HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. I SHOULD KNOW, MOST OF MY COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE THAT…WITH MOST OF THEM IT’S THE INTROS THAT HAVE A LITTLE NOISE
LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED
ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS
JOY LOVEJOY — IN ORBIT — CHECKER EX 50 SOLD
Plays mint. Swoosh noise before record stars. Drill hole in label.
PAUL SMITH — I’LL RUN — JACKLYN EX 175 SOLD
I’ll Run plays a strong EX if not better. Ain’t That Something has a small scratch causing a minor click at the start. Small wol
THE TYMES — WHAT WOULD I DO — MGM DEMO VG++ 30
Crackly intro
THE ARTISTICS — GIRL I NEED YOU — BRUNSWICK DEMO EX 30
Lovely demo copy
THE VELVELETTES — THESE THINGS WILL KEEP ME LOVING YOU — SOUL EX- 25 SOLD
Bit of micro-noise on the intro otherwise perfect
THE FESTIVALS — HIGH WIDE AND HANDSOME — SMASH EX- 20
Didn’t know this actually, uptempo dancer with midtemp flip, nice
THE CHARLES IV — WE CAN DO SOME BUSINESS / BETTER GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF — SMASH EX 75 SOLD
150 quid rated double sider
THE VOGUES — THAT’S THE TUNE — CO & CE W/DEMO M- 25
Unfashionable record maybe but a lovely white demo. X on label and radio station mark WBUX
BARBARA McNAIR — YOU’RE GONNA LOVE MY BABY — MOTOWN W/DEMO M- 100 SOLD
Black marker on the label unfortunately, vinyl is pristine
BOB BRADY & THE CON CHORDS — MORE MORE MORE OF YOUR LOVE — CHARIOT W/DEMO EX 25
Lovely white demo
THE HONEY BEES — SHE DON’T DESERVE YOU — FONTANA DEMO VG+/EX 30 SOLD
Love this girl group dancer. Pink demo. Little crackle on piano intro then fine.
THE POETS — SHE BLEW A GOOD THING — SYMBOL EX 15
Every home should have one!
THE VIRGINIA WOLVES — STAY — AMY EX 15 SOLD
Plays mint but has a warp, obviously not affecting play
LOU JOHNSON — MAGIC POTION (INSTRUMENTAL) — BIG HILL EX 12
With Always Something There To Remind me on other side
THE ASCOTS — MISS HEARTBREAKER — MBS EX- 25
A real oldie, plays EX
THE T.S.U. TORONOADOS — WHAT GOOD AM I — ATLANTIC EX- 20
Name on label
ACE SPECTRUM — DON’T SEND NO ONE ELSE — ATLANTIC VG+/EX 25
Just a little noise on the intro
GARNET MIMMS — THINKIN’ — VEEP EX- 10
Been Such A Long Way Home — superb ballad B side
JIMMY & VELLA CAMERON — LOVIN’ YOU IS SUCH A GROOVE — REPRISE DEMO M- 125 SOLD
Been a long long time since I had one of these — vinyl is practically new but label has some ‘browning’, I can send a scan if necessary
THE FANTAISIONS — UNNECESSARY TEARS — SATELLITE EX 25 SOLD
Cracking oldie
ZENA FOSTER — BABY LET ME TEACH YOU — VEEP DEMO EX 80
100mph stuff, midtempo tune on B side, that side clicks at start — otherwise would have been 100
NANCY AMES — I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT — EPIC M- 30
Original plain yellow label, small wol on other side
THE FAWNS — NOTHING BUT LOVE CAN SAVE ME — CAPCITY EX 15
Nice oldie. One or two pops nothing serious.
JIMMY RUFFIN — HOW CAN I SAY I’M SORRY — SOUL EX- 20
Nice copy
CONNIE HAINES — WHAT’S EASY FOR TWO IS HARD FOR ONE — MOTOWN DEMO EX 25
Might be my eyes but centre hole looks a tiny bit bigger than usual!
BOBBY PATTERSON — TILL YOU GIVE IN — JETSTAR EX- 15 SOLD
Fast dancer
BRENDA HOLLOWAY — WHEN I’M GONE — TAMLA EX- 15 SOLD
Plays beautifully.
DEAN PARRISH — TELL HER — BOOM EX- 20
West Coast styrene press. Gold ‘deletion’ mark on label. Nice copy.
