The Chess group of labels founded by the Chess brothers in Chicago and has been an influential & integral part of the DNA fabric of UK Soul Scene right from its earliest beginnings. It provides us with a catalogue of iconic Northern Soul club classics we all love so much plus many a great RnB thumpers to newly discovered mid tempo Xover 70’s numbers it’s got the lot. Here we have an extensive set sale of original 45's with some rarer DJ promo copies and stocks mostly in great nearly new condition.
Chess Label
Billy Stewart — Count Me Out / Fat Boy Can Cry — Chess 1888 DJ £100 or stock £75
Awesome doublesider for me his best and rarest 45- Count me Out very indemand Xover dancer.
Jackie Ross — Selfish One — Chess 1903 DJ MINT £30
Classic still sounds great - rarer DJ promo
Gems — I Can Take an Hint — Chess 1908 Ex+ £60
Fabulous little known early Chicago Northern dancer -
Little Nicky Soul - I Wanted To Tell You You Said Viny
Chess, Checker & Cadet Label Special Sales List
The Chess group of labels founded by the Chess brothers in Chicago and has been an influential & integral part of the DNA fabric of UK Soul Scene right from its earliest beginnings. It provides us with a catalogue of iconic Northern Soul club classics we all love so much plus many a great RnB thumpers to newly discovered mid tempo Xover 70’s numbers it’s got the lot. Here we have an extensive set sale of original 45's with some rarer DJ promo copies and stocks mostly in great nearly new condition.
Chess Label
Billy Stewart — Count Me Out / Fat Boy Can Cry — Chess 1888 DJ £100 or stock £75
Awesome doublesider for me his best and rarest 45- Count me Out very indemand Xover dancer.
Jackie Ross — Selfish One — Chess 1903 DJ MINT £30
Classic still sounds great - rarer DJ promo
Gems — I Can Take an Hint — Chess 1908 Ex+ £60
Fabulous little known early Chicago Northern dancer -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yymTXiUBL3k
Jackie Ross — New Lover / Jerk & Twine — Chess WDJ 1920 xol M- £45
Nice WDJ promo of this great mid paced Northern plus good flip
Billy Stewart — No Girl — Chess 1941 M- £30
Its criminal that you never her this played out .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1g61UwZarI
Billy Stewart — Because I Love You / Mountain Of Love Chess 1948 WDJ M- £40 or stock £15
Rare WDJ promo of this great Club Classic doublesider — release date on label
Girls Three — That’s How It Is — Chess 1958 WDJ M- £65
Little know fantastic Northern dancer - rarer WDJ promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5miaVuosPKI
Jo Ann Garrett — Whole New Plan — Chess WDJ 1959 M- £250
Spotless WDJ promo - looks unplayed
Jamo Thomas — Must I Holler — Chess 1971 WDJ M- £55
Indemand down and dirty Northern dancer — very rare WDJ promo date on label
Tony Clark — Landslide — Chess M- 1979 £75
The genuine article no comment required
Andrea Davis — You Gave Me Soul — Chess 1980 M- £40
AKA Minnie Riperton atmospheric stormer only on the rare stock copy
Starlets — Loving You is Something New — Chess 1997 MINT £45
Under the radar catchy Northern dancer only on the rare stock copy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFKcd97pT8c
Denise LaSalle — A Love Reputation — Chess 2005 DJ M- £100
Rare DJ promo of this perennial soul club classic Northen dancer
Vontastics — Why Must We Part / I Will Always Love You — Chess 2024 Ex+ DJ £55
Very indemand awesome doublesider — seldom seen rare DJ promo copy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF5dWkrs458
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV7cK5thu7Q
Gregg Perry — Head Over Heels — Chess 2032 M- £80
Bubbling under awesome Four Tops style Northern dancer co written with Sydney Barnes loads of potential here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMvaqaqFMIM
Billy Stewart — What Have I Done — Chess 2053 DJ M- £35 or stock £15
Awesome Xover dancer rare DJ promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml581ilDVKM
Laura Lee — Mama’s Got a Good Thing — Chess DJ Ex+ £25
Underrated funky edged dancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgem4RaIiCc
