Del Larks Out Of The "in" Crowd

just insanely RARE!

Jimmy Kemper & Charlie Calello project with this iconic group for the mysterious “PRODUCERS RELEASING ORGANIZATION”

This is the one and only copy we have ever had in our possession. As with all Charlie Calello arrangements great care is taken in adding layer after layer a lush orchestral backing to compliment this muscular group’s vocal-prowess.

The result is a booming huge production Northern Soul dancer boasting all the facets you expect with a dream-meeting of the minds.

Surface marks but plays well - definitely the finest condition copy I’ve ever seen - because I’ve never seen another!

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Glenda Shurree Someone Like You C/w We're Gonna Make It

Not only has this Compton, California Sister Funk rarity recently become highly sought-after it is also an “impossible” piece in this flawless condition.

From the same collection as Jackie Day, Servicemen etc. this California hoarder just did not play Soul 45s. Every piece we gathered from this location is impeccable like new vinyl. So take time to listen to this “Cal-Ful” production, spewing out Sister-angst and power, weaved into this punchy FUNK production.

The flip is a down into the depths of despair bluesy-Deep-Soul ballad.

Two strong sides - remembering the only other copy we’ve encountered looked like it had spent it’s whole life on the floor of a Rosecrans -party…

You will not find a better copy…

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George Hobson Let It Be Real C/w A Place In Our Heart

Get ready for a real top-drawer example of stupidly rare Northern Soul.

A mid-tempo that has the power to lift the hair on the back of your neck and send shivers down your back. As George sing from the pit of his stomach aided by the shrillest, coolest most impressive girl you’ll meet this year..

Eye-widening label design is for once surpassed by the quality that lays in the grooves.. seldom if ever comes to market do not pass by - when are you gonna see another one? In this blinding (single light surface blemish) condition.

Deep soul fans - you will enjoy the flipside of this seriously rare Nashville creation.

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Marvin Gaye I'll Be Doggone + 3

There cannot be a more captivating EP cover than this pose from Marvin.

Just like his vocal delivery - Mr. Gaye sits there saturated in “Cool” even the chair is 60’s designer!

This 1966 French 4 track EP would be just as happy in a frame as your record collection such is the quality of the cover. But do lets talk about the 4 tracks provided on this rarity.

1. I’ll Be Doggone
2. Walk On The Wild Side
3. Baby Don’t You Do It
4. Forever

Two stomping Motor City Northern Soul dancer with two sublime ballads coming up behind - clever blending and utilization of Marvin vocal talent..

Vinyl and labels are immaculate - the rare EP’s only flaw is a number 3 on the back cover (see scan)

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The winning bid was £ 156.00

 

Whispers You Got A Man On Your Hands C/w You Can't Fight What's Right

For those DJ/Collectors on the hunt for the underplayed forgotten goodies that could well rise up at anytime and devour your wallet.

Here’s yet another Dore delight that has yet to have it’s day in the sun..

Listen to this “Motown” influenced vocal-group Northern Soul dancer that takes a tip from the “Hitsville Studios” by using whatever comes to hand to drive the rhythm.

Personally I’m not only captivated by the creamy whirlpool of harmony vocals but also what appears to be a “Broom-handle” being wacked against the wall, beating out the time just perfectly.

Motown did their footstompin’ chain-rattlin’, cowbell smashing to enhance the beat - Dore do a very enterprising job on this session, to lift this rarity into compelling Northern Soul by relieving the cleaner of her tools..

Brilliantly crude, splendidly naive and totally essential Los Angeles Northern Soul that will have it’s day…Along with “The Fi-Dels” “The Puffs” and so may other “lost” gems..

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The winning bid was £ 176.00

 

velvet hammer price was just sick!!!

Soul Shakers I'm Getting Weaker C/w It's Love (cause I Feel It)

If the status of Northern Soul record was based on quality and rarity rather than how much attention the DJ’s have given it - this Leonard Jewel day-at-the-office would be held up as a NS Trophy to behold.

