting comfortably?… if you are STAND UP your about to hear the beauty of Maxine Brown’s vocal, joined by the Beast-like-voice of Chuck Jackson; the duo rip into a Nick Ashford & Valerie composition, and serve up pure stomping full-throttle Northern Soul.

“We Find Him Guilty” is uncompromising high-octane 60s Soul dance.

There are 3 other tracks also come under that category, with the remaining tracks glorious Deep Soul ballads, with this pairing bouncing off each other with consummate ease

OCD album collectors may wince at the thought of this album jumping on and off NS turntables - as the labels and the vinyl are like new! But we feel some enterprising jock will capture this and instantly wow an unsuspecting dancefloor!

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The winning bid was £ 71.00

 

James Bootie Tuten This Is A Love Affair C/w I'll Never Let You Say Goodbye

Elusive and now in-demand 1982 for both sides “This Is A Love Affair” for the rare Soulful dance scene but also pulling in the European Rare-Boogie Scene.

“I’ll Never Let You Say Goodbye” is just wanted all over because it’s so darn good!

I adore the slick productions with James’s rough-cut vocal standing out from it surroundings - smooth over by girl-group-choruses sent from Heaven. Both sides just demand the audience to dance. In recent years this 45 has totally disappeared from view. At this moment ion time the value is only traveling one-way.

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The winning bid was £ 109.00

 

Satisfactions Take It Or Leave It C/w You Got To Share

A Northern Soul dancefloor barbarian, a marauding-monster with the power to destroy the room, but hidden away on the flipside of a emotional Deep Soul ballad; This super-clean Promo 45 offers the soul collector so much.

Two sides benefiting from the experience of seasoned producer Sammy Lowe who had spent the early 60s guiding many Sam Cooke recordings to their polished finish. With the gifted blind pianist Valerie Capers crafting the raging horn-charged arrangement into a relentless dance experience.

Flip it over for, as Dave Godin would preach “soul-as-deep-as-you-like-it”. The group serves up a mood-changing ballad, written by the impressive Los Angeles meeting of Jimmy Holiday, Jimmy Lewis & Cliff Chambers.

Two impressive sides showcasing two desirable styles in their finest form.

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The winning bid was £ 337.00

 

Linda Lewis You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet

Not often does a British artist match the USA counterpart and perform a recording every note as good as the orignal! But this gorgeous young 17 year old West Ham lady does just that, in June 1967 one of Britains’s finest offerings to Northern Soul was conceived.

With her execution of Mary Love’s timeless NS monster, Ms. Lewis adds her own brand of soul, with a sultry young girl vocal working a very USA sounding horn-fired production from Ian Shamwell & Reginald Guest.

Dog-Rare, sumptuous Northern Soul and BRITISH ONLY!

Note condition is as fine as you could ever dream of capturing.

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The winning bid was £ 155.00

Various Artists Motor City 1989 Uk Tour Program

RARE 1989 British UK tour of Motown artists under the umbrella of Motor City Records.

Full colour 20 page glossy “light card” tour program boasting fully NINE Motown artist autographs.

1. Supremes: single signatures from Jean Terrell, Scherrie Payne, Lynda Lawrence,
2. Kim Weston
3. Carolyn Crawford
4. Marv Johnson
5. Syreeta
6. Johnny Dawson of The Elgins

High quality FULL COLOUR artist pics throughout TWENTY ONE in all.

Gloriously glossy pages adorned with those imperative signatures.

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The winning bid was £ 15.00

 

Longstreets You Can't Have Your Cake And It Eat It Too C/w Love Call

Seriously RARE Virginia Sweet Soul harmony in a class of it’s own.

Beseeching lead vocal drags his heart across the room, has he tells of his despair of his girl has leaving, triggered by his love wanderings.

It’s an old, old tale of unfaithfulness that has left the man gutted to the bone, has the girl he loves just ain’t coming back. Not a rare situation, but surely I’ve never heard it told with this depth of gloom and hopelessness than this gut-wrenching slab of soul from the streets of Newport News, Virginia.