THE COMMODORES — THE ZOO (THE HUMAN ZOO) — MOWEST DEMO VG+ 20
Must be pretty scarce on US original demo, I can’t remember having one — intro is crackly on both sides
THE INVITATIONS — WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME BABY — DYNOVOICE DEMO EX 100 SOLD
Play wise you’ll have a job finding a better one. The label on What’s Wrong side is discoloured and is more pink than white, don’t ask me. It has a little chip on the edge, hard to describe but it isn’t a chip out of the side where there’s a gap, more like a shaving on the top surface. Tiny tiny thing.
CHUCK JACKSON — THE DAY MY WORLD STOOD STILL — VIP EX+ 10
Some good underrated stuff by Chcuk from when he was with Motown
ELAINE HILL — IS IT REALLY WORTH IT — RSVP EX- 20
Good oldie that never really did much — same girl as Lainie Hill
THE CORVAIRS — LOVE IS SUCH A FUNNY THING — SYLVIA DEMO M- 30
Nice double sider
SAM DEES — FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE — ATLANTIC (JAMAICAN) M- 50
Left over from last week — mint copy — 50 quid?
DARRELL BANKS — OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET / OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART — REVILOT EX 20 SOLD
Best double sided record ever. Nice copy, pink styrene original.
Reduced leftovers below
BIG MAYBELLE — YESTERDAY’S KISSES — SCEPTER VG+/EX 20
Same comments as above — fantastic version
THE CHELL-MARS — ROAMIN’ HEART — JAMIE DEMO VG+/EX- 25
One or two light background pops
CAROLYN CRAWFORD — WHEN SOMEONE’S GOOD TO YOU — MOTOWN EX- 30
Brilliant, like all her Motown 45’s…drill hole in label, record plays NM
THE EMBERS — IT AIN’T NECESSARY / AIN’T NO BIG THING — BELL EX 30
Both sides have some minor scuffs but play absolutely fine
GIGI & THE CHARMAINES — POOR UNFORTUNATE ME — COLUMBIA DEMO EX- 20
Couple of marks but plays as new throughout
HONEY & THE BEES — WHY DO YOU HURT THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU — ARCTIC VG++ 30
A little crackle on intro, some ringwear to label
THE INTRIGUES — IN A MOMENT — BULLET VG+ 30
This is the very rare local Philly release — one or two pops but better than most copies that turn up
JANET & THE JAYS — LOVE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME — HI DEMO EX- 15
Nice dancer
LANDY McNEAL — COUNTING ON YOU BABY — COLUMBIA DEMO VG+/EX 20
Bit of an odd one, makes a noise for the first 10 seconds but I can’t see anything wrong with it — fine as soon as vocals come in — has the good B side too, Stand Up And Be Counted, VG++
LOU JOHNSON — UNSATISFIED — BIG TOP EX- 15
One or two non sounding marks, plays perfectly
PAULETTE & THE CUPIDS — HE’LL WAIT ON ME — PRISM DEMO EX 50
Rare girl group dancer from Chicago. Small writing on label (circle around centre hole)
THE ROYAL PREMIERS — WHO AM I WITHOUT YOUR LOVE — TOY DEMO EX 20
Nice doo-wop style dancer, and rare on a white demo
THE STAGEMASTERS — BABY I’M HERE JUST TO LOVE YOU — SLIDE VG++ 15
White and blue original with Chips promo sticker, plays absolutely perfect
SANDY WYNNS — LOVE BELONGS TO EVERYONE — CHAMPION DEMO VG++/EX 20
West Coast demo — one or two very minor background pops
THE SPELLBINDERS — CHAIN REACTION — COLUMBIA M- 20 SOLD
All time classic
TONY MIDDLETON — MY HOME TOWN — ALFA DEMO VG+/EX 15
A little crackle on the intro — tough white demo
TONY AMARO & THE CHARIOTS — HEY BABY / RUNNIN’ AROUND — LOMA DEMO EX 20
Two uptempo dancers, light paper scuffs
THE TRUE TONES — HE’S GOT THE NERVE — JOSIE EX 20 SOLD
Great underrated oldie
TOJO — BROKEN HEARTED LOVER — TEC EX 25 SOLD
100 mph Wigan dancer
THE VOLCANOS — A LADY’S MAN / HELP WANTED — ARCTIC EX 30
Light blue label, blue text original — two monsters
WITCHES & THE WARLOCK — BEHIND LOCKED DOORS — SEW CITY DEMO VG++ 20
Forgotten nowadays — but rare on a white demo
I’LL GET SOME PHOTOS UP ON SOUL SOURCE OR FACEBOOK
UK POSTAGE IS £2.50 FOR THE FIRST THREE ITEMS THEN 30p EACH EXTRA AFTER
Edited by Pete S