Even though it’s blood-line could hardly carry more kudos, TERI DE production written and produced by Leonard Jewell himself this double helping of Proper Real-Deal Northern Soul is seldom heard at the clubs and more bemusing not often mentioned in discussions concerning the superior sleepers that are yet to stir.

But we are sure this listing of the “impossible” Yellow stock copy - and the double sound file will ignite not only raised eyebrows, as memories are woken, as to just how good these two tunes are - yet another reminder of the pure genius Leonard Jewell Smith paraded when it came to crafting superior Northern Soul!

This yellow stock copy is in sublime condition - so now prepare for a monumental double offering of perfect vocal-group Northern Soul.

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The winning bid was £ 260.00

 

Sisters From The Ghetto Somebody C/w What Made You Change Your Mind

The top-side is positively dead-right for today’s FUNK flavoured upfront Northern Soul dance sets. Dj’s check out this disc…a 1974 deliciously Funk infused girl-group mid-tempo dance tune from the breeding ground for Californian innovative soul grooves, Oakland!

George Spencer & Clark Smith deliver a zinging full-string section arrangement complimenting the tight persistent lady-harmonies, with discreet subtly plucked guitar decorating the rhythm. Lead Sister vocal hits all the right notes as the production builds into a “Sisters Love” style PMT spiced session. Strong on attitude, huge on the depth of backing and so wealthy with the aching soulful-vocals..

Lovers of tighten harmonies, check out the flowing soul-wailing’s on the flipside. This Bay Area coven lose themselves within this testament to the emotions of a spurned women. Girl Group recordings rarely give up this level of desperate impending gloom, if you like it Deep and you like it tight and somber… this side will impress also..

Two great sides - one very elusive disc.

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The winning bid was £ 269.00

 

Originals Good Night Irene C/w Need Your Lovin' (want You Back)

Yes, another one of “Dave’s” captures - that will please then TMG-nuts seeking perfection.

We don’t imagine we’ll ever meet another Dave or a copy of this Northern Soul classic as a TMG592 ion better condition.

Everything is just as “Dave” found it..

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The winning bid was £ 96.00

 

Tami Lynn I'm Gonna Run Away From You

The more I handle “Dave’s” collection of near 50 years old the more I have visions of this enthusiastic teenager hooked on the Twisted Wheel experience and the excitement that must have bubbled through his eery muscle on payday, as he entered his “Field Of Dreams” to ask the shop assistant (an expert in light bulbs, vacuum cleaners & TV sets) “have you got a copy of Atlantic 4071?”

Everything filed by label and number, the anticipation of waiting for her to waddle into the backroom with a list of wants and excitement of seeing just what came back out in her hands.

Well, he got lucky that day, AT.4071 was there and here it is today in more or less the exact same shape in was in back then, complete with it’s wavy-top smooth finish paper birth-sleeve.

British Soul vinyl collecting was then and still is today - so very exhilarating… when encountering such perfection and the vinyl-hunt-stories the Wheeler-Pioneers recall.

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Cory Cornell When You Got Married C/w Turn Around

Buckle-up!

For this weeks insane R&B Northern Soul dance listing, we go back to the streets of Los Angeles and a 1967 double helping of runaway-truck Soul. Roy Brown’s arrangement provides Cory Cornell with psychotic piano backing to a snarling vocal that only takes pause for a horny sax-break to take over. Potent or what?

This is RELENTLESS stuff - that will leave the listener and even an accomplish Northern Soul dancer quite breathless as the key changes drive up the desire to move.

Flip is more of the same style but not quite a cultured in it’s approach.

TWO great sides - rare and in perfect “California purchase” condition. Still retains the original FLASH RECORDS filing tag!

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Invitations What's Wrong With Me Baby C/w Why Did My Baby Turn Bad

You have more chance of waking up with Beyonce Sunday morning than finding this all-time Northern Soul great in flawless condition still wearing it’s original file numbered Stateside jacket.