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL - one to bring tears to the eyes of the Soul Essence “Downbeat” lounge. Where one person describe it as a place “to explore your spiritual essence as an eternal soul connecting to deeper meaning and purpose” Well I’ve just felt something similar listening to this masterpiece for the very first time…choking

Dance fans may also like the flipside…

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The winning bid was £ 136.00

 

Harthon Orchestra Another Chance C/w Rain

A unique 1967 Harthon acetate, instrumental studio version of the Four Larks Tower 364 vocal delight.

Both sides written and arranged by the skills of Thom Bell, produced by indomitable HARTHON production team. Another HARTHON project showcasing just what a groundbreaking team they were.

Later given over to a talented Philly girl-group who injected delicious harmony. Top side is a typical HARTHON blend of girl-harmony vocal elevated by an uncredited male vocal group. The result a smooth big production string driven KILLER!

Check out the vocal version on the site - this offering for for those who strive to own exclusives!

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The winning bid was £ 261.00

 

Cash Money Seeking C/w Easy Street

Strong dance tune amazing relegated to the flip of a modern Gospel dance tune.. The A-side is certainly not as impressive as the “B” with which we lead. Yet another case of the flipside choice for the USA workingn so much better in Europe.

Fusion of Jazz/Soul & boogie incorporating strong horns, bass guitar rhythm leading Cash Money’s vocal through is strong dance tune, a team of girls coo away the chorus lines all adding to an uplifting groove.

RARE, tough acquire crossover Boogie with a the other side not to be dismissed either.

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The winning bid was £ 71.00

Edited October 9, 201311 yr by JOE TORQUAY

Lenis Guess Just Ask Me C/w Workin' For My Baby

At this moment in time - those classic “TORCH” anthems are perhaps the hottest 45s on the planet.

So when we meet a neat clean promo with two flawless label and vinyl that only reveals a few cherish blemish in strong light. These classic end up in one place only.. to be thrown into the rough & tumble of a Manship auction, as the growing band of Classic Northern Soul collectors scrap it out, reliving their youth.

We know it’s not worth a Kings Ransom but these records are for me and 1000’s of others the foundation of our record collecting education Pre-Wigan wonderment of those teenage years when near every record the Torch, Catacombs, Va’ Va’s, Blackpool Mecca you heard was another rivet in the building of a lifelong soul-boy!

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The winning bid was £ 144.00

 

Bob Meyer I Only Get This Feeling

We all adore these small town D.I.Y. records that capture the imagination as low-budget, zero-distributed, almost certainly guarantees future rarity status; So take a listen to this fabulous late 60s “village-take” on this Northern Soul favourite.

From small town Belmont, North Carolina adaptation of the 1968 Dee Irwin Northern Soul nationwide Imperial release, later picked up on in the 70’s by Chuck Jackson, who also crafted a fine take on the song.

But instead of copying Dee’s smooth original, Mr. Bob Meyer injects his very own sprinkling of grit, to go with those off-the-wall horns, rhythmic bongos & wah-wah guitar. The mix slowly builds an atmospheric session, offering that ingredient so popular at the moment “The Subtle taste of funk”.

This new approach works so well and fits snugly into today’s DJing criteria. Potential for a much bigger ticket in the right hands, is obvious…as rarity has already been long established.

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The winning bid was £ 303.00

 

Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers All For You C/w Too Many Fish In The Sea

This listing will appeal to just about every Soul collector that ever lived. The famous signature tune for Motown’s British tour that witnessed then that Ready, Steady, Go by a storm captivating and securing more fans to the “Motown Sound”

As we covered last month the “Hitsville” acetate used during the tour, never returned to Detroit leaving the scheduled Soul 32009 release to be forgotten, past by and placed into Soul collecting folklore.

Today this British release sparked by Earl Van Dyke opening every show with this keyboard masterpiece is in magnificent condition throughout.

Condition neurotics will never need to seek out an upgrade again, other than one merest light surface blemish this offering is pristine..

Click the soundfile to be rocketed back to the Golden Age of Motown and the nostalgic years when “Ready Steady Go” influenced so many young Brits musical tastes…

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The winning bid was £ 121.00