Chuck Corby — Complete Opposites Attract — Chess 2077 DJ M- £65
Xover gem from Soul Communicators lead singer — rare DJ promo
Barbara Carr — Don’t Knock Luv — Chess 2120 Ex+ £55
Under the radar rare recent discovery awesome uptempo RnB Northern “Joy Lovejoy” style dancer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPzknKqKGWY
Ferguson, Davis & Lee — Shes Not an Ordinary Girl - Chess 2138 WDJ M- £45
Good Billy Jackson Philly group harmony soul mover — quite rare & nice WDJ promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOnoa2CJ3Yo
11TH Commandment — Why Are You So Hard to Forget — Chess 2139 M- £45
Catchy Philly Bobby Martin arranged dancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGZZYvdPiQ
Jeanie Reynolds — You Aint The Only Man — Chess 2150 WDJ M- £60
Fabulous funky flavoured Tony Hestor penned dancer Don Davis Production — rare WDJ promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26gxBR0ZEcc
Free Spirit — Love You Just as Long as I Can / Disco Mix — Chess 2154 WDJ M- £20
Great Philly Bob Eli dancer — rarer longer disco mix DJ promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LGIehXhlc
T.N.J’s — Don’t Forget About Me — Chess 2155 M- £30 or WDJ M- £40
Catchy Philly Bunny Sigler penned 70’s dancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wukvOAEvMo
Checker Label
Harold Hutton — Lucky Boy — Checker 1125 WDJ M- £65
Bobby Hutton’s first release cracking Northern dancer — nice WDJ promo
Fontella Bass — Recovery — Checker 1131 Ex+ £15
Rare Red & Silver label copy
Little Milton — Sometimey — Checker 1132 M- £20
Current indemand Northern stormer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmY7yGiXrf4
Fontella Bass — I Surrender — Checker DJ 1137 M- £45
Oh so rare DJ promo copy of this popular dancer
Fontella Bass — Safe & Sound — Checker 1147 M- £15
Rare Burgundy & Silver label copy — bob hole
Gene Chandler — I Fooled You This Time — Checker 1155 DJ Ex+ £10
Nice promo
Sugar Pie Desanto — Go Go Power - Checker 1160 Ex £400
Oh so indemand Go Go Compare
Gene Chandler — After the Laughter — Checker 1165 M- £50
Rare spotless rare styrene copy of this monster of a tune
Ko Ko Taylor — Egg or Hen — Checker 1166 M- £30
Indemand Northern R&B monster of a tune - hard to find in this nice condition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPGcRr9wpwU
Little Milton — Don’t Leave Her — Checker 1172 M- £20
Under the radar awesome big production soul at its best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHrK8CSFV0Y
Ko Ko Taylor — Fire — Checker 1191 M- £30
Indemand Northern stormer
Cadet Label
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto — Do I Make My Self Clear — Cadet 5518 M- £35
Indemand Northern stormer
George Kirby — What Can I Do — Cadet Issue 5523 Ex+ £350
Comedian does Northern Soul indemand all niter tune - rarer stock copy
Dells — Thinkin’ About You — Cadet 5538 DJ M- £125
Just shear class - Nice N Rare DJ promo
Marlena Shaw — Lets Wade in the Water — Cadet 5549 DJ M- £125
Rare DJ promo of this perennial Northern classic
Dells — Run For Cover — Cadet 5551 DJ M- £150
Monster of a tune — Extremely rare DJ promo copy in fabulous nick
Frank D’Rone — Think I Will — Cadet 5595 Ex+ xol £65
Little known killer jazz soul mover from Chicago jazz guitarist this could be masssive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKAM-HrN4dw
Dells — Make Sure — Cadet 5631 DJ M- £50 or stock £20
Actually a rare DJ promo of this classic
Marlena Shaw —Calafornia Soul — Cadet 5656 DJ M- £125
The version to have - Rarer DJ promo
Dells — It’s All Up To You - Cadet 5689 WDJ M- £50
Spotless very rare WDJ promo of this 70’s classic Terry Callier tune.
Dramatics — Don’t Make Promises — Cadet 5708 WDJ M- £35
Fantastic heartfelt Tony Hestor penned tune — rarer DJ promo copy
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Please note YouTube sound clips are for reference purposes only - not from the actual records for sale
Vinyl Grading used MINT M- Ex+ Ex Vg+ etc
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