Condition is blinding, hardly changing in the last 49 years, after Dave the Twisted Wheel record-hound gleefully received it over the counter of a small electrical shop he had stumble upon - a shop that just happened to have ordered 1 copy of every 60s 45 release.

Oh for a time machine when dreams like this were possible.. to hold a British record of such huge reputation in this near perfect state..for an old-timer like me it is like being 16 again..

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Dynamics You Can Make It If You Try C/w We Found Love

How elusive is this - STOCK copy only - utterly uplifting vocal group soulful dancer, taking it’s inspiration from the great Philly productions of the era and vocally, dare we say, Four Topsesque or Norman Johnson is style & depth.

Such a rich lead vocal (Fred Baler?) enjoying the big full orchestra production has his vocal slaloms with ease through the lyrics, with huge enthusiasm lifts this session into greatness…a stunning mid-70s rare dance soul..

Why isn’t this 45 already a huge dancefloor fave, would be the burning question.. well how many DJ’s do you know who own a copy? ..would be the quick answer..

Time this 45 got into the right hands..

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Sheila Anthony Livin' In Love

Currently a huge revival spin.

So you collect Wigan Casino all-time classics - but you want them is the finest condition possible.

Look no further this timeless Northern Soul classic - had never left it’s sleeve before we sound-filed it for this auction.

History indicates the real Northern soul classics, in Mint will only rise in value.. this copy is utterly perfect, still wearing it’s original distributors sleeve. 

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Velvet Hammer Happy

No comments required ..

Everything speaks for itself..

If your a DJ it’s totally essential - if you’re a serious collector you will desire it on it’s most-attractive multi-coloured label..

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The winning bid was £ 461.00

 

Patti & The Emblems I'm Gonna Love You A Long, Long Time

Perfection, Perfection, Perfection.

Where in 2014 are you gonna find a flawless copy of this Wigan Casino classic - unless like we did you can find a USA collection of someone who bought every record he saw for 50 years and never had any interest in soul music - it is very unlikely.

This copy is as good as you could eve hope for 48 years after it;s birth.

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Am I seeing things with Velvet Hammer!!??

George Hobson tho...oooosh.

Can't believe that del larks price....It is absolutely awful record...no wonder it's rare!

Happy £461.00 don't think so - Pattie & Emblems £542 and the Delarks three grand great rare record but really ?

What the hells going on madness !

Not too many bargains this week...

Tami Lynn was cheap. Should have bid..... but my expectation of inflated prices puts me off.....

I had a clear out a few years ago of bits and bobs I had left from my 7's collection before I got rid of it for good, Iwas more than happy with the price I got for and what I conside red and knew to be dancefloor favourites, but amazed me months later to see them selling in dribs and drabs for ridiculous amounts of money !!!

A great and easy bloke to deal with but as they say total salesmanship every time, and hats off to encourage these punters to pay what they do!!

Edited March 19, 201411 yr by 123-motown

I know that i've said it before, but i will say it again, how the hell can he get these prices?. Velvet Hammer should be £60 tops, think i will send him my copy now. Then again i might just sell it on ebay stating that it recently went for £461.

Edited March 20, 201411 yr by Gogs

Happy £461.00 don't think so - Pattie & Emblems £542 and the Delarks three grand great rare record but really ?

What the hells going on madness !

Don't know too much about the Del Larks. But Patti & the Emblems, would have thought about £250. Velvet Hammer I thought was worth about £80.

Soul Shakers about £100. I must be behind the times.

Without any disrespect to the Rare Soul Man, I thought the start of the record description was just great and sufficient. Really.

 

But, then maybe the "collectors" wouldn't have feel the urge to struggle that hard bidding as it could have been read both ways  !

 

How could I still DJ from now on and still look at my record collection without owning this attractive colored labelled record   ? 

 

Velvet Hammer Happy

No comments required ..

Everything speaks for itself..

If your a DJ it’s totally essential - if you’re a serious collector you will desire it on it’s most-attractive multi-coloured label..

Velvet Hammer, wasn't even minty fresh and by the soundclip on the website I would have said that the grading of EX+ was pushing it a bit too.  Anyone wanna buy a minter for £600, comes in a TK paper and high grade card sleeves, with the record details neatly written on it  

Edited March 20, 201411 yr by John Reed

Don't know too much about the Del Larks. But Patti & the Emblems, would have thought about £250. Velvet Hammer I thought was worth about £80.

Soul Shakers about £100. I must be behind the times.

 

You are not alone!

 

If your a DJ it’s totally essential - if you’re a serious collector you will desire it on it’s most-attractive multi-coloured label..

 

Why, does it sound different to the pink label one?

Why, does it sound different to the pink label one?

That I honestly do not know. I was always totally put-off by the colored "hippie" look-a-like label that I once gave a 10 second listen to agree with myself that I ain't never gonna acquire that record. So I thought had no need to listen to the dull looking pinkish label...

Love the record, love the label. Got that undefinable NS factor. Just a pity that the association with a modern pop tune has ruined it's cult status.

Without any disrespect to the Rare Soul Man, I thought the start of the record description was just great and sufficient. Really.

 

But, then maybe the "collectors" wouldn't have feel the urge to struggle that hard bidding as it could have been read both ways  !

 

How could I still DJ from now on and still look at my record collection without owning this attractive colored labelled record   ? 

 

Velvet Hammer Happy

No comments required ..

Everything speaks for itself..

If your a DJ it’s totally essential - if you’re a serious collector you will desire it on it’s most-attractive multi-coloured label..

 

Why is it a DJ's essential record?  Is that so one can jump on the bandwagon and show a complete lack of imagination like the majority?

Why is it a DJ's essential record?  Is that so one can jump on the bandwagon and show a complete lack of imagination like the majority?

Exactly !

It's what they call a DJ's weapon now isn't it, if you've got a flagging dancefloor you can put this on and watch the handbags fly through the air due to the stampede onto the floor.

Love the record, love the label. Got that undefinable NS factor. Just a pity that the association with a modern pop tune has ruined it's cult status.

 

How different people see, hear and judge things? ... Now to me Pharrell Williams "Happy" (regardless of its popular success) is an extremely good northern soul record. Absolutely nothing wrong with it at all. If the track had of turned up on an obscure Toledo 70's label, they would be doing cartwheels in the modern and northern rooms for years to come.

Love the record, love the label. Got that undefinable NS factor. Just a pity that the association with a modern pop tune has ruined it's cult status.

 

As they (Velvet Hammer/ Green Berets) are still active it would at least be nice if the association led to more recognition for them, 

How different people see, hear and judge things? ... Now to me Pharrell Williams "Happy" (regardless of its popular success) is an extremely good northern soul record. Absolutely nothing wrong with it at all. If the track had of turned up on an obscure Toledo 70's label, they would be doing cartwheels in the modern and northern rooms for years to come.

 

Yes but Andy, you've always had terrible taste mate.   

just split follow on "happy" posts

use here if you want to talk some  more about  it...

 

 

 

thanks

mike

No it isn't.

Correct, it's me that needs my tabs swilling out.

Happy Velvet Hammer was getting hammered   ( forgive pun ) around 1978 / 1980 period at most forward thinking venues . Remember all the northern soul traditionalists scorning the idea that such 45's be played at venues such as Wigan - even back then it was a hotbed of controversy - but a massive Wigan dancer despite it's knockers.   

Love the record, love the label. Got that undefinable NS factor. Just a pity that the association with a modern pop tune has ruined it's cult status.

No offense meant fella ! Thats very much a personal thing, you can't make that decision for everyone else. It may have ruined its cult status for your good self even though you love it but I can safely say when I'm listening/dancing to Velvet Hammer I'm not thinking about any other record

It will always sound unique and brilliant to my ears. Cult status very much in tact for me!

Atb

Cilnt

 HI ALL  STOP YOUR MOANING, I cant imagine why you attack JM for the prices he gets, and when people compare the price to what you had to pay in 78 is just nonsense, good luck to him,  DAVE K